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- "Star Wars Outlaws" is the
new upcoming open world game

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from Ubisoft, developed
by Massive Entertainment.

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And for those excited to dig into details

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that we saw in the trailer,

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feel free to check out
our own trailer breakdown

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from Zack Zwiezen.

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But haters, feel free to keep watching.

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The trailer gave us a closer
look at Protagonist, Kay,

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and her companion, Nix.

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But what caught my eye
were some familiar faces.

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Namely, it was Jabba
the Hutt and Han Solo.

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Now, why did this set me off?

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The reason is because I've
always wanted a "Star Wars" game

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about just being a scoundrel
in space, in this wide galaxy.

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With "Star Wars Outlaws"

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and the appearance of Jabba
the Hutt and Han Solo,

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it's just retreading an
issue that the franchise

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has seen so often lately.

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You just can't escape a handful of people.

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Every property, TV show, movie, game,

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it has to touch on somebody
Skywalker-related or pawn.

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Now in all honesty, the game
still looks very interesting.

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You know, Kay, running
around in this open world,

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having this reputation
system, meeting factions,

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doing heists across the
planets, it looks exciting,

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but frankly, I'm just fatigued

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by meeting the same
people over and over again

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and having to tie into
this larger universe.

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And yet, every time we
step in the universe,

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we have to meet these same few people.

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I just don't understand

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how they can keep crossing
paths with everybody.

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There's so much out there

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that doesn't have to touch on
these familiar touchstones.

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I just wanna see a new story in the world

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with new characters I haven't met before.

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And listen, I understand
in a game about smugglers,

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it's hard to escape a hut, but
did it have to be this Hutt?

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Now, of course, we're just
going off of a trailer,

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but it does speak to a lack
of confidence on the narrative

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to let these things stand on their own

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and forcing them to be tied
into the rest of the world

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that already exists
and is already beloved.

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Let us know what you
thought about the trailer.

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Do you agree that you're tired
of the Hutts and Han Solo,

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or am I just completely wrong

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and you're so hyped to
see these guys again?

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For more "Star Wars Outlaws"
coverage, check out kotaku.com.

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