The Outer Worlds: Spacer's Choice Edition

 PlayStation 5
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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 25
  3. Negative: 11 out of 25

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  1. Jt0429
    Mar 15, 2023
    5
    Good-
    A decent setting and progression system, standard first person shooting, loading times are faster thanks to SSD.
    Bad- Performance issues resulting in major frame rate drops and plenty of crashes, minuscule visual upgrades, lack of accessibility features. Thoughts- In conclusion, The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice ends up being a half baked package that doesn’t really justify    Good-
    A decent setting and progression system, standard first person shooting, loading times are faster thanks to SSD.

    Bad-
    Performance issues resulting in major frame rate drops and plenty of crashes, minuscule visual upgrades, lack of accessibility features.

    Thoughts-
    In conclusion, The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice ends up being a half baked package that doesn’t really justify its price tag. Whatever miniscule upgrades have been done to the experience don’t really amount to much in the grand scheme of things, and with performance issues galore – Spacer’s Choice isn’t the definitive edition of the game that it clearly wanted to be. It’s an easy pass for those who have already played through the game and its DLCs. And those who haven’t played it, they might be better off sticking to other better games in the genre.    … Expand
  2. fabgo
    Apr 18, 2023
    7
    This is the best edition of The Outer Worlds. The game with both expansions offer close to 100 hours of gameplay, most of it fun. The game runs great on PS5. I used the quality 30 fps mode and never had any issues with the graphics or the framerate. I especially enjoyed the Peril on Gorgon expansion. If that's the direction Obsidian is heading with Outer Worlds 2, the game is in goodThis is the best edition of The Outer Worlds. The game with both expansions offer close to 100 hours of gameplay, most of it fun. The game runs great on PS5. I used the quality 30 fps mode and never had any issues with the graphics or the framerate. I especially enjoyed the Peril on Gorgon expansion. If that's the direction Obsidian is heading with Outer Worlds 2, the game is in good hands!

    The game is clearly inspired by both Fallout and Bioshock. But it fails to achieve the greatness of those games. As a FPS shooter it is really mediocre. The gunplay is boring and unchallenging (I played on "hard")'. An as an RPG it lacks the exploration and discovery aspects of Fallout, and also suffers from worse mechanics and less than stellar writing.

    Still, the story and writing is the strong point of The Outer Worlds. It's not Obsidian's best effort, but better than most other games out there. Sometimes ham-fisted, sometimes cringe-worthy, and frequently excessively satirical, it is still a good effort.

    Apart from the over-the-top satire, the graphical style is also over-the-top, with garish and loud colors. Especially the outdoor environment. Indoor scenes are more refined.

    The outdoor environment is definitely one of the game's weak points. There isn't much to explore and discover, and the world is filled with the same three kinds of monsters in a few variations. The mid-game world of Monarch is easily the low point of the game. It was a bit of a slog to get through, with a confusing map without logical progression, which tended to mangle and confuse the story.

    The latest 1.2 patch caused a bunch of issues, and I experienced frequent crashed after I upgraded. I highly recommend waiting for a more stable release before playing this.

    I don't think I would pay full price for this, but it's worth picking up if there is a sale.    … Expand

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72

Mixed or average reviews - based on 13 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
  1. RPG Fan
    Aug 22, 2023
    90
    My unease aside, The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition is a mighty pleasant way for a sci-fi RPG fan to spend 30-40 hours, especially if you haven’t yet played its two DLC packs. It is wonderfully crafted, offers compelling choices between “right” and “wrong,” and gives curious players a few hidden pathways beyond those binaries. Its worlds are compact and homespun. It is not a galaxy of content, but in a world full of corporate bloat, overlong working hours, console wars, and games as a service, all I can say is thank goodness for that.
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  2. RPGamer
    Apr 7, 2023
    60
    Despite all of the areas that The Outer Worlds could do better, it is still an enjoyable experience. Companions and the relative density of the game make the day-to-day quests by and large engaging, while the inclusion of the DLC goes a long way to raising up the interest in the setting. However, outside of it there is little to recommend Halcyon as a place to explore, particularly as players get assaulted by familiar foes more than necessary. The Outer Worlds sets a solid, if unspectacular, base that has plenty of room to improve.
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  3. TheSixthAxis
    Mar 30, 2023
    50
    The Outer Worlds is an excellent game, but the Spacer's Choice Edition remaster doesn't live up to it. Sure, it can look nicer with more prevalent reflections and changes to the lighting, but it can also be really rather dark, and performance on PS5 is far from perfect. You're better off sticking with the original release via backward compatibility.
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