Outriders

 Xbox Series X
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7.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 375 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 249 out of 375
  2. Mixed: 42 out of 375
  3. Negative: 84 out of 375
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  1. Nerevarinho
    Apr 4, 2021
    5
    Very interesting story so far. But i am not going to see it until the end because the gameplay is too average. There are also too many enemies that makes the gameplay a chore. Cover shooter? Well you dont get to cover because the enemies frequently throw granades on you, so you have to dodge over and over. Meele class? Well you dont want to meele since one ability has no hit feedback orVery interesting story so far. But i am not going to see it until the end because the gameplay is too average. There are also too many enemies that makes the gameplay a chore. Cover shooter? Well you dont get to cover because the enemies frequently throw granades on you, so you have to dodge over and over. Meele class? Well you dont want to meele since one ability has no hit feedback or the other ability has a sound so annoying that lets explode your head. No dialoges during combat which makes no good balance with the well written cutscenes (Gears of War does it well). Overall i would replay Division 2 or the Borderlands series instead of investing my time in Outriders.… Expand
  2. Phasmatis
    Apr 2, 2021
    7
    Initially, this game leaves a good impression. Not revolutionary by any measure, but a solid game. Dialog, voice acting, written lore, and most of the mechanics are well implemented, just not revolutionary. If you want a quick TLDR: Mixed, but worthwhile on sale. Grab it on game pass.

    Shooting is mainly responsive, but will occasionally not register a shot. Enemies' shots will always    Initially, this game leaves a good impression. Not revolutionary by any measure, but a solid game. Dialog, voice acting, written lore, and most of the mechanics are well implemented, just not revolutionary. If you want a quick TLDR: Mixed, but worthwhile on sale. Grab it on game pass.

    Shooting is mainly responsive, but will occasionally not register a shot. Enemies' shots will always register, even when they're not made or lack presence in the same area code in the case of melee. As funny as that sounds, it is less so when that is what forces you to redo the battle. There are instances where you're just left scratching your head as to what killed you. Not from a lack of options, rather you just drop dead.

    As annoying as that sounds, said occurrences are only frequent enough to be annoying, not game ruining.

    Let's get the cat out of the bag, this game is not an open world it is linear branching maps. Where your gameplay loop will involve walking to each subsequent battle, pick up lore items, and do some optional side quests which involve going somewhere, fighting through enemies, then killing a supped-up enemy.

    Gunplay is decent enough to make this enjoyable, but after a while the illusion of the game is an open world will fade and you will come to realize the exact nature of what you are playing. Which isn't that hard except when it is outright cheating. Enemies do ridiculous damage to the point I do not believe armor matters. Their health also levels up faster than your damage potential, leaving you launching super moves that leave grunts alive. Way to eat a rocket launcher to the face, pal.

    Spam is the order of the day and perhaps this is balance for squads, but if you like to play solo, most deaths will feel cheap, most challenge will feel forced, and overall the game will not impress that much.

    As for the story, the dialog is solid, lore is decent, and the overarching story is stupid. The Anomaly fries electronics with Electromagnetic frequencies, so why has no one built faraday cages and mesh? Dunno. Why did we colonize this far-flung world instead of our solar system leaving millions more to die that otherwise wouldn't have had to die? A damn fine question. Why did the initial landing on the planet not start with a standardized lunar base to coordinate operations from a safe, logistically controllable position? Only small brains planned this operation. How come no one bothered to use triangulation to locate the McMuffin signal (I know that's not how it's spelled)? Because the plot needed to happen. How would finding the magic signal make everyone stop murdering each other when the conflict is based on each side's behavior and treatment of the other? Didn't think that one through, did ya? Why has everyone forgotten quantum mechanics is a thing when studying the anomaly? Because that would involve reading a ton of scientific concepts and the writers definitely weren't getting paid for that.

    The story really doesn't say much of anything. For a science fiction story that is near sinful. There is no exploration of what you've become, what it means to be human, or anything. These are hinted at and then dropped as fast as they are brought up. Honestly, it is almost as if the game was forced to take on a science fiction narrative when the writers and developers wanted to focus on interactions and characters. Both of these are solid enough to carry the game where the story flounders with any amount of contemplation or big brained status on the player's part.

    In the end, the game is mediocre, but unless you want to play yet another battle royal or competitive multiplayer game, the current options for shooters is slim pickings. More than anything this is the game's saving grace. Not that it is special, but that it is what it is when it is.

    Final Thoughts
    Balance the difficulty the developers must, stop spamming they should.    … Expand
  3. EggMooz
    Apr 13, 2021
    5
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Worst...Story....EVERE...
    One that make Ava from Borderlands 3 feel like Arthur Morgan, Face Mcshooty mission had more depth and fun, every single Ubisoft game seince Watch dogs have better story, pacing and "twists", the dialouge is worse than Oblivion, in one point early on you wake up and meet a character, trying to understand what's foing on you tell her "i don't understand" her answer is... "You don't understand, this isn't a dream". After several strokes and severe brain damage you find yourself playing a bland looter shooter that trying to much with main character that feels like Duke Nukem's rejected sibling. Save your money for Mass Effect, be smart kids.    … Expand
  4. MrMT
    May 18, 2021
    5
    When this game worked, it was tremendous fun, but unfortunately that experience was spoiled by a buggy launch, which got even worse over time, at one stage effectively wiping characters with all their progression. After a couple of months that issue was tackled, but matchmaking remained poor, and a game meant to be played co-op ended for the most part a lonely single player experience.
  5. KettuF1N
    Apr 3, 2021
    7
    The game has its own problems. But this is also the case in many other games. I'm surprised how this game's addictive. The biggest problem with the game is the game servers. The game crashes on the xbox every 5-10 minutes. And you can't log in to the servers every 5-10 minutes.
  6. Tavorasc
    Apr 8, 2021
    5
    Servers suck, unable to play with friends, keeps crashing and freezing, not recommended until fix.
  7. Poiter_23
    May 17, 2021
    7
    I adore this game, for its amazing combat and build diversity. Anomaly powers are great. But my god the bugs and issues:
    Cant match make
    When I do match make its so large its unplayable
    Map is absolute trash
    Quests bug out
    Cant place map markers

    Ultimately the bugs and technical issues just seem inexcusable and have forced me to stop playing
  8. sityoazzdown
    Apr 7, 2021
    7
    This game sits somewhere between a ok and a good game. And as someone who platinumed borderlands 3 while playing solo, this game just isn't really that deep at all. It's a third person shooter looter, I've personally have never played division or destiny, so I'm basing this game off of borderlands. Gameplay-wise it's more than competent and satisfying, especially when "your build" wipesThis game sits somewhere between a ok and a good game. And as someone who platinumed borderlands 3 while playing solo, this game just isn't really that deep at all. It's a third person shooter looter, I've personally have never played division or destiny, so I'm basing this game off of borderlands. Gameplay-wise it's more than competent and satisfying, especially when "your build" wipes out droves of enemies. Slaying hordes of enemies gets repetitive, but it's still satisfying. The loot is a mixed bag for me. It's mostly just grinding for mods to suit your playstyle that will lower the time to kill (ttk). At the half way point, you'll probably see all the mods the game has to offer. Oh, and the legendary drop rates in this game is atrocious, I've gotten none from chests, and just 2 from boss drops, and 1 from a side quest.. did half of the side quest, wanted, and beast hunts, ended the final mission at lvl 29... how disappointing. Legendary weapons are also merely just nice skins from guns, imagine the dissapointment from me when the first legendary gun I found, was a shotgun that had the same bone explosion perk, as the same primary shotgun I was using, only it had twice as much ammo, and golem effect tier 3. Speaking of tiers.. imagine my dissapointment half way through, when I was expecting another wave of "new" perks to unlock after a certain point of the game only to realize they're reserved for legendary drops. The story which was also initially interesting, since it had interesting lore and world, evolved into a completely niche and predictable avatar-esque film. The enemy variety also seems like a lot, but they all have the same/similar movesets... aoe, long range, jumping/charge melee, some elemental, etc.

    To end, a lot of content, but not a lot of depth. Wide as an ocean, deep as a puddle? Killing enemies remains satisfying throughout, but there just isn't enough depth to the looting, story, and enemies/gameplay to fully recommend at full price. This is a buy when on sale, but only if you enjoy looters like borderlands... it's almost on par with borderlands, but it doesn't do anything better, and does a lot on par or worse.    … Expand
  9. kambing860210
    Jan 15, 2022
    6
    buggy, bad story and characters, low drop rates even with world tier 10, just brute force shooting like serious sam, but with 3 skills and loots
  10. Voodoo123
    Apr 11, 2021
    7
    +Solid gameplay
    +Impressive visuals on a 4k screen
    +Upgrade path that respects the players time -/+Massively hammy dialogue and cutscenes -Some game breaking bugs on launch week I never anticipated buying this so having it on game pass day one was incredible. The game felt great to play and the 3 player coop mode was alot of fun. For a game of this type/setting I had a lot more fun    +Solid gameplay
    +Impressive visuals on a 4k screen
    +Upgrade path that respects the players time
    -/+Massively hammy dialogue and cutscenes
    -Some game breaking bugs on launch week

    I never anticipated buying this so having it on game pass day one was incredible. The game felt great to play and the 3 player coop mode was alot of fun. For a game of this type/setting I had a lot more fun than I ever expected. Great job guys!    … Expand
  11. Queruba
    Jul 12, 2021
    5
    Esperar o que da publisher Square Enix? Jogo é mediano, mas com servidores offline.
  12. Bato
    Aug 2, 2021
    7
    Story: 6/10
    Gameplay: 7/10
    Graphics: 7/10
    Enjoyability: 8/10
    Overall: 7/10
  13. bohalaa
    May 3, 2021
    7
    the game is good but servers are broken, you spend your time on waiting more than playing. i spent hours in signing in and trying join players, and lose host connection, i restart my xbox sx and router to play. i waited almost month to be fixed but seem they don't know how to fix their game, i gave up on it.
  14. JohnyDB
    Apr 3, 2021
    7
    Nice game imo 7/10. But i cant play only single game coz servers s*ck. For me this game is better than division.
  15. apafej
    Apr 7, 2021
    5
    The game would be otherwise decent should not be there the confusing quest (quest map) structure. I honestly do not understand that after years of development how can they think that this is a good way of handling main and side quests. After some 6 hours of gameplay I am still struggling to get used to the "quest map" which I find extremely frustrating. Not very user friendly the least toThe game would be otherwise decent should not be there the confusing quest (quest map) structure. I honestly do not understand that after years of development how can they think that this is a good way of handling main and side quests. After some 6 hours of gameplay I am still struggling to get used to the "quest map" which I find extremely frustrating. Not very user friendly the least to say. For me the whole structure destroys the enjoyment. Now I am thinking to just quit playing because of that. Why I cannot "mark" quests on a map to find them easily? I am forced to roam "hubs" to come by quests using a tiny minimap or radar which is useless IMO.… Expand
  16. panlos1113
    Apr 17, 2021
    7
    Przyjemna do grania i nic poza tym. Jak ktoś oczekuje gry z historia to nie ma co szukać.
  17. Daroku92
    May 2, 2021
    7
    Nice story line and graphics. But a lot of bugs, many times game crashes and go back go Dashboard. It’s hard to connect even to your Friends to play together. But the worst part is boring end game with few different expeditions.
  18. pdt1308
    Sep 22, 2021
    7
    This is a very good game. The lore, the world, the combat, it all drew me right in and was a lot of fun. That being said, there isn't a lot of reason to continue once you beat the game. You can keep doing the same stuff on more difficult settings and max your character, but that portion of the game is extremely repetitive. My wish for this game is that they make a second but, tryingThis is a very good game. The lore, the world, the combat, it all drew me right in and was a lot of fun. That being said, there isn't a lot of reason to continue once you beat the game. You can keep doing the same stuff on more difficult settings and max your character, but that portion of the game is extremely repetitive. My wish for this game is that they make a second but, trying not to get into spoiler territory, before the planet ends up as it is.… Expand

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Mixed or average reviews - based on 38 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 12 out of 38
  3. Negative: 1 out of 38
  1. ZTGD
    Apr 28, 2021
    75
    Visually the game looks good. We have not gotten a lot of titles to showcase these new consoles and Outriders does a good job with a rock-solid 60fps on Series X. The worlds are diverse, and the giant monsters are a sight to behold. The voice acting is atrocious and the story forgettable, but the actual world and shooting are simply outstanding. Outriders is a perfect storm. A shiny new game to show off these new consoles. The fact that it launched day and date onto Game Pass has definitely helped with its success, as has the fact that gamers are hungry for new experiences. I will likely be playing a bunch of Outriders in 2021, and that speaks volumes to its longevity. I hope the team continues to expand on the title as we move through the year, as I look forward to coming back to it for quite some time.
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  2. AusGamers
    Apr 26, 2021
    45
    All in all, Outriders falls short of Anthem in the launch-period stability stakes. Having to combat the game to be able to combat enemies and then combat the game to be able to combat enemies and then combat the… well, it’s just not worth it.
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  3. Telegraph
    Apr 26, 2021
    80
    It is a game that is interested in one thing and one thing only: turning enemies into bloody smears and hopefully finding some new shoes. And, thankfully, it is very good at it. If you are one of those people-who-like-this-kind-of thing, of course.
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