I never thought I would ever get done with the most recent Star Wars game but as faith would have it, I have finally finished (just in time for the Black Friday weekend), though literally crammed the game from the final level and just finished it until it killed me in my sleep. Star Wars: Outlaws is what I would describe as Red Dead Redemption meets Ubisoft's open world gameplay of going from one planet system to the next planet system in the entire Star Wars Galaxy. Unlike the previous Star Wars games Outlaws, is a game where you need to muster up all the patience you have in your system because you'll be angry and or throw a huge fit that you'll never go to sleep as well as being haunted of ways to succeed in Outlaws.
The story centers around Kay Vess a young Scoundrel looking to find her way into the Galaxy Underworld, down on her luck desperate for a job she gets an opportunity but doesn't go well as expected. Now having a Bounty on her mark she’s tasked by a source to assemble a crew to pull off the biggest heist in the Galaxy.
Like I said earlier the best way to describe the game is basically Red Dead Redemption combined with Star Wars storyline, but you also have to sneak around to avoid any detection, for which is another part of the game I forgot to mention so sure this does have some and I mean some Red Dead Redemption qualities but this also feels like you’re in an Assassin's Creed world as well hence the Ubisoft creators behind the game. Now I'm not complaining all much because this was a fun as well as exciting game to play on the PlayStation 5, but there were some mild manner, frustrating moments while playing Outlaws, I think the most common one and pretty much a self-warning and reminder at the same time is when you play the game you have to be friends with all of the four crime syndicates from the Pykes that Boba Fett took down to Emilia Clarke's syndicate from Solo: A Star Wars Story, and even Jabba the Hutt's mafia as well as a newly formed Syndicate that I have not been familiar with. And I'm not joking you LITERALLY must be FRIENDS with all these groups, mostly being on the square level with them, because if you’re on their s**t list then you’re not allowed to go anywhere near their territories which makes it even difficult to complete the game, hell it was almost difficult completing the MK: Deception on the PS2. Sure, you can ignore the syndicates, but you won't because their territories are everywhere in the game which leads to more sneaking around more getting past all the enforcers without triggering the alarm and there's even a trophy for which ever syndicate you have to worst relations with. So, just a friendly reminder when you play Outlaws for the first time or purchasing the game on Black Friday, BE FRIENDS WITH ALL OF THE CRIME SYNDICATES. Now, on the positive spin of the game is that this does have a great storyline it centers around a girl that we as a gamer can all relate to furthermore feels for in terms of making a name for yourself in life and I believe that's something we all can relate to because as all Star Wars stories goes it always has a hero's journey from self-discovery to finally knowing his or hers destiny is moreover where his or hers story goes after the game. With the thanks of technology granted more thanks to YouTube you can always look up each level on what strategy you can pursue in completing the game because really I'm old and I don't have the time or the strength to play the game all by myself so, deep down I know I need help in how to complete the level without being caught and this isn't the old school Assassin's Creed world you have to do a ton of sneaking around to the point you feel so bored in sneaking around and this is another advice when playing the game don't feel ashamed in looking up strategies in completing Outlaws. I'm not going to lie when I say that this was no question a fun game to play, granted I haven't finished all of the game just like GOW Ragnarök because really when you play a game for so long with no hope of completing it and this is a personal lesson I've learned is quite while your ahead that way you can go back and replay the game so you, can have a clear idea "oh I need to do this", than going back to square one furthermore I could talk about some of the faults of the game like never getting a secondary weapon or not riding a Deback or Bantha but again playing Outlaws for the first time was really a lesson learn type scenario. So, soon I will most certainly go back and play that game and even have a great time replaying it as well. So, if you’re looking for something to purchase for yourself or your loved one on Black Friday or Christmas shopping, I would highly recommend playing Star Wars: Outlaws this Holiday season but for warn this will take all the patience you can muster, and most importantly don't forget to be friends with all the crime syndicates.