Final yr we wrote that Star Wars Outlaws appeared like the most effective factor Ubisoft has made in years, and it hinted at a large enough scope that I used to be somewhat skeptical it could really 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 plenty of very Star Wars-y motion moments.
In about two-and-a-half minutes of trailer, we get the entire following:
- An absolute smorgasbord of alien races
- A Mon Calamari doing the gravelly voice
- A ridiculous Star Wars identify 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 way 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 drag on the movies’ varied races—Rodians like Greedo, Twi’leks with their lengthy head tails, yada yada. However even on this quick look they appear actually properly represented right here, which is smart given Outlaws’ concentrate on the prison underworld and folks 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 really appear to outnumber people altogether within the trailer, although it is onerous 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.
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.