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'Star Wars Jedi: Survivor' gameplay video spotlights lightsaber combat

Respawn Entertainment has shared a new, nine-minute video of gameplay footage from upcoming action-adventure game Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – check it out below.

The follow-up to 2023's Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order develops the original with five distinct combat stances, new traversal techniques and new planets to understand more about.

All of this is shown off inside a new gameplay trailer that sees main protagonist Cal Kestis and companion droid BD-1 explore the new planet Koboh after crash landing.

The trailer also sees Cal Kestis in a position to force-throw environmental objects like rocks and showcases plenty of double-ended lightsaber action, after the weapon was unlocked at the end of Fallen Order. Check out the video below.

Earlier this week, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was delayed by 6 weeks. The game was intended to be released March 17 but will now arrive on April 28 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S and PC.

“In order for that team to hit the Respawn quality bar, supply the team time they require, and achieve the amount of polish our fans deserve, we've added six crucial weeks to the release schedule,” said Respawn, revealing the game was finished. “We are now focused on the final stage: bug fixes to boost performance, stability, polish, and most importantly, the gamer experience,” the studio added.

Cameron Monaghan, the actor behind Cal Kestis in Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Survivor, has previously teased that the upcoming sequel have a “deeper and darker story” that'll be available to non-Star Wars fans.

“We possess a interesting story with Cal where he's faced with challenges which are difficult and [there's] not necessarily any right answers. It is something that I always wanted to understand more about with the character,” he was quoted saying.

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes place 5 years following the events of the initial like a more experienced Kestis maintains his fight against the tyranny of the Empire.

In other news, Redhook Studios has confirmed that Darkest Dungeon 2 is set to depart Early Access later this year, and will be on Steam.

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