The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon

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  • Summary: The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon takes place on the Gorgon asteroid, which was the site of one of the most ambitious scientific undertakings in Halcyon: the development and synthesis of Adrena-Time, a drug intended to improve the productivity of workers across the Halcyon colony.

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Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Mixed: 13 out of 18
  3. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Noisy Pixel
    Sep 9, 2020
    90
    The Outer Worlds: Peril On Gorgon doesn’t hinder the experiences of the base game; instead, it enhances this small corner of the universe with more grand adventures. I appreciated the dedication that went into writing the main campaign and found the side-missions to be just as crucial to piecing together the full narrative. There was an abundance of items and weirdly placed enemy encounters that didn’t completely flow with the events, but that didn’t take away from this fantastic space opera experience.
  2. COGconnected
    Sep 15, 2020
    78
    Gorgon itself is beautiful in its desolation and it really is an absolute joy to come back to the Halcyon system. I love that its designed almost as a satire of serials – the most prevalent entertainment in the game – and you really do feel immersed in the moment to moment content, however, the narrative flopped for me. It was easy to see the major plot and themes early on in this “mystery” because we have seen it before in other media. It’s a shame because it does weigh down what is already an absolutely exemplary experience. Having jumped back into The Outer Worlds once again I’m excited to keep playing with my rag-tag crew and I look forward to the next adventure of the Unreliable.
  3. 4P.de
    Sep 18, 2020
    78
    If you enjoyed traveling around the universe with the Unreliable and its crew, you will find decent, yet short-lived additional entertainment with this detective story.
  4. Gamers Heroes
    Sep 10, 2020
    70
    Fans of The Outer Worlds will be happy with Peril on Gorgon. However, for anyone else, fifteen dollars is far too steep of an asking price.
  5. Push Square
    Sep 15, 2020
    70
    Perhaps our favourite thing about the expansion is that it gives your crew a little more room to breathe. A lot of new dialogue has been recorded for Peril on Gorgon, and your allies chime in throughout the DLC's main quest, which lasts a reasonable six to eight hours or so.
  6. Jeuxvideo.com
    Sep 9, 2020
    65
    Without being frankly unavoidable, as much because of its rather poor ancillary content as the low contribution of new features that it brings to the original game, Peril on Gorgon nevertheless remains solid in the story it tells.
  7. Video Chums
    Oct 11, 2020
    50
    Peril on Gorgon feels like another Outer Worlds mission and while that may have been okay 6 months ago, it's too little, too late now.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 9
  3. Negative: 6 out of 9
  1. AlBal665
    Dec 29, 2020
    9
    I think I enjoyed the storyline of this expansion more than the main game, it was really well written and I really enjoyed the murder mysteryI think I enjoyed the storyline of this expansion more than the main game, it was really well written and I really enjoyed the murder mystery theme and it really expanded on the background of Halcyon and one of the corporations in particular. The only thing that let it down is there weren’t really any new enemies and the new science weapons weren’t great.… Expand
  2. GamejournoSucks
    Nov 4, 2020
    8
    An amazing DLC to an already stellar game, the new location was a great choice for this game absolutely loved the brand new story andAn amazing DLC to an already stellar game, the new location was a great choice for this game absolutely loved the brand new story and characters for DLC and it was great that it didn't deviate from the original story.

    My only critiscm is similar the base game is the amount of technical issues, now considering the developer I know they've had MUCH worse but it would've been nice to see some pop in and other glitches fixed but other than that great game that had me wanting more.    … Expand
  4. Awanka
    May 11, 2021
    7
    Decent RPG with an interesting aesthetic. It looks like a steampunk Lost in Space crossed with Bioshock. Gameplay is similar to Bethesda'sDecent RPG with an interesting aesthetic. It looks like a steampunk Lost in Space crossed with Bioshock. Gameplay is similar to Bethesda's other RPGs. Writing is mediocre, a bit better than the previous Fallout 3/4 games, but not by much. It's not as inspired as the writing for New Vegas though. Game was clean and bug-free throughout my playthrough. For Obsidian games it's usually the other way around, great writing and buggy game with poor QA.

    Combat became easy pretty quickly. It seemed like even the toughest opponents would die in a few seconds of sustained gunfire, although you could always die quickly too if you were not being careful. "The Outer Worlds" had a great amount of choice in dialog and story. It doesn't have the feeling of danger and survival when the Fallout games are at their best though.

    Overall, pretty decent for the first game in an IP.    … Expand
  5. JayAlex
    Oct 1, 2020
    2
    Came out too late, but even so, not quality and not worth the price, if you have to buy it, wait for a bundle on sale so you can at least playCame out too late, but even so, not quality and not worth the price, if you have to buy it, wait for a bundle on sale so you can at least play the DLC without backtracking through a game you've likely already played.… Expand
  6. Diverse_Voice
    Sep 13, 2020
    2
    $15 for THIS? No. “Wait for Sale” but don’t buy full price. Can’t wait to see how this aditional content screws up the "already super smooth"$15 for THIS? No. “Wait for Sale” but don’t buy full price. Can’t wait to see how this aditional content screws up the "already super smooth" Switch port, which was already biting off more than it could chew.… Expand
  7. unbridled_anger
    Sep 15, 2020
    1
    Uninspired filler. Filler, uninspired. Uninspired? Filler. Almost not worth rebooting core game.
  8. Spinnning_Jenny
    Sep 17, 2020
    0
    Same problems whether console or PC - storytelling, lack of new enemies, loot problems, and a step backwards in writing quality. Not worthSame problems whether console or PC - storytelling, lack of new enemies, loot problems, and a step backwards in writing quality. Not worth restarting the game, avoid.… Expand

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