This is one of those games I will never forget in my entire life, so do many others. Not only the graphics were outstanding back in 1999 (the water!), everything else was great, too. Where to begin? First, the soundtrack. I got shivers down my entire body when listening to it. The Moscow Symphony Orchestra recorded some of the best tracks ever in video game history. The parallel world Adelpha feels so real. The characters got a daily routine, you feel with them, you even learn a - very simple - foreign language in this game. After a while and with a little help of the manual, you understand what they are talking about. Even though it makes no sense sometimes. However, this does not matter. It just feels believable. The different landscapes got some nice architecture, very unique and recognizable and every area in the game has its own problems, which you get to understand the more you progess in the game. Then the biggest plus: The story. Beginning with a great 7-minutes intro, the plot pulls you deep into the characters. Heck, the ending combined with its friggin sad music even brought me to tears when I first saw it. This game has one of the saddest endings you will find in a video game. Gameplay is great too. Multiple weapons, items to craft ammo, a lot of sidequests, about 15 to 20 hours of gameplay if you want to see and solve everything. I hardly desire a sequel or just a remake in modern graphics. Outcast deserves it. It did not deserve to be a big flop with only 400.000 sold copies. There should have been one 0 more behind it. Chapeau, I never had so intense feelings about a game anymore until Xenoblade was released in 2011. Buy this game. Do it! You won't regret it.
