Outbuddies DX

 Switch
User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 38 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 26 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 38
  3. Negative: 9 out of 38

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  1. von
    Jul 2, 2020
    4
    I really really wanted to get into this game and was excited for it to come out. Metroidvania type games are my absolute favorites. The problem I have is with the controls. I can tell it is a superbly designed game. You regularly have have to switch to your “buddy” that follows you around from the very start to progress in the game. There was an instructional part where it tells youI really really wanted to get into this game and was excited for it to come out. Metroidvania type games are my absolute favorites. The problem I have is with the controls. I can tell it is a superbly designed game. You regularly have have to switch to your “buddy” that follows you around from the very start to progress in the game. There was an instructional part where it tells you how. Couldn’t switch back. I thought maybe I forgot. Mashed every button and combination I can think of on the controller to make it happen. So I somehow accidentally entered it, and could only get out of that mode by using the map/item/coop menu, but can’t get back into it that way. Restarted game. Vague instruction at the tutorial (switch to buddy mode). Try again. Start mashing buttons. Get it to work but can’t repeat. Have to use menu to exit again. After 20 minutes of mashing buttons and restarting the game 3 times Its like I can randomly get it to work but can’t repeat it. I’m ready to be done with this game. How hard is it to include a controller map in the the menu, especially when you have counter intuitive controls for such an integral part of the game?

    Ok I finally got it to work Repeatedly. Apparently you press the left stick and press and move the right stick. You can get out of it this way also. So annoyed I’m not sure I’ll keep playing.    … Expand
  2. Alexander1987
    Jun 5, 2020
    1
    Well all I can say about this game is that it has horrible and stiff animations. I only played the game for maybe 20 minutes before i was supposed to move a block with telekinesis powers but the game wouldn’t let me. I think the switch port of this game is broken. I wouldn’t buy this and I’m on the fence about asking for my money back. What a scam.
  3. lemeza75
    Jun 13, 2020
    2
    Un très mauvais Metroidvania. Sur le papier c'est aguichant. Explorer les profondeurs lovecraftiennes c'est vraiment très vendeur. Seulement, dans la pratique, c'est mal réalisé. Le gameplay est imprécis et inutilement complexe. Le drone est une fausse bonne idée en solo. Tu peux explorer la zone visuellement sans même avoir fait un pas. Enfin, mais c'est subjectif, je trouve le jeu trèsUn très mauvais Metroidvania. Sur le papier c'est aguichant. Explorer les profondeurs lovecraftiennes c'est vraiment très vendeur. Seulement, dans la pratique, c'est mal réalisé. Le gameplay est imprécis et inutilement complexe. Le drone est une fausse bonne idée en solo. Tu peux explorer la zone visuellement sans même avoir fait un pas. Enfin, mais c'est subjectif, je trouve le jeu très moche. Vous avez intérêt à accrocher à la palette. Etonné des "10" et des "9" par ailleurs pour ne pas dire +....… Expand

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Metascore
70

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Nintendo Life
    Jul 4, 2020
    50
    Outbuddies DX tries to mix things up a bit with unique features like a playable drone partner. The problem is, it tries to be a little too clever for its own good, and its failure to effectively pull off solid fundamentals like the controls and the map system means that the gimmicks suffer as a result. There's a lot we want to love about this game, but its constant annoyances make that hard.
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  2. NintendoWorldReport
    Jun 30, 2020
    50
    If you look at the game’s Steam forums, you’ll see that Outbuddies DX is being updated continually (I suspect it was updated at least once since release), so I have some hope that it will, at some point, be a better game. Today, however, is not that day. If you’re itching for a Metroid-like, I did review an excellent one just recently. Without Outbuddies, I feel like the skeleton is there, but the meat needs some more time in the oven.
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  3. Buried Treasure
    Jun 19, 2020
    84
    Oh do just get this. It’s amazing. It totally deserves its price tag, although I’m convinced it’d shift a lot more copies if it were £10. That one person managed to make a properly good Metroid clone in their spare time is extraordinary, and let’s all finally give it some attention.
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