Star Wars Outlaws Reviews
Star Wars: Outlaws is not the open-world Star Wars dream we had hoped for, but we can't deny that Kay Vess' adventure was still enjoyable. Unfortunately, Ubisoft didn't stray far from its typical open-world formula and fell short with the protagonist, who lacks the effective characterization needed to make players empathize with her or become truly invested in her story.
Review in Italian | Read full review
Star Wars Outlaws represents a significant advancement in open-world design for Ubisoft. Despite a flawed middle section, the game excels in its opening and closing hours, showcasing a promising shift towards deeper immersion. The game’s structural innovation positions it as a bridge between Ubisoft’s traditional formula and a more immersive experience. However, technical issues such as frequent crashes, glitches, and outdated AI detract from the otherwise engaging Star Wars experience. These issues prevent the game from fully realizing its potential in my opinion.
On paper, Star Wars Outlaws has all the necessary elements to be a great open-world action-adventure but sadly, these elements never come together in a way that would create an engaging gameplay experience.
Star Wars Outlaws offers a fresh take on the franchise. While it has great visuals and solid gameplay, it relies on familiar open-world tropes, which may not appeal to everyone. The protagonist, Kay Vess, and her companion, Nix, offer enjoyable interactions, but some missions and stealth elements can feel repetitive.
I really enjoyed my adventure in Star Wars Outlaws, despite its lacklustre gameplay. For me, the game's strength lies above all in its narrative and the introduction of many original characters. I think that for Star Wars fans, it's also a great way of enriching our knowledge of certain little-known aspects of the universe. The fact that we can explore the different criminal factions at a key moment in history is super interesting. I hope we'll see more titles from the universe that try new recipes like this one. Until then, I'll be the first to jump into the DLC that's already planned.
Review in French | Read full review
Star Wars Outlaws offers one of the best digital realizations of the Star Wars galaxy. It's immersive, beautiful, and fun to play. It only lacks a more focused, exciting, and well-presented story, considering all the good elements it has to offer.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Ubisoft have marketed Star Wars: Outlaws as a AAAA experience. And I whole heartedly agree. It absolutely is… if AAAA stands for Absolutely Atrocious And Abysmal.
Star Wars Outlaws is a fresh new take on not only a Star Wars story but the Ubisoft open world formula as well. The galaxy's criminal underworld is brought to life with stunning visuals and highly engaging gameplay mechanics that had me lost in this world for hours on end.
It's a game that I'm sure will enthral pre-existing Star Wars fans as its world and characters feel authentic, but beyond that, it offers not much more than a playable albeit sometimes frustrating experience.
Star Wars Outlaws is a perfect example of a good game that could’ve been a great one if only its developers had played to its strengths.
Star Wars Outlaws manages to free itself from the shackles of conventional open-world design trappings, but it doesn't have enough polish in its moment-to-moment gameplay to really stand out. Kay Vess and Nix are a fun duo to follow, but the overall story takes a long while to get going and provide any meaningful character growth. The combat isn't engaging, and the stealth mechanics are far too basic. Its outstanding visuals, fun exploration, and authentic world design do a lot of heavy lifting, and there is plenty of room for improvement in a potential sequel.
Star Wars Outlaws is a serviceable open-world game that makes great use of the license, but fails to provide much of a reason for non-believers to jump in.
Star Wars: Outlaws has surpassed my expectations and has provided me with hours of great Star Wars content and new characters to enjoy.
A mix of acclaimed AAA action-adventure third-person shooters that could compensate for its lack of originality with a good story and exciting scenes, but fails to do so. A Star Wars action-adventure should leave you fascinated and entertained, not indifferent.
Review in Portuguese | Read full review
Star Wars Outlaws offers an engrossing, action-packed adventure that’s only really let down by a few technical hitches. I loved uncovering Kay’s story, switching up between the rival criminal syndicates, facing off with foes in action-packed shootouts, and exploring each wonderful locale, whilst the game never seems to run out of ideas in its world design. I’d be lying if I said that the stealth didn’t get a little underwhelming later on in the game, but when everything else is so wonderfully executed, it’s easy to forgive. It just needs a little bit of extra work right now to iron out some of the technical issues, and whilst I didn’t encounter anything game-breaking, I did need to re-load my save on a few occasions to fix a problem. Was it the end of the world? No, but it was the only thing stopping me from giving the game a 9 out of 10.
Star Wars Outlaws is not the definitive game in the saga, it is a different title that adds another touch to what we are used to within this universe. An open world adventure that can take us between 8-25 hours to finish its main mission and that despite its lights and shadows, will entertain us due to the variety of options it offers us.
Review in Spanish | Read full review
Star Wars Outlaws is visually stunning, but beneath its beauty, there are some rough edges. Despite these flaws, I remain optimistic that Star Wars Outlaws will improve significantly with further updates and community feedback. There’s a lot of potential for growth, especially with possible DLCs and patches.
Star Wars Outlaws may have all of the style and feel of Star Wars but its lackluster combat and stealth mechanics hold it back despite solid exploration and Nix’s cute and useful assistance.
Of course, a fortune seeker like Kay Vess is supposed to have some rough edges, but that doesn't have to apply to this game. It's nice that the galaxy far, far away finally has an open world title, for sure. However, on a technical level, there is still a lot to be gained. 'Star Wars Outlaws' is definitely inviting, but not entirely satisfying.
Review in Dutch | Read full review
Star Wars: Outlaws delivers on the goal of giving the player the opportunity to live the life of a scoundrel in the Star Wars universe and shows that the story doesn’t need to have Jedis at the forefront to tell an interesting tale. It’s full of colourful and interesting characters, races and locales and the worlds are pact with things to stumble across to keep to busy for many hours.