The Outer Worlds

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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 814 Ratings

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  1. PrunusTR
    Nov 26, 2019
    6
    The game is a great RPG. The best thing about this game is the conversations and choices you make. You can kill every NPC in the game, even the quest-givers if you want. That feels your choices really matter. However, I can’t say good things for the rest. The game mechanics are so old. You feel like you are playing a ten-year-old game. Although it is not a real open-world game, there areThe game is a great RPG. The best thing about this game is the conversations and choices you make. You can kill every NPC in the game, even the quest-givers if you want. That feels your choices really matter. However, I can’t say good things for the rest. The game mechanics are so old. You feel like you are playing a ten-year-old game. Although it is not a real open-world game, there are too many and long loading screens. I mean the game requires loading even when you enter a small house. It was acceptable in the years of Fallout NV or Skyrim, but not in 2019. Animations are old. Perks are not creative like in Fallouts. There is no point to wear light or medium armor. They have no advantage against heavy armor. The weakest part of this game is the low variety of enemies. When you travel to other planets, you don’t notice changes in flora and fauna. The game is not really developed for consoles. The text size is too small to play the game on TV. I don’t remember any music from the game. The game has great potential. I hope the developers will work on these negative sides on the second game.… Expand
  2. RedAkfred
    Nov 26, 2019
    9
    El único pero que le colocaría es que se me hizo demasiado corto (26 horas), por lo demás un excelente juego!
  3. GJBari
    Nov 26, 2019
    6
    I was incredibly hyped for this game leading up to launch, mostly because of the Obsidian name: after all, Obsidian is a fantastic studio with a pretty stellar track record of handling other companies' IPs, I was excited to see them get the chance to flex their creative muscles and develop a completely original game. After sinking about 15 hours into it, however, I'm pretty disappointedI was incredibly hyped for this game leading up to launch, mostly because of the Obsidian name: after all, Obsidian is a fantastic studio with a pretty stellar track record of handling other companies' IPs, I was excited to see them get the chance to flex their creative muscles and develop a completely original game. After sinking about 15 hours into it, however, I'm pretty disappointed with the end result. To be fair, there's a lot to like about this game: it's gorgeous to look at, and the core shooting mechanics are really fun and satisfying. In spite of all this, I find the overall experience to be incredibly shallow. While it's clear that Obsidian put their experience working on Knights of the Old Republic II to good use here, in a lot of ways KotOR II is a much more ambitious game than the Outer Worlds, and KotOR II came out 15 years ago: For example, in KotOR II, there was an influence system for companions, wherein your companions questlines would only revealed if you said or did things that they liked. Even after all my playthroughs of that game, I still haven't fully explored every companion's questline. Here though, the companions just kind of offer their quests to you without you having to put in any effort, and the quests themselves have such a frustratingly low payoff, you'd be just as well off not doing them in the first place. Furthermore, the Outer Worlds gives you the option to kick your companions out of your crew. When I saw that there were only 6 companion slots available, I was excited: I was going to have to make some decisions, kick some people out in order to make room for better crewmembers down the road. But then I learned that there are only 6 companions in the whole game, and I started to wonder what was even the point of including that game mechanic: why give me the option of kicking people out of my crew if I have no one to replace them with? That's not choice, that's the illusion of choice. And while we're on the subject of things KotOR II did better than the Outer Worlds, why did the Ebon Hawk get pre-rendered cutscenes every time it entered and left a planet, while the Unreliable only gets still images and loading screens? The Outer Worlds is not a huge game, you'd think they'd be able to fit in a few lousy flying animations.

    Another point of criticism I have is the writing (and the world-building in general, for that matter). The writing is, in a word, mediocre. It's *almost* really good, but it feels forced, like the devs were trying *really* hard to emulate the success of quirky, humorous first person games like Portal or Borderlands, and therein lies the fatal flaw of this game: it's all about emulation. Everything about the Outer Worlds is just a cheap imitation of other, better games. It's overly safe and it adds nothing new to the genre. It's big, it's shiny, and it's empty. What a letdown.    … Expand
  4. LeopoldStotch
    Nov 26, 2019
    9
    Fantastic game, great story, absolutely worth your time. Don’t snooze on it or you’ll regret it.
  5. gentlebenno
    Nov 25, 2019
    5
    This game has a lot of vending machines in it. You can comically sell weapons to a static vending machine. Last night, I think I sold about 30 firearms to a vending machine. Go ahead and contemplate that thought as you determine whether or not this is the space RPG you've been waiting for. It's close, but it's not. It’s truly not.

    I get the idea a bunch of folks got together and    This game has a lot of vending machines in it. You can comically sell weapons to a static vending machine. Last night, I think I sold about 30 firearms to a vending machine. Go ahead and contemplate that thought as you determine whether or not this is the space RPG you've been waiting for. It's close, but it's not. It’s truly not.

    I get the idea a bunch of folks got together and they're like: what if we combined Fallout/Firefly/Skyrim/Mass Effect/RDR2 into one game, and made it a unique space RPG! Then (because they were cheap/lazy/didn't know what they were doing), what they did was take (steal) the ideas of all these other games without crafting their own unique cohesive theme. You get Fallout’s walking around wastelands, retro art concept, and extremely similar armor and weapons; you get Red Dead’s dead eye; Mas Effect’s companions, crewmates, and ship; and so on. The problem is this game doesn’t do any of these same concepts well or even as good as the games they stole from. It’s all mediocre and bland. You’ve played this game before, but when you played it the last time it was a better game.

    However, all of this would work if the game produced quality quests or interesting characters. It does not. Go somewhere, kill everyone/everything, grab an item, return to quest giver, receive payment (falls asleep playing). You literally meet one of your companions on the dock, he’s an unemployed laborer. You can just hire him right there and you learn/know nothing about him. Another one is a robot on your ship already and you just power him up randomly. Gee, interesting characters and story arcs (falls asleep playing).

    Couldn’t care less about the Obsidian / Bethesda hate ritual, I didn’t like Fallout 4/76 at all. But this sure isn’t a good game. It’s cheap, tedious, and most of all it’s just plain boring. Look elsewhere for a space RPG you can care about.    … Expand
  6. TheFrog
    Nov 25, 2019
    5
    Graphics are horrible, honestly. Just played Uncharted 4 on my PS4; it's possibly the best looking game I've played on a console, and now I have to face THIS on an XBox One X, the most powerful console of the current generation???
    The game is a Fallout knockoff, from the 50s-themed atmosphere to the combat mechanics, to perks and weapon/armor customization. Not necessarily a bad thing,    Graphics are horrible, honestly. Just played Uncharted 4 on my PS4; it's possibly the best looking game I've played on a console, and now I have to face THIS on an XBox One X, the most powerful console of the current generation???
    The game is a Fallout knockoff, from the 50s-themed atmosphere to the combat mechanics, to perks and weapon/armor customization. Not necessarily a bad thing, but at best it looks like an uglier, simplified, Fallout 4. With several small, cramped mini-areas where exploration is pretty limited.
    I kinda like the tongue in cheek approach, the game doesn't take itself too seriously and often makes me laugh, or at least smile. Although "evil heartless corporation" jokes you unearth from locked terminals are already beginning to stretch thin. Ok, I get it, corporations don't give a damn about the lives of their employees, but after a while, the jokes begin to become stale.
    And finally, male bashing. In the first city you visit: the male leader is essentially a heartless slave driver who is not very gifted in the smarts department. A dissident encampment nearby is led by a compassionate and kind female leader, and guarded by a tough as nails female sheriff. My follower Parvati explained that her father was a grease monkey while her mother was a brilliant scientist, so it only made sense that the father would raise her, he was just a menial drone. We travel to a space station and the ruler is a super strong lesbian woman, selfless, honest to a fault and infinitely courageous, descending from a matrilinear lineage of equally powerful leaders. The security chief leading the mardets (marine detachment) is a super strong and competent woman who takes her job very seriously. If you try to talk to the guy next to her, he'll tell you he isn't allowed to respond to inquiries because he always makes mistakes when writing down people's name and surname. On the same station, we also find a white male ambassador, who, surprise surprise, is a slimy idiot. A secret lab on the Terra 2 planet: the chief is a white male scientist who is despised by all of his peers and only cares for himself and his life in the Capital, while also being utterly incapable of managing the station. A gangster city, on another planet: led by a super strong woman who may be a gangster but is exceedingly capable and is feared by all her minions - and her superior is in turn another super strong and efficient woman, residing on the space station. I meet one of her underlings, a male idiot, and there's a joke involving repeatedly punching him in the eye to put him in his place. See a trend so far?
    I find it funny how "diversity" has come to mean "bash white males like there's no tomorrow".

    I hope it gets better going forward. It's not bad so far, but it's certainly not original and doesn't measure up with recent games technically. Also, the nazifem approach certainly wins no points with me, although I reckon some may appreciate it.    … Expand
  7. thomc
    Nov 21, 2019
    0
    I've tried to play this game a couple of times now, but I just can't get into it. It seems like run of the mill bullet sponge shooter, with boring fetch quest missions, mediocre voice acting, boring worlds, and boring npc's that you can't interact with. I really don't understand why people love this game so much, though I suspect it might have something to do with fo76 being such anI've tried to play this game a couple of times now, but I just can't get into it. It seems like run of the mill bullet sponge shooter, with boring fetch quest missions, mediocre voice acting, boring worlds, and boring npc's that you can't interact with. I really don't understand why people love this game so much, though I suspect it might have something to do with fo76 being such an abysmal failure, and people just need to stick it to Bethesda.

    I loved New Vegas. The way that game made you feel like you had an impact on the game world right from the first mission was amazingly well done.

    This game has none of that. Everything feels like a chore with no consequences of your actions other than a little notice that you treated one faction badly and I guess they don't like you now? I wish I could understand what ppl are so stocked about, I just don't get it...    … Expand
  8. Joaotmdj
    Nov 20, 2019
    9
    I finished the game now at the good end and I say for sure, it's one of the best games of the year and the best RPG of the year. Obsidian has done a great job working with limited resources I can't wait to see this game continue with funding from Microsoft, once again Obsidian proves capable and as much as I am a fan of Bethesda now she will have a heavyweight competitor.
  9. Nicj
    Nov 20, 2019
    9
    Best rpg game 2019 and of the best game of year obsidian xbox game studio very brilliant game with low budget thing the outer 2 with higher budget from Microsoft
  10. MrTusks
    Nov 19, 2019
    4
    I have learned that I cannot trust professional game reviewers. Get a game for free, get paid to play it, and finish the whole thing in the 20 hours you budgeted for it before you have to play something else? 10/10, the return of proper Fallout!

    This is not proper Fallout. Fallout 4, for all its faults, is a much better Fallout game, and Fallout 4 is a pretty bad Fallout game. But even    I have learned that I cannot trust professional game reviewers. Get a game for free, get paid to play it, and finish the whole thing in the 20 hours you budgeted for it before you have to play something else? 10/10, the return of proper Fallout!

    This is not proper Fallout. Fallout 4, for all its faults, is a much better Fallout game, and Fallout 4 is a pretty bad Fallout game. But even on its own, Outer Worlds is pretty lackluster. The adventure is on rails, stats and consumables don't particularly matter, and the environments are small. There is no point in exploring because you will get a green blip leading you to literally everything in the area eventually.

    The game only scores as high as it does with me because it fooled me into thinking there was going to be more for a decent amount of time. There is not more. I paid for a month of Game Pass for this and I am thankful that's all I spent.

    That said, leave that anti-SJW nonsense at home. Yes, there is a lesbian, and yes, sometimes a woman will be in charge. If this is a threat to your fragile masculinity, please feel free to recede from modern society and leave the rest of us alone.    … Expand
  11. Lxzforce
    Nov 18, 2019
    10
    I love it, it was really fun and it bringed back to me that mass effect and kotor vives, pretty col
  12. JackWarr
    Nov 18, 2019
    3
    Every aspect of this game quite frankly sucks. Story, character and dialogue all are written very poorly, it is clear that it was cobbled together with little care or thought, Dialogue for side quests especially simply does not make sense, the worst offender being the MSI and Iconoclast storyline with the control pod or whatever. it just simply does not make sense, some goon wants toEvery aspect of this game quite frankly sucks. Story, character and dialogue all are written very poorly, it is clear that it was cobbled together with little care or thought, Dialogue for side quests especially simply does not make sense, the worst offender being the MSI and Iconoclast storyline with the control pod or whatever. it just simply does not make sense, some goon wants to dethrone some other goon for reasons combined with some poorly explained plot twist (for it to make any sense you need to read a terminal or something, terminals are for extras and secrets not crucial plot info.) Combat sucks, exploration sucks (literally non existent), enemies suck (there are like 6), loot sucks, dialogue options suck, character creation sucks and is also redundant in a fps, characters are like robots apart from companions and Phineas, and the game just ends in an anti-climax, as if they said **** what do we do now?" Fallout 4 is leagues better as a Bethesda rpg and that had a voiced character and limited dialogue options due to it, but at least that benefitted somewhat story wise. This game doesn't benefit at all from any design choices, its just a plain generic bore.… Expand
  13. ArkBoy
    Nov 18, 2019
    7
    a painful 7/10.

    I really want to give it a larger score, however there is a major gripe I have with it that I haven't really seen talked about. First off, I want to say the game is great. The story is awesome, the gun play is fun, progression is great, and the writing is very scifi-tropey and funny. Its a very fun game. However, the largest gripe I have is the amount of content.    a painful 7/10.

    I really want to give it a larger score, however there is a major gripe I have with it that I haven't really seen talked about.

    First off, I want to say the game is great. The story is awesome, the gun play is fun, progression is great, and the writing is very scifi-tropey and funny. Its a very fun game.

    However, the largest gripe I have is the amount of content. This has many planets, however the lack of side content is surprising. There ARE many side quests, however I put in about 30 hours and have literally nothing else to do and have fully completed the game. In my opinion, 30 hours for a $60 RPG just shouldn't happen. If they had more content (or if they release free DLC) it would be more worth the money.
    Loved the game, but the lack of content was saddening.    … Expand
  14. SooperChris86
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    This is my game of the year. Writing is a 10/10. Imma shut up now and start my second playthrough. Thanks Obsidian!
  15. Xbox_Alive
    Nov 17, 2019
    9
    The Outer worlds : The question is The Outer Worlds the "Fallout: New Vegas" sequel? For me they have done an impressive job of creating the unique atmosphere that we all love from the developer Obsidian Entertainment. The story begins with the scientist Phineas Wells that rescues your character from 70 years of "cryosleep" on your colony's ship, and wants your help to revive the thousandsThe Outer worlds : The question is The Outer Worlds the "Fallout: New Vegas" sequel? For me they have done an impressive job of creating the unique atmosphere that we all love from the developer Obsidian Entertainment. The story begins with the scientist Phineas Wells that rescues your character from 70 years of "cryosleep" on your colony's ship, and wants your help to revive the thousands of others in hibernation. The Outer Worlds is a story-driven action role-playing game, complete with branching paths, companions, perks, the lot .The game teases a ridiculous number of options and strategies to proceed but what’s really impressive about the writing is how it balances humor, emotions, and creative character designs as it introduces a world that you're going to often fall in love with, even when it's showing you its darkest sides. The game provides a memorable time without overstaying its welcome. Its fantastic ,funny and an effective critique of corporate culture. For info The Outer Worlds is Obsidian’s Entertainment's final game as they aren now part of Microsoft Studios. The outer Worlds is an amazing new environment that runs great on the Xbox from obsidian studios A must have for fans of the genre and newcomers as well.… Expand
  16. Psat3
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    Fallout in space. Outstanding, game does meet more content and hopefully the will drop additional dlc
  17. SH1
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    This is properly developed new IP, and it can be enjoyed by grownups, which is great if you are an older gamer.
  18. Gabrmin
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    nunca fui fã de RPG. decidi me aventurar por estar no game pass. já joguei mais de 15 horas e fico procurando mais missões para realizar. estou jogando no modo normal no xbox OneX pelo gamepass. assim que terminar pretendo comprar mídia física para coleção.
  19. hectorazo
    Nov 16, 2019
    10
    Awesome game, basically fallout in space streamlined to save some time on repetitive tasks
  20. apocal
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    This is a beautifully crafted game, it shows that it was carefully developed, it is story driven, has diverse RPG elements for your character, I deducted a point because however diverse the character traits are, the weapon and armor diversity is scarce, especially mid to late game. The dialog choices you make, really matter.
  21. HAROLX
    Nov 15, 2019
    10
    Una obra maestra echa por la compañía encargada de hacer fallout:New Vegas
  22. Rabbitslayar
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Wonderful game, Bethesda but pull there socks up after this wonderful but short some what game. Still I put in a good 43 hours into my first play through. Recommend to anyone who likes wandering and role playing games.
  23. Mad_Trucker
    Nov 15, 2019
    9
    Game is not without certain flaws, but it feels really fun and entertaining. I haven't felt an urge to play a game more and more, since Witcher 3. Fresh setting of a decaying corporate ruled society on a distant planet, makes a great backgroud to enjoyable gunplay, intriguing quests and meaningful relations with companions. A true gem in a pile of Fallout76s, that are being thrown atGame is not without certain flaws, but it feels really fun and entertaining. I haven't felt an urge to play a game more and more, since Witcher 3. Fresh setting of a decaying corporate ruled society on a distant planet, makes a great backgroud to enjoyable gunplay, intriguing quests and meaningful relations with companions. A true gem in a pile of Fallout76s, that are being thrown at gamers throughout entire 2019. Go give it a try now - it's on Game Pass!… Expand
  24. facorreia
    Nov 14, 2019
    9
    Fun and refreshing. If you rush it and finish it in 20 hours you'll find it isn't deep enough, but I did the companion quests, and faction quests, and there was a satisfying amount of story development. I played it for 60 hours and I enjoyed all of them.
  25. Airchangel
    Nov 14, 2019
    10
    A Obsidian é um estúdio muito, mas muito talentoso, isso todos nós sabemos, The Outer Worlds só mostra isso, e mostra o quão grande foi a aquisição dele pela Microsoft, ela vai causar muito barulho no futuro. The Outer Worlds é simplesmente o RPG do ano, bem construído, um contexto muito rico, personagens incríveis e uma história muito boa, tudo o que a Obsidian sabe fazer de melhor táA Obsidian é um estúdio muito, mas muito talentoso, isso todos nós sabemos, The Outer Worlds só mostra isso, e mostra o quão grande foi a aquisição dele pela Microsoft, ela vai causar muito barulho no futuro. The Outer Worlds é simplesmente o RPG do ano, bem construído, um contexto muito rico, personagens incríveis e uma história muito boa, tudo o que a Obsidian sabe fazer de melhor tá aqui. Inclusive nos fazer sentir muita falta de Fallout New Vegas.… Expand
  26. GABRIELHGB1999
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    Jogo incrívelmente lindo e vivo, personagens incríveis, só queria mais planetas no jogo :(
  27. Knight37
    Nov 13, 2019
    10
    The Outter Worlds: Lo que Fallout 76 debía ser.

    Obsidian no necesita presentación a este punto de la historia de los videojuegos, pues ya nos ha dado joyitas del gaming de rol como el aclamado Fallot: New vegas, el fabuloso Pillars Of Eternity, y su igualmente buena secuela, y por si no lo sabían también son los encargados detrás de South Park: la vara de la verdad; juego con el que un    The Outter Worlds: Lo que Fallout 76 debía ser.

    Obsidian no necesita presentación a este punto de la historia de los videojuegos, pues ya nos ha dado joyitas del gaming de rol como el aclamado Fallot: New vegas, el fabuloso Pillars Of Eternity, y su igualmente buena secuela, y por si no lo sabían también son los encargados detrás de South Park: la vara de la verdad; juego con el que un servidor se llevo una de las mejores experiencias y diversión en un RPG
    y aquí repetimos dosis, ya que el ultimo proyecto de este desarrollador tan apasionado por lo que hace no decepciona, ni de lejos.
    Empecemos dejando algo en claro, esta juego no tiene la mas mínima intención de inovar o traer cosas nuevas a la ecuación que hace un shooter RPG, sino mas bien hacer un doctorado en lo que estos chicos y chicas ya tienen dominado, y lo hacen de forma maravillosa

    Hablemos de construcción de personaje: Parte esencial de todo RPG (como de su contratarte en el papel) es la construcción de personaje que usaremos a lo largo de nuestra aventura, en este apartado Obsidian lo hace de forma excelsa y grata al darnos cuenta que no abandonan el sistema de puntos y progresión de habilidades que nos entregaron en su participación en Fallout, dándonos un abanico de opciones bastante amplio a escoger en cuanto a nuestro personaje, abanico que conforme van subiendo los niveles se abre mas y mas.

    Los ambientes que nos plantea el juego son lo suficientemente variados para mantenernos interesados en saber que hay un poquito mas aya, aunque esta vez optan por un mapa estelar dividido en zonas en lugar de un gran mapa unico, lo cual, pienso yo, no es ni bueno ni malo, solo diferente, ls gama de personajes es variada, pero con sus limitaciones, me sorprende que la tendencia actual de grupos sociales impregnara un juego de obsidian, siendo muy marcado en el hecho de que la gran mayoria de personajes femeninos son muy genéricos, siempre de pelo corto, de igual manera me choca un poquito el hecho de que el juego no tiene intenciones de desarollar ningún tipo de trama amorosa o de relación con ninguno de los acompañantes, pero se ta todo el tiempo de la colonia a desarrollar una relación entre una de las tripulantes y una ingeniera, me parece un poco incongruente por ese lado.

    Los acompañantes que podemos tener son de lo mas variopintos, dándonos a escoger a quien nos caiga mejor, con quien tengamos mejor sinergia, o que potencie alguna característica que necesitemos

    La historia es interesante, graciosa, picante y a veces hasta un poco sosa, mezcla en un rico licuado, comedia, aventura e intriga

    Algo a destacar es que desde el día 1 de su lanzamiento esta disponible en el servicio de MIcrosoft "Game pass" esto gracias a la reciente incorporación de Obsidian a la cartera de desarolladores de Microsoft Game Studios, esperemos que sigan subiendo el nivel con los presupuestos que maneja Microsoft y puedan entregarnos excelentes juegos con su nueva chapita de Microsoft Game Studios

    En conclusión: The Outter Worlds cumple bastante bien con una expectativa que teníamos ya de por si muy arriba, se doctoran en shooter RPG y nos deja con un gran sabor de boca después de invertirle mas de 35 horas de juego    … Expand
  28. Remsodean
    Nov 13, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Beautiful, fun and quirky! Loved it to bits, deslige the minor limitations in terms of scope and technical prowes.
    Looking forward to a hopefully more ambitious sequel!    … Expand
  29. Undertuto
    Nov 12, 2019
    8
    Buen juego y se hubiera llevado un 10 si hubiera tenido más contenido. Lo he terminado en difícil sin hacerme mucho problema. Le faltaron más tipos de enemigos y más localidades. Siento que el tiempo se me pasó muy rápido a pesar que le he metido 50 horas
  30. IRhodes
    Oct 26, 2019
    9
    Great game, amazing writing and artwork. First of what will hopefully become.sucessful IP for Xbox.
  31. Whiteoutz5692
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    The game is extremely addictive as a fallout, I thought they could have had more innovation when making the game because it is practically the same as fallout, of course there are some innovations and that makes it unique
  32. draznin
    Nov 11, 2019
    9
    It’s fantastic. The a real RPG and I’ve missed it so much in the last few Fallout games. Really, it hasn’t felt this good since Bioshock, Mass Effect 2/3 (yeah, I liked 3) and New Vegas and that makes sense.
  33. thialvessilva
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    jogo sensacional, muito divertido e tem muito o que fazer nele, só não leva 10 porque tem esse sistema de dificuldade desnecessário.
  34. Cheesepleese
    Nov 10, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Another Fallout type game in space, Im in for $60 im in. I love single player RPG's so i wasn't going to miss this one. I really enjoyed this game, some of the dialog and quest option spectrums were done even better than Bethesda. However they're were some things missing like mysterious quest givers that find you and initiate conversation while you are roaming around or quest givers hidden in a shack off the beaten path. i find complaining about a games length is a little silly because you are stating how much you like the game and how much you wanted to keep going but i would have appreciated getting to see the rest of the planets on the map you have been seeing throughout your playthrough thus judging your own length for the game. Loved it 9/10
    -Adrien    … Expand
  35. Ariel1221
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    Jogo top jogabilidade boa
    Mecânicas simples aonde te dá mais imersão
    Cumpre o que prometi
  36. Watchmen
    Nov 10, 2019
    10
    A great game one of the surprises on atual generation a fantastic gameplay immersive and remember the Fallout games
  37. overtimeneowar
    Nov 10, 2019
    6
    aburrido, un fallout mal hecho, un engendro entre no mans sky y fallout 3, mundos pequeños y vacíos, misiones aburridas, obvias y sosas, este juego no inventa nada, las armas son pocas y la munición se comparte de manera tonta, no hay explosivos, terminas las misiones de un mapa y no hay motivos de regresar, en las misiones los dialogos llegan a ser aburridos al gardo de querer ignorarlosaburrido, un fallout mal hecho, un engendro entre no mans sky y fallout 3, mundos pequeños y vacíos, misiones aburridas, obvias y sosas, este juego no inventa nada, las armas son pocas y la munición se comparte de manera tonta, no hay explosivos, terminas las misiones de un mapa y no hay motivos de regresar, en las misiones los dialogos llegan a ser aburridos al gardo de querer ignorarlos para poder jugar, las armaduras parecen copias de fallout 4, apenas y hay modificaciones en armas y armaduras, no hay armaduras o trajes de personalisación, muy corto, buen intento que solo queda en un wanabe de fallout… Expand
  38. BlackCharlesX
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Un juego excelente con una historia y jugabilidad bastante buena Lo recomiendo
  39. DiccDastardly
    Nov 3, 2019
    2
    Let me start by saying that when not in a loading screen the game to me is the sort of thing I like.

    Fallout Vegas I loved and this is very similar, even graphically. I like the old school design to it. The storylines, side quests, ability skill trees all there and are great. There are little imperfections such as the objective markers which are set on the entry points of areas rather    Let me start by saying that when not in a loading screen the game to me is the sort of thing I like.

    Fallout Vegas I loved and this is very similar, even graphically. I like the old school design to it. The storylines, side quests, ability skill trees all there and are great. There are little imperfections such as the objective markers which are set on the entry points of areas rather then where you actually need to be but, this is something you get used to and can work round. I have also come accross various clipping issues and the odd missing NPC but these in themselves are infrequent and do nothing to detract from the game itself. Melee feels pretty clean and you do feel you are making a connection onto an enemy rather than swinging wildly. Gunplay is excellent with the variety of weapons and the ability to be able to modify each weapon with add-ons and also to increase the level of each weapon by tinkering. All in all pretty solid so far.

    I have managed to complete the game but have given up doing the side quests due to the biggest issue of the game, as mentioned, Loading times. If your a completionist you will find this more of a chore than enjoyable.

    When so many of the quests are of the basic go, fetch and collect variety you need to travel back and forth a great deal. Therein lies the almost gamebreaking issue.

    Each loading screen lasts for 45 seconds on the Xbox 1x in 4k and then a further 20 seconds. or so, once it has loaded for the map to actually appear or NPC's to to talk to you. Without giving any spoilers away, one simple mission involved me having to travel to an area, fast travel to an area within that area, collect an item (which took 5 seconds) and then return to the ship and then return to the quest giver..thats in excess of 3 minutes waiting for a 5 second job. You will be travelling hundreds of times during the games length so minutes will become hours fairly rapidly. For a game which is not particularly graphically challenged, and in 2019, is this the best we can expect ?

    Travelling to new areas is common most games. A long loading time for a complete area is fine if it means no fast travelling loading times within each area and for a game like this would surely have been not the best option but the only option.

    If they had thought and fixed this major flaw then this would have been an excellent must have game but for me, completing it was almost a relief due to this one issue and not a game I would return to again unlike Fallout New Vegas.    … Expand
  40. JayNxtGen
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    This game feels like a mix of Kotor2, Fallout New Vegas with a touch of Bioshock. It is a true call back to a era of video games long gone and it really feels good to be back. If you are a Fallout fan or a fan of any of Obsidians previous titles then this is for you.

    This game is also on XBOX GAME PASS so if you don't want to risk full price then they have you covered.
  41. Bazanella
    Nov 9, 2019
    9
    Curti, é tudo que Fallout poderia ser, mas a Bethesda prefere arruinar sua franquia. Gráficos e sons ok, gameplay boa, game divertido. Vida longa a franquia!
  42. PiePieper
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    Man, what a treat. Its a Western RPG without horrible bugs and bad gameplay. Story is awesome and VO is top notch. Can't wait to play through again.
  43. jmati84
    Nov 9, 2019
    8
    Good Job obsidian . Keep showing Bethesda how to properly write and develop games.
  44. Anonymoose420
    Nov 9, 2019
    10
    There’s no micro-transactions so that’s a first of 2019. The story is great and the characters are all unique. It is definitely the best game of 2019
  45. Scutch1980
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is exactly the kind of game I have been eager to play. This game might be a tad bit short, with no open ended means to extend the gameplay after the Story but what is here is highly enjoyable. The choices you make and the results they have on you morally will help push you to replay this time and time again. I definitely want to see more from this game.… Expand
  46. Calvocartonero
    Nov 8, 2019
    5
    En el apartado técnico es bastante malo aunque se ve bonito carga tarde las texturas y en algunos momentos se ve bastante mal.
    Empieza siendo divertido porque te da esa sensación de fallout pero esa sensación desaparece a las dos tres horas que lo llevas jugando y se torna aburrido.
    Es corto la historia poco interesante solo te gustara porque recuerda otros juegos.
  47. RockyLeo
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Excelent Game! A lot of fun! Classical RPG with wide possibilities! Good Job! Waiting for TOW 2!… Expand
  48. AllFunandGames
    Nov 8, 2019
    10
    I had an incredible amount of fun in this game. Played it on Xbox One X than loaded it up on Win 10 Store & played again.
  49. Dark_Gator
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    El juego te mantiene atrapado, buen balance entre acción y fases de diálogo.
  50. BeatHour
    Nov 8, 2019
    6
    The only reason why this is getting rave reviews is because "Bethesda bad." That's literally it. Outer Worlds is definitively the weakest entry in Obsidian's collection of narrative RPGs, and it shows from beginning to end. No doubt they "outdid themselves" in making a 3D world that looks vaguely like something Bethesda's B-team would drop. People saying this is the bug-free Fallout seemedThe only reason why this is getting rave reviews is because "Bethesda bad." That's literally it. Outer Worlds is definitively the weakest entry in Obsidian's collection of narrative RPGs, and it shows from beginning to end. No doubt they "outdid themselves" in making a 3D world that looks vaguely like something Bethesda's B-team would drop. People saying this is the bug-free Fallout seemed to have been playing a very different game from mine, where it only took a few minutes before I got stuck in the terrain or events in a quest chain refused to trigger, forcing me to kill the quest NPCs I was trying to work for.

    In any case, regardless of who made it, Outer Worlds is a mediocre game with mediocre writing, a cheap cash-in on other IPs like Firefly and Bioshock. The world is lifeless, with "failing corporations" standing around waiting for you to destroy them. Companions just decide to pop on your ship, and are so inconsequential to your journey that you can just immediately ask them to leave your ship, your party, and your life, where they'll no-doubt sit and sulk where you first found them until you decide to take them on the most bland, sunset tone adventure media has ever seen.

    This game just makes me want to read a book. At least in a book, something happens within the first eight hours. In Outer Worlds, I'm CRAWLING along, doing the most inane sidequests that have already been in other Obsidian games. The last one I stopped on was "investigating" a murder. I went to the dead person's house, the game told me who to talk to, I talked to them, and then they told me who the murderer was. I went and beat up the murders. Wow. Are these really the people who made KOTOR2? Pillars of Eternity? I'm expecting a shred of Narrative complexity here. Just a shred. Please.

    Right now I'm playing it a few minutes or an hour at a two at a time. It's like a train wreck in very slow motion which I'm mildly in engaged to glance back at every now and again. Maybe it'll get better, but looking at the fact that I've completed most of the scanty, miserable skill tree and am impervious to enemy attacks on normal difficult, I'm pretty sure the game is about to wind to a sudden conclusion. If the game gets better at some point from here, I'll leave an edit.    … Expand
  51. DiSouza
    Nov 8, 2019
    8
    It took me about 30 hours to finish all major and side missions and I enjoyed every minute of it! Now I can't wait for a sequel or a new Obsidian game! The dialogues are very funny and deep, but I expected more consequences from my decisions. With a little more refinement in this and more cinematic and perhaps a third person option, this game could be a solid 10.
  52. CesarBxDsantist
    Nov 8, 2019
    4
    Ótimo game, espírito de fallout com mass effect, só dei 4 por causa dos textos que são muito pequenos.
  53. CriticasReales
    Nov 8, 2019
    9
    Muy buen juego, es lo que tenia que haber sido Fallout, tiene cosas de Mass Effec que le dan un toque magnifico como el llevar dos aliados en tus misiones entre otras, ademas también alguna cosas de Borderlands, una excelente jugabilidad, las misiones y la historia están genial con toques de humor, las conversaciones con libertad de escoger y ayudar o no en misiones secundarias, es un muyMuy buen juego, es lo que tenia que haber sido Fallout, tiene cosas de Mass Effec que le dan un toque magnifico como el llevar dos aliados en tus misiones entre otras, ademas también alguna cosas de Borderlands, una excelente jugabilidad, las misiones y la historia están genial con toques de humor, las conversaciones con libertad de escoger y ayudar o no en misiones secundarias, es un muy buen juego de accion y toques de rol en primera persona, lo estoy disfrutando mucho es un gran juego lo recomiendo.… Expand
  54. nandika
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    Small, "open-ish" world and nice visuals, but the game itself is kept alive only by the fallout/rpg nostalgia. However, the acerbic humor and corporate criticism almost makes you feel that time wasn't wasted. Clunky mechanics (please, add some deadzone/smoothness settings to the xbox controller, it's harder to aim than in any FPS) and outdated facial animation is a bad mix.
  55. Vidner
    Nov 8, 2019
    7
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the best RPG I have played since Fallout NV. Period.

    BUT (and it's a big but) the game fälls short because it is too short. I got the impression of this being a similar game to previous Fallout-games. You know, a massive world with interesting quests and characters. But it's built up by small worlds in a lager picture.

    Characters and quests are awesome, don't get me wrong. But it's disappointingly short in length and to small in scale. And a game breaking bug at the very last quest was a major let down for me.    … Expand
  56. RedTagFiber
    Nov 7, 2019
    9
    Amazing game The colors aren’t rich the storylines in depth characters you’re gonna love from a great studio If you haven’t played it it’s a must remind me of Mass Effect and Fallout And is beautifully done cannot wait for the next one
  57. Sonyer
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    The game is pure Magic, the perfect replacement for Fallout in this dark days of Bethesda, if you love Fallout Saga you gonna love this game, play this game in Xbox One X in Native 4K, the game is fantastic a masterpiece.
  58. Norsecode
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    Great art style. Has a god amount of content, but not too much to where I fell overwhelmed like many other RPG's. I am going to play through it a second time with a different build. I haven't had any frame rate issues and the first person shooting and combat is a lot of fun. The best part is the dialogue. It is well done and funny. The ONLY thing that I did not like was the really longGreat art style. Has a god amount of content, but not too much to where I fell overwhelmed like many other RPG's. I am going to play through it a second time with a different build. I haven't had any frame rate issues and the first person shooting and combat is a lot of fun. The best part is the dialogue. It is well done and funny. The ONLY thing that I did not like was the really long loading screens. I played on my Xbox one s.… Expand
  59. TheHonestJack
    Nov 7, 2019
    6
    The outer worlds and a fantastic RPG with its characters and interactions taking center stage, with your loveable crew and great roleplaying opportunities being by and large the highlights of the game.

    Unfortunately, the rest of the game's features range from mediocre to just plain bad. The worlds themselves are startling bland and not fun to explore. The art style seems like an    The outer worlds and a fantastic RPG with its characters and interactions taking center stage, with your loveable crew and great roleplaying opportunities being by and large the highlights of the game.

    Unfortunately, the rest of the game's features range from mediocre to just plain bad.

    The worlds themselves are startling bland and not fun to explore. The art style seems like an attempt to combine retrofuturist 1920s wood and brass with the sci-fi of something like Firefly, but it all ends up just being a muddled mess. The products and weapons seem retro-inspired while the buildings and ships just seem like generic sci-fi, and its all very boring to look at.

    Even the PVE environments are incredibly generic. You fight your typical slew of giant lizards, giant mantis', marauders wearing mismatched gear, etc. Even the wildlands you fight them in is just your generic wasteland of giant mushrooms and acid pools. None of it looks BAD, It's just incredibly boring and feels like it was just slapped together as a backdrop for the RPG gameplay.

    Speaking of fighting monsters and marauders, combat is by far the worst part of the outer worlds. Much like the Fallout series, the combat in this game is clunky, awkward, and unsatisfying. You have a bullet-time feature that helps combat with increased damage and better aiming, but much like VATS, it just feels like its there to make up for the terrible combat, like a band-aid. When the enemies are even a bit more powerful than you, the combat is just miserable with every enemy being a bullet sponge. I just don't think the game needed to be an FPS.

    Overall, while the game nails its RPG gameplay, it stumbles just enough with the art style and combat to make it go from great to just good.    … Expand
  60. DefoDerry
    Nov 7, 2019
    10
    The dialogue and decisions in this thing are fantastic. Love the fresh coat of a paint in a genre that has often been *very* grey. I hope to see more in this universe!
  61. WilmyHood
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    Beautiful game, music is great and it is everything that the last Fallout wished it could have been. Glad to see Obsidian doing what they do best
  62. Charltonk
    Nov 6, 2019
    7
    The start of the game was fantastic. But for an open-world game, it was very restrictive of what you can and can't do. once it did let you out into the world there were numerous frame drops that were almost game-breaking for an Xbox. the campaign was also very good with how they displayed all the cutscenes and dialogue. and clever with how they played out the game to keep you playing, youThe start of the game was fantastic. But for an open-world game, it was very restrictive of what you can and can't do. once it did let you out into the world there were numerous frame drops that were almost game-breaking for an Xbox. the campaign was also very good with how they displayed all the cutscenes and dialogue. and clever with how they played out the game to keep you playing, you could try to kill and destroy a gang but end up going on a shopping trip for an old woman who needs to complete her recipe.… Expand
  63. Busterkush
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    I love this game. The graphics are top notch and the story is fantastic. The best rpg of this generation.
  64. CDizzness
    Nov 6, 2019
    5
    Meh. I am sad to say, this is no successor to New Vegas...this is just Fallout in space but without the fun of Fallout...or the fun of traveling in space...I played launch day and was thoroughly disappointed. I could give an extensive review...but after about 3-4 hours of boring lifeless gameplay, I was done....the moment I shot a bottle on a table and it didnt so much as display a bulletMeh. I am sad to say, this is no successor to New Vegas...this is just Fallout in space but without the fun of Fallout...or the fun of traveling in space...I played launch day and was thoroughly disappointed. I could give an extensive review...but after about 3-4 hours of boring lifeless gameplay, I was done....the moment I shot a bottle on a table and it didnt so much as display a bullet mark..I was done. Lack of immersion in an open world game in 2019....come on...you guys are better than this. Static objects, static characters, recycled missions, recycled story line, decisions dont really matter at the end of the day..… Expand
  65. quake2th
    Nov 6, 2019
    7
    Very good game overall, but with some major flaws:

    - Atrocious level design for an FPS. While Obsidian clearly knows how to design an RPG, their skill in designing FPS levels is lacking. You get bullets flying from literally everywhere, the game is designed around the cover/reload mechanics, but there are no covers you can use. Too much open-space shooting, does not feel like an FPS.    Very good game overall, but with some major flaws:

    - Atrocious level design for an FPS. While Obsidian clearly knows how to design an RPG, their skill in designing FPS levels is lacking. You get bullets flying from literally everywhere, the game is designed around the cover/reload mechanics, but there are no covers you can use. Too much open-space shooting, does not feel like an FPS.

    - Lifting too much from Fallout. I can understand the parody/tribute thing, but come on, this is too much. Sometimes the game feels like a cheap clone of Fallout.

    - RPG elements are severely lacking, very linear "unlock this skill" system. Was not expecting this from the same developer of Pillars Of Eternity...

    - Weapons are not very good, was expecting much more. Science weapons are trash, nice reference to Duke Nukem though.

    - Insanely long load times. Takes forever to open the map screen on the xbox one x, come on...

    I'd say is much better than the average FPS we get today, but it's not as good as a pure FPS (i.e. Doom) and it's not good as an hybrid FPS/RPG (System Shock 2, Prey, Deus Ex). So I really don't understand where they want to go with this franchise.

    The game is funny anyway, so it's definitely worth checking it out.    … Expand
  66. badavi
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    the best game i played since Red Dead Redemption 2,gameplay is the best part of it,and ofcourse the dialog and conversation parts so fun,i mean you can really spoke of it,one of the best RPG Game ever played.Tnx Obsidian Entertainment.
  67. PapaRowley84
    Nov 6, 2019
    10
    In all honesty, and I am being brutally honest... The Outer Worlds isn’t just my game of the year... It has to be my game of the YEAR! With great colors and graphics to a game where the budget is definitely lower than bigger first party titles. A game where the story, and characters have a side of humor to them that just keeps you smiling. A game in where the gameplay is smooth (shootingIn all honesty, and I am being brutally honest... The Outer Worlds isn’t just my game of the year... It has to be my game of the YEAR! With great colors and graphics to a game where the budget is definitely lower than bigger first party titles. A game where the story, and characters have a side of humor to them that just keeps you smiling. A game in where the gameplay is smooth (shooting mechanics, perks system, melee). A game in where you travel your unknown galaxy, and you can do what ever you want, fighting countless Mauders, Monsters that are relentless. Amazing job Obsidian! Watch out Bethesda, every-time I fire up “The Outer Worlds” and get ready to play, “It Just keeps getting BETTER, and BETTER, and BETTER!!!… Expand
  68. alejotorresmani
    Nov 5, 2019
    10
    Playing this on the xbox one acts in 4K is absolutely stunning amazing!. Played over 200 hours and I don't even think I'm 20% into the game yet. It's Insane is more than Fallout 4!
  69. Argyblue
    Nov 4, 2019
    10
    One of the best experiences of the generation. Great job. I just wait the sequel.
  70. artardmoshea
    Nov 4, 2019
    7
    On the surface this game appears to be a very cool mix of Fallout/Mass Effect with a dash of Bioshock.

    It takes a lot of good ideas and mechanics from these games but still manages to fall short on all counts. I felt like I was just getting everything figured out at hour 20 and was wonder how people were finishing it so quickly; then by hour 25 It was done; it seems like there is a    On the surface this game appears to be a very cool mix of Fallout/Mass Effect with a dash of Bioshock.

    It takes a lot of good ideas and mechanics from these games but still manages to fall short on all counts.

    I felt like I was just getting everything figured out at hour 20 and was wonder how people were finishing it so quickly; then by hour 25 It was done; it seems like there is a huge solar system full of worlds to explore, but most of them are just decoration of very linear/small maps.

    I enjoyed this game, but it's all front loaded and very much feels like they ran out of money and wrapped up what they had.

    The loading screens are pretty brutal towards the end of the game when you are just doing a lot of travel to wrap up finished quests and there is no more exploration it feels like 1/3 of the time you are in a loading screen.

    There is a great experience here, but it's incomplete.    … Expand
  71. Emperor_Guam
    Nov 4, 2019
    9
    This game isn't without flaws it has them but most of the flaws are very tiny. You can't take a mod off a gun after you've installed it kind of annoying but not world ending. However seeing critics complaining about the size of the world and listing that as a flaw is missing the point as to why a few smaller worlds is better than one large one. I don't fast travel in Outer Worlds veryThis game isn't without flaws it has them but most of the flaws are very tiny. You can't take a mod off a gun after you've installed it kind of annoying but not world ending. However seeing critics complaining about the size of the world and listing that as a flaw is missing the point as to why a few smaller worlds is better than one large one. I don't fast travel in Outer Worlds very often. In Fallout 3,4 Skyrim I fast traveled ALL the time! You would finish a quest and then the marker would move to the other side of the map. The largest distance I had to cover so far is about 600 meters. Traveling is shorter than the load time of fast traveling (maybe?). Load times are pretty short unlike Fallout Skyrim. I don't even typically like Obsidian's games and I had my doubts about this one but I have been proven wrong. I haven't run into any weird bugs in this game either unlike Fallout Skyrim. It is a great time if you like Fallout Skyrim style games.… Expand
  72. skittlefarmer
    Nov 4, 2019
    6
    Good story, Fantastic banter, however lazy gunplay & laden with the same wannabe "subtle" political suffocation that plagues modern gaming: every white man is a villain, everyone is gay, on and on... So disappointing
  73. AssassinHiru
    Nov 3, 2019
    9
    An amazing game, with the quality of characters and storytelling that was quite refreshing.
    However, is far from perfect: it needs a bit more personalization ( separate slots for eyeglasses for example), random encounters, personalized map markers (etc) as well as a better introduction to the universe ( it took me a while to get into it as its a new IP, and i know they can do better)    An amazing game, with the quality of characters and storytelling that was quite refreshing.
    However, is far from perfect: it needs a bit more personalization ( separate slots for eyeglasses for example), random encounters, personalized map markers (etc) as well as a better introduction to the universe ( it took me a while to get into it as its a new IP, and i know they can do better)
    Still is great, will replay many times in the future; would be right now if not for Luigi's Mansion 3    … Expand
  74. silencer
    Nov 3, 2019
    8
    Good game albeit not very memorable. The humor gets old fast but without it the story is just ok. There's a good amount of dialogue and decision making, and the gameplay is generally fun which is why I'm giving it an 8.
  75. JayDarbz
    Nov 3, 2019
    4
    I love obsidian so it brings me no pleasure to say this but I really hate almost everything about the outer worlds, I like the colour pallette but the game just did not gel with me in the slightest.
  76. Joellemm
    Nov 3, 2019
    7
    Its about time we got an RPG! Not a generic open world game with some surface-level RPG elements, but a proper, choice driven RPG.

    The dialogue options, built using solid writing, the gameplay options, whether its gunning or sneaking your way through areas, all come together to create a personalised experience. These gameplay mechanics are enjoyable and well considered. The main story    Its about time we got an RPG! Not a generic open world game with some surface-level RPG elements, but a proper, choice driven RPG.

    The dialogue options, built using solid writing, the gameplay options, whether its gunning or sneaking your way through areas, all come together to create a personalised experience. These gameplay mechanics are enjoyable and well considered. The main story is interesting, with numerous branching side quests and characters that are unique, including companions that each include their own backstory worth exploring. Choices had outcomes and consequences, as you would hope, and were often difficult to make. The world is colourful and includes both a fun and cynical look at the corporate dominance found in our own world, with intelligent commentary through recognisable ideological ideas. Obsidian's charm shines throughout.

    The game, although far smoother than anything a certain other Western "RPG" developer has ever put out, still had frame-rate issues at various points, and textures popping in and out. Side quests, although often unique and interesting, would frequently involve jumping to different worlds, resulting in laborious loading screens taking up much of my time. Exploration was not rewarded as well as i would have hoped, with it being difficult, so long as you converse with the characters you encounter, to come across locations or something interesting by accident. There was far more consumable variety than weapon or armour variety, which i found to be somewhat bizarre. Especially when the game does not pose enough difficulty in its gameplay for these consumables to be necessary. The skill tree was functional, but i was honestly disappointed with the perks available, that were generic and always stat based.

    Fallout: New Vegas is my favourite game of all time, and i thoroughly enjoyed this, but both have their disappointing elements that detract from the game's quality as a whole. Even so, as an RPG, it functions far better than anything AAA seen in years.    … Expand
  77. Kezblez
    Nov 2, 2019
    1
    What an absolute piece of crap. How on Earth did this get over 8??? It started off with great potential but then it was finished in a heartbeat and incredibly anti-climatic. I also got the impression that the Social Justice Warriors had been involved as most of the main characters seemed to be women with blue and purple spikey hair. What an absolute waste of my time and money! I can'tWhat an absolute piece of crap. How on Earth did this get over 8??? It started off with great potential but then it was finished in a heartbeat and incredibly anti-climatic. I also got the impression that the Social Justice Warriors had been involved as most of the main characters seemed to be women with blue and purple spikey hair. What an absolute waste of my time and money! I can't believe this cost the same as games like Fallout 4 and any of the Mass Effect franchises, those were games with real scope and imagination. They had all these quirkey characters but your interactions with them are absolutely minimal, you don't even get the chance to build any kind of relationship or connection with them. What happened to Obsidian??? So disappointed. The game that promised so much yet delivered so little.… Expand
  78. DaleH
    Nov 2, 2019
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. One of the best games I ever played. This game is fun, interesting and amazing from start to finish. There are two main endings to this game but a lot of minor details that can make the ending more interesting. The Decisions you have to make in this game help make this game so incredible. •I highly recommend this game to anyone.… Expand
  79. PunishedRyk
    Nov 2, 2019
    7
    First of all gotta get this out of the way, I have no dog in this fight whatsoever, I'm not a bethesda fanboy who thinks the fallout games are perfect. I don't worship Pete Hines and I'm not secretly Todd Howard under a pseudonym with a fake moustache. On the flip side I'm also not an obsidian or new vegas cultist, I've never played Kotor and I thought new vegas was ok but really nothingFirst of all gotta get this out of the way, I have no dog in this fight whatsoever, I'm not a bethesda fanboy who thinks the fallout games are perfect. I don't worship Pete Hines and I'm not secretly Todd Howard under a pseudonym with a fake moustache. On the flip side I'm also not an obsidian or new vegas cultist, I've never played Kotor and I thought new vegas was ok but really nothing special, pretty much the same with their south park games. I'm kinda neutral on obsisdian. I enjoyed new vegas but I didn't think it was the second coming of videogame jesus like their cultists do. I mean it's a pretty decent game considering it was made in a year but it never really blew my sock off.
    I also had zero expectations for this game, it was sort of just a blip on my radar, I didn't get super hyped and raise my expectations in the slightest like I did for almost every fallout game haha. So this isn't an angry reactionary flame out because my expectations were too high, I had literally zero expectations of this game other than it being a fun rpg. I went into this game totally free of bias or hype to colour my verdict. I'm also not being paid by anyone to talk about retractable horse balls haha.

    Ok so now that's out of the way you know that I'm coming at this from the most objective position you can get and all this hate is coming purely from a person that has never known true love and does not have a life.

    Jesus where to start, ok so Outer Worlds starts where not Rick Sanchez/Doc Brown basically kidnaps your character from a giant colony spaceship that was 'lost' seventy or so years ago. Which is a pretty cool way to pick your character because you're basically not Rick Sanchez choosing from a list of colonists and once you've created your character and their stats and stuff you're ejected from his ship in an escape pod onto this alien world, where you first get to experience the **** combat and stealth, yeah.

    First thing you'll notice apart from the interesting colour palette is that the weapons and combat are kinda bleh. All the guns look, sound and feel like they had a little orange cap on the end of the barrel before they were modelled haha. They look like toys and there isn't a lot of feedback. I tend to measure a game by the standard of it's shotgun and the first shotgun you get looks and sounds like you're firing squeaky potatoes at people. It's one of those rpgs where you can shoot someone five times in their bare face at point blank range and they just give you a stern look of disapproval and maybe say 'ow'. But it's pretty forgiving in the other direction, you can stand on a landmine and be mildly annoyed for about a minute. You don't really need to use cover, the combat is quite forgiving in general, I played it on normal and I breezed through most encounters I couldn't talk my way out of. It's casual af haha.
    Funny thing is you can't lay those mines though, I of course thinking of Fallout and having high engineering skill because I was role playing as Amos from the Expanse I expected to be able to disarm them and pocket them, I expected wrong. It just blew up in my face, you can't pick up or deploy mines in Outer worlds, there are also no grenades, there are grenade launchers but no grenades, not that I'm complaining, I don't usually use grenades in most games but it's weird them not being there, did they just forget?
    Come to think of it there were no grenades in bioshock either, just a grenade launcher, funny since I was just reviewing Prey 2017, a game that literally has more grenades than guns... and is ****

    So the first part of the game I found really tedious because you 'inherit' lets say, a nice nearly new ship called 'The Unreliable' but to get it off the ground you need a maguffin to make the engine work. So the first part of the game you're making a choice to help either of these two factions to get the maguffin so you can make the ship work. So you're dropped onto this first planet but it's not a free roam game, it's like a hub game, so there are multiple planets and each planet has a tight little map to explore and exploit which is good and bad honestly.
    The two standards for rpg worlds spectrum for me are Fallout and Deus Ex, in Fallout you have a vast open world that's a mile wide and an inch deep. So big open space but it's not amazingly detailed and there's lots of reused as    … Expand
  80. leche_paterna
    Nov 2, 2019
    10
    El mejor RPG que ha aparecido en los últimos años. Lo que debería haber sido la saga Fallout.
  81. lebigmac21
    Nov 2, 2019
    10
    es un juego bonito, divertido, fresco, con buen gameplay increíble, secuela espiritual excelente de folllout new vegas, recomendado al cien y mas por el gamepass
  82. HCG84
    Nov 2, 2019
    9
    It reminds me greatly of the original Fallout games for PC way back in the day. The game is stuffed with lore, the setting is farcical to an extreme and the scope of the adventure is fairly large on saving the population but the area is kinda small. It's concise and dense with passable combat and interesting characters and a lot of deadpan humor with great voicework along with greatIt reminds me greatly of the original Fallout games for PC way back in the day. The game is stuffed with lore, the setting is farcical to an extreme and the scope of the adventure is fairly large on saving the population but the area is kinda small. It's concise and dense with passable combat and interesting characters and a lot of deadpan humor with great voicework along with great visuals. I highly recommend for anyone that played those classics or wants some more RPG goodness.… Expand
  83. Warhammer1112
    Nov 2, 2019
    9
    One of the best games this generation and it is hands down the GOTY. Its everything we have been missing from bethesda since they have turned their backs on their fans.
    Fallout, mass effect, bioshock with a little elder scrolls morrowind thrown in the easter eggs are everywhere.
    Only down side is the graphics are not the best but are mind blowing for a "AA" game Pick this up on gamepass to    One of the best games this generation and it is hands down the GOTY. Its everything we have been missing from bethesda since they have turned their backs on their fans.
    Fallout, mass effect, bioshock with a little elder scrolls morrowind thrown in the easter eggs are everywhere.
    Only down side is the graphics are not the best but are mind blowing for a "AA" game
    Pick this up on gamepass to try it and you will buy it    … Expand
  84. MrFlankster
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    Even if you're not a RPG fan, but more of a shooter fan, go get this. With the witty dialogue, great story, and AMAZING character building, this game is like interacting-with-a-new-favorite-television-series-you-can't-stop-watching-and-thank-the-heavens-that-it's-released-on-Netflix-so-you-can-binge-watch-it.

    Here is why: I was nervous about pre ordering this game (not that it really    Even if you're not a RPG fan, but more of a shooter fan, go get this. With the witty dialogue, great story, and AMAZING character building, this game is like interacting-with-a-new-favorite-television-series-you-can't-stop-watching-and-thank-the-heavens-that-it's-released-on-Netflix-so-you-can-binge-watch-it.

    Here is why:

    I was nervous about pre ordering this game (not that it really matters since there is literally no harm no foul for cancelling a pre order and it's only $5)... but my trepidation was from the fact that (surprisingly) not many people I knew had heard of this game in the year leading up to it, but also, I had very high expectations due to the promises of the "throwback rpg" that was supposedly bundled in a "Firefly" type universe. I mean... c'mon! What more could you ask for?

    By "throwback rpg," I'm referring to the good ol' days where your decisions ACTUALLY meant something. Your freedom was real and not artificial and not just some marketing promise used to get you to buy the game. I'm talking "old school, dialogue heavy, relationship building, watch your vicarious character's traits/personalities flesh out and evolve right before your eyes based off of your decisions and actions" kind of game.... did that make sense?

    So with my high expectations, I couldn't help but feel that I was setting myself up for disappointment... like so many other games that came out in recent years (*cough* Days Gone *cough*). SO MANY GAMES get our hopes up with OVER promising and UNDER-delivering.

    Folks, this game delivers on all fronts. True RPG. True to it's promises of decision making/impacting dialogue... OH AND the combat. One thing I didn't hold my breath on (because of past shooting mechanics of the Fallout game) was the... shooting... mechanics. I was doubly prepared for poor shooting because I just came off of Borderlands 3, where the shooting is phenomenal! LOW AND BEHOLD....THE SHOOTING MECHANICS ARE SHOCKINGLY GREAT! Perfect? No. But they hold their own, which just adds to the already superb premise of the game play. It looks like Death Stranding is set up to be a snooze fest and a disappointment (based off of early reviews... even the good reviews state it's boring and extremely frustrating). All I gotta say is thank you "The Outer Worlds" for being the first game in a long time.... maybe ever for keeping ALL OF YOUR PROMISES... AND THEN SOME!!    … Expand
  85. alihefendi
    Nov 1, 2019
    6
    After one and half hour, game draws you into such a prosperous world, or you have thought like that. It is hard to say that the Outer Worlds shows a different experiment while contrasting other samples of this genre whereas it is not a strong instance for define RPG. Last but not least, after 5 or 6 hours, game starting to repeat itself, and the most horrible thing, profoundness of theAfter one and half hour, game draws you into such a prosperous world, or you have thought like that. It is hard to say that the Outer Worlds shows a different experiment while contrasting other samples of this genre whereas it is not a strong instance for define RPG. Last but not least, after 5 or 6 hours, game starting to repeat itself, and the most horrible thing, profoundness of the quests have slightly declined throughout game time, and what remains after that is that long boring conversations.… Expand
  86. LtCooper
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    Amazing, simply amazing, Obsidian knows how to do a RPG with a good storytelling with many criticism and humor about capitalism, space and provoking Bethesda (fallout sucks ok)
  87. Bobjamessbob
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    If you l love Fallout:New Vegas you'll definitely enjoy playing this game. This game may not have the open world map scale compared to Fallout 4 but it is incredibly dense in content
  88. Retro47
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    The writing in this game is astounding, even small background characters are glowing with personality
  89. Khabal66
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    Amazing game, I'm not one to give 10s often but this one deserves it. Great to see what Obsidian is capable of with a real deadline.
  90. Pumpkinbrush346
    Nov 1, 2019
    10
    Just a fantastic rpg and an instant classic, from the first planet itself its proven that obsidians are the masters of western RPGs.Not much to say bout this game.If u have an xbox or PC buy gamepads and if u have a ps4 and love RPGs, buy this
  91. Tronyel
    Oct 31, 2019
    0
    Introduce politics in a video game, less than 60 hours of gameplay, lots of bugs plus a copy paste gameplay from another franchise
  92. Disbtoast
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    Best game Ive played in years. No BS, just a good story, interesting characters, and lots of hard choices
  93. RehabJip
    Oct 31, 2019
    9
    This is the game Bethesda should have given us instead of Fallout 76!!! Some of the same issues Fallout: New Vegas had are present like the clunky gun play and weird enemy AI but it also has everything that made New Vegas the awesome and acclaimed RPG it is. An immersive story, a rich and colorful world to explore and no micro transactions to name a few.

    There is a place for MMO titles    This is the game Bethesda should have given us instead of Fallout 76!!! Some of the same issues Fallout: New Vegas had are present like the clunky gun play and weird enemy AI but it also has everything that made New Vegas the awesome and acclaimed RPG it is. An immersive story, a rich and colorful world to explore and no micro transactions to name a few.

    There is a place for MMO titles but you do not take a game franchise that has traditionally been single player action adventure RPG, strip out all of the life from the game, monetize everything you can and call it the latest greatest installment. Outer Worlds is what the Fallout Fans wanted. it is so obvious Obsidian gets it. Bethesda is trying to milk the cow for every dollar, quarter, nickle and dime and it is sad. Such a breath of fresh air to get to pick up the sticks and dive into a world, into a character and an adventure with real living, breathing NPCs and making choices that really matter and also have almost unlimited replay-ability. What ever Outer Worlds lacks in length of play through it makes up for with that. Every play through can be totally different and unique again like the old Fallout games were. Remember it was not until recently we got spoiled with the massive open world games and hour and hours of game play content within one play though. In the hay day of RPGs (Metal Gear Solid, Silent Hill, Fallout 3, etc...) if you got 20-30 hours out of a game play that was well worth the $60 price tag. I feel that Outer Worlds is worth every penny. I paid full price for 76 and played it all of maybe 15 hours before I just couldn't anymore and then they marked it down to almost nothing shortly thereafter. That was a ripoff.

    I do not know if we will ever see another Fallout title after the terror that has been Fallout 76 but I for one am glad to know Obsidian is back in business and with the money Microsoft can put into their devs I think we, the true Fallout fans, can look forward to this begin a true revival of the Action Adventure RPG and the real #SavePlayerOne campaign.    … Expand
  94. AceAscendus
    Oct 31, 2019
    0
    Very disappointing game and frankly a waste of money and time. The gunplay is worse than previous Fallout games, how do you even manage to do that? The RPG elements are extremely shallow, there is no depth, evry choice feels the same, the game is just boring. It is clear that Obsidian is not the same developer they used to be in the past, they have gotten rid of all their talentedVery disappointing game and frankly a waste of money and time. The gunplay is worse than previous Fallout games, how do you even manage to do that? The RPG elements are extremely shallow, there is no depth, evry choice feels the same, the game is just boring. It is clear that Obsidian is not the same developer they used to be in the past, they have gotten rid of all their talented developers and replaced them with unqualified people, sad but true.… Expand
  95. Slavicbeets
    Oct 31, 2019
    6
    The game is good, it's pretty addicting, and I imagine it's way funner on other platforms like PC or the Xbox one x or s,but I have the original Xbone and this game chugs pretty hard. Very static and choppy frames. Still fun and everything else is great, but it actually winds up hurting your eyes because of how weird the textures and clframes get all wonky
  96. Draar
    Oct 31, 2019
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is a welcome upgrade from the sh*t hole that was fallout 76 and TES: blades.… Expand
  97. Maingham
    Oct 31, 2019
    9
    From the people that brought you fallout new Vegas, this is a very well polished game, the reviews I've read and watched have nothing but praise for this game and you can see why from the characters to the different worlds you visit. The game world actually feels lived in compared to other rpgs of the same type.. If you have game pass I'd advise to give this game a try, you won't beFrom the people that brought you fallout new Vegas, this is a very well polished game, the reviews I've read and watched have nothing but praise for this game and you can see why from the characters to the different worlds you visit. The game world actually feels lived in compared to other rpgs of the same type.. If you have game pass I'd advise to give this game a try, you won't be disappointed if you like fallout 4 or new Vegas.… Expand
  98. AloyNoXbox
    Oct 30, 2019
    9
    Fantastic game, short and simple. Not 10/10 cause performance on Xbox S on some points, unfortunately.
  99. NorisKneecap
    Oct 30, 2019
    10
    A worthy successor to Fallout: New Vegas. While it is short on content (in one playthrough; making different choices can lead to vastly different outcomes) , this is Obsidian's first attempt at a proper first-person RPG in a long time and does not have a huge budget. Any criticisms I have are nitpicks, and it is almost entirely bug-free.
  100. Lushen1212
    Oct 25, 2019
    10
    Obra maestra. Gran trabajo una vez mas por parte de Obsidian.
    Esto deberia haber sido el fallout 76.
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#11 Best Xbox One Game of 2019
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#5 Most Discussed Xbox One Game of 2019

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85

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 25 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. The Sydney Morning Herald
    Nov 19, 2019
    87
    The Outer Worlds is a well-written, novel, gorgeous roleplaying game, made for today using some of yesterday's best tricks. If you fall into the trap of using fast travel it can feel like ticking off to-do list items instead of adventuring. But if you force yourself to slow down and let the sharp dialogue, otherworldly vistas, and intriguing characters work their magic, it's one of the best roleplaying experiences of the last few years.
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  2. Official Xbox Magazine UK
    Nov 18, 2019
    80
    It’s a familiar template that The Outer Worlds builds itself around, but the depth and wit within its universe invites you ever-deeper. There’s social commentary and late-stage capitalism gallows humour all over the place, but it’s the richness of its imagined future that really holds the attention. [Issue#184, p.84]
  3. Xbox Tavern
    Nov 6, 2019
    78
    As a recent addition to the Microsoft Game Studios family, Obsidian have put their best foot forward with The Outer Worlds. Solid gun play, an engaging story with great, likeable characters and a world that is fun to explore and interact with. Some missions let the side down a little and the game could be bigger but with so many nods to the great RPG predecessors and taking the best elements from them this is a great game to pick up.
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