The Outer Worlds
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Pros
- Patient (7): The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, The Witcher 3, The Outer Worlds, Red Dead Redemption 2.
- Been having a blast with The Outer Worlds. I find the scale and ambition to be just right. I can comfortably finish any area without getting distracted by too many side quests. Writing is top notch and it looks stunning. Combat is weakes...
- The Outer Worlds, which is a single player sci-fi rpg, is on Switch.
- And God if it was worth it! ... This game left me absolutely breathless. First, the setting is spectacular and the story is super entertaining, since it manages to mix both funny and more serious topics in a very efficient way.
Cons
- it was the most painfully average game I’ve ever played. The only actual “bad” of the game to me was the godawful writing.
- The combat is Fallout stripped to its bare bones, with poor animations on top. Loot is super boring and annoying to manage. The exploration is super limited. The levels seem half finished at times, with super static and liveless NPCs, lo...
- It’s an *earnest* 7/10. And ya know what, I miss earnest 7/10s. ... Outer Worlds did nothing special but at least it tasted like something.
- Most aggressively average game I've played.
- Played about 6 hours of it and uninstalled it. The combat was boring and the game didn't really have anything that kept me interested. The fun factor wasn't there to keep playing.
Sentiment
4 positive (36%) · 3 mixed (27%) · 4 negative (36%)
Trust + time weighted score: +2% · raw score 0%
What redditors said (10 of 11)
Patient (7): The Last of Us Part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Cyberpunk 2077, Death Stranding, The Witcher 3, The Outer Worlds, Red Dead Redemption 2.
Been having a blast with The Outer Worlds. I find the scale and ambition to be just right. I can comfortably finish any area without getting distracted by too many side quests. Writing is top notch and it looks stunning. Combat is weakest part but I don't mind.
The Outer Worlds, which is a single player sci-fi rpg, is on Switch.
it was the most painfully average game I’ve ever played. The only actual “bad” of the game to me was the godawful writing.
The combat is Fallout stripped to its bare bones, with poor animations on top. Loot is super boring and annoying to manage. The exploration is super limited. The levels seem half finished at times, with super static and liveless NPCs, lots of empty areas, etc...
It’s an *earnest* 7/10. And ya know what, I miss earnest 7/10s. ... Outer Worlds did nothing special but at least it tasted like something.
Most aggressively average game I've played.
Played about 6 hours of it and uninstalled it. The combat was boring and the game didn't really have anything that kept me interested. The fun factor wasn't there to keep playing.
For me it's the quintessential 7/10, if you want to get reductive. I just don't think it does anything particularly special, particularly well. ... For what it's worth I enjoyed some characters in my time with it.
I thought this game was terrible. Terrible writing. Boring story. Empty and boring environments and combat. No real RPG elements to speak of.
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