Star Wars Outlaws is Classic Ubisoft
The lore and love to Star Wars is ever so present, but a poorly written, repetitive story brings this experience down.
Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game, set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. Explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life, along with her companion Nix. Fight, steal, and outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted.
Star Wars Outlaws was made by Star Wars fans for hardcore Star Wars fans. Constant callbacks, cameos, and props from the classic movies we all love are in abundance throughout the experience. Unfortunately, scrappy dialogue and a main story that falls flat hurts the game far more than it helps it.
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Classic Ubisoft
This is a Ubisoft open world game through and through. The story was subpar and the character animations, particularly the NPCs, were pretty awful.
When compared to some of the wonderful RPGs we have gotten over the last few years, Star Wars Outlaws looks like it was made a long time ago. The main characters were well executed, however, and you will likely look past this obvious fault the deeper into the game you get.
What is impossible to ignore, on the other hand, was the main story. A narrative that wasn’t very exciting was brought down even further by how short it was. For a AAA title of this magnitude, I expected a lot more.
The game is rather repetitive and feels particularly uninspired at some moments. This made it hard to get over the finish line at about 20 hours of playtime.
Final Thoughts
The lore and love to Star Wars in Outlaws is ever so present and fans of the galaxy far, far away will appreciate this game just for that reason. However, a poorly written, repetitive story made this game hard to get through at times. Unless you have nothing to play right now, I would pass on this one.
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