The Outer Worlds

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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 1497 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 160 out of 1497
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  1. XxSasah101xX
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    This game is excactly what I was hoping for. As a huge fan of the older Fallout series I can tell, this the progression the newer Fallout games failed to achieve. What was missing for me to give a note ten was the lack of caprice in the facial expressions of the characters and the character that we control does not have voice. It also missed different views of camera while the characterThis game is excactly what I was hoping for. As a huge fan of the older Fallout series I can tell, this the progression the newer Fallout games failed to achieve. What was missing for me to give a note ten was the lack of caprice in the facial expressions of the characters and the character that we control does not have voice. It also missed different views of camera while the character talks, as in Fallout 4, gets the face of the NPC fixed and very close to the screen is very agonizing and boring.… Expand
  2. Mercinarie
    Oct 27, 2019
    9
    Breathe of fresh air in the current AAA climate...
    Take notes Bethesda, the padawan has now become the master.
  3. Jotanotas
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    revisión rápida porque estoy realmente disfrutando de este juego. Mundos Exteriores es el Fallout 4 Bethesda nos debería haber dotado ... pero en el espacio. Es encantador, chiflado y al azar, que es lo que esperaba para este tipo de juegos. Está muy influenciado por juegos como New Vegas y Kotor, quizás un poco demasiado, pero que en realidad no es una mala cosa. Si te gustan estos dosrevisión rápida porque estoy realmente disfrutando de este juego. Mundos Exteriores es el Fallout 4 Bethesda nos debería haber dotado ... pero en el espacio. Es encantador, chiflado y al azar, que es lo que esperaba para este tipo de juegos. Está muy influenciado por juegos como New Vegas y Kotor, quizás un poco demasiado, pero que en realidad no es una mala cosa. Si te gustan estos dos juegos, te encantará Mundos Exteriores.… Expand
  4. Rocky5489
    Oct 25, 2019
    9
    If you are a fan of Fallout style RPGs, buy this game. Don't even think about it, just do it. However, if you are playing on Xbox or PC, there is another alternative. I got the Game Pass from Microsoft for 1$ for the first month and this was included. So basically I have the chance to try this out for 1$ for a month and then decide to buy it (or continue a subscription). Just a word to theIf you are a fan of Fallout style RPGs, buy this game. Don't even think about it, just do it. However, if you are playing on Xbox or PC, there is another alternative. I got the Game Pass from Microsoft for 1$ for the first month and this was included. So basically I have the chance to try this out for 1$ for a month and then decide to buy it (or continue a subscription). Just a word to the wise for those who are on the fence about spending 60$-80$ on a new game like I was.

    The story is great, the impact of decisions is refreshing after what games like the recent Fallouts did to this feature. You also have a wide variety of story arches as well as customization stats and items.

    The negatives (minor): I personally don't find the lore and setting of this game as interesting as Fallout, the obvious comparison being that Obsidian once made a Fallout game. However, it is refreshing to play in comparison to Fallout as it has not been hashed out half a dozen times like the former. Another thing I wish this had was a quicksave feature like Fallout. Maybe I am missing it? But it goes without saying that this is huge in an RPG style game where you can get massacred around any corner.    … Expand
  5. AngelApollyon
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    You want to play a good Fallout game that doesnt suck? Get this game! Or just go buy a $99.99 subscription to a broken game.......
  6. Kazuhide
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Got a solid story and and a lot more content then I expected, a bit weird that the followers look at u while talking to each other but who cares. Bethesda sell fallout and the elder scrolls to obsidian ur time is up
  7. LiquidSnake206
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    This is the game I’ve been waiting for since The Witcher 3. Playing on Super Nova mode super challenging but well worth it. That you Obsidian!!! ❤️❤️❤️
  8. Derribante
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Do you know those games you play and lose track of time? Outer Worlds is one of these games. In a time where everything is microtransaction and multiplayer, Outer Worlds shows why RPGs are so beloved. Choices and consequences, moral freedom and a dynamic world that changes with those choices, a game that is built to respect the player's decisions, with charismatic characters you can loveDo you know those games you play and lose track of time? Outer Worlds is one of these games. In a time where everything is microtransaction and multiplayer, Outer Worlds shows why RPGs are so beloved. Choices and consequences, moral freedom and a dynamic world that changes with those choices, a game that is built to respect the player's decisions, with charismatic characters you can love or love to hate, amazing writing and intriguing world. Outer Worlds fills a gap left by franchises that were once RPGs and today are generic Looter-Shooter (*COF COF*). Do you want an RPG? Outer Worlds is the one for you.… Expand
  9. Lyadhkhor
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    This game is 9/10 but a **** load on Incels gave a bad review so I give it a 10.
    It is filled with personality.
  10. Vinven
    Oct 25, 2019
    8
    Fallout, Firefly, and Futurama all in one great rpg. You get many space western vibes while playing the game, carrying a laser pistol, visiting the saloon, and hanging out in your space ship. The quests you play out have excellent writing and voice acting, with options for deciding how to resolve issues. The combat is enjoyable, whether with a gun or melee it feels fast paced and fun. TheyFallout, Firefly, and Futurama all in one great rpg. You get many space western vibes while playing the game, carrying a laser pistol, visiting the saloon, and hanging out in your space ship. The quests you play out have excellent writing and voice acting, with options for deciding how to resolve issues. The combat is enjoyable, whether with a gun or melee it feels fast paced and fun. They have tactical time dilation is their answer to vats, which slows things down to aid you in combat.

    It's a well done, thoroughly enjoyable roleplaying game for a AA title. 8 out of 10.    … Expand
  11. brybalog93
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Having an amazing time with this game, and getting a New Vegas vibe from the gameplay style, albiet with extremely well refined mechanics. It's a breath of fresh air to have a great new first-person rpg that isn't trying to sell me anything, and that isn't buggy, glitchy, or unfinished and awaiting "patches".
  12. trollkiller55
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Some of the best and wittiest writing in agam e in years....THIS is why I love RPGs, when done well!
  13. midnightKillv8v
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A truly amazing experience. A breath of fresh air. The dialogue and characters are so full of life and very well written.
  14. abilitypoints
    Oct 31, 2019
    5
    The Outer Worlds is receiving many plaudits from critics and gamers alike but I think it is undeserved. Why do I think that? Because it this game is painfully generic, basically a Fallout 4 clone. The graphics, despite their garish hues, could be straight from that game. The Outer Worlds won't win any beauty prizes, being a RPG does not excuse it from looking bad especially as Witcher 3 isThe Outer Worlds is receiving many plaudits from critics and gamers alike but I think it is undeserved. Why do I think that? Because it this game is painfully generic, basically a Fallout 4 clone. The graphics, despite their garish hues, could be straight from that game. The Outer Worlds won't win any beauty prizes, being a RPG does not excuse it from looking bad especially as Witcher 3 is a much older game but still looks great for 2019. Movement feels airy and slow (even when running), your interaction with the environment and objects feels detached as there is no animation when you handle or open objects and worst of all you cannot sit on chairs! Even Fallout games had animations for that! Combat doesn't feel like you're hefting a weapon about, it also feels airy with no feeling of weight behind your melee attacks.

    The fact The Outer Worlds has no micro-transactions, is a single player game and isn't made by Bethesda seems to have helped it score brownie points with critics and fans alike. But it feels like Fallout 4.5 rather than it's own game, maybe because Tim Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the creators of the Fallout series, served as the game's directors. Resulting in The Outer Worlds feeling very familiar to the point of being boring.    … Expand
  15. mattyiceboy
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    A great rpg to hold me over until cyberpunk, beautiful atheistic and alot of love was put into this game. Best fallout since new vegas. Not to mention it is funny as hell.
  16. Lushen1212
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Una obra de arte a mi juicio.
    Esto deberia haber sido el fallout 76 encuanto a cotas de calidad.
    Esto es la continuacion logica encuanto a fallout new vegas. Que junto a fallot 4 y 3 son los mejores.
  17. JMVegas
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Basically what I wanted from Mass Effect Andromeda and Fallout 4 brilliantly rolled into one. Where those titles let me down, this game exceeded. Excellent dialog writing, and choices that actually matter. I'm so happy this game turned out what it is.
  18. gltrondarkgray
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    For people who wanted great dialogues, excellent writing and had nostalgia for black isle/troika/obsidian humour - then it's definitely 10. If you wanted epic and action-rpg, then give it a chance, you should like this game, even if it's not something you've expected. Moreover, let's support single-player games and classic rpgs in this world of multiplayer and lootboxes.
  19. Cosian
    Oct 28, 2019
    10
    The focus is on the story, the actors, and the choices you'll be presented with as you navigate your way through this well done space opera. The supporting game systems, such as crafting, inventory management, mapping, etc.. have been streamlined and simplified when compared with say Fallout 4. But to me, this substantial improvement in Quality of Life functionality was a great designThe focus is on the story, the actors, and the choices you'll be presented with as you navigate your way through this well done space opera. The supporting game systems, such as crafting, inventory management, mapping, etc.. have been streamlined and simplified when compared with say Fallout 4. But to me, this substantial improvement in Quality of Life functionality was a great design decision. The game plays really good and does not burden the user with game systems that at the end of the day just make more work.… Expand
  20. SublimeGeneral
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Obsidian did it again. Dialogue is amazing, especially when compared to Fallout 4. The amount of sarcastic responses available are hilarious. This game sets a new bar for action RPGs.
  21. LastAeon
    Nov 28, 2019
    4
    Feminism/ Wokeness is a major blemish on what would otherwise be an excellent game.
  22. NokturnalMisfit
    Nov 4, 2019
    6
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Just not a fan. I tried, but I just can’t get hooked. My biggest issue is the combat. It’s very sloppy and very short lived. Beautiful game, just not for me.… Expand
  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. berkus
    Oct 26, 2019
    10
    This is the Fallout we so desperately deserved after all these years - fun, various, with weird weapons and interplanetary travel!
  25. xxW1LL1ANxx
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    excelente juego el fallout espacial que necesitabamos, me siento muy feliz poder tener este juegazo dia 1
  26. johnben
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This game takes the best parts of fallout and turns it into a magnificent RPG. Containing satisfying combat, brilliant mechanics and a large list of expansive dialog options, this game truly puts the developer on the map for the generation ahead.
  27. ScottBkk
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    One of the best games I have played in a long time. Great story line and plot. The characters are interesting and the settings are beautiful. I would highly recommend this game.
  28. Calsifer98
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Game is really good, 100% a good spiritual sequel of our beloved New Vegas, the fact that corps are just big industries that care only for money and that the citizen are soooo assorted in what they tell them is beautiful! Must free them all! (obv the game critics is about well known capitalism that doesn't care about anything or anyone if not profit)… Expand
  29. Morphine_OD
    Oct 27, 2019
    10
    What Fallout 4 could have been if it was done by an actually talented studio that has a real player in mind and not catering for the lowest common denominator.
  30. Jrtlaktalk
    Oct 28, 2019
    9
    Excellent spiritual successor to both Fallout 2 and Fallout New Vegas.

    The writing is excellent, the gameplay and mechanics are good, and the RPG mechanics are superb. However... there is a slight awkwardness.... being the ugly colour palette ( saturation with a pink overlay)... the Captain Marvel (male) haircuts for all the women... the over abundance of "strong" PC women and    Excellent spiritual successor to both Fallout 2 and Fallout New Vegas.

    The writing is excellent, the gameplay and mechanics are good, and the RPG mechanics are superb.

    However... there is a slight awkwardness.... being the ugly colour palette ( saturation with a pink overlay)... the Captain Marvel (male) haircuts for all the women... the over abundance of "strong" PC women and overabundance of creepy white males.... so yeah... there is that white male apologist element, which is sad, but it is not so bad that it makes the game playable. -1 for that.    … Expand
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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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