Star Wars Outlaws creative director a ‘bit disappointed’ with its review scores

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Star Wars Outlaws creative director a ‘bit disappointed’ with its review scores

The creative director of Star Wars Outlaws has said he’s slightly disappointed with the critical reception to the game.

The open-world title currently has scores of 75 (Xbox Series X/S), 76 (PS5) and 77 (PC) on review aggregation site Metacritic.

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, Ubisoft Massive’s Julian Gerighty suggested he’d like the scores to be a bit higher.

“I’m a little disappointed with the Metacritic; Of course, recognition from press and critics is very important to us, but players are really connecting with what we did,” he said.

There’s a “level of pride, happiness, and sense of accomplishment” amongst the team, and there’s still more to come from the game, he added.

“This will be a game that millions of people are going to play for years and years, and we’re never going to stop improving it,” he said. “Well, that’s a lie, we’ll probably stop improving it, but today my mind is not on stopping improving it.”

VGC’s 3/5 star Star Wars Outlaws review called the game “a pulpy, Uncharted-style adventure that doesn’t quite fulfil its potential”.

“You can play through Star Wars Outlaws and have an enjoyable time, as we did, but you’ll be left yearning for a sequel that takes all its best bits, of which there are plenty, and delivers on them to the fullest,” we wrote.

“For now, it’s a good first step into a wider galaxy, but won’t trouble lists of the best Star Wars adventures ever.”

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Ubisoft’s share price has dropped to its lowest level since 2015, following Star Wars Outlaws’ release last week.

According to analysts, the decline has been driven by a combination of a poorer than expected commercial start for Star Wars Outlaws and a sharp fall in interest in Ubisoft’s free-to-play shooter XDefiant.