Just likeStar Wars Jedi: Fallen Orderbefore it,Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’s plot is heavily focused on an ancient group of force users. WhileFallen Order’s story followed the mysterious Zeffo,Star WarsJedi Survivordelves into the High Republic era. An era that has seen a plethora of novels over the past years but has yet to break into mainstreamStar Wars; at least until now.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivormarks the first time that the High Republic has appeared in visual media. While the story is still heavily focused on the rise of the Galactic Empire, this exciting era of peace and expansion plays a significant role throughout the narrative. It serves as a great introduction to this period and will hopefully result in even moreStar Warsgames set in the High Republic.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Finally Shows Off the High Republic Era
The game continues the tale of Cal Kestis as he combats the Empire after Order 66. This time around, he discovers High Republic ruins on theStar Wars Jedi: Survivorplanet of Koboh. Inside these ruins, Cal uncovers a Bacta Tank with a Jedi from that era named Dagan Gera. Things quickly go south, and Dagan Gera reveals that he betrayed the Jedi Order and was locked away. After a brief fight, he escapes with some raiders and heads off to the mysterious planet of Tanalorr.
Players then spend most of the campaign chasing after Dagan Gera and uncovering moresecrets aboutStar Wars' High Republic era. This is the first time thatStar Warsfans have gotten a glimpse of this era outside the novels, and although it does not show the era in its entirety, it still serves as a great introduction to this exciting period in theStar Warsuniverse.
The High Republic Is One of the Most Exciting Modern Star Wars Projects
Star Wars Jedi: Survivormay be the first time players get to see the High Republic, but it is far from the first story set within the era. Since 2021,Star Warshas been exploring the High Republic through a massive multimedia project that spans comics, novels, and audio plays. This project has seen more than a dozen stories over the course of two years, and it is just getting started.
The High Republic is quickly becoming one of the most interestingperiods in theStar Warsfranchise. It is set hundreds of years before the Skywalker Saga, and thus fully disconnected from those characters. The project has followed dozens of brand-new characters as they combat various threats in this golden era of the Republic. An era known for expansion, peace, and prosperity across the galaxy with the Jedi at the helm.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivorhas given fans a brief look into this era, and anyone who wants to delve further into it can do so through the many novels. As it stands, Lucasfilm’s plan is to tell this massive story through three phases of High Republic-centered media. The story is currently in the middle of phase two with phase three coming at a later date. While not every story is stellar, some of these books may be thebestStar Warsnovelsaround.
The books andJedi Survivorare not the only High Republic projects that loom on the horizon. Lucasfilm’sYoung Jedi AdventuresandThe Acolytewill further expand the High Republic on Disney Plus, and Quantic Dream’sStar Wars: Eclipseis supposed to be the first High Republic video game. There seems to be no shortage of High Republic content on the way, and hopefullyStar Wars Jedi: Survivorhas gotten fans excited to see everything this era has to offer.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivoris available now on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S
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