Summary
Star Wars Outlawscreative director Julian Gerighty recently shared some insight into how large the game’s planets will be and how long it could take players to navigate through them. Announced way back in 2021, Ubisoft and Massive Entertainment’sStar Wars Outlawsis the first open-world game set in theStar Warsuniverse, with players taking the role of an aspiring scoundrel named Kay Vess as she tries to pull off the biggest heist in the history of the Outer Rim.
To do so, Kay will need to travel across several classicStar Warsplanets and make some shaky alliances with various criminal organizations.Star Wars Outlawshas already promised a variety of different activities for players to partake in while navigating the Outer Rim, such as smuggling missions, spaceship battles, and even the famous card game Sabacc. There will even be aGrand Theft Auto-style wanted system, with Kay having to evade escalating Imperial forces should she run afoul of the Galactic Empire.
In a recent interview withIGN,Star Wars Outlawscreative director Julian Gerighty revealed that the game’s planets, consisting of Tatooine, a Toshara moon, Akiva, Kijimi, and Cantonica, will be roughly the size oftwo or three zones inAssassin’s Creed Odyssey. According to him, the Toshara moon is close in size to Akiva and Tatooine, though he believes that Tatooine is slightly bigger. Gerighty remained tight-lipped on whether Kijimi and Cantonica are the same size but did state that it could take Kay about four to five minutes to travel all the way around Toshara (and possibly Akiva and Tatooine) on her speeder bike.
Star Wars Outlaws’ Planets Might Be Smaller Than Expected
Gerighty noted that this travel time would only apply to players going directly from one end of Tosharra to the other nonstop without being distracted by anyStar Wars Outlawsmissions or side activitiesthey might encounter on the way. Ubisoft has previously confirmed thatStar Wars Outlawswill take most gamers approximately 25 to 30 hours to complete if they simply stick with the main storyline, making it more compact than other Ubisoft-published open-world titles. Gerighty says that his team is taking a “quality over quantity” approach withStar Wars Outlawsand that they don’t want it to be “big for big sake.”
Instead, Gerighty and Massive Entertainment felt thatStar Wars Outlawsshould be “contained, always fun, and always proposing different activities,” and that the team thought aboutStar Wars Outlaws’ planetsin terms of how long it would take to travel across them rather than how big they are. In that sense,Star Wars Outlawswill offer up explorable worlds that might not seem that vast on paper, but are teaming with things to do and characters to meet on Kay’s mission to become the most famous criminal in the galaxy.
Star Wars Outlaws
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Experience the first-ever open world Star Wars game and explore distinct planets across the galaxy, both iconic and new. Risk it all as Kay Vess, an emerging scoundrel seeking freedom and the means to start a new life. Fight, steal, & outwit your way through the galaxy’s crime syndicates as you join the galaxy’s most wanted. If you’re willing to take the risk, the galaxy is full of opportunity.DISCOVER A GALAXY OF OPPORTUNITYExplore distinct planets with bustling cities and cantinas before racing across sprawling outdoor landscapes on your speeder. Each planet brings new adventures, unique challenges, and enticing rewards if you’re willing to take the risk.EXPERIENCE AN ORIGINAL SCOUNDREL STORYLive the high-stakes lifestyle of an outlaw. With Nix by your side, turn any situation to your advantage: fight with your blaster, overcome enemies with stealth and gadgets, or find the right moments to distract enemies and gain the upper hand.EMBARK ON HIGH-STAKES MISSIONSTake on high-risk, high-reward missions from the galaxy’s crime syndicates. Steal valuable goods, infiltrate secret locations, and outwit enemies as one of the galaxy’s most wanted. Every choice you make influences your ever-changing reputation.JUMP INTO THE PILOT SEATPilot your ship, The Trailblazer, as you engage in thrilling dogfights with The Empire and other foes, finding the right opportunities to chase, evade, and attack to get the upper hand.
