Today Respawn and EA revealed the accessibility features included in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor.
We start with five difficulty levels illustrated by the announcement, letting players pick the level of challenge that bets suits their taste.
Here's what you can expect.
- Story Mode
- For those who wish to enjoy Cal and crew’s adventure with little resistance from foes. Parry times are generous and damage dealt by enemies minimal.
- Jedi Padawan
- More of a challenge than Story Mode but gentler than Jedi Knight. Parry times are still somewhat generous though enemies deal a fair amount more damage than they do in Story Mode
- Jedi Knight
- A challenging adventure. Players will need to hone their reflexes to overcome enemies.
- Jedi Master
- Offers even more of a challenge than Jedi Knight, with enemy aggressiveness dialed up to keep you on your toes.
- Jedi Grand Master
- The most difficult option. Parry windows are small and enemies are merciless. This difficulty setting will test your mettle.
On top of that, more features include customizable controls and numerous variations of subtitles and close captions. You can have them in cutscenes only or during gameplay as well, with optional directional indicators.
Visual options include HUD scaling, color profile settings, stabilizing UI dot, colorblind options, field of view, camera shake adjustment, and more.
There are also gameplay modifiers including the following.
- Camera options for auto-targeting
- Button mash options
- Hold/Pull Toggles
- Navigation Assist (including audio ping)
On top of these, the developers implemented an actual slow mode that does exactly what it says on the tin. You can even bind it to a key or button press.
This is just the beginning, as more accessibility features will be added post-launch, including a high contrast mode and menu narration.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released on April 28, 2023, which is a bit over a month after the release date we originally expected, which was March 15, 2023. The announcement of the delay was made a few weeks ago.
If you'd like to read more about the game, you should definitely read our preview and our interview with senior producer Blair Brown and design director Jeff Magers. You can also watch the latest trailer to see what the game is all about..
