The Outer Worlds 2 Debuts New Gameplay Trailer, New 2025 Release Window

The Outer Worlds 2 Debuts New Gameplay Trailer, New 2025 Release Window

From Hardcore Gamer (Written by Kyle LeClair) on | OpenCritic

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Well, it's been a while ever since the initial announcement of The Outer Worlds 2...over three years since then, in fact, with the original announcement now having been a relic of when E3 still existed. But finally, the sequel to Obsidian's award-winning RPG has resurfaced during The Game Awards with its first gameplay trailer, once again bringing the tongue-in-cheek flavor, starting off with the odd realization that Obsidian work over the years has been on a number of sequels to games not originally developed by Obsidian, namely Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II, Neverwinter Nights 2, and Fallout 3 Part II: The Version That's Actually Interesting (okay, that last part was this writer, but it couldn't be helped).

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From there, the trailer says that like all good sequels, The Outer Worlds 2 will include "everything that should have been in the first game." We then get a look at some new locales, all still decorated in the dieselpunk-inspired style of the original. We then get our look at, as the trailer puts it, more combat, more weapons, and more graphics, showing not just more gorgeous outer space landscapes, but...