STAR WARS™ Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast™

Where the fuck am i meant to go?: the game

I love this game so much but it doesn't work on my new computer. I guess it's just too old of a game :(

Broken game. Needs to be updated for modern hardware and OS

Couldn't change resolution, no 720p options, resolution would change at all. No controller support, either. It was broken and unplayable for me

Rly wanted to play this game. It was a huge part of my childhood

i dont think ive ever felt this conflicted on a game, it is a roller coaster of quality, with some high highs and low lows, and each level is just russian roulette on if it'll be the best one so far or the worst. and believe me, there is some baffling level design decisions, you gotta really look for where you need to go sometimes with grates being hidden, or you gotta look for the one button you can press in an area full of glowing monitors. its about as bad as it is in mysteries of the sith, if im being honest. only at least its not as prevalent. actually, this game kind of feels a lot like mysteries of the sith early on. because until about halfway through, the majority of enemies are grenade spammers that feel like they home in on you. which is very annoying since you dont have force powers until about a third of the way in. and even then, you spend an entire level doing a tutorial for them with no enemies, and even then, kyle has to "relearn" everything gradually throughout the game, which i like on paper, but in execution it means that your abilities are worthless until an arbitrary level transition. think im exaggerating? the immediate level after your powers unlock, you go through a sniper section and as soon as you exit a bar, theres a romulan standing right at an edge to a bottomless pit. i thought he was intentionally there so i can get a satisfying force push kill in. he, uh... fell to his feet. thats it. no matter how much i push, it wouldnt throw him off the balcony. pull is similar. force speed was always the most useful since it doesnt really make kyle faster for the player, it makes everything else slower. if you've ever played metal gear solid v the phantom pain, just think "critical injury". only kyles hyper speed wears off after a few seconds and uses up half your force bar. force mind control is only really useful when its forced to progress since it wears off so fast, even when its fully upgraded. i dont think i even bothered with force grip. and force lightning is cool but it takes your entire bar and is over in the blink of an eye and you get it so late and seems to do so little on the bulkier enemies that its just not worth it imo. force jump is nice tho, especially when its maxed. and full disclosure, i uncensored the game and made the lightsaber more authentic, so the lightsaber pretty much instantly dismembered anyone it touched and... it did make the game easier i think, but my god running into groups of troopers and walking into them as they flip around and die instantly in a dozen pieces... its nice. its satisfying. which is good, because one weapon needed to be satisfying. all the blasters are insanely inaccurate. which, yeah, its star wars, i get it. but theres a balance. the previous 2 games had much more satisfying weapons, because at least i could hit something when i used them. and the inaccurate weapons (as well as a lack of a lightsaber or force abilities) is a major problem in the early game since you'll be bombarded with enemies and they just wont drop enough ammo. too often, i had to use the knife in the early game. its a shame too, because i love dark forces 1, so the idea that the first act of this game would play more like that for a while kinda made me happy. the happiness didnt last due to all the aforementioned issues though. but when i can just run around blasting troopers and romulans or cutting them in half in cool star wars levels, it is usually fun. mixed bag of a game overall.
oh yeah and the story is whatever, kinda predictable, didnt care for the villain or his design. seeing post-rotj luke was cool. hope jedi academy is better.
i hate steams rating system so much, like idk if i can truly recommend this game or not, its basically a coin flip

Here we are over 20 years later and lightsaber combat (with physics-based system) hasn't been topped (though it is better in Jedi Academy) in Star Wars games. Industry is evolving backwards.

Here we have a great Star Wars story in an adult tone. Kyle's adventure is a hero's journey.
Great and memorable characters which fit within the universe. They are simple in a good way without "muh milennial nuance" to them. They speak like they should!
Great combat system.
Great progression from not a half-bad FPS to a third person slasher.
VARIETY in levels. They don't hold your hand and finding your way around could be challenging to some. This is "bad game design" in contemporary game dev lol they can go to hell, those hacks. This game respects your intelligence.
Very well done cameos instead of disney glup shittos.
Dismemberment (console command)!

I don't know if it's still working but the multiplayer was legendary and a foundation for the amazing Jedi Academy's. They can't make online games like this anymore for some reason.

Screw disney. Screw pandor. This is more mature Star Wars without anyone needing to cry grape. Kyle stole the Death Star plans.

Though it might be showing its age, this game is a lot of fun to play, but it takes a bit of learning to do well with all of the weapons and powers. There are good tutorials, like LightningBoltForever. I couldn't have made it through this game without this help.

Despite flaws like the clunky shooting, this is my top 1-2 favorite Star Wars games. Kyle Katarn will always be my favorite EU protagonist.
Oh, and I also love putting
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in my autoexec.cfg file

One of the best first/third person action games ever. Has a fun plot and characters as well as being a very quotable game. I grew up playing this game and still enjoy it now and I think it's features and combat capabilities hold up with games now.

One of the most fun Star Wars games in terms of using the force combined with some sniping and use of explosives. Enjoyable characters.

One of the best Star Wars games ever!

This is why I never recommend buying things from Steam. Just buy it from GOG. At least GOG games work. Steam games always gives issues and never works.

I owe a lot to this game.

When I was a bear cub, Mama Bear got Brother Bear and I a gaming pc for Christmas. She got us two games with it. One was Star Wars Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast. I played and beaten this game more times than I can remember. This game being closely tied to the original trilogy was why I always preferred the original Star Wars trilogy even though I'm part of the generation that grew up with the prequels. So many aspects of this game shaped my gaming preferences for the next 20+ years of my life. The narrative driven linear FPS experience which led me to games like Half-Life, Metro, and Wolfenstein. The power trip/challenge of using the force in combat and to this day some of the best lightsaber combat led me to my love for melee combat games like God of War, Ninja Gaiden, and Sekiro. The HOURS I'd spent in multiplayer playing against bots on all the different maps using the satisfying arsenal of weapons led to my love of anything and everything that's an arena/boomer shooter like DOOM, Quake, or any modern indie boomer shooter. For the most part this game holds up. The first 5 levels where you're without any force powers are fun but they're nowhere near as excellent as everything after you get force powers and your lightsaber. There's no native widescreen resolutions and there's weird audio issues (switch to low sound quality to help mitigate that). I'd love Nightdive to give this game (as well as Dark Forces II and Jedi Academy) the remaster treatment they gave Dark Forces. Even after all these years and playing hundreds of games this is still one of my personal favorites.

Really fun star wars game, the light saber combat is fun and the guns are all pretty cool. When your jumping around blasting stormtroopers and using force powers its a blast but then there's some real dumb level design that drags the game down as you look for some random nook or vent to progress(Looking at you Yavin swamp)

By modern standards a slightly janky, slow, and difficult shooter, but to fans of star wars and of old school shooters a great example of classic shooter design but overall there is one thing that sets this game apart (besides playing as the supremely badass Kyle Katarn) and that is the superb lightsaber combat which is to this day the best lightsaber combat in any starwars game period(except maybe jedi academy but there isn't much difference) Raven software was truley at the peak of their powers when this game came out. If you like starwars, lightsabers, or old school shooters play this game immediately.

This game is one of the amazing classic Star Wars games.

I used to play this game to death as a kid and now I'm beginning to play through it again, there's a massive wave of nostalgia coming over me.

I never got past the second level, so replaying the game all the way from the start really hit home for me.

This game is incredible in almost every way. It's also not too easy to beat, even on the lower difficulties, so it really makes you plan your attacks and use the weapons at your disposal wisely.

Overall, I love this game, and for £8 it's totally worth it!

This is my favorite Star wars game! Here I am playing it! 😁
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LEGEND!!! Great Story that takes you along the journey

A Game that brings so much Nostalgia.
This is something that was, when first released was on a disk, and ran on a different OS. This game has a story line that is, so far something that the newer games, I think just fail to achieve. The way you have to navigate through the linear, and puzzle matched way, to get to the next area is something I think that has just simply died out. Hence that it can be a bit frustrating if you do not know what you are doing, since they're isn't any hints or glowing door indicators of where to go next. Making you think of where to go, and how to get there next. Sure, the graphics are not the most appealing. Sure, the movement and the A.I. are very old... I really find these games deeply enjoyable and something that any Star Wars fan of the old time games and even some of the newer games can really appreciate in the story, and in the combat and the story line.

In my opinion, I think that a true Star Wars fan will enjoy playing even though that this game is very dated. I do recommend getting this game ONLY on a super sale or a SUPER deluxe bundle where you can get all of the games or a decent amount of them for a MEGA sale.

This game is awful to play through. It's too old so you have to dig into the config files to figure out how to make the game playable on modern PCs. Then when you get the game running get ready for torment. Guns do not shoot where you point them. And blow off, Star Wars fanboys, if you say "that's how a stomtrooper rifle would be they cant shoot straight lol." I could stand five feet in front of a mob and blow my rifle off of ammo on him, crosshair covering his body and none of the shots hit. The character slip slides everywhere and they expect you to do pin point platforming at some points of the game. Then since you fire off so many shots because at least half of them will miss, you'll be out of ammo during tense escape scenes. I couldn't stomach this game enough to get to the point where you actually get a lightsaber. The lightsaber parts are what everyone glazes over too. Though, I'm sure the lightsaber combat is atrocious. Don't buy this game. Everyone who likes this game is a nostalgia driven fanboy.

Jedi childhood"

An elegant game from a more civilized age.

"map design is my passion"

I know people love this game but to me this game is basically the growing pains of raven software wanting to make a lightsaber dueling game with force powers and shit instead of the third entry of an fps franchise. The gun play is jank as fuck, full disclousure, did jump in into the highest difficulty, but there are plenty of other games that I played at the highest and loved, It felt like my shots were missing, enemies barely staggered while I was pumping em full of lasers, asrsenal is fun I guess, the lightsaber combat was pretty good, it was way more effective to just charge in spaming force powers and cutting troops up then using your guns, though I did cheese a lot of the sith enemies by knocking them down and then spaming explosives at them while they were down, killing them. Beat the final boss that way. Just play jedi acadamy instead of this weird game that likes 70 percent hack and slash and 30 percent fps.

Childhood game,good story for an old game,just buy it and play it,trust me

Any Star Wars fan should know this story arc! What a shame this has not come back to life with a Kyle's story continues in 2025!

Played this as a kid loved it, played it when i could time to time, still enjoyable, wouldve liked to see a remake of this, with additional levels, maps, customization of characters, clothes, weapons, lightsaber and colors too. with sidequests, training, everything thought of

One of the most fun games from the Star Wars universe. For a game from 2002, it is simple and awesome.

Still a great game. The visuals are a little dated and the story isn't canon though the game and mechanics are fun.

if you ever go into a pitch black room, press [] for inventory then select night vision then ''enter'' to use

fuck this game

No idea how to play this game, no idea if it works properly.

classic jedi game

This is one of my favorite games of all time. Built by a dream team of developers working with the best technology of the time. This game is one of the most fun jedi simulators ever made. Kyle is back and as much the badass we love and remember. The gameplay holds up even after all these years. The graphics are amazing (for the time). Do yourself a favor, get this game and Jedi Academy. If you were to play only one game in the Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series, let it be this. The modability of this game (and *especially* Jedi Academy) also ensures lots of replay value.

great successor for Jedi knight series, great predecessor for Jedi academy z interesting plot, campaign, soundtrack, enemiesies and locations

A classic!

One of the best games of all time!

Kyle Katarn is an awesome protagonist. It would be a miracle to see him in live action.

I think Jedi Academy is far better but still the game has good level designs and variety. I recommend you to play this game first, its a good preparation to next game. The story takes place before it and tells us Kyle Katarn background. It's like a raw version of Jedi Academy and gives some glimpse of its gameplay. Trust me go with this order, you will enjoy more.

Easily the best Star Wars game

Disney sucks and their new EULA sucks. Don't buy it.

the star wars ark we should have seen in cinema.

Game needs a remaster BADLY. I think alot of people will probably drop this game before they manage to get the lightsaber when the game really starts to get good. The gunplay is atrocious, probably some of the worst in any Star Wars game you could imagine. It feels impossible to hit moving targets because of how slow the projectile speed is and how imprecise the reticle is, the pacing of the first few levels dont help it much so it makes replaying the game a slog for me personally.

Now the irony of all of this is that when you get the Lightsaber it is still the best saber combat Star Wars has ever had. The game picks up like you would believe, and yeah there are still moments where you need to shoot but it is significantly less at that point. For most people I would probably suggest Jedi Academy over this game since you start with the lightsaber right off the bat, it also helps that you have more fighting styles in that game too.

I would still recommend it but just know if you arent prepared for the slow burn of the game then it can be really off putting.

great game aim shoot force powers

The continuing adventures of space Chuck Norris.

Good:
- Music
- Atmosphere
- Moment to moment gameplay
- Difficulty

Bad:
- Man, I wish for well working first person lightsaber play
- Nar Shaddaa. You love the vibe, you hate the level design
- No FMV no more ;_;


8/10
Lack of FMV cutscenes drops this from the all time greats.

Also damn it's tricky to get the cutscenes to play well on an ultrawide

>Game called Jedi Knight

>Don't get lightsaber till 1/3rd of the way through the game

Fuck off

its got aliens, light sabers, grenades and other things.
It cant be any worse than tf2

amazing game with honestly a decent gameplay even today

its a fun game but a lot of moments of asking "what should I be doing" and " where do I go". Be prepared to look up a guide for this time.

Not much to say its a classic arcade shooter with a star wars coat of paint on top, the saber dueling mechanics are janky as sin but, all and all it rather enjoyable, arguably better then anything EA has made for this IP lol

This is so extremely good, I cant find the proper words.

I have no words to describe this pile of *****, this is horrbile game. No way I recommend anyone to play this game.