The word "civilized" takes on greater meaning in both action and purpose when wielding something far less crude than a blaster.įrantic fights against the Sith in Jedi Outcast rewards in spades for those determined enough to persevere through the game's early stages. It's a relieving change since whacking enemies with a light sword and throwing them across rooms through the power of the Whills is both more empowering and more liberating. Most of these become obsolete, though, once you begin to relearn the Force, and even more so when you get your hands on a lightsaber about halfway through the game. You also gain access to throwables such as thermal detonators and placeables like mines, allowing you to mix up your tactics and strategically explode Imperial scum.
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Some are series staples, like the E-11, while others expand the arsenal of Star Wars lore, such as the Tenloss Disruptor Rifle. Fail to do that, and you'll often lose dozens of minutes of progress to a quick death.Īs expected, the retinue of blasters and guns at your disposal increases the more you play, though most require the same "strafe, fire, creep, fire-directly-into-stormtrooper" mechanics as all of the others. Though it's necessary to evade blaster fire, strafing complicates matters because it further decreases accuracy.įor most encounters, it's best to simply shoot stormtroopers from as far away as possible, slowly creeping toward them and stopping before triggering their movement conditions. The latter works never, and the former works only in full-auto mode (read: by holding down the fire button until you run out of blaster energy). There are two ways to shoot in Jedi Outcast: single shots and burst fire. Adding insult to injury, Jedi Outcast isn't made for controllers, meaning aiming is inaccurate at best. Guns will not shoot the way you think they will, nor will throwables act in a reasonable manner. To progress, you must relearn everything you've come to know about action shooters in the modern era.
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Playing Jedi Outcast on the PS4 is sheer agony, especially in the game's initial stages. While the story is good enough to drive the conceit of a Legends-era paperback by Zahn or Anderson, the rest of the game falters under the crushing weight of age. Some of the game's villains should be reintroduced into Disney's new canon if for nothing more than their devilish galactic malfeasance. Even though its narrative is now relegated to Legends status, it's a worthwhile romp through a galaxy far, far away. In many ways, Jedi Outcast does a good job of fleshing out Star Wars lore post- Jedi. Ultimately, Katarn reacquaints himself with Force, gains myriad Light Side and Dark Side powers, and uses a lightsaber to slice through stormtroopers like Palp's lightning through the cold dark of the Death Star II throneroom. You're joined in your journey to the Valley of the Jedi by pilot Jan Ors, and you run into several high-profile Star Wars luminaries, such as Mon Mothma, Lando, C-3PO, and a particular Skywalker twin.Īlong the way, a circle of Sith rises to stand in your way, and threads from previous Dark Forces games weave through the plot. Taking the role of a stormtrooper who can't shoot - (checks notes) oh, right: series protagonist Kyle Katarn - you fight against remnant Imperial forces some eight years after Episode 6: Return of the Jedi. Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast Review - A Disturbance in the Force There's a lot of nostalgia piloting this freighter, but it's heavy and slow and mechanically ugly, even if it is still good looking after all these years. In that way, it's a mixed bag of gundarks.
Though judging Outcast against modern games isn't fair considering its clunky and woefully outdated nature.
Judging the game against its peers, it's one of the better action shooters from the early 2000s, and it's undoubtedly one of the better Star Wars games in the series' catalog. Jedi Outcast occupies a strange spot some 17 years after its initial release.
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