‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ First Trailer Revealed During ‘Star Wars’ Celebration Livestream

The first look at the sequel to 2019’s Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order has been revealed. Officially titled Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the game will be released in 2023 and will continue the story of Cal Kestis. During the Star Wars Celebration livestream, they took a moment to release the first official teaser trailer.

 

You can find the trailer below:

 

 

StarWars.com had a chance to speak with director Stig Asmussen about the upcoming sequel. Like most creators, he had ideas for a sequel already being hatched during production on Fallen Order. He said:

 

“There were a lot of things that we left — I guess you would call on the editing room floor — from Jedi: Fallen Order that we knew that we wanted to put into the sequel. Some of that comes down to like, more stances for combat, or where we’re going to go with the story, how Cal and the crew are going to evolve and grow, how we’re going to approach the worlds and the levels in the game, and expand them and make them more vibrant than they’ve been in the past.”

 

Outside of Cal, a lot of fans formed a deep connection with his droid buddy, BD-1. It will of course be back for the second adventure, and Asmussen said their relationship remains one of the key dynamics of the game:

 

“I don’t want to spoil anything about where we’re going with Cal and BD-1 in the sequel, but you can rest assured that they’re connected. They’re a really special duo. We don’t just think about Cal, we think about Cal and BD-1, and what they’re doing at all times. It’s part of our law when we’re making the game.”

 

 

Unless something changes, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor is set to come out on next-gen consoles (PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S) and PC only. That aspect is something that Asmussen said they are taking advantage of:

 

“I think the biggest thing is ray tracing, or lighting. That’s allowing us to do real-time lighting, all the time, at a fidelity that’s well beyond anything that we’ve ever produced before. Since it’s real-time, we get to see the changes as we tweak the lights — immediately, essentially. That means that we have more time to polish, that means that we can iterate more, and we can get better results that feel more filmic.

Beyond that, we have these blazing fast drives on these consoles that are allowing us to load tons of content really quickly. I’ve always worked on streaming games — games that don’t have load screens. The fact that these consoles have such fast storage has made it even easier. Those are probably the two biggest benefits. PlayStation 5 has some really interesting haptics on their controller that we’re digging into, and it’s just an easier process in general.”

 

In regards to the trailer itself, it was made to be secretive but give fans just enough to whet their appetite. Asmussen said this on the overall tone of the game:

 

“The game is all about survival. That’s why it’s called Jedi: Survivor. They are in dark times, and Cal and the crew are doing whatever it takes to stay alive. That might mean that they are making connections with people that, in other times, might be considered unsavory. Some of that is portrayed in the trailer, and again, I don’t want to give anything away, but there’s definitely a sense of… I don’t want to spoil anything, sorry!”

 

 

Asmussen mentioned that Cal might have to reach out to shady characters and none appeared shadier than the character above. The caption on StarWars.com’s interview reads:

 

An Imperial senator makes a dangerous deal on Coruscant.

 

 

To close out the interview, Asmussen had a message for the fans:

 

Every day we’re putting our blood, sweat, and tears into it. There’s nothing that’s more important to us than getting the controller into the players’ hands and having them have a Star Wars experience that they feel is worthwhile, they have fun playing, and it puts a smile on their face. We don’t take this for granted. We really appreciate the fact that we get to build in this universe and contribute to it. The fans are right there with us.

 

For the whole interview, head over to StarWars.com. Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released in 2023. No official date has been set.

 

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Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.

Nate Manning

Nate uses his love for Star Wars and movies in general as a way to cope with the pain of being a Minnesota sports fan. When he's not at the theater, you can usually find Nate reading a comic, listening to an audiobook, or playing a Mario video game for the 1,000th time.

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