Key Takeaways
- Respawn is developing the final Star Wars Jedi game, which will conclude Cal’s story and say goodbye to beloved characters.
- Structuring the games as a trilogy is ideal to give Cal’s story a proper ending, avoiding the risk of stretching it too thin.
- The third game will likely explore Cal’s fate and the legacy of the Jedi Order, following the hero’s journey formula while honoring the original Star Wars trilogy’s structure.
Respawn has confirmed that the third and final game for Star Wars Jedi is in development. News that there is a third game in the Star Wars Jedi series is cause for celebration, but it comes with the reminder that this will be the last game that will follow Cal and his allies. Closing Cal’s story and saying goodbye to characters that many players have grown to love will be difficult for many, but Cal’s story was always on a short timeline due to the events of A New Hope.
Telling stories in a trilogy is a classic hero’s journey formula, and is especially seen in Star Wars movies. Cal’s story follows this formula, and so telling his story in a trilogy would be perfect. Too often, successful stories are pushed to the point that their premise becomes stale and unwelcome by their fans, so it’s ultimately better that Respawn is concluding Star Wars Jedi at a good place, even if it is somewhat bittersweet.
Saying Goodbye to the Star Wars Jedi Characters
It’s currently unknown what the third Star Wars Jedi game will be called, but it’s expected to wrap up the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, and conclude the story of Cal Kestis, the nightsister Merrin, and the pilot Greez. Saying goodbye to beloved characters is sad but necessary, and they deserve an ending to their stories that is worthy of the journey that they have led.
At the end of it all, when Cal set out on his journey, many players knew he would ultimately fail because of the events of A New Hope. Cal’s goal to recreate the Jedi Order needs to ultimately fail, as the Jedi Order still doesn’t exist as of A New Hope. This is a case where knowing the end point of the story doesn’t matter, the core of the story is the journey, and the ending may take the characters in a completely different direction. The eventual fate of Cal and his allies is what the Star Wars Jedi games still need to reveal, and it’s likely what the third game will explore.
Why a Trilogy for Star Wars Jedi is the Best Bet
Structuring the Star Wars Jedi games as a trilogy is a good move, as it gives Cal’s story a clear beginning, middle, and end. Cal’s story doesn’t ultimately need to end in tragedy, but it does need to end. Continuing Cal’s story beyond its natural end point would stretch it beyond entertaining and make the Star Wars Jedi series incredibly dry, a fate that has befallen other video games and TV shows in the past, especially those focused on a single character.
The original movies were released as a trilogy, and a trilogy of games that tells Cal’s story pays homage to this classic formula that Star Wars uses. Even if Star Wars Jedi concludes with the third game a massive success, it would be better for the story and the legacy of the characters to leave their story as is, rather than taking them and forcing certain characters’ stories out longer than their natural conclusion. This happens far too often in the name of pursuing more sales, and if Respawn honors the characters and legacy it created by being brave enough to conclude it at the right place, it deserves to be praised.