The Force Is Strong With The New Star Wars: Jedi Surivor Trailer

Star Wars: Jedi Survivor has remained quiet for much of its development cycle, but a leak earlier this week suggested that we don’t have long to wait for the big sequel. That info was confirmed in this evening’s trailer at The Game Awards, so we now know with confidence that the game is targeting a launch on March 17.

Cameron Monaghan, Cal Kestis’s own guest, visited the trailer. This actor will reprise his role as the Jedi, and Cameron Monaghan was there to chat with him about his enthusiasm. 

The trailer has a lot to offer fans who are eager for new information. Cal appears to be a stronger Jedi than when he was training to become an knight. That truth is denoted perhaps most powerfully by the presence of a stubbly beard – a sure sign of force mastery in the Star Wars universe, if ever there was one.

Jedi Survivor begins five years later than the adventures described in Fallen Order, as shown in the trailer. Not only are the returning companions Cere Junda (droid BD-1) and Cere Julda back, but Bode Akuna is also introduced to us. Bode is seen attacking alongside Cal in one sequence. This suggests that there may be a team-up dynamic.

The new video also reveals that Cal has access to several new ways to navigate the game world, including an ascension cable that seems to replicate what we’ve seen from grapple guns in many other successful games in recent years. As we watch the Jedi ride and tame mounts, it is clear that he has embraced nature.

Cal also embraces new combat techniques. We see him using his dual lightsabers to make some very agile and exciting moves. In another notable moment near the end of the trailer, he pops the blade of a crossguard lightsaber, suggesting Kylo Ren isn’t the first Force user to have rediscovered that particular ancient blade design.

This trailer gives us an opportunity to see what appear to be new threats for Cal. One looks almost like it might be wearing Mandalorian armour.

We also witness Cal crashland on a planet that doesn’t appear to be a familiar Star Wars locale, so it’s possible that we’re getting the first glimpse of a new planet in the fiction.

A one-armed man is seen near the beginning of the trailer in a bacta tank (which was replicated on stage for The Game Awards); it’s clear that Respawn is playing its cards close to the chest regarding precisely who this figure is – odds are it’s someone pretty central to the story that will play out.

The trailer leaves lots of questions open to debate, but there’s no doubt that Respawn’s sequel is looking like a visual treat, and suggests that the game should offer a smorgasbord of new Star Wars storytelling to munch on when it releases in a few months.

Star Wars Jedi Survivor: Coming to PS5, Xbox Series X/S and PC March 17