Star Wars Outlaws Game Review by Eviralnews

Stay with us by reviewing the latest work of Ubisoft, Star Wars Outlaws.

The story of Star Wars Outlaws revolves around a young girl named Kay Vess. A young girl who makes a living through various thefts and has a special skill in opening doors, hacking various security systems and penetrating into impenetrable areas. Kay is desperately struggling with various problems, and meanwhile, early in the game after a failed operation, he finds himself facing one of the most feared and powerful underground organizations, the Zerek Besh, and is forced to The planet where it resides will flee.

This is where our adventure as Kay begins and he experiences a world of various ups and downs and various interactions with criminal gangs, criminal organizations and gangs, and imperial forces.
The story has a relatively slow start and even up to the first third of its time, it does not offer such interesting or exciting events to the audience, and after the first third of the main story and the initial arc of the story have passed, the rhythm of events increases and more interesting events come. They become stories. Therefore, if you experience the game, don’t be surprised by the slow pace of the story and the lack of excitement and charm in the first third. To enjoy Star Wars Outlaws, you have to give it a chance.

Kay’s character, contrary to my initial impression, has a good payoff, and especially with the passing of time and the clarification of more aspects of this character’s morals and past, a better relationship can be established with her, and in general, a suitable image of a young girl who has a rebellious personality. Draws a picture. Of course, the character of Kay sees a weakness in his performance, and that is the lack of change and progress during the story of the game, and in fact, despite going through many events and various interactions, Kay does not see change, maturity or progress, and so-called It is a flat character.

The story of the game, compared to many other works of Ubisoft, has a smaller scale and is much more personal and individual, and it is not necessarily about saving the world or a specific land, nor is it about destroying the Imperial forces. The more private story of the game has made it possible for the story to have a coherent narrative and not be confusing and complicated due to the busyness of the events or the large number of characters.

The secondary characters of the game are often well-paid and you can communicate well with them, of course, personally, I was not very satisfied with the payment and presentation of the main antagonist of the game because it was too clichéd and repetitive and his character lacked elegance and charm. It is necessary to last.
One of the biggest strengths of the game’s story is its very suitable suspense. Connected and chained events have injected good suspense into the narrative of the game, and different twists and turns (which I haven’t seen in Ubisoft’s works for a long time) keep the story interesting and make you want to continue this adventure. They encourage Of course, don’t expect an epic or extremely deep story, because the story and narrative of Star Wars Outlaws is based on adventure, and all elements of fiction and even non-fiction serve this concept and adventure.

The gameplay of Star Wars Outlaws is completely based on gunplay, or the shooting system, because the close combat system of the game is reduced to a few limited animations and pressing the square button and has no depth, complexity or other details. In general, I think that Ubisoft, in games where there is a shooting system of any scale, completely abandons hand-to-hand combat and settles for the simplest possible fights in this department. Personally, I have to say that I am not satisfied with the superficiality of the hand-to-hand combats of the game, because during different stages and different confrontations, the fact that you can destroy the enemy by just hitting three times and face a repetitive animation is definitely pleasant. will not be

Let’s go back to the discussion of gunplay, which is the most important part of the game. I have to say that after the experience of the game, Star Wars Outlaws gunplay reminded me a lot of the gunplay and shooting system of Uncharted 4, although naturally not as flexible and cinematic. Nevertheless, the gunplay is very smooth, smooth and attractive, and not only is it very cinematic in terms of structure, but it will also provide you with various attractive and cinematic sequences. The animations have a very smooth and smooth design, and the physics of the weapons, their flexibility, and the sound effects of these weapons are also very suitable.

Of course, I have to raise a big criticism of the game here. The creators have strangely limited the combats of the game. How do you ask? During the game, Kay has his own blaster weapon, and during the game, you can add different capabilities to it, such as plasma or explosive arrows, and improve indicators such as accuracy and overheating. But apart from this weapon, Kay normally does not have access to any Assault Rifle, Sniper Rifle and any other Blaster and only carries this weapon. Of course, in the fight sequences, you can pick up some of the enemies’ weapons that are on the ground and use them, but the ammo for these weapons is low, and when doing many activities, such as entering canals or riding on a motorcycle, Kay He drops his weapon.

Since we’re dealing with an open world game, it’s a bit strange to me why the developers didn’t include a wide range of different weapons (some of which are very famous and popular in the Star Wars universe) and limit the main character to his sidearm. have done Although various upgrades and options are added to Kay’s weapon throughout the game, I think we would have had much more fun if we could have worked with different Blasters with different capabilities. In those short sequences where I was shooting with different weapons of enemies and various blasters, I regretted why the game did not provide me with the possibility of using these weapons continuously.

To pass this issue, I must say that do not expect a high variety of enemies in any way, you will be sorely disappointed. Despite the presence of different gangs and underground organizations and Syndicates, there is practically no special difference between the enemies in terms of combat, and the structure of the combat and the way the enemies work are very similar. The game has regular enemies, high-ranking officers and soldiers who use Shield as protection, and apart from these two or three types of enemies, the game does not provide us with any other enemies. Even the Imperial forces do not have that much variety in them, and you may encounter Imperial robots in rare cases.

If Star Wars Outlaws was a linear game, this wouldn’t be much of a problem, but given the open world of the game, the low variety of enemies becomes a bit annoying. This criticism may seem annoying at first glance, but when you consider that the developers could have designed different enemies with different styles specifically for each Syndicate and at least included some boss fights in the game, you will understand the depth of this problem more. .

Speaking of boss fights, it’s okay to point out that the game has almost nothing called boss fights, and apart from a few very few stages, we don’t see any special battles with stronger enemies or game creatures, which is also not an issue at all. Not digestible. Does it mean that an adaptation of the Star Wars universe cannot include a number of human, robotic or monster boss fights? I don’t think so. Just look at the Star Wars Jedi series to see the opposite. And don’t forget that the absence of boss fights means the absence of attractive and memorable battles.

Despite these problems that I have mentioned, the fights and battles of the game still have a good appeal and thanks to the chaos of the fights and the many events that happen in each battle, the fights are mostly cinematic and exciting and create interesting moments for the audience. .

Apart from the gunplay system, the other part of the gameplay is related to Kay’s companion, an animal named Nix, who has been with her since she was a teenager, and due to Kay’s loneliness, she is the only member of her family. Nix is ​​a cute and charming creature that has many different and versatile functions, and Kay can give him a variety of commands in and out of combat. During battles, Nix can attack enemies and distract them in some way so that you can complete their work, or bring Kay various items, from grenades and healing capsules to even various weapons on the battlefield. use it If you are also sneaking, you can manually send Nix to a point and distract the enemies. Outside the battlefield, Nix can also pickpocket and steal grenades, items or game money (Credit) from different people.

Besides these uses, Nix also plays a vital role in solving some puzzles. If a door is locked and the opening panel is inside the building, Nix can slip through the tiniest of holes and push the door open button. Overall, Nix fills the void of a companion character to a great extent and is so useful that I can’t imagine this game without her.

As a thief, Kay’s character has the ability to hack computers and security systems, or Slicing. Every time hacking computers, a simple and clear mini-game is presented to the audience, and by solving it, you can deactivate the alarm, disable the cameras, open the closed doors or deposit Credit to your account!

Of course, this hacking ability is limited to these things and there is no special ability to use hacking during battles. Besides hacking, Kay also has the ability to open various locks (Lockpick). From different boxes to special doors, Kay can open them and access different items.

On the other hand, Kay and his companions have a spaceship called Trailblazer at their disposal, which is used both for moving around the galaxy and in space orbits, you can control it and fight in space with fighters and other ships. become Space battles are well designed and implemented, and since there are various options to upgrade and equip your ship with all kinds of turrets, missiles and other weapons, you will enjoy doing these battles and maneuvering in space. In each different orbit, there are also some places for space exploration, which of course means exploration, fighting enemies and looting chests left in space.

The main vehicle of the game is an engine called Speeder, which allows you to move at a very high speed in the game world, and thanks to the ability to jump, you can easily pass through various obstacles. Like Trailblazer, it is possible to upgrade this engine to a good extent, and more importantly, the performance with the engine and handling of this device is smooth and its control is very smooth and good.

Star Wars Outlaws takes a different approach than most of Ubisoft’s open world games. There is no news of multiple question marks on the map and no news of a big and endless world. The size of the game world is much more reasonable and smaller, and on the other hand, the game map is not crowded with thousands of small and big icons. Do you want to travel to different areas of the game, explore bases and get different items and rewards? You have to explore and search the game world. As you approach different places, a question mark will appear in the navigator at the top of the screen and you can explore. This different approach keeps the sense of adventure alive and prevents the game map from being too crowded.

Contrary to the tradition of several years of Ubisoft’s works, Star Wars Outlaws has very few role-playing elements and leans completely towards an adventure game. There is no news about the leveling system of character, area and enemies, and there is no skill tree in the game. We don’t see a colored loot system, and in general, the game is more similar to the works of Ubisoft a decade ago than the role-playing works of the last few years of this company.

This decision definitely brings a lot of benefits and gives us a different atmosphere than an open world game. Of course, I personally would have preferred that the game provided the audience with a progression system and a general skill tree so that the sub-stages and defeating the enemies are targeted; Because neither completing stages, nor defeating enemies, there are any XP or rewards for Kay herself. Of course, the game, in the form of a new section called Abilities, has partially compensated for this gap. There are challenges to take on as you meet different characters throughout this tumultuous adventure, and completing a group’s challenges will add a new skill or ability to Kay. Some challenges are simple and boil down to a certain number of Headshots or Stealth Takedowns, and others are more specific and difficult. In general, the lack of role-playing elements did not affect this title and the game does not have any structural deficiencies.

In the world of the game and different planets, there are different criminal groups and Syndicates that are in tension and conflict with each other and they are fighting with each other for influence, power and money. During the main stages and some sub-stages, Kay can choose which Syndicate to favor and thus strengthen her relationship with. Have you found any confidential information from Imperial? It’s your decision whether to give the information to Pyke’s group or to Crimson Dawn’s group. Often these decisions, in addition to strengthening your relationship with one group, weaken your relationship with another group.

A total of four degrees are defined for relationships with Syndicates, and the level of your relationship greatly affects your choices and freedom of action. If you have a weak or very weak relationship with a group, you cannot enter the specific areas of this group, and you cannot work with the intermediaries of that group or receive missions. On the other hand, if you have a good or excellent relationship with a Syndicate, not only will you be able to enter their restricted areas, but new stages will become available to you, and each group will give you a series of special rewards such as sets of clothes and various resources. gives a gift Vendors in the game world also offer their services based on your relationship with their group. A better relationship means more discounts and access to rare items, and a bad relationship naturally means the opposite of this.

Of course, thanks to Contracts, which have infinite side activities, you can easily improve bad relations with a group and improve your situation. These infinite stages also boil down to stealing goods or information and the like, and despite the low variety of these stages, they are very suitable and beneficial in terms of rewards and help your relationships with game groups a lot.

Going through these things, I must say that the game has unfortunately inherited the genetic disease of Ubisoft’s games in terms of sub-stages. There are many sub-stages of the game but with very low variety in the game. Most of the side steps and side activities are limited to stealing information from the base of one of the Syndicates, stealing contraband or finding a specific item, and we don’t see any special complexity or sophistication in this field. Of course, I must say that the game does a very good job of presenting these stages. Since there is practically no such thing as a Quest Marker, anywhere in the game world there may be a quest to find. You get new stages by listening to people on the street, talking to vendors and shopkeepers, or reading various Data Intels. This way of providing sub-stages is very attractive and realistic and gives a much more alive and dynamic feeling to the interactions of the game world because practically every character may have a secret to reveal or a request to perform.

What I regret is that Ubisoft creates fascinating and interesting worlds and there is great potential in these worlds and characters, but they do not use this potential. Couldn’t the creators create sub-plots around companion characters or game NPCs with different races and create different creative and interesting missions from it? Definitely yes. Unfortunately, as long as Ubisoft’s understanding of sub-stages is reduced to clearing the bandits’ base and stealing an item, I doubt that the situation of sub-stages in this company’s games will improve.

The same is true of Star Wars Outlaws. For the first few hours, you enthusiastically do the sub-stages and side activities and enjoy the game, but because of the things I mentioned, from the low variety of enemies to the repetition of stages and objectives, the game quickly becomes monotonous and boring. And the enthusiasm of the audience to explore more in the game world is blinded.

The game has a familiar performance in terms of graphics. The game has a good optimization and during the battles, we don’t see frame drops, of course, frame drops are very common when traveling with Speeder, but I don’t have that problem. The bigger problem is some technical or graphical issues that you will definitely encounter. Sinking into some items and objects, slow loading or bad loading of some textures and some similar problems that sometimes look very annoying.

In the visual and artistic part, the game is really beautiful and the different planets of the game provide a wide and diverse range of colors and environments and create very beautiful landscapes. Despite the technical problems, the game has a standard performance in areas such as shading, lighting and graphic effects, and there are no special problems in these areas.

In the music and sound section, I must say that the soundtrack of the game perfectly conveys the atmosphere of Star Wars and the harmony is a good match with the atmosphere of the general atmosphere of the game. On the other hand, the voice actors of the game are wonderful and there is no room for criticism or discussion in this section.

This game is based on the code sent by the publisher (Ubisoft) and has been reviewed on PS5