star wars outlaws
Ubisoft
For those who paid a lot of money for the special version, Star Wars Outlaws goes live in early access today and will be officially released on Friday. The game has been reviewed, and as an open-world special from Ubisoft, you might be curious to see how it compares to other big games produced by the studio.
This is a ranked list of every AAA open world game that I can remember, considering the often packed release schedule. Scores are taken from the platform with the most reviews. I thought I’d go back about ten years.
Far Cry 3 – 88 Assassin’s Creed Black Flag – 88 Far Cry 4 – 85 Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – 83 Assassin’s Creed Origins – 83 Watch Dogs 2 – 82 The Division 2 – 82 Far Cry 5 – 81 Watch Dogs – 80 Assassin’s Creed Valhalla – 80 The Division – 80 Star Wars Outlaws – 77 Assassin’s Creed Mirage – 76 Far Cry Primal – 76 Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – 76 Watch Dogs: Legion – 76 Far Cry 6 – 73 Avatar: Pandora’s Frontier – 72 Assassin’s Creed Rogue – 72 Ghost Recon : Wildlands – 70
Yeah, 77 is a perfectly decent score, but it ranks below most major Ubisoft games, and the games below that aren’t classics of the genre. It’s also worth noting here that it’s kind of crazy that almost every Ubisoft game is somewhere between 75 and 85, with no real disasters or super important smashes.
Of course, Star Wars Outlaws has one big thing that sets it apart from the rest, and that’s in its name. This is the first true open-world Star Wars game, while others like the Jedi Fallen Order series are more linear. Granted you’re not playing as a Jedi or anything close to a Jedi, but let’s see if the gameplay of running and shooting and sneaking and stealing is acceptable to players. I’m still only participating in a few missions, but for me personally it’s a little complicated at the moment.
Star Wars Outlaws also has the advantage of at least launching in a relatively open window. Wukong has certainly gained a huge player base, but it hasn’t been around for very long and many players may be done with it soon. I think there are enough players interested in Outlaws for it to be a hit, but we’ll have to wait and see until the first numbers roll in. And like most Ubisoft games, there are also long-tail plans for DLC and other additions. Again, the official release is this Friday.
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