Star Wars Outlawsshines in stunning screenshots shared just hours before its official release. The images could easily be mistaken for movie stills, thanks to dynamic lighting and beautifully rendered character models. Moody shots of Stormtroopers, protagonist Kay Vess, and other characters in various locations and situations highlight the game’s excellent art direction.
Useragu-aguon Reddit shared some incredible stills of the game, using unmodified graphics on a PC using an RTX 4090 graphics card. The screenshots were created in photo mode at 1440x2560 resolution with all settings put to maximum except for chromatic aberration, film grain, and motion blur.
The images include dynamic action shots, sweeping overviews of different locations, and a few particularly tense shots of Kay in the foreground as she sneaks toward her next unsuspecting obstacle.
Every New & Legacy Character Confirmed For Star Wars Outlaws
With the reveal of Star Wars Outlaws' new story trailer, a better look has been provided at some of the characters Kay Vess will be interacting with.
Star Wars Outlaws Looks Beautiful Regardless Of Hardware
And Yet, PS3 Comparisons Abound
According to agu-agu, fans don’t necessarily need to have the most high-end PC setups to achieve beautiful results inStar Wars Outlaws:“The potential of a game to look good has more to do with art direction and optimization than just hardware.” They point out that there are many games that don’t look good even on amazing hardware. A lot of thought clearly went into the presentation of the game, which allows for amazing results when it’s pushed to its limits.
The game has received some criticism for looking less impressive than other high-budget current-gen titles. Early response to preview videos had been mixed, with some fans, like in this oldRedditdiscussion, criticizing the game’s motion capture and facial expressions. The game has even been compared to PS3 games, implying that its graphics would look more at home on old-gen consoles.
It’s quite possible that trailers forStar Wars Outlawsdid, in fact, look worse than the final product, since character models and cutscenes could still have been in development.
New images and videos coming in from fans playing the game early show that these criticisms may be unfounded. Looking so great may have its downsides, though, as some other players have experienced stutters and dropping frame rates. Still, early response to the game has been generally positive, andreviews have calledStar Wars Outlawsdazzling, despite some recentcontroversy surrounding early-access players losing progress.
Star Wars Outlawsfollows Kay Vess and her companion Nix on a journey through theStar Warsuniverse. Her adventure will have players interacting with franchise staples like Jabba the Hutt and more characters and locations that fans will recognize. Despite some early access hiccups, Massive Entertainment has delivered an inarguably gorgeous rendition of the galaxy far, far away.
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Star Wars Outlaws
Set between the events of The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, Star Wars Outlaws is an open-world action-adventure game where players hop into the scoundrel boots of Kay Vess, a woman who travels the galaxy Looking for a better life. Together with her furry partner Nix and new allies she meets along the way, Kay will navigate the various landscapes, towns, and planets across the galaxy while outsmarting both Crime Syndicates and the Empire.
