So you and BD-1 head over to find him.

Huge skulls embedded in cliffs.

There are Breath Of The Wild-adjacent Jedi Chamber challenge dungeons to find and complete.

Cal Kestis stands on a rock with BD-1 in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, with an ignited blue lightsaber in his hand and a sunset in the distance behind him.

Gathering more friends will improve Rambler’s Reach with different shops and amenities.

This includes a DJ crew for the bar.

And in fairness, Survivor pushes it a lot.

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Single and dual-blade lighsabering both return, and dual wield is now its own thing.

A more civilised ageYou can equip two of the five possible stances at once to quick-switch between in combat.

Fights also include yer standard blocking and timed parries for devastating damage.

Cal Kestis wielding his double-bladed lightsaber stance and preparing to attack a trio of Stormtroopers in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

you could, as you’d also expect, do more customisation in Survivor.

you might even change how weathered the thing is.

I zoomed in to examine how much dirt was ingrained in the hilt.

A rancor about to do an unblockable attack, in a fight with jedi Cal Kestis in a cave in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

They threaten you and then die instantly, and I’d like one as a pet.

The B1s are playful.

If only we could talk to the robots.

Cal Kestis talking to Ashe Javi and DD-EC, DJs responsible for the music in the town’s cantina in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

I’m willing to give it slack for being predictable because it’s still fun.

And “exactly what you expected” can include expecting something decent, rather than groundbreaking.

Cal Kestis dismembering a robot with his lightsaber in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

Cal Kestis looking out on the green and rocky world of Koboh, from a vantage point in a ravine, in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

Customising Cal’s hair and beard in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor

Cal Kestis talking to Doma Dendra in her shop in Star Wars: Jedi Survivor