Outcast - Second Contact Reviews

Outcast - Second Contact is ranked in the 34th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
8 / 10
Jan 5, 2018

With "Outcast: Second Contact" Appeal presents a polished retro experience, which still captivates with a playful freedom and dares a small excursion into the past. Thanks to the pretty presentation, it's a lot of fun to explore the hub worlds of the planet and exchange ideas with the funny aliens. If you didn't like the title back then, you probably won't like the outdated gameplay mechanics as well as the hacky controls. However, veterans will not be able to escape the charm of the former classic with its entertaining story despite small quirks.

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70%
Dec 23, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact brings the old classic game to modern standards and offers an unique setting worth experiencing. The interesting story is let down by the tedious crafting and janky combat, though.

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72 / 100
Dec 21, 2017

In 1999, we give this game an almost perfect score, hands down no contest. But here in 2017, we give Outcast: Second Contact a respectable 72. Here’s hoping for a true sequel built from the ground up sometime in the future.

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8 / 10.0
Dec 10, 2017

One of the most creative and well executed titles ever released, dragged down by a disappointing remaster.

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8.4 / 10.0
Dec 9, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact, is a great throwback to a classic title that didn’t get nearly enough attention when it was first released. Unlike other remakes, the game has aged fairly well, and it’s clear that the game’s design was ahead of its time. It’s still got some rough edges, but it’s a great underrated classic, and it’s worth a spin

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8 / 10.0
Dec 5, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact is well worth a look for both fans and newcomers alike.

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Wccftech
Top Critic
7 / 10.0
Dec 4, 2017

While it might once have been the Game of the Year, age and experience has robbed Outcast of its original magic. Luckily, most of that has been replaced by an exciting return to the old and an interesting look back at what the landscape of games used to be.

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7.5 / 10.0
Dec 1, 2017

Outcast Second Contact is a good remake, but not for everyone. Despite some old-school mechanics could prevent someone from enjoying the game (gunplay and matted animations are the two main defendants), Outcast is still imbued with good exploration and an entertaining plot. Give it a chance.

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Nov 29, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact is a game that feels more like a direct port of the original rather than a fully remastered experience.

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6.5 / 10.0
Nov 29, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact is a classic adventure wrapped up in shiny new clothes, but which maintains everything it was born with underneath, for better or worse.

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7.5 / 10.0
Nov 28, 2017

If, like us, you didn't play the first game, you should not miss this. But if you did it, this return to the world of Outcast will be satisfying.

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5 / 10
Nov 27, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact is an eighteen year old game that's been given a makeover. This is absolutely fine if you're a fan of the original and want to play it again on modern hardware, but if you don't have the nostalgia quality there's absolutely nothing that you won't find here that's done far better elsewhere. For a steep price tag of £39.99 on PS4, that's just not good enough.

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60 / 100
Nov 27, 2017

Visually, Outcast: Second Contact is far superior to the original.

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5 / 10.0
Nov 27, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact looks like a completely new game. And that’s its problem. Outcast: Second Contact only has re-texturing to its advantage, with mechanics and audio left untouched. Its glossy coat promising more than it had.  A few tweaks to the audio presentation and how Slade handles could’ve gone a long way to bettering the experience. Those who have dabbled with Outcast in the past may find naught but nostalgic memories to power them through, other than that, there's nothing to be had here. This is re-texturing at its finest, but it’s not a remaster.

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Nov 25, 2017

Outcast is a special piece of gaming history that surprisingly and against any reasonable expectation withstood the test of time. It absolutely should not be missed.

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7.7 / 10.0
Nov 25, 2017

A decent remake of a great classic. Outcast: Second Contact could have been more ambicious, but it's a good opportunity for new players to love the world and the exploration of Adelpha.

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6 / 10.0
Nov 25, 2017

Outcast is a remastered that keep the feeling of the original versione, driven by a good narrative structure that put the player in a big world populated by different alien races that give a lot of different quest. Instead the gameplay is old and unfriendly, with a graphics that doesn't work well.

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5.9 / 10.0
Nov 23, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact is an HD remake of the 1999 cult classic Outcast. Though the enhanced graphics are a nice way to introduce the game to a younger audience, it's the only aspect that makes it better than the 1.1 version, which costs considerably less. The price range is questionable in the US marketplace but it's even more absurd in selected countries such as Russia, Brazil, and China where it costs more than $30.

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GamePro
Top Critic
67 / 100
Nov 23, 2017

Outcast: Second Contact is no longer up to date as a remake, but offers a very puristic open-world experience.

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Metro GameCentral
GameCentral
Top Critic
6 / 10
Nov 23, 2017

A great remaster of a forgotten almost-classic, but most of its flaws were already obvious 18 years ago and this does little to improve any of them.

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