The Outer Worlds

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7.3

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  1. pagepro
    Oct 28, 2019
    4
    First I must ask. Are the people giving this a perfect 10/10 playing the same game? This game is far from perfect. In fact it is far from even being a good game. Nowadays all it takes is for a game to be good is to not have too many bugs and micro transactions. The Outer World doesn't have micro transactions and there are very few bugs (one game breaking bug on the last mission) but thatFirst I must ask. Are the people giving this a perfect 10/10 playing the same game? This game is far from perfect. In fact it is far from even being a good game. Nowadays all it takes is for a game to be good is to not have too many bugs and micro transactions. The Outer World doesn't have micro transactions and there are very few bugs (one game breaking bug on the last mission) but that does not make this a good game.

    It starts out somewhat interesting when you are a fresh adventurer and don't know where the story is taking you. You start imagining an amazing world and hoping that it keeps getting better. As you progress you suddenly realize that it isn't going to get better and never will. I won't put spoilers but lets just say that there is no payoff for anything you do. You can complete a main quest and your reward is just more of the same boring things you already have. There is never anything amazing that happens in this story either like the first time seeing Liberty Prime in action in Fallout 3. Nothing that will "wow" you.

    My biggest gripe is the writing. I found myself physically cringing at some of it. If you are a certain type of person you may enjoy the cutsie playful dialogue and the constant sarcastic statements that your main character makes, along with pretty much every character in the game but I couldn't stand it. If you are looking for a serious story that will intrigue and immerse you then this is NOT the game for you. You may think "oh its finally getting serious" then the next set of lines have you wise crack like something an immature grade school. Its downright awful.

    The gameplay is nothing to write home about and barely worth mentioning. There are only a handful of guns and they are all unsatisfying to use. I went the entire game with the assault rifle just spraying bullets at everything because sniping and the charged weapons just didn't feel fun in my opinion. Melee is a joke I didn't even bother with it. You have heavy weapons which I didn't bother with either as I didnt see any point. The game is so easy it doesn't matter what you decide to use or how you spend you skill points and perks. Speaking of which pretty much amount to a bunch or percentage increases. There is nothing fun about any of it. You will mostly fight the same type of enemy because there is no variety. I can count the number of different enemy types on my hands.Armor feels like an afterthought and the skills seem like they were placed on pieces at random. There doesn't seem to be any thought process that went into designing armor so I just used the set with the highest armor rating. There are only 2 pieces of armor by the way chest and helmet.

    You have companions and companion abilities but they are pretty much meat bags used to distract the enemy. The companion abilities force you into an un-skippable 10 second cut scene every time you use an one so I abandoned them quickly and just shot everything to death. The whole thing is a boring unorganized mess. By the last missions I was disinterested to the point where I didn't bother killing anything and just ran past the enemy. At that point there was no reason to loot anything or explore because the game is so linear that there is nothing to explore.

    I wasn't a fan of the artstyle, the characters, story or gameplay. The only reason I finished the game is because I felt obligated to having been swindled into thinking this would actually be good. The trailer said "from the original creators of Fallout and the developers of Fallout: New Vegas" is also false advertising. They are only the same in name. The original people who made those amazing games no longer work for the company. Overall this game is barely a 4/10 below average.    … Expand
  2. InfiniteArc
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    In a market saturated with streamlined (if not dumbed down) RPGs, The Outer Worlds brings us an experience that's all too rare in the genre these days. You, the player, matter. Every action you take, every skill you develop, it all matters. The way you play even has a powerful ramifications on the story. Want to be a simple spae captain trying to make your way in the verse whilst lookingIn a market saturated with streamlined (if not dumbed down) RPGs, The Outer Worlds brings us an experience that's all too rare in the genre these days. You, the player, matter. Every action you take, every skill you develop, it all matters. The way you play even has a powerful ramifications on the story. Want to be a simple spae captain trying to make your way in the verse whilst looking out for you and yours? Ayep, that there's a mighty fine option. Want to be a Rabble Rousing freedom fighter for the common man? Go ahead, seize the means of production. Shoot first, ask questions later kinda guy? Yeah... That might come back to bite you in the ass, but hey, no judgement here. Everything is viable, and it all has consequences.… Expand
  3. aeroncastle
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    I would pay to have this voice actors read everything in the universe, the game makes a lot of things well, but the voice acting makes it art.
  4. DerpyGamer2033
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    I bought the game on the day of release and have already played 20 hours. The best RPG game of 2019 in my opinion.

    The game has performance issues, not the most modern graphics and gameplay. But for RPG this is not new, the main thing that the game has-a well-developed role-playing system, an interesting story and the concept of the world. This game reminded me of the good old days of    I bought the game on the day of release and have already played 20 hours. The best RPG game of 2019 in my opinion.

    The game has performance issues, not the most modern graphics and gameplay. But for RPG this is not new, the main thing that the game has-a well-developed role-playing system, an interesting story and the concept of the world.
    This game reminded me of the good old days of KOTOR 2/Fallout New Vegas. Not for a **** who loves Fallout 76 and Mass Effect Andromeda.    … Expand
  5. Zomombi
    Oct 28, 2019
    7
    Good game. Only real complaint is that it is too short. Hopefully, we will see something similar of a grander scale from Obsidian, in the future.
  6. Azzyg
    Oct 28, 2019
    5
    Sorry but the people shouting "perfect rpg" from the rooftops are honestly deluded or have never experienced a good RPG before.

    Good things: -Quests and dialogue were varied and had choices, the humour was spot on there were times I literally burst out laughing. -Story was also competent, not the best but not bad. I won't spoil here. -Graphics and art style were really stunning, I    Sorry but the people shouting "perfect rpg" from the rooftops are honestly deluded or have never experienced a good RPG before.

    Good things:
    -Quests and dialogue were varied and had choices, the humour was spot on there were times I literally burst out laughing.
    -Story was also competent, not the best but not bad. I won't spoil here.
    -Graphics and art style were really stunning, I could really look around and admire these planets. (only bad part is characters show little emotion).
    -Bug free, didn't experience a single bug in my whole playthrough.

    Bad things:
    -You never see your character besides in the menu. You might roll your eyes at this or whatever but seriously, you spent a good 30mins making that perfect looking character. Guess what? You only ever see your character in your menu. Not a single time ingame, even at the end credits it shows a random default character. Not yours.
    -Day and night/waiting/sleeping is pointless without ingame time and NPC routines.
    -The world feels static, the towns don't feel alive. NPCs don't have schedules or routines, they literally stand in the same spot day and night. (besides the odd patrolling guard).
    -Skills/perks are boring, no innovation or fun. Mostly it's just boring percentage increases.
    -Loot and gear is boring. So many reskins. Even the "unique" items are rarely unique. There are a handful of fun items but nowhere near enough. Most items are not even worth picking up, you might be thinking, "can't I sell them though?" and yes you can. However bits.. you get way too many bits and nothing useful to spend them on. I broke down most items instead of selling and still finished the game with 40k bits with nothing to spend it on. Complete waste of time since the game ends at the credits.
    -No minigames/fun side games. I don't mean crap like lockpicking/hacking minigames. I mean fun side games like gambling/brawling and other minigames that are in most other rpgs.
    -No Crafting/professions, how can you have an RPG without these core features? And no, I don't consider the very basic modding system to be crafting.
    -You can't interact with the world. Besides opening/closing doors you can't even sit down in a chair and drink a beer at the bar. Isn't this meant to be an RPG? How can you roleplay in a world you can't interact with.
    -Exploring is often pointless and unrewarding, mainly because the loot is so bad and there being so few hidden quests.
    -The game is just too short, you can't play on after the credits. Yes you can start a new game and play differently but everything you've done up to that point is gone. No free roaming or NG+.

    END:
    I really wanted to love this game. I've played RPGs for so many years and was looking forward to this. But honestly I felt so disapointed. Besides the dialogue choices, the RPG elements are non existent.    … Expand
  7. TWERQEN
    Oct 28, 2019
    7
    It's Hard to evaluate a big and story-branching game as Outer Worlds in such a short time, but we can already tell that it's hard to get a grip in this world. Of course choice system is ripped straight from fallout nv, but all of the characters are somewhat cartoonishly good or bad. I think it's all have to do with the fact that the big arch in this game is fight against giantIt's Hard to evaluate a big and story-branching game as Outer Worlds in such a short time, but we can already tell that it's hard to get a grip in this world. Of course choice system is ripped straight from fallout nv, but all of the characters are somewhat cartoonishly good or bad. I think it's all have to do with the fact that the big arch in this game is fight against giant corporation/government and there's no solid arguments in real life for supporting big business with all of the corruption surfaced just in a past decade.
    In any case, the world is big and beautiful, the shooting part feels good even tho the game is converted to bullet sponges-fest closer to the end, so it's really playable, but it's not really that grounded to reality rpg/fps mix that previous obsidian's game of the same genre was (nor that it claimed to be, even tho it heavily borrows from it).
    TLDR: Better then fallout 3 and especially 4, but not as good as brilliant Nev Vegas.    … Expand
  8. WhistlerSprings
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    There seems to be a ton of negative reviews or points based on the perception of this game with seemingly no foundation. Complain about graphics? The game is beautiful, look at any other similar RPG from Bethesda and OW is in a class of its own. AI? Yeah the AI isn't the most intelligent but once again a complete evolution from past inspirations. This game at its core is for the fanbase ofThere seems to be a ton of negative reviews or points based on the perception of this game with seemingly no foundation. Complain about graphics? The game is beautiful, look at any other similar RPG from Bethesda and OW is in a class of its own. AI? Yeah the AI isn't the most intelligent but once again a complete evolution from past inspirations. This game at its core is for the fanbase of the genre, make no mistake. if you came in expecting anything else then you didn't know anything about Fallout or Obsidian.

    At its core, OW is the current peak of what this genre of games can provide. It completely outclasses any Fallout game ever, and has rendered Bethesda completely obsolete.    … Expand
  9. Gimmicks
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Possibly the best game of 2019. Good dialogue, great voice acting, good story, exellent worls, combat not the best.
  10. Ttaman
    Oct 28, 2019
    4
    It's okay, not great. By piggybacking off the coattails of previous games of a similar genre, The Outer Worlds is able to gain a hyper hype following by unsuspecting fans but is only an incomplete ersatz FO4 style adventure. While the user interface and gameplay mimics familiarity, it is unexciting, to say the least.

    TOW is a shell of previously successful games from 5 to 10 years    It's okay, not great. By piggybacking off the coattails of previous games of a similar genre, The Outer Worlds is able to gain a hyper hype following by unsuspecting fans but is only an incomplete ersatz FO4 style adventure. While the user interface and gameplay mimics familiarity, it is unexciting, to say the least.

    TOW is a shell of previously successful games from 5 to 10 years ago. It might be worth a discounted price on Steam next year, or 1 dollar promotion at Microsoft's store for a month to try; however, it's not worth 60 bucks.    … Expand
  11. Rocker9800
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    It is true RPG, ant I've found it perfect.
    It is the best RPG for an AA budget and I recommend it to everybody who likes RPGs.
  12. MetaCthulhu
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Starting a little bit too shallow, this one is good fun. Getting better and better every next location. After 12 hours I'd say it deserves 8-9/10.
  13. Boston5411
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Game was so refreshing compared to the recent games that came out. I enjoyed it a lot had kept a great balance throughout the game with skill and weapons. 100% recommend it.
  14. Wampa842
    Oct 28, 2019
    8
    With the gaping hole left by Bethesda and Bioware, many people expected The Outer Worlds to be the second coming of Jesus. It's not. What it is is a very competent game that is fantastic in its best parts and decent in its worst. Obsidian/PD have taken the defining bits of New Vegas, made them better, and without handicaps imposed by Bethesda, turned them into a game that satisfies theWith the gaping hole left by Bethesda and Bioware, many people expected The Outer Worlds to be the second coming of Jesus. It's not. What it is is a very competent game that is fantastic in its best parts and decent in its worst. Obsidian/PD have taken the defining bits of New Vegas, made them better, and without handicaps imposed by Bethesda, turned them into a game that satisfies the thirst for a real action-roleplay game.
    The writing is witty and gets the point across, even if it becomes a little preachy at times. It has a depth that forces the player away from the "evil corporate bad, freedom fighters good", to consider both sides of the struggle.
    Mission types are on the weaker end of the spectrum. They're mostly fetch quests, but I never felt like I was forced to do them against my will. They also tend to have several avenues to complete them (e.g. sneaky, silver tongue, or guns a-blazing).
    I picked up the game and couldn't put it down all day. Personally I think it's bloody brilliant and a testament to Obsidian's abilities. I had to take away two poitns because I found the music severely lacking, enemy AI below average, and performance poor.    … Expand
  15. EdwardCunha
    Oct 28, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. A great start, but they really needed to implement the stuff that are also bad about Fallout? Also, there's a lot of silly quests, like, you speak to the NPC, then you go to the next room, read a document that is conviniently right there, go back and talk again to the NPC. Wow, mission acomplished! There are some graphical glitches, but in general it's a good game. Far from perfect, but fun.… Expand
  16. Bocvo
    Oct 28, 2019
    3
    All about character design in this game is just a joke. Dull stories, identical partners, awkward animations. At the start i really thought it's a burns or kind of space disease which makes some characters skin looks like it made cream, but it's just how obsidian think aged people looks like.
    No any relations in this game, which makes no sense to explore your partners stories, it won't    All about character design in this game is just a joke. Dull stories, identical partners, awkward animations. At the start i really thought it's a burns or kind of space disease which makes some characters skin looks like it made cream, but it's just how obsidian think aged people looks like.
    No any relations in this game, which makes no sense to explore your partners stories, it won't change anything, you'll be a no-name captain no matter you'll do or what you say.
    Our slow-mo skill is just the slow-mo skill. The only one thing that makes shooting looks better.
    Maybe the most boring world to explore i have ever seen, there is just nothing to find except one scared of bugs man hiding in the toilet(yes obsidian you hate males we got this). So we don't have almost nothing good in this game except ubiquitous satire about corporations and capitalism which really make me only annoy after few days of playing.
    3 scared males of 10, maybe one day obsidian will make a game again.    … Expand
  17. 2ch_reviewer
    Oct 28, 2019
    0
    Very bad game with a simple scenario, flat world, empty characters and boring gameplay. Literally there is no openworld, you have a road that highlights you a way, short main line, stupid rep system where you can genocide entire villages and be a good guy at the end.
    And mention dialogs in game, they are very very simple and a lot of time there is no choice, just different variations of    Very bad game with a simple scenario, flat world, empty characters and boring gameplay. Literally there is no openworld, you have a road that highlights you a way, short main line, stupid rep system where you can genocide entire villages and be a good guy at the end.
    And mention dialogs in game, they are very very simple and a lot of time there is no choice, just different variations of "yes".
    Your companions are boring and cause no feelings in you, they just giving bonuses to skilles and that`s it.    … Expand
  18. BathroomSync
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    The Outer Worlds definitely lives up to its spiritual predecessor, Fallout: New Vegas in many ways. Player influence on the world around them is immense, there are too many interesting characters to count, and the writing is excellent.
    The Outer Worlds was announced and came out at a perfect time, a time when confidence in Bethesda's Fallout franchise was at an all-time low and long-time    The Outer Worlds definitely lives up to its spiritual predecessor, Fallout: New Vegas in many ways. Player influence on the world around them is immense, there are too many interesting characters to count, and the writing is excellent.
    The Outer Worlds was announced and came out at a perfect time, a time when confidence in Bethesda's Fallout franchise was at an all-time low and long-time fans of the series desperately desired a worthy replacement.
    I really do hope The Outer Worlds launches a franchise, because we need a new Fallout.    … Expand
  19. GamesBeatAll
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    It's gorgeous, it's funny, it's varied.
    Great writing. Skills and Perks to fret over as always. Better character generation than expected.
    Lots of loot. I lose myself for hours exploring and searching every nook and cranny.
    Good variety of weapons and armour and combat.
    It fills the RPG gap very nicely for me.
  20. Revadarius
    Oct 28, 2019
    6
    I want to preface this with saying I played the game on PC via Xbox Game Pass. I played on Normal, and I speed-read all dialogue.

    That said, let's begin. You're probably wondering "Wow, why has this jackass given this masterpiece 6/10?". Well, that's easy: This game is short. It lacks content in a variety of areas, including story and character development. There's limited    I want to preface this with saying I played the game on PC via Xbox Game Pass. I played on Normal, and I speed-read all dialogue.

    That said, let's begin. You're probably wondering "Wow, why has this jackass given this masterpiece 6/10?". Well, that's easy: This game is short. It lacks content in a variety of areas, including story and character development. There's limited weapon/armour crafting/modification. The stats and perks are just about varied enough to be able to create a new character with a specific playstyle.

    I feel this game is meant to be played on a harder difficult to pad out and fluff the content. Maybe that was my mistake, but - referring to Obsidian's previous work - I should be wanting to play this game again. Differently, on a harder difficulty, with a different character type. Maybe a Melee/ Heavy armourer, stating into leadership for team play with my companions. But...I don't want to.

    The game play was fun *at first*. But after a while I realized... I hadn't really picked up the new debuff types, I wasn't informed (without specifically looking for it in the codex) about the viability of the elemental types. There wasn't many enemy types to mix up the gameplay either. Leading to a lot of sigh-inducing mission endings where I thought I'd fight a unique enemy as a boss. But nope, just a reskin. Or even the same old enemy I'd killed dozens, if not hundreds, of at that point.

    The crafting/modification/tinkering system is just... like a last second edition? There are not many weapon variations. I found possibly a dozen special weapon/armour pieces. Probably a few more. As well as a select few science weapons. And.... they're crap. Not in practice, but they cost so much to 'tinker' (i.e. level up, which gives increased dps) that they're not worth using after a few levels. Again, maybe on Supernova you'd use them. But it'd be an expensive investment because, as much as you can get lots of money in the game. You can only get it *once* via the quests because most drops arent' worth a damn. Armour/weapons barely sell for anything, and are better for breaking down for weapon or armour parts to be able to repair your items.

    There are only about a dozen or so mods types between guns and melee weapons. The modifications is very bare bones. And that's exactly the best way to describe a lot of mechanics in this game: barebones.
    Your companion quests, side quests, even the main story quests, enemy types, weapons, clothes, armour, mods... there's just enough of said mechanic or feature.
    Which is hilarious, because there's a huge variety of consumables and junk items. Too much even. To the point that it's a pain in dick to specifically search for an item. There are multiple consumables that all have the same exact effect. Be it + to mind/body attritube. Or +1 to personality, but -1 to 3 other stats. +25% health.
    DAMNIT, you need only 1 item with said effect, not 3 or 4. So your consumables become a confusing mess.

    Which leads me onto the menus. There's no sort option to seperate heavy/medium/light armour. Or to seperate light guns, heavy guns, 1 handed melee, 2 handed melee. Or a lock feature to stop you selling/scrapping certain guns. You have to be very meticulous in your menus when you're faffing around with gear. It could certainly be improved, it's one of the worst I've ever encountered in a game.

    Now, let's talk about the space map. You can travel to certain planets or satellites. But most of them are a *1 mission* area, which you won't have to visit again. Specifically, there's maybe 3 huge areas to explore (mostly hub areas) with 1 massive world, 1 large world and several small hub spaces that won't take long to explore. AND THERE ARE PLANETS ON THE MAP THAT MAKE IT LOOK LIKE YOU COULD GO THERE LATER, GIVING A FALSE SENSE OF VASTNESS.

    That's why it took me only 21hrs to complete this game. completing all but 1 mission (I botched a mission due to the order I did a specific set of missions in, no biggie though).

    Sorry to unload my disappointment with this game. It has fun gameplay, I enjoy the companion abilities and orders you can give them. The story is quite well written, along with the character dialogue. It's such a beautiful and extraordinary game. But I feel like it's lacking in nearly all aspects.
    I was raging about it being a "Game of the Year" contender. It certainly puts Bethesda's FO and TES series to shame, that's for sure. But I don't feel it reaches the heights of FO:NV. They tried to copy a formula but somewhere along the line they fell flat on their face. I would love a sequel where they improve. DLC or any form of expansion to this game would be insulting UNLESS they're going to improve all those areas I've mentioned.

    I did enjoy the game, it was fun and nearly a day well spent. And looking forward to eventually owning a little Sprat plushie. IF THEY EVER MAKE 'EM!    … Expand
  21. Urbanebula
    Oct 28, 2019
    8
    First off, any reviews with a perfect 10 or a 0 posted on the 25th of October should be disregarded. There is no way those reviews are fair to the game or true to it's flaws before completing a single play through.

    That said, The Outer Worlds is one hell of a game and a masterful RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. The game is flexible enough that you can make any character you want from a    First off, any reviews with a perfect 10 or a 0 posted on the 25th of October should be disregarded. There is no way those reviews are fair to the game or true to it's flaws before completing a single play through.

    That said, The Outer Worlds is one hell of a game and a masterful RPG from Obsidian Entertainment. The game is flexible enough that you can make any character you want from a socially awkward genius to a lovable dimwit and every quest will offer at least one solid solution for you.

    Every side character in the game is well developed and fleshed out, far beyond the Bethesda school of single word descriptors Nazeem in Skyrim is just a jerk. Conrad in The Outer Worlds also comes off as a jerk, until you engage in conversation and realise that he is troubled by a number of things. Even a simple bartender, that would be little more than a trade window in most games, has a history and aspirations that you can delve deep into. It does so much more to develop the world as a real place with people to care about. The companions and plot relevant characters are even better, with complex histories and conflicting emotions on a number of matters. It just makes engaging with them so much more enjoyable, a positive thing considering the amount of dialogue, especially in the early hours of the game.

    The combat is fun and engaging, with the gunplay being largely satisfying and the melee combat feeling nice and weighty. The TTD system is a nice answer to Fallout's VATS system, but this is essentially just bullet time which has the additional incentive of applying debuffs to enemies in order to tip the odds in your favour. Melee weapons allow you to block and you have obtain the ability to dodge in any direction from the start. As for the enemies themselves, they really fall into two categories. Ranged and melee. There are different methods of engagement, some with weak points to aim for and enemies that are susceptible to different damage types.

    One negative aspect of the game is the UI elements. Navigating menus and inventory screens is a fiddly and often frustrating affair, at least on PC. Different key prompts are required in order to scrap, modify and repair items, but these can change on the fly depending on whether you are in the field or at a workbench and so on. It also appears that despite having the cursor appear in these screens, it can only be used to select items, and actions are bound to the keys. There are also some issues with the HUD, with a lot of complaints aimed at the font colours and sizes that can make it quite difficult to read some prompts and item descriptions.

    In spite of this, the game is still absolutely solid. The few gripes that I have are minor and something that I will either simply need to get used to, or that can hopefully be patched with relative ease.

    If you are a fan of engaging RPGs with true depth, choice and consequence you should absolutely grab The Outer Worlds as soon as possible!    … Expand
  22. Harold56
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing, only problem I have is my character freezes in place after loading.
  23. Sprucegoose
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    This game reunites everything that i love in an action RPG so much that we can clearly see accounts created just to diss this game in favor of their beloved 100€ yearly subscription-game.... The world is beautiful from the first time you land on it and the first time you get to talk to an AI you know for sure youre on an obsidian universe, yes, an universe created by those in obsidian,This game reunites everything that i love in an action RPG so much that we can clearly see accounts created just to diss this game in favor of their beloved 100€ yearly subscription-game.... The world is beautiful from the first time you land on it and the first time you get to talk to an AI you know for sure youre on an obsidian universe, yes, an universe created by those in obsidian, exactly the same condition as the game that makes you come and hate...
    i play this on a MSI GS65 everything on ultra and it runs flawless, the conversation system is deeper than what seen on previous obsidian art and vastly improved facial animations and modeling makes it feel as an rpg which might sound redundant but we all know what im comparing it against.... The battle system is also improved but the jewel of the crown has to be the rpg mechanics (character progression, habilities etc..). It is how it should be but it is amazing since thats not a standard nowadays.
    For me it reunites everything that im loving from 2019...
    the first thing is that, under a double A tag it wipes the floor with every (theyre not much) triple A in ps4.
    Second it is doing it so well that we can delight ourselves with all the saltiness that makes people create account to give it a 0 and copy-paste a bible that sounds like if they where talking about ”death walking”.
    And third, and what hurts the most to that toxic comunity, IT-IS-COMING-TO-SWITCH.    … Expand
  24. BlackMetal
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    I love space smuggling!
    Obsidian Entertainment makes games at his own genre, it called - "Obsidian Game".
    High quality, brilliant sharpened formula.
    It is for all of you out there, Space Cowboys!
    10/10 Fireflies
  25. lostcauz707
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    This game merits love and attention. Obsidian is a great studio when they are left alone. An amalgamation of KotoR, borderlands, ME:2 and Fallout all in one. The attention to detail is staggering. Things as simple as plant life dead by a volcano and flourishing out the outer areas to characters randomly mentioning things you happened to run by. Not linear or forced either. You exploreThis game merits love and attention. Obsidian is a great studio when they are left alone. An amalgamation of KotoR, borderlands, ME:2 and Fallout all in one. The attention to detail is staggering. Things as simple as plant life dead by a volcano and flourishing out the outer areas to characters randomly mentioning things you happened to run by. Not linear or forced either. You explore and they comment, relevantly. Same lovable feel from KotoR you may have missed whole adding a taste of borderlands in their gear. No microtransactions, no loot boxes, just solid game. If cyberpunk is being compared to this, this is your fix until it comes out. The unique characters feel like real people. No one is overly typecasted into roles you feel familiar with. It's a new age an there are new ways of the world.

    There are a few graphical issues on PC and I did experience a hard crash once. Normal mode also feels incredibly easy once you get going with speech and hacking banking a ton of early experience and bypassing possibly challenging content, kinda like KotoR. You'll also feel some familiarity such as a broken robot that becomes a character on a ship etc.

    It's an overall fresh experience that puts current IPs to shame. Unique characters, funny dialog, great gameplay. Made for RPG lovers that need a familiar, yet possibly perfected, change of pace.    … Expand
  26. TheWitcher90
    Oct 28, 2019
    6
    I am struggling to get into the game. I dont blame the outer worlds. I just thingk I am dont with the bethesda/fallout style gameplay. Its just so uninteresting. If you like fallout you will like this.
  27. orascal-sm
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    Отличная игра, такой допиленный Нью Вегас, но интереснее. Оптимизация порадовала, на ноутбуке Core i3, 4Gb RAM Geforce 840m очень неплохо идёт, за это отдельный респект.
  28. Baldinor
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Lo tengo en Gamepass pc y Xbox One, para mi el juego del año, me ha enganchado desde el primer momento, los toques humorísticos le dan una personalidad propia que pocos títulos tienen.
  29. dafn
    Oct 28, 2019
    7
    A good game with a fun and adventurous atmosphere. Good story, world and characters.

    This is not an open world game like fallout. It is far more linear. Instead of having one big world it has several small ones, and they are are introduced in order. I personally prefer one big world where you are free to explore as you want. I also would like more gunplay and interesting places to    A good game with a fun and adventurous atmosphere. Good story, world and characters.

    This is not an open world game like fallout. It is far more linear. Instead of having one big world it has several small ones, and they are are introduced in order. I personally prefer one big world where you are free to explore as you want. I also would like more gunplay and interesting places to explore. The game feels very cramped and small. Personally I prefer the fallout formula.

    Also, I noticed that if I kill someone without any witnesses I still loose standing with the faction. I feel like that should not be the case as no one knows the person is dead and no one knows I killed the person.

    I would recommend this game, but do not buy this expecting fallout new vegas, you will get disappointed. I really hope obsidian continues to develop the idea and further expands on it in future releases.    … Expand
  30. herpiderp1231
    Oct 28, 2019
    5
    I saw another reviewer describe pretty much every aspect of the game as average, and I can't but agree.
    All in all it's a repetative and forgetful experience.
  31. GumieBear
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    First of all, let me tell you to not listen to the people who say this game only offers around 20 hours of content. I am 99% positive they played through the game on easy mode and skipped dialogue often. My first play through I decided to run on the highest difficulty, which is called Supernova, and it adds survival elements like hunger, thirst, need for sleep, limited saving/fastFirst of all, let me tell you to not listen to the people who say this game only offers around 20 hours of content. I am 99% positive they played through the game on easy mode and skipped dialogue often. My first play through I decided to run on the highest difficulty, which is called Supernova, and it adds survival elements like hunger, thirst, need for sleep, limited saving/fast traveling, companion permanent death, etc. I have already put around 15 hours into the game and BARELY got off the beginning world. I had to reload multiple times either because I died, or my companion(s) died. I also explored the world instead of bee-lining it straight for markers/objectives. This game is what you make it, so if you sit back and immersive yourself (which is very easy to do in this game due to a perfect balance of great writing and wacky situations) in the world, it is very easy to enjoy.

    The combat (I can only speak from Supernova difficulty perspective) is difficult and requires foresight into character development and supplies management. The A.I. are typically overly aggressive and could use an overhaul into thinking/acting a little smarter.

    Companions could use a little work. Their interaction in dialogues are great, the character development is fantastic, however, if you mess with their standard combat presets (ranged/melee, aggressive/passive) they seem to just sit there and do nothing if they aren't on their default settings.

    I play on a 2080Ti + i7-8700k on ultra settings with an ultrawide monitor (borderless resolution) and the game runs flawlessly. I rarely see my frames drop below 100FPS (my monitor is overclocked to 100HZ) and the environment looks fantastic! People complaining about the worlds looking like a game from the 2000's are probably running the game on a GTX 1060 or some crap because this game is very beautiful. I just wish there was a 3rd person mode (I don't think there is but i'm not positive) so that I could enjoy the environment even more with some cool character shots.

    Overall this game is a must play. Watching videos of this game doesn't do it justice. I wasn't going to buy this game until I noticed I could get it on PC game pass for $1, so I did just that. Every PC gamer should at least pay $1 to try it out and get their own opinion, but my opinion is 9/10, which will switch to 10/10 if they can make the A.i. smarter!

    P.S. If you get the PC game pass, you have to download the PC game pass beta app as well as make sure windows is completely up-to-date, or else you won't be able to install the game, your cursor will change to a stop sign when clicking on "install".    … Expand
  32. lavgear
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    10 ебучих мародеров из 10, это просто шидевр. вегас получил реинкарнацию какую он заслужил
  33. Skymir
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    Поиграв, в эту игру вы сразу почувствуете что авторы брали пример со своего прошлого творения фоллаута НВ. Если вы уже давно ждали чего то похожего, то эта игра сможет стать для вас главным проектом этого года.
    плюсы игры: отличный сюжет,отличные диалоги, сильный уровень реиграбильности, сносная довольно приятная боевка,
    минусы: не самая приятная графика, коридорные локации, малое    Поиграв, в эту игру вы сразу почувствуете что авторы брали пример со своего прошлого творения фоллаута НВ. Если вы уже давно ждали чего то похожего, то эта игра сможет стать для вас главным проектом этого года.
    плюсы игры: отличный сюжет,отличные диалоги, сильный уровень реиграбильности, сносная довольно приятная боевка,
    минусы: не самая приятная графика, коридорные локации, малое разнообразие врагов,
    Ставлю этой игре 10 баллов (что само собой не заслуженно) из за того что я крайне верю в эту компанию (OBSIDIAN) так, как эта игра была разработана при малых бюджетов, и хочется поддержать разработчиков для того что бы следующая их игра была на много лучше и дороже.    … Expand
  34. HowdyCowboy
    Oct 28, 2019
    6
    I'm about 10 hours in and it is very disappointing so far. The writing is good, the dialogue options are a good touch but I feel as if the only focus was to show up Fallout 4's dialogue system. Aside from that, there's nothing really going on here. I don't mind that it plays exactly like Fallout, that's what I wanted, but the point was to blow Fallout out of the water and it only reallyI'm about 10 hours in and it is very disappointing so far. The writing is good, the dialogue options are a good touch but I feel as if the only focus was to show up Fallout 4's dialogue system. Aside from that, there's nothing really going on here. I don't mind that it plays exactly like Fallout, that's what I wanted, but the point was to blow Fallout out of the water and it only really scrapes past it.

    -Very Limited amount of guns
    -3 ammo types, which gets annoying when most of your guns take the same ammo type
    -Weapon mod system is lacking, I rarely use it.
    -Extremely bland worlds with not much going on outside of the towns
    -Terrible PC optimization (30 FPS on a 2080 at mid settings???)    … Expand
  35. Squallish
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    Pretty good game if you compare it to Fallout 76.
    Compared to other big game this game was average.
    I would have wished for better graphics, a little bit more complex skill tree and fights. Once you got half decent gear and some skills, this game became pretty easy. And overall I would have wished for more content. I really enjoyed this game, but I think 30-40 hrs for the first    Pretty good game if you compare it to Fallout 76.
    Compared to other big game this game was average.

    I would have wished for better graphics, a little bit more complex skill tree and fights.
    Once you got half decent gear and some skills, this game became pretty easy.
    And overall I would have wished for more content.
    I really enjoyed this game, but I think 30-40 hrs for the first play-through, for a RPG, not enough.    … Expand
  36. Richy1066
    Oct 28, 2019
    7
    It’s……alright?
    It’s all just alright, okay, vanilla. The characters have different agendas and personalities, but they are all quite tame. Nothing like Fallouts over the top quirkiness at all. Even the ones trying to be over the top seem…dulled in comparison to anything from Fallout.
    Is it enjoyable to play? Yes. Is it something I’ll throw over 100 hours into and play several    It’s……alright?
    It’s all just alright, okay, vanilla. The characters have different agendas and personalities, but they are all quite tame. Nothing like Fallouts over the top quirkiness at all. Even the ones trying to be over the top seem…dulled in comparison to anything from Fallout.

    Is it enjoyable to play? Yes. Is it something I’ll throw over 100 hours into and play several times? No.
    Kinda glad it’s part of Microsofts live plan, I can play it without owning it for 1/10th of the cost of buying the game. One playthrough will be enough with this title anyway.

    The game reminds me most of a weird Fallout, mass effect, borderlands mashup without its own distinct style. The differing zones, each with its own loading sections and the mostly tame yet still different personalities of companions is very much Mass Effect. The mobs you encounter in the zones are basically just like borderlands, Skag type mobs or bandit and psycho type mobs. Very few that feel unique to this new IP. Fallout with the dialogue, tons and tons of it, all pretty interesting but nothing….great.

    It has a number of typical problems that all these games suffer from, the biggest as ever, the inventory:
    Inventory management: it has a value to weight ratio filter, which is something all RPG type games need. But it also has like 40+ consumables, with a good 2-3+ different items that do the same stuff. I get these are different corporations etc selling different wares so the “need” to have their own versions of everything is there to go with the canon but my god a basic filter to split them into what they do would have been nice, or a search box where you could type names of items (if you are keen to memorize 40+ things names) or affects you want e.g. +stealth or +hack to show all consumables/armour that would give you those bonuses. Seriously these things are always added in by modders, why can’t a game dev just make it standard for a change?

    Time dilation (VATS): This is fun to read the text on people and mobs, it seems most of the comedy went into these descriptions, but how it works is a bit yanky. You activate it, shoot a mob, then it jumps position to an ‘after hit’ position (if you shoot a person in the face, they suddenly move about 1m with their head back looking up or down meaning you have to then move your sights to shoot again to hit the face again). It’s not huge but its annoying, time should be going very slowly, things shouldn’t break neck change position after the first hit.

    Quest tracking: one at a time. So when you have 8 quests in 1 zone and want to work out which is nearest, you’ll be flicking between journal and map 8 times!....yay…. Plus, when in a town not all quest trackers work properly. If you track a quest which is outside the town, then change from local to regional map to see where you need to go, the markers just show the town gates. You have to leave the town to see the actual destination.    … Expand
  37. Freare
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    Отличная игра! Именно то, что я ожидал! Но 9, а не 10, потому, что физики предметов нет (нельзя разбить лампочку, нельзя сдвинуть труп и так далее) есть и другие недочёты. Но это ерунда, ведь сюжет отличный, а что ещё нужно для РПГ, и я уже планирую как буду переигрывать когда закончу первое прохождение, ведь разница в при игре персонажем с иными навыками будет существенной.Отличная игра! Именно то, что я ожидал! Но 9, а не 10, потому, что физики предметов нет (нельзя разбить лампочку, нельзя сдвинуть труп и так далее) есть и другие недочёты. Но это ерунда, ведь сюжет отличный, а что ещё нужно для РПГ, и я уже планирую как буду переигрывать когда закончу первое прохождение, ведь разница в при игре персонажем с иными навыками будет существенной.
  38. tbreakit
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    A bit frustrated because everything in this game actually works.
    I expected that game would be half broken but it not.
    If played Fallout or TES before probably this game will be too obvious and sometimes easy.
    But it's only because it not half broken and don't need tons of modes to be played.
    Aside from that: good graphic, cool NPC's & dialogues, nice world.
    Worth every penny!
  39. Xeliph
    Oct 27, 2019
    6
    Game is far too short, and the crippling lack of build variety means there is not enough replay value for such a short, small game. Nowhere near worth a full $60. This should have been a $40 release, and even that is a bit pricey. The writing is good, the combat is fine, and most of everything else is decent enough to pass, but it's just too damn short.
  40. Doccs
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    This game is incredible. The sophistication of choice in this game is the greatest I've ever seen. I'm only 10 hours in but those hours have been some of the best I've ever spent playing a game. Highly recommend.
  41. Enot_Sith
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Outer Worlds—отличная игра. В ней есть все нужное для отличной RPG. Интересный сюжет и увлекательные сайд квесты—есть! Запоминающиеся персонажи—на месте. Прокачка присущая RPG—присутствует. Вообщем игра отличная, всем советую!… Expand
  42. FrostormNidhegg
    Oct 27, 2019
    8
    Короче, это как Фоллаут Нью Вегас, только на нормальном движке - Анрил 4. Выглядит хорошо (только очень цветасто, как на мой взгляд, но это в настройках поправить можно), играется как Фолаут, сюжет - типичный Обсидиановский - нет хороших и плохих - сам изучай все фракции, думай кто тебе ближе и их и поддерживай. РПГ система понравилась - до 50 уровня навыки качаются группами - то естьКороче, это как Фоллаут Нью Вегас, только на нормальном движке - Анрил 4. Выглядит хорошо (только очень цветасто, как на мой взгляд, но это в настройках поправить можно), играется как Фолаут, сюжет - типичный Обсидиановский - нет хороших и плохих - сам изучай все фракции, думай кто тебе ближе и их и поддерживай. РПГ система понравилась - до 50 уровня навыки качаются группами - то есть например все дальнобойное оружие, или все навыки общения. А потом уже, если хочешь стать мастером - качай дальше отдельно. И это логично. Судя по всему, у игры будут дополнения, очень на это надеюсь. А сейчас это просто Фолаут 4 здорового человека, без тупого гринда, без Симсов, но с сюжетом и свободой выбора. Есть немного эффект "на безрыбе и рак - рыба", но игра реально хороша. Играешь, ждешь подвохов - а их все нет и нет. Рекомендую. Ну или подождите, когда в Стим выйдет и там возьмете, уже с дополнениями (если они будут)… Expand
  43. Don09237890823
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Bethesda, thank you for inspiring other studios out there to pick up where you left off. So long and thanks also for the memories.
  44. GuilhermeCursi
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Ótimo roteiro, e bons gráficos The Outer Worlds nasce como um dos melhores jogos do ano
  45. SimonCheyen
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    I'm going to be simple - its a thing that we all know and love. Mass Effect + Fallout New Vegas. FU Bethesda, and it's not even my words. The message from Obsidian is pretty clear. Essential game in any gamers collection and in what price. i got it in gamepass but im totally gonna buy a physical copy. Well done Obsidian. Well **** done.
  46. TheSloth82
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Here is a review that you don't care about but I will still write it.
    Pros
    -Shooting guns feel great -Dialogue options are very well written -Companions will sometimes interfere when you are talking to someone and they will chat together and comment on your surroundings -Companion quests are very well done -A good story IMO -The game length is around 20-40. In my opinion thats the    Here is a review that you don't care about but I will still write it.
    Pros
    -Shooting guns feel great
    -Dialogue options are very well written
    -Companions will sometimes interfere when you are talking to someone and they will chat together and comment on your surroundings
    -Companion quests are very well done
    -A good story IMO
    -The game length is around 20-40. In my opinion thats the perfect game length
    -The game worlds look great
    Cons
    -You cant romance your companions ( I personally didn't mind it but it still could be there )
    -I had some performance issues but that could be a problem with my PC
    -There could be more sidequests but at the same time, I feel like there is enough... I don't know

    Can't think of anything else, for now, I 'll update if anything comes to mind
    Overall I think it's definitely worth the price or you can get it on the Xbox game pass form 5$    … Expand
  47. Kakaloto
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    In a word: Disappointing. Obsidian was founded by members of Black Isle, people who made legendary RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment. The Outer Worlds is hot garbage by comparison. The combat is a step down from Mass Effect 1, the dialogue choices are extremely limited and the companions have 0 depth.
    TOW isn't terrible, but it says a lot when it can't hold a candle to    In a word: Disappointing. Obsidian was founded by members of Black Isle, people who made legendary RPGs like Baldur's Gate and Planescape: Torment. The Outer Worlds is hot garbage by comparison. The combat is a step down from Mass Effect 1, the dialogue choices are extremely limited and the companions have 0 depth.
    TOW isn't terrible, but it says a lot when it can't hold a candle to something these guys made almost 20 years ago.    … Expand
  48. mirg
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    The storylines you can go through are just average at best and just plane dull at worst with only 2 story outliers in the game being good.

    The choices provided to you in the game while seemingly vast aren't in the end as all of them lead down the same 2 paths, regardless of which dialogue choice you picked. The companions storylines feel like there was a clear bias and favoritism by    The storylines you can go through are just average at best and just plane dull at worst with only 2 story outliers in the game being good.

    The choices provided to you in the game while seemingly vast aren't in the end as all of them lead down the same 2 paths, regardless of which dialogue choice you picked.

    The companions storylines feel like there was a clear bias and favoritism by the developers. Parvati's storyline took up most of the time while Ellie storyline was the shortest and felt the most rushed. Sam had really none once you unlocked them.

    Combat is just your average fps rpg with some differences here and there.

    The outdoor areas tend to be too massive for their own good and for a game where you literally have to walk everywhere can lead to some tiresome treking while completely exploring the map with little to no reward for doing so.

    All Dialogue NPC animations feel rushed as nearly everyone uses the same animation cycles for them, mainly being the "dead face" and "stiff body" ones.

    I wanted to enjoy this game but after beating it and getting a good+dumb ending along with the secret one too. I just found myself thinking back and seeing as how i never really had fun with the game, i was bored playing through it and everything in the game was just so, bland. There was no enjoyment to be found and once i was finished with the game, i was glad to finally to be finally rid of it. Which if i am feeling like that after beating the game and not thinking about the choices or my ending? then the game has failed to entertain, which at the end of the day is what a video game is suppose to do... entertain you.    … Expand
  49. Jtrevelyn
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    A rare gem. I've been waiting for a game like this for a while, it's fun, funny, and is polished. If you're a fan of RPGs then you'll enjoy this game.
  50. jonahgetz
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    its meh. not really anything new, it just copies other games. can't really get into it.
  51. AllNewSuperfake
    Oct 27, 2019
    5
    I know, all you are asking yourself is: Is this game better than Fallout 76? I've never played it, sorry.

    And, looking at the other reviews, of course you want to hear all about how "The outer worlds" compares to games that were popular 10 or 15 years ago. Well, believe or not, this game has a player character, and it's in first person. It also has guns that you can use to shoot people.    I know, all you are asking yourself is: Is this game better than Fallout 76? I've never played it, sorry.

    And, looking at the other reviews, of course you want to hear all about how "The outer worlds" compares to games that were popular 10 or 15 years ago. Well, believe or not, this game has a player character, and it's in first person. It also has guns that you can use to shoot people. So yes, it's just like Call of Duty 2, that you did like, back in 2005. But with better graphics.

    Slightly better graphics that, at least on the pc, come with stuttering and pop-ups, especially after every kind of transition. You'll be glad to hear that those will happen no matter how good your pc is, it's a very inclusive game, and you and your high-end rig will no longer have to stand on the sideline while everyone has so much fun bickering about the performance issues. They are not too bad, though, at least if whatever you are planning to do doesn't require precision.

    You know, like when you are aiming. Really, no problem at all, since enemies will come to you. In a straight line. Fire one shot, and it's like a magic spell that turns enemies into friends, creatures, robots, bandits, they'll forget their animosities and join together to be as close to you as possible. You know, like in that game you liked in 1997, Turok, or that game on steam that some kid made, with zombies in it.

    No lootboxes, like in that game you all did like in 2018, but still a lot of boxes. You'll find everything you need in those boxes, including mods for your weapons. Not mods for the game, I'm afraid, like in that game you liked in 2006, Fallout New Vegas, but you'll only use shops because you have a limited inventory, and you'll spend a lot of time there since comparing weapons and armor and mods is just like in those games that you did like before someone had the idea that it doesn't have to suck.

    You also have skills, like lockpicking, in case you looted all the other boxes in every place, including homes and shops. Yes, that should be considered stealing, but no one's going to stop you from doing that, since people don't really move all that much, not even to follow you around like in that game you liked in 2002, Morrowind. Guards have far too much work standing in circles and repeating the same three lines over and over again, so they can't be bothered. In case you still manage to get caught you can intimidate them, that's one skill-check that's guaranteed to work. Your skills might not prove to be that useful in other dialogues, since there's only three choices. You know, like in that game you did like in 2012, Mass Effect 3, except that it's not color-coded.

    It's a science-fiction game, you know, like that game you liked in 1982, Zaxxon. With total, unrestricted capitalism, like in that game you did like in 1994, Transporter Tycoon. You can chose to be critical about that capitalism, or commit monstrous acts, or mix it up a little, like helping the hippies once and then selling everyone into slavery. It's deep like that.

    Maybe you should also look for reviews that describe the game itself, it's strength, it's weaknesses, and where it has actually managed to be *better* than that game you liked in 2005, or even different. Where it innovates, what the actual story is, if it has interesting characters, what the quests are like.

    And I can guarantee you, if you have played all the games that are just like this one, and you loved them, you will find this one tiresome, and why wouldn't you. It has nothing new to offer, and it mixes gameplay and story elements that do not necessarily fit together. It fails to find it's own ground, and while it's functioning on every level, you might have a hard time to care about anything or anyone here since you've been there, and you've done that.

    It's a reminder that a straight story and open world elements don't always work well together, and that exploration and loot are not just depending on quantity, but quality. It shows that dialogue choices and skill checks mean nothing without balancing, and that characters need to be refined beyond the three "choices" that lead up to that one fetch-quest they give you.

    A 10/10 game is perfection. This one is ok. It could be improved on every level. If you haven't played one of those games everyone liked in 2005, I would advise you to play one of those instead, but you can add +2 points to my score.    … Expand
  52. Barshal
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Cuando comienzas el juego lo que te llama la atención es que a nivel técnico y gráfico va muy justo, y que el personaje interactúa y se mueve por el escenario de forma torpe y simple.

    Pero a poco que empiezan a abrirse las misiones y la libertad, te das cuenta que estás con una versión alternativa al estilo Fallout, que es una joya. Si te gustó cualquiera de los anteriores    Cuando comienzas el juego lo que te llama la atención es que a nivel técnico y gráfico va muy justo, y que el personaje interactúa y se mueve por el escenario de forma torpe y simple.

    Pero a poco que empiezan a abrirse las misiones y la libertad, te das cuenta que estás con una versión alternativa al estilo Fallout, que es una joya.

    Si te gustó cualquiera de los anteriores (especialmetne New Vegas), este te va gustar. Las misiones son geniales y están muy muy bien escritas, tal punto que hasta las secundarias tienen interés. El mundo es muy compacto y creíble, y con los personajes simpatizas muy rápido.

    Una vez te enganchas es difícil soltarlo.    … Expand
  53. FudgeSociety
    Oct 27, 2019
    5
    Amazing writing and story, plagued by a lack of game. It has to be said.

    The good: -The story is incredible, the lore is fun to listen to and follow, I would have really loved to see more of it which is a big shame. -Mostly bug free, only had a few hiccups but nothing that caused me to CTD -Fun weapons, in my opinion the weapons are fun to use, sometimes feels a tad underpowered even    Amazing writing and story, plagued by a lack of game. It has to be said.

    The good:
    -The story is incredible, the lore is fun to listen to and follow, I would have really loved to see more of it which is a big shame.
    -Mostly bug free, only had a few hiccups but nothing that caused me to CTD
    -Fun weapons, in my opinion the weapons are fun to use, sometimes feels a tad underpowered even with upgrades.
    -Graphics are pretty good, turned to ultra, the environments feel "alive" and the towns feel detailed.

    The Bad:
    -Role Play is meh, elaborating, it's too easy. You can just lie, persuade, and intimidate your way through the entire game. It feels like the game pushes you to be a "jack of all trades" and there's no pros, only cons, for building your character a specific way.
    -The perks are all boring, not to mention, when I completed the final quest, I was only level 29. Huge shame. I was incredibly disappointed to see that it was the final quest, and I felt like I wanted so much more to do. Compared to games that this is competing with, you are level 70 when you are nearing end game in the others. Level 20ish is supposed to be early game. Such a shame.
    -Armor is terrible, unmemorable. Nothing cool about them at all, some of them can't even take mods which is dumb.
    -Speaking of which, mods are also not that great, you can't stack them and the difference they make on guns is negligible.
    -The questing falls flat on it's face. If you pay attention, the main story line TECHNICALLY only has 4 long standing objectives. That's it. There's a few side quests I enjoyed, but some of them were also just basic fetch quests.
    -The game is just all around too short. The worlds feel way too small. There's no reason to return to them. Honestly if you really think about it. The main "meat" of the game is on Monarch. Terra 2 feels like a tutorial town. And was incredibly disappointed to find out that Monarch was "pretty much it". My advice, if you had about 5 or 6 Monarch sized planets, this game probably would have got bumped into 8/10. The length of this game is it's largest glaring problem and why it gets so many points taken off.

    Overall: 5/10
    It pains me to say it, because I did in fact like the lore, I loved the characters, and I wish there were more adventures to go on, many more planets to visit, more towns to visit, and etc. If this game gives Obsidian the money to make a Outer Worlds 2, I hope they take what I, and many other "constructive critics" have been saying. Needs to be longer. Needs to be bigger. More things to do. Take this lore and expand upon it ten fold. But then again....kinda feels like a one off game. Storyline has a wrap up and everything, didn't really leave it very open ended at all. It's a big disappointment because you can see the potential in front of you, you can see that the game could have been something spectacular that would have shaken up the RPG realm. Unfortunately, we ended up with a miniature sized world, lack of leveling and RPG aspects, and some lackluster quest lines, but, with impeccable story telling and a lore that I just so dearly wish could have been more. :(    … Expand
  54. user01023
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    I think this is one of the worst RPGs I have ever played. The developers took shortcuts where we should have depth. While I'm not surprised this was launched as a $60 product, please consider trying it with a Microsoft Game Pass for $1 this month before you buy.

    Don't get me wrong, we need more games like The Outer Worlds. We need a champion in a time where game developers are bound by    I think this is one of the worst RPGs I have ever played. The developers took shortcuts where we should have depth. While I'm not surprised this was launched as a $60 product, please consider trying it with a Microsoft Game Pass for $1 this month before you buy.

    Don't get me wrong, we need more games like The Outer Worlds. We need a champion in a time where game developers are bound by producers interested in nothing more than the shortest path to profit. For the past 5 or so years we've been abused by early access titles and micro-transaction laden games to the point where anything other than that is seen as a diamond in the rough.

    However, this game cannot be my champion. The Outer Worlds is one of the most simplified RPG experiences I have ever had. Beyond the extra dialogue options you get for pushing the correct arrows on the 8 or so starting stats, what does this game offer? I can certainly say it doesn't do anything cutting edge... but that's not always necessary. We can't expect to revolutionize features for a genre every year. However, can we at least expect the game to not take steps backwards in features and depth?

    Here's a quick list of what I see as the biggest problems with the game.

    1. Too many static items in the game environment that should be lootable. I'm doing a melee playthrough, I walk into a hospital bay and see a giant surgical saw.... and it's a static item. I'm not asking to be able to make a spoon collection, but I think a happy medium can exist between everything being lootable, and almost nothing being lootable. Right now it seems like way too much stuff is bolted to the ground.

    2. Player equipment limited to two slots - Head, Body. Puts a huge damper on customization. Where are my legendary rings? Where's my bracers that allow me to block attacks with my fists? Where are my gloves of stability for long range weapons?

    3. "Instance" style mapping excuse for lazy game world. Simply put, the planetary exploration teleportation is awful for an RPG. No world has been built for players to explore. What you get is a bunch of map fragments to teleport back and forth to chasing down quests. Legendary enemies are not discovered, they are encountered on the linear beaten path every one of us will be forced to take. This is very much the "Dark Souls 2" bonfire teleporting system that was a downgrade from the previous version of the game.

    4. Perks tree is a **** of flat % upgrades. Move % faster, gain % health... I could have designed the perks trees in one afternoon in a boardroom with 3 people. Where's my blood mess? Where are my unique perks that make my build differ from everyone else?

    5. Simplified hacking, simplified lockpicking, simplified terminal interactions. Simplified weapon types, simplified ammunition types. All of the mini-games have been turned into "Press the action button"

    All of these concerns yell at me "shortucts" forced on developers by production. I don't see the depth we have come to expect from the traditional RPG genre. I don't see character development that's going to differ or be unique, the perks that are worth taking are obvious. In the coming weeks, I think you are all going to discover this experience is lacking significantly in uniqueness. We are all going to end up with the same perks because a very limited set are actually good. We are all going to have the exact same enemy experiences, because the maps are linear.

    With all that said, if you are enjoying the game please don't let me rain on your parade. I don't plan on hanging around this community for X weeks after launch to tell everyone to stop enjoying the game. Hell maybe it's just me. I see ZERO other posts on the front page criticizing the game... maybe I'm crazy.    … Expand
  55. Squizka
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Thank you Obsidian for not giving up after NV. And thanks to those who gave them money for the composer and everything else that allowed them to make the game at the level of Fallout, Morrowind, Baldur's Gate, etc but in 2019. Cain, Boyarsky and Avellone are geniuses! (I know that Avellone did not participate in the development)
  56. afxcollin
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Great game! Feels like Fallout with Bioshock art style. Very colorful game. The story is tongue and cheek humor with some goofiness. Best part is the freedom of player choice and how the story reacts to your decisions.
  57. Dugran
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    Ничего нормального в игре не увидел, только глаза чуть не сломал. Хорошо хоть она не по вселенной Fallout - нечего таким позором легендарную серию марать.
  58. Tompsontoonz
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Excellent writing, good quest design, farily good gunplay in really inspired game
  59. skohl
    Oct 27, 2019
    5
    This is a strange one. It's different, not original, just different cause it's derivative of numerous other intellectual properties. It's clearly a Fallout 3/NV type of game, except instead of open world it's got hubs on various planets like in Jet Force Gemini, uh, I mean Mass Effect. The visual design takes some inspiration from Bioshock and No Man's Sky. A lookalike of Rick from Rick &This is a strange one. It's different, not original, just different cause it's derivative of numerous other intellectual properties. It's clearly a Fallout 3/NV type of game, except instead of open world it's got hubs on various planets like in Jet Force Gemini, uh, I mean Mass Effect. The visual design takes some inspiration from Bioshock and No Man's Sky. A lookalike of Rick from Rick & Morty is the first character we meet, and HAL 9000 is chilling in your ship. Obsidian makes it all come together due to a high level of polish and a determination not to take itself seriously.

    This is a silly game. The story is about a cartoonishly evil yet wacky corporate dystopia in space where all the women look like boys. You can do basically anything with no consequences, which somewhat makes up for everything being very ugly and cluttered, so I don't even know what to say right now. It seems to have a shockingly adequate amount of stuff in it. It's barely an RPG yet there's lots of factions and dialogue. It hurt my eyes the first time I played but I'm ok now.    … Expand
  60. Hippiethecat
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Approximately 12 hours in, and this game has reminded me of everything I used to love about role-playing games. You want to be a dashing space captain who's all charm and no brains? Got it. Or you could be a hyper-competent scientist with no combat skills. Or a grizzled mercenary type who hates everyone! You want a nuanced take on revolutionaries and anti-capitalism? Yep. InterestingApproximately 12 hours in, and this game has reminded me of everything I used to love about role-playing games. You want to be a dashing space captain who's all charm and no brains? Got it. Or you could be a hyper-competent scientist with no combat skills. Or a grizzled mercenary type who hates everyone! You want a nuanced take on revolutionaries and anti-capitalism? Yep. Interesting companions to follow you around? Of course! And the best gorram spaceship this side of Halcyon - I'm in love.… Expand
  61. Ogi79
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    OMG! Fallout in space! Trully! 10/10 . NO bugs , fast load of world , beautiful world.A true RPG!
  62. fun101
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Incredible game. With character customisation that lets you become anything.
  63. Surrealspanner
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Created an account to leave a review for this game specifically. The Outer Worlds is a breath of fresh air in a industry packed with microtransactions, loot boxes, and anti-consumer practices. Industry comparisons aside, this game a triumph. This feels like a project of passion; carefully and painstakingly constructed. Comparisons with Bethesda are unfair: this game is an evolution andCreated an account to leave a review for this game specifically. The Outer Worlds is a breath of fresh air in a industry packed with microtransactions, loot boxes, and anti-consumer practices. Industry comparisons aside, this game a triumph. This feels like a project of passion; carefully and painstakingly constructed. Comparisons with Bethesda are unfair: this game is an evolution and progression beyond the first person RPG we're used to from Bethesda. This is its own animal, and it is fantastic.… Expand
  64. MaryTrollins
    Oct 27, 2019
    5
    This is no where on par with New Vegas. It starts off setting up this detailed and immersive world, then just never delivers. I really wanted to love this game, but I couldn’t. World is bland and empty. You get the illusion of depth and content, but once you actually start exploring you realize there isn’t actually much there. Choices don’t actually matter. Companions are automaticallyThis is no where on par with New Vegas. It starts off setting up this detailed and immersive world, then just never delivers. I really wanted to love this game, but I couldn’t. World is bland and empty. You get the illusion of depth and content, but once you actually start exploring you realize there isn’t actually much there. Choices don’t actually matter. Companions are automatically loyal with little to no effort; this feels a bit forced. Armor and weapons look exactly the same except for the science weapons, which are a fun novelty for a few kills then get boring. The navigation map is a bit misleading. It looks like you have a slew of planets to explore but you don’t. They’re inaccessible. The “beating heart” of the colonies, Byzantine, feels empty and small. The story is way too short. I did almost every side quest, all of the companion quests, and am pretty sure I explored every building. I still got less than 25 hours play time. I don’t feel like I got something worth of 60$ at all. I’m still a bit shocked at how short it was. Suddenly I was on the last mission and I was so baffled. Graphics are okay to me. Decent. Voice acting is very good. Bugs are minimum. Very little technical problems, but the content is just completely lacking. Dialogue and in game messages can be pretty funny.… Expand
  65. MikesReviews
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    A beautiful mix of Bioshock 1, Fallout New Vegas, Prey, Mass effect.

    I wish this game would have more budget or time to polish or add some more content. Though it does not seem to have any critical bugs so far, it would benefit from Doom/Rage shooting action and it needs some more more variety of enemies for sure. A true present for FPS RPG fans and hope that Outer Worlds 2 will    A beautiful mix of Bioshock 1, Fallout New Vegas, Prey, Mass effect.

    I wish this game would have more budget or time to polish or add some more content.

    Though it does not seem to have any critical bugs so far, it would benefit from Doom/Rage shooting action and it needs some more more variety of enemies for sure.

    A true present for FPS RPG fans and hope that Outer Worlds 2 will be legendary.    … Expand
  66. Gothic_Brother
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    This game is exactly what I was hoping for. 70% Bethesda style game, 30% KOTOR. Yes, basically it's another 3D Fallout but without unnecessary stuff and filled with great dialogs and sci-fi atmosphere. World structure is very similar to the SW KOTOR games which isn't a bad thing in any way. And another thing which makes me even more happy - it's the most stable and bug-free release fromThis game is exactly what I was hoping for. 70% Bethesda style game, 30% KOTOR. Yes, basically it's another 3D Fallout but without unnecessary stuff and filled with great dialogs and sci-fi atmosphere. World structure is very similar to the SW KOTOR games which isn't a bad thing in any way. And another thing which makes me even more happy - it's the most stable and bug-free release from Obsidian. 9/10 for me.… Expand
  67. shtaks
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Bad first because its short: The visuals!
    Unlike many reviewers i absolutely hate the visuals. Too much color saturation, too much shading. The art style itself rubs me absolutely the wrong way.
    The good: As much as i dislike the visuals it's only worth 1 point out of 10 because the game delivers on absolutely everything else. It is deep, it is fun it is smooth. It has conflict and    Bad first because its short: The visuals!
    Unlike many reviewers i absolutely hate the visuals. Too much color saturation, too much shading. The art style itself rubs me absolutely the wrong way.

    The good:
    As much as i dislike the visuals it's only worth 1 point out of 10 because the game delivers on absolutely everything else. It is deep, it is fun it is smooth. It has conflict and humor wrapped into a fascinating awesome world.
    - Story: the main and side stories are interesting and come together to paint the reality of the world.
    - Quests: Are mostly meaningful and have a point and forward the experience and lore.
    - Gun play: Not an FPS level but well done and is fun. The variety of guns, mods, tactics is rich
    - Companions and NPCs: are memorable, interesting, and sometimes very funny in combat.
    - Sounds: on spot, i don't even know how describe it but it is a rare perfect fit for the game feels    … Expand
  68. Derribante
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Do you know those games you play and lose track of time? Outer Worlds is one of these games. In a time where everything is microtransaction and multiplayer, Outer Worlds shows why RPGs are so beloved. Choices and consequences, moral freedom and a dynamic world that changes with those choices, a game that is built to respect the player's decisions, with charismatic characters you can loveDo you know those games you play and lose track of time? Outer Worlds is one of these games. In a time where everything is microtransaction and multiplayer, Outer Worlds shows why RPGs are so beloved. Choices and consequences, moral freedom and a dynamic world that changes with those choices, a game that is built to respect the player's decisions, with charismatic characters you can love or love to hate, amazing writing and intriguing world. Outer Worlds fills a gap left by franchises that were once RPGs and today are generic Looter-Shooter (*COF COF*). Do you want an RPG? Outer Worlds is the one for you.… Expand
  69. kacperivo
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    I was really afraid this game is going to get review bombed for the EGS exclusive debacle. Fortunately that's not the case, which means, that we, gamers decided to be above that and show the middle finger to all those spreadsheet based cold, calculated money making machines that the AAA titles have become recently, instead supporting companies like Obsidian, that still remember whatI was really afraid this game is going to get review bombed for the EGS exclusive debacle. Fortunately that's not the case, which means, that we, gamers decided to be above that and show the middle finger to all those spreadsheet based cold, calculated money making machines that the AAA titles have become recently, instead supporting companies like Obsidian, that still remember what single-player gaming is all about.

    I'm actually blown away by how much character this game has, and I was really skeptical of another borderlands-like sci-fi/wild west frontier hybrid.

    Bioware we love is gone. Obsidian and CDPR have taken their honorable place as creators of serious, well crafted, superbly written RPGs made with passion.

    Take my money, and my 10/10 Obsidian! I'm waiting for more!    … Expand
  70. elsky
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    The game is very good and well polished. My only complain is that I don't like the graphic too much because colors are very saturated and bright and I just can't get used to it. Everything else is just good. I saw a lot of people comparing this to fallout but to be honest this is just a new Kotor in a different universe.
  71. matt1184
    Oct 27, 2019
    2
    I had very, very high hopes for this game, and as soon as I saw the solar system with all its planets, I got very excited thinking the game would be long, with a ton of locations. I was very, very wrong. There are about 3 or 4 planets and each has such a small map, you are typically surprised that you found everything. Only took me a few hours to discover everything that was worthI had very, very high hopes for this game, and as soon as I saw the solar system with all its planets, I got very excited thinking the game would be long, with a ton of locations. I was very, very wrong. There are about 3 or 4 planets and each has such a small map, you are typically surprised that you found everything. Only took me a few hours to discover everything that was worth seeing. After 20 hours, I was reached "the point of no return" for the end-game, and literally was in shock. The game is beautiful, but how can a company release a game at $60usd that only takes a long weekend to play through? There weren't even enough unique things done that make the game replayable. I am very, very disappointed, and I feel like I was scammed out of $60. Shame on Obsidian, and shame on Epic. Had this launched on Steam, it would have flopped with the live feedback.… Expand
  72. Nati
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Really solid... Engaging characters, a cool story/premise and fun combat!

    Look, in TODAY'S climate of gaming... This is a very welcomed 9/10. A 7/10 during the peak of gaming, but today I will deserve it more for not succumbing to the vile practises and laziness of the standard used today. Very very solid, worth the money... Stop comparing it to Fallout and just enjoy an original RPG    Really solid... Engaging characters, a cool story/premise and fun combat!

    Look, in TODAY'S climate of gaming... This is a very welcomed 9/10. A 7/10 during the peak of gaming, but today I will deserve it more for not succumbing to the vile practises and laziness of the standard used today.

    Very very solid, worth the money... Stop comparing it to Fallout and just enjoy an original RPG for once!    … Expand
  73. will235
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    very good game, unite of made not in steam, when launch I will buy again and hope the mods
  74. SpoiledQueso
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Imagine the only good modern Fallout in Firefly's setting with a dash of Bioshock, that's The Outer Worlds. I started playing last night at around 7pm and when I noticed it was already 4am.
  75. Chebur
    Oct 27, 2019
    3
    Shooting - 1
    Visual - 1
    Enemies - 1
    Role Elements - 8
    Open World - 1
    Graphics - 6
  76. Puertoricanpapi
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Great game. If you enjoyed New Vegas and wanted a current fallout type game this is it. I'm very satisfied after years of waiting on something decent from Bethesda that never came out. Not a perfect game. But manages to be the fallout type game I was looking for without all the bugs and better inventory sorting.
  77. Mistr
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    This is the most mediocre game I have ever played. While nothing is directly offensive, nothing is actually good either. It is so thoroughly bland that I actually stopped playing it and that is saying something since i practically always finish games I start. If I had to say something positive it would be that there are some compelling ideas in the game but unfortunately none of them areThis is the most mediocre game I have ever played. While nothing is directly offensive, nothing is actually good either. It is so thoroughly bland that I actually stopped playing it and that is saying something since i practically always finish games I start. If I had to say something positive it would be that there are some compelling ideas in the game but unfortunately none of them are executed well. This isn't a modern New Vegas, it's a slightly more competent Andromeda.… Expand
  78. ElDrekas
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Un juego del que esperaba más bien poco y me ha sorprendido para mucho. Es evidente que no tiene la historia de Fallout y cuenta con algunos fallos como el de ni poder coger objetos mientras recargas, pero no hay mejor sensación para mí que la de obtener algo increíble cuando buscas algo normal. Vine tratando de encontrar entretenimiento y obtuve un Fallout New vegas 2.0
  79. ToxicJimmy
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    Played for approximately 10 hours before I couldn't bring myself to play it anymore. I realize that it might get better eventually or towards the end but as I said; I did not feel motivated to continue after a while.

    Pros: - Mostly very good dialogue and dialogue choices. - Good voice-actors. - Interesting setting and world-building. - The music sounds good and fits the settings    Played for approximately 10 hours before I couldn't bring myself to play it anymore. I realize that it might get better eventually or towards the end but as I said; I did not feel motivated to continue after a while.

    Pros:

    - Mostly very good dialogue and dialogue choices.
    - Good voice-actors.
    - Interesting setting and world-building.
    - The music sounds good and fits the settings and environments.
    - The humor.
    - The game really makes you have to consider your choices morally and feel somewhat impactful.
    - The Unreliable.

    Meh:

    - Graphics and world design.
    - Weapon and armor design.
    - Sound effects.

    Cons:

    - Game feels outdated, not a lot of new innovational ideas.
    - Clunky movement and combat.
    - A lot of female characters feel identical to each other and are hard to tell apart. 80%+ of them goes with the tomboy look/attitude and has the same side-cut/short haircut making them all feel either obnoxious or uninteresting. An unexpected and unnecessarily overwhelming androgynistic approach overall.
    - A lot of armors are just reskins/changed color palette.
    - Inventory management is also clunky and a lot of different vendors follow the quantity-over-quality formula, making vendor-visits less interesting.
    - No third person view, even though you are able to edit your character visually at character creation. The only time you see your character is in the character screen or when AFK when the camera orbits around the player.
    - Uninspired enemies (generic bandits/wildlife/robots). There's not a lot of interesting with the adversaries the player faces (backstory and motive).
    - I was missing the overall sandbox feeling, the game was surprisingly linear at times.
    - No modding support (and it definitely could've saved my motivation for this game).
    - Some characters are just plain annoying.    … Expand
  80. Ashtonblack
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Exactly what I expect a single player RPG to be. Bug free, well written and effective mechanics. Obsidian have knocked it out of the park.
  81. Mikoianionut
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Pretty good game, but I do have a few problems with it.
    I am not into RPGs , this one is one of my first and it can be confusing for new players, doesn't explain a lot, the combat can be pretty hard if you dont know what you are doing. UI is also pretty annoying and hard to get my head around too.
    Also the lack of romances and NG+ is disappointing. Its also is a pretty progressive    Pretty good game, but I do have a few problems with it.
    I am not into RPGs , this one is one of my first and it can be confusing for new players, doesn't explain a lot, the combat can be pretty hard if you dont know what you are doing. UI is also pretty annoying and hard to get my head around too.

    Also the lack of romances and NG+ is disappointing. Its also is a pretty progressive SJW game but it thankfully doesn't go into extreme and I can just say no to the LGBT annoying push, also the lack of COOP is disappointing , it would have been amazing to play this with a friend , host would make the choices, wouldn't be hard to do.    … Expand
  82. Goubios
    Oct 27, 2019
    4
    Long story short. The game is far inferior than Fallout 4 and definitely New Vegas. Combat resemble Borderlands on the pace and visuals but much much worst. The story is...how can i tell it ... blaah blaaah. No real choices no real consequences. You can play the first hour without reading a single line of dialogue or occasional computer messages and the story would proceed as normal. TheLong story short. The game is far inferior than Fallout 4 and definitely New Vegas. Combat resemble Borderlands on the pace and visuals but much much worst. The story is...how can i tell it ... blaah blaaah. No real choices no real consequences. You can play the first hour without reading a single line of dialogue or occasional computer messages and the story would proceed as normal. The score on this site would be much different if this game release date was close to other similar games. There is no point to comment the beautiful and diverse graphics because if there is not a good story to back it there is no point. You dont believe me take a look at youtube videos and imagine.… Expand
  83. Kalusenkone
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    The Fallout game that i've been waiting. Fallout 4 was fun, but it missed much rpg mechanics from first Fallouts; freedom of making your own way, this game has so much options, that it feels immerse. Definetly try atleast!
  84. LastLivingDwarf
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Was not impressed by early trailers for this game. However, once I started playing it, I was hooked. Story is amazing, companions are well written and have a decent combat AI driving them, worlds are vibrant and alive. Additionally lots of little things: random banter, on ship routines for companions, trophies in the captain's cabin, etc., add even more to an already fun experience.

    Look forward to DLC and, hopefully, mods in the future.    … Expand
  85. RP_Dolphin
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    this game has captivated me since the first moment of playing it, right at the opening cutscene they introduce a bit of humor to the game, and that the game isn't ultra serious.
    the combat feels great, the weapons feel like they work like they should, and melee only is a viable build. i would definitely suggest to check out the ''below average intelligence'' attribute, since it allows for    this game has captivated me since the first moment of playing it, right at the opening cutscene they introduce a bit of humor to the game, and that the game isn't ultra serious.
    the combat feels great, the weapons feel like they work like they should, and melee only is a viable build. i would definitely suggest to check out the ''below average intelligence'' attribute, since it allows for ''dumb'' conversation responses, and to see how NPC's react to the weirdness is a delight.

    i can really feel the love that obsidian put in the game, there are so many options to choose from instead of generic ''yes'' or ''no'' answers
    and they may not affect the final result of a conversation but to me it's all about how a NPC responds to your choices.

    the depth and background feels so great of the NPC's. i really feel like they have their own voice about their life, and honest personalities and i never got tired of dialogue, i usually skip through them fast in other games but this one has me wanting to hear more.
    even logs around the world seem worthwhile reading instead of the usual ''space filler content'' that you come across where the logs are just useless pieces of junk that waste your time.

    it's a roleplay game with adventure and it feels awesome to discover new things, and to have this really random conversation with a salesman wearing a moon hat about how he is doing mentally in his job and life. RPG lovers would most likely really enjoy this game for how refined this game is.
    i've only done a melee playthrough so far, but i am using ranged weapons on the side (mostly heavy) and the melee moveset isn't really anything spectacular but it still feels good to use, likely due to the dodge mechanic that allows you to leap at enemies or dash out the way of hazards.

    the only thing that i've seen that annoys me is that when you want to loot/pick something up, your crosshair has to be DIRECTLY on top the item/corpse, unlike other games where your crosshair can be ''around'' the object you wanna loot, and still allowing you to do so. But on the other hand, this isn't necessarily negative, because it allows for precise selection, where you don't get the awkward '' i want to select item #1, but item #2's hitbox is too large and i can't select the first one. so it isn't really a flaw with the game in my opinion.

    i would recommend this game to anyone willing to give it a try or watch gameplay of the first hour or so, and if it doesn't capture you in the first hour, then i'm going to say: this may not be the game for you, and that's fine, something like ''the perfect game'' which appeals to 100% of the people, doesn't exist. but man can i tell you in my opinion does this game gets dangerously close. Obsidian sure deserve some love and support for making this game, which might after enough appreciation be in the top 10 games of 2019. it might just reach that due to being a game that got released with 0 bugs, i have around 20 hours of gameplay and i haven't seen a single one, hardly heard about them from others either. because developers like to make games ''early access'' and use that as an excuse to release a game that is not refined in any way, and this is a delight to enjoy without anything game breaking.

    also a niche little tip, that occured to me when i reached level 10 and i was like: hmm, lockpicks are kind of hard to come by if you want to unlock almost every door or lock you come across: ''quick save before opening a lock'' if it wasn't worth the lockpick(s) just quick load, and move on. (only applies if you don't feel bad for ''savescumming'' ofcourse)

    TL;DR
    Great game, definitely worth a try
    8/10 combat
    9/10 content
    10/10 gameplay
    10/10 ingame (false) advertisements
    lovable characters and background story
    0-1 bug(s), really refined (i didn't experience any)
    0 micro transactions
    100% worthy of your appreciation    … Expand
  86. slash_kyubi
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Can't wait for the dlc on this game,game looks solid It's not a open world but they did a good job for a non AAA game.… Expand
  87. nachtgold
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Very well balanced between AAA and AA. Moderate graphics but stunning story.
  88. akarnokd
    Oct 27, 2019
    7
    It is an interesting game. Starts out a bit clumsy but the middle parts were quite enjoyable. I felt at the end that I barely accomplished anything.

    The writing and dialogs were great. Not too chatty, sometimes whaky and there was an option to my liking almost always. The companions were fun. Adding a face to the ship's computer was a great idea. The gunplay was okay, never felt    It is an interesting game. Starts out a bit clumsy but the middle parts were quite enjoyable. I felt at the end that I barely accomplished anything.

    The writing and dialogs were great. Not too chatty, sometimes whaky and there was an option to my liking almost always. The companions were fun. Adding a face to the ship's computer was a great idea.

    The gunplay was okay, never felt underpowered or overpowered as I played on the lowest difficulty for the story.

    The game seems to generate a lot of guns, armor and helmets but I never cared for them much. One can "upgrade" existing items for a price. Also I never cared for the food and stim items (could be nice for a food build though).

    There are choices, skill-based options but other than arranging an alliance between two settlements, one has to decide for one or the other side. I decided to talk most my way through.

    The graphics was okay, but running with very high on my system frequently caused FPS drops at the bigger locations. Nothing devastating. The NPC faces were odd and felt very New Vegasy, even though the engines are completely different.

    One disappointing thing was the price, €60 (which is quite steep considering exchange rates to my local currency) for a AA game from the Epic store with 20-25 hours of playtime. Were it like €45, no complaints.    … Expand
  89. Behemotik
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    Игра - откровенный шлак. Можно создать сколько угодно ботов на Метакритике и поставить множество 10, но факт останется фактом - игра дерьмо.
  90. MrFim
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Хорошая игра с небольшим кол-вом минусов но за них оценку снижать не буду.
  91. cuzzydino
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    After numerous disappointments from other companies its refreshing to play such a well developed and overall amazing game. I feel like this is the game I've waited years for, obsidian really are one of the best big game companies out there. It's like they knew exactly what everyone wanted and just did it.
  92. sdapiotvaf
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    It is an attempt to sell Fallout 3 in new decorations. But the thing is that this game looks far less creative and interactive than New Vegas which came out in 2010. So Outer Worlds looks dated even for 2010.
  93. IlgufigufIl
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    One of the best games of this year. I really like the dialogue system and the pumping system in the game. There are small bugs and errors in localization, but this does not interfere with the game.
  94. Areola82
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    This game is making me not miss playing Fallout New Vegas. And that is a good thing, seeing as FNV is my favorite game of all time. But we'll see if this is just new car-smell or if it really will last. I think it'll be the latter, because the writing, the characters and the gameplay is just marvellous. I do miss the free-roaming open landscape of FNV though.
  95. JaRock
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    This is the Fallout I have been waiting for years. I love every single part of this game, and my love is unconditional. However I would love to see better quest tracker and minimap.
    Can't wait for DLC or The Outer Worlds 2!
  96. ncore
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Man oh Man! This game already won me over by basically being a Kotor 2 and Fallout.
    This game is as if kotor and fallout had a baby, And an affair with firefly.

    Thank you Obsidian for the amazing game that this is and
    to bring us back to our KOTOR Childhood memories!
  97. 21grams
    Oct 27, 2019
    6
    A good writing and voice acting, not so good everything else.

    Lets start by stating, that good writing doesn't make it a good game on its own for me, because game has so many more elements to it that add up to overall experience. I will also note, that there will be lots of references to Fallout games since these games have a lot on common and are very alike in many areas. Oh, and it's    A good writing and voice acting, not so good everything else.

    Lets start by stating, that good writing doesn't make it a good game on its own for me, because game has so many more elements to it that add up to overall experience. I will also note, that there will be lots of references to Fallout games since these games have a lot on common and are very alike in many areas. Oh, and it's relatively bug free. I've had to reload only one quest.

    Having that out of the way, lets start from good stuff, which is as I already said is just writing and its expression thru voice acting. It is very well done for the story as well for the character and voice acting is extremely good. The dialogues are well put together and there are so many options within them and ton of them are not quest related - you can talk about opinions, you can talk characters past, etc. It's just solid in every way and I don't think many people will be disappointed with the writing.

    Now sadly, it's where the good thing end. I will start from least bad things and progress as different game aspects get worse and worse.

    Role play is really bland for me. Sure you can shoot everyone you please and be done with that character, however - if you're solving matters in more civil ways - it all kinda falls apart because how easy is to pass all checks if you smartly place skill points and balance companions. You literally become god of all trades: lie - no problem, persuade - no problem, charm - no problem, use medical expertise - no problem, etc.. You pass the check for every single character trait and because of it, it doesn't feel like you are building a unique character and what's worse - with how the game and everything play out - game puts strong incentive to be all around character. For example, if you rush persuasion to 100, all you'll do is wasting skill points, because such high persuasion won't come into use until last parts of the game.

    Then we have combat and gear. Armors and weapons are quite dull and boring for the most part. There is no excitement in finding basically anything. Then the gunplay is just barely okayish, shooting feedback and how guns sound are just mediocre at best and while time slow feels better and more interesting than VATS, rest of the gunplay is really worse than Fallout, especially worse than Fallout 4 - which is like 3 years old game by now. It's not the worst I've seen but definitely one of the worst in a game with 60€ price tag (I know you can get it on MS game pass, but the retail price is still 60€).

    Now a bit about the quests. Some are great, most are good, but there are also typical fetch quests that lack any substance and any feeling of importance whatsoever and this is very disappointing honestly. It really does fill like filler content at times - it's like "oh, this area feels a bit empty in activities, lets throw in some generic quest to fill this gap" and this really distracts from otherwise great writing and good story progression.

    Finally we a arrive at graphics and overall - it looks dated, very on budget and rather bland in general. Now the best in all of it are settlements, some look pretty good and the building interiors look alright. But boy, when you go outside into wilds (or how do I call it) - it's nearly dreadful. It literally feels like No Man's Sky - from terrain, thru vegetation to animals. Especially animals are so ridiculously bad, almost like those toys you people buy to swimming pool (funny looking purple reptile and similar nonsense). It's just bad and it gets even worse with the extreme color palettes - on one side it's very tiresome on your eyes because of extreme levels of saturation and on the other side it blends everything - especially humanoid enemies. And if that's not enough - with how mediocre and dated it looks from graphics perspective - it also has some severe performance issues - from certain areas heavily tanking your average fps by significant margins to occasional stutters on any hardware (even top end PCs) and in some rarer cases persistent micro-stutter.

    Summing up - if you can ignore most of the game aspects quality and are able to focus purely on writing - go and buy it, but if you value all game aspects being on pretty good level - you may be very disappointed, because it's just not that good as some praise it to be. Also, I feel like this game lacks unique identity, because too many times it just feels way "too Fallout". 6/10 is top I can give and even that is pretty generous with all the critique I've put up.    … Expand
  98. ToddHoward1
    Oct 27, 2019
    1
    The baddest game what i play. Only three types of enemies. Levels is **** Only dialogues wery good.
    And wtf was happening with stairs? So many bags. But wery nice optimization. Please fix this game. 1 planet wery nice (quest) but outher planets and ship so bad. And why start pistol better then shotgun?
  99. Radpin
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Its just amazing in every way, it should remind me a lot of Fallout: New Vegas but the game does a lot of things that are good, the companions are wonderful and they feel alive, the weapons have a kick, the sound design is good but it could use more ambient sounds in wilderness, the story is just the cherry on top
  100. CaptainCuckold
    Oct 27, 2019
    0
    This game is not worth the time spent playing. Forget Mass Effect, The outer worlds replaces Commander Shepard with joke captain of a ship that no one respects.

    To sum up this game with one word "bland" at no point do you feel cool or powerful just a boring joke character that everyone disrespects constantly. The story is poorly written and simple to follow the companions are all    This game is not worth the time spent playing. Forget Mass Effect, The outer worlds replaces Commander Shepard with joke captain of a ship that no one respects.

    To sum up this game with one word "bland" at no point do you feel cool or powerful just a boring joke character that everyone disrespects constantly. The story is poorly written and simple to follow the companions are all disrespectful towards the player character and there is no option to stand up for yourself you just have to agree with whatever idiotic thing they say. It isn't an RPG so much as it is a shooter on rails you have no choice.

    The gameplay itself is inferior to Fallout 4 and Mass effect Andromeda (Yes worse than ME:A) you get about 20 hours of gameplay it tries to copy other games too much and falls flat (Fo4,ME:A,Borderlands)

    The companions themselves make me just want to put them in an airlock and blast them into space. You seriously couldn't make a single companion that is likable? Even ME:A did this!

    We need to face the facts. The Obsidian that made Fo:NV peaked with this achievement and has been dishing out slop ever since. Obsidian is dead.    … Expand
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Generally favorable reviews - based on 30 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 30
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 30
  3. Negative: 0 out of 30
  1. Cubed3
    Nov 16, 2020
    70
    The problem with this isn't that it is a bad game (far from it), but the fact that it failed to reach its true potential… or maybe the expectations were simply too high, because there's nothing here that anyone can point to and say that it is terrible. Sadly, there's almost nothing that's great either, apart from the role-playing element and the quality of writing. The gunplay? Ok. The exploration? Decent. The plot? Fine. The dominant feeling here is of a game that is good enough so that you won't hate it, but also not as good for it to be the flawless classic that it could definitely be - but again, that's probably those darn high expectations speaking, because flaws or no flaws, The Outer Worlds shouldn't be missing from any RPG collection.
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  2. GameCritics
    Dec 9, 2019
    85
    An excellent effort from Obsidian, and though The Outer Worlds doesn’t surpass its predecessors by offering a world worth visiting over and over, the adventure it presents is more than worth the time spent.
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  3. Game World Navigator Magazine
    Dec 6, 2019
    84
    Usually, a planet has just one or two settlements and a bit of wildlands to explore. But that’s for the best – instead of exploring miles of filler content, Outer Worlds keeps you moving from planet to planet, from one tense situation to another. [Issue#241, p.34]
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