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5.8

Mixed or average reviews- based on 36 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 15 out of 36
  2. Negative: 13 out of 36

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  1. 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'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 usuallyDecent 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.
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70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 18 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Dec 17, 2020
    70
    The hours spent uncovering a science experiment gone wrong kept me invested, not to mention the sidestories that were also available — if I needed a break from dangerous drug labs I could track down documents from a reporter, assist a search party, break up an argument in a bar and more. Players who enjoyed The Outer Worlds and are itching for a reason to jump back in will find Peril on Gorgon a perfectly good reason to do so — just try to refresh your memory as best you can first.
  2. Nov 30, 2020
    70
    Peril on Gorgon is a welcome addition to an already great game, that provides some solid, seven/eight hour-long adventuring for anyone wishing to dive back into some silly space jaunts. A meaty main story filled with gut-wrenching moral choices, fits very snugly into the already developed world. The most fun to be had however, as with the main experience, are the side quests. Getting to know Gorgon's bizarre inhabitants really develops the world, and every personality encourages missions to be completed to their fullest. A great start to hopefully a lot of DLC to come.
  3. Nov 21, 2020
    60
    The Outer Worlds was a fun series for 2019 but now feels incredibly dated just one year later. If you’re a fan of Obsidian Role-playing games like Fallout: New Vegas, there’s still a lot to enjoy between the harrowing storylines and corporate parody. Just don’t expect anything groundbreaking, as it’s mostly more of the same.