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The lukewarm reception of Star Wars Outlaws is no surprise to anyone who's followed the news about it. Its recent 10-minute gameplay video collected tons of criticism, but Ubisoft refused to delay the game because of it (maybe it should have.)
Now, Outlaws is out, and the company's share price dropped to €15.20 (via VGC), standing at its lowest since 2015 and adding to the over 30% drop since the beginning of the year, according to Reuters.
Star Wars Outlaws has received a rough 76 Metascore from critics among all platforms and below 5.8 from players on Metacritic, with the PC version reaching 4.4. People mostly call it boring and question some design decisions, but I'm sure part of the hate is because it's a Star Wars game and because it's made by Ubisoft.
The game's creative director Julian Gerighty says he is "a little disappointed" with the reactions.
"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 told GamesRadar+.
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Despite that, the team is proud of their creation, and Gerighty is happy to see players share screenshots from the game. "And I think that's proof positive that this is an experience like no other Star Wars experience before, that lets you step into this world and enjoy some virtual tourism."
He also promised to keep working on it:
"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."
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