The Outer Worlds

 PlayStation 4
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1497 Ratings

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  1. Empyrea
    Aug 19, 2023
    7
    Good sci-fi RPG. I liked everything of this game, story, characters, gameplay, atmosphere. The only bad thing is that you have to wait a lot when you travel from one place to another or when you enter to certain places. I did almost all the extra things and I spent 40 hours to complete the game. Alhough it's not a great game I love, the voices, dialogues (many can be very funny) and thatGood sci-fi RPG. I liked everything of this game, story, characters, gameplay, atmosphere. The only bad thing is that you have to wait a lot when you travel from one place to another or when you enter to certain places. I did almost all the extra things and I spent 40 hours to complete the game. Alhough it's not a great game I love, the voices, dialogues (many can be very funny) and that you can do whatever you want. To be honest I ended up a bit boring of doing extrasidequests but gameplay push me to keep going. If you don't want to do the sidequests maybe it's a good idea to do the mission of your companions (in case you want to know more of their future lives when you finish the game). I also loved the atmosphere and the sci-fi retro vibe. Also, if you have the hack ability at 80 when you are finishing the game it might be useful. I didn't have this level so I can't really asure you if it's worthy. Anyway, enjoy this sci-fi RPG you probably won't regreat it. This game deserves a 7-7'5 in my opinion.… Expand
  2. HydrophobikFish
    Jun 9, 2023
    6
    An ultimately forgettable and toothless RPG. Choices rarely matter in meaningful ways, combat is weightless and boring, and the central narrative is engaging but mostly goes unrealized. A disappointing return to console for obsidian.
  3. CoreGamer1408
    Dec 24, 2022
    6
    From the company that gave us Fallout New Vegas. Well Outer Worlds is not a patch on FNV (or FO3/4). Outer Worlds does take about 10% of the completion time of Fallout 4 to beat. So that might appeal to people who want to shoot that gaming load as quick as possible. The one thing on par with FO4 is the difficulty. So both games are still easy on even the so called hard setting. OuterFrom the company that gave us Fallout New Vegas. Well Outer Worlds is not a patch on FNV (or FO3/4). Outer Worlds does take about 10% of the completion time of Fallout 4 to beat. So that might appeal to people who want to shoot that gaming load as quick as possible. The one thing on par with FO4 is the difficulty. So both games are still easy on even the so called hard setting. Outer Worlds is an inferior experience to Fallout(s). When it comes to the combat, companions, levelling, crafting, exploring and even the writing Fallouts are superior. For that B-movie 1950's scif-fi look with a western frontier vibe Fallout is still king. I see this Outer Worlds as a step backwards in everyway in what has come before this New Vegas.

    The over saturation of NPC girl bosses is quite jarring and it never stops being jarring. Girls get it done right? No this is failing corporate society and everything is bad for men and women. Not sure what this Outer Worlds is saying with mostly women in all the major roles and life really sucks? I do like women with short hair so thanks a lot for that I suppose?

    The deal breaker has got to be the rinse and repeat repetitive combat tactics. Send in companions for power attacks. Wait till they get KO then peddle backwards/kitting while spamming AOE plasma rifle fire and TDS the slow motion power. Don’t forget this game takes a tenth of the time of a Fallout game. By Monarch I am bored off my t**ts and I need a very long break before returning to finish off, ooh.

    It is not like this game has a compelling story or fun characters to offset the weak combat. Borderlands and Fallout has already done to death the satire of corporate retardation/evil far better and they have way more fun combat options.

    TD/LR; Summing up middling ARPG with simplified gameplay and considering how short a game still drags due to limited combat options. For people short on time who want uncomplicated and safe. The opposite of Fallout New Vegas the game this company also made. Oh gawd those long loading screens and the on ship lag with the storage boxes.    … Expand
  4. TK4EVA47
    Oct 15, 2022
    5
    I played The Outer Worlds in 2019 and thought it was an average game that I was neutral towards.
  5. Madbert
    Jul 9, 2022
    7
    Oct 25, 2019

    El juego como tal está bastante bien, tiene elementos de acción que son divertidos e incluso te suponen un reto dependiendo de la dificultad, pero hay otros elementos que necesitan ser pulidos. Los tiempos de carga en una PS4 PRO son horribles, casi a cada paso hay una pantalla de carga, y tarda un ratito en cargar, ha llegado a ser desesperante, por el resto el juego es    Oct 25, 2019

    El juego como tal está bastante bien, tiene elementos de acción que son divertidos e incluso te suponen un reto dependiendo de la dificultad, pero hay otros elementos que necesitan ser pulidos. Los tiempos de carga en una PS4 PRO son horribles, casi a cada paso hay una pantalla de carga, y tarda un ratito en cargar, ha llegado a ser desesperante, por el resto el juego es entretenido, la historia es muy corta, visualmente está bien, lo conseguí por 30€ a si que para mi se merece un 7.    … Expand
  6. Bizancio_Askatu
    Mar 6, 2022
    7
    The Outer worlds is the result of mixing Fallout with Mass Effect having 1 third of the budget and four times the wokeism.
    To be honest I expected more from Obsidian, the Halcyon colony is full of vivid colours and beautiful skyboxes but populated with too repetitive and too stupid enemies and way too ugly people,
    special mention to the female NPCs with Morrowind faces. The almost    The Outer worlds is the result of mixing Fallout with Mass Effect having 1 third of the budget and four times the wokeism.
    To be honest I expected more from Obsidian, the Halcyon colony is full of vivid colours and beautiful skyboxes but populated with too repetitive and too stupid enemies and way too ugly people,
    special mention to the female NPCs with Morrowind faces.
    The almost complete lack of music while exploring the poorly designed outdoors levels with repeated assets also does not help.
    The ship's crew consists of 6 non romanceable clichés where the only remarkable thing is their voice acting, Ashly Burch awesome as always. They never appear to be "real", chilling in the ship in full armour, being teleported into elevators and being ethereal to avoid collision with you.
    The difficulty in Normal is non existing, I died only twice (during the first 2 hours) and finished the game with 213 heal items. Supernova it's way more interesting but has some limitations that
    will be hard to accept for most of the players.
    Story wise, it's just ok, there are some interesting missions and decisions to take that will influence the different factions, it's also full with dialogs with acid humour and anti corporation sentiments (something weird from a company owned by Microsoft).
    On the negative part, none of the characters/situations are remarkable (as they were for example in fallout NW) and doing 20 errands to prepare an interracial lesbian date between two chief engineers is not my idea of having space adventures.

    I think this game has a lot of wasted potential and maybe with more resources and less SJW content could become a great franchise.    … Expand
  7. ClaymoreX7
    Jan 11, 2022
    7
    Such a great game. Please let this be a huge success and give Obsidian a loads of money to continue this series!!!!!
  8. Chempion1
    Jan 11, 2022
    7
    Ну что я хочу сказать о The Outer Worlds на ps4, Obsidian есть Obsidian. Я не знаю, почему они так сделали игру, но такое ощущение, что "беседка" им запретила менять что-либо в фаллаут-образных играх. Вроде и движок другой, а такое ощущение, что играешь в какой то фаллаут.
    Начну с анимации, тут как говорится, найди три отличия от фаллаут 4.
    Теперь загрузки. Они обещали бесшовный мир. В    Ну что я хочу сказать о The Outer Worlds на ps4, Obsidian есть Obsidian. Я не знаю, почему они так сделали игру, но такое ощущение, что "беседка" им запретила менять что-либо в фаллаут-образных играх. Вроде и движок другой, а такое ощущение, что играешь в какой то фаллаут.
    Начну с анимации, тут как говорится, найди три отличия от фаллаут 4.
    Теперь загрузки. Они обещали бесшовный мир. В итоге из 60 минут одного сюжетного задания 50 минут я наблюдал экран загрузок (версия ps4 может на РС будет быстрей, не пробовал).
    Наконец прокачка. Я не знаю, зачем они меняли ее в "Нью Вегасе"? В 3м фаллауте, по-моему, было лучше. Так вот сюда они перетащили ее из "Вегаса". То есть перки даются только в чётный уровень, зачем? Не знаю.
    Еще я не понял фишки с ингалятором. В него можно вставлять сразу несколько бонусов, согласен к месту. Но вот почему нельзя было простую лечилку поставить на отдельную кнопку или на долгое нажатие? Объясню. Аптечек в игре много, а вот всяких улучшалок не очень. Поэтому, когда во время боя тебе нужно просто полечиться раза 2 или 3, ты тратишь не только аптечку, но и ценные улучшалки вставленные в ингалятор, впустую. Так что проще поставить игру на паузу выбрать то, что нужно в данный момент и продолжить. А в ингаляторе у мня всегда была только одна лечилка.
    Да ещё. В игре присутствуют лесбиянки. Зачем они попали в игру и кому это надо? Я не понял.
    Теперь о хорошем... ЭТО Fallout В КОСМОСЕ!!! И это перевешивает все предыдущие недостатки. Хотелось бы русскую озвучку для более полного погружения, но имеем, что имеем.
    И так, кому зашел "Вегас" зайдет и эта игра. Мне фаллаут от Obsidian понравился меньше 3й части, поэтому дикого восторга не испытал. А так советую попробовать, может понравится!
    Кстати очень странно, но игра заканчивается после финальных титров. После этого в открытом мире поиграть не дадут...    … Expand
  9. PoptartKing
    Dec 21, 2021
    7
    This game has enough of the Obsidian charm that made New Vegas so amazing that it will keep you invested for at least one playthrough. The gameplay is fun enough, the companions and their quests are incredibly fun to explore, and none of the characters feel flat. However, it is unfortunate to say that the world that Obsidian has built just isn't anywhere near as interesting as the FalloutThis game has enough of the Obsidian charm that made New Vegas so amazing that it will keep you invested for at least one playthrough. The gameplay is fun enough, the companions and their quests are incredibly fun to explore, and none of the characters feel flat. However, it is unfortunate to say that the world that Obsidian has built just isn't anywhere near as interesting as the Fallout universe. Everything feels more or less generic, and I feel that they should've leaned into exploring a more wacky space genre to make the game unique. On top of that, the game is a bit on the short side and there aren't nearly enough side quests. The main story doesn't really have many options for how it can go outside of two different ways. Ultimately, there's not enough content to satisfy me giving it a higher score than 7.… Expand
  10. RatchetClank111
    Nov 20, 2021
    7
    I've played this game twice now, one prior to the DLC, and another attempt with the DLC. I will say that the DLC does add some additional context the overall story and background. I think that this game has a lot of pros and cons, and if they can fix a lot of the negatives the second game that they make could be really great.

    Pros - The voice acting is amazing. I would say it's    I've played this game twice now, one prior to the DLC, and another attempt with the DLC. I will say that the DLC does add some additional context the overall story and background. I think that this game has a lot of pros and cons, and if they can fix a lot of the negatives the second game that they make could be really great.

    Pros
    - The voice acting is amazing. I would say it's probably one of the best in awhile. For me, voice acting is important, as it really can make or break the story, and for a RPG like this, it's critical in order for a game like this to be successful. Great voice acting was necessary in order to really establish halcyon and it's decline. Most notable are for the characters of Parvati and Vicar Max, they really help provide background lore and emotion.
    -Dialogue and choices, I do like how it's tied to your overall stats and that there's different ways of completing some tasks, like through dialogue checks through lie, persuade, intimidate, or through skills like intelligence or perception. Now this can get repetitive at times and sometimes it doesn't really feel like it changes much.
    -Combat- generally good for the most part, like that you can bring two companions along with ya, and they have special abilities, you're going to want to spam their abilities to help in battles
    - Quests- Most of the quests don't feel like a waste of time. You'll be able to skip or just ignore the quests that are obvious filler quests too. Not many fetch quests which is a good thing, but there are few. Also cool that there's also companion quests which is a cool addition

    Cons
    -Weapon and Armor variety. This was disappointing, for a game that takes place in a different system, like where's the crazy or unique stuff like ratchet and clank does well. Armor was even worse, as it's the same few types of armors with recolors. Armor didn't feel like it added any abilities other than just higher number means better. The mods you could add, don't feel rewarding
    -Lack of bosses/enemy variety- it's basically mauraders, guards, and a few creature types, and robots. That gets repetitive after awhile and I felt like that they could of added more enemy variety. Even with the DLC, it doesn't correct this shortcoming, and is rather disappointing when it comes to the climax of these DLCs and fights.
    -Music- This is more a personal preference for me, but I think music really can help a game be even better, and this game lacks good music. Rather disappointing.
    - Gameplay length- Short without the DLCs, but with the DLCs it makes the game better in this regard. About 30 hours of gameplay with the DLCs.
    -Perks- Really boring and didn't feel like it makes a huge difference. Doesn't give any sort of excitement when you level up. Actually to me it felt like a chore after you level up with having to put points into your abilities and pick perks. The flaw system was a cool idea, but it again ties back to taking a flaw, thus negative penalties, so you can pick a perk as a tradeoff, but again the perks are boring and bland.

    Overall, I think this game is worth getting, I recommend getting the DLCs as well. I would say for me this game is like a 7/10 for me, which is a good score. Can't wait to see what they do for the second game for this series.    … Expand
  11. vitolo
    Sep 8, 2021
    7
    I liked the story. Colorful setting. Planets were awesome and most sidequests were as fleshed out as the main ones. RPG mechanics were well done in the first half as well. But mediocre dlc, along with forgetable antagonist, with most companions not being as well written as Mass effect, with rough gameplay and lack of replay value, I cannot see this game being remembered as one ofI liked the story. Colorful setting. Planets were awesome and most sidequests were as fleshed out as the main ones. RPG mechanics were well done in the first half as well. But mediocre dlc, along with forgetable antagonist, with most companions not being as well written as Mass effect, with rough gameplay and lack of replay value, I cannot see this game being remembered as one of obsidian's goats. But it still a solid game that should be checked out at a sale. It is basically a more polished semi open world version of cyberpunk 2077 and fallout 4 with better rpg mechanics but worse story, gameplay and characters.… Expand
  12. tom_harding
    Jul 15, 2021
    6
    Occasionally fun but often mundane, The Outer Worlds seems to miss more times than it hits. The writing is consistently good, with a reasonably engaging story and some likeable characters. It's let down though by frustrating and repetitive gameplay that really grates by the end. There is simply not enough variety in the areas, enemies, weapons or story beats. The loot system isOccasionally fun but often mundane, The Outer Worlds seems to miss more times than it hits. The writing is consistently good, with a reasonably engaging story and some likeable characters. It's let down though by frustrating and repetitive gameplay that really grates by the end. There is simply not enough variety in the areas, enemies, weapons or story beats. The loot system is irredeemably awful with every area stuffed full of the same crates full of the same junk. You have to ask yourself how any play tester could have said clicking on boxes for hours on end was ever fun. It seems to just be used to pad out the play-time. The world is also strangely lifeless with a lack of cutscenes or animations outside those of NPC's. You never see any ship land or take-off, ones in the sky are just static objects, there are no real set-pieces and the world itself never seems to change dynamically.

    Although I enjoyed some aspects of my time with the game it's hard to recommend.    … Expand
  13. Ayvaza
    Jun 15, 2021
    5
    boring game, it was similar to kingdoms of amalur. i played it for over 30h and i dont get the hype seriously
  14. pharagonesia
    Jun 6, 2021
    5
    No idea how this game has a high user score. Outer Worlds is dreadfully boring. I went in with minimal expectations other than wanting to like it. Somehow I was still terribly disappointed. Absolutely pointless, disappointing world building, disappointing recycled elements on most worlds, repetitive monsters.
  15. leonomurchu
    Jun 5, 2021
    7
    A good game but a little bit formulaic. I enjoyed it but I would not play it again and id stop just short of recommending it.
  16. Melovera
    Mar 17, 2021
    7
    Game impress first, but after three hours of playing it will disappoint you. I expected more intelligent AI in 2019. after two hours of playing i understand why skill "+25% damage if you alone" was added to game. They can just stay aroud you and do nothing or run into heart of fight and die in seconds. 0 points for balance with **** (7 real)
  17. BallzyDan
    Jan 14, 2021
    6
    So much talk, So little action. The story is not engaging and the leveling up does not even seem fun.
  18. Jumper33
    Dec 23, 2020
    7
    Игра втягивает героя в сложные моральные выборы, знакомство с космосом и трудным путем, который перед нами стоит. Стрельба, сюжет все круто. Игра захватила на больше количество безотрывной игры, НО.
    Концовка игры, и из-за концовки просто вмачиваю 7 баллов. безжалостно, хотя тянула на все 10.    Игра втягивает героя в сложные моральные выборы, знакомство с космосом и трудным путем, который перед нами стоит. Стрельба, сюжет все круто. Игра захватила на больше количество безотрывной игры, НО.
    Концовка игры, и из-за концовки просто вмачиваю 7 баллов. безжалостно, хотя тянула на все 10.
  19. wangweixun
    Dec 7, 2020
    7
    Is it a good RPG game? Yes. Is it as good as Fallout (well except Fallout 76...), No.
  20. BazieW
    Nov 5, 2020
    7
    I enjoy this game, even I'm not biggest fan first person, silent character games.
  21. rainyday2
    Oct 23, 2020
    5
    The Outer Worlds is a proof of concept and not much else as everything in this game is vanilla , completely forgettable and as far as the humor is concerned pure cringe . The one shining aspect is the player agency but without an interesting story or morally grey factions your choices feel lifeless and the games roleplaying capabilities are good two shoes and dumbass . Yes you can't beThe Outer Worlds is a proof of concept and not much else as everything in this game is vanilla , completely forgettable and as far as the humor is concerned pure cringe . The one shining aspect is the player agency but without an interesting story or morally grey factions your choices feel lifeless and the games roleplaying capabilities are good two shoes and dumbass . Yes you can't be evil/individualistic because the Board is incapable and has no legs to stand on so why support them at all?

    To this day people discuss which faction would be the best for New Vegas and 2 days later nobody discussed about The Outer Worlds at all . It's like people wanted to stick it to Bethesda or something!

    The Outer Worlds peaks at the end of the first world ...    … Expand
  22. Somenephew
    Oct 9, 2020
    5
    This game was incredibly disappointing. The game worlds are tiny and dead, the perk system is usless, and everything about the game feels cheap and watered down. If you are looking for a spiritual successor to Fallout: NV, this ain't it.
  23. MickNartin
    Oct 1, 2020
    5
    Too easy, too short, too much travelling between worlds and just back and forwarding.

    It's no fallout.
  24. ThePSButton
    Aug 19, 2020
    7
    Lo que me gustó:

    -Todo el sistema de compañeros. -La dirección de arte. -La temática espacial, con todo y nave con tripulación. -Cómo vas desbloquendo bonus y mejoras al ir subiendo habilidades. Lo que está medio guango: -Los perks me parecieron muy poco creativos. -El TTD es la versión pedorra del VATS. -Para que la premisa sea una aventura en un sistema solar, se siente muy    Lo que me gustó:

    -Todo el sistema de compañeros.
    -La dirección de arte.
    -La temática espacial, con todo y nave con tripulación.
    -Cómo vas desbloquendo bonus y mejoras al ir subiendo habilidades.

    Lo que está medio guango:

    -Los perks me parecieron muy poco creativos.
    -El TTD es la versión pedorra del VATS.
    -Para que la premisa sea una aventura en un sistema solar, se siente muy pequeño en escala y algo corto.
    -Mucho ir y venir en las mismas locaciones.

    En general es otro juego sólido de Obsidian, pero sin duda vive a la sombra de su New Vegas, no tiene nada que no se haya visto antes y necesitaba al menos un planeta explorable más para dar la variedad y contenido necesario.

    Mientras dura es muy entretenido y disfrutable.    … Expand
  25. Bulletnot
    Aug 17, 2020
    7
    Does not improve much on the genre, but it offers a nice story with semi open world elements. You can choose between different companions and choose a variaty of perks for your own character.
  26. C1D3RL0V3R
    Aug 11, 2020
    5
    Abundance of interesitng ideas, but it seems like Microsoft just wanted Obsidian to finish this project as soon as possible and start working on what they had prepared for them. The game seems unfinished in almost every aspect: NPCs just stand there regardless of the time of the day, shooting feels the same with every weapon, many planets are on the map just because.
  27. Wavinglighter
    Jul 24, 2020
    6
    So underwhelming and forgettable. I love RPGs, but was not quite a fan of New Vegas, and I can’t quite explain why, but there’s something off about it. I got the same feeling with this title.
  28. Retromobile
    Jul 23, 2020
    7
    Beautiful world to explore, but most interactions and quests seem hollow and boring. This game had the potential to be incredible, but sadly missed the mark.
  29. guywithknife
    Jul 6, 2020
    5
    Its ok. Its not bad, but there really isn’t anything special about it either. The story is meh, the player choices are meh, the characters are kinda cool sometimes, the world is meh, the gunplay is meh. It scratches the bethesda fallout itch, but that’s about it. Its certainly no non-bethesda fallout.
  30. Design_xjt
    Jul 6, 2020
    7
    上年纪 没办法这么大段的阅读游戏文字了 而且游戏内容重复度蛮高的 有点审美疲劳
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Metascore
85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 77 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 72 out of 77
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 77
  3. Negative: 0 out of 77
  1. RPGamer
    Feb 3, 2020
    60
    What probably best summarizes The Outer Worlds is that, in spite of my qualms with aspects of it, I still enjoyed my time playing it. It doesn’t overstay its welcome and by the fills a void that feels wider in the wake of many larger western studios losing interest in making dedicated RPG experiences. It’s not the kind of game to stand the test of time and Obsidian has made much better and more interesting games in the past, but there is a pleasant experience to be had. For those looking for that style of single-player RPG will find a lot to like and could do a lot worse.
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  2. GAMINGbible
    Dec 5, 2019
    70
    I can see that while I play, The Outer Worlds is everything needed and expected from a first-person RPG, one that can then be expanded on in the future, with innovative systems, original worlds, and unexpected characters - they now have a hub to fit into. The problem for players is: why play this game instead of waiting for the one that fully escapes the shadow of Fallout?
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  3. Vgames
    Dec 4, 2019
    90
    The Outer Worlds is the Bethesda RPG you always wanted, but it's not made by Bethesda. This is one of the finest RPG experiences that let you take complete control of your storyline, and it's one hell of a ride.
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