Massive Entertainment, creators of Star Wars Outlaws, have revealed why they chose to set the open-world, intergalactic adventure between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi.
Massive Entertainment’s creative director Julian Geraity told IGN that one of the reasons this period was chosen is that all of his colleagues are big fans of the original trilogy, but for a very special reason when it comes to the villain-driven story. explained that there is
Between ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Return of the Jedi’ is a period of calm rebellion, meaning that not only the Empire but also the Outer Rim criminal gangs are rife.
“When we started talking to Lucasfilm, it was clear that the Rebels weren’t involved in the year between ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ and ‘Return of the Jedi,'” Geraity said.
“Empire is getting more and more in control, but the Syndicate is getting more and more power, and they are exploiting all these weaknesses. There’s no better situation for those in power and the rookie scoundrels need to break their teeth than this moment. “
Ubisoft’s open-world Star Wars game was finally unveiled as Star Wars Outlaws at the Xbox Game Showcase on June 11th, with gameplay revealed shortly after on Ubisoft Forward.
Star Wars Outlaws follows Kay Vess as she embarks on an intergalactic adventure, using her wits (and a blaster bolt or two) to navigate the terrifying subterranean spaces of the Outer Rim. I’m chasing
Ryan Dinsdale is a freelance reporter for IGN. He will talk about witchers all day long.
