Whereas we eagerly await Star Wars Outlaws, Lucasfilm Video games and Aspyr are taking us again to an earlier model of the galaxy far, far-off’s felony underworld with a remaster of Star Wars: Bounty Hunter, starring Jango Fett.
The reveal trailer, which got here out of nowhere, does not do an entire lot of explaining what’s really new on this new launch of the customarily neglected GameCube and PS2 authentic, however the official PlayStation weblog has all of the deets, no less than in the case of the PlayStation variations. It is launching on PS5/4, Xbox Sequence X/S, Xbox One, Nintendo Swap, and Steam on August 1.
Star Wars followers who’ve been being attentive to the retro releases over time (which have been ample ever since Disney took over George Lucas’ empire) know a reasonably strong PS3/4 ‘basic’ launch has been obtainable for a very long time. Actually, it even has trophy help. Aspyr’s launch, nonetheless, is a remaster with platform-specific options, extra achievements, and even restored reduce content material.
We have but to study different platforms’ new options, however the PS4/5 model has “improved surroundings, new lighting results, and a brand new flashlight gear.” Furthermore, PS5’s DualSense controller has distinctive options similar to adaptive-trigger results, voice comms, and lightbar help to show Jango’s present well being, taking this particular model above different current Aspyr-led Star Wars remasters.
Maybe extra attractive for Star Wars diehards and people nonetheless mourning Star Wars 1313 is the truth that, in the end, Boba Fett could be unlocked after hitting 100% in your save file, bringing again the great ol’ feeling of unlocking bonus content material after some time as a substitute of simply achievements. Additionally, he appears to be like fairly dang cool in a PS2-era sort of means.
For these coming in contemporary: Star Wars: Bounty Hunter tells the (Legends) story of how Jango Fett turned chosen to work for Darth Tyranus and be the blueprint for the Republic’s clone military. The damaging mission concerned looking down a fallen darkish apprentice of Tyranus referred to as Komari Vosa, who led the damaging Bando Gora cult on a campaign towards Pressure customers by means of the usage of mind-altering neurotoxins. In fact, just a few acquainted Star Wars locales present up throughout Fett’s quest, but the third-person shooter & journey sport went to some shocking locations and featured a colourful forged of seedy characters.
Hopefully, Bounty Hunter will launch in a greater state than the divisive Star Wars Battlefront Traditional Assortment, which has acquired a variety of strong patches since its rocky launch, however has understandably soured Star Wars and informal gamers alike fairly a bit on Aspyr’s historically decent-enough remasters.