The furry creature and cuddly toy Nix offers a special trick, which we can (and must) send out at the touch of a button to activate hidden switches, steal grenades from stormtroopers or distract enemies in order to knock them unconscious with a targeted attack. You immediately take the little alien to your heart and don't want to be without him.
“Star Wars Outlaws”: How good is the game?
So far, so good, right? But we haven't gotten to the core of the game yet: “Star Wars Outlaws” tells a really good Star Wars story. There's a bit of Han Solo in it, a bit of female empowerment, a lot of heart and even more real atmosphere, like we were able to experience in Episodes IV to VI in particular. Without setting off an Easter egg fireworks display, the developers sprinkle in locations and memories from the “old” Star Wars films. This holds a few surprises and always gives the feeling of coming home to the franchise.
At the same time, well-dosed means that Kay Vess has space to develop her own story and find her own companions without constantly being in the shadow of the old heroes. The gameplay elements described above are also well-dosed – and so the game develops its own cool flow that will delight fans of the franchise with a thirst for discovery. The open game world leaves enough freedom to choose between self-selected missions, nice events and the progression of the actual main story, so that we feel very well entertained for around 30 hours. After Star Wars failed to convince us in the cinema recently, Star Wars Outlaws finally offers an emotional story to get excited about – and we can even influence it ourselves. And all without playable Jedis…
