r/StarWars • u/Turbostrider27 • Aug 27 '26
Games ‘Star Wars Zero Company’ Has The Highest ‘Star Wars’ Metacritic Score In 22 Years
https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/08/27/star-wars-zero-company-has-the-highest-star-wars-metacritic-score-in-22-years/874
u/Turbostrider27 Aug 27 '26
From the last decade:
Star Wars Zero Company (2026) – 86
Star Wars Outlaws (2024) – 75
Star Wars: Hunters (2024) – 56
Star Wars: Battlefront Classic Collection (2024) – 58
Star Wars: Jedi Survivor (2023) – 85
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (2022) – 82
Star Wars Pinball VR (2021) – 81
Star Wars: Squadrons (2020) – 79
Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge (2020) – 79
Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series (2020) – 69
Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order (2019) – 79
Star Wars Battlefront II (2017) – 68
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2016) – 78
Star Wars Battlefront (2015) – 73
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u/Fightingdragonswithu Aug 27 '26
The Jedi games are my benchmark for quality Star Wars games. Wasn’t going to get this game as didn’t think it was my style, but reviews have swayed me
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u/IAmBadAtInternet Aug 27 '26
XCOM is an all time great game, and this looks like XCOM in our favorite universe. It’s a buy for me.
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u/IdristheInt Aug 27 '26
It’s turn based?
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u/Psycho_Syntax Aug 27 '26
Essentially yes, it's pretty much Xcom but star wars. A lot of the original Xcom devs worked on this game.
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u/IdristheInt Aug 27 '26
Xcom 3?
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u/unremarkedable Aug 27 '26
It's XCOM but it's set a long, long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away
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u/SiccSemperTyrannis Sith Anakin Aug 27 '26
Its more like a spiritual successor or spinoff using the XCOM formula.
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u/Bluejay929 Aug 27 '26
Moreso a cross between XCOM 2 and Midnight Suns
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u/lesser_panjandrum Sabine Wren Aug 27 '26
Nice. Combining the creative vision of Jake Solomon and Jake Solomon.
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u/peachgravy Aug 27 '26
I had never heard of Zero Company before. I have an extensive back log but just with your comment this is definitely on my radar.
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u/scientist_tz Aug 27 '26
What is getting me excited is that the reviews are consistently mentioning a good story. I'm in.
Xcom was great, but a good story? No.
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u/drksdr Aug 27 '26
I felt XCom 1's story was pretty good; it was 2 that really ground my gears.
Right up to the last mission, was still like, 'WTF are these advent jokers'.
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u/Frouke_ Aug 28 '26
Honestly I'm not sure what the story even was. Earth has been invaded by aliens, Advent are human collaborators, and we fight them? And something with eldars
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u/CoachTwisterT3 Aug 27 '26
Galactic Battleground was the 🐐. Nothing wrong with taking a good game and giving it a Star Wars skin and XCOM is definitely good.
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u/Wild_Marker Aug 27 '26
and this looks like XCOM in our favorite universe
Not just that, it was made by the XCom devs! (they left Firaxis)
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u/NoNefariousness2144 Aug 27 '26
I wonder if Jedi Survivor would have had a higher score if not for the massive technical issues at launch (because the director wanted to rush the game out before Zelda TotK!)
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u/BearWrangler Cassian Andor Aug 27 '26
It absolutely would IMO because (and I've prob said this several times in this sub lol) that game has some of the strongest Star Wars storytelling we've gotten in the modern era across all mediums.
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u/WhenAmI Aug 28 '26
I honestly feel like the game gave up on the story like 75% of the way through and just rushed the ending.
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u/Ritsler Aug 27 '26
I’m actually surprised Fallen Order wasn’t a bit higher. I still haven’t completed Survivor yet because of my backlog but I really enjoyed Fallen Order outside of some annoying backtracking and difficulty spikes.
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u/TheNerdChaplain Aug 27 '26
I think Cal Kestis as a character is kind of bland, but all the supporting characters around him are very interesting. I thought the antagonist at the end of Survivor was one of the most interesting characters I've seen in Star Wars, and I'd love to see more from that character or someone like them. (Avoiding major spoilers for the game, but if you know you know.)
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u/Senior-Impact400 Aug 28 '26
The scenario writer for the Jedi series is also the writer for this game, and so far the story is pretty awesome.
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u/JumboWheat01 Aug 27 '26
Huh... I may enjoy playing Survivor more with the exploration and customization, but I thought Fallen Order had the better story and tighter worlds. Weird to see such a point difference between the two, and in the other way.
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u/OneRandomVictory Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Personally I feel the opposite. I like the story of Survivor more as it felt less generic. Fallen Order's story felt like the same old "we need to rebuild the Jedi Order" and Order 66 survivor storylines and tbh it was moreso the characters that carried it for me. I also felt the world design was far better in Survivor. I hated how lost I kept getting in Fallen Order and the map did not help that at all (looking at you Zeffo).
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u/MInatoFlash Aug 27 '26
Felt the same, Survivor is a much better game gameplay wise, but I preferred the setting in the first one rather than the high republic insertion
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u/Peechez Princess Leia Aug 27 '26
fwiw EA battlefront 2 wasn't worthy of a 68 after they fixed all the things that (rightfully) obliterated its launch score. But the damage was done and it sort of fizzled over the next couple years
The complete version that came out later with all the mtx baked in was worthy of an 80 imo, no way its worse than squadrons
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u/ProofInspector8700 Aug 27 '26
The real issue with that game is that they stopped working on it cold turkey. Like there was literally animations for new heroes they were in the middle of adding that are in the game files. Having it just die when it seemed to finally be really doing great just sucked
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u/BornNerd78 Aug 27 '26
Most downvoted comment ever was related to that.
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u/whatdoinamemyself Aug 27 '26
I mean, that stuff never even made it to launch. It absolutely shouldn't have impacted any review scores
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u/ShogunTheOne Aug 27 '26
They deserved every bit of shit they got for even trying to put those atrocious micro transactions in a full price game.
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u/AussieGenesis Ben Kenobi Aug 27 '26
They were very close to launching with it and tried to double and triple down on it before finally backing off when the financial hurt got too much.
They deserved that review score bombing because they only did it when they were forced to at effectively gunpoint by their audience, not because they realised the error in their ways at all.
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u/ImperatorBTW Aug 27 '26
It really is a shame how much the bungled launch hurt the game. Because the state of the game when they put it into life support is, in my opinion, one of the best Star Wars games ever. I still load up for the pve mode every now and again. The game is just so unbelievably immersive. Damn shame we won’t get a 3rd
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u/Peechez Princess Leia Aug 27 '26
It was genuinely excellent. The OG battlefronts are timeless classics and when everything was said and done they managed to put out 2 battlefront games (I loved ea bf1, regardless of smaller scope) that deserved to be held in the same regard, scummy business practices notwithstanding
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u/DejectedTimeTraveler Aug 27 '26
I didn't buy the game until after they fixed everything, I think, or they were in the process of doing so. And I remember the first time I logged in on Endor. I spawn in, and, you know, dudes spawn next to you, and I swear, like three seconds after I spawned in, a fucking bolt comes by and blows the dude away next to me, and I start running through the forest. Things were exploding.. dude, it was so awesome.
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u/Swaibero Aug 27 '26
Absolutely. Squadrons at 79 seems high, that game was fun but had such little content and literally one post-launch update.
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u/OffendedDefender Aug 27 '26
Squadrons also launched at $40, with an 8 hour campaign alongside the multiplayer. An 8/10 feels about right for that consider the overall quality. If it had a full price tag with the limited content, that’d be a different story.
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u/RemarkableFish Aug 27 '26
Remaster TIE Fighter, X-Wing, XvT, and Alliance and then enjoy the $$$$$$$$$.
The flight controls work really well with modern controllers. I miss my Thrustmaster though.
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u/thrubeniuk Aug 27 '26
Fallen Order at a 79 baffles me.
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u/RedAndBlackMartyr Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
And lower than Survivor?
*I liked Fallen Order's story better.
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u/hydrolox9 Aug 27 '26
I think Survivor's score mostly comes down to the technical issues. The game was a massive improvement over Fallen Order, at least gameplay wise.
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u/OneRandomVictory Aug 27 '26
Survivor was a way better game and I liked them both.
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u/dragon-mom Hera Syndulla Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Survivor is a way more broken game. Honestly the buggiest AAA game I've played in a long time on PS5.
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u/Sports101GAMING Aug 27 '26
Dan Star Wars Hunters I keep forgetting that game even exists. Idk why they wouldn't pay the license to use legacy chracters
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u/YugoB Aug 27 '26
Where's Republic Commando on that list? At 78 is a bad miss on the list
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u/Any_Crab_4362 Aug 27 '26
And they were pumping out games too in all different genres.
I remember being so pumped for Rebellion thinking it was gonna be StarCraft but Star Wars. It was an alright game but with those high expectations I was a little let down.
Edit: just looked at the dates and looks like rebellion came out first. But middle school me played StarCraft first and must not have gotten rebellion until like a year after it came out
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u/Ikrit122 Aug 27 '26
You had the X-Wing series, Dark Forces/Jedi Knight series, Rogue Squadron series, KOTOR, Episode 1: Racer, Rebellion, Galactic Battlegrounds, Galaxies, and Battlefront (and others I'm missing) all hitting across roughly a decade. Not all of them were developed by LucasArts, just published, but they were still involved in the process.
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u/Wild_Marker Aug 27 '26
Empire at War remains a benchmark for space battles in an RTS. It has never been replicated.
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u/hydrolox9 Aug 27 '26
Yeah, Lucas himself pushed for videogames since he was fascinated by the medium.
Things went as far as some proposing making Episode VII a videogame (called Shadows of the Sith), though this was quickly shut down since it was back when Lucas still had plans to make the sequels himself.
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u/ImMorphic Aug 27 '26
My beloved star wars galactic battlegrounds came out in 2001, cant believe it is so long ago.
If ever a game deserved a remastering and new missions, that would be a game to see.
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u/Extension-Eye7198 Aug 27 '26
Back when video games were far cheaper and easier to produce. Pumping out games like they did then would've been completely unfeasable by today's standards.
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u/dragon-mom Hera Syndulla Aug 27 '26
Yep, I miss it greatly. Seems like we're slowly ramping up towards that again but it could be a lot more. Apparently Disney licensing costs have been really problematic.
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u/GreatArchitect Aug 28 '26
Nowadays every post on Zero Company has fans shouting "why isn't this Battlefront III. I want Battlefront III"
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u/Substantial_Life4773 Aug 27 '26
Just started it. Having a blast so far. Star Wars xcom is alright by me
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u/MaDeuce94 Aug 27 '26
Oh, this flew completely under my radar. Xcom but Star Wars sounds like a badass time.
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u/Martel732 Aug 27 '26
The marketing seems to have been pretty lackluster. I have seen a lot of people directly in the target audience who have no idea that game existed.
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u/FuckRedzM0dz Aug 28 '26
The marketing seems to have been pretty lackluster.
I've never heard of this game until today lol ironically i prefer it this way where i have interest then can just buy it compared to gta 6 where they just dangle the carrot forever
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u/Insectshelf3 Aug 27 '26
i love star wars and i love xcom and i wasn’t aware of this until last week
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u/MisterSquidz Aug 27 '26
I literally didn’t even know this existed until seeing the reviews today. Bought it immediately.
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u/Norse_By_North_West Aug 28 '26
I'm enjoying it, but performance ain't great amd it's crashed on me a few times already.
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u/varan98 Aug 27 '26
Anyone have any insight on how it plays on console? Debating between picking it up on console vs pc. I don’t normally like tactical games on console, but I my pc is about 6 years old at this point and I can only meet the minimum specs. Also I have no clue what I modding scene will be like
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u/derrhn Aug 27 '26
Played a couple hours on a base PS5 - controls like a dream on console, and I think it looks graphically pretty solid even on performance mode.
They have genuinely put a lot of thought into how it controls, even down to the UI being circular and easy to use with a joystick. Not regretting grabbing it here rather than my pc.
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u/varan98 Aug 27 '26
That’s really great to know, thank you! I love tactical and strategy games, but find that most aren’t optimized for consoles. The last one I tried on console which was my breaking point was 40K Mechanicus, so hearing that it controls good makes me want to get it on console
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u/derrhn Aug 27 '26
For me it’s only my partner really wants to watch but has no interest in player herself, so it had to be a console game.
Reminds me a lot of BG3 in a way in that it’s clearly built for a PC but the controller scheme and UI has clearly been thought about. It’s a lot better than the XCOM games were back in the day!
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u/warpedaeroplane Darth Vader Aug 27 '26
It’s mixed on Steam right now and every single bad review is PC performance related, mostly from people claiming to have high end rigs and providing specs. I’m gonna give it a little time before I buy. But it looks awesome. If it’s bad I’ll get it on PS5 but I’d prefer PC as if it ever becomes moddable I want in on that.
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u/drock4vu Aug 27 '26
I wish every single review related to performance was required to post their hardware and the settings they’re trying to run the game at. It’s so hard to take some of those reviews seriously when you know more than a few of them are trying to run the game on a toaster and then get upset when the game has visual and performance issues.
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u/hydrolox9 Aug 27 '26
If the complaints are enough to affect the score that much then it goes beyond people trying to play on old hardware. And it isnt surprising, this is the same team that made XCOM 2, which also had serious performance issues
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u/KettenPuncher Aug 27 '26
Some critics will talk about performance, but many don't because of reasons like reviewers are usually playing an earlier build that will not always represent what is played at launch. Not everyone is sensitive to performance issues, just look at the Steam Deck sub for years of examples. Or they aren't confidant in their ability to judge these things and leave it to more qualified people like DF.
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u/hydrolox9 Aug 27 '26
Yes, but the Deck is a handheld console, and a 4 year old one at that, people are naturally way more understanding. I myself have a Deck, and I'm not going to complain that Zero Company runs bad on it, but I will if its on medium to high PC hardware.
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u/ultraboomkin Aug 27 '26
That’s why Steam reviews now have a PC spec section. I’m seeing negative reviews from accounts with high end PCs saying they can’t get the game to run above 30 fps and there’s constant stuttering.
I was looking forward to playing this tonight but looks like I’ll be skipping it for now. I’ll wait a few weeks and see if it gets fixed.Once again proves that you can’t trust gaming critic
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u/Maxie468 Aug 27 '26
performance is something that can vary wildly, luckily it happens to work on my machine
waiting a bit for performance patches makes sense but I felt safe buying it since you can always refund on steam
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u/khamike Aug 27 '26
The harder problem is that many games come out with performance issues and get, justifiably, bad reviews at launch. But then when the problems are fixed, no one bothers to go back and update their review. Yes you can just look at most recent but there often aren't enough of those to get a good sense of a game. There are lots of games that languish with mediocre scores based on issues that have been fixed years ago. More than just their computer specs, I think all reviews should include which version number they were playing.
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u/Merusk Aug 27 '26
Good gravy those review/ comments sections are a mess. I haven't looked at a new game's reviews on Steam in years. It's worse than YouTube comments.
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u/jmuguy Aug 27 '26
Yeah its hard to cut through the noise of morons talking about DEI/woke things like having aliens in the game (or whatever). It does seem like theres some issues with performance though.
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u/MysticScorpion183 Aug 27 '26
I have base ps5 and it’s pretty good with some stutters here and there, mostly during the leaving missions cutscene. That’s how XCOM 2 was lol. Gameplay and moving around has been immaculate
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u/Worthyness Aug 27 '26
Made by thr team that made the XCOM games. Should be very console friendly. But also because its made by the xcom people, mods might actually be crazy good. The mods in xcom put stormtroopers in the games in the first place.
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u/Heliosvector Aug 27 '26
I played xcom2 on console. The controller layout was so good that If I get this game on pc, im going to use a controller (i play on couch). If performance issues are the same as xcom, it can be pretty shit sometimes, but its not a big deal at all since its turn based. Sometimes what happens is that after the AI takes a turn, it kinda freezes. Like the game still runs like normal, but its like the game has its head in the clouds for a min or 2 before it remembers to move everyone.
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u/peanut-britle-latte Aug 27 '26
I'm playing it right now, just learned about it last week and was enthralled.
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u/Captn76 Aug 27 '26
How is it? And for someone that love Star Wars, but never really played this type of game. Do you think I would like it?
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u/peanut-britle-latte Aug 27 '26
I'm only an hour in, but voice acting and production value seem really good.
Combat is great if you like tactical games, if you haven't played this type of game before you can easily adjust the difficulty to scale your needs. I love Tactical Games so this was always going to be a Day 1 buy for me.
If you're on PC, I'd maybe get it via steam for easy refund?
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u/Insectshelf3 Aug 27 '26
from what i’ve heard it’s more forgiving than xcom
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u/samsationalization Aug 27 '26
Yep. Your operators don't insta-die when their hp is depleted, but they run on a wounds system that allows you to revive them twice before theyre officially permadead.
The game also gives you a lot of tools off the bat to really dig into the combat systems and how they interplay with your squadmates.
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u/-GeekLife- Aug 27 '26
Pretty sure there is a setting that you can enable that is one time down and they die.
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u/aggie1391 Aug 27 '26
I think so. It’s got fun missions, a nice variety of aliens, great customization, isn’t too much for someone new in the genre, and overall is just a really fun dive into the universe.
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u/TheCatLamp Loth-Cat Aug 27 '26
A point above Survivor means its fucking good.
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u/IlREDACTEDlI Aug 27 '26
Honestly I’m just shocked the Jedi games are so low, both of them are easily 90s to me
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u/Martel732 Aug 27 '26
I believe they both had a lot of technical issues at launch. Which is a shame that a poor launch can continue to undermine a game even after the issues are ironed out.
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u/onlinenewb11 Aug 28 '26
I mean, it kinda makes sense. No one should be rewarded for releasing an unfinished project. Which unfortunately has become the norm for at least a decade now
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u/TheCatLamp Loth-Cat Aug 27 '26
Fallen Order is on my top five Star Wars games. To be honest I put it higher than great games such as KOTOR 2.
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u/highonpixels Aug 27 '26
Good chance that the podracing game will probably be rated higher.. Game looks very promising
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u/Additional-Fail-7302 Aug 27 '26
It’s pod racing, feel like it’ll get boring after an hour or two
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u/Gekokapowco Grievous Aug 27 '26
I did but I played it endlessly because I was 7, love star wars episode 1, and only had like 5 games to play, not because it was designed to be particularly engaging.
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u/butchthedoggy Aug 27 '26
I feel like this is a little misleading. Each set of races is a little roguelike since you get to choose from random upgrades and other bonuses after each race, so every single race will feel a little different. Not to mention it's not just podracing, although that is one of the modes. You race speeder bikes, land speeders, and another type of speeder and they all have different feels to them and all handle a bit differently.
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u/ebjazzz Aug 27 '26
Does Gran Turismo get boring after an hour? Does need for speed get boring after an hour? Does burnout paradise get boring after an hour?
If your answer to any of these is no, why would you then think that about a pod racing game?
If your answer to all of these as yes, then racing games aren’t for you.
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u/Arctic_Fox Aug 27 '26
I wonder if Outlaws would be higher now with all the attention it's gotten to fix the launch issues. I know it had many issues at launch, but I played it recently and really liked it. A great side story set in interesting locations at an interesting period in the galactic timeline, between Empire and Jedi.
It wasn't perfect but I liked it a lot.
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u/No_Mammoth_4945 Aug 27 '26
I’m excited for this but it’s gonna be hard to beat Jedi survivor imo. Forget best Star Wars game, it’s one of my favorite games ever. Fallen order is close but it desperately needed fast travel
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u/AreYouOKAni Aug 28 '26
Four hours in, it's got the bones to do just that. The upgrade system is a little basic, but I really like how much hurt they are putting on you even on the penultimate difficulty. Those moments in XCOM 2, when your undergeared team snatches an objective and rushes to evacuate under enemy fire? So far, every mission has been like that.
Oh, and B2s have been finally done justice. Absolute menaces. Watch out for the rockets, the prompt isn't fucking joking when it describes the attack.
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u/Epheezymarvel Aug 27 '26
I want to try it on PC right now but it's getting TRASHED on Steam. People saying it barely runs. Guess I will wait for a discount.
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u/HummaKavula95 Aug 27 '26
Everyone is saying the game itself is amazing, just has bad performance. Maybe wait for performance patches
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u/Hazelarc Aug 27 '26
Outlaws at a 75 is crazy to me. I’m obviously not a judge of objective quality but I thought it was awesome and enjoyed every minute I put into it
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u/Lemonpierogi Aug 27 '26
In what world 75 out of 100 is a bad score lmao
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u/evan274 Aug 27 '26 edited Aug 27 '26
Video game reviewers tend to grade on a compressed top-end scale. A score of 50 or 60 for a game often signifies a broken, flawed, or deeply disappointing product rather than a mid-tier or average experience.
Metacritic accounts for this discrepancy by using higher threshold for green scores on video games than movies or music:
Video Games: Green ("good") starts at 75 out of 100. Yellow is 50–74, and Red is 49 and below.
Movies, TV, and Music: Green starts at 61 out of 100
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u/StochasticLife Aug 27 '26
A world that typically only pays bonuses over 80
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u/Flettwin Aug 27 '26
This one wasn’t the devs fault, Ubisoft wouldn’t let them move the release date.
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u/AndyLorentz Aug 27 '26
It's a C on a 10 point scale, a D on a 6 point scale (do they even use that grading scale anymore?)
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u/Namath96 Aug 27 '26
A 75 is not a good score if you’ve been paying any attention to how reviewers score games lol
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u/CrownandEisern Ahsoka Tano Aug 27 '26
Post launch it’s even better
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u/That75252Expensive Chirrut Imwe Aug 27 '26
If you are reading this and have never heard of or played Outlaws, absolutely make it a priority to purchase and play this amazing game. /endrant
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u/ihavemademistakes Aug 27 '26
As a jaded Bethesda fan, Star Wars: Outlaws was exactly what I needed after the disappointment of Starfield.
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u/KingOfAzmerloth Aug 27 '26
Played it last Christmas and was having a blast. Not something groundbreaking but I genuinely didn’t get the hate it got. Great 30-ish hours of Star Wars adventure.
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u/Messyfingers Aug 27 '26
It launched in a weird place and the IP really does quite a bit of heavy lifting through the less engaging parts. I wonder if it would still get a 75 today, or do better.
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u/Gekokapowco Grievous Aug 27 '26
For me, the texture of outer rim cities is the star here. If you enjoy walking in the universe of star wars, this game is unmatched. If that doesn't do much for you, it's a competent but nothing particularly special kind of game. I imagine it's a solid 75/100 for people with no particular attachment to star wars.
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u/i4got872 Aug 27 '26
I had fun with it, but something about fighting that AI just brings it down a notch.
Even compared to some of Ubisoft’s earlier games like Far Cry 4. The AI just feels worse unfortunately.
Still enjoyed it.
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u/Narradisall Aug 27 '26
This one’s on my wish list for sure. Glad to hear it’s reviewing well.
Star Wars XCOM. I didn’t even know I wanted that.
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u/Tokitung Aug 27 '26
Heard it's good, but optimized like garbage. Avoid till they fix it.
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u/C9BigBals Aug 28 '26
I've played for about 3 houes with 0 issues or stutters with a 2 y/o mid-tier pc. I'm guessing a lot of unpatched drivers and the usual random high-end PCs not running new games well for some reason.
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u/Ultimatenarutolover Aug 27 '26
I am not an EA fanboy but how would this prove that EA is the issue? It's an EA game and it's amazing...
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u/trer24 Aug 27 '26
Just curious, what Metacritic score do you think games like XWing, Tie Fighter and Rebel Assault would get today
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u/DaelenEverlight Aug 27 '26
Tie Fighter was similar to Zero Company in terms of response: A tight evolution of a proven combat formula only now with an engrossing story and polished in every regard. Truly one of the greats.
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u/OneRandomVictory Aug 27 '26
Today? Probably wouldn't get above a 65. Back then, probably 85+ with Tie Fughter being in the mid to high 90s.
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u/Tummerd Yoda Aug 27 '26
Outlaws being higher that Battlefront 2 is wild to me. BF2 should be way higher
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u/Rat_God_MH Aug 27 '26
I think BF2 suffered from the lootboxes at release. The product we have today would easily be a 85 or higher.
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u/OneRandomVictory Aug 27 '26
Battlefront 2 still holds the most downvoted comment on reddit.
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u/AreYouOKAni Aug 28 '26
Does it? Lootboxes on release, anemic campaign, even more anemic campaign DLC... And once the multiplayer was finally in a decent shape, they stopped development.
It's a good game, but its entire lifecycle was cursed.
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u/Hostile-Panda Aug 27 '26
Outlaws is excellent once they fixed it, should have kept it back 6-9 months
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u/Martel732 Aug 27 '26
The intent is to provide publishers with a sense of pride and accomplishment for unlocking higher metacritic scores.
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u/s3rila Aug 27 '26
such a shame it's an EA game
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u/flatheadcathead Aug 27 '26
Developed by Bit Reactor though, an independent studio founded by a bunch of Firaxis devs - support them!. EA is just the publisher.
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u/Blochtheguy Aug 27 '26
Its 58% on steam. Mixed.
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u/Epheezymarvel Aug 27 '26
Yeah. And they saying it's struggling on PC. It's getting pushed down the list for the rest of this year. Last game I bought that they said was struggling out the gate bricked my PC. Had to redo everything. Not EVER again!
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u/NotFromMilkyWay Aug 27 '26
Cool game, but I am not supporting the Saudis and Kushner. Keep your shit.
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u/stilichouw Aug 27 '26
Mixed on steam is wild
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u/DramaExpertHS Grievous Aug 27 '26
Lot of people reporting performance issues. The game itself is good if you disable some graphic options.
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u/DanteMustDieeee Aug 27 '26
major performance issues right now even on high end machines. my 5080 is getting drops down below 60 on 1080p low (and yes I have the latest drivers)
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u/-SlowBar Aug 27 '26
You pointing out "latest drivers" made me think...Have you ever had a game have awful performance and then updating drivers fixed it? I swear that has never once happened to me.
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u/Martel732 Aug 27 '26
Mixed at launch is pretty common for games. Some players will hit technical issues and be unable to play the game. So then the write a review. Whereas people able to play the game aren't leaving reviews because they are playing the game.
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u/The_Blue_Rooster K-2SO Aug 27 '26
I like it so far, but I get it, it's terribly optimized and is a strategy game that feels better on controller than KB&M.
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u/le_putwain Aug 27 '26
Can you tell me what isn’t wild these days apparently
The game has severe performance issues so it gets mixed reviews. Not wild. Very unwind.
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u/psaepf2009 Aug 27 '26
Steam has mixed reviews however. Still excited about a turn based strategy game in the Star Wars universe
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u/WGSMA Aug 27 '26
I hope this bring X-Com style games more to the forefront.
In an age of high saved battle royals they’re such a great escape to slap slow and test your brain
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u/DaHarbinger2000 Aug 28 '26
Jesus 75 is criminally low for Outlaws, they should definitely have a system for launch scores reassessment if things get fixed. I’d give it a solid 83
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u/PeeAy7 Aug 28 '26
The saddest truth is, someone in the chain of administration will notice this and say: "Fuck yea, let's start printing XCOM games set in Star Wars"...
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u/Lufia_2_GOAT Aug 27 '26
For those wondering, 22 years ago was KOTOR 2, which was also at an 86 (the original KOTOR the year before was a 94).