These 5 Disney+ films and series are essential to getting started with Star Wars Outlaws

Culture news These 5 Disney+ films and series are essential to getting started with Star Wars Outlaws

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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back

Obviously, without too many surprises, the first thing to watch to prepare to play Star Wars Outlaws is Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back. Beyond the fact that it is the work closest to the game in terms of chronology, this opus allows us to discover the world of the underworld in more detail by highlighting bounty hunters in charge of finding Han Solo. However, since Outlaws makes us follow the adventures of Kay Vess who is presented as an outlaw, we remain completely within the theme. And then also, Star Wars Episode V is the one that presents the victory of the Empire over the Rebellion and shows how terrible it can be, despite its defeat on Yavin-IV. Enough to set a framework before playing Outlaws.

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Let’s be clear right away: yes, Solo: A Star Wars Story is clearly not the best Star Wars film of all time. However, everything is not to be thrown away, especially when you are about to play an outlaw who looks like a smuggler who is madly reminiscent of Han Solo. So why not watch the film dedicated to it to get in the mood? Beyond that, if Solo is recommendable, it is because it is the film which focuses the most on the world of the underworld and outlaws, all without the slightest Jedi in it. ‘horizon. A true adventure focused on a smuggler during the Empire that is exactly what you would expect from Star Wars Outlaws. So, despite its quality which does not everyone agrees with, Solo remains a recommendation like the others.

Andor

Andor’s presence here may seem surprising because it takes place before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (just like Solo). However, the recommendation for Star Wars Outlaws is obvious when we remember that the Disney+ series features an outlaw who fights against the Empire. Obviously, the link between the game and the show seems quite obvious, even if Kay Vess seems more like a smuggler, while Andor is more of a spy. And then, it is also a series which clearly shows the influence of the Empire on the galaxy at this moment in the Star Wars universe, which makes it one more argument. But beyond all that, Andor is also recommendable because it is one of the best Star Wars series on Disney+, even though it has unfairly gone a little unnoticed.

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Well, if Andor recommended you, obviously we had to talk to you in the wake of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story which is a direct sequel to the series. Once again, it is through its presentation of the world of outlaws under the Empire as well as the tyranny of the latter that makes Gareth Edwards’ film deserve its place here. And then, we should also note the similarity of the casting between the video game and the feature film. In both, we find a female outlaw main character who teams up with a robot from another era and with her own character. But in reality, it is by all the variety of its casting that Rogue One stands out, as well as by the quality of its production and the tragedy of the events it depicts. One of the Star Wars films to watch again and again no matter what.

Star Wars Rebels

To finish this overview of films and series to see before Star Wars Outlaws, it’s difficult not to mention Rebels. Although the animated show takes place before the events of Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, it remains recommendable once again because it shows the point of view of outlaws during the Empire’s occupation of the galaxy . Through its length, we discover different cultures and several planets which allow us to see the country, exactly as Star Wars Outlaws promises. Even if Rebels features Jedi who seem to be absent in Outlaws, we find a cast of colorful characters all presented as outlaws, exactly like Kay Vess. And then, seeing this team alternate between ground missions and aerial combat in the Ghost, their ship, this is typically what we can expect in Outlaws.

With these five films and series, you should have enough to immerse yourself in the atmosphere of outlaws during the dictatorship of the Empire in the Star Wars universe. And with all that, we remind you that Star Wars Outlaws is scheduled for August 30 on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series.