The early reactions toStar Wars Jedi: Survivormight have been mixed so far, but I think there’s one thing we can all agree on. Performance issues aside,we all love Turgle the Frog Man. The newest quirky character to become canon in a galaxy far, far away has been turning a lot of heads since launch, and it seems the actor who plays the amphibious new addition is blown away by all the love their character has received.Turns out Turgle is played byRichard Horvitz, and they’ve seen all the nice things you’ve been saying about their performance and the new character added to theStar Warsuniverse. “I am so proud to be a part of Star Wars canon after so many years. And I am so very touched by all the fan love for this little guy,” Horvitz tweeted.RELATED:Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Review - This Is Only Kind Of The WayWhether you’re waiting until afterTears of the Kingdomto play Jedi: Survivor, or simply waiting for it to be in better shape, don’t worry, knowing about Turgle doesn’t appear to be that big a spoiler. In fact, Turgle’s role in Survivor seems to be pretty minor in the grand scheme of things. The reason Turgle has been getting so much attention is thanks toPrima Games' Jesse Vitelli.Their review of the gamerevolved around Turgle, and the frog man’s fame has grown ever since.
As noted, not everything about Jedi: Survivor since launch has been fun stuff about its little frog guy. In fact, the spotlight has largely been shone on some of the glaring issues the game has, particularly itsPCversion.EAattempted to get ahead of the backlash by confirmingit had weeks of patches in the pipelinebefore Survivor even launched. Some of those updates have already gone live, includingpatches for PC and consoles on Monday and Tuesday, respectively.
If you have managed to play through its problems, or not experience them at all, odds are you’ve been enjoying your time with Jedi: Survivor quite a bit. On top of a new character that will likely be well-loved for years to come, and hopefully pop up in future Star Wars projects, there are alsoplenty of references to characters and moments from throughout the series' history. Not to mentiona hat tip to Super Metroidvia a trio of furry little aliens showing Cal Kestis how to wall jump.
