Ghost of Tsushima, the 2020 action-adventure game from Sucker Punch that follows a lone but deadly samurai as he rounds up a team to reclaim the Japanese island following a Mongol invasion, was the biggest inspiration for Star Wars Outlaws, the new open-world game from Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment that’s releasing for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Windows PCs this August, according to new comments shared by Julian Gerighty, Outlaws’ creative director. Gerighty shared the news after being told by a publication that Star Wars Outlaws seemed reminiscent of Red Dead Redemption, to which he clarified that the game was more on the Kurosawa, rather than Western/John Ford, side of things.
Gerighty said:
- “…my biggest reference was Ghost of Tsushima, which is more on the Kurosawa side of inspiration than the Western, the John Ford side of the inspiration for George Lucas.”
- “Red Dead Redemption is phenomenal, [because it treats] the world as a world – not as a checklist of activities that are repeated often. But I think that Ghost of Tsushima, what I loved about it was this purity of having a player fantasy and really leaning into it.”
- “This is the story, the world, the character, everything fits together with the gameplay guiding everything.”
- “That’s the fantasy of ‘you are a samurai ninja in Japan.’ That was one of the guiding lights for this.”
Some recent promos for the game:
Game description:
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 locations 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.