The fact that this port does not feels very tragic, because on ground basis, Jedi Outcast is a solid action game with a fantastic Star Wars tale. Its great that Aspyr revived a classic and I’m encouraging them to continue this, but in a way that makes the old games feel accessible to new players. Also, update the visuals if you can, even if its not much. Have an optional aim-assist for those who have trouble playing old-school shooters sometimes. could have definitely been adjusted to where they aren’t as accurate shots by difficulty preference, because it feels like no matter which one I pick, this difficulty punch is something I’ll always have to take. For one, the game has very few checkpoints and autosaves in missions, so you don’t save often, you could find yourself dying and restarting a big chunk of progress. However, this isn’t a flawless remaster, part of which is that its not a remaster at all.Īspyr Media did an excellent job bringing this classic back in consistent 60 FPS on the Switch version, regardless of in handheld or docked mode, but the Jedi Knight games could have benefited more from a remaster. I still enjoyed the level design and overall gameplay today, even going out of my way to find those secrets in the Nintendo Switch port. That being said, the game still would like you to switch up your weapons in a fight, since you aren’t invincible with that light saber. Now, even for the ones who are more critical towards this game can even say that once those opening levels end and you’ve obtained Jedi abilities, the combat with that still feels pretty great, with some smooth animations and just a nice Jedi sensation. The main issue here is that the enemies are at pinpoint accuracy and at the normal difficulty, can kick your butt pretty quickly if you aren’t first to act. I like the punch that an assault rifle delivers when its ripping up a Stormtrooper, and also the shotgun/grenade launcher with bouncing blasts. I’m in the minority who finds it just fine, not excellent, but not bad either. I’ve heard some people not liking the shooter aspect. The puzzles and platforming is more variant this time around, of course using force push, pull, dash and jump to help you around, with additional abilities for combat, such as mind trick or heal. There’s also not a heavy focus on keycards to get through each area. That’s not to say that things like dashing, shooting people in the face for a quick death or scopes are excluded. All of the guns and explosives you start with have that Quake feel to them, and the health & armor system, along with secrets, are very much in the spirit of Id Software’s classics. Now, this is a video game without a doubt, and the gameplay is pretty much Quake, but with a Star Wars attitude. All of the Original Trilogy guest stars are mainly just that and are there as moral support for Kyle’s quest, but not a driving force. The 12 hour campaign of Kyle trying to get even with a Dark Jedi named Desann for possibly killing his best friend is one that’s to this day, is narratively engrossing…when its on the original characters of course. So to be able to see this story get shared onto modern gaming platforms is amazing, or at least should be. To this day, we have not had a Jedi with this much deep characterization as Kyle (excluding the excellent animated shows anyway). We all don’t see the responsibilities that are of cost to being such a magical space samurai until we’ve met someone who has been living in this lawless world for quite some time. What made him such a cool character is that with all these Jedi warriors going about their religion, turning to the Light Side or Dark Side, Kyle was the one to say “screw both”! We all picture how cool it would be to wield light sabers and use the force, but Kyle Katarn presented a very “human” side to being a Jedi. Old Star Wars fans like myself remember iconic characters like Kyle Katarn, despite at the moment, no longer being canon to Star Wars mythology (I mean when you bring Grand Admiral Thrawn back, one might assume hope for the beloved Jedi Knight). Review Key Supplied By Publisher For Console Port, Purchased Steam Release.
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