Summary
It seems fair to say thatStar Wars Jedi: Survivortook the already-great groundwork ofFallen Orderand improved upon it in almost every way. From additional lightsaber stances, toimproved Force powers, more engaging and intuitive level design, and a much more rewarding 100% completion journey,Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris by all accounts a great game. However, it still isn’t quite perfect, and a thirdStar Wars Jedientry still has a lot it can do to continue improving.
WithStar Wars Jedi: Survivorbeing one of the most successful games of the year, it seems like an inevitability that a third entry is already on the way, and it has quite the pressure on its shoulders already. With two great games coming before it, the bar has been set incredibly high fora thirdStar Wars Jedigame, and fans will be expecting things to be even bigger and better. While that’s quite a tall order, it would be great to see some new additions in aStar Wars Jedi: Survivorsequel, and there’s one feature that was teased inSurvivorthat could really make for a great mechanic in the third game: speeder bikes.
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A Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Sequel Should Add a New Form of Traversal
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Really Expanded Cal’s Traversal Options
One ofStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Order’s biggest selling points was itsUncharted-like platforming, letting players climb various pre-determined parts of the environment, use ziplines, and run across specific walls.Star Wars Jedi: Survivorturned this up to 11, adding a slew of new traversal features. Along with making its environments much more platforming-friendly,Star Wars Jedi: Survivoradded a satisfying air dash move, as well as an Ascension Cable grappling hook that eventually lets players leap into the air following a successful hook.Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s best platforming moments see players string all of these abilities together in one long combo, going a long way in making them feel like this all-powerful Jedi Knight.
On top of those new traversal abilities,Star Wars Jedi: Survivoralso introduced a new mount system to the game, allowing players to traverse the map on the back of a handful of native creatures. As well as being used as a form of fast travel, these mounts allowed players to reach new heights in the environment, and they were often used to solve various open-world puzzles and platforming sequences.
A Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Sequel Should Let Players Drive a Speeder Bike
It would only make sense that aStar Wars Jedi: Survivorsequel would want to expand upon its predecessors' traversal options even further, and there’s one type of transportation that was briefly teased inJedi: Survivorthat would be a perfect fit for the sequel. During one ofStar Wars Jedi: Survivor’s most memorable moments, Cal Kestis hops onto the back of a speeder bike to chase down a fleeing Bode Akuna. Though the section feels very on-rails, it’s still pretty exciting, with Cal moving at a ridiculously fast pace across Jedha’s dusty surface, all the while having to fend off scout troopers and avoid oncoming obstacles.
IfStar Wars Jedi: Survivor’s sequel is going to continue to double down on open-world areas like Jedha and Koboh, then giving the player a speeder bike as a new method of traversal just makes complete sense. Though it would take some real effort on Respawn’s part to get it right, a speeder bike could be a major improvement to the nextStar Wars Jedi’s open-world gameplay, adding new depths to both combat and traversal, and maybe even environmental puzzles.
