The Outer Worlds

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7.9

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  1. BigKidPlays
    Sep 9, 2023
    8
    The Outer Worlds is all about the narrative - story, choice, character progression, interactions, etc. Because it's hub-based, it lacks a bit of the exploration that makes Bethesda games great, but it also has much deeper storytelling because of this. I do miss the wide-open sense of exploration, and the loot is repetitive and often useless, but I really did like the story told here aboutThe Outer Worlds is all about the narrative - story, choice, character progression, interactions, etc. Because it's hub-based, it lacks a bit of the exploration that makes Bethesda games great, but it also has much deeper storytelling because of this. I do miss the wide-open sense of exploration, and the loot is repetitive and often useless, but I really did like the story told here about corporate greed and a world run by corporations. The DLCs are also excellent and add so much to the base game. Looking forward to part 2.… Expand
  2. Yojimbo2015
    Aug 31, 2023
    8
    Fallout-style first person RPG with more colourful graphics, a simplified crafting system, improved combat and stronger narratives. It's not as atmospheric as its predecssor but is less frustrating and more fun to play.
  3. 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
  4. RTCWFAN
    Jun 21, 2023
    9
    Obsidian are real RPG pros and The Outer Worlds is just the right game. Like New Vegas in space. Overall rating: 8.8.
  5. 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.
  6. CamyVero
    Dec 28, 2022
    8
    Como gran fan de la saga ‘Fallout’, y seguidor de Obsidian en cuanto me enteré de la salida de ‘The Outer Worlds’ lo tuve en el punto de mira. Me lo compré en formato físico en una ocasión que lo vi de oferta y ha permanecido en mi estantería, suficiente tiempo, enfriándose, hasta que por fin me he decidido a jugarlo.

    ‘The Outer Worlds’ es un RPG de acción en primera persona. Que toma    Como gran fan de la saga ‘Fallout’, y seguidor de Obsidian en cuanto me enteré de la salida de ‘The Outer Worlds’ lo tuve en el punto de mira. Me lo compré en formato físico en una ocasión que lo vi de oferta y ha permanecido en mi estantería, suficiente tiempo, enfriándose, hasta que por fin me he decidido a jugarlo.

    ‘The Outer Worlds’ es un RPG de acción en primera persona. Que toma como un punto de partida inequívoco a ‘Fallout’. Se podría decir que es un ‘Fallout’ bastardo. Como lo fue ‘Fallout New Vegas’, también de Obsidian, pero, en este caso, fuera del paraguas de Bethesda. Y lo que tenemos no es ni más ni menos que un verdadero calco de lo que es un ‘Fallout’. Conversaciones con los NPC’s, acción en shooter en primera persona, misiones de recadero, exploración, matar bichos enormes…. Pero esta vez, en vez de ser en un yermo pos-apocalíptico, en la tierra, nos encontramos en un sistema solar lejano, donde el ser humano trata de sobrevivir en el duro proceso de adaptación y colonización de los nuevos planetas. Bienvenidos a Alción.

    Al igual que pasaba en ‘Fallout New Vegas’ tenemos un sistema de toma de decisiones que nos acercarán o alejarán de las facciones existentes, en este caso encarnadas por las diferentes corporaciones humanas que trabajan en Alción y que intentan hacerse con su pedazo del pastel de la colonización. No se nos permitirá actuar de forma neutral, es decir, en algún momento tendremos que tomar partido por unos u otros, por lo que se puede jugar el juego a tu libre albedrío, esto es tomando tus propias decisiones y que les den a quien no les parezca bien, por lo que perderás una parte del juego, o bien jugar con una guía en el momento de tomar partido para ‘no perderte nada’, aunque esto último es complicado, porque el juego te obliga a tomar partido.

    En cuanto al combate tenemos un calco de ‘Fallout New Vegas’ FPS con diferentes tipos de armas, cada una con sus estadísticas y hasta dos acompañantes cada uno con sus propias habilidades. Además en vez del sistema VATS, famoso en los ‘Fallout’, aquí se implementa una solución parecida, aunque menos efectiva; el sistema DDS, que ralentiza el tiempo y te deja buscar los puntos críticos del oponente, aunque ya digo que no funciona ni la mitad de bien que en ‘Fallout’.

    En definitiva se trata de un juego entretenido. No es ninguna maravilla gráfica para la generación actual, tampoco para la anterior, pero se deja jugar si tienes mono de ‘Fallout’. Tal vez su mayor tara sea precisamente esa, su gran parecido con ‘Fallout’, no te lo vas a quitar de la cabeza mientras lo estés jugando, la comparación es odiosa, pero en este caso es inevitable. Aún así aprueba con creces y es un juego recomendable si te mola lo que tienes entre manos. Como juego RPG funciona bien, y como shooter de mundo abierto también. La mecánica de ‘Fallout’ sigue funcionando a pleno rendimiento y aunque sea de marca blanca, siempre es un placer volver a juegos así.    … Expand
  7. 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
  8. 80sChild
    Nov 25, 2022
    3
    Boring beyond belief. Someone copy/pasted a Fallout game into UE4 and created the most bland, ugly game Ive ever played.

    Areas are lifeless and poorly textured, RPG mechanics are dull and pointless most times. Weapons are run of the mill. I bought the "complete" edition with both DLCs and I could barely get into the main game. I can't be bothered with a lengthy review. Basically: "I    Boring beyond belief. Someone copy/pasted a Fallout game into UE4 and created the most bland, ugly game Ive ever played.

    Areas are lifeless and poorly textured, RPG mechanics are dull and pointless most times. Weapons are run of the mill.

    I bought the "complete" edition with both DLCs and I could barely get into the main game. I can't be bothered with a lengthy review. Basically: "I do not recommend" at any price point. I overdosed on boredom.    … Expand
  9. TK4EVA47
    Oct 15, 2022
    5
    I played The Outer Worlds in 2019 and thought it was an average game that I was neutral towards.
  10. Agt_Killionaire
    Oct 7, 2022
    8
    The game is good with all of the different details to the world and it's characters.
  11. ThatPSXBGamer
    Jul 11, 2022
    8
    This game is pretty good, it took the best parts of Fallout 4 and refined them to the max, mainly the gunplay and dialogue. This game is plainly a better version of Fallout 4, gun play is fluid, dialogue is improved and is more robust, and the story is surprisingly good. That being said, some parts of the game are a little brutal to play, especially if you're not at a high enough level,This game is pretty good, it took the best parts of Fallout 4 and refined them to the max, mainly the gunplay and dialogue. This game is plainly a better version of Fallout 4, gun play is fluid, dialogue is improved and is more robust, and the story is surprisingly good. That being said, some parts of the game are a little brutal to play, especially if you're not at a high enough level, but with some grinding and side missions, that can be remedied. That and one very confusing part about a Nav-Key, which I won't go into detail on, but that stuff was **** Overall, a great game, some gripes with difficulty aside, I enjoyed it and give it an 8/10.… Expand
  12. 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
  13. FixPlzBeenox
    Nov 7, 2019
    3
    Definitely not a spiritual sequel to New Vegas, just a bad game! We're disappointed in you Obsidian.
  14. 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
  15. Fourdetrance
    Mar 6, 2022
    1
    Cash grab alert. They made a REALLY short game, then sold DLC to extend the game. The DLC should’ve been part of the original game. VOTE WITH YOUR MONEY. Don’t encourage this type of bullsheet or it’ll keep happening.
  16. brennenmorrow
    Feb 26, 2022
    8
    This game is a lot of fun and is designed very well. It's on a smaller scale in terms of pure size, as there are multiple smaller areas to explore, rather than one extremely large area like Skyrim or Fallout 4. The combat is probably my biggest criticism, but the dialogue, characters, story, and world-building are so fun. This is one of the more enjoyable RPGs I've played in recent yearsThis game is a lot of fun and is designed very well. It's on a smaller scale in terms of pure size, as there are multiple smaller areas to explore, rather than one extremely large area like Skyrim or Fallout 4. The combat is probably my biggest criticism, but the dialogue, characters, story, and world-building are so fun. This is one of the more enjoyable RPGs I've played in recent years and I'm so excited for the sequel!… Expand
  17. 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!!!!!
  18. 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
  19. 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
  20. 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
  21. kelminov
    Nov 3, 2021
    10
    OMG!!! Bioshock+Fallout in open world! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!
  22. WobblyMarlin
    Sep 29, 2021
    10
    The Outer Worlds is a fresh face in the open-world RPG genre, which has stagnated in recent years. The Outer Worlds has fun, exciting companions and unique settings to explore. While the game leaves you wanting more, what you do get is fun, fresh, and keeps you hooked to the end. I absolutely can't wait to see more from the franchise.
  23. setuis
    Sep 27, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The game has choice but doesn't make use of it. Example early game it is difficult to stealth kill enemies there is no way to distract or move them to different areas very bare bones stealth but the disguise mechanic is great for restricted areas which is a little annoying you can't activate/use it outside of restricted areas. Mostly its better to dump into social skills persuade intimidate with very high temperment and mind and body drinks to get around final boss on super nova. locking picking 100 does seem to work here. In my second play through i found there was an abundance of xp if you play both sides both with and against board however story is superior siding with wells the scientist.

    Companions are interesting but there is not enough depth /character missions. Would have liked crew missions e.g pavartai+ellie or missions that would solve some conflict in the crew or maybe a betrayal /munity mission to add even more depth.

    When playing purely to be good against the board Level 30 seemed difficult to grind to and you are eventually forced to continue main missions there is not enough side quests to get to 30 without grinding , continuing main missions or abusing persuade and stealing mechanics or as i found out in
    second play though playing both evil and good side missions. There is no indication what you actually hitting in time stopping mode and spending a long time sneak attacking with a science hammer that doesn't crit annoys deeply the crosshead changing doesn't always hit when in melee. Character respecing is nice but its unfortunate you can't attribute respect also you can't reach maxinum stats in anything at start of game when customising character limiting choices a little to balance the game however with food/drugs or long long tasks such as the chimera costume you can
    raise these. Supernova mode is my revision is fine and adds value to game just be sure to stock as much water as possible and respect in 2 twice in final missions 1 to stealth and persudae to pass hope the other tartus (intermidate/persuade 90 with sociologuy perk with very high in perception/intelligence and temperment is needed when siding against wells as is faster for supernova) The lack of no humanoid alien race was a huge disappoint when i learned the moon man was a human forced to wear mask. The factions don't really differ that much really e.g there rules / culture is not something that needs to be learned. E.g no differing way of speaking to each faction. The story is interesting. The combat is mostly fine unless your being cheesed to death by shock weapon or surrounded by tons of adds to last real fight in game reason why i liked social options in supernova way more. The disguise is absolutely great but its a shame you can't try to use armor the same as enemies in order to get though areas too. The outer worlds character creator is a little bizzare as you can't make many normal looking people hmm. The leveling up system is interesting considering 10 point can level up 3 skills its just wouldn't it have more diverse to give 30 points per level and cap the increases at 50 by limiting the number of points to 10 in per level up in any skill over 50. Thankfully there are no hack mini games and no lockping mini games. Engineering /Science seem a litter underpowered to me as most of the time you just respect your stats do what you nee to with them as spec out. The flaw system is interesting but would have been more interesting if some flaws had benefits on top of the perk given or there was a choice between getting perk or getting attribute points.

    The game is very much worth playing. It has good length and tests your ingerunty on hard difficulties.    … Expand
  24. drlowdon
    Sep 14, 2021
    8
    Set in an alternate future in which large corporations have begun to colonize space and terraform alien planets, the player character is revived by a ‘mad’ scientist known as Phineas Wells, and it’s not long before you soon become embroiled in solar system spanning politics and conflicts.

    A cross between Fallout and Mass Effect, The Outer Worlds never quite lives up to the best in    Set in an alternate future in which large corporations have begun to colonize space and terraform alien planets, the player character is revived by a ‘mad’ scientist known as Phineas Wells, and it’s not long before you soon become embroiled in solar system spanning politics and conflicts.

    A cross between Fallout and Mass Effect, The Outer Worlds never quite lives up to the best in either of those series in terms of narrative or weight of the decisions you’re forced to make, but it is still an enjoyable action RPG that fans of the aforementioned series will no doubt enjoy.    … Expand
  25. 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
  26. mitch99
    Sep 6, 2021
    8
    Outer Worlds is a really nice game with awesome story and nice dialogue, a really nice rpg's mechanics and much better than Fallout 4.
    But in the other hand have some problems, at normal difficulty the combat system is really easy after just 1-2 hours with a lot of ammo and powerfull weapons, i died for the first time after 10/15 hours probably, the secondary missions are really good    Outer Worlds is a really nice game with awesome story and nice dialogue, a really nice rpg's mechanics and much better than Fallout 4.
    But in the other hand have some problems, at normal difficulty the combat system is really easy after just 1-2 hours with a lot of ammo and powerfull weapons, i died for the first time after 10/15 hours probably, the secondary missions are really good scripted and nice stories.
    It's not the best game in the genre but it's fun for sure.    … Expand
  27. 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
  28. dragonkyng
    Jul 14, 2021
    4
    The game is painfully unfun. If you think Fallout is a fetch quest heavy game, get ready for this. Loading screens that make ps3 skyrim looking snappy. Allies are either boring, cringe or even more stupid Rick Sanchez.
  29. wasayq5
    Jul 13, 2021
    9
    Great game. Limited by it's small scope but enjoyable nonetheless. The expertly written characters and stories keep you hooked. Discovery of different locations and characters that can give you quests also makes this game enjoyable. A lot of these quests are interesting, though a bit too short as compared to other similar games like the elder scrolls or fallout. You're always pushed toGreat game. Limited by it's small scope but enjoyable nonetheless. The expertly written characters and stories keep you hooked. Discovery of different locations and characters that can give you quests also makes this game enjoyable. A lot of these quests are interesting, though a bit too short as compared to other similar games like the elder scrolls or fallout. You're always pushed to keep on doscovering in anticipation that you'll stumble upon another character that you can form a bind with and that will give you an interesting quest to complete.
    One shortcoming is the limited scope of this game. Compared to other similar games like fallout or elder scrolls, quests and storylines are too short. This means they cannot be built up to have the far reaching consequences that elder scrolls and fallout games can build up their quests to have. That said, the quests that you do have in the outer worlds are all still expertly written and enjoyable in their own light.    … Expand
  30. 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
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#15 Most Discussed PS4 Game of 2019

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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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