Massive and Lucasfilm showcased the first Star Wars Outlaws trailer during Ubisoft Forward’s summer 2023 event, full of blaster fights, cute little ugly creatures, criminal droids, and more. Star Wars Outlaws, Ubisoft’s open-world take on Star Wars games, isn’t out until 2024, but the 10-minute gameplay trailer offers a pretty good idea of what to expect.
You play as Kay, an outlaw during a time of great civil unrest under the oppressive Galactic Empire – and a time of great opportunity for those daring enough to seize it. The narrative core remains a bit of a mystery for now, but the gist of it is that Kay ends up becoming the most wanted criminal in the galaxy – a pretty big feat, considering Jedi exist – and has to pull off the most daring heist in the Outer Rim as a result.
The trailer starts in a hangar, where Kay uses a mix of stealth, Nix the ugly baby pet, and violence to escape. She has a single blaster of the style you’d expect a Star Wars criminal to have, but can apparently pick up weapons from foes on the fly as well. We see Kay grab a rifle from a fallen Storm Trooper and use it to cause quite the noisy distraction.
Then it’s off to the open plains of Joshana, a new savannah-inspired planet, where Kay gets away with the help of a stylish speeder bike. She can apparently slow down time to mark foes and pull off a fair few stunts as well.
Ubisoft and Massive said Star Wars Outlaws features deep relationship systems where negotiations, contracts, and reputation help determine Kay’s standing in the underworld, and we got a small look at that in action during the trailer.
Back at base, Kay meets with a client and hands over the goods she stole from the hangar, before being threatened by an imperial officer. You have the choice to bribe or not. Kay chooses not, and leaves with yet another “wanted” sign over her head.
She and Nix take off in their ship, which you control and fly from the ground into space; deal with a few imperial fighters just outside the atmosphere; and then jump to hyperspace for a short breather.
That’s just one mission on one planet. Massive promises much more in Star Wars Outlaws when it launches sometime in 2024.
Written by Josh Broadwell on behalf of GLHF
