Star Wars Outlaws Review - "A New Nope?"

[@ACGreviews]

A pretty good game sometimes but held back by some issues. www.patreon.com/AngryCentaurGaming

[@Shrike1988]

Unless I can change her busted up face and play as Han, it's a hard pass.

[@kringekevthegamekat]

too many negatives I was worried about, now ACG confirmed,.💯 I knew the world might be cool, but it’s not worth it. The blaster sounds are too fast etc etc

[@lukasmolcan3946]

A pretty good game.....sometimes. That statement meant a lot to not buy this game. And it is from Ubisoft so on the first screen I expect a huge popup with microtransactions. We need a game that is bad sometimes not good sometimes.

[@FIVESTRZ]

Just going to shoot my shot here, can I get one of those copies you're giving away. I'm torn between Ubi+ or skipping till sale 😅

[@dilwalecricket]

So basically it’s a good game and if we wait 6-12 months with all the patches and updates it would be better game. I got this game free with my CPU but I will wait till summer of 2025

[@SMToonItaliano]

Be careful guys. I forgot my copy of this game on my car seat and someone broke my window and left two more...

[@Sklarecrow]

This is a brilliant comment. Thank you ! 😂😂😂

[@inalingthedead]

😂 😂 😂 😂

[@wrahvin]

you won the internet for that day

[@little_fluffy_clouds]

@@SMToonItaliano this made me LOL on the train during my commute to work. Thank you for making strangers stare at me as if I am nuts. Brilliant comment 😂

[@capo1376]

Clown boy comment

[@MetalJesusRocks]

I’m about 15 hours into the game…and I really don’t like the stealth system. Way too easy to fail a mission and get sent all the way back to the beginning. Enemies feel like they are telepathically connected if one enemy barely spots you and it’s start over, again and again and again. And I LOVE stealth in games. It’s my jam. But not here unfortunately.

[@ACGreviews]

Ya those fail states man. They are rough and hold it back in so many ways.

[@whosaidthat84]

You rock, Metal Jesus!!

[@gunguntrio1247]

So it's 2024, and we still have automatic mission failures on stealth missions?

[@elibrainless90]

Why would you even buy this lol

[@AlwayzFresh]

The stealth gameplay doesn't even look like proper stealth gameplay here, looks like I designed it.

[@Marvolo14]

Having the hutts trading exotic animals but not slaves was definitely a disney mandate.

[@User-s9r7x]

yep this game could’ve been so much more than what we got

[@caesarczech7920]

Yeah Wouldnt mesh with DEI even through Hutts are the bad guys and ANAKIN was a slave.

[@linkvagar2336]

Don't know why, Disney use slave labour plenty.

[@bryandedon7459]

Yep. They don't even call boba fetts ship slave 1 anymore. It has nothing to do with slaves and even if it did, it's stupid to not call it by it's name just bc people were slaves. Who in the hell gets offended bc a ship is called slave 1? If you do, that says way more about you than you think.

[@constantino7917]

@@caesarczech7920 herp derp DEI WoKe cancel culture

[@theroburrito]

The faces are so uncanny because the lack of eye animation. Its just wide, direct stares with regularly spaced blinks. No squinting, averting glances, wide open surprise, bored lulls, etc

[@kirishima638]

They’re just tired

[@benjifoucher]

Can’t wait to buy this with all its DLC in an ultimate bundle for $15 in 18 months!

[@francescofioroni70]

Avatar game is 35 after a year. Nice try

[@alucard624]

@@francescofioroni70 Exactly. The anti-Ubi tards need to give it a rest already.

[@thelawyer95]

I've seen it for 24.99 in Germany where I live, nice try ​@@francescofioroni70

[@gs8494]

@@francescofioroni70 It's made by Massive the same studio that did the Division and Division 2, I'd say to give it 2 years to fix any issues then buy it cheap, Massive do make good games, it just takes them a long time and if you buy the game you're essentially paying a premium to be a beta tester for a year or two, Massive will get there though that's their saving grace but it's worth remembering that their early game patches break as many issues as they fix until they find their feet. I'd say that 18 months to 2 years is a good shout. If Avatar is still selling at $35 that says more about how much Ubisoft have made on the title overall than about how long it will take to go for a bargain basement price.

[@vizioax2]

I know should be a fantastic 20 dollar quadruple A game lmao.

[@ewjiml]

If “wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle” was a word, Ubisoft would take the cake. They make these beautiful worlds that keep reminding you that you are playing a videogame.

[@brahmas1685]

What's wrong with playing a video game?

[@andreaporcu8419]

@@brahmas1685 nothing. What he meant is that Ubisoft games are not immersive and feel like walking around in a plastic playground

[@jackreacher2095]

@@brahmas1685people like to feel like they are immersed into a different world . For me I play games as an escape

[@lilkampy]

@@ewjiml this game was not developed by Ubisoft. They are only the publisher. Massive is the developer

[@ChuloInYourCulo]

Your ubisoft hate boner is so hard you forgot it wasn't developed by them. And Bethesda is WAY worse than ubisoft

[@kojk2545]

I've seen them several times now but god, those knockout animations never fail to look completely ridiculous. Just a light little punch with no power into the side of a helmet, and the enemies just flop like they're paid actors.

[@chikish]

It's ridiculous to the point where I can't ignore it lol.

[@Tekkknow]

Its wild, like a slow punch to a HELMET would work... like wtf you think the helmet is for Ubisoft.

[@madred1842]

Yeah! They should give her gadgets

[@Tekkknow]

@@madred1842 💯 that's really what it would take.

[@iuel42]

This is *not* a new phenomenon but has been in games for years and years, it's extremely tiring to see people hating this game for things that only now seem to be an issue

[@rosebuddesign635]

The fact that the lip-sync is still an issue with some AAA games in 2024 is mind boggling to me.

[@dananderson6697]

Turns out when you take a motion capture, and then purposefully try to make it look like the Mel Gibson "80s mom be like" meme, some jankiness will be inevitable...

[@mpomp6378]

As a custodian, I just gotta say, those ship floors are shiney.

[@gunguntrio1247]

Former custodian myself. I caught myself looking at air vents the other day when I went out. Just looking at all the dirt on the ceiling around the area. Haven't done housekeeping in years and I still look at that stuff.

[@XiLock_Alotx]

😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@JoeMamasBestie]

I was a Janitorial team supervisor and I still have the itch to remedy situations I find out and about

[@ShaneDanger42069]

Lol. I’m a head custodian at an elementary school, and I agree

[@TheTownzFinest]

I wonder how much they get paid

[@JS-vf5gn]

ACG reviews are like: “You may fire when ready”.

[@TEFFTPATTERN]

It sounds like it’s going to give me that classic Ubisoft feeling of lost potential. Running around a world dreaming of all the cool things they *could’ve done* with the world they built if they just opened up the player options a little more, and realizing that you’ll never see those things.

[@kylerobinson6102]

Like my one friend said - imagine how good Wild lands would have been if it was made by someone else.

[@jeremysumpter8939]

Dont buy it, stop giving Ubisoft the money to create more garbage

[@JPROP-vb7sv]

Never gonna happen. That Ubisoft is long gone dude.

[@Hashbrowniepie]

The crossover post I never expected

[@purvdragon-sensei]

@@kylerobinson6102as a big-time Wildlands enjoyer, OUCH. And very true.

[@Lovi07]

6:40 what the hell is this completely expressionless soulless conversation XD AAA gaming ladies and gents...

[@PaulWatchorn-uz2eq]

Yeah I spotted that, if you look at just her eyes it's freaky. Like someone paralysed the entire top half of her head.

[@navirbox4913]

Holy shit it's actually REALLY EXPRESSIONLESS

[@js1879]

Welcome to Ubisoft gaming...not all AAA devs insult us with these types of animations

[@tbw223]

Meanwhile Baldur's Gate III has motion-cap for every dialogue choice and reaction. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Retroblique]

So, like 99% of AAA games then.

[@MrNigelpickin]

I’ve got a bad feeling about this….

[@soulsynthesiscreations]

It's a trap!

[@ewjiml]

@@soulsynthesiscreationsi don’t like sand. It gets everywhere.

[@Hilversumborn]

That’s no moon.

[@Boki_86]

Well seems to be ok. Not particularly good or bad.

[@dablaqueguy]

@@MrNigelpickin Never tell me the odds.

[@spooner7637]

Was my concern when I saw all the major outlets previews “we played 5 hours of outlaws and loved it” first 5-10 hours of every ubi game is great, but the rest of the game is the same as those first 5 hours. Appreciate the review

[@lolicongang.4974]

And those games get played alot. Shooters are about the same all... The fuckin... Way threw. Then we continue to play.

[@rocstarang5747]

Bingo

[@frankieyamz]

womp womp

[@kail4997]

That’s about the average time people spend on their new games these days, they move on rather quickly

[@suseendharans2274]

" first 5-10 hours of every ubi game is great " precisely said, almost all ubi games are so :(

[@byghostlight1]

I love that you mention how dull her ship design is, I don't know why, but it just annoys me so much.

[@mcmarkmarkson7115]

Her ship looks like her face :D

[@Asto508]

Aesthetically pleasing stuff is forbidden in a galaxy far, far away.

[@brokedownsystem]

I mean it's literally a fucking box...really guys? LOL

[@challe535]

​@@mcmarkmarkson7115back into the basement with you

[@Tekkknow]

Its so sad in a universe full of really interesting ship designs we get that f'n juice box.

[@bigfloppymonster]

The bare-handed punch to a stormtroopers helmet is a wild choice

[@Retroblique]

After 40+ years, video gamers suddenly decide that now's the time to deride one-hit KOs on armored enemies for being unrealistic. 🙄

[@cykeok3525]

@@Retroblique Well, after 40+ years, as the boundaries of visual fidelity and mechanical complexity reach new heights, isn't it time to shed that? Modern games can easily portray a character using a blackjack, or an electrical stun device, etc. In the past, such a feature would not be visually discernible, but characters aren't sprites a dozen pixels tall, as they were in games 40 years ago.

[@Ihavethetouch]

@@Retroblique Usually you'd have some sort of justification, like Adam Jensen being a superpowered cyborg. Now you just slap a helmeted trooper and that somehow takes them out. They should you given a stun baton or something

[@reddeaddude2187]

​@@Retroblique Obvious cope.

[@blackhammer5035]

@@RetrobliqueExcept it’s in a lot of stealth games, going back to titles like Metal Gear and Thief. Nonlethal stealth takedowns are frequently slow and can’t be done on certain enemy types. This game specifically wants us to believe the main character isn’t superhuman.

[@vewyscawymonsta]

I'm pretty comfortable not owning this one.

[@NotThatBob]

Perfectly said. I'd rather buy used paint at my hardware store.

[@spiegeltn]

What happened to the Star Wars Eclipse game anyway? 🤔 I'll google it.

[@ajpend]

I am, as well.

[@greatwesternsky]

give it a go... it's a fun game

[@flawlessvic]

@@greatwesternsky No.

[@MrSouthSioux]

Ubisoft games are strictly gold edition purchases with all DLCs included at a deeper then Atlantis discount. Great content as usual.

[@5115neo]

Someone is mad his food stamps don’t cover the Star Wars game

[@MikeMovesPLK]

@@5115neo lol it looks like you hate life all your comments are whining go outside squirt 🫡lol

[@Sponsi_PL]

WHAT? Maybe 2 years after release...

[@1996adis]

@@5115neo ?

[@Kryptek0251]

Shit's on discount within 3 months as always

[@Scimarad]

The 'restricted area' and insta-fail on being spotted thing makes this a definite no buy from me.

[@theyearoftherat]

ubisoft makes it a definite no buy from me.

[@AManWithManyLives]

We knew this was trash for quite some time

[@trickshotgamingtrickshotgaming]

@@AManWithManyLives who’s we?

[@JohnSmith-ef2rn]

I despise those sections in so many other games. If this game has a lot of those sneak sections and I can't quick save my way through them, then it's a big hit to my enthusiasm

[@adad87821]

right?insta fails are a no from me

[@BlurryGhost]

Been a fan for a few years. Your channel always come with the best reviews!! A great sense of humor, funny quips. Always entertaining. Last but not least descriptive with different aspects of every game you review, plus honest. You can’t ever go wrong. Thank you acg squad for being my favorite gaming channel!!

[@Mfuzed]

Ubisoft: ENVIRONMENT 10/10 game 5/10

[@LaurenceBlunt]

This is how I would score "Assains Creed: Origin" or as I call it "Far Cry: Pharaohs". It uses the same game engin, same fetch quests, etc... They just removed the guns and changed the world setting.

[@Healthy_Toki]

@@LaurenceBlunt I literally just want to explore these worlds. Zero interest in fetch quests, just have emergent encounters that generate exciting situations occasionally.

[@sobversion3]

​@@LaurenceBlunt they do not use the same engine; AC Origins uses Anvil Next. Only massive games run on Snowdrop (& Rabids and Southpark games 😅)

[@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc]

4.5 out of 10. Bad writing. Bad facial expressions some as bad as Mass Effect Andromeda allegedly. If the part about the facial expressions is true that may be enough to kill the game on its own. More than enough time has passed for a developer to avoid that in any game.

[@nothingisawesome]

Prince of Persia Lost Crown tho

[@oddmetre]

First time tuning in to your channel in a long time. I used to watch your reviews all the time. So glad to finally see you hit a million dude, you deserve it and it should have happened ages ago. And you kept your integrity the whole way. Thanks for all the high-quality content, I'll be sure to tune in more often in the future

[@boraeananaren]

A pass for me. The things that frustrated Karak would frustrate the hell out of me. May pick up on the cheap in future.

[@spenceraddison5188]

Always love you brutally honest videos. You have a great balance between look at something objectively, and letting that fun factor even the field. Great video as always. Will always come back to see what you make!

[@minbari73]

This isn't the future, it's a long time ago.

[@isengrim99]

If only it was in a galaxy far FAR away

[@treasurehunter3369]

I wonder if theres a canon answer for HOW long ago to US?

[@khinzaw77]

Same can be said about Ubisoft's game design

[@mykotron]

Also those aren’t teddy bears

[@darklighter66]

@@mykotron There an Alien Equivalent.....

[@nunab1864]

For you physical media guys, Ubisoft did the same thing they did with Avatar and will do with Shadows. They have a game that fits on disc capacity wise, but purposely force a patch to enable functionality of the disc. This disc has zero functionality without a patch. "Get comfortable with not owning anything" - Ubisoft

[@NineToFiveGamerUC0079]

@nunab1864 UGH really?!

[@Uni0nDirect0r]

And...?

[@badfoody]

That's not as scandalous as you think Games are getting bigger and discs arent big enough

[@danielainger]

Isn’t that a lot of games nowadays ?

[@williamg7138]

I'm a PC gamer so this comment means nothing lmaoooooo

[@stuartfields9177]

Nothing makes sense anymore. We have Harrison Fords likeness being used in a new Indy game and then this, a Han Solo simulator with a lead character people are unhappy with. Do they not want to make money? This should have been a fun, young Han adventure and it would have sold like crazy. She's even wearing his clothes!!!

[@nighthowell]

For real. Hopefully this recent string of activist games falling flat will bring about a new era of developers giving the people what they want.

[@nothingisawesome]

@@nighthowellyou want the same shit over and over? I would rather they try something new and fail than Solo: the video game.

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@nothingisawesome No one said they want the "same shit over and over" firstly. Secondly, you're one of those cunts - great. Lastly, I would rather play as Han freaking Solo, than Hannah-I-stole-his-clothes Solo. How is that hard to figure out? People love Han, he's an established character with a huge fan base. Common sense to use him and garner more public & fan support, as well as more money from increased sales.

[@redpillbill1052]

@@stuartfields9177 I assume the female protagonist was a Disney mandate

[@KommissarBanx]

The Han outfit is just a pre-order bonus that most of the review copies came with. Either way Ubisoft most likely THOUGHT they were making that type of game, but as always failed to deliver

[@JCTiggs1]

"IT'S A TRAP!" - Good ol Admiral Ackbar

[@sup3rAVATARtlafAN]

It sounds like Avatar, the previous game by Massive, stunning vistas, beautiful world and visuals, but dull combat, repetetive. Though Avatar was not as buggy.

[@ThePorkchopExpress975]

like elden ring?

[@sup3rAVATARtlafAN]

@@ThePorkchopExpress975 huh?

[@durrik]

@@ThePorkchopExpress975bro is sad his Ubislop star wars garbage can't compete with Elden Ring lol

[@frankieyamz]

@@durriki’d argue elden ring is hot garbage (good thing games are subjective). souls like games are hurting the market & companies need to back off that trend.

[@DragonKnightX12]

​@@frankieyamz Nah Elden Ring is a 2020s masterpiece, along side Baulder's Gate 3. What's hurting gaming is the western side of the industry went full big corporate, and embraced woke ideology. That's why we keep getting souless trash like Concord.

[@dunc5623]

This must have been an early build cos not once did I see the character climb a radio tower to unlock part of the map :P

[@ajpend]

Hilarious.

[@Fl0atingCupcake]

Man, that speech sync on 6:52 is abysmal

[@goonathan4703]

@@Fl0atingCupcake It's ridiculous lmao

[@goonathan4703]

It's ridiculous lmao

[@cangikawow]

At this point i see Kay as some kind of alien, that face is not human hahahaha

[@Xero_Kaiser]

6:53 Man, these faces are giving me Mass Effect: Andromeda flashbacks.

[@holden4620]

Yea and I would argue ME andromeda is probably way more fun to play… and that’s saying something

[@amirsharar8547]

@@holden4620 What aspects did you find more fun?

[@definer0]

“My face is tired”

[@M98747]

@@Xero_Kaiser This was the first thing I thought of.

[@LūxKaZz]

But their faces were tired.

[@SingularMeatball]

Other reviewers : it makes you feel like han solo ACG: "the adventures of Natalie Drake" love ACG mostly for the way he describes things its so refreshing. 😂

[@NnullX]

Annoying*

[@AmramAbba]

All the time! 🤣

[@Kagetora-]

@@NnullX Nope. ACG's reviews are entertaining to watch. Shush

[@moonstrobe]

@1nvisibleAcropolis Yeah, neither was Nathan Drake. This right here is basically Creep Zone material.

[@theobell2002]

@1nvisibleAcropolis Please stop this nonsense. She is not "ugly". You just don't like women and that's fine.

[@mattpenix8438]

Traversing foreign planets in far off universes like Lara Croft on her best days: “Yellow paint apparently means climbable in any alien language.”

[@vexor7]

Great review as always man, looks like a good time overall cant wait to check it out when the dust settles. Keep up the awesome work!

[@kronicassault1374]

This game should be co-op if needed. Wait for sale for 20 bucks on this one. It won’t be long because they stopped supporting it yesterday

[@awake1251]

My #1 video game guru. Thank you for the review, C!

[@SoberAddiction]

I love the no BS review. Thank you.

[@dionl4292]

@ACG You've been my go-to channel for reviews now for half a decade. Anytime something comes out I come here first, sometimes the only place I come to. Keep it up, man, and thanks again for the giveaways. Hopefully the game is at least a fun experience and not the run of the mill usually Ubi fare.

[@peterrbooth]

Looks like a missed opportunity for better RPG elements where you can make your character look how you like and customise weapons

[@Ghues]

That wouldn't give Disney enough options for merch. :(

[@fightnight14]

Definitely this could have been a much better game

[@ripbraincells8534]

@peterrbooth honestly, the customization in ghost recon breakpoint added just enough to make me actually enjoy a ubisoft game

[@jacob3761]

Yea I don’t see why the team who made the Division 1-2 couldn’t turn this game into an awesome RPG with cool character customization, just have to expand a bit on what they did in the division and it could’ve been perfect

[@DragonKnightX12]

The lack of weapons and customization is for sure a big oof. I get the Jedi manly sticking their lightsaber, but a playing a Outlaw? We should access to all kinds of different blasters and grenades.

[@shifttheshaman]

Punching helmets with a bare fist will always be weird.

[@carny15]

They could've at least made her strike with the blaster or butt of the rifle, not a backhanded slap.

[@williamg7138]

​@@carny15you've never hit a stormtrooper so how do you know?

[@champ7139]

@@williamg7138 Listen, as a person who's played sports, specifically american football, I'm sure punching a helmet would feel good.

[@frankieb9444]

@@williamg7138 I have...I'm no longer able to visit any Disney Parks

[@thereseemstobeenanerror1219]

​@@williamg7138 Was that your attempt at trying to defend this decision?

[@freetory]

Since I know they are watching. Hey Starearsoutlaws subredditors. I saw comments where you dorks were literally AFRAID to even click on ACG’s PREVIEW for this game. And on his actual review he’s being completely fair. Not rage baiting or trashing, just transparency. How do you feel😂😂 (they’ll never answer)

[@eval_is_evil]

Hahah this is actually true😂

[@barryg.3470]

Hey, buddy. WAY better review than some of the bigger outlets I've seen. 4k video quality is crucial to my understanding of the product, and you don't eat up my time with unnecessary clips of IP nostalgia. I know what Star Wars is.. But HOW is it? And you thoroughly deliver on that point. Keep on truckin', brother.

[@marioeckert9286]

Great, that helps with the decision (as always). Keep it up

[@ACGreviews]

Always!

[@ltheabyssl]

You decided to buy the game, right? ... Right?

[@Dasgrubergz]

I dont want to subscribe to thingy and the price point is just absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely bonkers and ubisoft are smoking some heavy shit. Ill buy it in a year for 15 euros

[@JuanRodriguez-ce8vs]

I think the main issue is how they handled the previews, and locked missions behind preorders. Just felt kind of shady to me. If they hadn't gone that route, the game wouldn't have received that much hate, and a lot of gamers would've been ok with giving it a chance.

[@zakbreeze5625]

@JuanRodriguez-ce8vs nah, the hype was there after first previews until they showed actual combat gameplay and it looked very dated

[@zeroskaterz92]

Locked missions behind preorders? Where? People who play Ubisoft games would know very well that those missions will be available in later months through Ubisoft Connect. This isn't new and they've been doing it since the PS3 era.

[@MinosML]

Nah, it's just that not a lot of people are interested in playing as Fem Solo in a poorly written SW Ubisoft world, tbh.

[@DarksideGmss0513]

They've done that with quite a few of their games.

[@AJDraws]

Still my favorite reviewer on this platform after years of watching so many other reviewers simultaneously. There's a quality and consistency here that you seldom find anywhere else. I'll even watch reviews on games I KNOW I'll never get.

[@rbrache85]

0:33 Punching someone wearing a helmet with your bare hands would hurt like hell if not break the bones in your hand.

[@NvFranco]

That's just lore accurate Star Wars even in the movies lol

[@Petight]

@@rbrache85 they could have given her a little stun baton like in Kotor, that she jabs ppl with to knock em out. Would have been more logical and fit the scoundrel theme

[@bushmonster1702]

@@dandewizzle2479that’s embarrassing. It’s like they don’t even try.

[@dandewizzle2479]

@bushmonster1702 exactly, and they have the balls to lie to their investors and say "community sentiment for this game is very positive". No, community sentiment for your game has been highly critical and "press x to doubt" that Ubisoft will pull their heads out of their asses and actually make a unique and well-made game

[@CoryThesuit]

Wow yeah, this star wars game is so unrealistic

[@vincelupone]

1:52 Michigan out here catching strays in a Star Wars review.

[@coalfax1]

Ubisoft just has little direction anymore. From Skull and Bones to the endless Assassins creed titles, they just dont seem to know what their audience wants nor where they wish to go. Until they fix their direction/heading and find a soul, they will be second hand stuff... or bargain bin material

[@heroicsquirrel3195]

I want assassins creed games forever, they just need to keep adding more mechanics and deeper stealth

[@bean420man]

I can somewhat agree. If you give me the choice between this or Skull and Bones, I would play this. Though I am of the same mindset as ACG; this is a game that you wait for a sale to play. Looks good but not great and needs some bugs ironed out.

[@onyhow]

They want to make games for everyone...and thus therefore no one.

[@mysteryk2283]

skull and bones... absolutely. But AC? Have you even looked at the sales numbers? the latest iterations are the most sold AC games of all time, and that does not even include the micro transactions. Look at the facts(stats), they are catering to their customers. They are doing it so well that they keep increasing customers consistently. Yes there are the one or two flops, and a few bad launches, but in general for the most part the franchise is a huge success. Maybe you just aren't the targeted audience anymore? you do know games in the AAA space are primarily targeted towards teen and young adults - something tells me you aged way past your 30s.

[@L-Man-Gaming]

Ubisoft needs to restructure their company. They’ve lost the trust of gamers and their reputation is at an all time low.

[@johnnymoles318]

Thank you for always giving us straight forward reviews without any b.s.

[@captiosus_77]

If I knew nothing else about the game, the hard failure conditions and checkpoint system that makes players repeat huge sections of content alone would make me give it a hard pass. That is one of my least favorite designs in gaming. “One dude saw you: FAILED! Now go repeat the last 20 minutes you just did.” Thanks but no thanks. I thought we left that gameplay design behind years ago. Oh well, between that and everything else, that’s $18 saved from the one month Ubisoft subscription I had been considering.

[@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2nc]

The enemies can see you across the room. They have barrels you can detonate.I f you blow up one of them as a distraction it alerts all the guards and they set off an alarm and you fail the mission.If you are alone with one guard and he sees you you may fail the mission as some missions you can't be seen by anyone or so it appears.

[@captiosus_77]

@@ANGRYWOLVERINE2060-ft2ncYeah.. I stupidly ignored my own gut and paid for a month of Ubisoft+. 🙄 Made it through Toshara and the Imperial Star base for the hyperdrive mission and called it quits. By far the worst implementation of stealth I have played in a decade or more. It makes the MJ sequences in the Spider-Man games look brilliant by comparison. Combat’s a slog, story is weak, open world exploration is almost pointless. It’s pure soulless slop by the masters of soulless slop and I’m mad at myself for not listening to my instincts. At least I’m only out $18 and not $100.

[@nicholasgodwin9805]

I’m glad they’re trying something new. Hopefully they’ll have the opportunity to perfect this style.

[@Smoke_from_a_Mirror]

Is there ever a better review than an ACG review. It's exactly what I'm looking for with great quips and the perfect amount of objective and subjective meat on the bone.

[@phantomnoir7162]

I remember when it was first announced I was pretty excited, maybe now I'll wait for it to be on sale or at least a couple patches to fix the inevitable issues that will come with the game day 1.

[@itzprozack]

How does a company that made Splinter Cell fail so bad at making stealth missions ?

[@ArmanniReignBurnerAccount]

@@itzprozack probably why we never got another Splinter Cell unfortunately

[@StephenYuan]

Different team. Massive doesn't do stealth.

[@nazirhussain2156]

same company but different devs

[@Bunster]

the good devs left long ago

[@dandewizzle2479]

Because the developers left and activists have taken their place

[@nintendobl00d]

How have we not gotten a co-op Han & Chewie shooter yet? Seems like a slam dunk. Really wanted to like this one but it just looks half baked

[@dexterousmac2727]

Still a game I'm looking forward to getting on a steep discount, cos sometimes you just need a Ubisoft popcorn sandbox adventure. Can't help but be a little disappointed though, especially with the bugginess which seems to be more and more normal as time passes. I'm a little fed up with the "good enough is good enough" attitude a lot of the big names have with even their biggest IPs.

[@Tribute1212]

Always the best reviews in the business. Thank you!

[@craigmaxwell8352]

I can't decide whether the SW feel will be enough to make me enjoy a Ubi style open world game

[@laurentguyot3362]

short answer : no

[@luxslash]

Might as well do another run of Jedi Survivor instead.

[@craigmaxwell8352]

@@luxslash never played it actuality, I loved the first one though so perhaps should

[@E_Sunbro]

Ubisoft's biggest weakness is facial animation. It absolutely kills the immersion for me compared to so many other games that do a much better job. I understand it's not an easy problem to solve, but they've got the money to put in the effort.

[@carny15]

Thing is that they've nailed the facial animations around the time of Unity/Syndicate. After those two games you can see a noticable drop in quality of facial animations.

[@AttakusZakus]

@@carny15Ever since they got that dumb procedural facial animation generator in Origins…that’s all they use. They think it makes work easy, but it’s just making the underpaid resume fillers lazier.

[@travisbickle4360]

​@@carny15They were using motion capture for that unlike current Ubisoft games

[@AbeHopwood]

I'm one of the people that love AC valhalla, but the facial animations and the character interaction are so bad it completely ruined the immersion. Never finished the game for that exact reason

[@snakedogman]

Many other studios seem to have solved this incredibly complex problem decades ago.

[@jamesc2058]

Revlon helmet hair?! 😂😂😂

[@evasionaficionado8729]

Any single minute exceeds 2 hours gameplay is a gift from that game making company.

[@AbbreviatedReviews]

Everyone played Spider-Man and said the stealth missions were the worst part. So I guess the lesson there was always include instant-fail stealth missions to get that whole "worst part" thing out of the way.

[@superior_nobody07]

Depends on the game and implementation. The arhkam games had forced stealth sections, but not many complained. Same with ghost of tsushima

[@the37ase]

Its just sad to see that AAA game dev companies have just given up on innovation and let the indie devs take over that department. While they just continue pushing out half baked products. Truely sad

[@Zee-bx4ns]

Doesn't help that the majority will always buy it

[@ryanspencer6778]

@@the37ase not all AAA studios. Just the biggest, most commercialized ones.

[@mravg79]

@@Zee-bx4nsI might disagree. And my preference aside, there were number of big titles that flopped miserably. As for my preferences it was gaming industry which conditioned me not to buy day one. There is a big chance I can wait for a sale or deep deep sale as get better product (patches, in some cases changes in mechanics, balance). So I do not see a reason to pay “the novelty tax”. If it comes to this game I just read ACG comment which states not bad but buggy. So it might be a game which maybe I will buy on deep deep sale. Now I will watch the review. Have a nice time gaming!

[@KenTWOu]

Watch Dogs Legion was innovative, didn't sell well, can you blame Ubisoft for playing it safe after that?

[@theobell2002]

First of all, triple A has never really been innovative. They almost always play it safe and that is fine. Second of all, does Black Myth: Wukong innovate anything? No. It's just a good game based on an old chinese novel. The lack of "innovation" is brought up by people who have nothing worthwhile to say but feel the need to say something anyway.

[@Th33anomaly]

I’m a 44 year old Star Wars fan. I’ve watched in joy (and horror) during the rise and fall of this, my all time favorite IP. Despite its current problems, I’m definitely intrigued by this game. Thanks for another succinct (and honest) review. Gang, gang.

[@EatTheMarxists]

Don’t waste your money. The physical edition of this game will be on clearance at Walmart in less than a year. When you can get it for about $5-$10 then *maybe* you’ll get your money’s worth.

[@Th33anomaly]

@@EatTheMarxists Oh don’t get me wrong, I’m not buying it. But, I was curious to see what reviewers I respect think.

[@Prizzzzmo]

@@mablesfatalfable6021Then you were never a real fan, to begin with. They’re losing tons of money so they’re absolutely going to shift course and give the real fans what they want again. I guess looking past your own gripes isn’t your strong suit. I’d hate to be anywhere near you if you had to deal with real adversity. lol.

[@si_w8201]

I'm still playing this, but changed my focus and decided to get the main story out of the way first, so completed it with minimal skills instead of doing all the side content first and buffing up my character. The story was actually pretty good, although the twist was obvious and rather lame. That being said, now I'm just free roaming I'm really enjoying myself and have recognised that all the emphasis on stealth that I found annoying early on is there for a reason. Currently at just under 65 hours...

[@dchmpayne]

Love your reviews, gonna cancel my pre-orders and wait for a sale and fixs.

[@brandonwyand1047]

The only reviews I trust. Thanks for all you do

[@ACGreviews]

Glad you like them!

[@subjectdelta17]

Never forget that this is the same guy that said starfield was a good game

[@talentrippin3535]

@@subjectdelta17 Well it is

[@kigeruse]

@@subjectdelta17starfield is a good game. i dont like wukong but i dont be telling everyone that its shit.

[@Tazza19931]

@@subjectdelta17 Starfield isn't a bad game in its own right. It is just isn't the game that Bethesda were hyping it up to be. If the communication from Bethesda had been more honest, there would've been less disappointment.

[@JayPerera.Official]

Still excited to play this! Gonna have a blast!

[@jayblack7495]

So glad to see you reviewing this title! I'd like to have a wide-open title as a lengthy pallet-cleanser while I'm unlocking new armour in Space Marine 2. I'll definitely give this game a shot... A pleasure to watch your review, as always.

[@rileyxsko]

Im about 10 hours in and i think the game is competent, mostly fun and has good bones. In a world full of endless Souls clones and PVP everything its refreshing to get single player openish-world SW adventure game. Its not perfect by any means and its definitely not Red Dead Star Wars but its a decent start and i think warrants a sequel. But we probably wont get one because the anti-woke brigade are the loudest babies in the room.

[@HAL1138]

I’ll be waiting for the Ubisoft discount that we can always rely on soon after release. Thanks for the great review!

[@UwUOwl]

Nah this will be on gamepass eventually😂 I was right about immortals of aveum, Callisto protocol, and atlas fallen, so...

[@Gamingcollector123]

@@UwUOwl probably won’t be tbh hardly any Ubisoft games are now ubi+ on the other hand you can sub to that and play this game’s gold edition for like $17 I think

[@bobsnow1620]

@@UwUOwlI doubt it will be remember Ubisoft have their own subscription service now. They will most likely want people to subscribe to them

[@AlwayzFresh]

@@bobsnow1620 This has Gamepass written ALL OVER IT from Microsoft's side of things. It will be on both subscription services.

[@linkvagar2336]

@@bobsnow1620what do you mean "now"? Ubisoft have had their sub service since gamepass existed and there are Ubisoft games on Gamepass still

[@endlessmars5735]

This is not the game we're looking for.

[@Icza]

Reminds me of how I got through school. Do just enough to get by, or in this case, a buy, even if it's a sale. They're gonna make enough money with it to keep making their games this way.

[@EduardoxPais]

"When you try to be a master of all things, you usually aren't great at anything" that pretty much sums up most recent Ubisoft games and this one doesn't seem to be different.

[@brosky8744]

It would have been far more interesting to have Han Solo star in this game and make it a guaranteed hit. You can have his struggle between ANH and Empire with his old smuggler contacts trying to pull him back into crime and away from his more respectable role in the rebellion as he ranks his way up with Chewbacca as his backup and fly the Falcon. I mean it’s obvious the developers wanted to make that game and either weren’t allowed to or couldn’t get the budget to make it.

[@MrPmcMcMental]

Solo is a man….. that’s blasphemy at Disney

[@BrawndoQC]

No, it locks the game to a specific time and characters and removes all the creativity freedom. Look at one of the best Star Wars game: KOTOR, it's great.

[@jorgeloredo100]

It would've been way more interesting if it was set in any other time. Old republic, prequel republic hell even high republic times would've been great. Disney incessantly uses the OT and it's getting tiresome and genuinely disgusting at this point. So in my opinion making it about Han Solo would've made it a billion times worse.

[@Bliccyriccy03]

That doesn’t seem like the problem at all. Looks like boring Ubisoft gameplay and writing was. It being a boring game about Han Solo instead would’ve made no difference to me.

[@brosky8744]

@@BrawndoQC kotor is amazing but every game can’t be kotor. It doesn’t have to be about Han but if you’re going to make a game that is so heavily inspired by that character then you might as well just have him as the protagonist

[@TheAciditty]

The main character looks so unnervingly like my Mom in the 70's it startling. I do not want to roleplay my parents in a sci-fi scenario.

[@Gogoroth2]

What scenario do you want to roleplay as your parents in?

[@HorrorshowEU]

@@Gogoroth2 If I had a drink I would've spat it out

[@rileyxsko]

I thought it was intentional seeing as how Star Wars came out in the 70s and her base character design is clearly an homage to Han Solo. Not sure why people are upset about that.

[@LimC.A]

@@rileyxsko srsly homage to Han Solo to Maa'm Solo? cmon give us the choice to be male or female, disney loves to do girlbosses everytime they do anything cuz girl power = more power i guess...The mc in this game is so incapable of doing anything right that its insane that shes doing crime for a living.

[@rileyxsko]

@@LimC.A I would have loved the ability to create my own character tbh, I generally don't like playing as the opposite sex but the design is satisfactory. I agree that she's a crap criminal, she's written very green and more sincere than she should be which is annoying. I still enjoy the game for the most part though, I hope they make a sequel or a new game in this property universe that expands on mechanics. Ideally a gray Jedi turned scoundrel would be dope.

[@8bitkefka]

winning! always love your reviews! Thanks for your service to the community.

[@pickledparsleyparty]

I just can't even do those stealth takedown animations. Two love taps to the ribs, guy turns around like "what do you need?" and then a lethargic punch to his helmeted face. What even is?

[@Praisestothemosthigh369]

Dude fr

[@Highlander77]

Never seen a Star War movie? Storm Troopers get knocked out from pebbles thrown at them by 3' tall teddy bears.

[@matthewcarroll2533]

@@Highlander77 I mean, I get what your point is and it's well taken but at least in the movies it shows them fall over, not die or get knocked out. They fall over and presumably off-screen get dealt with further since the movies themselves keep it vague you can sort of fill in the blanks however you want - even if it is stretching it a bit. It gives you an out. Whereas here, it's just... not great, but videogames have been doing this sort of thing forever. Typically just gets thrown under the bus with some throwaway excuse like "gameplay over real-world logic" and that's that. Would love to see both forms of entertainment make either option more believable, though.

[@kaimargonar1000]

Star Wars aint where belivable is abundant though. If what theyre going for is swashbuckling harmles summer movie fun then it fits. ​@@matthewcarroll2533

[@snakedogman]

@@Highlander77 And people rightfully have pointed that out as being pretty ridiculous too.

[@emillwenstein118]

Hope everyone is having a great day!❤

[@sean7221]

I will be when I hear Ubisoft goes bankrupt

[@captainfach]

I'm actually quite surprised and relieved about the amount of things you and other reviews have good to say about this game.

[@banditlord8210]

I know right? All the ones I’ve seen have done nothing but dump on it while completely glossing over any of its good things it gets right, honestly it’s refreshing to see

[@huesoftheheart139]

@@banditlord8210 it doesn’t look perfect but actually looks enjoyable as a game. It seems community outrage is a weird new norm where people just want to complain

[@dananderson6697]

@@huesoftheheart139 From what it sounds like, though, the good parts make up a smaller portion of the gameplay than the bad - or the bad parts are so egregious and frequent that it mars the good. IGN scoring it a 7 out of 10 when basically everyone knows their AAA game rating system only goes from 7 to 10, as but one example, is telling. This just doesn't sound $130 good.

[@huesoftheheart139]

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[@RudalPL]

There are two main turn off's for me when it comes to this game. 1- Ubisoft 2- The price point. There is so many indie games that are great, AAA level games that are quarter or half the price (depending on ST: Outlaws version you look at). I am not willing to pay $100+ for a game so some MD can have a few million bonus at the end of the year.

[@knockdoubt]

Never tell me the odds of Ubisoft mucking it up...cause they always do

[@tomasgomez1906]

Ubisoft being Ubisoft, shocker

[@sean7221]

More ubislop for the ubigoys

[@Belmont1714]

@@sean7221 Careful there. You might upset them.

[@theobell2002]

@@sean7221 Go back to pol.

[@theobell2002]

@@sean7221 This isn't 4chan.

[@Nemoticon]

It definitely looks great from all the footage being shared... will be very interested to see how it play and how strong the story is and potential on-going/replay factor. Thanks for the review👍

[@ACGreviews]

You bet

[@wcarna1]

Always my first choice in reviews! Thanks ACG!!

[@nhmk80]

FYI, the review of gameplay starts at 9:10. If you don't care about graphics and sound👍

[@barleyherb]

Just saw this straight after I finished searching around for the start of the gameplay section 😂

[@Xxsorafan]

Thank you

[@DanielFerreira-mh2hd]

You can change her cloths but nor her hair...

[@TheBubbRubb]

her? i thought that was a man with the chin

[@theobell2002]

@@TheBubbRubb Wow! Good one. You came up with that all by yourself?

[@DanielFerreira-mh2hd]

@theobell2002 how dare he misgender IT, right?

[@theobell2002]

@@DanielFerreira-mh2hd Damn bro, you got the whole squad laughing. 😐

[@DanielFerreira-mh2hd]

@theobell2002 yeah, im sorry. Trying to find humor at the expense of people with mental problems shouldn't be funny. Woke hot turd must be respected.

[@nawlsone586]

Dont pay for mediocre shit. Especially if ubisoft takes you for a fool. Wait for it to go on sale more than half off.

[@halloweenholiday4446]

ACG your my favorite channel! Bravo brother! Your the voice of the real gamers with no BS or Fluff. Thanks

[@Empress_Theresa]

Female Han Solo. God! So original! Can people really not come out with something new and original anymore?

[@Elghorda]

@@Empress_Theresa we should be happy they didn't come up with a non-binary gender-fluid hero at this point!

[@ryanhalley1982]

The stupid knockout punch could be fixed if they give her a unique powered glove with a blue stun effect, that would at least be trying to add a plausible cool idea for the silly takedowns, with some kind of backstory.

[@liamdawes3408]

I was thinking the same, or even if they straight up copied the hidden blade take downs from AC with something like a vibro blade dagger

[@IsItFunorNot]

​@@liamdawes3408that would probably be too violent for disney lol

[@zakanyimen]

@@IsItFunorNot Even a stun baton would be fine.

[@Dat_Guys_Wise]

The protagonist still looks like Glen Quagmire with disney princess eyes

[@JeremyDeere]

Solid review as always! Always appreciated!

[@Maya_Ruinz]

Put about 10 hours so far into the game and I think it’s pretty good so far, just the same nitpick with NPCs, really wish the NPCs could have gotten the same treatment as the main characters.

[@lolicongang.4974]

The who? The what? Lol don't blame them for not wasting to much time on NPCs that do no matter.

[@laurentguyot3362]

they are ugly allright to me

[@sean7221]

The stealth section insta fails is trash gameplay

[@AbeHopwood]

​@@sean7221no. Loads of beloved games have the same game. Ik it's ubisoft but that doesn't mean it's fair to shit on them for something loads of great games do

[@chriscamp60]

So let me get this straight… A 90lb teenage girl with no Marvel like super powers can knock out a helmeted storm trooper with one punch to his face with her bare hand? 😂

[@jamesm3235]

So let me get this straight... A whiny complaining moisture farmer with zero experience is able to sneak through a top secret military space station the size of a freaking moon with a loud and obnoxious smuggler and a walking carpet, save a princess, not get shot, not get captured, then lead trained rebels back into an attack, survive the attack against well trained pilots while other trained pilots died and blow up the top secret space station? Oh and the only time the force was involved was for aiming a single shot, otherwise completely normal kid. You are talking about the universe where the 3 foot teddy bears are able to physically kick the storm trooper's butts. Yeah its really stupid to suddenly apply this logic to star wars.

[@CrossfitWarrior]

It all makes sense if you don't think about it.

[@ali6ism]

Dude just say you feel inexplicably threatened because you can't fantasize about yourself being the main character and fantasy is the only place where you can feel good about yourself...it's a lot easier

[@centrevezgaming4862]

Shut up with that Chud behavior loser

[@Rayfromdabay1]

The 🐐 of reviews is A.C.G.