Star Wars Outlaws Review Roundup – Held Back By Ubisoft Formula

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Avinash Jaisrani

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The Star Wars franchise has received its latest exciting release. With Ubisoft trying its hand at the series, it was exciting to see how the publisher’s classic open-world formula would work with the IP’s inherently adventurous nature.

Massive Entertainment made many bold promises before release, and the critics finally shared their thoughts on the game. The first open-world Star Wars game is off to a decent start, but it hasn’t been the home run fans had wanted. You can also read our review of the game here.

Why it matters: Massive Entertainment promised exciting features like a wanted system, organic exploration, dogfights, and more to ultimately capture the best parts of Star Wars, which excited fans.

Following the first few reviews, Star Wars Outlaws has landed at a Metacritic score of 78/100. A few of the scores are listed below.

• VGC 3/5
• IGN 7/10
• Dexerto 8/10
• PlayStation Universe 8/10

According to the reviews, critics have found the general narrative of Star Wars Outlaws quite enjoyable. Despite its predictable nature, the game seems to have successfully captured the audience’s interest, thanks to an interesting group of characters.

Protagonist Kay Vess and her partner Nix have also proven to be quite popular. Elsewhere, the visuals have garnered praise, but this part of the game seems to come with various inconsistencies.

In terms of criticisms, reviews point to technical issues on consoles. The open world itself has also been a bit divisive, with some critics finding it slow and padded out compared to what was promised.

As an extension of the open world, some critics found the side content underwhelming. All in all, it seems the typical Ubisoft formula has held the game back from reaching its true potential.

Overall, Star Wars Outlaws has laid a solid foundation that can be expanded upon later. Future entries can make up for the various weaknesses, but for now, Massive Entertainment’s latest game invites players to explore the universe at their own pace.

Avinash Jaisrani

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Avinash is currently pursuing a Business degree in Australia. For more than three years, he has been working as a gaming journalist, utilizing his writing skills and love for gaming to report on the latest updates in the industry. Avinash loves to play action games like Devil May Cry and has also been mentioned on highly regarded websites, such as IGN, GamesRadar, GameRant, Dualshockers, CBR, and Gamespot.