3 months after launch, Star Wars Outlaws' next big update is starting to sound like a whole new open-world game
Nov. 18, 2024I’m staring at this Star Wars Outlaws update in disbelief
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Ubisofthas revealed a little more about what’s coming in the next bigStar Wars Outlawsupdate, including combat changes so fundamental that it sounds like we’re basically getting a whole new open-world game. I was already starting tofeel bad for enjoying Outlaws as much as I did at launch, and now it looks like Ubisoft is attempting to speedrun its own No Man’s Sky-style redemption tour.
You can read thefull blogfrom creative director Drew Rechner if you want every detail, but here are some of the highlights for what’s coming in title update 1.4 on November 21.
“All in all, we believe and hope that this update to weapons, cover and damage stats will create a much deeper and more engaging combat loop with more variety, choice and satisfaction,” Rechner writes.
Those are much loftier promises than you’d typically expect from a post-launch update - these are the kinds of changes that typically wait for a full sequel. If Ubisoft can deliver on even half of its ambition with this update, it starts to look like Outlaws is moving past the flaws that held it back at launch. You could argue that this is the game we should’ve gotten at launch, but one way or another it’s good to see Outlaws taking an improved form.
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