Star Wars Outlaws PS5 Reviews Are Hit and Miss | Push Square
pushsquare.comReviews for Star Wars Outlaws have started dropping ahead of the open worlder's 30th August release on PS5. Generally speaking, the game seems solid enough. Plenty of reviews praise the title's vast environments, and the way that it captures the typical vibe of Star Wars. The visuals are also a point of positivity, with Massive Entertainment bringing some eye-catching sci-fi scenery to the table.
However, there are a few fairly consistent criticisms. A number of reviews have taken issue with Outlaws' gameplay, claiming that it's all a bit flat and, at times, buggy. Others say that it's very much a comfort food kind of game — that it rarely wows, even if it's a decent planet-hopping journey overall.
Meanwhile, our own Star Wars Outlaws PS5 review will be with you in the relatively near future.
Gamescom delays our coverage
Until then, here's a selection of critic reviews from across the web:
«Kay Vess and Nix make a highly competent stealth/death squad, the whole thing looks and sounds great and you even get to take off from planets, fly into space and blow stuff up. What it lacks in new mechanics or originality in gameplay, it makes up for with vibes. It's got it where it counts, kid.»
«I wish Outlaws took bigger risks with combat and doubled down on stealth opportunities, but dammit, roleplaying a scoundrel is some of the best fun I've had with anything Star Wars. Behind every forgettable story beat is a little bit of that Ubisoft magic.»
«It’s ironic that Kay’s ship is called the Trailblazer, since there’s actually not a whole lot of ideas in Star Wars Outlaws that haven’t been done before in other action and open-world adventures. Instead, it’s quite like the Millenium Falcon: a bucket of bolts held together with repurposed parts and prone to breaking down, but at its best it’s more than capable of jolting your pleasure centres into Star Wars fan hyperspace.»
«Star Wars Outlaws is an exceedingly fun Star Wars game that's hindered by poor stealth systems and
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