Both of the Star Wars Jedi games are great, but the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws is poised to dethrone them. Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order and its sequel Survivor wowed players by applying the Soulslike formula to a Star Wars setting. With challenging, lightsaber-based boss battles, a variety of secret-laden worlds to explore, and an engaging storyline, Jedi: Survivor proved one of the best Star Wars games in recent memory.
However, the newly announced Star Wars Outlaws could change that. Announced at the 2023 Xbox Games Showcase, it’s being developed by Ubisoft for PlayStation, Xbox, and PC. While it doesn’t even have a set release date yet, early details look incredibly promising. It appears to take the long-running Star Wars video game adaptation tradition in some interesting new directions, while also incorporating some aspects of what has made past titles a success. If it combines all of these disparate parts into a cohesive whole, Star Wars Outlaws could easily become a better game than Jedi: Survivor.
In Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, space travel is as simple as picking a destination at the Mantis’ holotable and watching as Greez points the ship in the right direction. In Star Wars Outlaws, however, space travel looks far more involved. The freedom to actually fly through space instead of just picking a destination could be a massive improvement for player immersion. Where Jedi: Survivor’s interplanetary travel was little more than a glorified loading screen, giving players total control over Kay’s ship in Star Wars Outlaws can make them feel like they’re actually exploring the galaxy.
One of the most charming aspects of Jedi: Survivor was Cal’s constant companion, BD-1. Roughly the size of a common house cat, and given to perching on Cal’s shoulder while occasionally emitting beeps and boops, BD-1 is an adorable droid and an excellent partner in adventuring. However, Star Wars Outlaws’ cutesy companion, the alien Nix, simply takes the cake. With big, soulful eyes and three sets of droopy, ear-like appendages, Nix somewhat resembles a cross between an axolotl and an extraterrestrial Cocker Spaniel – a Star Wars species known as Merqaal. Their fluffy coat also looks far more pettable than BD-1’s rough, metallic edges.
Incorporating an interesting feature straight out of Grand Theft Auto, Star Wars Outlaws will have a wanted system that tracks the player’s nefarious deeds across the galaxy. While a feature like this would’ve been appropriate in Jedi: Survivor – Cal’s status as a living Jedi makes him an outlaw in his own right – it would never have worked due to the game’s linear structure and closed-off areas. Outlaws’ more open-world structure can help this feature succeed; interplanetary travel will only be all the more exciting when players are pursued by hostile forces. The wanted system should add urgency and surprise to Outlaws’ open-world exploration, both things that Jedi: Survivor lacked.
2023-06-18 15:00:04
Source from screenrant.com
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