15 Most PHENOMENAL Video Game Moments Of 2023

7. Cere Junda Vs. Darth Vader - Star Wars Jedi Survivor

Respawn feel like the only team of creatives that actually know what Star Wars should be, overall, in the modern era.

I mentioned their effortless blend of each movie era's trappings in our overall GOTY list, but that essence is crystallised in the Cere Junda vs. Darth Vader duel, where playing as Cere you get to have a really slick showdown with the Dark Lord himself.

Best of all, Respawn's writers walk a perfect line between showing Junda's skill and power, actually succeeding in downing Vader after some powerful back and forths. Respawn close the scene out in a way that restores Vader's tactile mindset, tapping into the wider vulnerability of the character, and housing the whole Jedi series inside Star Wars as a wider mythos perfectly.