Final yr we wrote that Star Wars Outlaws appeared like the very best factor Ubisoft has made in years, and it hinted at a sufficiently big scope that I used to be somewhat skeptical it might truly be launched in 2024. However not solely is it really coming this yr, it is coming this summer time: Ubisoft introduced an August 30 launch date in a brand new trailer that is heavy on cutscenes, characters, and numerous very Star Wars-y motion moments.
In about two-and-a-half minutes of trailer, we get all the following:
- An absolute smorgasbord of alien races
- A Mon Calamari doing the gravelly voice
- A ridiculous Star Wars title within the villain, “Sliro”
- AT-STs, aka hen walkers
- A Jabba and Han Solo in carbonite cameo
- Stealing a ship from an Imperial hangar
- Spaceship dogfighting
- The Sarlacc pit
Outlaws is Star Wars by means of and thru, however what actually caught my eye is the abundance of aliens Ubisoft has packed into these worlds. It is hardly the primary Star Wars recreation to tug on the movies’ varied races—Rodians like Greedo, Twi’leks with their lengthy head tails, yada yada. However even on this brief look they appear actually nicely represented right here, which is sensible given Outlaws’ concentrate on the prison underworld and people on the galactic rim.
Within the lore the Empire is fairly racist and favors people over aliens, and this Outlaws trailer opens with a roundtable of largely alien crime lords and we see a Stormtrooper flagging down a random Rodian just a few seconds later. Aliens truly appear to outnumber people altogether within the trailer, although it is exhausting to say how consultant this cutscene-heavy have a look at the sport is of the entire expertise.
For me it is a nice shock, although. We have had loads of Jedi vs. Empire video games; I hope this one seems like a real journey down the galaxy’s lesser-trod paths.
In line with Ubisoft’s press launch, Outlaws will launch on August 30 on the Ubisoft Join app and Amazon Luna cloud platform, along with consoles. It makes no point out of both Steam or the Epic Video games retailer.
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