Outriders

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5.7

Mixed or average reviews- based on 471 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 228 out of 471
  2. Mixed: 61 out of 471
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  1. SetDaRekordStr8
    Apr 23, 2021
    4
    Can't believe I wasted my money on this blatant money grab, shell of a game.
  2. Shinjiyami
    Apr 8, 2021
    4
    While the game has a great foundation and potential, the decisions made for its development and its poor execution have severly hurt the games future. For a game that prodomently is played single player to be required to be online only ( a devision typically made as a eatto combat digital piracy)
  3. BJgobbleDix
    Apr 9, 2021
    4
    Recommend this game?: Currently NO. Maybe in the future if it fixes many of its issues and had a price drop.

    Ignoring Server Issues, Crashes, and Game Breaking Bugs for the time being, this game is currently only OK. It's fun but not exactly good either. It definitely has potential though as a looter shooter. When it comes to build variety, it's nowhere near the depth of many other    Recommend this game?: Currently NO. Maybe in the future if it fixes many of its issues and had a price drop.

    Ignoring Server Issues, Crashes, and Game Breaking Bugs for the time being, this game is currently only OK. It's fun but not exactly good either. It definitely has potential though as a looter shooter. When it comes to build variety, it's nowhere near the depth of many other looter type games out there. I would almost consider this more of a "Lite" version of this genre to some extent.

    The gameplay itself is interesting as it has a cover mechanic system similar to Gears of War but is unnecessary since the combat is more aggressive and fast paced. Plus, the cover system is very archaic in design--clunky and actually hurts being agile. You cannot vault over tons of obstacles. You constantly are forced to take stairs or ramps when you should obviously be able to climb up a ledge but cannot. I would have much preferred the ability to jump and crouch and have a more natural, dynamic cover system that does not involve hard latching to walls. Would have complemented this game a lot more.

    Graphics have moments of being decent but overall, nothing special. A bit dated when considered in the AAA group of games (which its priced as such). Sound is OK. Its not always synced well and has a horrible level control--many times it randomly gets too loud which if wearing headphones is painful. I also do not care for the sound effects of some skills and weapons. But overall, the guns and skills do sound impactful. They just could have improved details.

    The game is also fairly 1 dimensional in design. You have an "arena" where you clear enemies out, go to a connection piece (usually a door), then go to the next "arena." Its fine for the game play but at the same time, can be monotonous. Its definitely an old school design and unoriginal. I would have preferred more dynamics with bigger maps to create more potential. Plus, there are these AWFUL transitional cutscenes. You always get stuck with a brief black screen, very brief cutscene of you opening something or jumping a ledge, then another brief black screen to then start playing. It happens for nearly everything. It hurts the cinematic feel with many situations. Even the different stages of a boss do this. I would have preferred staying in third person while watching a boss undergo changes vs this jarring effect. Just needs to be much more seamless in design.

    The different classes are definitely unique to each other. They have some cool abilities and cool looking gear. This is more of the highlight of the game because you definitely will feel powerful in most situations. Crafting is clean and simple for the most part with decent cohesion and interactions between the large variety of Mods. Again, not exactly a ton of depth like say Diablo 3, Warframe, Borderlands 3 or many other looter type games. But still fun to optimize builds.

    Another area the game needs some work on is AI. Enemies are nothing too special. Overall, they dont do bad. Sometimes I wished the ranged units would maneuver from cover to cover more and melee enemies didnt run in nearly a straight line to you all the time (give them an evasive maneuver which the human versions actually do). Ranged enemies can also be way harder than their bosses they accompany. They have insane levels of tracking (my god snipers are dumb to deal with in a couple maps). And most enemies will stagger you even if youre mid dodge (no I-Frames when dodging). You can actually get almost stun-locked at times and its incredibly frustrating. The overzealous stunning is actually an issue that definitely needs attention.

    Another area the game needs work on is balancing. Theres a definite gap where being high DPS with weapons is what really matters for the most part. You can just glass cannon throough everything and maintain healing through this--Damaging Skills need major buffs as well.. The endgame is timed trials and it heavily promotes this play style. If there were other formats of gameplay such as Defense mode or Horde mode, it could open gameplay up to also Tanks or supports

    Overall, fun game but needs a lot of work still and doesnt do anything new or unique in the genre. Plus, it has many bugs and performance issues thus a major reason for a low score. Ignoring the issues, I would give this game a 6/10.    … Expand
  4. Candycotton179
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    After suffering through week of crashs and servers down they put major nerfs because of less then 1% of players breezeing though end game. Now two of four ckasses are practically unplayable. The patch to fix inventories wiped made it worse. Ive played cyberpunk, anthem and fallout 76 the issues here are so much worse then others.
  5. Balynrae
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    What an abomination. Lost 40 hours of playtime when my inventory got wiped and I'm no longer able to log into my character without being disconnected. This game should never have been online only. Do not waste your money.
  6. Joe_Malatchi
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    I pre-ordered Anthem and look at what happened. I pre-ordered Outriders. Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me. I put in 50 hours and now have lost all my gear. The developers don't even have an ETA for a fix. Stay away from this game.
  7. chabot54321
    Apr 11, 2021
    0
    Dont buy this game. Its a shame to release a game with that much bug, making it unplayable with your firend. Its look like a half developped game, rushed released. Not worth the price. Be careful.
  8. F2EZ
    Apr 14, 2021
    0
    Poor pathetic excuse of a game. No wonder why Cyberpunk has a higher rating than it. Inventory wipes are absolutely unacceptable and then can’t do anything about it cuz once it happens, you can’t connect to servers anymore. The game becomes literally unplayable. Devs worry more about nerfing alts, in a game where it’s all PvE and no PvP, so if your alt is OP who really cares at that point?Poor pathetic excuse of a game. No wonder why Cyberpunk has a higher rating than it. Inventory wipes are absolutely unacceptable and then can’t do anything about it cuz once it happens, you can’t connect to servers anymore. The game becomes literally unplayable. Devs worry more about nerfing alts, in a game where it’s all PvE and no PvP, so if your alt is OP who really cares at that point? They should be more worried about how to fix their damn game. Their biggest troubleshoot about the inventory wipe too is literally just a Reddit thread...just pathetic.… Expand
  9. JackDaFlow
    Apr 14, 2021
    0
    Payed 60 € and can't play since the latest bug. So this game is completely unusable! Don’t buy this game until they really fixed some crucial bugs!
  10. IAMSALLGOLD
    Apr 17, 2021
    0
    None stop crashing, hud not working, loot disappeared multiple times and frozen screen central. its so broken it's unplayable.
  11. transposestudio
    Jun 26, 2021
    0
    I've put approx. 200 hours into this mess of a game. While I can forgive some bugs the overall scope and range at release and all the way into months later are too much. PCF has spent more time ruining the classes (NERFS) than fixing things which says a lot. Going from playable to one-shot in the blink of an eye is pretty standard in this "game". PCF has ruined their reputation with thisI've put approx. 200 hours into this mess of a game. While I can forgive some bugs the overall scope and range at release and all the way into months later are too much. PCF has spent more time ruining the classes (NERFS) than fixing things which says a lot. Going from playable to one-shot in the blink of an eye is pretty standard in this "game". PCF has ruined their reputation with this garbage game and it's pretty clear this was just a cash grab. Avoid this game at all costs!… Expand
  12. celveor
    Nov 4, 2021
    0
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. By far the worst level design I have ever seen. For example, clever boss design is replaced by being mowed down by hordes of enemies on tiny battlefields.
    A great game in itself, but this can take all the joy out of it.    … Expand
  13. iambatkam
    Nov 7, 2021
    0
    The gameplay and mechanics are sort of a Mass Effect-Gears of War-The Division mashup, and it works for the most part. Decent gun variety, satisfying and interesting mods, and an interesting mutation system. The classes are a bit locked and you can only have three abilities chosen at a time (with no pause to change in a fight if you realize you went with the wrong combo).
    The dialog is    The gameplay and mechanics are sort of a Mass Effect-Gears of War-The Division mashup, and it works for the most part. Decent gun variety, satisfying and interesting mods, and an interesting mutation system. The classes are a bit locked and you can only have three abilities chosen at a time (with no pause to change in a fight if you realize you went with the wrong combo).
    The dialog is pretty bad with only a couple of the characters even having anything remotely close to decent personalities. It seems everyone is massively bi-polar, and the voice acting is "meh" at best. The player character is probably the best voiced in the whole game and has the most stable personality when dealing with situations.
    The story is just atrocious. The first 15 minutes of the game reels you in with a decent story and ok characters, then goes downhill like an Olympic skier. The world ends and only the best of the best of humanity are saved. But when things get a little tough, the supposed best of the best turn into blood thirsty animals who kill each other for no reason with. It was obvious that the writers never even thought of talking to a veteran, as every NPC's excuse for executing surrendering soldiers, or in one case an enemy soldier who saved the NPC's life (who in turn executes him), is "This is what war is", which it most definitely is not. NPC's will die when it makes no sense for them to die; one scene everyone is screaming and pointing guns at each other, then the main bad guy of the event shoots the one guy with a holstered weapon trying to diffuse the situation and literally asking for everyone to just calm down and talk, not the girl screaming in his face, not the soldiers pointing guns at each other, but the guy staying calm trying to talk it out. Then there is both sides trying to get you to fight for them talking about how everyone is almost out of ammunition and supplies, but there is always bullets flying everywhere, massive explosions, and just spray-and-pray mentalities.
    If you ignore the story and can get through the terribly made cut scenes (like a cameraman who never heard of a gimble or stabilization technology is having a seizure while he films), the game can be pretty fun.    … Expand
  14. laethros95
    Jan 16, 2022
    0
    the graphics are great the story is good and the character is feels alive everything about the game perfect but only one thing is make this game unplayable and that is a huge bug! I cant hear any bullet or enemy sounds. I try to reopen the game again n again but the bug is still there so i deleted it. never sell a unfinished game
  15. Hanroen
    Jun 14, 2023
    0
    It's hard to believe, but there are still bugs that prevent the game from being played. These bugs prevent you from shooting and make the ability unusable. After a while, I closed the game in anger and deleted it.
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73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 32 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 15 out of 32
  3. Negative: 0 out of 32
  1. CD-Action
    Nov 19, 2021
    75
    Outriders guarantees an enjoyable evening with friends. We had lots of fun clearing out stage after stage, gathering loot, upgrading our gear and improving our builds so they complement each other perfectly. The final score would have been higher if it weren’t for tons of technical issues we had to deal with. [06/2021, p.28]
  2. Riot Pixels
    Jun 9, 2021
    72
    Killing everything that moves with bullets and magic while enjoying picturesque alien vistas is good enough for 20 hours (30, if you’re into Expeditions), but don’t expect anything more substantial out of Outriders.
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  3. Cubed3
    May 7, 2021
    50
    Gears of War meets Destiny… and the end result is mediocre. Take away the "coolness" of playing a gun totting superhero, and all you are left with is basically one more generic looter shooter, that doesn't manage to impress, neither with its repetitive gameplay, nor with its boring story and world building. Add to that a couple of technical and network issues, and you are in for a - pricey - treat.
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