Published on 12, July, 2020
This is for the gamers out there who might be wondering whether to buy star wars Outlaws...
I have played it a bit but have had to give up on it. I'm not a very good game player, but even on easy setting it's too difficult and frustrating for me. I heard that reviewers had marked it down due to having a lot of stealth requirements - what I didn't realise was that in certain sections you have to get through quite a lot without being noticed, and although you're allowed to knock them out, you can't shoot at enemies in those parts of the game - if seen, Kay just says "yeah, you got me" and you have to to do that part all over again, and again, and again (in my case). Why? I thought she was supposed to be a female Han Solo, but he wouldn't have gone quietly, he'd have had all blasters blazing! In addition, you can pick up better weapons but once they're empty Kay discards them, you can't put them in her inventory and use them later!
The other issue I have is riding a speeder bike. I cannot control vehicles, either in game or in real life (don't worry, I don't have a driving licence) and I keep crashing it, and then Kay's health goes down
Finally, the game is claimed to be open world, but it feels very much "on rails". For example, if you're trying to infiltrate an area of a building, once you start the quest if you meet a group of enemies you can't defeat, you cannot get out of the building and run away then go back later and continue, like in AC Odyssey.
I've had to stop playing this game before I threw my controller at the TV! Luckily I got it on a months subscription to Ubisoft+ at a price of 14.99, but if you're going to have to pay full price (usually £60-70) I'd advise you research it thoroughly to check it's for you before you buy.
Hi Pixiefox,
Thanks for the advice! I really was considering it, but I don't think that I will now.
Knights of the Old Republic 1 and 2 are only £8.99 on Steam at the moment. I think I have recommended these before.
The down side is that they are 21 years old, and have all the clunky interface common for the time.
The plus side is that the story and characters are brilliant - particularly the assassination droid HK-47.
From what I remember (I've played it about 5 times - the last about 3 years ago), there are no quick reactions required because it is basically a turns based RPG. When you go into battle everything stops so you can choose what to do.
It's funny what you say because I am rubbish at driving vehicles in games too. Don't get me started on my rubbish sense of direction when I love big map open games!
I think we have discussed Fallout before. I finished the main Fallout 3 campaign. I did a good thing by ignoring my autistic need to play 3 and all the subquests, New Vegas then 4. I resisted and have jumped straight to 4. It took me ages to set up my character. I'm not trans, but for some reason I have ALWAYS played as the female character if there is an option. 'Mia' is currently exploring her nuked street with Codsworth.
My husband always plays AC Odyssey as Kassandra, whilst I prefer to play it as Alexios. There's an option to play AC Valhalla as a male or female Aivor, and I always play the male version. Character gender doesn't matter to me - I go with whichever appeals at the time if there's a choice - It's only a game!
Which faction(s) will Mia join? I prefer minute men & brotherhood of steel.
You need to play new super mario and mario wonder with them too so much fun my oh playee them with me
That's a good question! I don't know yet. I tend to prefer the more sneaking around ones, but then like the moral ones. I can't remember how it goes in F4, so I'm looking forward to finding them out again. I remember the first time I played Elder Scroll Morrowind and loving the factions. And the secret ones especially!
We like to discuss games and sometimes watch each other play, but we're strictly single players. We should have T-shirts printed saying "doesn't play well with others" ( I'm sure I saw some of these on some website years back?)
You have the coolest household. My wife has never played a game in her life. Do you get to play alongside each other in any games? The closest I get is Mario Kart or Lego Harry Potter with me nephews/nieces. Still great fun, don't get me wrong.