ANANTA vs Star Wars Outlaws

• Perspective: Third-Person
• Setting: Mystic Urban Open World
• Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, iOS, Android
• Monetization: Free-to-Play (No Character Gacha)
• Release Window: Late 2026 (Estimated)
• Unique Feature: A Spider-Man-style open-world traversal and GTA-style character switching system in a free-to-play anime RPG that has no character gacha.

• Perspective: Third-Person
• Multiplayer: Single-Player Only
• Setting: Star Wars (Between Episodes V and VI)
• Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2
• Unique Feature: The first-ever seamless open-world Star Wars game, allowing for uninterrupted travel from planetside exploration to outer space dogfights.

• Squad Members: The game revolves around a team of four characters. The unique character-switching mechanic allows the player to instantly take control of any of the four squad members, who may be located in entirely different parts of the city.
  Espers (Player-Controlled)

• Playable Characters (Espers): Unlocked through story progression, achievements, and special events. The game has no character gacha.
• Cosmetics: The primary monetization item. Can be purchased with real money or earned with a large amount of in-game currency.

• Sabacc Tokens: Won by playing the card game Sabacc in various cantinas across the galaxy. These can be collected and gambled.
• Expert Challenges: Specific gameplay challenges tied to nine different 'experts' in the galaxy. Completing them is the primary way to unlock new skills for Kay.

• Urban Fantasy
• Open World
• Anime
• Supernatural
• Action RPG
• Sci-Fi

• Sci-Fi
• Open World
• Star Wars
• Scoundrel
• Heist
• Action-Adventure
• Third-Person Shooter
• Space Exploration

• Unconventional Melee: Varies (Giant Hammers, Golf Clubs, Claws, Rackets)
  A vast arsenal of bizarre melee weapons. A character's entire moveset and combo chains are determined by the weapon they are wielding.
• Firearms: Varies (Rifles, Rocket Launchers)
  Traditional firearms are available for ranged combat.
• Telekinesis: Supernatural Ability
  A universal ability allowing all characters to manipulate environmental objects like trash bins and explosive barrels, using them as projectiles or defensive shields.

• Customizable Blaster Pistol: Primary Weapon
  Kay's main weapon. It can be upgraded at workbenches to switch between different firing modes: standard (plasma), ion (for shields/droids), explosive (for groups), and stun.
• Dropped Heavy Weapons: Temporary Weapon
  Enemies can drop a variety of weapons like rifles, snipers, and miniguns. Post-launch updates allow Kay to permanently carry and holster these weapons.
• Adrenaline Rush: Special Ability
  A 'Dead Eye' style ability that charges during combat. When activated, it slows time, allowing Kay to mark and unleash a rapid series of shots on multiple targets.

• Gear Sets: Kay can equip three pieces of gear (chest, belt, pants) that provide passive stat boosts. Equipping a full set provides an additional buff. 'Superior' quality gear offers better hidden stats.

Progression is not based on preset character skills. Instead, a character's combat style dynamically adapts to the weapon they wield. Each weapon class, from claws to golf clubs, has its own unique combos and finishers. A universal telekinesis ability allows all characters to manipulate and weaponize environmental objects.

Progression is not based on traditional XP. Instead, players unlock new skills by finding nine 'experts' across the galaxy and completing challenges for them. Skills cover areas like weapon handling, survival, health, and melee. Gear (chest, belt, pants) provides passive stat boosts, and Kay's blaster, speeder, and starship (the Trailblazer) are all fully upgradable.

The game features a large, procedurally generated city created by stitching together pre-designed districts like factories, parks, and amusement parks. The world is highly interactive and seamless, with most buildings and shops being fully accessible without loading screens.

The game features a seamless open-world experience across four main planets: the desert moon of Toshara, the icy city of Kijimi, the jungle planet of Akiva, and the iconic desert of Tatooine. Players can seamlessly travel from a planet's surface into orbit, engage in space combat, and jump to hyperspace without loading screens.

• Speeder Bike: Ground Vehicle
  Kay's primary mode of planetary traversal. It is customizable and can be upgraded for better speed, handling, and combat capabilities.
• The Trailblazer: Starship
  Kay's personal starship, which serves as her mobile base of operations. It can be flown seamlessly from a planet's surface into space, used for dogfighting, and upgraded with better shields, weapons, and hyperdrive.

• Captain (Chenxiu): Playable Character (All-Rounder/DPS)
  The main protagonist and leader of the ACD task force. He possesses symbiotic/tentacle-like powers for traversal.
• Taffy: Playable Character (Speed/Support)
  An energetic 'bunny girl' from the ACD's Cargo Division. She has the fastest base movement speed and can transform her war hammer into a rideable bike.
• Richie: Playable Character (Tank/Brawler)
  An ACD police officer specializing in close-range combat. Playing as her unlocks detailed law enforcement role-playing activities.
• Seymour: Playable Character (Technical/Recon)
  A mysterious tracker who operates from a mobile RV command center, using gadgets and hacking for area control.

• Kay Vess: Playable Protagonist
  A young, cunning scoundrel and thief on a coming-of-age journey to pull off a massive heist and secure her freedom.
• Nix: Companion
  Kay's loyal and adorable merqaal companion. He is a crucial part of gameplay, used for stealth, combat, and puzzle-solving.
• ND-5: Ally / Crew Member
  An outlaw droid enforcer from the Clone Wars era who serves as a key member of Kay's heist crew.
• Jaylen Vrax: Antagonist / Crew Member
  A suave underworld fixer who initially rescues Kay and proposes the heist, but ultimately betrays her in pursuit of his own revenge.
• Sliro Barsha: Antagonist
  The ruthless leader of the Zerek Besh criminal syndicate, who places a death mark on Kay and is later revealed to be an ISB director.

• Main Story Quests
  A cinematic campaign that follows the 'Infinite Trigger' as they investigate supernatural 'Chaos' events, recover lost memories, and save humanity.
• Side Activities
  A wide variety of optional activities and mini-games are available, including sports (basketball, golf), law enforcement role-playing, and dating sim elements.

• Main Story Quests
  A cinematic campaign that follows Kay Vess as she assembles a crew to pull off one of the galaxy's greatest heists to buy her freedom.
• Syndicate Jobs
  Optional quests and contracts offered by the various criminal syndicates. Completing these jobs is the primary way to increase your reputation with a specific faction.
• Space Contracts
  Optional missions found in space, such as defending freighters or attacking pirate outposts, which provide another avenue for earning credits and reputation.

While primarily an open-world RPG, the game is built around team-based combat where players control a squad of four characters. The dynamic character switching suggests a single-player focus, but co-op or other multiplayer modes could be part of the final release.

A Season Pass includes two major story DLCs. 'Wild Card' features a Sabacc tournament and a team-up with Lando Calrissian. 'A Pirate's Fortune' involves a treasure hunt with Hondo Ohnaka. Ubisoft has also addressed initial criticisms through significant post-launch patches.

• Q: What is ANANTA?
  A: ANANTA (formerly Project Mugen) is a free-to-play, urban open-world action RPG that blends the freedom of GTA with the traversal of Spider-Man in an anime aesthetic. Its main feature is a real-time character switching system and no character gacha.
• Q: How do you get new characters?
  A: The developers have confirmed there is NO character gacha. All playable characters are unlocked for free through gameplay, such as by progressing the story, completing achievements, or participating in events.
• Q: What is the combat like?
  A: It is a fast-paced, team-based 'Gungfu-centric' system. A character's moveset is determined by the weapon they are holding, and all characters can use telekinesis to weaponize the environment.
• Q: Is it like Genshin Impact?
  A: It shares the anime aesthetic and free-to-play model, but the core gameplay is very different. ANANTA is set in a modern urban open world with a focus on Spider-Man-like traversal and vehicle use, and it does not have a character gacha system.

• Q: What is Star Wars Outlaws?
  A: It is the first-ever seamless open-world Star Wars game, a third-person action-adventure that follows the story of a scoundrel named Kay Vess as she navigates the criminal underworld.
• Q: When is the game set?
  A: It is set in the one-year gap between the events of 'The Empire Strikes Back' and 'Return of the Jedi'.
• Q: Is it a single-player game?
  A: Yes, Star Wars Outlaws is a strictly single-player experience with no multiplayer or co-op modes.
• Q: How does the Reputation system work?
  A: Your actions and choices affect your standing with four criminal syndicates and the Empire. Gaining favor with a syndicate unlocks perks and quests, while angering them will cause them to send bounty hunters after you.

• PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS sourced from community discussions around the TapTap platform. These are considered very high, with the 'Recommended' specs likely targeting 4K resolution.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop performance will be heavily dependent on the model's cooling and TGP. The game's high simulation demands for NPCs and the interactive world will be very CPU-intensive.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU is essential to handle the advanced graphical features and maintain stable framerates in the dense city environment.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The game's visually rich world and high entity count will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the large number of AI-driven NPCs and dynamic cars without bottlenecks.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance in the fast-paced combat.
• Game Name: ANANTA

• OFFICIAL AND EXTRAPOLATED SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS for Star Wars Outlaws. This information is based on the official PC specifications from Ubisoft, adapted to the requested JSON structure. As a visually ambitious open-world title built on the Snowdrop Engine, the game is demanding, particularly on the CPU and for higher resolutions. Laptop and future-generation GPU listings are extrapolated based on performance benchmarks.
• Laptop Performance Note: Laptop versions of the listed desktop GPUs require comparable performance. For a seamless open-world experience in Star Wars Outlaws, maintaining a stable framerate is key. This makes a laptop with a powerful CPU, a well-cooled, high-TGP (Total Graphics Power) GPU, and fast storage essential.
• Laptop Consideration: G P U T G P: A high TGP is crucial for the GPU to sustain performance in graphically dense areas like detailed cities and lush alien planets, preventing throttling and ensuring fluid gameplay.
• Laptop Consideration: Cooling Thermals: The Snowdrop Engine can heavily tax both the CPU and GPU, especially when rendering large, detailed environments. A robust cooling system is necessary to prevent thermal throttling and maintain consistent performance during long play sessions.
• Laptop Consideration: C P U Power Limits: Strong multi-core CPU performance is critical for handling the game's open-world streaming, complex AI systems, and physics without creating a system bottleneck.
• Laptop Consideration: M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is highly recommended to minimize system latency. In a third-person shooter where timing dodges and shots is important, reducing input lag provides a more responsive experience.
• Optimization Detail: Upscaling Tech: The game officially supports NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. Using these upscaling technologies is highly recommended to achieve stable, high framerates, especially when enabling ray tracing or playing at 1440p and 4K resolutions.
• Optimization Detail: Key Settings Impact: Performance will be most affected by settings that tax the GPU heavily, such as Shadow Quality, Ray-Traced Reflections, Ray-Traced Global Illumination, and Volumetric Clouds. The game is expected to be very GPU-bound at higher settings.
• Game Name: Star Wars Outlaws

• Upscaling Tech: The game officially supports NVIDIA DLSS and AMD FSR. Using these upscaling technologies is highly recommended to achieve stable, high framerates, especially when enabling ray tracing or playing at 1440p and 4K resolutions.
• Key Settings Impact: Performance will be most affected by settings that tax the GPU heavily, such as Shadow Quality, Ray-Traced Reflections, Ray-Traced Global Illumination, and Volumetric Clouds. The game is expected to be very GPU-bound at higher settings.

• G P U T G P: Maximum TGP for the laptop's GPU is essential to handle the advanced graphical features and maintain stable framerates in the dense city environment.
• Cooling Thermals: The game's visually rich world and high entity count will require a laptop with a cutting-edge cooling solution to prevent thermal throttling.
• C P U Power Limits: A powerful multi-core mobile CPU will be critical for handling the large number of AI-driven NPCs and dynamic cars without bottlenecks.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is a critical feature for reducing latency and ensuring the best possible performance in the fast-paced combat.

• G P U T G P: A high TGP is crucial for the GPU to sustain performance in graphically dense areas like detailed cities and lush alien planets, preventing throttling and ensuring fluid gameplay.
• Cooling Thermals: The Snowdrop Engine can heavily tax both the CPU and GPU, especially when rendering large, detailed environments. A robust cooling system is necessary to prevent thermal throttling and maintain consistent performance during long play sessions.
• C P U Power Limits: Strong multi-core CPU performance is critical for handling the game's open-world streaming, complex AI systems, and physics without creating a system bottleneck.
• M U X Switch Optimus: A MUX switch or NVIDIA Advanced Optimus is highly recommended to minimize system latency. In a third-person shooter where timing dodges and shots is important, reducing input lag provides a more responsive experience.