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From the Rolling Stone magazine website ...
'Outlaws' Is One of the Best 'Star Wars' Games Ever Made
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With a scoundrel's sense of wonder and wit, it nails the
vibe of a galaxy far, far away
When Star Wars was first released in 1977, it introduced
a galaxy's worth of lore for audiences to sink into.
Between the superpowered mysticism of the Jedi, the sexy
roguishness of smuggling, and the unending strife of
interstellar conflict, there's something to capture the
interest of just about anyone, built upon exponentially
as the franchise has expanded.
In Star Wars video games, however, the focus has often
been narrower. Certain pieces - lightsabers and the Force,
starships and ground battle - translate easily to the
mechanics of play. The power fantasies of laser-sword
dueling and clone trooper platoons have made for dozens of
successful Star Wars games across shooters, real-time
strategy, and even "Soulslikes." Yet, somehow, one vital
piece often remains forgotten: the swashbuckling adventure
of an everyman with an eye on the stars. Isn't that what
Luke Skywalker was about, after all?
Star Wars Outlaws is about that too, among many other
things. Setting aside space monk mythology and guerilla
warfare, Outlaws aims to bring the wonder back to a galaxy
far, far away, albeit through the lens of its shadier
underworld. It's an open-world exploration of all the
divey places you imagined Han Solo was hanging out long
before he was conscripted into a cause greater than his
own.
Long review with screengrabs continues at <
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/star-wars-outlaws-review-1235084628/>
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