I tried the next Star Wars game early and it’s every fan’s dream come true

FROM the first moments of our demo, Star Wars Outlaws felt very liberating.

It’s the first truly open-world game set in the Star Wars universe, and barring some necessary gameplay limitations, it lets you do a lot.

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The game is full of random events that you won’t find in more linear Star Wars titles like Jedi Survivor.

Towards the end of the first demo we played, we spoke to a Rodian who gave us a hint about a distant treasure waiting to be found.

The developers told us that you can even have your own moisture farm on Tatooine and make some money from it.

In another demo mission, we had to sneak into a fortress in the snowy city of Kijimi and steal a priceless relic.

Getting in felt a lot like Assassin’s Creed’s stealth missions.

Once in the fortress, it was a mix of stealth and action, with hand-to-hand combat and cover fire.

You can even pick up weapons from downed enemies, but you’ll drop them once they run out of ammo.

After completing the mission and exiting the fortress, we once again got a glimpse of the open world.

On the minimap we saw blacksmith, canteen and clothing store icons, but these were blocked in the demo.

The open world structure is Star Wars Outlaws’ biggest selling point, so it was strange that it wasn’t the focus of our hands-on session.

The last part of the demo was a high-speed space fight in your ship that felt more dynamic than Star Wars: Squadrons.

You’ll target enemy ships with homing missiles, and when you’re done, you’ll have to get rid of your ‘wanted’ status.

It feels like a game where your actions have consequences.

This last mission ended with our ship flying directly to the surface of a planet with no loading screen, and just a brief landing animation.

This transition apparently made us long for more of Outlaws’ open world, which if executed correctly, could be every Star Wars fan’s dream come true.

We can’t wait to explore more when the full game launches on August 30, 2024 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.

If you want to read more about the upcoming games, check out our Delta Force: Hawk Ops preview.

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