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Thoughtful Choices
You'll have a hard time navigating the moral quandaries of this sci-fi world.
Fascinating World
People worth speaking to and stones worth turning over.
A Classic Obsidian RPG
If you loved New Vegas, you'll probably love this too.
The Outer Worlds is one of the most successful new properties of the generation. Obsidian has found a new home in its satirical sci-fi action-RPG and players should expect a sequel to this nearly universal favorite.
What is The Outer Worlds?
The Outer Worlds – Come to Halcyon Trailer
The Outer Worlds - E3 2019 Trailer
Obsidian Entertainment seeks to build on its RPG pedigree with The Outer Worlds, a sci-fi space adventure that is brimming with options.
There's a category of games I think of as Saturday morning cartoon games. They lack depth, but they are fluffy and easy to enjoy. As I look back on some screenshots as Pippin laser blasts a poor marauder into a pile of dust, I realise that's what The Outer Worlds is to me. If you meet it on those terms, I think you'll enjoy it.
A conventional, easygoing scifi RPG with slightly wasted satirical elements that fades very quickly from the mind.
With The Outer Worlds, Obsidian has found its own path in the space between Bethesda and BioWare's RPGs, and it's a great one.
The Outer Worlds marks Obsidian operating at the top of its game, and a strong foundation for a new franchise that seems destined for greatness.
Finding your way through (or around) various problems is fun, and a streak of silly humor keeps the tone light enough to counterbalance the darker themes
Classic RPG sensibilities enhance wonderful characters, punchy combat, and consistently excellent writing in this sharp space Western.
For those that were disappointed with Fallout 76 going online multiplayer, this is the single-player RPG you’ve been looking for. If you’re hankering for somewhere you can while away the hours talking shit, chuckling and prodding at the locals, you won’t be disappointed.
As the massive news of Microsoft acquiring Bethesda's parent company broke, some players were concerned this means the end of games like Fallout and DOOM on PlayStation. It seems they may be right to worry.
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We've been waiting nearly a year for the promised The Outer Worlds DLC, but it's finally almost here. Perils on Gorgon launches next week, September 9.
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With just two days until the Xbox Games Showcase, Obsidian seems to be teasing news for its RPG The Outer Worlds.
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Following its delay earlier this year, The Outer Worlds has received a new launch date for its Nintendo Switch debut.
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