This game came out on a time where Stealth Games were at their lowest (sadly, 2012). I can't say more than whatever was already said, but this game is PEAK Stealth and supports amazing Loud Combat too, with it's semi-open world mechanic. DLC is also amazing, allowing you to play as the Villain and take the Villain's perspective into the narrative (as well as setting hints for the sequel).
This game is not Fallout in Space, bear in mind that Obdisian started this franchise with a SIMPLE and SOLID foundations. Why do people complain that this isn't Fallout in Space? Because Obdisian couldn't do it, hell they were INDIE. So what did they do? They've made an incredible unique, "short-but-sweet" game that lasts 40 Hours (without DLC), but this game promotes SEVERAL playstyles, from dialogue decisions to gameplay styles. Get what I'm saying? It's made to be a safe and good start to a franchise on top of promoting replayability, that WAS THEIR GOAL SINCE THE BEGINNING! This is the most solid 8.5/10 game you'll ever find. People were expecting FO:NV Ultimate Edition levels of content and hated that the parent company of Obdisian (the publisher) made a deal with Epic Games to sell on their Store first, not the Devs decision, this was before the Microsoft Acquisition. They also got mad because they couldnt romance NPCs and companions, so there's a lot of non-needed salt added to this game. Ok, let's address the game: If you like your dialogue to matter, welcome to The Outer Worlds! This is clearly were the devs heavily invested, on top of NPCs. The "Science Build" is also biased by the Devs because the Science weapons are too fun to pass on. My MAJOR problem with the game is enemy scaling, I played on Hard and it was really interesting for the first half, however you get overpowered quickly halfway through the game, I wish enemies would re-level to match yours once you go above the NPC's cap. Its great to lay waste to Mantisaurs - the equivalent to Cazadores and Deathclaws of this universe - but the challenge fades away, I heard the DLC fixes it, I only got the Vanilla game on GamePass and I'm about to do the full content on GOG now. Fan of immersive RPGs? Sci-Fi? Over-the-top display of what will happen if corporates keep having their way? Well this is your game.
When this game was released back in 2012 it was by far one of the greatest titles of that generation, let me tell you why It mixes a little from JRPGs, but in its very core is a western RPG. You have 3 initial classes, then 9 later. Class level and Character level are 2 different things, so you can try every class, lvl each one of them and do your build. You'll also be able to customize your companion "pawn", chose his class and things alike (but hybrid classes are not avaliable to them). Your party consist of 4 members: You, Your Personal Pawn and 2 other pawns (in-game or hired), you can hire your friend's pawns for example. Its the "Multiplayer aspect" of this game (and the most endgame DLC boss, but that isnt important right now) This game shines in fighting monsters, like Gryphons, Ogre, Cyclops, Gulems, Dragons, Drakes, Chimeras and a lot of other stuff. The combat is amazing, you can set up 8 skills (except for classes that use 2H weapons, like staves and greatswords) and your main pawn can set them too. Be aware that the world isnt leveled, each region has its own creatures with their lvl so exploring can be a bit tricky early game. Overall, its a great Action Fantasy game. Worth the experience for that price, give it a try!
I played around 200hrs of this game on my PS3, 200hrs on PC (Steam + Long War Mod). It's really nice to see XCOM: Enemy Unknown here. A fresh breath into the turn-based Strategy game. You can carry 6 soldiers into the missions, all of them have 2 actions per turn, some classes have special actions (with extra-free actions) and your base - when not doing missions - has a minor building mechanics. The game is really good, it aged well imo (until you play XCOM 2, hopefully it'll be here as well). It'll add fear, satisfaction, rage and deception, it's hard but once you get a hand on it by the time you are halfway throught the game you should be 70% OP, which is why I recommend Long War mod. Once you are tired of playing the vanilla, go for the Enemy Within expansion which further expands with new classes, enemies and things alike. I'd say to give the game a go, one of the few good and ALIVE turn-based strategy games
The real thing that makes this game shine, in my opinion, is how HUMAN it is in every aspect. Played it on Steam, but I do recommend it. For most people it'll be a One-Playthrough, but you got understand that this game provides an experience like no other. I played it one time than chose other dialogue options in another playthrough, Im honest with you: The land, the atmosphere, the sound and humanity are the key things to like this game and were great enough for me because I plan on buying this a second time to support the developers :)
