We were able to enjoy a slightly more complete presentation of the game, on the sidelines of Ubisoft Forward 2023. Julian Gerighty (The Crew, The Division 2) director of star wars outlaws gave himself up to a long explanatory monologue in order to go into the details of the title, and to go a little further into the mechanics that will govern this vast open world. There storyline of SWO will be between the events theEmpire Strikes Back And Return of the Jedi. The Rebels and the Empire are engaged in a full-blown civil war, which leaves plenty of room for syndicates and other evil organizations to make the most money with the least effort.
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In this context where scruples are relegated to the background, we will play Kay Vess, played by actress Humerbly Gonzalez (Orphan Black, Utopia Falls, Ginny & Georgia). Following a simple case gone wrong, she finds herself one of the most wanted people in the galaxy. This misfire will really only be the starting point of the scenario, which will end up leading Kay to participate in the biggest heist ever organized in the history of Star Wars.
The long gameplay trailer unveiled by Ubisoft Massive had the intelligence to show a wide range of different situations. In his intervention, Julian Gerighty specified that the universe of star wars outlaws was organized around three major poles: dense and very extensive cities, very vast natural environments rich in secrets, and finally space. “Space, frontier of infinity towards which our spaceship travels” a certain member of the Enterprise would have specified (go ahead, burn me for heresy). The passages from one to the other of these poles should be done very naturally, so as not to break the rhythm of the game. While space exploration and combat will take place aboard Kay’s ship, ground travel will be on foot, or by speeder. A speeder very particular, created for the occasion and inspired by motocross. Thanks to this machine, it will be possible to perform stunts and reach elements inaccessible on foot. In space, it will sometimes be necessary to face spatial brawls, and to fight in a beautiful fireworks of laser. As our dear diogo rightly stated during the follow-up to the Ubisoft conference live, the gameplay of these phases seems to be much more arcade-like than those presented by Starfield.
SWO should give pride of place to infiltration. Kay can count on her faithful little companion/mascot Nix to activate various mechanisms from a distance. It even seems that this creature could attack certain enemies. If the protagonist should not rely on the use of the Force (but we will not take the risk of saying that this situation will not evolve – we know you too well Lucasfilm-), she will make use of her blaster, which will have different types of ammunition, in order to adapt to any situation.
The scenario of SWO would have been the subject of great care, and in addition to the main quest of the heroine, many issues will unfold over the course of the adventure. Kay Vess will deal with different factions, several unions and other criminal associations. She will have to make choices during exchanges with these factions, which will go from allying with them to putting them on their backs. These organizations will then have different reactions to Kay, which will sweep the spectrum of aggression from tacit hostility to systematic aggression. These same factions could go so far as to hunt you down in space.
Ambitious, star wars outlaws undoubtedly is. And it seems to be as much in its playful proposal as in the immensity of the universe that it proposes to explore. As to whether this ambition will materialize into a real big AAAA game (yes, four A), we will have to wait until 2024 to find out. The impatient who worship blindly Star Wars – the author of these lines is of the same caliber – can already added SWO to their wishlist from the game’s official website.