Through hundreds of quests, the vast open world of Outcast – Second Contact offers epic-scale adventure.
Take off on a fantastic voyage to Adelpha, a bewitching world populated by extraordinary creatures and the home planet of the Talans, an advanced alien civilization.
In the near future, humanity has discovered that it is not alone in the universe – or rather universes. Alas, the first contact with intelligent beings turns disastrous when a probe sent by the US government is destroyed by the natives of a world called Adelpha. The incident creates an energy cataclysm which threatens to destroy the Earth. You are Cutter Slade, a Navy SEAL sent on a mission to Adelpha to find and repair the probe, in order to prevent this catastrophe. Welcomed by natives as the “Ulukai” – a messiah of an ancient prophecy – you will discover that the futures of Adelpha and the Earth are now linked.
Outcast – Second Contact is the complete remake of the cult title Outcast. As the first 3D open world in the history of video games and pioneer in the modern action-adventure genre, the 1999 release won over 100 awards including adventure game of the year.
Posted on: June 8, 2019
KajQrd
Verified ownerGames: 2933 Reviews: 8
Two step forwards, two steps back
Let's get the most important thing out of the way first. Outcast: Second Contact is an awesome game - because Outcast is an awesome game. But to me there are a lot of things that really hampers my enjoyment that probably was just as bad in the original. But with higher graphical fidelity you just notice it so much more. First of all there is the intro cutscene. To me it is just plain worse than the original. Crappy more or less nonexisting animation with the same dialogue as in the original. But without any semblance of life in it. The in-engine cutscenes are just about as bad with some Mass Effect Andromeda level facial animations and really stilted delivery. Again the voice lines are the exact same as in the original which isn't necessarily a bad thing if it was just dilivered in a convincing way. Now for the positives: The story is still as engaging as in the original when you kind of get over the first bump of the cringe at the delivery. The combat mechanics are surely passable if not exactly awesome and the puzzles and platforming sections are still enjoyable. And the most awesome thing again is the same as in the original: The world to me is the main character. Adelpha feels lived in in a way that I don't think I've seen in any other games. And another completely awesome thing that thankfully is also still part of the game: A soundtrack to rival the best (meaning the three newest Elder Scrolls games). So when you take the good with the bad you end up with quite a good game that just isn't quite what I hoped.
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