The Outer Worlds

why does the download take so long?

I have played through this game once and it was a fun ride from beginning to end. After i cool down from it I am for sure going to play again.

First of all, as another reviewer has noted, the game is closer to KotOR than Fallout in that it's modular-linear rather than truly open-world, and the sooner you come to terms with that design decision, the better you'll be able to appreciate the game for what it is. And what it is, is a relentless piece of caustic anti-capitalist satire. There is a character contractually obligated to wear a Jack-in-the-Box style moon mask and speak only in slogans and adverts. Yet you're able to gather in between the lame plugs for toothpaste and sausages that he is suffering immensely within the isolation imposed by his ridiculous headgear, and the suffering is made unbearable by the fact that he is *literally unable to articulate his misery to others and even to himself*. Interacting with him is by turns hilarious, disturbing, and heartbreaking. And this is essentially the problem with every person you meet. Everybody is struggling to recognize and express the monstrosity of the corporate frontier world they live in, but they only have empty bromides and specious self-help philosophies to work with, so they're left feeling empty and guilty, as if they're personally to blame for their alienation and exploitation. Your companions are even more compelling. It seems you can't romance any of them (thankfully!), but I found myself caring a lot more about Parvati and Vicar Max and Nyoka than I ever did about most of the cast of Mass Effect, to be honest. This is what good writing can do. The game is short, but it's well worth savoring like a novella over the weekend. I came in skeptical thanks to the astonishingly unfair and bad-faith reviews, but I was shocked to find something with this much laugh-out-loud humor (the low-intelligence dialog options are the best Obsidian/Black Isle has ever written, hands down) mixed with genuine pathos. If you consider yourself an Obsidian (or Bioware) fan, you owe it to yourself to give this game a shot.

Seriously have no idea what game the reviewers who gave low ratings are playing. As would be expected from Obsidian Entertainment, this is a fully thought out RPG that provides player choice in spades. Every conceivable playstyle is accounted for, the writing is as sharp and witty as it gets, the graphics are gorgeous (if extremely colorful), and the combat is punchy and satisfyingly (considering this is an RPG and not a full blown FPS). This is a top notch game by a top notch developer who actually know how to write a story, create a world and make it an immensely entertaining. If there is one issue with the game, its that difficulty settings are not customizable (so for instance one could keep the survival/realism elements of Supernova difficulty without having NPC enemies becoming spongy tanks). The Outer Worlds doesn't do anything radically new within the RPG genre, but what it does do, it aces.

Sad. Just shows there's nothing left really. Everyone's split up, there is no solid developer anymore. It's all been done. There isn't going to be another NEW VEGAS, but then again Sawyer or anyone else of his caliber hasn't made anything groundbreaking in years. So why was anyone expecting it? Saying Fallout 3 (a game developed by bethesda) is better than this is hilariously daft. They are literally the same entity. A hollow shell of what was and should be, pretending to be Fallout lol... Just by different developers. Maybe the sequel will be a little more engaging and have some depth, but realize people the "glory days" are gone.