Mechanically, this is one of the weakest Ubisoft open world games. Your options in combat and stealth are much more limited than an Assassins Creed, Far Cry, Watch Dogs, etc. This isn't too bad because the areas and missions are smaller. But by the time you get about 5 hours in, you've seen everything mechanically the game has to offer. the upgrades and new abilities are just so minor and pointless, and even a lot of your starting ability set is barely used outside of mission-specific areas. For example, about 20 hours into the game you finally get the ability to pick up and use heavy weapons. There is only one usable heavy weapon in the game: the stormtrooper minigun you've fought 20 times before. It's mostly useless.
The story also unfortunately doesn't do anything memorable or interesting with the Star Wars setting. It's not terrible, just very predictable and forgettable. The idea of a heist plot in Star Wars is so cool, but it ends up being an endless chain of fetch quests and shooting stormtroopers. All of the characters feel like they think they're too cool to hang out with you. They constantly talk about how cool and badass their past is, but they never actually do anything fun while they're with you. And you constantly need to escort them or save them or fetch them something.
The game is beautiful and sounds great. The gorgeous environments kept me playing as long as I did.
It's also fun to play as basically a girl version of Han Solo. She's definitely one of the more likeable Star Wars video game protagonists. She's not as funny as Nathan Drake, but she never got on my nerves either.
The game ran fine for me. Performance wasn't amazing, but no bugs or crashes. HDR looks really good on Linux.
If you want to just turn your brain off and wander around some beautiful Star Wars environments, this game is great for that. But in 2026 there's a lot of better Star Wars media to watch, and a lot of better open-world stealth action games you could be playing.
