Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Nonetheless Has Squeezing By Cracks, However These New Options Make It Extra Than Okay

Probably the most widespread and most despised options in video video games as we speak is squeezing by small cracks or tight areas to get to a different part. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order was picked on for having this unpopular characteristic and, sadly, in my hands-on preview, I found that Star Wars Jedi: Survivor nonetheless has cracks to squeeze by.

Whereas Star Wars Jedi: Survivor should still have cracks to squeeze by, it additionally has a couple of redeemable options that greater than make up for that truth.

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Why Does Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Nonetheless Have “Squeeze By the Crack” Sections?

In all video video games, together with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, sections the place the participant wants to maneuver slowly by a good area between two partitions is used to unload the earlier space and cargo the following one.

Nonetheless, with the developments that next-gen consoles and {hardware} convey, shouldn’t squeezing by cracks to load and unload belongings be a factor of the previous?

What Options Make Squeezing By Cracks in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Okay?

Whereas “squeeze by the crack” sections are probably nonetheless used for loading and unloading belongings, in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, the “squeeze by the crack” sections are primarily used to create intelligent moments the place Cal provides story exposition to BD-1 and, in actuality, the participant.

Additionally, it have to be famous that there are far fewer “squeeze by the crack” moments in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. In my 4 hours of taking part in the sport, I squeezed by 4 or 5 cracks, a lot of which lasted for a couple of painless seconds. That’s one other factor — these sections are often a lot shorter.

With a lot shorter journey time, a lot fewer obligatory sections to traverse, and higher utilization of those sections, the final characteristic that makes the “squeeze by the crack” sections tolerable is the brand new open world stage design.

In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you’ll expertise a number of components of the story which can be extra historically simple (and nonetheless extra detailed and expansive), however the principle areas of the sport characteristic giant open sections that you may discover freely.

These open areas characteristic quite a few factors of curiosity, beautiful areas to get misplaced in, and most notably, no squeezing by cracks sections. Whilst you discover the mesmerizing world of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, you’ll very a lot benefit from the whole lack of loading screens and minimal use of “squeeze by the crack” sections.

With the inclusion of the brand new open exploration that provides participant freedom and immersion, we’re greater than keen to forgive a couple of remaining “squeeze by the crack” sections in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.