Later this summer, Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment will put players in the role of Kay's Wes in Star Wars Outlaws, an open-world game set in the Star Wars universe. Traditionally, Ubisoft's open-world games–including the Assassin's Creed series–allow main characters to build up their skills through experience points. However, Star Wars Outlaws is changing that formula by sending players on special missions to increase Kay's skills.
Via IGNStar Wars Outlaws co-director Mathias Karlsson revealed that there are Specialists throughout the game who can provide Kay with new abilities and upgrades in exchange for completing tasks and missions for them. He also hinted that the Specialists are fully developed characters in their own right.
“They’re full-fledged characters,” Carlson said. “So they’re spread out across the world and you don’t know exactly who they are, what they can offer you and how to reach them from the beginning. So there’s a journey of discovery here as well. And once you reach them, there’s a character there that you can interact with and there’s an adventure because they won’t immediately say, ‘Oh, here you go.’ And then they essentially open up a little regional progression for you where the nature of those things is also very tangible.”
During Summer Game Fest 2024, GameSpot's Jordan Rami shared his thoughts on the game after completing a hands-on preview of Star Wars Outlaws. Rami wrote that “Kay feels very powerful,” which made the game “laughably easy.” Based on Carlson's comments, it's possible that Massive Entertainment adjusted the demo to give Kay most of her skills already. But we won't know for sure until we get our hands on the finished title.
Star Wars Outlaws will be released on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, and PC on August 30. You can check out our pre-order guide here.
