With the game recently named IGN’s Best Action Game of 2023, StarWars.com take a closer look at Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and talk with the team behind this hit game about its creation and how they moved the story of Cal Kestis on to the next level (pun intended).
The Jedi: Survivor writers also recall the less explosive — but no less impactful — parts of Cal’s adventure that stand out to them personally. Homan cites the relationship between Cal and his friend-turned-enemy Bode Akuna as one of his favorite elements of Jedi: Survivor. “This wasn’t just another villain or a monster,” Homan says. “This is someone who genuinely loved Cal, which makes Bode’s decisions and Cal’s relationship to Bode all the more tragic. These are two people that really shared a kinship… They shared their Jedi past, and they shared some perspective, but they differed enough that, ultimately, they couldn’t stay together.”
Stewart agrees and says the speeder chase on Jedha that follows Bode’s betrayal is another memorable scene to experience, as both a designer and a player. “The speeder chase is a really weird mix of emotions,” Stewart says. “I remember watching one of my favorite streamers doing it… They were like, ‘I’m so upset.’ And then they’re like, ‘This is great, though!’ The combination of really high emotion, where the player is bewildered and upset, but also driven — you’re right inside Cal’s head at that minute. You’re all over the place. I think that’s why that feels so good to me when I play it.”
“It was absolutely wonderful to see that all of these really big story moments that we had been critiquing, iterating on, and really trying to refine – like the drill sequence, the Cere siege, the Bode betrayal — I think our fans felt the delivery we were intending,” Morrin says.
