Final yr’s Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was simply one of many finest Star Wars video games of all time, and but, followers have been itching for a full-blown open-world sport set in George Lucas’ universe for greater than a decade now. Now, Star Wars Outlaws goals to ship precisely that, and the newest gameplay demo straight from Ubisoft is kind of promising.
For individuals who have not been following Large Leisure’s AAA behemoth: Star Wars Outlaws follows younger scoundrel Kay Vess and her cute little alien pet, Nix, as they attempt to earn a greater life for themselves by working with a bunch of shady figures and doing high-stakes heists. That completely does not sound dangerous in any respect. By the way in which, the story takes place between The Empire Strikes Again and Return of the Jedi within the Star Wars timeline, so anticipate some acquainted faces to pop up, together with the now-confirmed Jabba the Hutt and Qi’ra, Emilia Clarke’s character from Solo: A Star Wars Story.
Following April’s thrilling story trailer, the Ubisoft Ahead 2024 presentation has executed a tremendous job of heating issues up earlier than the August 30 launch. This newest gameplay demo is all we ever needed from an open-world Star Wars sport and we love that this time round, it is not centered on the Jedi. You possibly can watch it under:
Essentially the most stunning reveal comes proper at first, as we’re proven how the development system for Kay’s talents and expertise works. In contrast to in different conventional open-world titles, she’s acquired to be taught new methods from ‘specialists’ discovered throughout the galaxy, together with a Jawa.
It seems Star Wars Outlaws might be encouraging true exploration and interesting with the colourful Star Wars underworld, quite than crossing duties off a guidelines and grinding for higher gear. That stated, anticipate loads of secondary actions and funky new tools to seek out as you discover the sport’s many planets.
The remainder of the demo offers us a style of the house fight mechanics, which look like comparatively easy however flashy nonetheless, the space-to-planet transitions (well-executed loading screens that really feel seamless), and the bustling streets of Mos Eisley, fast cease by the cantina included.
The latter part doubles down on the ‘Grand Theft Auto however Star Wars’ angle, with infiltration, witty dialogue, and snappy motion taking up. Choice-making and factions are a part of the bigger sport too, and devs have confirmed you possibly can actually rub individuals the improper approach, relying on who you facet with and how you choose to approach missions. Be ready to face the entire Empire’s would possibly in the event you’re too noisy or violent, too.
Star Wars Outlaws might be launching on PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC (Home windows) on August 30, 2024.
