The Outer Worlds: Review After 100%

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[@jaymata1218]

A reviewer who 100% the game. Instant subscription.

[@armanc2780]

exactly my thought! keep it up mortismal!

[@Volky_Volk]

same. well done, keep it up Mortismal!

[@xsusg8924]

Same

[@bemooooo]

yup

[@1drillag]

On god, the only plausible source for a true review😂 *smashes subscribe button*

[@selfaware7617]

Finally a review not written for quick views. Thanks for clarifying the history of the Obsidian team. They created Fallout but it’s out of their hands now. Most reviewers just say “they made New Vegas”. That is misleading. Yes, the story has some meaningful choices and can be played for more than just the 12 hour main quest. Thanks for reviewing this honestly. The game is great enough to be totally immersed in. That’s all that matters to me.

[@toadhermit7238]

I'm loving these 100% game reviews. Gives a unique and more in depth perspective you usually don't get from other reviewers.

[@Choteron3]

Hope for Outer Worlds 2 they add more enemy, weapon and gear variety. Also more interesting perks and make consumables useful.

[@RealBradMiller]

And be able to sort all the different types of consumables together, IE all the health related, all the weapon sway related, etc. Love this game and can't wait for a sequel.

[@GORILLA_PIMP]

They need to change an fix alot for OW2

[@GioGioPietromica425]

Man. Someone who doesnt blow through the main story, with no sidequests, and then says the game is too short? Wow Color me impressed

[@EyesAndThighs]

Dude I spent like 5-6 hours on side-quests and I'm pretty sure there is a lot more now that there is dlc as well as the choices made.

[@GioGioPietromica425]

@@EyesAndThighs Oh yeah man for sure, I mean, there’s a lot to do.

[@vast634]

For comparison: I was doing exactly that for fun: plowing though the main story. Took me 4 and a half (ingame) hours to be precise. Maybe one more hour added when including the reloads. But that was with skipping most dialogs and really just going straight to the most immediate solution for the main quest.

[@TryCigarettes]

This guy is under rated. Most reviews have alot of opinion without much experience. This is quite the contrary. Well done.

[@bishop1283]

i loved this game so much. I hope in the next game they add more weapons and armor. I felt like this game was lacking in variety concerning armor and weapons. I would use the same stuff for a large portion of the game

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

Variety in weapons is fine. Maybe armors are bit lacking but they are also fine.

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

Iconoclasts armors look is the best by the way.

[@douggaudiosi14]

​@Mr. Tax there was only like 3 variants of each type of weapon maybe even less dude.

[@bishop1283]

@@douggaudiosi14 yeah I agree

[@julio1148]

I just want them to double down on the role-playing side, really make it rewarding to specialize. I adore this game though, playing it again right now while I wait for starfield to land on gamepass lol

[@smokingbarrels7019]

I enjoyed this game, mostly because I actually took Obsidians "warning" that it would not be a massive AAA game to heart before playing. That being said, I hope they go all out in their next entry now that they have the financial means to do so.

[@bryceharney5960]

Even for a smaller AA game, it can be stretched to around 60 hours if you dig into all of the lore, areas, unmarked locations and convos that aren't always necessarily quest related.

[@joeljokivuori1059]

Cant eait for Awoved, i hope its good, i need something to play before elder scrolls 6

[@marlonthomas8042]

I’m not as massive a gamer as I used to be in my younger years What’s the difference between AA and AAA? Sorry if that’s a dumb question

[@vjbd2757]

This is an AA game sold for AAA price. It's not worth $60 dollars.

[@timedriverable]

@@vjbd2757 Right waiting for steam to put in on sale....and look they have cyberpunk 77 50% off which is a triple a game that is new. Wonder if Obsidian has a special arrangement with steam.

[@riazsultan9216]

I instantly subscribed. You are a very good game reviewer sir. Thank you for this review. I'm starting this on xbox now.

[@evandenty4728]

I think that if it’s intended to be a AA experience, it should be priced that way. Full AAA price sets expectations

[@MOB-fz6eh]

Good review, can’t wait to see more

[@TheOuterBanks]

Great review, particularly about the side quests and the RPG aspects.

[@SpartanWolf222]

Supernova is the JSawyer mod of New Vegas. I love it simply because it makes the game more like an immersive sim, but I would recommend going for a loner playstyle (maybe bring companions along for their quests) as they can be dumb.

[@jitterg]

very impressive content. super surprised you only have 11.7K subs. I'm sure this will change quickly.

[@DrJellyFanguzzz]

I think the fact that the game is more digestible as opposed to being an overwhelming, grandiose story where nothing ultimately matters, save 5 choices. Obsidian does a fantastic job of establishing scope, then fleshing the game out within that scope.

[@jancarlosmorenocameron5285]

Honest reviews, I like your channel !

[@mrmoviemanic1]

I honestly love this game, it's not got as much depth as other titles from Obsidian but it's got the groundwork to be a series of excellent games. Also the comedy in this game is so much fun.

[@TriuraniumOctoxide]

Very good review, thanks! The title has been confirmed to be in July's Humble Bundle, so will definitely be giving it a try.

[@spudnikca8959]

I'm looking for new games to try. I just discovered you. I like your approach to reviewing games. Coupled with your knowledge & experience in gaming, your reviews look to be very helpful to me. I plan to watch your review of Dying Light next. I've enjoyed many games over the last 3 decades: doom, wolfenstein, thief, fallout, skyrim, metro, stalker -- each of those titles, as you know, contain many sequels, dlcs, etc. Keep up the good work. Thank you.

[@donnyr2788]

Good review and engages with comments. Subbed.

[@zeekzilla9128]

Just ran across this review thank you you do a great job ill check back for more 👍

[@giorgoskatselis9515]

Good work m8. I really enjoy your 100% reviews and I hope there are more to come :)

[@chrislemaster75]

First time watching not WOTR content! Definitely enjoying your reviews.

[@dorkangel1076]

Nice review. I'm a big fan of the game but your comments are fair. I would have added that your companions have their own conversations so which two you bring along with you on which missions can give you loads of different dialog to listen to.

[@2Ristede]

Wow amazing review, instant sub.

[@mjaa838]

Best review i have seen, Instant subscription.

[@gambit3904]

It is a pitty, but today when you say "Fallout" bethesda games styles comes to mind, since it has become such a big factor in gaming world... "From the creators of fallout" really hypes you up if you had a loveable experience with the old crpgs and the New Vegas strong points.

[@ajinomoto831]

I wish great success to you brother. You are my number one video game buying guide. You are like KZbin personification of r/patientgamers. Also you always review types of games that i like to play.

[@Harry_S._Plinkett]

The rpg systems of this game were pretty generic and barebones. They’re easily the weakest part of the game. Having said that, the Flaw system is definitely the best idea the game has to offer. But it could definitely use some improvements, like each flaw having more unique downsides instead of sharing the same attribute penalties, and offering flaw-specific perks instead of a generic perk point. Hopefully, Obsidian carries this system over to the sequel and improves upon it.

[@joeljokivuori1059]

I love flaws from a roleplaying perspective

[@Trevsky3]

Glad I ran across this channel. Subscribed!

[@scoutthespirit1133]

Ahhhh thankyou! A reviewer who doesn't try to compare this game to fallout, so so so dang refreshing. Subbed just for that

[@mr.mammuthusafricanavus8299]

I loved the add ons. Murder on Eridanos was super fun being the PI. LMAO I correctly figured out who was the villain but it was more on my own gut feeling than the clues I was finding :P

[@Drafonni]

Gorgon did a good job of expanding on what was there and fits into the main quest well. Eridanos felt tacked on and actually messed up the pacing a bit imo. I think it would’ve worked better as a post main quest adventure or played with a different character if they reworded a couple things.

[@Jigalagg]

I am a big fallout fan and I admit that I was hoping that this would be more of a big open world fallout game with great side quests and lots to do. Like you said though, they have a bigger budget now for the Outer Worlds 2 so I'm excited to see what Obsidian can do next.

[@danb7601]

Some of the interrior texture work and building designs are incredible in this game

[@DanielSan1776]

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[@hassanakadamien1190]

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[@JazzzRockFuzion]

Honestly, one of my favorite games of the last 10 years. While it's obvious TOW was done on a modest budget, it has so much heart! It's apparent what a labor of love this was for Cain, Boyarsky and their team at Obsidian. I did four runs (twice including both DLCs and once with the hidden 'dumb ending') and absolutely loved it. The writing (dialogue!), companions and many key NPCs like Welles were just wonderful IMO. Incidentally, I agree 100% regarding the DLC suites; I felt the setting, atmosphere, player agency and choice in Peril On Gorgon was *far superior* to Murder On Eridanos. I actually felt that MOE was the weakest, most tedious act of the entire game. Overall, this game is a feel-good RPG-lite experience packed with personality. I cannot wait for the AAA sequel!

[@elektroshop3388]

I'm having a blast playing it!

[@garrick3727]

Great review. I agree that the full price tag and comparisons to Fallout ("Buy this game: It's not Fallout 76") led to a lot of buyer's remorse. Even now. my recommend list on the right side of my screen has the Skill Up review with the thumbnail title "Exactly What We All Hoped It Would Be" and the main title "The Outer Worlds Revives Its Genre in One Brilliant Stroke.". It's not THAT good, it's just good. I guess Skill Up did not 100% it.

[@theyreMineralsMarie]

I lost interest after reaching Monarch. The enemies were just bullet sponges and there was so much loot that it just felt like they were artificially increasing the gameplay time. Seriously though I constantly had max ammo without any real effort.

[@cnacks4835]

I just started this on the switch. I'm about 8 hours into it and am absolutely in love with it.

[@deej8983]

Just bought this one stoked to try it

[@EnduringCrow]

My optimistic thought, after finishing, was that this game laid a great foundation for future iterations.

[@lorisbelin2019]

I think this game has done a lot of damages to the reputation of Obsidian, which is not fair i think. POE2's last DLC (Forgotten Sanctum) was released in the end of 2018 and was very good, I really wonder how much the lack of budget damaged TOW.

[@benpate2404]

Love this game just bought recently on ps4 and cant stop playing. The story, characters, and the world are just amazing and fun. I highly recomend playing outer worlds and I cant wait for the second one

[@pnut3844able]

Hopefully Microsoft doesn't get too involved and let's them do their thing again.

[@pnut3844able]

The time dilation thing might get more powerful as you go, but I rarely use it unless I'm getting messed up pretty bad. It's useless in the beginning.

[@I_Think_Its_Kaiden]

Playing it again recently with the murder dlc and I’m using a max skilled companion build, and this game has A LOT of great extra dialogue that rewards specific and non spicier of builds. I fell like this game took the core concept of RPG’s and did their skill system so well. The game lacked in other spots which is why I can’t wait for the sequel, but this game was a true show of amazing rpg mechanics that aren’t overly complicated and it’s sad to see no games come after it with its same concept.

[@Vysair]

Yeah definitely, the characters and story are the main grip here. Your choice matter and there's this character development as well

[@leesasuki]

linear game require people with talent to put their heart in it, with how current modern 3A company is running, it is extremely hard. They either can't see the genius inside these people, or just have so many company rules and KPI that drive most people to just react their quota instead of actually enjoying making game game is an art, you can't force an art out

[@audiocorps2334]

The extremely bright color pallette coupled with the ridiculously blurry TAA made navigation annoying. I gave up avoiding enemies not just because they're fodder but also because trying to discern things in the environment hurt my eyes. Monarch was atrocious.

[@nonexistent4177]

I know I am late to this, but just discovered your channel. Just wanted to say that I agree with you about the DLCs. Peril on Gorgon was a lot better compared to Murder on Eridanos. Similar to how I felt about Fallout 4's Far Harbor compared to Nuka World. I just liked the tone of Gorgon, and the feeling of dread as you learn what the coporation was doing. And Eridanos just did not compare to it for me.

[@atomcatz69]

I'm glad I saved this game for so long I got it when it came out but knew I was gonna be waiting for a while to purchase dlc to make the game better so I just experienced character building and the tutorial then just never played it lol

[@TheBlackMage3]

The gameplay looks significantly better than the last demo. I'm really hoping they lean more onto their crpg roots for world building, character development, and character building though. Right now, the character building in particular looks a bit simplistic and I'm a bit worried after outer worlds. Obsidian has been one of my favorite developers over the years, but I felt like outer worlds was a bit shallow in comparison to their other work.

[@westonholmes9503]

you say 100... you are now my second fav reviewer next to acg

[@joshuaknox2724]

you do get to see your face during critical shots :)

[@El_Mefer]

Appreciate review man

[@Mhill08]

Totally understand the "floaty" criticism of the combat because I felt the same exact way. Compare the combat of Outer Worlds to the combat of Darktide, another FPS with melee elements, and the difference is night and day. (Obviously there's a lot to criticize about Darktide too, but the combat is on point.)

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

Game is really good. I was one from he crowd that despised this game for some reason. I only played 5 hours years ago and never touched it. But lately i bought this game again with all DLCs and currently I have the blast with it. Im waiting for Spacer Choice Edition by the way.

[@VerticalBlank]

I enjoyed it, mostly because it's the closest to a game representation of Firefly that we'll ever get, and also because personally I really enjoyed the game's sense of humour. Humour is of course very personal and I guess it didn't land with you: that's fair.

[@Jspotstudieos]

I feel you there man idgaf about to hanging characters in game. I only married lydia bc it was 2011 everyone did it

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

I can honestly say personally that while I am getting some strong New Vegas vibes (especially as it pertains to the game's satirical nature), The Outer Worlds takes itself far more seriously I find than Fallout: NV. And I truly feel that the creators set out to make more of an homage to Firefly and Serenity than anything else; from the design of the Unreliable to the nature of the crew minus SAM. (In point-of-fact, Parvati is so much like Kaylee that I just call her Kaylee.) This is not a negative, mind you, but a strength as I myself am a Browncoat and this game does what it sets out to do so well. It's SO Firefly in fact that... ----------------------------------------------------------- SPOILERS FOR BOTH SERENITY AND THE OUTER WORLDS DLC IF YOU'VE SEEN SERENITY ---------------------------------------------------------- ...the entire crux/plot/conflict of Peril on Gorgon is ripped wholesale from the third act revelation of Serenity whereas the crew discovers the secret of Miranda is. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- END OF SPOILERS ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- And I LOVE The Outer Worlds for that. It's likely the closest thing we'll ever get to a fully realized Firefly game or continuation.

[@lagoondiver]

I have never played Fallout NV (I know, blasphemy 😶) so I went into this game with no expectations whatsoever (I really enjoyed the trailer and that's what drew me in) and I loved it. I had so much fun with this game. I agree that it's not "perfect" and I agree with the major points of criticism that I read (side quests not very interesting, using the same skins for weapons, armor and enemies...) but there were times when I was laughing out loud and that doesn't happen very often in games but the humor was so subtle yet dark at times, it was right up my ally 😁 Can't wait for the sequel...🥰 aaaand I'll need to start playing Fallout NV sometime soon before I get excecuted by the gaming community 😆

[@TacticusPrime]

Getting the game for $40 with all the DLCs, as you can today, makes it very worth it.

[@bizantura1091]

Thanks, thinking of buying but I still think too much money is asked for a double A game. I am becoming used of waiting a few years and snag mediocre games up for a few bucks, preferable on gog too!

[@sephuris5555]

TTD works amazing with snipers

[@paulo64bits]

Yes, my new favorite reviwer.

[@jsgdk]

I enjoyed my time with Outer Worlds, but it did not exatly blow my mind and I doubt its a game I will replay in the future, I feel I got my moneys worth buying it on sale.

[@pnut3844able]

I naturally spread my point out to become a jack of all trades. Once you get to level 50 on things, you can honestly start to level other things up. Of course I'm only level 6 so I'm sure that will change with time, unless there's a level cap.

[@perry92964]

this game was on my radar before it came out and when it did it got a lot of meh reviews and the cost turned me off but as of the time of this comment its on sale for 20 bucks, i think i might pick it up. great review by the way

[@Prohib]

I felt like you got companions too easily (basically handed to you) and there should have been like 10 or something

[@MarryMeSenpai]

I agree 100% on this I mean Felix was pretty much given to you

[@purplatypus7405]

This being a AA game makes so much more sense. I never knew that I just figured it was the new Fallout when I was playing and was let down. The game did a lot right but between the simplified builds and the games tone feeling lost to me the game to me didn't really have any heart if that makes sense. It was the most average game I played that year hands down.

[@newgenxix4332]

Tbh this felt more like they were implementing a lot of their work from KOTOR 2 with this title.

[@dshoec]

Whatever obsidian did with The Outer worlds, keep doing it. This is my top 5 favorite games now.

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

I actually liked the jack of all trades style of leveling. So many games punish you for not focusing on one or two stats and I feel like I have to choose what I get locked out of. [Edit] I actually have a notebook for fallout new vegas of the when to put how many points into each skill and when to pick which perks. All just to mitigate the locked out of content problem.

[@59768]

I preferred that too. I know that's casual or whatever because honing your build is a big part of RPGs. I enjoy these games for that too. But not when it forces me to be completely locked out of potentially meaningful content. Then it's either risk spoiling the experience for yourself or make these choices without even knowing what you're trading for them. Story choices you would have preferred for RP reasons? Entire questlines? Your build turning out to be terrible for your preferred faction? Not even being able to use some really cool item that you totally would have specced for if you knew it existed? With story choices, the game gives you specific context to make a relatively informed decision. With stats, all you have going in are the description text and abstract character archetype expectations. I don't mind not doing the highest possible damage. I prefer optimizing for being a jack of all trades who can experience more of the game instead. Unfortunately most RPGs don't have generous enough stat allocation or low enough lockout requirements for that. Though of course another simple solution is when games show you all of the unavailable options you're missing out on and let you respec easily.

[@babagandu]

Can u share that

[@Blasted2Oblivion]

@@babagandu I have to find it but if I do, I'll share.

[@babagandu]

@@Blasted2Oblivion 🤗🤗🤗

[@Chuwopington]

YOOOO😭😭😭I’ve almost came close to 100% the game and I’ve never noticed that you couldn’t throw grenades

[@Hekk.]

Ah yes, "the fallout killer", had fun with it for like 25 hours and then I realized I've beaten the game; I thought I wasnt even halfway through at that point...

[@rochin76123]

I got about 12 hours in and gave up. It was just 100% meh. Funny part is that in Fallout 4, I have almost 2000 hours, lol and still play it. Fallout killer indeed.

[@Hekk.]

@@rochin76123 I know right? It's mediocre to boot. Fallout 4, hell, even F76 in it's current state are far more enjoyable. Can't really compare it to FNV because that's like completly different levels of narrative.

[@rochin76123]

@@Hekk. I think a lot of companies hire big name past developers to bring hype to their games. I know that a lot of previous Interplay developers get added on to a lot of games now days to try and make games sound good. Issue is, the person gives input, takes a small pay and leaves. Then the company that hired them never uses anything they made or wrote, but lists them as part of the development team. It is quite sad. FNV was pretty great, I just wish we would get away from battle royale type games and put out some good quality single player games like FNV. I am an old school gamer and even bad games 20 years ago were still a hell of a lot better than games now put out by AAA developers. I think Kickstarter, Fig and DLC have just killed creativity. If a game is broken, it is day one patches and "free" DLC that fixes it. Very lame indeed.

[@Hekk.]

@@rochin76123 I couldn't agree more on... well, everything you wrote. It's worth noting that with recent aquisitions of companies by Microsoft we might get a lot more of crappy games with big names behind them sadly.

[@TeddyParker]

Whoever told you this game was a Fallout killer is a big time bamboozler... I hope it wasn't "games journalists"

[@lokichomp2856]

morty bro is this the spacers choice edition?

[@MortismalGaming]

No that came a year or two later I think

[@goodguybrian9764]

Honestly the game was very fun people didnt listen when obsidian said they dont have aaa budgets anymore unless the game does well in wich they will make an expanded sequal

[@TheOldMan-75]

I think the humour didn’t help this game at all. It was fun at first but every character felt the same due to all of them displaying the same type of humour. Ultimately I just didn’t care about anything because I was constantly reminded that I am playing a game and interacting with comedy performers instead of people.

[@manukau5271]

I do like having two companions at a time

[@Morden97]

I'm always surprised how much I disliked TOW in comparison to the rest of Obsidian's work. I really found it mediocre in most aspects, only saved by good writing. I was extremely disappointed in this game and I remember just pushing through so the game would just end, then I hated the ending as well. The worst part for me were the RPG and character building systems, IMO your character is just too good at everything, it sucks (EDIT: LOL I wrote this before watching and I found this point in your review pretty fast)

[@DarkHitman82G]

Just bought the game with dlc looks fun and great review subbed 👍

[@larrymays4244]

Do you like it? I keep thinking about playing

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

​@@larrymays4244 Play it. I hated it gave the game second chance and Im having the blast.

[@jimmym3352]

I did get my value out of the game, I did play it through twice completely. So that's enough for $60 I think. Haven't tried the dlc yet. That said, I agree with all the flaws. The jack of all trade things is pretty bad. I think games now days are too scared to introduce major flaws in builds, and just want to reward reward reward. Civ6 sometimes falls into this trap as well, especially with their dlc after the 2nd expansion where every civ is super strong. The problem with making games so easy you can't lose, is it's easy to lose interest in those games. And the lack of more serious choices in this game is also another negative. Companions needed more work as well. For me it gets a B-.

[@john-doemcalias4759]

Civ kinda sucks anyway. A better alternative if you want impactful decisions and a more complex and robust sim would be either Crusader Kings or Bannerlord. Both fairly similar but vastly more complex. Civ has just become dumbed down Risk tbh

[@pappy374]

I've never played the game, and am just watching the review because I like Mort, but the impression that I have had since the game came out is that it is laying the foundations for the sequel, in terms of lore, mechanics etc. That's great for game 2, but not so much for this current one.

[@larrymays4244]

That’s how it always looked to me as well

[@PeoplePleaser578]

It’s still a good game. They didn’t know how it was gonna do and the game has replay ability despite all the comments saying “One and Done”.

[@Elcapitaan5]

Reminds me of how Mass Effect did the same (though was still better).

[@thepancakemann]

Never played a game before like this that I appreciated more every time I beat it. I've now finished it 3 times. First playthrough was a slog on Supernova and I did myself a huge disservice comparing it in my mind to Obsidian's Fallouts. It just doesn't have the same depth. It was memorably disappointing when I realized the number of planets available to explore, the limited RPG mechanics and the sparseness of the maps. That said, what we get is all charming and the gameplay loop is tight. The next two runs I played lower difficulties, got through things much more quickly, and hyper specialized my characters. It really benefits from being played this way. It's relatively short, things move quickly, and it doesn't leave you feeling the kind of fatigue you usually feel after a meaty RPG. Here's looking at you, Wasteland 3. Edit: I've since hit 100 percent. I definitely thought Peril on Gorgon was only okay. The DLC's were the last things I had to do. Gorgon was nice in how it could end in different ways, but it just wasnt particularly fun. Eridanos was just pulp to the max and it had the writing it needed to sell the setting. Short and sweet. Kind of like the rest of the Outer Worlds. Overall I loved almost all the writing in TOW, which honestly is the main reason I play RPGs.

[@rumdog117]

I'm playing this game now and the only thing I keep thinking about is how it feels like fallout in space. I'm not sure why you say it is a double A game, but to each there own. I can only guess that it doesn't have graphics that you think it should have. Recently the Starefield show case was out and I'm looking forward to playing it. But the graphics certainly while good, are still not the next generation photo realistic that people bare hoping to see. Just saying.

[@Bopig]

I earned 100% Achievements as well, nice job.

[@maxrobe]

I praise your 100%. I couldn't be bothered to be frank.

[@TheReZisTLust]

i prefer being Bob

[@Bleezy069]

@@TheReZisTLust Can i still be Garth?

[@sixseven404]

I didn't enjoy any of the companions

[@stpdboy]

Yeah, marketing it as a Fallout game was not a good move and still it was. The main reason I heard about it was New Vegas. Not the makers of Fallout, the makers of New Vegas. I loved that game and to be honest The Outer Worlds, brings a bit of that NV feeling to it. Don't know what it is, it just got a lot of love and humor. Only played a couple of hours and I think I am going to enjoy playing it as I bought it on sale on steam.

[@xGarrettThiefx]

I liked the game, I just wish it was a giant sandbox rather than these little modular areas.

[@Phantom-sq9gh]

I know people hate that this is like fallout competition ((if you can even call it that lol)), but fallout will always be better, but I like to see this game as a special story expander showing us what's happened out there if Pesidon successfully send people to space, ik there's flaws in that's but I enjoy that view since it was created by the original makers of the story. And the best part of fallout wasn't even Bethesda's work, it was Obsidian's creativity and they also worked on this game.

[@gernstsmit]

I got the game for free when I bought my current CPU. Then paid for both DLC's. I agree with the reviewer that Gorgon was a great upgrade to the game, but Eridanos is mostly shallow and irritating. If I knew what I know now I would probably not have paid money for Eridanos, mostly because the ending makes you feel like all the "work" you put into it was useless.

[@7783alfonso]

I really think throwable items would have made the gameplay better.

[@bigwig8657]

I mean it was by the people who made New Vegas, but Obsidian historically has done sequels on other peoples games or on ips, typically making a better game. Kotor 2, Nwn 2, and New Vegas. The comparison to New Vegas in space is very apt imo, Fallout 3 and 4 are very different games for being all roughly the same mechanics.

[@timothyhowe1384]

It's a lot like fallout. My head cannon is this is a hundred or two hundred years after new vegas if house stayed in power.

[@Sonny2299]

He said in 200 years he will have colony ships heading to the stars. So yes

[@TheSpectacledOwl]

I honestly would have preferred this game if it had an option for 3rd person. 1st person makes me nauseous. Still haven’t finished this game because of it, sadly…

[@pnut3844able]

Before I knew it was worked on by fallout devs, I organically made the comparison to fallout, as it feels VERY similar.

[@DanielSan1776]

1:35 Perfectly said & my buddy said the same thing It’s a AA game, not a AAA game The Outer Worlds is a great AA game Meh to okay AAA game

[@danguillou713]

I really like this game. But it’s not going to be for everyone. The gameplay is mediocre. Attributes, skills and perks are similar to Fallout, but boring. Combat is like Fallout, but with worse controls, Mortisimal called it ”floaty” and that’s not a bad description. The story is linear with a big mainquest and a few sidequests. No sandbox, no open world exploration, no cornucopia of sidequests. Good story, but limited replayability. So what is there to like you might ask? The storytelling, voice acting and companion relationships are really good. Some of the background designs - savescreens, promotional posters, commercial jingles and so on - are exquisite, for what it’s worth. And the worldbuilding is hilarious. Imagine a future like Idiocracy, where corporations have taken over everything and trained everyone to think exclusively in marketing slogans. But with more horror. From existential horror to body horror. This game can make you actually depressed or nauseous. Some of the shit you encounter is so messed up. That’s what I enjoy. But I guess that this satire might work better for you if you already believe that corporations are kinda evil and running a government ”like you run a business” is the worst idea in history. If you are a lefty in other words.

[@zensoredparagonbytes3985]

I guess corporatism isn't the best choice, it's spacer choice lol.

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

Well satire in this game is not far-fetched. If corporations had power like in The Outer Worlds they would probably do the same.

[@danguillou713]

​@@MrTax-mp4ju There's a line from NWA's song Dopeman that I often think of. "If you want to be a dopeman/you must qualify/ don't get high/ off your own supply" Problem with propaganda, especially but not exclusively, in authoritarian systems, is that the purveyors start to believe their own lines. They drink their own cool-aid. The systems acquire a tendency to promote true believers to positions where they make actual decisions instead of just selling the party line. Or the people in authority, even if they themselves are cynical pragmatists, get the propaganda line when they ask for real advice. If present day corporations had completely free and unregulated power to manage education and culture on their own corporate colonies, for a century or two, what we see in The Outer Worlds may not be completely crazy. But the problem is: it doesn't work! And that is as true in our world as in this work of fiction.

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

​@@danguillou713 Oh. Thank you kindly for your comment and interesting analysis. Yeah I agree this system from The Outer Worlds wouldn't work.

[@MrTax-mp4ju]

But still Outer Worlds is interesting insight into terrifying reality where corporations rule.

[@ChristopherSmithNYC]

Is this game only 1st person?

[@MortismalGaming]

Yeah

[@SuperKratosgamer]

I dont really recomend playing on hard, the game is not that hard, but, the enemies become bullet sponges.