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October 2019
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The editors liked
As close to Fallout
New Vegas as you could get without being sued
Has an uncanny knack for predicting the player's edge-case actions
Solid RPG mechanics
Great setting
Fantastic writing and story
Almost complete freedom to influence quests
Decent combat
Excellent writing through and through
Strong
Multi-dimensional characters are well-portrayed
Consistently interesting and layered quest design
Strong world-building enhanced by a pleasing audiovisual direction
Combat is punchy and satisfying
Funny
Well-written dialog
Some interesting characters
The editors didn't like
Combat and exploration are rote
Secondary characters feel thin and disposable
Generic
Small environments (save for Monarch) hinder immersion and the thrill of exploring alien worlds
Subpar graphics and performance
Mediocre AI
Both in combat and out
Enemy encounters are a cakewalk on regular difficulty
And won't push you to make the most of the game's various systems
Inventory menus can be difficult to parse
Player choices don't have much effect
Toothless
Uncompelling story
Frequently defaults to mediocre combat over other roleplaying options
Abstract: The very first quest in The Outer Worlds, Obsidian's highly anticipated first-person RPG out October 25, asked me to make what felt like an impossible choice. On one side was a community of outsiders frustrated by corporate control. Their outpost was some...
Great setting, Fantastic writing and story, Almost complete freedom to influence quests, Decent combat
Small environments (save for Monarch) hinder immersion and the thrill of exploring alien worlds, Subpar graphics and performance, Mediocre AI, both in combat and out
The Outer Worlds is pretty much exactly what you'd expect from Obsidian. The first-person action RPG features a great setting, fantastic writing and remarkable, complex characters to meet. The moment-to-moment gameplay isn't as exciting, though, failing t...
Published: 2019-10-22, Author: Nicholas , review by: gamecrate.com
Abstract: From the time of its first E3 previews, the general take on The Outer Worlds has been "Fallout: New Vegas in space." And after spending dozens of hours in the game's world, crisscrossing a collection of planets, fighting alien monsters, running errands fo...
With The Outer Worlds, Obsidian has found its own path in the space between Bethesda and BioWare, and it's a great one. And considering that new RPGs from either of those influential developers are still years away, this game couldn't have been timed any...
Funny, well-written dialog, Some interesting characters
Player choices don't have much effect, Toothless, uncompelling story, Frequently defaults to mediocre combat over other roleplaying options
For better or worse, The Outer Worlds is a perfectly middle-of-the-road open-world RPG. It doesn't take any big risks, but that also keeps it from falling on its face. Despite some great writing, the game doesn't have much to say about the corporate dysto...
Abstract: As I rapidly approach my dotage, I find I have far less time, effort, and patience for online gaming. What I primarily play these days are roguelikes and single-player RPGs.Perfect for a pre-dinner short gaming session or a, “it's late, I had a really ann...
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Published: 2020-11-22, Author: Chris , review by: impulsegamer.com
For the RPG, story telling elements alone I'd recommend it… for being set in space it gets bonus points… for being just a well fleshed out world that is quite striking to look at and to inhabit it gets a hearty recommendation. If you like RPG's then this...
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