This is the reason i come to this channel. Mortismal reviews the game. Not the conversations surrending the game. Not the companies involved. He plays the game, tells you the good and the bad, and he does so in an intelligent way. Gaming needs more of this.
@@LzOhaiFlook the culture warriors are here. You guys are so annoying. You just want to politicize everything, go annoy someone else, we’re chilling here.
I've found the lack of XP/level-based progression to be quite freeing. I don't feel like I'm missing out by sneaking in, stealing whatever I'm trying to get and then leaving everyone alive. Compared to refenr AC games where i always felt i had to go around and kill everyone to make sure i got the xp.
Of the many things I appreciate about your reviews, my favorite is how in depth they feel. If a game seems to be in line with what I like, I feel motivated to get it. If I come out of the review not vibing the game, your video is comprehensive enough that I have a good idea of the feel of the game at least
@@fitzwitsi think hangout with friends is available As long the AAA 😏 games didn't came out 100% gaming in 4 days is work on its own Weeks with review copy
Hey Mortismal, I would like to say BIG THANK YOU ❤. I am watching with passion the games which you review and by the way I learn so much more words in English which I try to include in my daily speaking. I am not a native speaker and through your well spoken reviews I can catch two things in the same time. Develop my own language skills and follow my hobby in gaming. I frequently watch your videos since I discovered you and therefore I would like to say thank you for your efforts and professional reviews ❤.
Probably picking this up in a couple years once it drops below the $10 mark. Likely to get some decent entertainment out of it for that price and most of the bugs will be addressed by then. Appreciate the review sir.
@thagomizer8485 yeah. These big single player action games never get fixed. Hogwarts legacy and Jedi Survivor still have launch day performance issues
@@1Orderchaos This game will probably do great on sale. But there are, sadly, enough fans of current Star Wars and (unbelievably) ubisoft that it will probably do fine.
From what I'm hearing from most reviewers I can genuinely trust is that this game would be a solid $30- $40 game. But the ubisoft prices are just absurd for it's actual value.
Luckily for us because of how they positioned it, it'll probably be less than that in no time. I think they'll see more of a loss now than if they just compromised on the price and marketed it as a smaller game.
@@justindaniels411 Star Wars ( to me ) has sucked since Disney got hold of it. The last Star Wars game ( on PC for me ) just didn't work...and Ubisoft..
@@justindaniels411 in the past 10 years every single ubisoft open word game is just a copy paste boring clone in different settings unfortunately. If you played one you played all really... There is way too much games atm to play something what is mid at best
Basically the only reviewer I listen to atm, and have for quite a while. You just come off very fair and like you just love videogames of any kind as long as they do interesting and fun stuff (also helps that I actually do know what you enjoy which helps me further with deciding if it might be for me). Love how you usually judge the games on what they actually do and contain without all the "outrage" and overhype (or even predetermined hate) that is so common these days. Like everything either has to be the best thing ever or the worst and that just is not the case really. Most games these days are actually just pretty good imo. Of course the 100% thing gives you quite a lot of credibility as well. No particular reason why I wrote this here as I have no interest in this particular game, but I just love these reviews. Just makes everything sound interesting and quite fun. Quite lovely this day and age. Keep it up!!! :)
It's good to see this channel growing, I remember finding this channel back when I bought Pathfinder WOTC and being overjoyed with the 100% reviews. Keep up the good work man!
I like how no tower climbing + bandit camps to clear automatically makes exploration more interesting in reviews, that's how formulaic open worlds have become
@@user-ts2dy6lx2l He mentioned it was heavy stealth, underwhelming story, poor combat and he visually went over the watered down, console-like progression system. I genuinely hope you enjoy it brother, it just isn't for me.
@@user-ts2dy6lx2l he also said that the story and combat-system wasnt really good and that he wouldnt buy it for 70 bucks in this state. His review was overall very neutral imho, i liked that.
Your reviews never disappoint. I really appreciate your analysis of the value proposition at the end too. From the get-go this just seemed too expensive, so I think I'll wait for some patches and a big discount.
Thank you. I think I'm going to watch many more of your reviews. This one appears quite earnest, and you seem to take great care of how you frame your opinions. I appreciate your effort. Thanks again.
@@MortismalGaming You have enough subs now that I bet you could easily find a group to tackle multiplayer with. Whether it's other creators or just regular viewers who already intended on purchasing the game.
I am always glad when there is a game I am uncertain about got a review by you. You really dig into the games you make videos about and explain what works and dont work about them!
The only really objective Review out there i really trust. I absolutely won't get this game, but there is rhis huge shit train for this Game what i was curious if it's really that bad all around. Now i have a good idea about it. Thanks.
As always a calm and informative review. It says so much more about the game than 90% of the reviews out there that just say that the game is bad and "ubisoft bad" bla bla. Thanks mort, you are really my go-to review channel and i can always count on your opinon.
Just followed your account a day ago, the same time this game came out and you already finished at 100% and did a review?? Amazing! And thanks for the tips. Will def wait for sales
Was really happy to see you reviewed this. I'm a big star wars fan, but a bit of a Ubisoft hater, just feel like they reuse the gameplay formula for all their games, so I've been on the fence with this one. Some channels I've seen cover it are obvious shills and others feel like they're blindly hating it. I'm glad to see this isn't just space farcry, I hope Ubisoft continues to get further away from that formula, but it seems like it will still feel like a repetitive gameplay loop because of the lack of depth in combat. I usually don't prioritize narrative, gameplay is the most important thing to me usually, but with this being a star wars game, I feel like they already have all the hard work of establishing a lore base done and it's a shame they couldn't do more with the story when the IP is one of the more story rich ones out there. Thanks for the content as always, gonna wait for a 50% or more sale to check this one out. AAA game prices are just not worth it these days when you can find a plethora of indie and smaller studio games that are around 40 bucks or less that are just better.
I don't care about spoilers in a game I know I'm never going go play. So, listen I will. You seem so laid back that I think you saying something is a "little bit annoying" to you, means it would be a LOT annoying to me. Lol.
I've seen mostly relentlessly negative stuff about this game, but a lot of it felt like the negativity was pretty subjective. Whenever I consider making game or product purchases anymore I expressly look for both positive and negative reviews, as I feel that by gathering information both positive and negative about a product I can get a more complete idea of what it actually is. I really appreciated your review and I feel like you were very fair, evaluating both positive and negative aspects of the game. I probably won't buy it myself, particularly because AAA games just haven't been living up to their hype for quite a while for me(and combat and story are 2 of the biggest aspects of a game to me and your review tells me those are lacking in this), but I will keep your channel in mind for looking at evaluations of future games.
Man, what's up with that scene in the cantina where your mug is on the TV (assuming a wanted ad) while you are just sitting there listening to a conversation with no hood or mask going unoticed, lol. It's the little things.
Wow, it’s crazy how much effort you put into these reviews! 🎮 I mean, hitting 100% already is no joke! But I guess with your skills, it makes sense. Also, that detail about Steam Deck compatibility is super helpful for us portable gamers! Keep up the awesome work! 🚀
Thanks for the review video... Honestly, I like most of the exploration and side quest content... It might be a mixed bag for people who are not into jumping puzzles, exploring to find back entrances, and puzzling out certain mission/quest areas... I didn't mind most of it, but some were harder to figure out then others... The combat system is rather basic for the most part, and while it does progress a bit in the beginning, it will eventually feel a bit stale for some folks... While the speeder took some getting used to, I had to turn off the Mouse Turning feature on PC, as it made using the speeder much harder in my opinion... Opting to go with just keyboard movement controls, and using the mouse to look around instead, made using the speeder much easier... I also, like Mortismal, hate Simon Says styled puzzles, so I turned that function off for Slicing... It may seem a bit cheaty to do that, but I'd rather not be annoyed by puzzle systems I don't like... The main story, as much as I've completed so far, feels rather basic, but honestly, I think it is not where the developers wanted players to focus their game play in the first place... Touted as an Open World game, that is where they focused much of their attention... The side stories with the Syndicates are not mind blowing, but I feal more attention was placed on these bits of side content then the main story... In the end, this is not a Story Rich RPG, although it does have story stuff... It feels like a cross between an Action-Adventure game, a planet side exploration game, along with some RPG elements thrown in... The progression system is unique and interesting, along with some basic gear systems thrown in to round it out... All in all, you could technically blow through this game's main story without heavy involvement in all the side content... But in my opinion, you would be losing out on the meat and potatoes of the game if that is all you care about... Visually, I think the game looks good overall... I don't care as much about visuals if the game play is fun... The only qualm I really have with the visuals is Kay's hair and her face sometimes... It looks alright in some scenes, and not as good in others... I think that is because they are not using dynamic animated cut scenes, but pre-made ones... The story scenes look far better most of the time when comparing types of scenes... If I had one wish for this game, that would be the ability to modify Kay's face and hair... Since that is not an option via game mechanics, I'm holding out hope for the modding community to take on that feat... There are a few mods for the game already, when it comes to visuals, but most are basic environmental visual alterations like lighting and so on, for the moment... It's early days, so I look forward to seeing where it goes.... I agree 100% with Mortismal when it comes to game pricing... Ubisoft+ subscription is the cheapest option at the moment, which is the route I chose to go with... The basic package price is normal for games these days, even if it is missing some very minor things in comparison to the more expensive packages... There is no boxed game to purchase, so the others are just super expensive digital upgrades... Which is probably meant to drive players towards Subbing in the first place... As far as purchasing the game, if by the end I enjoyed everything, I will most likely buy the game on another platform when it goes on sale... I personally believe the non-Basic prices are way too high, especially since there is no physical version of the game, such as a collector's edition that would make such a high purchase more worthwhile... As to bugs, I've only ran into a couple, most of which were not game breaking, and did not ruin my fun at all... The most active bug I've witnessed is the Ubisoft Cloud Save Sync not working sometimes when entering or exiting the game... Which doesn't bother me since I have the saves locally anyhow... Which reminds me, the fact I cannot make manual saves when in the middle of hostile territory, puzzle areas, and in the middle of combat, is ridiculous to me... Especially for a PC game... It feels like an archaic console system function being forced onto players... If I have to quit in the middle of something when in those sorts of situations, all I have to rely on is auto-saves and/or save points (which I loathe entirely) ... When I see that in games on a PC, it just makes me think the developers are either lazy, or this is just a poorly ported console game being cheaply brought over onto PC, rather than a game intended for PC play all along... Tis annoying... Livable... But annoying all the same...
All I know is I’m absolutely hooked. I’m loving it. There’s a few issues, but which game doesn’t have a few issues? The story is great, the faction system is dynamic and unpredictable and cool. Gameplay in general is fun too. I’m also liking Sabacc.
I am 12 hours in an I absolutely love exploring the world and soak in the atmosphere as a 40 year old lifelong Star Wars Fan and I have to admit that it really does feel like the Star Wars I love. I can only recommend to play this on hard. It feels like the whole combat and stealth system was build around it. Otherwise it's completely braindead because you have way to much Health and enemies are pushing which seems so stupid on normal but on hard it keeps you on your toes and forces you to use all your different equipments and abilities in your toolkit and it feels really well rounded up. On normal it feels broken tbh. On Series X I play start 28/7 and I hat one crash and one time I feel trout a staircase after meeting an enemy. The way how organic updating your abilities, equipment with the little stories they tell and the exploring the world feels is absolutely amazing and it refreshes the Uni formal substantial. I think it´s the best approach they ever did and hope many of these ideas will carry over to Far Cry and Assassin's Creed. I like that the story is kind of grounded and not liver the top and that it is more about letting you expense the world out of the eyes of a wannabe Scoundrel who becomes more and more experienced.
Thank you for giving an honest review. I have been a gamer for over thirty years and am done with the children review bombing games unfairly, thank you again.
@@AHG93 used too the game would come out with a handful of bugs and pre-ordering would get you some cool rewards. Nowadays every game gives you one skin pack or one battle pass for a pre-order and needs about 4 months for all the patches to fix the massive bugs so it’s not worth it anymore.
My game now is stuck on a endless loading screen. Not sure what to do. I'm now re verifying the files and hoping that will work. Come on man, why are AAA games always so broken
@@toptiertech7291 Yeah was not sure what the issue was. I ended up just going back a save, and it worked. I only lost a little bit of progress annoyingly but hadnt done it again since :/
I stared yesterday- standard edition and went for PS5 since its mostly story and wanted to see it on the TV and have to say I like it waaaay better than what I have expected - Graphics look nice even if not on the RTX 4090😅, the Story was fun so far, it has action it has stealth and I honestly felt there went quite a lot of love into detailing the key areas for the fact that its an open world game… so, even if I was veeery skeptical - I think they did very well so far 😋 lets see how I feel after completing
I’ve just finished this entire video and having beaten the game the other night, I found it interesting he says he didn’t find the story to be one of its strong suits. For me it was the world and main story that were the only captivating things about the game, beginning with the hilarious Anq and everything that transpires towards the end of the game. It really comes together nicely and while you can reduce it to ‘another heist movie’ i don’t think we’ve ever seen one executed so well within the star wars mythos, and especially with the narrative underpinnings connecting nd5 to kay. It was good stuff. That said i only played the main story and really didn’t engage with the side content because i could tell it was a slog, so i can understand if mort was just exhausted with it by that point
This is a VERY 1990s UK reference, but I can only assume Mort has a 'Bernard's Watch' that allows him to freeze time at will. There's no way he is 100%ing these games without cheating the space-time continuum
Excellent review. Very honest without riding the controversy. 70$ is indeed a very steep price for a game that has too many flaws. For me, a Star Wars game should have excellent combat so yes this definitely is a dealbreaker.
Take a break after this one. You deserve it. Also.. Digital release, no media to make and distribute Using their own launcher exclusively, no one to pay to distribute Still 70$ for not even the full game.
Also they dodge steams super simple refund policy so if you don’t want to play it, or can’t cuz of ur specs well hopefully you can get a ticket in with Ubi and wait for months until they ghost you awaiting a refund.
This is one of the best reviews on this game I watched. If I wasn't a big Lucas SW fan II probably wouldn't haave played it. Since the Gameplay loop gets old after about halfway through. Although the environments and faithfulness to the original trilogy is what makes it shine for me. I think for their first SW game Ubisoft did a good job. It just sucks we probably won't get a sequel where they can improve on certain aspects of the game. I wish they would have made it more like the Mad Max game from years ago . That's what it reminds me of but not as good and polished as that particular game.
Great review. This is my first video on your channel, but I trust your review because of the tone. It came across as honest and not thirsty for clicks. I don’t trust people with thumbnails burying their face in their hands and phrases like, “How could they let this happen?!?” hanging over their heads in big red letters.
Speaking as a Star Wars fan growing up during the prequals, this was one of my most anticipated games. I love open world games, especially the AC Origins and Odyssey games, I like turning off my brain and exploring. I actually enjoy the feeling of clearing objectives off the maps in these games, I think its a OCD thing? The reviews havent scared me off completely, just want to hold off for a few updates a big discount and fingers crossed some Mando outfit dlc. Turning off my brain in a galaxy far far away is something I long for in a video game haha.
First time on this channel; I wanted a fair review that wasn't an automatic 10 out of 10 because they got a Ubisoft check or a 0 out of 10 because there's a woman on the box. Looks like a serviceable but bland Sunday afternoon game. I might get it, but not until it's $15 and I'm in a Star Wars mood. And it comes to Steam. Thank you for the review, it was genuinely helpful!
Mortismal once again giving one of the only fair reviews, by and for people who actually want to *enjoy* games not just complain on the Internet. Along with Gameranx and Th3Birdman.
What is fair is subjective. I've watched reviews from very respected and independent reviewers who rarely get keys from publishers due to their honest and candid reviews, and those guys hated the game and provided clear reasoning and footage demonstrating each point they made. If anything, based on several reviews I've seen, this one is bordering on being too generous. I guess you can find out by playing it yourself. Personally I trust those other guys more from experience.
Thanks for dropping this in 1440p and above. I'm sure most don't care, but for a few it's helpful and nice to have as an option. And of course for the review itself! I've seen a lot of weird clipping and NPC behavior and other anti-Ubi content compilations for this. Sort of have to ignore the anti-Ubi commenters everywhere to get a semi-accurate fair presentation of the game. Glad to have Mort's take. I'll probably get it, but after a bit and maybe more sensible DLC inclusion and on my customer-oriented storefront of choice. Not top of the pile anyway...but not a skip like Jedi survivor or whatever.
Had the most fun in a star wars game in a while thanks to Outlaws, it was fun playing a jedi/sith in Jedi and Force Unleashed, but we never have a true open star wars game (not including the mmo) that focuses on blasters, it’s quite refreshing actually. And the story somehow ended up in my top 5 in games and that says something. It’s so rewarding without there being a progression system and I cant wait to see what they do with the expansions when they release.
Looks like a fun game, thanks for the review! I’d probably pick it up but I already bought Black Myth Wukong, so will probably wait until this is on sale.
Thanks for the solid review. Based on others I have seen I was surprised you liked this as much as you did. One thing that I am curious about. Some spoke of automatic failures upon detection in some stealth missions. You didn't mention this in the stealth section of the review. Is this auto fail very rare or did you just never fail in one of those scenarios? EDIT - Based on a response comment, the "getting thrown out" scenario is the result of the auto-fail, so I didn't realize you had already addressed the issue.
I've experienced one autofail in the tutorial, and then one in the first town/planet. It seems like the "autofail" are when you are stealthing in the faction areas inside towns - you simply get kicked out. As he said, out in the world it seems more often they just try to kill you. In that situation, unless you want to completely destroy whatever reputation you have with that group you kind of have to fail - just run, or restart.
Thanks!!! I was very interested in having your opinion as I like a lot the way you think even if there was 0% chance I would try this game. The 3 person shooter was already far more deep in its gameplay mechanics 20 years ago, the heroin has absolutely no charisma for me (looks like a sub generic NPC) and on top the Star wars universe never attracted me (except Knights of the old republic 2 I fell in love with due to its story, lore, gameplay, etc.). You enjoyed it and I'm glad you did even if you found many flaws. Take care!
The biggest disappointment to me is the lack of a real melee combat system. I mean, even if you take out the Jedi, Star Wars has a lot of melee combat with things like vibro blades and what not. Especially given that Ubisoft has some games with very cinematic melee combat, the lack of melee is really disappointing to me and honestly feels a bit dated. In the wake of games like Cyberpunk (which has a cinematic fusing of melee and ranged combat like tossing an enemy in the air and shooting them on the way down), you'd at least expect some sort of a viable melee system. Hell, Starfield even has melee (though sometimes I wish it didn't).
Good review as always. I'm really loving this one so far. No, the combat isn't amazing and yes, the story is rote, but gosh the Star Wars vibes are perfect, Nix is an absolute joy, and the cartel reputation system really is the best dynamic gameplay narrative device since the nemesis system in the Mordor games. 12 hours in I'm still actively excited to keep playing and exploring.
The concept of this is very appealing. I always liked the seedier underbelly and outlaw/smuggler stuff in the SW universe and I was looking forward to this, but I guess at the end of the day it's still an Ubisoft game, so I'll just wait a couple months for this to go on sale for $20. I have a lot of other games I'm looking forward to/in backlog now and this doesn't seem like a must buy for me.
Damn bro, mad props for having the patience to do this. I was really disappointed just trying to finish it and get my money's worth, nevermind 100% it.
A couple really annoying things about combat that I haven't seen mentioned in reviews: 1. If you hold aim when you're behind cover (let's say ducking behind a crate), Kay will kind of poke her head out of cover while aiming the blaster in order to shoot from cover. That's fine, but the problem is that you have to hold aim in order switch blaster modules. So, lets say you have a heavy Imperial with an energy shield shooting at you with a chain gun. The best solution is to switch to your ion module. You either need to move away from cover to switch, or wait him to stop firing for a sec, or just risk taking some damage while you switch. 2. The game auto switches shoulder perspective based on how close you are to walls or other objects. I had multiple occasions where I'm charging a powerful shot, coming around a corner, only to have the shoulder perspective and therefore the crosshairs suddenly move as I release the trigger, making me miss and have to wait for recharge and cooldown.
Was going to wait for it to get patched and maybe go on sale but your review made me choose to buy it for the theme, and exploration. Epic has it to buy also!
Thanks for the great review, and for confirming what I was hearing. Ubisoft connect is a really hard ask for me, a lackluster story means I will likely skip this unless it goes on a really deep sale.
I'm def looking to play this, but I'm not looking to pay full price haha. Most likely, I'll get Ubisoft +. People don't like this game, but I'm looking forward to trying this. Not a must for me, but if I get the chance, I'll give this a spin! Thank you Mortis!!🖤🖤
To me, it was a worthwhile game to play. It really felt like the devs cared about the world they crafted - it felt as tho they wanted to do much more but limited themselves to ship a functional game. I liked the exploration, the sidequests, the reputatiton system, the characters, collecting lore bits. With such a simple system, I don't feel like the game has overstayed its welcome. Stealth was simplistic and enjoyable for a story based game. I had a total of 2 bugs regarding the quest log with sidequests. I'm carefully looking forward to a sequel and expect the devs to deliver a way more interesting experience. And yay for no more exp grinding. Far Cry 6 tho? I couldn't finish it, and neither could I continue Valhalla's third or forth dlc which really started to get old with a "here's a new map and a new progression grindy system". I'm happy they went away with that. Used Ubisoft+.
Thanks for a great review, really appreciate how it is so thoughtful and neither positive nor negative for the sake of it. After about 6 hours I agree completely with your assessment. I’m loving the atmosphere, vibes, and exploration, but the combat and gunplay is pretty dreadful.
The world and the progression system sound very organic. I really like that. And Kay's design is really nice too. But I don't play Ubisoft games, so, still not a priority until they fix the bugs at very least.
Super generous review! Appreciate the nuance; definitely feel the criticism is often warranted, and exaggerated for sure online, considering it’s about as basic as can be from a AAA studio. Not to mention the abysmal DLC cash grab expected of Ubisoft. I literally lol when IGN compliments syndicate system for the fact you’ve got to fight enemies; like the OG GTA?
@@SultanDesync I think he's just disillusioned with Star Wars in general, so even the slightest annoyance or 2 in Outlaws means he's hating on the whole game. He's a bit of a reactionary sometimes.
His review is genuinely full of skill issues as well. Complaining about the lockpicking, really? Says its annoying and ruins the pace but it literally takes 5 seconds. If you look at his footage he’s just awful.
Matty and Worth a Buy were really good reviews pointing out allot issues with the game. Many people had reviews that sounded like 5 and 4 out 10 scores but gave them 7 out of 10s.
This is the reason i come to this channel. Mortismal reviews the game. Not the conversations surrending the game. Not the companies involved. He plays the game, tells you the good and the bad, and he does so in an intelligent way. Gaming needs more of this.
@@LzOhaiFlook the culture warriors are here. You guys are so annoying. You just want to politicize everything, go annoy someone else, we’re chilling here.
Least mentally ill gamer right here lmao @LucasOhaiFilgueiras
Mortim is the real completionist
@@LzOhaiF or buy games that look fun and interesting to you without having to justify what you do with your own money.
@@DoctorGroveAnd jackshit of it is constructive
I've found the lack of XP/level-based progression to be quite freeing. I don't feel like I'm missing out by sneaking in, stealing whatever I'm trying to get and then leaving everyone alive. Compared to refenr AC games where i always felt i had to go around and kill everyone to make sure i got the xp.
Of the many things I appreciate about your reviews, my favorite is how in depth they feel. If a game seems to be in line with what I like, I feel motivated to get it. If I come out of the review not vibing the game, your video is comprehensive enough that I have a good idea of the feel of the game at least
Already 100%? That work rate is so insane!
@@fitzwitsThe truth
It's a ubisoft game
All you have to do is follow the markers lol 😅
@@Loreburt Accurate asf
@@fitzwitsi think hangout with friends is available
As long the AAA 😏 games didn't came out
100% gaming in 4 days is work on its own
Weeks with review copy
@@fitzwits hope he is getting some decent money for it.
“A piece of Mort’s soul died to bring us this information”
Mon Mothma 2024
lol
Free copy? It's a trap!
@@Nostromo2144
Haha, yup.
Or….
“Someone pre-purchased a $130 Ubisoft game on EGS?! They’re braver than I thought.”
@@outofblues484 imagine berating others for having diffrent opinions...
Sounds like he enjoyed a lot of it though.
Hey Mortismal,
I would like to say BIG THANK YOU ❤.
I am watching with passion the games which you review and by the way I learn so much more words in English which I try to include in my daily speaking. I am not a native speaker and through your well spoken reviews I can catch two things in the same time. Develop my own language skills and follow my hobby in gaming. I frequently watch your videos since I discovered you and therefore I would like to say thank you for your efforts and professional reviews ❤.
This is very sweet
This is so wholesome! I'm so happy I was here to see it
You write English like a pro!
@@maxpudlowski8820 im also in love with mort
Probably picking this up in a couple years once it drops below the $10 mark. Likely to get some decent entertainment out of it for that price and most of the bugs will be addressed by then. Appreciate the review sir.
patientgamers always win
@thagomizer8485 that's fine for a $10-$20 shot, not 70 lol
@thagomizer8485 yeah. These big single player action games never get fixed.
Hogwarts legacy and Jedi Survivor still have launch day performance issues
idk why companies think we'd actually buy these games at full price.
@@1Orderchaos This game will probably do great on sale. But there are, sadly, enough fans of current Star Wars and (unbelievably) ubisoft that it will probably do fine.
Mighty Morting power reviewer
That would be a sick shirt
IN SPACE!
From what I'm hearing from most reviewers I can genuinely trust is that this game would be a solid $30- $40 game. But the ubisoft prices are just absurd for it's actual value.
? Buy sub for about 1/3, 1/4 of the price xd bro you can go true game on less than month
Luckily for us because of how they positioned it, it'll probably be less than that in no time. I think they'll see more of a loss now than if they just compromised on the price and marketed it as a smaller game.
@@thagomizer8485I sure did trying to read that.
@@vullord666yep plus people will get their pass to play it it’s just a mid game haha
You can buy it right now for $40 from QVC. Coupon WELCOME30 knocks $30 off the MSRP.
The only review I’ve been caring about lately. Thanks my friend
Thanks for the nuanced review, Mort! Killing it as always.
Never really planned on getting this but wanted to hear your take on it.
@@johndymond4596 same:D
Same
Why is that I’m just curious? Before we saw the gameplay what made you count it out?
@@justindaniels411 Star Wars ( to me ) has sucked since Disney got hold of it. The last Star Wars game ( on PC for me ) just didn't work...and Ubisoft..
@@justindaniels411 in the past 10 years every single ubisoft open word game is just a copy paste boring clone in different settings unfortunately. If you played one you played all really... There is way too much games atm to play something what is mid at best
Basically the only reviewer I listen to atm, and have for quite a while. You just come off very fair and like you just love videogames of any kind as long as they do interesting and fun stuff (also helps that I actually do know what you enjoy which helps me further with deciding if it might be for me). Love how you usually judge the games on what they actually do and contain without all the "outrage" and overhype (or even predetermined hate) that is so common these days. Like everything either has to be the best thing ever or the worst and that just is not the case really. Most games these days are actually just pretty good imo. Of course the 100% thing gives you quite a lot of credibility as well. No particular reason why I wrote this here as I have no interest in this particular game, but I just love these reviews. Just makes everything sound interesting and quite fun. Quite lovely this day and age. Keep it up!!! :)
It's good to see this channel growing, I remember finding this channel back when I bought Pathfinder WOTC and being overjoyed with the 100% reviews. Keep up the good work man!
I like how no tower climbing + bandit camps to clear automatically makes exploration more interesting in reviews, that's how formulaic open worlds have become
Ubisoft open worlds specifically
I'm still surprised no one talks about the stiff animations. Especially when talking. I've seen more fluid conversation animations in Xbox 360 games.
@@tevb8834 it is after all the patented ubisoft tower™
@@verro9953 Ah, the 360 or ps3 comparisons again lol.. Never gets old. I've seen much worse right now. Show me one game from that era
Ubisoft's world design team has been carrying the entire company for decades now.
Thanks for saving me some money Mort. Not into heavy stealth, bad story, poor combat or basic progression systems. Cheers.
Idk how he is going to say all that about the game then say that the game is "good" at the end.
@@user-ts2dy6lx2lbecause he understands he might like it for its faults but others might not??? Did you even watch the video?
@@user-ts2dy6lx2l He mentioned it was heavy stealth, underwhelming story, poor combat and he visually went over the watered down, console-like progression system. I genuinely hope you enjoy it brother, it just isn't for me.
@@user-ts2dy6lx2l he also said that the story and combat-system wasnt really good and that he wouldnt buy it for 70 bucks in this state. His review was overall very neutral imho, i liked that.
heavy stealth? lol outlaws isnt heavy stealth
Your reviews never disappoint. I really appreciate your analysis of the value proposition at the end too. From the get-go this just seemed too expensive, so I think I'll wait for some patches and a big discount.
Thank you. I think I'm going to watch many more of your reviews. This one appears quite earnest, and you seem to take great care of how you frame your opinions. I appreciate your effort. Thanks again.
I recognized your Channel 2 months ago and I want to thank you very much for your impressive work
I love your Reviews
I am already eager to see your Space Marine 2 Review :3
@@gamelover2222 And hammers, too.
I dont know that Im for sure going to do a full review due to all the multiplayer but I will have at least a video on it
@@MortismalGaming You have enough subs now that I bet you could easily find a group to tackle multiplayer with. Whether it's other creators or just regular viewers who already intended on purchasing the game.
Thanks for the hard work, always informative
I am always glad when there is a game I am uncertain about got a review by you. You really dig into the games you make videos about and explain what works and dont work about them!
Mortismal, your reviews set a standard for UA-cam Gaming channels. I listen to every one of them !
I love the DETAILS of the review. You cover everything. Well done
Great review and mirrors the sentiment I've heard elsewhere, where boring combat just seems to be a dealbreaker. Great work, keep it up!
Conclusion: game is not worth the price point, wait for the 60%+ discount.
Or, play it once for 18 bucks on ubisoft +
this game i would saaid wait for the 75% +
Or play it with Ubisoft +
i wouldn't even play it then honestly
Ew @@MrDarcykampe
The only really objective Review out there i really trust. I absolutely won't get this game, but there is rhis huge shit train for this Game what i was curious if it's really that bad all around. Now i have a good idea about it. Thanks.
As always a calm and informative review. It says so much more about the game than 90% of the reviews out there that just say that the game is bad and "ubisoft bad" bla bla.
Thanks mort, you are really my go-to review channel and i can always count on your opinon.
Just followed your account a day ago, the same time this game came out and you already finished at 100% and did a review?? Amazing! And thanks for the tips. Will def wait for sales
Was really happy to see you reviewed this. I'm a big star wars fan, but a bit of a Ubisoft hater, just feel like they reuse the gameplay formula for all their games, so I've been on the fence with this one. Some channels I've seen cover it are obvious shills and others feel like they're blindly hating it. I'm glad to see this isn't just space farcry, I hope Ubisoft continues to get further away from that formula, but it seems like it will still feel like a repetitive gameplay loop because of the lack of depth in combat. I usually don't prioritize narrative, gameplay is the most important thing to me usually, but with this being a star wars game, I feel like they already have all the hard work of establishing a lore base done and it's a shame they couldn't do more with the story when the IP is one of the more story rich ones out there. Thanks for the content as always, gonna wait for a 50% or more sale to check this one out. AAA game prices are just not worth it these days when you can find a plethora of indie and smaller studio games that are around 40 bucks or less that are just better.
No steam, no purchase. Anyhow thank you for fast review!
@@onlytwogenders420that's like the least important of the numerous problems this game has, what are you on about
I don't care about spoilers in a game I know I'm never going go play. So, listen I will.
You seem so laid back that I think you saying something is a "little bit annoying" to you, means it would be a LOT annoying to me. Lol.
I've seen mostly relentlessly negative stuff about this game, but a lot of it felt like the negativity was pretty subjective.
Whenever I consider making game or product purchases anymore I expressly look for both positive and negative reviews, as I feel that by gathering information both positive and negative about a product I can get a more complete idea of what it actually is.
I really appreciated your review and I feel like you were very fair, evaluating both positive and negative aspects of the game. I probably won't buy it myself, particularly because AAA games just haven't been living up to their hype for quite a while for me(and combat and story are 2 of the biggest aspects of a game to me and your review tells me those are lacking in this), but I will keep your channel in mind for looking at evaluations of future games.
Man, I can really rely on you to give a thru and thru review. I'll be getting it or just wait for a sale, thanks, Mortismal!
Incredibly detailed review, good job
Man, what's up with that scene in the cantina where your mug is on the TV (assuming a wanted ad) while you are just sitting there listening to a conversation with no hood or mask going unoticed, lol. It's the little things.
Wow, it’s crazy how much effort you put into these reviews! 🎮 I mean, hitting 100% already is no joke! But I guess with your skills, it makes sense. Also, that detail about Steam Deck compatibility is super helpful for us portable gamers! Keep up the awesome work! 🚀
Thanks for the review video... Honestly, I like most of the exploration and side quest content... It might be a mixed bag for people who are not into jumping puzzles, exploring to find back entrances, and puzzling out certain mission/quest areas... I didn't mind most of it, but some were harder to figure out then others... The combat system is rather basic for the most part, and while it does progress a bit in the beginning, it will eventually feel a bit stale for some folks... While the speeder took some getting used to, I had to turn off the Mouse Turning feature on PC, as it made using the speeder much harder in my opinion... Opting to go with just keyboard movement controls, and using the mouse to look around instead, made using the speeder much easier... I also, like Mortismal, hate Simon Says styled puzzles, so I turned that function off for Slicing... It may seem a bit cheaty to do that, but I'd rather not be annoyed by puzzle systems I don't like...
The main story, as much as I've completed so far, feels rather basic, but honestly, I think it is not where the developers wanted players to focus their game play in the first place... Touted as an Open World game, that is where they focused much of their attention... The side stories with the Syndicates are not mind blowing, but I feal more attention was placed on these bits of side content then the main story... In the end, this is not a Story Rich RPG, although it does have story stuff... It feels like a cross between an Action-Adventure game, a planet side exploration game, along with some RPG elements thrown in... The progression system is unique and interesting, along with some basic gear systems thrown in to round it out... All in all, you could technically blow through this game's main story without heavy involvement in all the side content... But in my opinion, you would be losing out on the meat and potatoes of the game if that is all you care about...
Visually, I think the game looks good overall... I don't care as much about visuals if the game play is fun... The only qualm I really have with the visuals is Kay's hair and her face sometimes... It looks alright in some scenes, and not as good in others... I think that is because they are not using dynamic animated cut scenes, but pre-made ones... The story scenes look far better most of the time when comparing types of scenes... If I had one wish for this game, that would be the ability to modify Kay's face and hair... Since that is not an option via game mechanics, I'm holding out hope for the modding community to take on that feat... There are a few mods for the game already, when it comes to visuals, but most are basic environmental visual alterations like lighting and so on, for the moment... It's early days, so I look forward to seeing where it goes....
I agree 100% with Mortismal when it comes to game pricing... Ubisoft+ subscription is the cheapest option at the moment, which is the route I chose to go with... The basic package price is normal for games these days, even if it is missing some very minor things in comparison to the more expensive packages... There is no boxed game to purchase, so the others are just super expensive digital upgrades... Which is probably meant to drive players towards Subbing in the first place... As far as purchasing the game, if by the end I enjoyed everything, I will most likely buy the game on another platform when it goes on sale... I personally believe the non-Basic prices are way too high, especially since there is no physical version of the game, such as a collector's edition that would make such a high purchase more worthwhile...
As to bugs, I've only ran into a couple, most of which were not game breaking, and did not ruin my fun at all... The most active bug I've witnessed is the Ubisoft Cloud Save Sync not working sometimes when entering or exiting the game... Which doesn't bother me since I have the saves locally anyhow... Which reminds me, the fact I cannot make manual saves when in the middle of hostile territory, puzzle areas, and in the middle of combat, is ridiculous to me... Especially for a PC game... It feels like an archaic console system function being forced onto players... If I have to quit in the middle of something when in those sorts of situations, all I have to rely on is auto-saves and/or save points (which I loathe entirely) ... When I see that in games on a PC, it just makes me think the developers are either lazy, or this is just a poorly ported console game being cheaply brought over onto PC, rather than a game intended for PC play all along... Tis annoying... Livable... But annoying all the same...
All I know is I’m absolutely hooked. I’m loving it. There’s a few issues, but which game doesn’t have a few issues? The story is great, the faction system is dynamic and unpredictable and cool. Gameplay in general is fun too. I’m also liking Sabacc.
I am 12 hours in an I absolutely love exploring the world and soak in the atmosphere as a 40 year old lifelong Star Wars Fan and I have to admit that it really does feel like the Star Wars I love. I can only recommend to play this on hard. It feels like the whole combat and stealth system was build around it. Otherwise it's completely braindead because you have way to much Health and enemies are pushing which seems so stupid on normal but on hard it keeps you on your toes and forces you to use all your different equipments and abilities in your toolkit and it feels really well rounded up. On normal it feels broken tbh.
On Series X I play start 28/7 and I hat one crash and one time I feel trout a staircase after meeting an enemy.
The way how organic updating your abilities, equipment with the little stories they tell and the exploring the world feels is absolutely amazing and it refreshes the Uni formal substantial. I think it´s the best approach they ever did and hope many of these ideas will carry over to Far Cry and Assassin's Creed.
I like that the story is kind of grounded and not liver the top and that it is more about letting you expense the world out of the eyes of a wannabe Scoundrel who becomes more and more experienced.
Wow. You did 100% already! We will give this one a go when its half price.
Thank you for giving an honest review. I have been a gamer for over thirty years and am done with the children review bombing games unfairly, thank you again.
This channel is a staple of the reviewing world , thanks for your work
The only review I trust for this game. Thanks for you work Mortismal.
Great video. Another example of why I never pre-order and why I wait a minimum of 6 months to a year to try most open world or semi open world games.
Yeah i never saw the point of pre ordering nor would i ever on a new game. Its rare you see a good game ever drop
@@AHG93 used too the game would come out with a handful of bugs and pre-ordering would get you some cool rewards. Nowadays every game gives you one skin pack or one battle pass for a pre-order and needs about 4 months for all the patches to fix the massive bugs so it’s not worth it anymore.
Finally this video dropped. I have been waiting for this to decide if I want to buy it
Informative, balanced review focusing on the game itself. Liked and subscribed.
For a Massive game... the combat system it's a shame for me.
They also made Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora... for this game they made a regression...
You are the king of reviews. You definitely set yourself apart from others. Keep it up
My game now is stuck on a endless loading screen. Not sure what to do. I'm now re verifying the files and hoping that will work. Come on man, why are AAA games always so broken
@@toptiertech7291 Yeah was not sure what the issue was. I ended up just going back a save, and it worked. I only lost a little bit of progress annoyingly but hadnt done it again since :/
I stared yesterday- standard edition and went for PS5 since its mostly story and wanted to see it on the TV and have to say I like it waaaay better than what I have expected - Graphics look nice even if not on the RTX 4090😅, the Story was fun so far, it has action it has stealth and I honestly felt there went quite a lot of love into detailing the key areas for the fact that its an open world game… so, even if I was veeery skeptical - I think they did very well so far 😋 lets see how I feel after completing
I am eagerly waiting for an update. 👍
Yeah same on the series x. It's okay, I really don't hate it. Some things are janky but honestly it's not the broken mess people think it is.
I’ve just finished this entire video and having beaten the game the other night, I found it interesting he says he didn’t find the story to be one of its strong suits. For me it was the world and main story that were the only captivating things about the game, beginning with the hilarious Anq and everything that transpires towards the end of the game. It really comes together nicely and while you can reduce it to ‘another heist movie’ i don’t think we’ve ever seen one executed so well within the star wars mythos, and especially with the narrative underpinnings connecting nd5 to kay. It was good stuff. That said i only played the main story and really didn’t engage with the side content because i could tell it was a slog, so i can understand if mort was just exhausted with it by that point
This is a VERY 1990s UK reference, but I can only assume Mort has a 'Bernard's Watch' that allows him to freeze time at will. There's no way he is 100%ing these games without cheating the space-time continuum
It's a lot easier when playing videogames is your full time job
And have early review copies.
Side note, Bernard was the boring boy ever to possess that power...
What a throwback, I remember that show 😅
@@LapsedPacifist79 😂😂
Nice review, I think you hit everything on the mark. Im definitely on the “liking it but with major caveats” side of things so far👍
Excellent review. Very honest without riding the controversy. 70$ is indeed a very steep price for a game that has too many flaws. For me, a Star Wars game should have excellent combat so yes this definitely is a dealbreaker.
A rational. Well thought out. Well explained review. Thank you. I needed this review.
Take a break after this one. You deserve it. Also..
Digital release, no media to make and distribute
Using their own launcher exclusively, no one to pay to distribute
Still 70$ for not even the full game.
Also they dodge steams super simple refund policy so if you don’t want to play it, or can’t cuz of ur specs well hopefully you can get a ticket in with Ubi and wait for months until they ghost you awaiting a refund.
This is one of the best reviews on this game I watched. If I wasn't a big Lucas SW fan II probably wouldn't haave played it. Since the Gameplay loop gets old after about halfway through. Although the environments and faithfulness to the original trilogy is what makes it shine for me. I think for their first SW game Ubisoft did a good job. It just sucks we probably won't get a sequel where they can improve on certain aspects of the game. I wish they would have made it more like the Mad Max game from years ago . That's what it reminds me of but not as good and polished as that particular game.
Great review. This is my first video on your channel, but I trust your review because of the tone. It came across as honest and not thirsty for clicks. I don’t trust people with thumbnails burying their face in their hands and phrases like, “How could they let this happen?!?” hanging over their heads in big red letters.
Great video Mortim!
Thanks for another great review ! I don't even play anymore but I love these videos
Speaking as a Star Wars fan growing up during the prequals, this was one of my most anticipated games. I love open world games, especially the AC Origins and Odyssey games, I like turning off my brain and exploring. I actually enjoy the feeling of clearing objectives off the maps in these games, I think its a OCD thing? The reviews havent scared me off completely, just want to hold off for a few updates a big discount and fingers crossed some Mando outfit dlc. Turning off my brain in a galaxy far far away is something I long for in a video game haha.
First time on this channel; I wanted a fair review that wasn't an automatic 10 out of 10 because they got a Ubisoft check or a 0 out of 10 because there's a woman on the box.
Looks like a serviceable but bland Sunday afternoon game. I might get it, but not until it's $15 and I'm in a Star Wars mood. And it comes to Steam.
Thank you for the review, it was genuinely helpful!
Mortismal once again giving one of the only fair reviews, by and for people who actually want to *enjoy* games not just complain on the Internet. Along with Gameranx and Th3Birdman.
What is fair is subjective. I've watched reviews from very respected and independent reviewers who rarely get keys from publishers due to their honest and candid reviews, and those guys hated the game and provided clear reasoning and footage demonstrating each point they made. If anything, based on several reviews I've seen, this one is bordering on being too generous.
I guess you can find out by playing it yourself. Personally I trust those other guys more from experience.
Thanks for dropping this in 1440p and above. I'm sure most don't care, but for a few it's helpful and nice to have as an option.
And of course for the review itself!
I've seen a lot of weird clipping and NPC behavior and other anti-Ubi content compilations for this.
Sort of have to ignore the anti-Ubi commenters everywhere to get a semi-accurate fair presentation of the game.
Glad to have Mort's take.
I'll probably get it, but after a bit and maybe more sensible DLC inclusion and on my customer-oriented storefront of choice. Not top of the pile anyway...but not a skip like Jedi survivor or whatever.
Had the most fun in a star wars game in a while thanks to Outlaws, it was fun playing a jedi/sith in Jedi and Force Unleashed, but we never have a true open star wars game (not including the mmo) that focuses on blasters, it’s quite refreshing actually. And the story somehow ended up in my top 5 in games and that says something. It’s so rewarding without there being a progression system and I cant wait to see what they do with the expansions when they release.
I was never really interested in this game but I like showing support to Morty. It’s just so funny how the internet has reacted to this game.
Looks like a fun game, thanks for the review! I’d probably pick it up but I already bought Black Myth Wukong, so will probably wait until this is on sale.
Kay’s dialogue is rough she sounds flat & unconvincing whenever she tries to lie or attempt to intimidate someone if you can even call it that 🤦♂️
Thanks for the review! Appreciate it
I'm 7 hours in am enjoying it (so far), might change but I'm having fun. Great content as usual mate👍
Tremendous and timely review!
So you ALWAYS 100??> ugh I am truly sorry dude that must suck hard if a game is bad...
Thanks for the solid review. Based on others I have seen I was surprised you liked this as much as you did. One thing that I am curious about. Some spoke of automatic failures upon detection in some stealth missions. You didn't mention this in the stealth section of the review. Is this auto fail very rare or did you just never fail in one of those scenarios?
EDIT - Based on a response comment, the "getting thrown out" scenario is the result of the auto-fail, so I didn't realize you had already addressed the issue.
He "likes" almost everything he reviews
@@dirtydard4870why would he 100% a game he hates
@@dirtydard4870false
@@iglasskuvanshas8256to bring us the review, obviously
I've experienced one autofail in the tutorial, and then one in the first town/planet.
It seems like the "autofail" are when you are stealthing in the faction areas inside towns - you simply get kicked out. As he said, out in the world it seems more often they just try to kill you. In that situation, unless you want to completely destroy whatever reputation you have with that group you kind of have to fail - just run, or restart.
Thanks!!! I was very interested in having your opinion as I like a lot the way you think even if there was 0% chance I would try this game. The 3 person shooter was already far more deep in its gameplay mechanics 20 years ago, the heroin has absolutely no charisma for me (looks like a sub generic NPC) and on top the Star wars universe never attracted me (except Knights of the old republic 2 I fell in love with due to its story, lore, gameplay, etc.). You enjoyed it and I'm glad you did even if you found many flaws. Take care!
Thanks for the detailed review as always 🖖
The biggest disappointment to me is the lack of a real melee combat system. I mean, even if you take out the Jedi, Star Wars has a lot of melee combat with things like vibro blades and what not. Especially given that Ubisoft has some games with very cinematic melee combat, the lack of melee is really disappointing to me and honestly feels a bit dated. In the wake of games like Cyberpunk (which has a cinematic fusing of melee and ranged combat like tossing an enemy in the air and shooting them on the way down), you'd at least expect some sort of a viable melee system. Hell, Starfield even has melee (though sometimes I wish it didn't).
Well if you compare melee in Starfield to melee in Outlaws, I'll take melee in Outlaws. In Starfield it is useless
Thanks for the video. You installed Uplay? You're a brave one. Onward to 400k. All glory to the algorithm.
Good job man nice vid as always
Good review as always. I'm really loving this one so far. No, the combat isn't amazing and yes, the story is rote, but gosh the Star Wars vibes are perfect, Nix is an absolute joy, and the cartel reputation system really is the best dynamic gameplay narrative device since the nemesis system in the Mordor games. 12 hours in I'm still actively excited to keep playing and exploring.
The concept of this is very appealing. I always liked the seedier underbelly and outlaw/smuggler stuff in the SW universe and I was looking forward to this, but I guess at the end of the day it's still an Ubisoft game, so I'll just wait a couple months for this to go on sale for $20. I have a lot of other games I'm looking forward to/in backlog now and this doesn't seem like a must buy for me.
Damn bro, mad props for having the patience to do this. I was really disappointed just trying to finish it and get my money's worth, nevermind 100% it.
This is where the fun begins!
Looking forward to playing this in a year for 15 bucks.
A couple really annoying things about combat that I haven't seen mentioned in reviews: 1. If you hold aim when you're behind cover (let's say ducking behind a crate), Kay will kind of poke her head out of cover while aiming the blaster in order to shoot from cover. That's fine, but the problem is that you have to hold aim in order switch blaster modules. So, lets say you have a heavy Imperial with an energy shield shooting at you with a chain gun. The best solution is to switch to your ion module. You either need to move away from cover to switch, or wait him to stop firing for a sec, or just risk taking some damage while you switch. 2. The game auto switches shoulder perspective based on how close you are to walls or other objects. I had multiple occasions where I'm charging a powerful shot, coming around a corner, only to have the shoulder perspective and therefore the crosshairs suddenly move as I release the trigger, making me miss and have to wait for recharge and cooldown.
Was going to wait for it to get patched and maybe go on sale but your review made me choose to buy it for the theme, and exploration. Epic has it to buy also!
Thanks for the great review, and for confirming what I was hearing. Ubisoft connect is a really hard ask for me, a lackluster story means I will likely skip this unless it goes on a really deep sale.
Mort had to sacrifice so much for 100%-ing a Ubisoft game. F in the chat.
Thus is a shame, he basically 100%'d all Ubisoft games by just completing this one.
This is literally his job?
I had a chill week playing a game and made a video that'll wind up paying me like $1k, not really how I would define a sacrifice.
@@MortismalGamingyou get 1k for this video? Why the fuck do I work in a factory for 400 a week? 😅
@@MortismalGaming this response is so good hahaha big ups to you, Mort
I'm def looking to play this, but I'm not looking to pay full price haha.
Most likely, I'll get Ubisoft +.
People don't like this game, but I'm looking forward to trying this.
Not a must for me, but if I get the chance, I'll give this a spin!
Thank you Mortis!!🖤🖤
I am playing it using the VR mod, and it is fun in VR to explore the worlds of Star Wars!
Mac from Worth A Buy had great review as well.
Good job dudes
Story and Gameplay are the aspects I care most in games 😭
To me, it was a worthwhile game to play. It really felt like the devs cared about the world they crafted - it felt as tho they wanted to do much more but limited themselves to ship a functional game. I liked the exploration, the sidequests, the reputatiton system, the characters, collecting lore bits. With such a simple system, I don't feel like the game has overstayed its welcome. Stealth was simplistic and enjoyable for a story based game. I had a total of 2 bugs regarding the quest log with sidequests. I'm carefully looking forward to a sequel and expect the devs to deliver a way more interesting experience. And yay for no more exp grinding. Far Cry 6 tho? I couldn't finish it, and neither could I continue Valhalla's third or forth dlc which really started to get old with a "here's a new map and a new progression grindy system". I'm happy they went away with that. Used Ubisoft+.
Thanks for a great review, really appreciate how it is so thoughtful and neither positive nor negative for the sake of it. After about 6 hours I agree completely with your assessment. I’m loving the atmosphere, vibes, and exploration, but the combat and gunplay is pretty dreadful.
The world and the progression system sound very organic. I really like that. And Kay's design is really nice too. But I don't play Ubisoft games, so, still not a priority until they fix the bugs at very least.
Top notch review as always 👍
Super generous review! Appreciate the nuance; definitely feel the criticism is often warranted, and exaggerated for sure online, considering it’s about as basic as can be from a AAA studio. Not to mention the abysmal DLC cash grab expected of Ubisoft. I literally lol when IGN compliments syndicate system for the fact you’ve got to fight enemies; like the OG GTA?
Got to love the polarisation of this game. MrMattyPlays absolutely hated the faction system and thought it was terribly implemented.
MrMatty doesn't have much going on between his ears.
@@SultanDesync I think he's just disillusioned with Star Wars in general, so even the slightest annoyance or 2 in Outlaws means he's hating on the whole game. He's a bit of a reactionary sometimes.
His review is genuinely full of skill issues as well. Complaining about the lockpicking, really? Says its annoying and ruins the pace but it literally takes 5 seconds. If you look at his footage he’s just awful.
oh cool I'll have to watch his review. I'm enjoying the reputation but I'd be interested in seeing why people don't
Matty and Worth a Buy were really good reviews pointing out allot issues with the game. Many people had reviews that sounded like 5 and 4 out 10 scores but gave them 7 out of 10s.
Oh my gosh...Not only Outlaws but you braved the Ubisoft launcher as well!? Jeepers creepers this man deserves the subs.
Looks good. Great review as always.