Star Wars Jedi: Survivor difficulty settings: Padawan, Knight, Master & Grand Master explained

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor offers players a huge range of difficulty settings that completely change the game's experience depending on how much of a challenge you're looking for.

Whether you're only focused on the story, looking for a balanced playthrough, or prefer to take on every enemy in their strongest form, there's guaranteed to be a difficulty setting that's ideal for you.

However, with five total in Story Mode, Jedi Padawan, Jedi Knight, Jedi Master, and Jedi Grand Master, it can be a tough task deciding which is best suited to you. So, let's review all of Star Wars Jedi: Surivor's difficulty settings and how they affect the game.

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Jedi Survivor Story Mode difficulty settings

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Star Wars Jedi: Surivor's Story Mode difficulty is ideal for players who have no interest in combat and just want to progress through the story as quickly as possible.

Designed to offer 'minimal combat challenge', expect enemies to pose no threat to you throughout your adventure. You can check out the official description below:

'Players who want to focus more on the story and desire a minimal combat challenge.'

Jedi Survivor Padawan difficulty settings

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Jedi Padawan is the new difficulty setting in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor and is built for players who are 'new to melee action games'.

This means those who choose this option can expect a forgiving combat experience that may still test you at points depending on your skill level. You can check out the official description below:

'Players who are new to melee action games and desire a forgiving combat challenge.'

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Jedi Survivor Knight difficulty settings

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Jedi Knight is the mid-level difficulty settings in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor for those who want a balanced experience with 'some combat challenge'.

This may be the ideal choice for those that played Fallen Order and want the standard experience heading into the sequel. You can check out the official description below:

'Players who want an adventure with some combat challenge.'

Jedi Survivor Master difficulty settings

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Jedi Master will test players frequently and provide a 'reasonably challenging' combat experience through your adventure. If you're keen on a challenge but don't want to push to the highest difficulty, this is the setting for you. You can check out the official description below:

'Players who want an adventure with reasonably challenging combat.'

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Jedi Survivor Grand Master difficulty settings

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With incoming damage at the max and enemy aggression pushed to the limit, this will be the ultimate test for Cal Kestis on his adventure. Only choose the Grand Master setting if you're willing to die a lot and love an extremely hard challenge.

Perfection will be required in a lot of fights and being able to parry attacks will be essential for surviving in skirmishes. You can check out the official description below:

'Players who want an intense and demanding combat experience.'

Remember, if you want to change your difficulty settings after beginning your journey, it can be switched at any time in the game menus.

So, there you have it, those are all the difficulty settings in Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. Hopefully, you now know which option will suit you best and give you the ultimate experience as a Jedi.