The lightsaber is the mood ring of elegant weapons for a more civilised age.

“So whenever I play I always stick with my pink saber.”

“We knew we wanted to put more resources and effort into it,” she says.

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

He’s gone through so much trauma, and especially at a young age," says Shishido.

“But he’s also met and built relationships with a lot of different people that he cares about.

“You always want to be mindful of enemies taking too many hits,” de Heras explains.

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“You know, it is a lightsaber.

That opens you up to that 00s buzzphrase of choice, and the old ludonarrative dissonance.

The same can be said for Force abilities, including the Push and Pull that help with environmental traversal.

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

It’s a measured kind of progression that feels intimately tied to the combat.

Stormtrooper squads will come with a couple of Shield Troopers.

The mix stops you getting too complacent.

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

“Plus, five stances,” de Heras adds.

“So you could imagine the permutations of trying to balance all this over the course of development.

I also said it’s well made by talented people.

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