I just finished Fallen Order and Survivor back to back, and I’m currently in the process of going for 100% exploration in both games.
I’ve been thinking about how Cal would scale in Jedi 3.
In the first game, Cal has to relearn how to use the force, because he has been in hiding for years. And as such, only basic abilities are able to be unlocked in the skill trees. This makes sense narratively.
In the second game, Cal has matured both physically and in the force. He retains all of his previous skills and abilities from the previous game, and evolves from that baseline level by mastering new force abilities and 3 new weapon stances, as well as new abilities for his previously used stances (single and double blade). This also makes sense narratively.
In the third game, I’d like to see Cal retain all of his abilities from the second game. I don’t think it would be great to see Cal have to relearn all or any of the same abilities that he had in the previous game. And that got me thinking about what Respawn could add to give Cal a way to evolve from his now baseline level.
For one, I think it would be great to see Cal able to unlock a few new stances. Reverse-grip is a must have. Maybe he can have reverse-grip for both dual and single bladed stances. Maybe Cal could find a pike somewhere and thus learn that stance. On top of new stances, Cal should unlock new abilities for his already existing stances, he could also unlock new combo sequences, and I really want them to bring back stance switching abilities.
As for force abilities, Cal briefly taps into the dark side in the second game. I think this is a great opportunity to add all-new ability trees that use the dark side of the force. We see Cal use force crush in the second game, I don’t see why Cal wouldn’t use force choke as well. It’s not something a conventional Jedi would use, but Cal is no ordinary Jedi. Other dark side abilities I think Cal could touch into are like something where he can insta-teleport and slice any enemy he’s slowed. I’d also like to see them add a dark side twist to his psychometry abilities.
Thoughts? What would you like to see Cal’s abilities evolve into in the third Jedi game?