The Outer Worlds

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  1. johnyb0y
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    It's all I hoped for. Love the story and the design. Perks could have been a little more creative and gunplay isn't stellar.
    But if you're looking for an action RPG with a nice story, otherwise good mechanics and really well written dialogues -> Go for it.
  2. DeoDuceASSASSIN
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    I am absolutely loving this game. Reminds me of fallout mixed with bioshock and elder scrolls. If you liked those games then the outer worlds is going to be right up your alley. The writing is also good with conversations feeling fleshed out. I've only played 6 hours so far but I haven't been able to put it down.
  3. Dougfugger
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    The Outer Worlds. I was expecting to live out my dreams pretending to be in Firefly. I ended up in SparkNat. I understand the appeal of this game for someone who is new to RPG's; but for the hardcore fan in will fall very short. Your skills are quick to develop, with little sense of achievement for hitting a Level goal (that you constantly seem to be ahead of anyway.) Combat that isThe Outer Worlds. I was expecting to live out my dreams pretending to be in Firefly. I ended up in SparkNat. I understand the appeal of this game for someone who is new to RPG's; but for the hardcore fan in will fall very short. Your skills are quick to develop, with little sense of achievement for hitting a Level goal (that you constantly seem to be ahead of anyway.) Combat that is painfUlly shallow, uncomfortable, and icelike, and a bloat of uninteresting dialogue. As well as dated graphics, and gameplay in general. There is definitely a good story in there. But it's buried under so much fluff, and out if place comedy. To the Skyrim fans out there, you'll love this. To people who are more partial to something like XCOM, or Kingdom Come Deliverance. You'll likely be very unimpressed with TOW… Expand
  4. Deathsmind
    Oct 26, 2019
    6
    Disappointed. I will not be replaying this game, unlike similar games which I continue to go back to every so often.

    The bads Its a good game but nowhere near what I thought it could have been. They have a beautiful world, they put lots of plants and other onjects into the game but dont do anything with them. 90% of the buildings you cant enter. Enemies are dumber than dirt, I have    Disappointed. I will not be replaying this game, unlike similar games which I continue to go back to every so often.

    The bads

    Its a good game but nowhere near what I thought it could have been. They have a beautiful world, they put lots of plants and other onjects into the game but dont do anything with them. 90% of the buildings you cant enter. Enemies are dumber than dirt, I have this on the hardest setting and it was rough before I got my companion and a decent weapon but after that I stopped even using the slowmo abilty. Along with that when you are snipping enemies they will run after you and then stop halfway and run back, even when I am still shotting them they will run back to where they started. Was hoping this game was more Open World, once you realize that you are pretty much on a track its hard to get over. I have no problem with them park games, I actually use to prefer them but when you give the illusion that your game is Open World I want the game to be open world. Also the game is completely instanced which is just a slight disappointment ontop of everything.

    The goods.

    Now just because there is a lot of bads doesnt mean I dont enjoy the game. There are many things that I do enjoy. I enjoy that you can level up a single piece of gear the entire game to keep up with you, this is a great aspect of the game. I really enjoy this, I just dont understand the reason it cost bits and not armor and weapon parts, which you are breaking apart all the time if you care about that aspect anyway, but whatever. I love all the witty banter and team cohesiveness, companions actually seem to be decent in my opinion compared to other games I have played. I like the stat allocation part of the game which then go into just skills. Its an interesting way of doing things and it makes it easy, after you get skills to 50 it makes it kinda worse but its still not bad. The quests are short and fun, you dont even have to be on a quest to complete it which is nice, many games require being on a quest to pick up quest type items or information.

    Honestly, I thought the good list was going to be much longer but I cant think of anything else I liked. The game had so much potential. Maybe with a few updates and DLCs it will be a complete game.    … Expand
  5. Yupok
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    This game is so good. It’s the fallout we have deserved for years. Finally Obsidian back behind the RPG games again! Why does this only have an eight overall!? So disappointed with these reviews! This game is a HIT! If you love traditional RPG games Obsidian really brought back all the thing people love and trashed the extra garbage Bethesda loads into the games!
  6. Metamayster
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    I would say decidedly average. I came into this game excited based on the initial 20min gameplay video thinking this would be on par with fallout writing. Coming from a respectful company who wouldn't be excited?

    I gotta say though. That I got disillusioned pretty quick. There is a lack of overall art direction, interiors which could have had a more vivid inspired art style went with    I would say decidedly average. I came into this game excited based on the initial 20min gameplay video thinking this would be on par with fallout writing. Coming from a respectful company who wouldn't be excited?

    I gotta say though. That I got disillusioned pretty quick. There is a lack of overall art direction, interiors which could have had a more vivid inspired art style went with safe and functoinal. There's this weird mish-mash of different lifts from different video games.

    Floating damage numbers from Borderlands? Check
    Robots/machines extolling virtues of a product in a Bioshock kind of way? Check
    Text selection almost exactly like Fallout (including the awful role-play tunnels of 1. Yea that sounds great 2. aw you shouldn't have! 3. Well, gee I dunno, I guess?

    There's no option to be mean in some of the interactions! When you play the old fallout/crpg games, you could get in a whole lot of trouble over the things you said... in this one? You can almost spam any option and get to the end with no worries. It's too cookie cutter.

    I gotta say the level pacing is too off kilter too. Getting a level isn't really a reward, it's more of a 'alright, more points time'.

    I will say that I appreciated the setting and the premise for the story seemed promising, but I am having an awful time liking my companions and am not really feeling 'wowed' by the landscapes/graphics so far. It's a hard sell to continue! Makes me wish some of the good old crpgs came back but those were a product of their time/makers. Back when computer games were made mostly by the same demographic that played them. There's too much candy crap in this. I don't feel tough when I'm trying to defend someone's feelings in a video game and there's no real meat and potatoes to this.

    I'd hate to give it a 5/10, I'd say 8/10 for overall premise but 5/10 for how I felt after a good amount of time in it. Meh.

    In a 2019 game characters speaking with the visual quality of oblivion, or the weird janky art style that exists between    … Expand
  7. robomartion
    Oct 26, 2019
    6
    While interesting at first the social dialogue 'save the people from the corporations' type thing gets a kind of tired after a while. Dialogue and writing is a bit too cute at times and there is no real choice only to use your special skills/traits for certain options. Listening to NPCs without a cancel button can get a bet tedious at times, although it is necessary because the game isWhile interesting at first the social dialogue 'save the people from the corporations' type thing gets a kind of tired after a while. Dialogue and writing is a bit too cute at times and there is no real choice only to use your special skills/traits for certain options. Listening to NPCs without a cancel button can get a bet tedious at times, although it is necessary because the game is essentially on rails. No really memorable characters, even the old guy I forgot the name of already. Combat kind of sucks, the open areas and monsters are a bit generic. The graphics have this awful haze-like quality like you're looking through a camera. I like the load screens (my favourite part is the load screens actually) and the opening cinematic is quite good. Not quite the Fallout alternative the Bethesda hate train will tell you it is. I'm glad we finally got this one out of the way. Enough of the hype!… Expand
  8. devilchao0
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    Very, very average.
    The combat is mediocre and becomes very boring quite quickly. It's not really much of an RPG, it leans more heavily on being a shooter which is not good as the gun play is lackluster. All of the perks just give a percentage bonus and all of the non-combat skills just buff combat for some reason. The story is not very engaging. I wouldn't call this game bad, I just    Very, very average.
    The combat is mediocre and becomes very boring quite quickly. It's not really much of an RPG, it leans more heavily on being a shooter which is not good as the gun play is lackluster. All of the perks just give a percentage bonus and all of the non-combat skills just buff combat for some reason. The story is not very engaging. I wouldn't call this game bad, I just can't find anything to say about this game that stands out as good or great. It feels very dated and like something that would have come out early on for the PS4/XBONE, Wait for a sale if you really want to try it.    … Expand
  9. OverratedGames
    Oct 26, 2019
    0
    Do NOT believe the hype. I too was excited to play the much anticipated "The Outer Worlds", but it wasn't long till I found myself severely disappointed. After 12 hours of playtime, EVERY mission has been a fetch quest - save person a, get item b, kill outlaw c. The dialogue seems like something out of bottom tier Netflix shows, the animations are incredibly dated, the sound is lacking inDo NOT believe the hype. I too was excited to play the much anticipated "The Outer Worlds", but it wasn't long till I found myself severely disappointed. After 12 hours of playtime, EVERY mission has been a fetch quest - save person a, get item b, kill outlaw c. The dialogue seems like something out of bottom tier Netflix shows, the animations are incredibly dated, the sound is lacking in fidelity and punch and the story feels unbelievable pointless. What do they want to say with this game? Bohoo, capitalism is bad, we live in a society and everyone not sporting blue hair and buzzed sides is a masochist! Everything about this game has been done to death, and might I add - a lot better by the very same developer 10 years ago. On the plus side, the visuals are good and at times even great, but that is the only noteworthy thing about this tired rehash of a game. If you have NOTHING better to do - and by nothing I really mean nothing as going for a nap will raise your pulse more than playing this snoozefest - then "The Outer Worlds" could be your plan C. If you have anything else to do, stay away from this massive dissapointment and save yourself 20 hours of pure boredom.… Expand
  10. CPS
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    This is a fantastic game. Whoever wrote the music is a genius. I have spent as much time on the start menu listening to the music as I have in-game, I love it. The game I've played so far fits my idea of a perfect game. Thank you developers for making this, I feel you've made it just for me. Also, I'm not sure I've mentioned this enough, but the music, amazing!
  11. Redden44
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    The game is a cheap copy of Fallout in space where pretty much everything is average.

    Even though the game is not open world but instantiated, the graphics is average at best with few stutters and FPS drops here and there; textures and models are ok but the maps are small, repetitive, not memorable and with very few NPCs. Rocks and trees are sparse, they are all identical, 1 model    The game is a cheap copy of Fallout in space where pretty much everything is average.

    Even though the game is not open world but instantiated, the graphics is average at best with few stutters and FPS drops here and there; textures and models are ok but the maps are small, repetitive, not memorable and with very few NPCs.

    Rocks and trees are sparse, they are all identical, 1 model per planet, and they don't blend in with the rest of the environment. The sky is awful, the clouds are very low res and blurry and they even managed to place them behind planets..how can a cloud stays behind a planet, I have no idea.

    Cities feel empty due to the lack of NPCs, compared to games like GTA V or the upcoming Cyberpunk, they are laughable. The same goes for enemy locations, there are at best 4-5 enemies per location putting this game on par with that piece of crap of Fallout 76..even Rage 2 has a better enemy/location ratio and it is not instantiated like this one.

    The character creation is on par with a 15 years old Korean MMO..you have 4 decent male faces (2 western and 2 Asian) and that's it, because the rest are too ugly to be fixed with the fews slider at your disposal..and of course you can't even swap eyes, nose or mouth, you can barely move them around..but guess what, you can put beards on female characters..and finally don't even think about modify the body of your character because you can't..not that really matters considering they didn't even bother to add a 3rd person mode..lazy and cheap.

    The armours look ok, but there are very few models, at level 20 you still find the same models than you found at level 1. The equipment is ridiculous, you only have two pieces, helmet and armour..Fallout 4 had SIX pieces, Skyrim and Oblivion FOUR..this game has TWO..no gloves, boots, shoulders pads, bracer, jewels or some new original gadget considering it's a space game..nope, just two pieces..cheap, lazy and pathetic.

    What about weapons..there are many models here, though their stats are always the same..they could have added some special bonuses to add some variation but nope. Also there are no explosives or grenades or mines, nothing at all, and you can bind only four weapons..similar games allow PC players to bind up to 10 weapons/items, this game allow you to bind 4..they went the cheap way even in this..it's a crappy console port.

    Combat..melee is very basic, you can only swing your weapon or block, I don't think there is even a light/strong attack, let alone special abilities, and most of the time you don't understand if you have hit the enemy or not..you can hit en enemy three times and the guy doesn't even flinch, like nothing has happened.

    Ranged combat is ok, nothing special or fun like Rage2 or Doom. The crosshair is offset for no reason..and you have only three types of bullets, light, heavy and energy..again they picked the cheap and lazy way, at this point they could have made just one type and call it" ammo"..

    What about the enemy AI..it's dumb, very dumb: either they walk/run toward you or stand still. If you pick a long range rifle you can kill them one by one with zero effort.
    There are also companions you can hire but their AI is dumb too..if they switch to a melee weapon and the next enemy is far away, they don't switch back to their ranged weapon but they charge all the way with their melee one..I have no words, really..also, at the moment, if you assign an helmet to a companion, you can't remove it..good job, did they even test it!?

    Music and sound effects are ok; voice acting is great, very well done.

    Dialogue are fine but the options you pick don't really matter most of the time..you have additional choices if your dialogue skills are higher, but they still don't matter because if you pick them or not the ending is still the same..either you accept what they want you to do or leave the conversation.

    The main story is nothing special, honestly you won't give a damn about it.
    Side quests are average, as usual go fetch this, go kill that, pretty standard and boring stuff.

    The loot is very repetitive, same armours, same weapons, same consumables, same junk over and over..there is nothing exiting about it and after 1 hour of game you will already start to automatically pick stuff up with out bothering to check what it is.
    They managed to make even hacking and lock-picking boring by not implement any mini-game..you just have to hold a button, might as well remove them completely.

    What else, the UI is clunky, compare items is a chore, you have push a button to save the item you want to compare and them move over to another item and when you're done you have to go back to the old item to cancel the previous selection..they tried to reinvented the wheel and failed. Also there is no tooltip with descriptions and explanations when you mouse over stuff you don't know.

    So..for a AAA 60 euro/dollar game it falls short by a big margin.    … Expand
  12. CoD2019Sucks
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    It's great. Game met expectations. Now The Outer Worlds and Fallout: New Vegas are best and favourite RPG games for me.
  13. DrStrange
    Oct 26, 2019
    6
    One of the most mediocre experiences I've had in quite some time. Obsidian has been given this inflated reputation of being the reincarnation of Black Isle studios and lets be honest, New Vegas has been their best in show. This game takes every side quest story from every RPG and tries to work them into this title awkwardly. Companions are very generic and forgettable, same with theOne of the most mediocre experiences I've had in quite some time. Obsidian has been given this inflated reputation of being the reincarnation of Black Isle studios and lets be honest, New Vegas has been their best in show. This game takes every side quest story from every RPG and tries to work them into this title awkwardly. Companions are very generic and forgettable, same with the NPCs and lore. I expected more and what I got was Fallout 4 on a budget.… Expand
  14. linijs
    Oct 26, 2019
    6
    This is a Fallout 4 reskin with a couple more years of development. It's fine.
  15. MC-KOZA
    Oct 26, 2019
    8
    Прошел, оценил - отличная игра. По ощущениям, New Vegas, что логично. Много юмора, сатиры, приятная графика, хорошая оптимизация, не скучный геймплей. Рекомендую, если вы - фанат первых частей Fallout.
  16. Chrisalliance
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Let me just say that this is one of the best games I ever played. It's like fall out new vegas and borderlands 2 had a baby. I would recommend ^_^
  17. borek87
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    I'm 12h in and so far I'm having a blast. For me there are only 2 Fallouts - Fallout and Fallout 2 (ok... Fallout Tactics: BoS was not bad) and after trying Fallout 3 for an hour I just said no, so I never played any others than Black Isle ones. Maybe that's why this is so great for me. The story, NPCs, gear... all works great here. Even shooting in first person which I'm not a fan of inI'm 12h in and so far I'm having a blast. For me there are only 2 Fallouts - Fallout and Fallout 2 (ok... Fallout Tactics: BoS was not bad) and after trying Fallout 3 for an hour I just said no, so I never played any others than Black Isle ones. Maybe that's why this is so great for me. The story, NPCs, gear... all works great here. Even shooting in first person which I'm not a fan of in RPGs. Really nice. There are some wired graphical glitches here and there, textures sometimes load with a big delay (playing in 4K), but overall... pretty smooth from technical standpoint as well. Will update when I get deeper in the story.
    Considering you can get this game just for a few $ with Game Pass... I mean... hell yeah! "You've tried the best. Now try the rest. Spacer's Choice!" ;)    … Expand
  18. Perfected
    Oct 26, 2019
    7
    Lackluster.

    A good word to describe this game. It creates an amazing atmosphere and world but completely ruins it but using weak characters and not fully fleshing out other aspects of the game. Your choices dont really matter, and dont really effect much in reality. Theres only like 10-12 different guns you can actually use and only 3 different ammo types. The characters are    Lackluster.

    A good word to describe this game.

    It creates an amazing atmosphere and world but completely ruins it but using weak characters and not fully fleshing out other aspects of the game.

    Your choices dont really matter, and dont really effect much in reality. Theres only like 10-12 different guns you can actually use and only 3 different ammo types.

    The characters are very uninteresting and i didn't care for a single one of them.

    The atmosphere and the world building is great but its worthless if i dont like the people in it, or atleast find them interesting.

    If you want a poorly executed Mass Effect / Fallout clone, this is it.

    So much missed potential, its a shame.    … Expand
  19. Thekiller76
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    GOD DAMMIT!!! stupid bethesda for not trusting in Obsidian, cmon this is the kind of game we all want!!!!! lots of dialoge entries and very well developed also, the enviroment just beyond expectation, the planets look astonishing when looking at the sky, haven't seen or played any kind of game envolving new planets, spaceships and so on, pretty much the best representation of a simpleGOD DAMMIT!!! stupid bethesda for not trusting in Obsidian, cmon this is the kind of game we all want!!!!! lots of dialoge entries and very well developed also, the enviroment just beyond expectation, the planets look astonishing when looking at the sky, haven't seen or played any kind of game envolving new planets, spaceships and so on, pretty much the best representation of a simple Fallout game in the future, congrats to Obsidian… Expand
  20. AcerolaOrion
    Oct 26, 2019
    8
    Fallout with vastly improved combat and lots of ammo. Melee and heavy weapons in particular feel much better, companion characters are impactful. Time slow mechanic is amazing and offers great debuff effects.
    Character development feels great. Pretty much all stats feel impactful, flaws are a bit too impactful to be worth taking for a perk point.
    Overall solid, at times brilliant, at    Fallout with vastly improved combat and lots of ammo. Melee and heavy weapons in particular feel much better, companion characters are impactful. Time slow mechanic is amazing and offers great debuff effects.
    Character development feels great. Pretty much all stats feel impactful, flaws are a bit too impactful to be worth taking for a perk point.
    Overall solid, at times brilliant, at times a bit predictable writing.
    Literally 0 bugs at release (very worth mentioning).
    Usual "multiple approaches" quest approach you get in fallout games (i.e. talk/sneak/kill/lockpick+hack and not much else realistically)

    Solid 8/10 if you like Fallout games you will like this.    … Expand
  21. LolitaIsMe
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Outer Worlds is amazing. It's a real RPG with choices and consequences, a living world, charismatic characters, freedom of choice. If you "destroy" a place, know that it will have consequences. Characters may or may not like you, some may enjoy sarcastic humor and some may not, so consider that your teammates may abandon you. Anyway, my final opinion is that if you like RPGs, you shouldOuter Worlds is amazing. It's a real RPG with choices and consequences, a living world, charismatic characters, freedom of choice. If you "destroy" a place, know that it will have consequences. Characters may or may not like you, some may enjoy sarcastic humor and some may not, so consider that your teammates may abandon you. Anyway, my final opinion is that if you like RPGs, you should play this game, you will not regret it.… Expand
  22. NuclearHotdogs
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Never dated a game before but this one is just so amazing I just had to create an account! This game takes me back to the days of F:NV. Gunplay is good, dialogue is amazing, real player choice. Beautiful, interesting world. What more can you ask for. My favorite game of the year or possibly the last 3 years.
  23. RPGisTHE_WAY
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Outer Worlds does one thing an RPG has to do: respect the player's choices. The game is simple, but that is its appeal, the simplicity of a good RPG. The game catches you and disturbs you with the dystopian world you are in. The world reacts to you, what you do has consequences, whether good or bad. The moral freedom is absurd and most impressive is that the game adapts based on what youOuter Worlds does one thing an RPG has to do: respect the player's choices. The game is simple, but that is its appeal, the simplicity of a good RPG. The game catches you and disturbs you with the dystopian world you are in. The world reacts to you, what you do has consequences, whether good or bad. The moral freedom is absurd and most impressive is that the game adapts based on what you do. If you are a fan of RPGs, true RPGs, play it.… Expand
  24. P3tru5
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    This game is amazing, it was the game that every RPG lover wanted to play. From the creators of the good Fallout, Outer Worlds teaches you how to make a beautiful game, a living world, with choices and consequences, choices that matter, on a smaller budget than big productions that end up failing miserably.

    P.S.: Do not be disturbed by negative comments, because many fans of a certain    This game is amazing, it was the game that every RPG lover wanted to play. From the creators of the good Fallout, Outer Worlds teaches you how to make a beautiful game, a living world, with choices and consequences, choices that matter, on a smaller budget than big productions that end up failing miserably.

    P.S.: Do not be disturbed by negative comments, because many fans of a certain company are very "hurt" by the existence of Outer Worlds.    … Expand
  25. Gramwell
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Great game so far, just like a newer fallout: new Vegas. Well worth the price point.
  26. Exonyx
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Holy cow. ULTIMATE CHOICES. Grey Lone choices. Full control. This is the game I have been waiting for.
  27. davoz28
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Is this what it's like to play a game with 0 bugs on release? I can't remember the last time in 10 years where a game has released in a glorious state like this upon release, and my game library has bloated to over 5k...
    These guys have absolutely nailed it. It's a AA budget with AAA quality. The combat is above average, sound is superb, graphics are I'd say good delivered via unreal    Is this what it's like to play a game with 0 bugs on release? I can't remember the last time in 10 years where a game has released in a glorious state like this upon release, and my game library has bloated to over 5k...
    These guys have absolutely nailed it. It's a AA budget with AAA quality. The combat is above average, sound is superb, graphics are I'd say good delivered via unreal engine (hey guys no game engine tied to fps amirite? *cough creation* and the real star is the story/dialogue. Obsidian has nailed what a game is supposed to be.. FUN! The writing is hilarious. I actually read instead of skim entries.
    Thank god it's available with Gamepass and not just on the EpicFail store. This is a solid game worthy of a day 1 buy.    … Expand
  28. Sheldoncurtiss
    Oct 26, 2019
    3
    Better than Fallout 4 but worse than Fallout 3 and New Vegas.

    This game is one of those games that starts strong then the layers peel off once you start to get into the game. I can't recall a single characters name because they were so boring. Inventory is clunky. Leveling kinda sucks. Perks kinda suck. Options kinda suck. Weapon and armor modding kinda suck. No grenades. Look I'm    Better than Fallout 4 but worse than Fallout 3 and New Vegas.

    This game is one of those games that starts strong then the layers peel off once you start to get into the game. I can't recall a single characters name because they were so boring. Inventory is clunky. Leveling kinda sucks. Perks kinda suck. Options kinda suck. Weapon and armor modding kinda suck. No grenades.

    Look I'm impressed with the lack of budget they were able to make something this solid. But I found myself playing this more like it was doom or something since I didn't really care. I eventually gave up all together once I hit the third world because I was just so bored.

    The weird SJW motives forced into the mix on top of this just gross me out. For instance the default character is a black lesbian woman, which I'm sure is the majority or gamers playing their game obviously so it just makes sense for them to try to appeal to that large portion of the market. Not only that but there's this awkward forced in side quest where for 30 minutes you have to assist a lesbian in pursuing her sexual interest.    … Expand
  29. Redstripe420
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    the Fallout we've been waiting for, if you're a long time fan of the series and were let down by 76, pick this game up. Feels exactly like the oldschool fallout but fresh with a space vibe. Obsidian killed it, kudos.
  30. darknothing
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Remember this isnt a BIG budget game.
    Alot of the bad reviews are from people that place racing/COD types of games, this is a RPG first with some decent shooting.
    This is the best RPG game to come out in a long time, if you enjoy skyrim, fallout (new Vegas) this game is for you. My favourite part of the game is the voiced dialogue, it makes you laugh in alot of circumstances. the gun play    Remember this isnt a BIG budget game.
    Alot of the bad reviews are from people that place racing/COD types of games, this is a RPG first with some decent shooting.
    This is the best RPG game to come out in a long time, if you enjoy skyrim, fallout (new Vegas) this game is for you.
    My favourite part of the game is the voiced dialogue, it makes you laugh in alot of circumstances. the gun play alone actually feels quite good but I do recommend playing the game on the hardest difficulty because it is quite easy to get kills and survive, I do not think this game is for everybody it is for people that do enjoy RPGs and I am tired of people giving reviews that do not enjoy RPGs because this game is not for you.    … Expand
  31. Madnessss
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Beautiful game, devs really hit the nail on the head with Outer worlds. A fresh RPG, made the right way
  32. screww
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Great game, Fallout game mechanics, just in space. Much better than Bethesda's trash lately.
  33. WtPooh
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Thank you for your work, Obsidian!
    Очень и очень годная игруля получилась! Любителям РПГ однозначно рекомендую!
  34. itmo
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    This game isn't that good, and in terms of an RPG, it's rather lazy in it's delivery. Hacking just requires you to hold down a button, same as lock picking. If you juice up dialog skills you always get what you want. If you get caught stealing, you just say F off and the characters just accept that. Xray vision is always on and the A.I is average to bad.

    The game is not bad, its just    This game isn't that good, and in terms of an RPG, it's rather lazy in it's delivery. Hacking just requires you to hold down a button, same as lock picking. If you juice up dialog skills you always get what you want. If you get caught stealing, you just say F off and the characters just accept that. Xray vision is always on and the A.I is average to bad.

    The game is not bad, its just mediocre/average in every element. The fact that people are praising this game as great, says more about the current state of the games industry than the actual quality of this game. Gun play is average, A.I is average, the worlds are way to small (more like levels) and there is very little to explore, zero innovation, you can max out your character to be good at everything which defeats the purpose of it being an RPG, and the quests are boring generic fetch quest after fetch quests. It's 2019, can no one come up with any ideas to make missions in games more than go here, pick this up, bring back to me I am glad I only paid $1 for a one month xbox pass, as it's not worth $90.

    Fallout New Vegas kills this by a long way, which is odd as New Vegas is over 9 years old. Get it on a cheap xbox sub, but don't pay AAA prices, it's not worth it.    … Expand
  35. Antek
    Oct 26, 2019
    7
    Was hyped about this game, but... It's just not that engaging...
    Many are saying it's what new Fallout should be - no it shouldn't. I got a lot of fun with Fallout 4 right from the start. And with this game I have very mixed feelings.
    Graphics quality is tolerable for a AA game, but it's priced as a AAA, so I expect it to at least not stutter... Worth a try with an Xbox Game Pass, but    Was hyped about this game, but... It's just not that engaging...
    Many are saying it's what new Fallout should be - no it shouldn't. I got a lot of fun with Fallout 4 right from the start. And with this game I have very mixed feelings.
    Graphics quality is tolerable for a AA game, but it's priced as a AAA, so I expect it to at least not stutter...
    Worth a try with an Xbox Game Pass, but definitely not for a full price.    … Expand
  36. RaymondSaint
    Oct 26, 2019
    6
    The Outer Worlds is just another dull, soulless, type of game like Fallout 3, NV or 4.
    People who adore the games I mentioned, probably will like this one too. If not, read below.
    It is a pity that suitable plot, script, humor, characters and dialogues are not delivered. Nor an interesting setting or the world. Or space flights and battles in a space game (sic!). Many things are    The Outer Worlds is just another dull, soulless, type of game like Fallout 3, NV or 4.
    People who adore the games I mentioned, probably will like this one too. If not, read below.
    It is a pity that suitable plot, script, humor, characters and dialogues are not delivered.
    Nor an interesting setting or the world.
    Or space flights and battles in a space game (sic!).
    Many things are directly "inspired" from Mass Effect and Borderlands Pre-Sequel. But it falls short of either one or the other very much. Absolutely dead and non-interactive world, reminiscent in this sense of RAGE and RAGE 2 (rembemer the dead and boring towns in the games? yes).

    Final score: 64 out of 100    … Expand
  37. LegatusAugustus
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Even better on PC. Gamepass ultimate is the real Deal. Very good Work by Obsidian and Microsoft
  38. Davocado96
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    This truly is the game I’ve been waiting for all year. From what I have played so far i am happy to say that Obsidian has delivered the best roleplaying experience of 2019. I’m very excited to see what they come out with in the future
  39. Taneruit
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Just an amazing game all around. I disagree with people here though. It's not Fallout, it's Outer Worlds.
    There is room for improvement, but when wasn't there in a new game in a series? On its own, it stands amazing.
  40. kodokuna
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Thank you for your work Obsidian. I'm getting all nostalgic as a long time Fallout fan. I wish the later titles were developed by the same team.
  41. spuder4
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    Just an amazing game. vary fallouty but done better.
    story and side quests are awesome.
    game play and controls feel really nice and smooth.
    just hope for more games like this.
    buy this game support obsidian.
  42. petebaldwin
    Oct 26, 2019
    7
    Good fun RPG. It's nothing mind-blowing but it's a solid RPG that will feel familiar to anyone who has played older Fallout games. When looking at the scores, factor in that it's NOT Fallout 76 and therefore, it scores a little bit higher than it should. It's like when The Division 2 came out and got an extra couple of points because it wasn't Anthem.

    Having said that, I'm having fun    Good fun RPG. It's nothing mind-blowing but it's a solid RPG that will feel familiar to anyone who has played older Fallout games. When looking at the scores, factor in that it's NOT Fallout 76 and therefore, it scores a little bit higher than it should. It's like when The Division 2 came out and got an extra couple of points because it wasn't Anthem.

    Having said that, I'm having fun playing it and would definitely recommend people trying it on Game Pass.    … Expand
  43. Ryskim
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    The only reason why I'm not giving it a 10 is the lack of a third person view. Don't take me wrong, the game is amazing as it is, but with the 3rd person view this would be an absolute legendary masterpiece.

    I love the universe, the skills and perks, the weapons, the characters, the music... everything in this game is impregnated with that magical touch that only Obsidian can have. Last    The only reason why I'm not giving it a 10 is the lack of a third person view. Don't take me wrong, the game is amazing as it is, but with the 3rd person view this would be an absolute legendary masterpiece.

    I love the universe, the skills and perks, the weapons, the characters, the music... everything in this game is impregnated with that magical touch that only Obsidian can have. Last time I felt so nice when playing a space RPG was with KOTOR 2.

    Thank you, Obsidian, you really met my expectations. Not fully, but I forgive you for the lack of 3rd person because the game is so good.    … Expand
  44. dracorogue
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    I've been a fan of Fallout since game 1, been a fan of all the Fallouts except for 76. This game is not Fallout, it is a unique game. To me it does not feel like a Fallout game. It is something much more. Outer Worlds is taking ideas from all over the place (fallouts 1-4, Kotor, Tons of Firefly, a little bioshock and borderlands) and they bring it together in a genre bending game that isI've been a fan of Fallout since game 1, been a fan of all the Fallouts except for 76. This game is not Fallout, it is a unique game. To me it does not feel like a Fallout game. It is something much more. Outer Worlds is taking ideas from all over the place (fallouts 1-4, Kotor, Tons of Firefly, a little bioshock and borderlands) and they bring it together in a genre bending game that is greater than the sum of its parts. The dialogue (in my opinion) is intricate and unmatched in any game. The feel of the game while playing is so very much like Firelfly, that this could almost be called a Firefly simulator . If you like a great story with true choice, and you liked the show firefly this is a must have.… Expand
  45. dunenkoff
    Oct 26, 2019
    5
    We're gonna show you how to make a real scifi RPG, they said. It's going to be nothing like Bethesda games, they said. Yeah, okay, true dat, with all the looting-shooting, tired jokes, emotionless NPC faces, crap visuals (try to make a bad looking game with Unreal Engine, that's some real talent here) it feels like Borderlands. I don't get all the people who gave this a 10/10 just to stickWe're gonna show you how to make a real scifi RPG, they said. It's going to be nothing like Bethesda games, they said. Yeah, okay, true dat, with all the looting-shooting, tired jokes, emotionless NPC faces, crap visuals (try to make a bad looking game with Unreal Engine, that's some real talent here) it feels like Borderlands. I don't get all the people who gave this a 10/10 just to stick it to Bethesda, Bioware and the likes, trust me, it's not worth your time or money more than F76 or any other recent AAA scifi RPG f-up.… Expand
  46. progerman
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    I was hyped for this game since it was announced. It is the first time in recent memory where the game lived up to the hype.

    I am (by far) bad at gaming, but I enjoy it. The "story" difficulty of The Outer Worlds is just right - gives me a challenge for my gaming level without wanting me to quit playing. The Outer Worlds feels like a crossover between Fallout: New Vegas and Bioshock,    I was hyped for this game since it was announced. It is the first time in recent memory where the game lived up to the hype.

    I am (by far) bad at gaming, but I enjoy it. The "story" difficulty of The Outer Worlds is just right - gives me a challenge for my gaming level without wanting me to quit playing.

    The Outer Worlds feels like a crossover between Fallout: New Vegas and Bioshock, with a graphic style that sometimes feels like Fallout 4 (but with more colour).

    The attention to detail in the dialogue is breathtaking. For example, if you wear outfits you have taken from your kills, people will tell you that it is in poor taste to be walking around looking like the bad guys.

    I haven't hit any major technical issues so far. I am playing on a cloud gaming service called "Shadow" with an NVIDIA GTX 1080 on max settings. I get the occasional glitch in frame rate, but I get this in all AAA games on Shadow, so I put this down to Shadow and not The Outer Worlds.

    The one glitch that drives me mad is when I press "X" on the controller to talk to people, the gun is drawn. Every single time. Luckily, I am not attacked when this occurs: it is just an annoying glitch.

    Overall, I am extremely impressed with The Outer Worlds.    … Expand
  47. AnotherGamer93
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Games great! Fun story lines and quests, musics very atmospheric, you actually care for the characters!
    The colours are nice, makes the game very dystopian. If you were looking for a game similar to Fallout New Vegas, this is it!
    Gunplay is smooth, easy to get used to, I very rarely use a controller and had no problem. Heaps of customisation to armor and gear! Graphics are beautiful,    Games great! Fun story lines and quests, musics very atmospheric, you actually care for the characters!
    The colours are nice, makes the game very dystopian. If you were looking for a game similar to Fallout New Vegas, this is it!
    Gunplay is smooth, easy to get used to, I very rarely use a controller and had no problem.
    Heaps of customisation to armor and gear!
    Graphics are beautiful, vibrant colours and good textures.

    Story 9/10
    Gameplay 9/10
    Graphics 9/10
    Music 9/10    … Expand
  48. Mo3gottar
    Oct 26, 2019
    8
    Overrated,but really good RPG with multiple choices,fractions,some details from Immersive Sim's you could see like from Bioshock,maybe a little annoying color gamma on planets,but you wil get used to it.
  49. scon86
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Excellent writing, beautiful scenery, well oiled mechanics. An overall fun game that fills the void that fallout New Vegas left.
  50. argelvaako
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Thank God they produced this gem. This is what Fallout 76 should of been, it actually feels like you're accomplishing something and its meaningful and you make an impact. The shooting and combat is fun and challenging, i'd suggest hard difficulty and utilize cover and movement. If you're a real gamer and not some tart that cries about multiplayer then this is the game for you. In the endThank God they produced this gem. This is what Fallout 76 should of been, it actually feels like you're accomplishing something and its meaningful and you make an impact. The shooting and combat is fun and challenging, i'd suggest hard difficulty and utilize cover and movement. If you're a real gamer and not some tart that cries about multiplayer then this is the game for you. In the end I'm truly happy not to be in limbo anymore and i can once again enjoy a great game. Its been years since i spent $80 on a game and didn't regret it.… Expand
  51. FogCityRoller
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    These people saying "choices don't matter" must be high. One hour into the game I shot a quest NPC and was KOS at a main quest hub permanently. If you decide to be a sarcastic or dismissive **** to everyone you meet, watch companions leave you and the path to completing objectives become more complicated. You can personalize your character interactions however you want. Honestly, what kindThese people saying "choices don't matter" must be high. One hour into the game I shot a quest NPC and was KOS at a main quest hub permanently. If you decide to be a sarcastic or dismissive **** to everyone you meet, watch companions leave you and the path to completing objectives become more complicated. You can personalize your character interactions however you want. Honestly, what kind of choices do you expect to matter more than that?

    I guarantee I can pin down how these "choices don't matter" clowns are playing the game. They're linearly going down the dialogue trees, exhausting all options, without realizing in the process they're eliminating a lot of them--because once you commit to a dialogue tree that is at least semi-diplomatic, a lot of the negative options disappear (which are often towards the bottom). I've reloaded dozens of saves because I couldn't get back to a different outcome that I saw the first time I interacted with an NPC. These are the players that pride themselves on being completionists, because any white unclicked text just triggers their OCD. That is not how you play these types of games.

    As for my personal review of the game. I'm not a fan of the Fallout games at all. I could never manage to get very far in them as I'm not a big fan of the brown/olive green washed out palette. The Outer Worlds on the other hand sucked me in right away. While the facial animations aren't spectacular, the writing and character design is. It takes very few lines of dialogue for me to decide if I really like or hate a character, if I think they're full of **** or if I want to assist in their plight. That takes solid writing to pull off, especially with side quest NPCs. Side quests at this point in my life are often meandering distractions that have little payoff and make the game take longer unnecessarily. I probably won't do all of the side quests in this game, but the few that I have done I actually enjoyed and felt like I was accomplishing something meaningful.

    I love the art direction and think every place I've visited so far is engaging and spectacular. The graphics not being God of War tier does not detract from the art direction.

    The combat does need work. This is one valid complaint that most people can agree on, and my guess is Obsidian thought this was more about the story and relationships with characters than a gunplay theme park. You should still try to make the combat as fun as possible. I hope they can work on this in updates.    … Expand
  52. BadDragon
    Oct 25, 2019
    5
    It was a good game, really. Obsidian did a very good job making something that should appeal to the broadest audience without compromising their integrity. The universe they've created is astoundingly deep and intricate, the characters are all well thought out, the gameplay is fantastic, the gun play feels good, etc etc.

    However this is where I diverge. I did not like the game as much    It was a good game, really. Obsidian did a very good job making something that should appeal to the broadest audience without compromising their integrity. The universe they've created is astoundingly deep and intricate, the characters are all well thought out, the gameplay is fantastic, the gun play feels good, etc etc.

    However this is where I diverge. I did not like the game as much as I thought I would.
    I enjoyed it for what it was, but it just felt like more of the same. Go here, do this. Go there do that. Kill these enemies, collect this thing, follow the checkpoint marker, talk to this npc. It just felt like they took what made New Vegas really great, took out the not so good, and overemphasized what people thought was the best parts of it. The acting is colorful if samey, the guns feel good but sometimes they just don't hit when they should. Exploration is pretty okay, but the places start feeling the same over and over. The quests felt like something I would have had in Fallout. And so much more.
    Don't get me wrong, you should try this game, but wait for some kind of sale or get it with the Xbox Game pass (I payed $1 and played at max on PC).

    No matter what I did or how much I tried to get into it I couldn't help but become more and more bored as I played. I may come back to it one day in the future, maybe after some content updates.

    Take note: I mostly play stuff like racing games, CoD zombies (NOT the multiplayer), Roller Coaster Tycoon, LOTS of Dark Souls (2 and 3), etc. RPGs were never my thing, but this was especially mediocre. I finished Fallout 3 in a day, what happened here?    … Expand
  53. Strawcave
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Only 5 hours in, but already its fantastic and the story is miles beyond anything else I have seen lately. Taking what they learned with all their other games, and New Vegas, and making Bethesda look like goofs by doing more with this style of game than they have in years. Fantastic.
  54. Skyrim-Is-Trash
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    The spiritual rebirth of Fallout, right here, in the right hands. Obsidians hands.
  55. Jesseroar
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    You like Fallout 3, New Vegas, and Elder Scrolls then you will love this game. The dialogue is great, there is a multitude of choices available with each quest, and it will keep you playing for hours without wanting to take a break.
  56. shArk87
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    In an era where main publishers sell us half baked buggy games filled with microtransactions comes this Piece of Art from Obsidian, The Outer Worlds.
    No microtransactions, no paywalls, optimized for every systems and above all, you just get a triple AAA game for my 55 bucks.
    This is the sort of games that needs to be pushed out to consumers. And it's not all, What an awesome narrative,    In an era where main publishers sell us half baked buggy games filled with microtransactions comes this Piece of Art from Obsidian, The Outer Worlds.
    No microtransactions, no paywalls, optimized for every systems and above all, you just get a triple AAA game for my 55 bucks.
    This is the sort of games that needs to be pushed out to consumers.
    And it's not all, What an awesome narrative, i LOVE the story, characters have indeed a meaning of life and have their own personalities.
    I'm just at the beginning and it got me hooked.
    In an industry filled with garbage videogames i can't possibly mark any negatives for the Outer Worlds, everything just works and it's immensely entertaining.

    Thank you Obsidian for this masterpiece, what a wonderfull job you did there.    … Expand
  57. superv1234
    Oct 25, 2019
    0
    Forced off-center crosshair on PC. Literally unplayable for FPS veterans. I will never understand why developers think it's reasonable to go against 30 years of FPS gaming.
  58. ChonkeyDong
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    A wonderful example of what an RPG should be! Great game with a very well written story and characters. A game about player choice and immersion. It is basically Fallout New Vegas... in space. And that is a very good compliment as New Vegas is by far the best game in the Fallout franchise and one of the best RPGs ever made, and it wasn't even made by Bethesda. Keep it up Obsidian, one ofA wonderful example of what an RPG should be! Great game with a very well written story and characters. A game about player choice and immersion. It is basically Fallout New Vegas... in space. And that is a very good compliment as New Vegas is by far the best game in the Fallout franchise and one of the best RPGs ever made, and it wasn't even made by Bethesda. Keep it up Obsidian, one of the last great old school developers who hasn't completely embarrassed themselves with an awful game. They proved years ago that they were the kings of taking an already established IP and making it better, IE New Vegas, South Park, and KOTOR (fight me). They have proven with this game that they can make an original IP and have it be godly!!!… Expand
  59. b1zz
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    As someone that grew up as a kid during Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Mass effect, Dragon Age and a young Adult during Fallout NV, Skyrim. I felt I had been forgotten. This game has proves that I haven't, that we haven't.
    Fallout 4 Released, It was a good game, but it wasnt the good game I was expecting or wanted. I wanted to see that meaty RPG I grew up loving. Then mass effect    As someone that grew up as a kid during Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3, Mass effect, Dragon Age and a young Adult during Fallout NV, Skyrim. I felt I had been forgotten. This game has proves that I haven't, that we haven't.
    Fallout 4 Released, It was a good game, but it wasnt the good game I was expecting or wanted. I wanted to see that meaty RPG I grew up loving. Then mass effect andromeda released. I could look past the weird facial animations but not all the other, far more impactful issues. The writing that just didnt fit the game. Voice acting that felt like the actors were picked up from the front of a gamestop. With voices not matching alien races with very specific types of voices. Dialogue that was void of all meaning and impact. Then in the most intense and life endangering situations, lines of dialogue that sounded like the NPCs and player character were out for a daily stroll around the town lake. It was a huge let down. Hopes were high when Bethesda put on a live stream with the iconic Fallout Please Wait screen. I and hundreds of thousands other people waited. And waited. What happened 24hours later shot goosebumps all over my body. A power armor helmet faded into view. The camera panned out of a sprawling forest, it looked beautiful. But something felt off with Take Me Home, Country Roads playing in the background and nothing looking like it was touched by the war. This was it, we all thought in twitch chat as we sat in disbelief. They heard us on their shortcomings in fallout 4 and only a few years later they've come to make it up to us. Oh boy, we were all naive.

    What ensued was leak after leak from Jason Schrier of kotaku. A pompus man that just wanted a part in the click bait hype train? Nope. He genuinely wanted us to know that we were all so very wrong. Leak after leak pointed out that the game was multiplayer, with base building. We all rationalized it, well the settlement system expanded to be able to be placed anywhere and multiplayer. Ok no big deal a coop fallout with a friend or 2 would be pretty cool, barring no sacrifices were made to the core of what makes a Fallout game. More leaks pointing to be a possible MMO or Rust like game. We all sat in disbelief, "Jason Schriers a **** idiot" I said to others. Heh yea sure. Then at E3 Todd God Howard confirmed our worst nightmares, Jason was 100% right. The one studio with the money to make the RPGs we had grown to love has went to the Darkside with every other studio. That was it.

    In the background of all this I kept my eye on the guys that truly inspired my love into RPG games, Obsidian. During this time, Tyranny, POE 1 & 2, South park-SOT, they were releasing RPGs with meaning. Moral dilemmas, character development that meant something. They had it all, except the money. Developing deep, rich RPGs but in an Isometric POV and usually little VO.
    Watching the game awards in 2018 a trailer came on. I look to the screen after hearing a curious sounding man knocking on glass as I the character looked at him through that glass. I watched, sci fi style music played as I climbed out of that same chamber on what looked to be an alien planet as that same scientist narrated. I heard "the corporations had taken over and started selling all their products way overpriced. I was intrigued. I thought the art style looks really cool, kind of Bioshock style but with a futuristic space twist to it all. My heart started racing a little. Is this another Fallout? Is this a new bioshock? What is this, starfield? I saw this in chat "FingerFlickenBoy- ​Space, space never changes" My heart pounding, a wave of goosebumps over my body I grab my fiances foot as she lie behind me on her phone, and I tell her to look look look!!! Then ellie is on the screen " You have to choose!" she says "You have to choose now!". It shows what we presume to be the man in the armor shot dead and Ellie says "You know you didnt have to shoot either one right? But its fine I guess you just keep being you". I audibly shouted at this point Holy **** Is this what our generation has been begging for? Then " the creators of fallout" pops up, music starts playing, music almost destined to be in this trailer. Heart racing waves and waves of goosebumps rolling over myself, I turn to look at my fiance, her jaw laid open. I shoot a huge smile at her and look back at the screen. "And the developers of Fallout new vegas". This was it, the very thing weve all asked for, for years. Well not exactly, see weve been begging bethesda to concede and just give obsidian a contract for another Fallout but we all know that will never happen and this outcome. This outcome is far better.

    Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky had another brain child called Outer Worlds and oh was it gorgeous. The writing in this game is pristine. The choices and dialogue is what you want in an RPG. The game is amazing. So ill just say a negative. The graphics settings. The inability to remove armor after equipping.    … Expand
  60. Sp3nc3r_69
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    The Outer Worlds is a phenomenal RPG with a great story about the late stage of a capitalist dystopia in outer space, all the characters are interesting and the semi-open worlds are compelling. Obsidian managed to combine the Fallout and Mass Effect formula to make something beautiful and better with very few flaws.

    I only have two issues with the game so far, lack of a robust gun-play    The Outer Worlds is a phenomenal RPG with a great story about the late stage of a capitalist dystopia in outer space, all the characters are interesting and the semi-open worlds are compelling. Obsidian managed to combine the Fallout and Mass Effect formula to make something beautiful and better with very few flaws.

    I only have two issues with the game so far, lack of a robust gun-play and difficulty balance; Normal is relatively easy while Hard is very close to the hardest difficulty, so I had to start on Normal and later on switch to Hard. I have been waiting for years to play a good RPG with a good story, both Bioware and Bethesda's recent installments (Fallout 4 and Mass Effect Andromeda) were major disappointments for me but I can honestly say that Obsidian surely delivered with the Outer Worlds, I hope they will add big expansions DLC for the game, for a fair price and of great quality ofcourse.    … Expand
  61. Lebaguette101
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    From the creators of fallout and the good 3d fallout game (NV) brings us outerworlds. The only complaints i have is that i wish the way-point marker system wasnt so hand holding. The path Morrowind takes is something i prefer, however this is preference. The other complaint is the lack of a 3rd person perspective. i spent a lot of time creating a character for me to never see them. iFrom the creators of fallout and the good 3d fallout game (NV) brings us outerworlds. The only complaints i have is that i wish the way-point marker system wasnt so hand holding. The path Morrowind takes is something i prefer, however this is preference. The other complaint is the lack of a 3rd person perspective. i spent a lot of time creating a character for me to never see them. i appreciate the creation for role-playing purposes and the mileage you get out from it will be different on a per player basis. personally i would have liked a 3rd person perspective that i can toggle for exploration like i would do in games of a similar nature.… Expand
  62. Kunray
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    its a good game with good controls and its very easy to get used to and its worth every cent i spent :)
    Let's all have a fun time together!!
  63. 0gnacy
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Wow, after a series of lackluster and overhyped games, such as BL3 or Control, finally something good. Good story, good side quests (maybe not on par with witcher 3, but close), enjoyable combat, not buggy.
  64. Bilacomy
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This game remind me of whats is the best fallout in my opinion, Fallout New Vegas, it has incredible mechanic, story and game-play. Easily one strong competitor for Game Of The Year
  65. Raufito
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Classic approach on a rpg. Dialogue system is perfect, weapons and plot is brilliant.
  66. AbraxoCleaner
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    Very good game, It's Indie 2A at it's finest. But, almost paradoxal, it feels more like a Fallout 3 than a full Fallout New Vegas. Something is still missing about the athmosphere, but discovering a new world and a new finely crafted lore really worth it.
  67. Mcshenli
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Shut up and take my Money, this game its adictive, es como si quitaran todo lo que odiaba de Fallout y salió esta maravilla.
  68. BioParadox
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    Big fan of the Obsidian Fallout games and the outer worlds is another great game from the studio. In 2019 its hard to find a game that lives up to expectations. I am looking forward to see what they can do in the future!

    If you like RPG games, fallout and supporting a great dev team give this game a buy!
  69. SpleenSplitta
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    10/10 Pure Perfection, it's Fallout but better with a bit of Bioshock. Congratulations Obsidian great work! GOTY CONTENDER.
  70. Artem5300
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Начнём!!! Первое что мне понравилось в этой игре это создание персонажа, при создание персонажа я сразу вспомнил fallout New vegas и fallout 2 ( в 1 fallout я не играл) второе что мне понравилось это то что как раньше ты можешь выбрать много вариантов ответов, вопросов и т.д и все зависит от того что ты ответил юшь а не как в fallout 4 или в убогой fallout 76))))Начнём!!! Первое что мне понравилось в этой игре это создание персонажа, при создание персонажа я сразу вспомнил fallout New vegas и fallout 2 ( в 1 fallout я не играл) второе что мне понравилось это то что как раньше ты можешь выбрать много вариантов ответов, вопросов и т.д и все зависит от того что ты ответил юшь а не как в fallout 4 или в убогой fallout 76))))
  71. Ph_Dork
    Oct 25, 2019
    7
    In one word, average. The game is not bad, but it is definitely not great. There is nothing here that particularly stands out or attracts you by presenting something that is unique to itself. No, instead the graphics are average, the writing is average, the story, gameplay, atmosphere, sound, everything is just average. In an age where the old-school RPG genre is finding itself a littleIn one word, average. The game is not bad, but it is definitely not great. There is nothing here that particularly stands out or attracts you by presenting something that is unique to itself. No, instead the graphics are average, the writing is average, the story, gameplay, atmosphere, sound, everything is just average. In an age where the old-school RPG genre is finding itself a little barren, this game may very well seem like a beacon of hope, or a pillar of video game craftsmanship. Unfortunately, i do not find this to be the case.

    My largest issue with the game, however, is not the graphics per se, but the art direction itself. The game does not try to adopt any sort of idiosyncratic look. It takes on the color palette and style of No Mans Sky. This issue is further exacerbated by the terribly lackluster character creator that has every character looking either generic or just ugly. This point made ever more salient by the fact that every female character looks like she manages a blog for a living. For example, there are 30 hairstyles, shared across both sexes, and only 2 of which are medium length, none of which extend past shoulder length, and all remaining 28 are either short or pulled up hairstyles. Yes, very progressive. Can't have objectification via long-hair or attractive people in a fantasy sci-fi video game.

    Now, a game does not need good graphics to be good. I do not subscribe to this belief, but it must have some sense of style that does not seem to pander to the "woke" narratives that Western game developers fixated upon.

    For you Xbox GamePass players, give it a try. It is an okay RPG that is reminiscent of what feels like a lost genre. For everyone else, I would not spend the $60 on the game.    … Expand
  72. Xargon_
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece. .
  73. Nexgan
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A masterpiece. Way better than Fallout series and other RPGs. Skill system is awesome and so is the combat.
  74. coltonious
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    In the hour or so that i've played this game so far, i've come to love it more than most games i've ever played. It is literally just space fallout, and takes what obsidian has worked on in the past and enhances it. Lovable characters and dialogue with a beautiful world makes immersion insanely easy. I have yet to come across a factor in the game that I do not yet love. I can tell thatIn the hour or so that i've played this game so far, i've come to love it more than most games i've ever played. It is literally just space fallout, and takes what obsidian has worked on in the past and enhances it. Lovable characters and dialogue with a beautiful world makes immersion insanely easy. I have yet to come across a factor in the game that I do not yet love. I can tell that this game is going to be high up on my favorite games list for the rest of time. This game should be an indicator to bethesda on how to actually make a fallout game. This will probably take the cake on my game of the year award nomination.… Expand
  75. Wulner
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    The game is just a bomb, it’s a pity that they didn’t do the Russian voice acting, the subtitles are small. I'm waiting for the patch
    And so the game is fire
  76. willardtk
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    I've been enjoying this game a lot. It's what I wanted from Fallout 4. The ability to be an evil sack of **** is back!
  77. Sergeth
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    If you ike Fallout 3 and New Vegas, you will love this one. This is the game I was waiting for and the kind of game Bethesda still owes us after Fallout 76. I really hope Obsidian continues the series in the future.
  78. Darkbrother
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    Do you like Fallout type RPG games? Do you like having consequences for the choices you've made? then this is the game for you. I love so much.

    - Wonderful writing - Great soundtrack - Amazing game world - Great roleplaying and builds This is what Bethesda failed to deliver. If you can just buy the game to support the team I know it's already cracked but buy this game just once if    Do you like Fallout type RPG games? Do you like having consequences for the choices you've made? then this is the game for you. I love so much.

    - Wonderful writing
    - Great soundtrack
    - Amazing game world
    - Great roleplaying and builds
    This is what Bethesda failed to deliver. If you can just buy the game to support the team I know it's already cracked but buy this game just once if you are into RPGs. You won't regret.

    You just lose a point for chose Epic over Steam    … Expand
  79. apach44
    Oct 25, 2019
    3
    I didn’t like it. The game did not live up to my expectations. Far worse than New Vegas and looks very poor
  80. thehero53
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A game that fills a void left by games like Fallout and Mass Effect, when they decided to try and get subscription money instead of making great RPGs.
  81. MajicMan
    Oct 25, 2019
    4
    Tl;dr this game is one of the worst PC ports i've seen in a while; the combat is not smooth at all, OFF CENTRE CROSSHAIR ON A PC GAME WITH NO WAY TO REMOVE IT, fuzzy/ terrible graphics that hinder their design, no AA options, forced chromatic aberration, DOF and TAA (not even TXAA in a 2019 game wtf) made the game blurry, horrid stuttering which at times can make the game unplayable (keepTl;dr this game is one of the worst PC ports i've seen in a while; the combat is not smooth at all, OFF CENTRE CROSSHAIR ON A PC GAME WITH NO WAY TO REMOVE IT, fuzzy/ terrible graphics that hinder their design, no AA options, forced chromatic aberration, DOF and TAA (not even TXAA in a 2019 game wtf) made the game blurry, horrid stuttering which at times can make the game unplayable (keep in mind I'm running at ultra-very high w/ a GTX 1070, 16GB DDR4, i7-8700k). I honestly think that the **** Saints row 2 PC port (which is thankfully getting fixed) played better than this port. Due to all these graphical and some possible engine issues, the combat feels clunky and marred down from forced mouse acceleration, mouse smoothing, and of course; an inability to centre the crosshair.
    When it comes to story, the beginning is very abrupt and confusing (going to give the benefit of the doubt and say that this is planned), but there really isn't a good sense of motivation. I've been seeing a lot of comparisons to F:NV and Fallout 4, but those games had a strong sense of motivation while still playing on the destroyed, not as it once was, world feel. However it's just "oh hey so you are the only dude outta all these colonists that you don't know at all, that i could revive. oh and now you gotta save their asses for me". Now while I do quite enjoy the emotions behind the characters and the way they speak, the character design just feels wack imo but I can't quite think about why.
    My recommendations is to sit on this game until the PC version gets patched, and pray that you can sit through tedious fetch quests, but this game is not worth full price at all.    … Expand
  82. SMOKE911
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This was long over due. Game is great, full of story and adventure. I am so happy i get tears when I think about how long its been since we got a really good game to play. I actually like interacting with NCPs and asking questions, to figure out if I can persuade them or get more information out of them. The overall map is small, but I think that's what makes is so great. It is not anThis was long over due. Game is great, full of story and adventure. I am so happy i get tears when I think about how long its been since we got a really good game to play. I actually like interacting with NCPs and asking questions, to figure out if I can persuade them or get more information out of them. The overall map is small, but I think that's what makes is so great. It is not an empty world where you have to travel boring terrain and go far distances for quests. Best of all, you don't have to spend $60 to play the game. All you need is a Xbox subscription… Expand
  83. srt8cat
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    It is really refreshing in today's age to get a full game with no micro transactions or politics. This is exactly how we used to get games in the 2000s, before the game industry went down a dark path of social political pandering and breaking down games into bits and pieces to sell them as micro transactions.

    The game industry should take some notes here, especially Bethesda (but they    It is really refreshing in today's age to get a full game with no micro transactions or politics. This is exactly how we used to get games in the 2000s, before the game industry went down a dark path of social political pandering and breaking down games into bits and pieces to sell them as micro transactions.

    The game industry should take some notes here, especially Bethesda (but they won't, d'oh).

    As for the game itself, the graphics are beaufitul, I love the art style and setting. The gameplay feels very intuitive and the dialog system is snappy. The characters in this game seem very likable too, which helps alot.

    I was waiting for a game I could lose myself in like I used too, this is that game for me.    … Expand
  84. Aarionn
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Playing for 1 hour now and.... what a great start! The game is Fallout that I am been waiting for since FNV. And I already see that I will be playing with few different characters as it seems the reputability is amazing! Well done Obsidian!
  85. ph4nn0m
    Oct 25, 2019
    7
    This is what I wanted from fallout 4 for years.. If you like RPGs then this game is just for you! Bethesda you better take some notes.
  86. Nuxeen
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Incredible game, what Fallout 4 should been. Dialogs are amazing, pretty elaborated, there's a tons of details and all you can do is smile when you notice them. You can see in every corner that the Dev's putted tons of love into their game.
  87. ValentinSvensbe
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    Runs smoothly on high settings even on older beginner hardware, looks beautiful and I didn't encountered any bugs. That's how a game should be released.

    The stories are as good and complex as expected from obsidian. The gameplay is easy to understand, good to handle and the right amount of complex. The extremely good dialogue is perfectly voiced. The interface clean and intuitive. Sadly,    Runs smoothly on high settings even on older beginner hardware, looks beautiful and I didn't encountered any bugs. That's how a game should be released.

    The stories are as good and complex as expected from obsidian. The gameplay is easy to understand, good to handle and the right amount of complex. The extremely good dialogue is perfectly voiced. The interface clean and intuitive.

    Sadly, the world looks a bit bland and dead. No daily life, no happenings, rearly any movement, no kids and often the same dialogues of by standing npcs. That's why it doesn't feel alive, if you aren't involved in a quest or dialogue.

    All in all its a great, interesting and motivating game.    … Expand
  88. ArachnidiaC
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    So glad I spent money on this rather than Fallout: 76.

    Bethesda, hope you learn something from these guys.
  89. kozzy420
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    GOTY, best rpg since Witcher 3, New vegas and Divinity Original Sin 2.
    Simply amazing!

    - Wonderful writing
    - Great stoundtrack
    - amazing game world
    - Its a blast to play
    - Great roleplaying and builds

    This is is how you do a roleplaying game, 6 hours in and I am BLOWN AWAY! This is Obsidians masterpiece!
  90. MrHoots
    Oct 25, 2019
    7
    There's a lot of hype on here which is mostly hysterical excitement by the fact a game of this genre is actually trying to be an RPG again, which hasn't really happened since Obsidian's last effort in Fallout New Vegas. I am also excited by this but not so much that it'll blind me to the reality that it is a very mediocre game.

    The pros: - Actual skills and perks that actually make a    There's a lot of hype on here which is mostly hysterical excitement by the fact a game of this genre is actually trying to be an RPG again, which hasn't really happened since Obsidian's last effort in Fallout New Vegas. I am also excited by this but not so much that it'll blind me to the reality that it is a very mediocre game.

    The pros:
    - Actual skills and perks that actually make a difference to your conversations
    - Having charisma checks in conversation
    - Broad variety of weapons, armours, companions, enemies, and biomes.
    - Entertaining characters, with entertaining dialogue.
    - Doesn't take itself too seriously.
    - Is a complete game, not parts of a game gutted for DLC's sake.
    - Opening hour of the game is fantastic.

    Cons:
    - Combat is uninspired, and weak. Gunplay is poor.
    - Choices don't actually matter, because you'll always end up in the same place everytime.
    - It tries a bit hard to be funny at times and misses the mark. Tries to be quirky for quirkiness' sake, rather than actually being legitimately quirky.
    - Not so much a con for me, but I can see people finding issue with it - it doesn't look like a game released in 2019. It'd have fared better in the early days of the PS4/Xbone generation.
    - It doesn't really do anything original, or standout.

    I've rated it 7/10. It's still amusing but I expected more from Obsidian. Definitely worth a play at least.    … Expand
  91. The_Dengsta
    Oct 25, 2019
    4
    Quests & choices:

    -The quest design is simplistic and generic. Enjoy fedex quests? Well, you'll be doing a LOT of them. Have fun! -The choices don't mean **** You have hardly any choices in any given interaction rarely more than 3 - and they virtually always lead to the same outcome. -Main story is about 10-15 hours long. You'll get another 10 hours or so out of side quests. -Hardly    Quests & choices:

    -The quest design is simplistic and generic. Enjoy fedex quests? Well, you'll be doing a LOT of them. Have fun!
    -The choices don't mean **** You have hardly any choices in any given interaction rarely more than 3 - and they virtually always lead to the same outcome.
    -Main story is about 10-15 hours long. You'll get another 10 hours or so out of side quests.
    -Hardly any of the characters or quests are memorable. You'll play through it and wonder what you just spent the past 20 hours doing exactly.

    Design:

    -The world is pretty small. There isn't really a whole lot to see. You might say - well, didn't they flesh out the small area a lot and give it depth? No, they didn't. Small and static.
    -Speaking of static, pretty much all the NPCs are. They just stand around doing nothing, no routines, etc.
    -The combat sucks, the monsters are kinda generic and there isn't much variety with the enemies.
    -Your skills pretty much never get to be used in dialogue. Pretty surprising and disappointing for an Obsidian game.

    Other:
    -The music is pretty good.
    -The visuals aren't that good. It's like a worse looking Borderlands.
    -Loses a point for supporting Epic's anti-consumer policies.

    Overall, I'd say you should try this one before you buy it. And even then, wait for it to go on sale. DO NOT pay full price for this, because it isn't worth full price right now.    … Expand
  92. BenJopleck
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    Simple , talented , classic rpg like, Obsidian style. As expected fallout in space we’ve got.
  93. Vasot
    Oct 25, 2019
    5
    Don't listen to the shiils that give 10 scores and try to overhype this travesty. Dated graphic from the 2010 era with clunky animations and a very stupid enemy AI that can't even kill you even if you are standing still. Even some of the weapon sounds are really bad quality. The game overall feels like a Fallout modification and the game universe is similar to Borderlands with some cheapDon't listen to the shiils that give 10 scores and try to overhype this travesty. Dated graphic from the 2010 era with clunky animations and a very stupid enemy AI that can't even kill you even if you are standing still. Even some of the weapon sounds are really bad quality. The game overall feels like a Fallout modification and the game universe is similar to Borderlands with some cheap jokes in a cowboy B-movie sci-fi setting .This is an average game at best… Expand
  94. FoxDog
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This is game that was developed with love and passion. It has everything i am looking for in a RPG. The charter creation is top notch, dialog & character development is flushed out and the game play/gun play is engaging and fun. Anyone who loved FO NewVegas will love this game.
  95. Aemer35
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This will be a simple review. Disclaimer: I am predisposed to liking this game as a fan of Obsidian and Fallout: New Vegas being my favorite Fallout game. Check out other reviews and broaden your knowledge of the game.

    If you liked Fallout games of old, buy this game. If you're looking for a space Western, deep fps rpg, and want to feel like your choices matter (who doesn't?), buy this    This will be a simple review. Disclaimer: I am predisposed to liking this game as a fan of Obsidian and Fallout: New Vegas being my favorite Fallout game. Check out other reviews and broaden your knowledge of the game.

    If you liked Fallout games of old, buy this game.
    If you're looking for a space Western, deep fps rpg, and want to feel like your choices matter (who doesn't?), buy this game. If you You're on the fence about it, buy this game.
    If none of these apply to You, I'm not sure Outer Worlds will change your mind but it is not a game to be overlooked.
    This game manages to stand out so much more than being just 'a game like Fallout.' I truly believe that in the future we won't be comparing games to Fallout New Vegas. We will be comparing them to this Game and hopefully series.    … Expand
  96. Kurtkonig
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    The humor from original Fallout is back. An extremely good job by Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the original Fallout crew. Graphics are meh but who really cares. I have been waiting for such a humorous game for a long time and thank God Obsidian delivered it.
  97. LinkXCX
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    Наследник великой Fallout New Vegas просто не может быть плохим.
  98. MarilynManson1
    Oct 25, 2019
    6
    Хорошо ,что такой игрой не стала Фаллаут 4
  99. Wolfy53
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Before playing this game I had some skepticism about it being able to deliver on everything it promised. After playing the game for about 8 hours I realized how crappy Bethesda has been for a while now. This game delivers a true RPG experience unlike Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. i really hope this game gets Obsidian's foot in the door to become a great game company that focuses on qualityBefore playing this game I had some skepticism about it being able to deliver on everything it promised. After playing the game for about 8 hours I realized how crappy Bethesda has been for a while now. This game delivers a true RPG experience unlike Fallout 4 and Fallout 76. i really hope this game gets Obsidian's foot in the door to become a great game company that focuses on quality assurance and not predatory monetizing for pure greed like Bethesda has recently. The mechanics are similar to New Vegas which was without a doubt my favorite Fallout game. I didn't mean to compare it to Bethesda so much but how can you not? The companions have well thought out quest lines as far as i can tell and it delivers some perfect dark humor that we all know and love. Although i am not a fan of weapon and armor degradation it is fairly easy to keep your equipment repaired with the engineer skill. This game blew my expectations out of the water. Lots of people were worried that it would not hold up to New Vegas standards but in my opinion it is shaping up to be way better. I ran into no bugs in my whole time playing nor has it crashed or lagged much for me at least. My closing statement will be this, This Outer Worlds delivers on the promises made by Obsidian pre-launch and goes above and beyond my expectations for this game. I can't wait to see the extra content that will follow in the months to come.… Expand
  100. Senatusromanus1
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Obsidian making the game we’ve all been asking for. Superb dialogue options really give you a dynamic choice in how you want to approach each situation you come into. Gunplay feels smooth and refined over attempts in the roleplaying shooter genre. The visuals are breathtaking and I’m on low settings. Can only imagine what 4k halcyon looks like. Tow feels like a true successor to the fun weObsidian making the game we’ve all been asking for. Superb dialogue options really give you a dynamic choice in how you want to approach each situation you come into. Gunplay feels smooth and refined over attempts in the roleplaying shooter genre. The visuals are breathtaking and I’m on low settings. Can only imagine what 4k halcyon looks like. Tow feels like a true successor to the fun we had in the mojave.… Expand
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#42 Best PC Game of 2019
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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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