The Outer Worlds Pre-Release Thread [GO TO NEW THREAD]

[Infinitron]

OK, diving into Google now:

9/10 https://www.destructoid.com/review-the-outer-worlds-569391.phtml
4/5 https://www.gamesradar.com/the-outer-worlds-review/
8/10 https://www.thesixthaxis.com/2019/10/22/the-outer-worlds-review/
Approved https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2019...ply-into-the-best-fallout-like-game-in-years/

 

[Mortmal]

So nothing about being buggy? Way to go Obsidian

Bugsidian is old meme. Safesidian is new meme.

7/10 https://www.pcinvasion.com/the-outer-worlds-review-not-so-brave-new-worlds/

"An enjoyable adventure, but one that hews a little too close to its FPS Fallout roots."
Damn fallout roots dumbing down everything !

 

[Terenty]

The Outer Worlds review - RPG comfort food that never stretches the imagination

Wow, just what I've been saying, and I haven't even played it.

Word

 

[Infinitron]

Recommended https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/10/22/20913097/outer-worlds-review-pc-ps4-xbox-one-obsidian
5/5 https://wegotthiscovered.com/gaming/outer-worlds-review/
4.5/5 https://screenrant.com/the-outer-worlds-review/
9/10 https://collider.com/outer-worlds-review/#outer-worlds-ending
9/10 https://heavy.com/games/2019/10/the-outer-worlds-review/
9/10 http://www.pushsquare.com/reviews/ps4/outer_worlds

 

[Sentinel]

WOW JOURNALISTS ARE GIVING A MICROSOFT GAME GOOD REVIEWS? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS OH MY GOD THIS MUST BE THE GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME HOW DID OBSIDIAN DO IT? AMAZING UNDERDOG PERFORMANCE BY THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED STUDIO

The only reason a titanic backed game gets bad reviews is if it's unplayable due to bugs.

 

[CyberWhale]

The only decent review so far

the eurogamer review of disco is also negative and not as kind as this one for outer worlds

Fallout 3 was 10/10 if I remember correctly?

 

[Dishonoredbr]

Denial is strong in this one

Indeed , your denial is impressive.

 

[Infinitron]

9.25/10 https://www.gameinformer.com/review/the-outer-worlds/the-outer-worlds-review-good-company
5/5 https://egmnow.com/the-outer-worlds-review/
4.5/5 https://www.windowscentral.com/outer-worlds-xbox-one-pc-review
4..5/5 https://www.trueachievements.com/n39343/the-outer-worlds-xbox-one-review

 

[Prime Junta]

Wow, those are some good scores. Nice job Cainarsky

edit: yup it's a Cainarsky game all right

I suspect given the complexity of all the interlocking systems here that the game may prove to be hilariously unbalanced in one direction or another. In fact, given my own experience, I strongly suspect it. Near the very end of my playthrough, I used the respec machine onboard my ship, the Unreliable, to swap all my skill points so I could upgrade my favorite science weapon, the Prismatic Hammer, for relatively cheap, and then I swapped back to my bruiser build. (You’re technically free to respec as much as you want, but the price doubles each time, so you’ll want to use the feature sparingly.) My damage before had been around 500 points per attack. After about two minutes of work and few thousand bits, I bumped it up to over 10,000 a swing. I dropped the final boss in two hits.

There must've been some funny scenes around the Obsidian offices.

<knock knock>
Tim: Come in... oh, hi Josh!
Josh: Hey boys, I've been playtesting this and I have a few suggestions
Tim & Leonard: GO AWAY
Josh: (quietly closes door)

 

[Infinitron]

8.5/10 https://fextralife.com/the-outer-worlds-review-immense-interstellar-fun/



7.8/10 https://wccftech.com/review/the-outer-worlds-obsidian-never-changes/
https://bleacherreport.com/articles...play-impressions-videos-and-speedrunning-tips
4/5 https://www.usgamer.net/articles/the-outer-worlds-review
4/5 http://whatculture.com/gaming/the-outer-worlds-review-much-more-than-fallout-in-space
8/10 https://www.indiegamewebsite.com/2019/10/22/the-outer-worlds-review/

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

Reviews look about as good as one could reasonably expect. Eurogamer is the only one slightly negative so far, and I can't take them seriously anymore after they spent half of KCD review whining about Vavra's politics and music he privately listens to.

 

[Duraframe300]

Reviews look about as good as one could reasonably expect. Eurogamer is the only one slightly negative so far, and I can't take them seriously anymore after they spent half of KCD review whining about Vavra's politics and music he privately listens to.

Eurogamer review get critizized in their own comments

So I’ve not followed outer world news, and this review really doesn’t deliver. How is the shooting? How much loot is there? Does it effect your characters look? How in depth are the side quests? How difficult is it? Do your actions/dialogues have any meaningful impact on the world? Can you romance? Can you have companions? Can they die? What are the standout skills in the skill trees? Are there any or are they dull? Do you feel powerful by the end? How viable is a melee character? How crucial are the RPG mechanics? What’s the graphics like?

Sounds like you couldn’t get over the fact it wasn’t as satirical as you wanted and have focused way too much on that leaving it devoid of any actual hard details about playing this game other than ‘It’s ok’. How’s the inventory system? How’s the UI? Which games do it better? If you had to liken it to a game already out there what would it be? We need more specific details and less beard stroking.

 

[Infinitron]

https://www.news.com.au/technology/...e/news-story/1a00438a16c2ee17ad660d9607d4ff8d
8.5/10 https://apptrigger.com/2019/10/22/the-outer-worlds-review/
9.5/10 https://stevivor.com/reviews/outer-worlds-review-obsidian/
7/10 https://realsport101.com/news/other...box-ps4-pc-release-date-obsidian-fallout-rpg/

Generally the more established sites seem to be scoring it a bit lower.

 

[Infinitron]

B https://ew.com/game-reviews/2019/10/22/the-outer-worlds-rpg-videogame-review/
9/10 https://metro.co.uk/2019/10/22/the-...llout-in-space-and-without-the-bugs-10962207/
8/10 https://www.criticalhit.net/review/the-outer-worlds-review-new-vega/
4/5 https://www.hardcoregamer.com/2019/10/22/review-the-outer-worlds/360187/
5/5 https://www.thexboxhub.com/the-outer-worlds-review/
65/100 https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/gilded-space-age-the-outer-world-review/ (ooh, edgy)

 

[Junmarko]

Infinitron - does Microsoft Game Store require "Always Online" ?

 

[Duraframe300]

Generally the more established sites seem to be scoring it a bit lower.

Somewhat, there are exceptions EGM, Dual Shockers, Game Informer, Gamespot, Destructoid all have scored 90+.

 

[Hellion]

65/100 https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/gilded-space-age-the-outer-world-review/ (ooh, edgy)

Rather than say anything about unchecked corporatism, The Outer Worlds just portrays its excesses, seemingly hoping that players will draw their own conclusions even when it’s unwilling to do the same.

For better or worse, The Outer Worlds is a perfectly middle-of-the-road open-world RPG. It doesn’t take any big risks, but that also keeps it from falling on its face. Despite some great writing, the game doesn’t have much to say about the corporate dystopia it establishes, ultimately playing it too safe to justify the premise.

 

[Jenkem]

WOW JOURNALISTS ARE GIVING A MICROSOFT GAME GOOD REVIEWS? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS OH MY GOD THIS MUST BE THE GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME HOW DID OBSIDIAN DO IT? AMAZING UNDERDOG PERFORMANCE BY THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED STUDIO

The only reason a titanic backed game gets bad reviews is if it's unplayable due to bugs.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/crackdown-3

 

[Terenty]

Denial is strong in this one

Indeed , your denial is impressive.

No hard feelings bro, its all for fun

 

[Sentinel]

WOW JOURNALISTS ARE GIVING A MICROSOFT GAME GOOD REVIEWS? I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS OH MY GOD THIS MUST BE THE GREATEST GAME OF ALL TIME HOW DID OBSIDIAN DO IT? AMAZING UNDERDOG PERFORMANCE BY THE RECENTLY ACQUIRED STUDIO

The only reason a titanic backed game gets bad reviews is if it's unplayable due to bugs.

https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/crackdown-3

The only reason a titanic backed game gets bad reviews is if it's unplayable due to bugs.

next

 

[Infinitron]

9/10 https://www.gamespace.com/featured/the-outer-worlds-review-for-ps4/
4/5 https://www.dailystar.co.uk/tech/reviews/outer-worlds-review-short-sweet-20671236
8/10 https://www.rpgsite.net/review/9110-the-outer-worlds-review
4/5 https://twinfinite.net/2019/10/the-outer-worlds-review/
8/10 https://www.mmorpg.com/the-outer-worlds/reviews/the-outer-worlds-review-1000000535
8.5/10 https://www.fanbyte.com/reviews/the-outer-worlds-review-corporate-bailout-new-wages/

 

[IHaveHugeNick]

65/100 https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/gilded-space-age-the-outer-world-review/ (ooh, edgy)

Rather than say anything about unchecked corporatism, The Outer Worlds just portrays its excesses, seemingly hoping that players will draw their own conclusions even when it’s unwilling to do the same.

For better or worse, The Outer Worlds is a perfectly middle-of-the-road open-world RPG. It doesn’t take any big risks, but that also keeps it from falling on its face. Despite some great writing, the game doesn’t have much to say about the corporate dystopia it establishes, ultimately playing it too safe to justify the premise.

What did he expect, a serious critique of capitalism in a comedy game where you can have gun that literally melts people's faces?

 

[Prime Junta]

Did Le Monde review it yet? How am I supposed to know what to think about it if Le Monde hasn't reviewed it?

 

[Duraframe300]

65/100 https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/gilded-space-age-the-outer-world-review/ (ooh, edgy)

Rather than say anything about unchecked corporatism, The Outer Worlds just portrays its excesses, seemingly hoping that players will draw their own conclusions even when it’s unwilling to do the same.

Called it (it went in the other direction though). Not enough anti-corporate for lefties.

 

[Wunderbar]

65/100 https://gamingtrend.com/feature/reviews/gilded-space-age-the-outer-world-review/ (ooh, edgy)

Rather than say anything about unchecked corporatism, The Outer Worlds just portrays its excesses, seemingly hoping that players will draw their own conclusions even when it’s unwilling to do the same.

For better or worse, The Outer Worlds is a perfectly middle-of-the-road open-world RPG. It doesn’t take any big risks, but that also keeps it from falling on its face. Despite some great writing, the game doesn’t have much to say about the corporate dystopia it establishes, ultimately playing it too safe to justify the premise.

What did he expect, a serious critique of capitalism in a comedy game where you can have gun that literally melts people's faces?

i mean there was a jew conspiracy quest in Arcanum...