Hellishly long post incoming, but TLDR: I quite like this game.
I had been very interested and excited for this game since day one, with the notion of playing as an outlaw/thief in the Star Wars universe sounding really enticing, even for someone like me who isn’t all that into the franchise that much outside of a few bits and pieces. So when impressions started coming out, and people were hurling negativity towards Outlaws, I grew a little disheartened, but maintained the notion that no matter what, I was going to try it out for myself. I held firm on that stance once official reviews were released as well.
I can now happily report that, after about 3 hours in, I’m having an absolute blast with this game. Like I stated above, I’m not a huge Star Wars fan, but the world, the atmosphere, the tone, and the music all just feel so authentically and passionately set in that universe. The game just has a level of… Slickness about it. Like, even the title screen is unreasonably stylish and just plain cool to me. I love Kay and Nix so far, and the gameplay, while limited thus far due to me having just started and gotten off the first planet, is really fun and responsive, and I can feel there being a lot of cool depth and potential for unique situations there as I go on.
I’m not trying to white knight for Outlaws whatsoever, as if I genuinely didn’t enjoy what I was experiencing, it would’ve been a quick and unfortunate uninstall. However, it’s one of those games for me where I honestly can’t wait to get off from work tomorrow and play more of it, and I personally haven’t had that sensation in quite a while. Visually, the game is stunning as well, and truly takes advantage of all that RT goodness; it looks and feels like a current gen game in my eyes.
All that to say: I’m so glad that I decided early only how I wasn’t going to let the impressions and reviews of others keep me from an experience that I’d been looking forward to. If I had, I would’ve missed out on what is, so far, a genuinely fun game.
