Outcast "A New Beginning" Review | The AA Movie-Game Love Child that Needed More Guidance

[@jeremyhessler2641]

My favorite part of your videos is that they're not bogged down by sponsored bullcrap

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And how the first 100 people to comment are the first 100 people to comment.

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[@grundged]

But I want someone to tell me how to shave my balls or play raid shadow legends while using a VPN.

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@@grundgedyou’re in the wrong landscape then my man 😂👊🏽 *Insert sarcastic humor. ACGS manscaped would be legendary but I appreciate his right to Abstain. 🤘🏽

[@ACGreviews]

hahahaha. So true. If you comment first you will be THE FIRST to have commented

[@Turd_Rocket]

Karak, you're still the most thorough and honest game critic on the internet. This looks super fun to me. I'm real glad we're still getting action-adventure games like this because this is one of my favourite genres. Thanks again for all your hard work, dude.

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Glad you enjoy it!

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[@jangreveraars9634]

Been waiting 20 years for this game. Gonna enjoy this review and hopefully play tomorrow

[@dougr8646]

Been waiting 20 years for this comment. I'm going to re read it and hopefully read it again tomorrow.

[@wdoctor2003]

Been waiting 20 years for your reply to his comment. I'm going to enjoy re reading your reply to his comment and hopefully read it again tomorrow.

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are you a bot

[@jangreveraars9634]

@@Angga-ew1mhsure man

[@LaughingRam]

how is it?

[@mikejenkins1270]

I really want to play this one, I just need to find some time which is probably going to be impossible. Old man over 40, with 2 kids under 3 problems. Thanks for taking the time to go off the beaten path a little bit and review these games that might not get a million views ACG, a lot of us find these much more interesting than the blockbuster GOTY bait. I had just finished watching before you had to reup for the audio issues, which is just a reminder about how much work these videos are to put together. It's easy to click play and watch such a well put together video, it's nice to be reminded of how much goes into these. So thanks for what you do.

[@PJtheincel]

Similar situation here. My desktop includes 25+ games that I have yet to play. Some classics, because we all know the late 90s was the golden era of games, and mostly remakes like system shock 1. As well as Witcher 3 and all the new Doom games since Doom 2 up until Eternal.. I just prefer the classics I guess, games these days which focus on online and multiplayer have no interest to me. Good thing seeing my backlist.

[@Odinarcade00]

I have 300 games in my backlog 😳 and no time

[@blokin5039]

Even 50 ain't that old anymore.

[@ChicoAzevedo]

46 here. I can feel you man!

[@xnexgax2477]

no one cares

[@marekkos3513]

Why so many people complains about face animation in AA game , from small developers , if almost all AAA games have this issues as well.The only company that really knows how to make a good looking face animations is Rockstar Games and Sony with Uncharted games.Even Ubisoft ,Bethesda Games and EA have no idea how to make a good looking face animations.I think Outcast 2 looks great as it is , AA game from small company

[@LennieMoore]

Thanks for the great review and the love on my music score for this game!

[@jankmedia1985]

You did a phenomenal job with the OST.

[@samfrito]

I swear if flying a jetpack and shooting things in the face ever becomes a job title I want my resume on that employers desk asap. Great review, Karak.

[@Starless85]

I honestly bought this on a whim. It’s got some early 2000s jank, but I’m enjoying it. I put the auto-aim on high. Having fun just messing around.

[@vegaspowerlifting]

I played the demo and the one thing I loved, the glossary system.

[@InumanNa]

I think this title will only get better with time. I’m in forties and I still play video games now. This is a title and development team taking baby steps. Whether if it’s your children playing this game. The game is not triple AAAA, but it’s not boring. The world feels awesome during exploration. It just needs minor bug fixes.Avatar should have taken the third person route.

[@colonelklink53]

I've never heard of this game until now. Thanks for the review.

[@AtomicEy]

there's a demo can try 👍

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

Check it out. It just feels like old school fun...not sure if it's worth the price, but I'm loving the comedic acting and the exploration. Combat could be better. Really really good main character, both writing and voice acting. One of the best ever. Just like Karak said, he basically speaks what you, as a player, are thinking, it's hilarious at times.

[@yousaidwhat1]

I watch your reviews even when I am not the least bit interested in the game being reviewed. You are genuinely great, one of the two channels I go to when it comes to games. Thank you for your hard work 🎉

[@ACGreviews]

I appreciate that!

[@LoneStarr240]

Fantastic review as always! Should be a picture of you next to the phrase, "telling it like it is".

[@ACGreviews]

Wow, thanks!

[@robertwahlstrom]

I actually think it's freaking great, it's not like other open world games and it's oozing of ambition and that is a good thing.

[@visionxx5724]

“Getting blasted like a OF video” is crazy! 😂😂😂

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

Love this game. Can't quite put my finger on why...but it just makes me happy to explore and do quests in it. Also Cutter Slade (best name ever btw) is a real hoot. Love his voice acting and humor, just like you said many times it feels like he speaks what we're thinking instead of just being a question asker like many other main voiced characters.

[@MrRyanwojcik]

Third person action adventure games are my absolute favourite, there’s not enough steadily releasing like FPS titles, can’t wait to hop onto this game!

[@sirvick]

Keep bringing the best reviews man! Kudos from Brazil

[@TheCirclekeeper]

I've been on a sci-fi binge lately so this is right up my ally.

[@ACGreviews]

What sci fi shows or games>?

[@TheCirclekeeper]

​@@ACGreviews Games:Helldivers 2,Mass Effect Remastered, FF7 and Warhammer Space Marine. Shows: Star Trek Lower Decks,Space Dandy,Star Wars Obi Wan and a crap ton of Warhammer audiobooks.

[@ZJtraylor]

I love you always bring up voice acting. Good voice acting does so much for me in an rpg.

[@PurrsPlace]

Yes indeed! Good point! Language, tone, inflection, feeling - they can change the feeling in a game for better or for worse - and quickly! =)

[@XZaziel]

Looks more interesting after watching your review, but with all the many great games that have attacked my wallet over the past 3 months, I have just enough to purchase "One to rule them all," and that will be Dragon's Dogma II. Thanks for the video. I have been a subscriber for years now, and I watch all of your reviews, I just don't ever comment.

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Fair enough!

[@MisterButterfingers]

That's where I'm at. Between finishing BG3, Starting FF7R and preparing for DD2, my time and attention are booked. I may need to take a gaming sabbath after this lol

[@XZaziel]

@@MisterButterfingers Yeah, it is crazy how many great rpg's came out in a short period of time. I have only so much time in a day, and so much money in my pocket. Lol. I am definitely looking forward to playing Dragon's Dogma II, though.

[@TheGXDivider]

The first Outcast with voxels brought my old pII 233mhz to it's knees

[@Typhy7]

This looks interesting but with DD2 right around the corner, I'll probably wait a few months before I give this a try.

[@Cenot4ph]

Destruction Derby 2?

[@TerpsAndTofu]

@@Cenot4ph Dragon's Dogma 2 I'm guessing

[@truehare]

I love that they kept the glossary unintrusive in this one. One of my favorite things about the original game was diving headfirst in the Talan world, including their language, and learning it all as if I were the main character. Yes, there was a lexicon, as the game called it, but it was only updated when Slade had someone explain to him what each word and concept meant. And it was all so well explained in-game that I rarely ever had to use the lexicon at all. Hope it's the same now - I haven't played the "story" portion of the demo, so I haven't seen it in action; guess I'll find out tomorrow.

[@Viperuk80]

I'm actually playing through outcast second contact right now on steam and sharing it between the PC and steam deck, it's a great old style game that doesn't hold your hand and you can get baffled trying to work things out especially in osakaar with the wooden instruments. I am really looking forward to this new entry. I wasn't lucky enough to play the original back in the day, but I'm making up for it now..

[@cenciende9401]

While that's definitely something I felt when I played System Shock Remake, and even moreso the original System Shock 2 back in 2015 or so, in most modern games you do have the option of turning off help systems...

[@WankenZeFurious]

This gem of a game is hugely underrated! What a fun piece of art

[@jerrygergich9344]

Thanks man! With DD2 coming soon i think this is a wait for a sale. Love your reviews. Keep up the amazing work! Starting to see your name in steam discussions all the time (in a good way LOL) and it makes me happy!

[@dynnard]

I've only played for 4 hours so far but am loving it. The AA fun I was expecting. Weapon/skill upgrades seem interesting, even if crafting etc is a bit lackluster. And of course the combat and movement is great. I'm enjoying the story and World so far, and as mentioned the glossary helps a lot with that. Whenever I see THQ Nordic I expect to have fun.

[@TheCgOrion]

This game is pretty good. Control felt a little odd, and clunky at first, but as I got used to it, and my character got more abilities, you start flying all over the place, and it's great. The humor is decent too.

[@HARBRINGERZERO]

I did not expect this to be a $70 game. I will play it eventually when it’s real cheap.

[@Stoned_apeTheory22]

Grabbing this on sale. Can't wait for the podcast tomorrow. Perfect fit into my content schedule... missed it on Wed. 🤷🏾‍♂️ all good

[@kloakovalimonada]

Glad to see Lenny Moore coming back with a new soundtrack - the original is some truly John Williams quality music and I find it weird they don't compose more game music

[@ACGreviews]

Agreed. Its insane man. That guy can write music

[@SkydazeSP]

You had me at "80's sci-fi action movies"

[@vodkavecz]

The first game is still in my alltime top5 favourite games

[@dr.loomis4221]

Did you play the remake?

[@vodkavecz]

@@dr.loomis4221 of course

[@ManiacMonkboon]

Outstanding review as always. I never played the original but will definitely play this one. Call me crazy but to me this seems like it's a crazy mix consisting of the best of Anthem, Elix 2, Outward and Warframe. 😊

[@stefanostervall1024]

Ty for the review. Good one. Im one of those who played the original at release back in the days and I loved it. I revisited the game now and then. Last time last year. I gave up on the idea of a sequel years ago and saw yesterday that it is out. Now I will play it.

[@jonahland]

This video was rereleased like the original outcast 😅

[@Blank55600]

Explain?

[@MBeeching]

The review was temporarily delisted, I don't know the reasons@@Blank55600

[@ThePolistiren]

@@Blank55600 The original upload a few hours ago had overly loud background noise for about half the video.

[@NexusBreeze99]

Why not let us hear some of the voices and music?

[@Baraz_Red]

Urukai ! I am surprised to hear the natives have various UK accents, considering they had an interesting more neutral and different accent in Second Contact, with their unique terms (kept in this one I see, at least). Maybe it will sound fine to me and it is just that you have a more sensitive ear for that.

[@gunnarragnarsson9563]

As a Belgian bear I owe those fellow country guys to check this one out at some point. Loved the original back in the day (dang I am getting old). But I am still finishing up rebirth and Dragons Dogma 2 and Ronin are coming out too next week. And then I probably need a bit of a cooldown from open world busywork. Good review. I was watching it earlier when you deleted it in the middle 😄

[@Misfu88]

I had so much fun with the demo, it played really well, has a fun weapon upgrade system, loved the quests - the glossary, the dialogues reminded me of my typical loved euro jank. I'm definitely picking this up, but I also see myself definitely playing this during some kind of gaming drought, as I don't see myself clearing out enemy bases full of robots, or clearing out nests all the time. Also, really liked the exploration - tried climbing the huge mountain in the demo, saw a dude sitting a top of it and then I jumped off it. Felt nice, oldschool in a way, not "directed" like in other games.

[@flaminghead1va]

I'm glad you mentioned it's not sure if it wants to be a Sequel or reboot sequel or reboot 😂 I am actually pleasantly surprised this seems like a competent and fleshed out game! Because the title - a new beginning(?) - OOF. 😬 When I first heard it, I could not stop roasting them for that. I mean, just imagine what they will have to call THE SEQUEL to this 😂🤣

[@ACGreviews]

Ya its a bit all over the place in that way. I feel like, to them, it was their best bet to get new and old players

[@missmuscle]

I'm so excited for this tomorrow and this is pretty much what I thought it would be, a rough gem of a game. It's a AA title after all with only a 50 person dev team. Still after all these years I can't wait to return to Adelpha! I have one question, since you've played on all the difficulties, which one do you recommend? When I played the demo I still found normal quite easy.

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Enjoy!

[@lazycouchman]

This looks really fun to just fly around in. I completely forgot about this game, but now I definitely wanna get this when I have some money lol

[@Mandrake42]

I love the Outcast games, warts and all. Despite the jank and bugs, despite everything that annoys me about them, I love them. Part of that is nostalgia for the first game and how it made me feel when I played it all those years ago, but its more than just nostalgia, I just like them. They are so oddly their own thing. I get why people bounce off them, but its one of those things that just seems to be my kryptonite. Even the original game was a mixed bag in the way it worked, hell those voxel graphics it used, it took me a few years after it was released before I could actually run the damn thing properly. But just its sense of place and the feeling that you really were exploring an alien world really just hit for me. And when I could run it it looked really unique. Plus the music rocked. Glad to see they got the original composer back.

[@levelbasegaming5740]

We need more AA games like this!!! It's soo good.

[@davemeredith6964]

So pleased you covered this one mate. I played the original back in the day on a mates PC. I gained interest in this new version when I caught some footage last year. I grabbed the demo weeks back on PC and was pleasantly surprised. The world looked brilliant and bursting with life and colour, there was an old school humour to the voice over of the main character...it's not trying to be a super serious Hollywood bs script. The combat felt good and the flying/jet pack stuff was a neat way to get about.. The scale of the world though sold me so I pre ordered at a nice price of £26. I like to support AA studios as I find there is more concentration on gameplay and fun and I feel these games generally feel like they are made by gamers and not corporate brain deads who turn out what they are told by bosses with heads up their own arse. Games like Outcast are a bit of a dying breed and it's a shame. Hopefully I can grab some time on this over the weekend. Cheers for the video and your thoughts.

[@HeinSmit1]

Been skipping some good looking games this month because of Forbidden West and Dragon's Dogma 2 coming out, but thankfully this and The Thaumaturge are both decently prices and somewhat discounted on GMG. Also any excuse to support Eurojank/Eurojanky games lol, love the stuff As always thanks for the reviews, pacing etc in this review felt quite nice and easy going

[@MartianTerror17]

I'm very interested in this because of your coverage. I've been seeing the remake on sale often. This looks great!

[@ACGreviews]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@klabjcobevj72nso0fj4]

One of my all time favorites!

[@dawningmoment]

My favorite part of your videos are when you discuss the subtle nuances of the excellent Windows Vista.

[@ACGreviews]

A darling of a program only let down by unfortunate timing and an inability to "Windows". Vista was named aptly, as most of the time you were waiting for it to do something, and spend that time looking out the window.

[@Nashmite]

Man! Everything about this game hits 100% of the right spots for me. I'd play it, if only to experience the soundtrack. And that's a first for me, for any game. For some reason, I get very strong Advent Rising vibes from this title; another game that wasn't all that well received, but that I couldn't get enough of.

[@iempire100]

Yeah, so glad they nailed this. Got my copy from Best Buy coming in today. Happy to support the dev in this so they hopefully invest in more titles like this.

[@RyuTheDragon89]

Fantastic review as always Jeremy. I'm Going to check this game out on steam🔥

[@ACGreviews]

Have fun!

[@WhyAreYouGhe]

It just feels like old school fun...not sure if it's worth the price, but I'm loving the comedic acting and the exploration. Combat could be better.

[@cjamieson2027]

Huh wild, I remember playing the original ages ago… not sure if this one is for me? Maybe if I can grab it cheap in a while. Thanks as always for the thoughtful review!

[@ACGreviews]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@mhjmstultiens]

This actually looks better than I expected. Thank you for the review.

[@fallenjedi4779]

The best guy to do it! Real reviews, Real talk! Thank you ACG

[@PeculiarNotions]

Thanks for this review. Again, you're one of the few people talking about the game.

[@ACGreviews]

You bet

[@AtomicEy]

Played the Demo, gameplays fun

[@MariusMerchiers]

Belgium (where I live ❤) is on a roll! Larian Studios brought us Baldur's Gate 3 and now this from Appeal!

[@davidmays7052]

most of my favourite games are eurojank, so im in. thanks for the review!

[@Jeremy-ql1or]

I am playing the demo right now. So far it reminds me of Elex with more fluid movement. And the scenery reminds me of a more tropical AC Origins. I keep going up to high points just to look around at the world. I will probably buy it when it goes on sale.

[@edwindorresteijn9065]

20 years i have been waiting and now it is here just like that

[@Sheppardsg1]

9:11 we need some jaffas to chase us :) stargate spoted

[@megyskermike]

The absolutely stellar windows vista 😂

[@ACGreviews]

Incredible. Unless you wanted to use it for Windows

[@Frank_42]

It looks very nice. I was impressed when the first game came out but never finished it because it was kind of tedious and repetitive. I did like the idea of it and the world was unique and interesting. I wished that it was more of an rpg adventure game than shooter. I even bought one of the other remakes, but I never got around to playing it for the same reason.

[@PurrsPlace]

Thank you for this excellent and well-thought-out review! It has given me a lot to think about. Plus, you're entertaining (like with the funny and relatable Mandalorian reference). Have a good day! =)

[@Baraz_Red]

I played the Second Contact version : it was good ! I had lots of fun playing that adventure. I took my time for about 23 hours and achieved 97% Main story and about 67% "Sub-missions" (sic). I was going for 100% but accidentally triggered the ending sequence.

[@DAYMAND3R3552]

Love the vibe of the this game. It’s definitely one of those games that I think I’m gunna love to just throw in and explore the world and learn more about it. As always fantastic review!

[@Linkknnkillnkju]

I'm most reminded of both Jumani and French Myst-like pc games turned into an open-world science fiction novel like Dune.

[@MrMightyZ]

Played the demo. Weapon mods feel crisply done and clearly do what they say and combat feels gooood. But like, gooooooood. Some Bungie-esque depth to gunplay.

[@belladonna5531]

Looks more interesting than Starfield..............apart from the £50 pricetag Is Bruce Willis in this one? Outcast Second contact had the tag line 'voiced by the official voice of Bruce Willis'

[@SwitchUpYt]

Please be good please be good please be good please be good

[@mangaas]

Thats not Cutter Slade, hes missing about 50% of his jaw bone.

[@ACGreviews]

I get this reference

[@d00mre4per7]

Thank you for the review

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Any time

[@PudgeDredd]

If this got a remake, then maybe there's hope for new versions of Dark Void and/or Psi-Ops!

[@landsbyreview3420]

I totally agree on the point of why not making this game mode free. As a player who played all the way to legion and then afterwards fell off, it would probably bring me back if I got pulled into a game witch are free and makes my remember why I played wow for so many years. Hell I would properly bring my girlfriend aswell.

[@andreivanovich6007]

elex 3 looks pretty good

[@ACGreviews]

:)

[@BlackAera]

I heard the GameStar staff are big fans of the original and they expressed major concerns last time they played the remake in a preview feature. It seems like the developers didn't understand what made the original so special in the first place and failed to capture its spirit, essentially leaving the remake with a lot of stuff that has been done better already by other games and nothing to make it stand out these days. Outcast always has been a niche franchise and there seems to be no buzz around the remake. Karak may like it but I fear the remake doesn't do enough to end up being successful.

[@Rufiowascool]

"Getting blased like an only fans video"... I'm so glad you snuck that in there. Made me chuckle.

[@kingkurtzig]

I played the hell out of the original but didn't bother with any of do overs, I will definitely give this one a spin though, just for old times sake

[@ACGreviews]

Its crazy how many there are

[@thevlaka]

static non dynamic world, respawning enemies, unable to kill friendlies and fauna. Pretty much what to expect from jank..

[@Atrahasis7]

They should made the graphics more stylized, I always felt the OG was very much inspired by bande dessinée. Its just needed something more.

[@sauliusvekteris526]

Im so ready for tomorrows release of this game :) Its going to be fun time

[@ACGreviews]

Enjoy!

[@vegettosonlab]

Never heard of this franchise until now. I'll wait a while for a few patches to get in there before looking at it again.

[@Firehawk159]

When you mentioned that glossary feature it took me right back to that masculine intelligent voice explaining each and every item from the index in Mass Effect 2. Godddamn I miss that. I was irked beyond Feck when it was gone in 3.

[@lasersGoPewPew123]

I'm playing this game now. It's hellafun.

[@rd-um4sp]

as always, thanks for the review

[@ACGreviews]

Any time

[@timholloway8821]

My wallet has took a beating lately.

[@puka6723]

You had me at “Stargate”.

[@vest816]

I was won at 'Finger Monster"

[@Mcw32]

It will definitely be one I eventually try out. Looks like a classic, simple fun game.

[@cenciende9401]

Simple? Not sure what you were watching, a linear FPS this is not. But classic style and fun yeah it does look like that

[@Mcw32]

@@cenciende9401 I meant more just like a classic video game that doesn't include overly complex systems.

[@ekspatriat]

BUY.....not yet.....WAIT...absolutely when the robbery price plummets. (I played through the original and loved it).

[@Rogerio_FM]

Great review man, it seems to have retained all that I loved about the previous game.

[@TheOldMan-75]

That glossary is really cool and I don't know why this isn't a standard for RPGs. I was recently playing some CRPGs where people just kept dropping half a dozen NPC names in every dialogue. Sure, I've come across those names before but I have 15 parallel quests. How am I supposed to remember who Q'sasel or Ja'Lane were?

[@jonathansoko1085]

This game is for outcast fans, clearly not the mainstream. Outcast fans, rejoice, we live yet.

[@pomps8085]

Jeez we're eating too good lately that any other year i would have snapped this up. On the wishlist

[@6ch6ris6]

see the jetpack it reminded me a lot of the glider or whatever it was called in Just Cause 3. the world looks amazing to explore :)

[@FeintLightGaming]

It's disturbing how much of this reminds me of Enshrouded and I'm not sure who is to blame; everything from the glider, the wide open green vistas, the tall esoteric columns of stone promising some elusive lore that is never explained... yeah

[@spunx44]

Was watching this earlier and it got yanked down about halfway through lol. I imagine it was because of the music being a little loud