Star Wars Outlaws, the new action-adventure game from Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment that stars outlaw scoundrel Kay Vess (Humberly González) and is set between the period between The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and The Return of the Jedi (1983), will be released on August 30, 2024, according to a now-removed description for a new story trailer that the Ubisoft Japan YouTube Channel accidentally published ahead its premiere later today. Vess is joined by Nix (Dee Bradley Baker) in the game, a merqaal companion, as she attempts “one of the biggest heists the Outer Rim has ever seen.”
Store links:
- Epic Games Store ($69.99)
- Ubisoft ($69.99)
Platforms:
- PlayStation 5
- Xbox Series X|S
- Windows PC
The description reads:
- “Coming August 30, 2024. Gold and Ultimate Editions, which include the game and Season Pass, are available 3 days early.”
- “Pre-order now and receive the Kessel Runner Bonus Pack, which includes cosmetics for the Trailblazer spaceship and speeder!”
- “The Kessel Runner Bonus Pack pre-order bonus includes: – Cosmetics for the speeder – Cosmetics for the Trailblazer spaceship.”
The new story trailer, and a breakdown:
Ubisoft’s description for the game:
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, a 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.
Discussion (7 replies)
Join Discussion →Trailor unconvincing, and stores I habitually do not install... maybe it'll be free on Xbox pass?
Store links:
Or https://www.greenmangaming.com/games/star-wars-outlaws-standard-edition-pc/
I mean that's still the Ubisoft store front/installer.
True but you get 17% off on the gold and ultimate edition
Looks bland, uninspired, they tried to cram all the references in it, yet it feels nothing like Star Wars. Dark Forces, Jedi Knight, Shadows of the Empire, etc felt like star wars with zero key jangles.
And they made the main character flatter than the flattest surface, for DEI.
The voice acting is... bland. The motion capture / lip-syncing is also off, which breaks engagement and screams limited budget / 'just ship something' sentiments.
So all of the above probably.
That said, I didn't really get into Fallen Order / Survivor until well after the first one was released, even after having played the demo at least a bit. Mostly took picking it up as a controller-first game in the living room, but the production quality there seems much higher than what's been shown for Outlaws.
Yeah, lipsync is bad, animations low quality, this feels like a AA game sold for AAAAAAAA price with microtransactions and season passes. I expect this to be another skull and bones blunder.