Posted on: September 29, 2025

kidbizkit

Games: 393 Reviews: 1

An old classic with polished clothes.

Outcast was a great, innovative game when it came out: many cities full of people, every character with its own story, non-linear progression, fun dualogues, cool weapons and an evocative soundtrack. Is it worth today to play it? If you can overlook some old mechanics & interface and sometimes not-fluid movements, absolutely YES. This game could still teach today developers how to create a full, alive universe with a lot of soul in many aspect, making you feel inside the game. Sure, years have passed and games have evolved, but don't overlook this game: with some patience, it can give you a really great experience.

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Edited on: October 16, 2025

Posted on: October 15, 2025

MOD1T

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Games: 62 Reviews: 26

EPIC On A Budget

What Outcast Second Contact tries to convey is a feeling of grand scale and epic cinematic music, in fact the music is absolutely amazing a very polished soundtrack that gives this game a kind of Star Wars vibe and where it meets a little bit of Startgate plagurism, and yet it is far from both franchises enough so that it is completely it's own game and it's very own universe. Yes it has a now dated feel and yes it has it's laughable moments with voice acting and scripting and yes the torso of your character moves fluidly almost human like whilst his legs seem look like a rigid mech or robot motion lol. Ithink a patch to fix that to appear more rotary rather than bo legged and rigid it would transform this game and people's immediate rperception into a feel of brand new whole game as apposed to a upscale. The same could be said for the Freedom Fighters game it suffers the same similar issue, it is it's only flaw I consider requires actual attention. But this game it is really something to behold... in some ways it breaks a lot of the traditions of the run gun shoot done third person games, it attempts to put you inside of the story of the game it's more like playing a movie tie in from a movie that never was.... but a good movie tie in game not a bad one. This really needs a total and complete remake a top to bottom re-development is where this would be at it's finest and an actual movie for it would be cool or a trilogy/franchise lol. Gamepad support for bluetooth gamepads and other pads is a no go without using a third party mapping tool, but this game is worth some play time and exploration because it's so uniquely awesome despite any flaws it has all of which can be forgiven in an instant for the sheer effort and expanse of this games triumphs vs it's minor flaws, it's amazing just how good and cinematic the soundtrack is and the game is worth it just to hear it because that soundtrack is art in music form.

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Posted on: May 8, 2025

YgthylHywth

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Games: 88 Reviews: 24

A clunker with a fresh coat of paint

I have not played the original game, and looking at videos of its gameplay I wouldn't want to suffer playing it. In contrast, this remake is quite playable. It has better controls, graphics, and other small quality of life improvements, but they are better only somewhat. I think this remake was too faithful to the original game. The game is still very clunky and buggy. The animations are simplistic and often broken or downright silly, especially in the later part of the game. Combat is terrible, bullet-sponge enemies gang on you in large groups spamming their one attack. AI sometimes shows brilliance, like when NPCs communicate to others about you attacking, but then then get stuck between buildings or run in circles. Killing them is not particularly difficult, it is just a chore. Don't even attempt stealth - it is useless. The environmental design might have been excellent at the time of the original, but it is clear how much modern games are better in this regard. The interface is OK, but halfway through the game I found out that there is a hidden help screen with some much needed explanations, especially regarding some objects in your inventory. The story is passable with lots of voiced dialogues, but the audio quality is terrible. Performance-wise I had no problems after I disabled vsync, which caused heavy stuttering. Overall, it is a game for enthusiasts. If you can play only one game in the series, I recommend choosing Outcast A New Beginning - a much better game in the same setting.

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Posted on: May 12, 2025

hthomas92

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Games: 107 Reviews: 1

A wonderful remake for a great game

The original was one of my favourites from that era, I've spent countless hours with it. This new version brings back all those good memories.

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Posted on: March 4, 2021

leifina

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Games: 131 Reviews: 35

The Best

Outcast is my favourite game since i played the original classic back in 2000. Second contact is it's remake with stunning visuals! I can only recommend it!

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