Outriders

 PlayStation 5
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5.9

Mixed or average reviews- based on 468 Ratings

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  3. Negative: 169 out of 468
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  1. hersheycoco
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    I logged in and all my gear was gone. PCF can go F*** themselves. This game is trash.
  2. Madchillmojo
    Apr 8, 2021
    5
    I've gone 3 hours into the game and its... "ok" for a free game on Xbox GamePass. If I paid retail at $60-$80USD I would feel like I made a bad choice. Playing on Xbox One S the game feels very Beta. Collision mechanics are wonky, aiming down sites is overly floaty, movement feels numb and the gunplay is lacking in any real punch. Feels like they were aiming for a Gears of War clone inI've gone 3 hours into the game and its... "ok" for a free game on Xbox GamePass. If I paid retail at $60-$80USD I would feel like I made a bad choice. Playing on Xbox One S the game feels very Beta. Collision mechanics are wonky, aiming down sites is overly floaty, movement feels numb and the gunplay is lacking in any real punch. Feels like they were aiming for a Gears of War clone in many ways but it's not nearly as polished or complete. Divinity 2 gets my heart rate thumping during firefights... Division 2 feels slick, immersive and ultra realistic... RedDead 2 draws me in to the story and the graphics would make Ansel Adams hang up his photography career and sell shoes instead... this title does none of that. The loot/gear systems feels eerily like Anthem... (most disappointing game ever... so far) which is particularly disturbing. Really not a good sign at first blush. They say they're patching and updating blah blah blah but Anthem's dev's said that for a year before we finally got the "yeah, just kidding. We're abandoning this project" announcement... Outriders has some good foundations and there's potential here... but it feels like yet another instance of the Dev's trying hard to meet a release date and bypassing a whole lot of Quality Assurance testing to hit that date just to satisfy the investors. I get it... but it leaves the end user feeling like they were sold a Porsche and got a Yugo.… Expand
  3. UltrANeX
    Apr 8, 2021
    4
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I'm a looter shooter fan. I enjoyed Destiny 2 a bit, Division was pretty ok, and I'm getting into Borderlands 2. That said, Outriders is not great. The graphics range from serviceable, to absolutely laughable, the grass looks like **** the character models aren't good, but the effects look great, especially the fire. I can excuse graphics if the gameplay is good. It's the worst part. The prologue is horrendous, it starts with you just walking! WALKING?! After a few cutscenes we're put into a tutorial, the first thing we're told is to take cover. Most people will tell you "Do not play it like a cover-shooter, it's for the enemies, the BRAINDEAD enemies". After killing a few idiots. We can run. yay. So after continuing the story, we're put into a tutorial that "emphasizes" the importance of rolling. They give us an enemy that does no damage at all... I should mention the game at this point is laughably easy, it does get harder later on, but that does not excuse the laziness of this tutorial, and the entire prologue at that point. So we kill the animal and move on. Then we reach the first combat encounter. Now, I need to mention this. It takes over a minute for the enemies to kill you standing out in the open... What the **** In the later world tiers cover is gonna be important because you'll be taking excessive damage, AND THE GAME ALLOWS YOU TO STAND OUT IN THE OPEN WITH YOUR DICK FLYING AROUND. My god, what were they thinking here? Now the A.I... No one at People Can Fly took a single lesson from Halo, or any other shooters with good A.I? Because the enemies don't behave in any interesting way. They just stand out in the open begging for you to end them, that's understandable. Let's jump from the prologue to the point where you're impaled with a spear and are allowed to pick a class. I chose devastator for anyone asking. The abilities are really cool, I've seen other classes with their own cool abilities. There's great stuff here, Gravity Slam is probably my favorite, as it serves for being a quick escape, and allows you to go to another section of the fight in an instant. My praise ends here unfortunately. The quests are same **** different area. Clear it out, turn it in. No interesting set pieces, or any fun combat encounters. Because when you progress world tiers, enemies deal more damage, and become bullet sponges. However, the A.I is still just as bad as in Tier 1. So not much has changed, has it? No. I won't touch on the story or the characters. I simply don't really care about it that much. Like it or hate it, good for you. Love this game? I'm happy for you. I can't stop you from enjoying something. But I personally do not like this game. Square Enix, please publish something that isn't a looter. First it was Avengers. Now this. Hey, Outriders is not nearly as bad as that game. So it's a step in the right direction nonetheless.… Expand
  4. Gamecrazy
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    I don't know where any of the positive reviews have come from-unless it's the game devs and fanboys doing it themselves. The truth is, it's an Always Online game despite being listed as SINGLE PLAYER/ COOP. Servers are incredibly unstable, promised crossplay still doesn't work, and the game's matchmaking barely functions. When it does function, the game is bug ridden and tedious at bestI don't know where any of the positive reviews have come from-unless it's the game devs and fanboys doing it themselves. The truth is, it's an Always Online game despite being listed as SINGLE PLAYER/ COOP. Servers are incredibly unstable, promised crossplay still doesn't work, and the game's matchmaking barely functions. When it does function, the game is bug ridden and tedious at best while the endgame is pure repetition. The solution? Well, instead of adding content or fixing bugs ("supposedly" will happen in later patches) the devs decided to nerf classes and limit game styles.

    This game is a total failure-buy at your own risk.    … Expand
  5. Blackbartblues
    Apr 8, 2021
    9
    Wasn't sure what to expect but if you enjoy third person shooters, definitely worth it. Very enjoyable and so far a very stable experience (couple of small bugs but nothing game breaking, and no server drops since I started on the 03.04).
  6. denni5m
    Apr 4, 2021
    4
    A cheap version of the division 2 and destiny 2, without the open exploration or character progression depth of modern games. The gun play in mass effect Andromeda is better and that is more of a action RPG than a loot and shoot. It had potential if they just made the levels open and allowed exploration. The way it is now is like playing a PS3 era game.
    If you want a loot and shooter get    A cheap version of the division 2 and destiny 2, without the open exploration or character progression depth of modern games. The gun play in mass effect Andromeda is better and that is more of a action RPG than a loot and shoot. It had potential if they just made the levels open and allowed exploration. The way it is now is like playing a PS3 era game.
    If you want a loot and shooter get remnant from the ashes or The Division 2 or even one of the borderlands instead of this garbage. Almost every other game in this genre is better than this.    … Expand
  7. DabliuJR
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    Outriders doesn't bring any breakthroughs in looter-shooter games, but that's not a bad thing. It gives a balanced experience and tight mechanics. Very enjoyable, specially in coop. It's a mix of the best things found in other shooters and RPGs, with a fresh take and a very interesting story, The potential for replayability is almost Diablo-like.
    EDIT: unfortuately, one week into the "not    Outriders doesn't bring any breakthroughs in looter-shooter games, but that's not a bad thing. It gives a balanced experience and tight mechanics. Very enjoyable, specially in coop. It's a mix of the best things found in other shooters and RPGs, with a fresh take and a very interesting story, The potential for replayability is almost Diablo-like.
    EDIT: unfortuately, one week into the "not live" game, the devs started nerfing and removing the alreeady scarce chance of loot, punishing honest players 'cause of a bunch of no-life streamers and cheaters.
    Once more, a good promise turned sour 'cause people were having too much fun.
    Shelved.    … Expand
  8. Coutir
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    O jogo é incrível. Enredo, gráficos, personagens memoráveis e carismáticos. A muito tempo não ficava jogando um game por horas nesse estilo.
  9. LordLudwig
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    It is a very fun game if you can look past all the problems it had when released. Has a fun story and engaging gameplay, but it doesn't give the player a lot of options in the story, and is not much of a rpg.
  10. KaervekBR
    Apr 8, 2021
    10
    Fun Gameplay.
    Fantastic loot system (R.i.P Anthem)
    Great Gear customization via hundreds of mods.
    Very addictive, highly recommended!
  11. St15
    Apr 8, 2021
    0
    This game never should have been released in this start. The bugs are outrageous there is no end game Content or build diversity. This is an unfinished product even worse release than anthem. The game is a scam and unacceptable
  12. FurionPS4
    Apr 7, 2021
    6
    For me this game could have been a 9/10 but I'm going to have to give it a 6 because of specific reasons.

    First you should know that I'm on PSN and have reached World Tier 15 and also about to complete the Challenge Trials. Throughout my whole experience in the campaign I was under the impression that raising World Tiers would improve my chances in getting legendary drops, and as well    For me this game could have been a 9/10 but I'm going to have to give it a 6 because of specific reasons.

    First you should know that I'm on PSN and have reached World Tier 15 and also about to complete the Challenge Trials. Throughout my whole experience in the campaign I was under the impression that raising World Tiers would improve my chances in getting legendary drops, and as well be the core area where I could keep raising my weapon levels and continue farming. I always considered the Time Trials in Challenge Tier to be more of a side thing, something you do to test your builds but not be the main area to where you farm.

    After completing the story in WT15 and also helping other friends reach WT15, meaning I put in around an extra 15 hours in the campaign while playing in WT15, I only found 1 legendary drop. The rest of the legendaries I received in the campaign were all put behind a quest wall, meaning that they are guaranteed if you follow certain side missions, like completing all the hunts, bounties, and collecting souvenirs. I thought for a minute that yes if I continue going up WT I will finally start seeing Legendary drops like in my other favorite looter games, Diablo Series and Borderlands, but that hope never came to be realized. I had 1 legendary drop after endless hours in the campaign to soon realize that when it comes to legendary items Outriders is more like Destiny than my favorite looter games. After finishing the campaign in WT15 I was able to reach CT12 in just 2 hours, but then the repetitiveness and lack of maps got boring pretty fast. It reminds me a lot of Destiny in that aspect. I want to start other classes but knowing what the end game is like, and knowing that there is no incentive in the campaign anymore I just don't feel as excited or motivated to do it. Returnal is coming out soon so now I have my sights on other games.

    I resent the players who just sped through the game in WT7 to reach Challenge trials, who just grinded hours on CT to increase their legendary drops. I stopped playing destiny because of those type of repetitive trial grinds where you can't move around the world and traverse around the environments for legendary drops. I also resent that all the time I put into World Tier farming was basically a pointless endeavor, and now it feels like I wasted my time. My biggest question is why is there a cap in World Tier when the campaign world is so much more vast, with better designed maps and more side missions. The campaign as whole is ten times more diverse than time trials (Challenge Tier).

    To me Challenge trial is a gimmick you see in live service games, but People Can Fly specifically mentioned that this is not a live service game. So what is the catch? Why don't they want to give incentive to loot hunters to appreciate their campaign and side missions and level up their World Tier? Why did they design their game with two seperate looting systems which make their campaign World Tiers irrelevant to the core mechanic for legendary hunting and gear leveling.

    I hope one day they realize that the only way to make the game complete as a whole is to raise the World Tier Cap to 20, and make the Time Trial challenges a place to test your gear, not a place to find and level your gear. If anything Outriders should give players the option to grind the campaign or challenge trials.

    Capping the World Tier to 15 and lowering the legendary drop rate to a near 0% lowers all incentive to appreciate the campaign and side missions. There is literally no reason for loot hunters to care about the campaign, which in my opinion has better map designs than Challenge trials.

    Other than this I thought the game was really good, and I love all the classes and the gameplay is fantastic. Too bad, that they didn't grasp on what makes looter games great, such as other of the greatest hits. By the time I finished games in Diablo and Borderlands I would be swimming in legendaries and experimenting endlessly with my builds. In Outriders it feels like a grind and I don't think I want to keep putting in the time to reach that level of desired experimentation. I need 2 more trophies for my platinum and after that I think I'm going to put the game in the shelf (figuratively speaking since I'm all digital)

    PS. I don't think it should be a standard for developers to release games with so many bugs and issues. This is not something we should accept. So I'm lowering my score to a 6. Still it could have been a 9/10    … Expand
  13. AstroKappa
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    Before leaving this review I played through the entire campaign, 50/50 solo/co-op. If you are looking for a game that takes things to the next level, this isn't it. If you are looking for the LOOTER SHOOTER of the new age, this isn't it. If you are looking for diverse enemies, captivating gunplay, and abilities, well this isn't it. If you are looking for stability and fun. This. Is. Not.Before leaving this review I played through the entire campaign, 50/50 solo/co-op. If you are looking for a game that takes things to the next level, this isn't it. If you are looking for the LOOTER SHOOTER of the new age, this isn't it. If you are looking for diverse enemies, captivating gunplay, and abilities, well this isn't it. If you are looking for stability and fun. This. Is. Not. It.

    If you are looking for bullet sponge enemies that rival the division, this is for you. If you are looking for the same enemies, just reskinned, this is for you. If you are looking to throw feathers at your enemies while they hurl bricks at you with a precision that has the U.S. military looking into what training they received, this is for you. If you are looking for bland "powers", recycled guns, garbage scaling, and a metric ton of game-breaking glitches and server instability inspired by great games of the past like Anthem then this is the game for you!

    Outriders 100% anthemed itself. The story, if you could call it that, is underwhelming with characters as forgettable as everything they taught me in school. No one has any weight. When people die it's like "yeah ok who are you again?". The graphics are ok but nothing really special. The world is 90% the same everywhere you go with nothing really visually enthralling. A whole lot of nothing everywhere you look. The humor and edgy dark lines delivered throughout this sham had me rolling my eyes and pleading with whoever I was actually able to play with to just skip this cut scene. Sound is inconsistent and cuts out quite frequently along with the guaranteed inevitable "lost connection" screen you will see.

    Enemies that should be a threat early on aren't and when you get to late game (where you should be feeling a challenge but also powerful), you are often getting your head introduced to your butt. No, you're not really all that powerful, actually, you're as threatening to the enemy endgame scaling as butter is to a hot knife, you're the butter. You need to rely on RNGesus and pray for god rolls on any and everything you're using otherwise it's one or two hits and you are dead.

    There is cover in this game, but don't go thinking it's for you, it's for the enemy. The cover that is not for you, lets them shoot you aggressively and kill you aggressively. Now not only do they absolutely abuse cover, enough to warrant an investigation, but it appears that they were raised by the cover and have a special bond with it. You as the invader have threatened their cover so they seek to protect it from you by sniping or grenading the enjoyment out of you and whoever else thinks they have a snowball's chance in hell of hiding behind that particular object. It should be noted that they have also been blessed with the ability to reverse uno any damage you deal upon them. Some would say this is due to poor servers or your poor connection, but honestly who cares if you have a 250mbs connection, it's your fault anyway.

    Let's talk a little about healing. There are no health packs, and while there are some okay-ish skills to help you heal the main emphasis on doing so is to "PlAy AgReSsIvLy". Yeah, go run-in with your nerf guns blazing if you want a quick death reset. By doing damage with a certain skill or shooting you "heal"... A very small amount, somewhat quickly, maybe... If the game feels like it. Healing is so pathetically slow that at the later tiers you can be ganked to death in less than a second. Literally stonewalled in place by a mob of copy/paste enemies on PCP who know where you are at all times and very much wish to unalive you and anyone trying to help you. Don't worry though as there is some light at the end of this tunnel, the super-diverse elite enemies almost always pick out one person on the team and ignore the others, so there's that.

    Once you beat the game that's it. You can redo some missions over or do horde mode expeditions that you need to complete in 14 min or less for actual good gear. Lol, good luck with that.

    Games nowadays are made half-hearted and rushed to be a quick money grab despite being a broken trainwreck with gameplay as appealing as lighting myself on fire and Outriders is no exception to this. Don't worry they sold it as the second coming of cyberpunk, and you, like me, were so thirsty for something to quench your desire for a good looter shooter that you looked for anything promising a good time. This game is a joke that no one is laughing at. Shame on them for releasing this broken mess of false promises, shame on me for being desperate enough to buy it. Rent it or borrow it from a mate if you can, not worth its weight in the fools gold it was painted with.    … Expand
  14. themazoo
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    Best game I've played in a long time. Pacing is great -- you never really want to put the controller down. Unless you plan on being a completionist and finishing all of the post-game, there's no point in playing beyond World Level 3 or 4. It doesn't matter, though, because enemies scale to you. Story was interesting and I hope they make a sequel. Froze and crashed a lot on Xbox One X, butBest game I've played in a long time. Pacing is great -- you never really want to put the controller down. Unless you plan on being a completionist and finishing all of the post-game, there's no point in playing beyond World Level 3 or 4. It doesn't matter, though, because enemies scale to you. Story was interesting and I hope they make a sequel. Froze and crashed a lot on Xbox One X, but I suspect that was just due to the hardware not being able to keep up.… Expand
  15. Ipoitalo
    Apr 7, 2021
    5
    wow this game was waaay to overhyped...
    its a good mediocre game at best..
    Story.... barely ok gameplay...mixed bag...good option but cluncky af..compared to other games (like Remnant from the ashes, wich is the waaaay better game an flew under the radar. and how about a bit diversity? Gameplay loop: go there....clear area..go there clear Area...all the time..not even a lazy defend    wow this game was waaay to overhyped...
    its a good mediocre game at best..
    Story.... barely ok
    gameplay...mixed bag...good option but cluncky af..compared to other games (like Remnant from the ashes, wich is the waaaay better game an flew under the radar.
    and how about a bit diversity? Gameplay loop: go there....clear area..go there clear Area...all the time..not even a lazy defend this...
    graphics....ok too...
    fun to play....at least with friends..o don't like it that much solo
    and REALLY no offline option for solo???damn bugs and crashes everytime...that is a terrible launch..like Cyberpunkt...

    like i said..its ok...but better options are Division 2 and remnant from the ashes..but if you platined both games already like i did...its something to pass the time    … Expand
  16. SteffenE
    Apr 7, 2021
    1
    Cant Play, game crash every 10min. The game hasnt worked since launch. Check Twitter alot of people have problems. Game Dev. Needs to stop Selling broken games, but for that to happen, people Need to stop being okay with it!

    Hopeing it Will be possible for a refund Soon, since this game is broken..
  17. Johnny5ins
    Apr 7, 2021
    0
    Tener que pagar $70 dolarezzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
    Grande Clony
  18. Dreamwalka
    Apr 7, 2021
    4
    have fun Looking at Unreal Engine 4 crash Reports and restarting the game a lot
  19. robbin89
    Apr 7, 2021
    10
    Despite some issues at launch game is very good and worth playing. Story is very nice, skill and weapon feeling is nice.
  20. NaturalLucker
    Apr 7, 2021
    8
    So far so good. The game itself is very good aside from many technical problems like being unable to login for ten minutes straight or non working cross-play. Will change score to 9 when devs fix these.
    Just don't play Outriders like gears of war. You'll get bored too quickly. Instead turn on "auto world tier" and pay attention to your gear, mods and skills combos.
  21. N3ffShark
    Apr 7, 2021
    5
    An extremely bland looter and shooter. Nothing too great to write home about, feels more of a poorly done clone of others mixed together. Story dragged on, weapons got stale.

    Not the worst game out tbere, would recommend to play with friends when the game goes on sale. Gave 5/10 for uninspired gameplay, but reasonable considering the conditions.
  22. Floxy
    Apr 7, 2021
    8
    Il est clair que les serveurs sont instable à l’heure actuelle et cela gâche l’expérience de jeux pour le multi en particulier. Au-delà de ça, et lorsque les problèmes de réseaux seront réglés, outriders et un excellent jeu. Il a tout ce qu’on souhaite pour ce style de jeux ! Vraiment une bonne surprise pour ma part.
  23. dev007
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    For all the people who are giving it a low score and saying not worth the money, I recommend you go play Fortnite and don't ever buy a game again because you don't deserve it. They had a demo so that you TRY it before saying not worth the money. The game is excellent, has some minor server and sound issues, but this is normal and things should be fixed soon, plus they don't interfere withFor all the people who are giving it a low score and saying not worth the money, I recommend you go play Fortnite and don't ever buy a game again because you don't deserve it. They had a demo so that you TRY it before saying not worth the money. The game is excellent, has some minor server and sound issues, but this is normal and things should be fixed soon, plus they don't interfere with the game experience. Great game for any logical gamer who's into 3rd person shooters.… Expand
  24. VascoGamer77
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    Very amazing game,very amazing gameplay and gunplay..
    Perfect progression,im very curios watch the new expansions
  25. Jlrsn
    Apr 6, 2021
    1
    Not only are the servers and ability to play the game about 50%, then you need to deal with glitches like missing loot, closes doors you opened, crashes going to different maps.

    This game is straight up broken. I enjoy the gameplay, but I didn’t pay to sit at a loading screen only to get stuck going somewhere I unlocked but not can’t access. Uninstall or buy at your own risk. Maybe    Not only are the servers and ability to play the game about 50%, then you need to deal with glitches like missing loot, closes doors you opened, crashes going to different maps.

    This game is straight up broken. I enjoy the gameplay, but I didn’t pay to sit at a loading screen only to get stuck going somewhere I unlocked but not can’t access. Uninstall or buy at your own risk. Maybe they’ll fix things. It what can you expect from the people whom brought us AVENGERS. Fool me once...    … Expand
  26. MegatrawnXXX
    Apr 6, 2021
    3
    problem with this game is they seem to be trying to copy from so many different games it has no identity ,yes it is fun but we're doing things we've done already in another game, there is nothing that makes it stand out. using adds and over-damage is not challenge, i would like to have seen more do this and do that over horde waves in arena levels.
  27. KriticalChaos
    Apr 6, 2021
    10
    My score would've been 8-9 but I'm countering unfair scores. This game isn't as bad as some people say it is. You can't factor server issues into a review score because that's not judging the game itself. The only real negative is how derivative it is, and some may not even see it as a negative. The execution is what's important, and while the game isn't breaking the mold, it's probablyMy score would've been 8-9 but I'm countering unfair scores. This game isn't as bad as some people say it is. You can't factor server issues into a review score because that's not judging the game itself. The only real negative is how derivative it is, and some may not even see it as a negative. The execution is what's important, and while the game isn't breaking the mold, it's probably gonna be the best looter shooter we have for awhile.… Expand
  28. Grubin937
    Apr 6, 2021
    9
    Just rolled credits. Game of the year for me so far. Can’t wait to start the endgame and then repeat with an alt or 2. Sure The transitions are annoying and we had some launch day sever issues as to be expected for games in this genre, but other than that the game nails it. The story picks upon the second half for those interested and the moment to moment gameplay is the best in the genreJust rolled credits. Game of the year for me so far. Can’t wait to start the endgame and then repeat with an alt or 2. Sure The transitions are annoying and we had some launch day sever issues as to be expected for games in this genre, but other than that the game nails it. The story picks upon the second half for those interested and the moment to moment gameplay is the best in the genre for me. The focus on builds and abilities provide a lot of depth to the looter shooter. I feel like this game is more Diablo/ path of exile with shooting then destiny. If any devs are listening, I’d like to see seasons and some sort of random generated mode akin to rifts. With some more expeditions here and there. I think that and a true expansion in a year as we have a franchise that’s here to stay.… Expand
  29. verydima
    Apr 6, 2021
    0
    If you want to buy this game - STOP and read true negative reviews on steam first.
  30. Arete83
    Apr 6, 2021
    8
    The story and characters aren't the best but it's fun. It's just fun. That's all I can say.
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#75 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2021
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Mixed or average reviews - based on 48 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 29 out of 48
  2. Mixed: 18 out of 48
  3. Negative: 1 out of 48
  1. LEVEL (Czech Republic)
    Feb 15, 2022
    60
    We didn’t exactly see anything new in Outriders, to be honest. The game delivers a fair amount of content in terms of levels, weapons, or skills. However, from the gameplay point of view, it’s nothing more than meeting aliens, zombies and insurgents in paintball arenas for 15 straight hours, plus the expeditions.
  2. RPGamer
    Jun 10, 2021
    70
    In two highly competitive genres, this crossbreed may go unnoticed, but its difficulty system should be taken into account. It’s advisable to embark on the campaign of this shooting RPG since Outriders offers tons of hours of fun, invites players to play with friends, and has appealing visuals. Fans of both RPGs and shooters can get a lot out of it, but they shouldn’t expect a revolutionary game, for it is a mixed bag of interesting features and cliches. Even though the journey is enjoyable, Outriders is neither a strong contender in the RPG elite nor in the shooting universe.
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  3. Checkpoint Gaming
    May 29, 2021
    70
    Outriders is not a perfect game by any means. Its narrative, while containing some fun characters, feels somewhat underdeveloped. The conflict between the intended aggressive style of play and the omnipresent walls for cover lead to a strange kind of dissonance where the level design feels at odds with the most fun way of playing the game. The server issues are ongoing and can occasionally make the game inaccessible. The endgame is a lot of fun, but only if you’re playing in a group. When the experience is working well, it is a ton of fun shooting your way through hordes of enemies and marvelling at the latest rare gear. However, while the flaws do not ruin the experience, they are notable.
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