I won't get too deep into this field as it's better that you experience the whole thing for yourself, but I will note that Desann works much better as an arch-nemesis than Jerec did. He doesn't label himself as a Jedi as much as he is, just a guy with a lightsaber and some snark, but also humility and a fear of the dark side he's yet to conquer at this point. Of course I can't go without mentioning Kyle Katarn, the endearing commando that likes to break a lot of the rules of a Star Wars character. The same goes with the characters, a couple which were even adapted from the original trilogy to digitized MD3 models. Of course the same could probably be said of many expanded universe components which Jedi Outcast borrows I am not so savvy on them myself.

Jedi Outcast's plot feels like a proper extension to the original trilogy with how it faithfully follows the storytelling style of said movies while also supplying its own ideas that would work just as well in a Star Wars movie. Anyone who has at least minimal familiarity with the memes of Star Wars over the decades should know what I'm getting at here, but for what it has, it executes it very effectively. Jedi Outcast has all of the standard Star Wars tropes: Imperial bad guys have or are on the verge of taking power, the Rebel Alliance (or New Republic in this case) are the good guys struggling against them, a good Jedi is a key to all of this but must be wary of the temptation of the dark side which consumed a large sentient reptile that is now leading a charge against all things good. I suppose now would be a good time to start breaking apart the pieces of this game that really make it what it is. It takes place some time after the game's protagonist, Kyle Katarn, defeated the dark Jedi lord Jerec to stop him from attaining absolute power concentrated from within the Valley of the Jedi, a location which is once again a key subject to Jedi Outcast's plot.īeing a product of the exapnded universe, Jedi Outcast is not canon (I wish it were), but the experience it provides is hardly so far off from how the original trilogy played out, apart from requiring active input from you in the form of keyboard strokes and swift mouse maneuvers. Jedi Outcast is the fourth overall installment in the Dark Forces series, the rest which also will not let you down.

Do be prepared for its high level of difficulty if it is concern, though. Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast is the perfect game for even a non-Star Wars fan after all, this is what first got me into Star Wars for a number of years! It's got everything one could ask for an immersive environment faithfully modeled after the mainline movies, a simplistic yet effective storyline, rock solid lightsaber combat and force usage, as well as a wide arsenal of projectile weaponry to make use of in a variety of situations.

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