Final 12 months we wrote that Star Wars Outlaws appeared like one of the best factor Ubisoft has made in years, and it hinted at a large enough scope that I used to be just a little skeptical it might really be launched in 2024. However not solely is it really coming this 12 months, 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 plenty of very Star Wars-y motion moments.
In about two-and-a-half minutes of trailer, we get all the following:Â
An absolute smorgasbord of alien racesA Mon Calamari doing the gravelly voiceA ridiculous Star Wars identify within the villain, “Sliro”AT-STs, aka rooster walkersA Jabba and Han Solo in carbonite cameoStealing a ship from an Imperial hangarSpaceship dogfightingThe 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 very well represented right here, which is sensible given Outlaws’ give attention to 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 principally alien crime lords and we see a Stormtrooper flagging down a random Rodian a couple of seconds later. Aliens really appear to outnumber people altogether within the trailer, although it is laborious 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 appears like a real journey down the galaxy’s lesser-trod paths.
Based on 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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