Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order 2 is one of the rare star wars games that feels right at home in the franchise’s greater story it’s a more grounded take on being a Jedi and its well-rounded characters help tell a compelling story that makes it feel true to the star wars universe.
friendship is a major theme of star wars and the core of Jedi fallen order is the relationship between protagonist Kal testis and his faithful droid companion bd1 the Jedi
and his droid spend the entire game together as they explore vast interlocking maps spread across several different worlds with cal and bd constantly conversing and assisting one another.Bd is a main component of the story he contains the information that helps cal to complete his mission of finding a list of force-sensitive children spread across the galaxy but bd is also a big part of gameplay providing support like stims for healing opening doors and navigating zip lines which make him an essential companion you’ll need bd’s help both in and out of combat because fall in order can be punishing it borrows liberally from souls borne games enemies do a lot of damage and require careful execution of blocks and parries to defeat often testing both your lightsaber combat skills and your tactical use of force abilities.
you can only replenish bd’s stims at specific locations that serve as checkpoints but like in the Souls games healing yourself at these points respawns all the enemies in the area and while you can gain experience points for defeating enemies and gathering collectibles that allow you to unlock new abilities dying costs you most of what you’ve earned requiring you to find exact revenge on the enemy that bested you in order to get it back.