“Star Wars Outlaws” is a free-roaming game that so-called ‘Star Wars’ buffs have been anticipating as they merge the action-adventure and the action-shooter into an outstanding experience in an inviting galaxy.
Essentially, you play as Kay Vess, young thief, who travels through criminal populated space with her humanoid partner, Nix. The game begins with Kay and Nix in a hot water with the syndicate whose name is Zerek Besh.
In order to free themselves both girls join the attractive criminal Jaylan, who wants to rob the leader of Zerek Besh himself. Considering other people as untrustworthy, Kay is joined by ND-5, a BX commando droid who has a restraining bolt on his neck.
An interesting concept of the character development is revealed in the case of ND-5 which is initially an emotionless machine but by the end of the game becomes unique element as a valued companion which eventually is one of the highlights of the entire game.
This is a bold move by the video game development company Ubisoft to give most of the story to this droid but it works so well to Kay’s character and it also deepens their trust and friendship theme.
Star Wars Outlaws’ world opens up after the initial hour, allowing players to explore four detailed planets: Tatooine, Akiva, Kijimi and Toshara.
While Star Wars has relatively few sandbox worlds as compared to its other sub-games, these are chock full of fun activities and amazing features that make Star Wars even cooler.
Exploring such locations as Mos Eisley looks truthful due to people in costumes, and noises heard that are reminiscent of the films.
It takes approximately 20 hours to finish the main plot up to the final fighting with the(widget); however, it is the side quests and the exploration in the game that are more fun to do, such as search for loot or infiltration of the Imperial formations.
The lively environment is quite enjoyable that unlike most games responds and hides opportunities and treasures for the player.
Though, risk is never far away and while on her way to assemble her heist team, Kay gets to meet other criminals such as the Pykes, Crimson Dawn, Hutt’s of Jabba, and the Ashiga clan.
The actions with these gang’s impacts the game play greatly; being aligned with one syndicate makes some missions much easier and being a thorn in another’s side can lead to having restricted access to their terrain.
This balancing act is actually providing strategic sense at the moments when you decide to help or betray some gang or play gangs against each other.
Main missions are commonly based on stealth and shooting; however, stealth aspects can be realized in a rather non-uniform manner. There could be times when the enemies sight you from the distance or do not sight you when you are near them which makes sneaking irritating.
The main weapon, blaster, which has four modes, plasma, electrical, heavy, and the last mode which is a stun, can provide various combat possibilities to the character. You can also momentarily grab weapons from fallen enemies to spice up the fights.
Stealth segments could be challenging; however, shooting sections are highly entertaining, and you always can improvise with the help of Nix, who is capable to pick up a weapon or attack the enemies.
Conclusion
There are annoying flaws: unpolished stealth sections, some technical issues, and weak space part, but “Star Wars Outlaws” is a great open-world game in Star Wars universe.
The idea of making a first landing on the planet of Tatooine with an ability to explore it as a tourist and meet the most famous places and interact with them is something that no Star Wars fan would not dream of.
Whether helping a moisture farmer, or encountering Jawas or some well-known cantina, traveling through the galaxy in Outlaws allows the players to feel like they really are in the Star Wars world as never before.
Finally, “Star Wars Outlaws” is the ultimate fantasy for fans as everyone gets a setting that feels like real Star Wars – a place where one can live in a galaxy far away from here.
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