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
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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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