Initially, I was looking forward to the Outer Worlds. As a lover of games like Fallout, Elder Scrolls, and the Witcher series, I thought this game looked like it would be perfect for me. However, I was very mistaken... The game starts out good. You're dropped on this planet, and are instantly given choices to make. The writing is quirky (albeit sometimes too quirky), and held my interest. Sadly, from this point, my interest slowly started to wane... The graphics are passable, but the chromatic abberation became grating on my eyes. And there's no way to turn off this "feature". The world itself feels small and repetetive. Lots of reused assets. I never felt like I was exploring some vast soler system, but merely scampering around a brightly colored playground. The main story just lost all interest for me. Why do I care about some frozen colonists who've I've never met? Why do I care about Phineas? There is barely any personal motivation for me to care about anything going on in this universe. It also doesn't help that the majority of the choices are hilariously black and white. You can either side with the evil capitalists or the strong idealists. Side Quests are mostly fetch quests, and many of them I accidently completed without realizing it. The combat system is passable but nothing special. It feels very floaty and inferior to the VATS system from Fallout. Perks and Skills are useful but quite dull compared to other RPGs, and they remind me more of an Excel spreadsheet than an interactive game. While many people praised the dialogue, I found it tiresome. Some of it was interesting, but most of it I found unnecessary. I don't need to know every mundane detail of some random characters' life. The only thing this game got right was the companions. They were fun and I enjoyed their personalities. But, after playing through Mass Effect, I found that game did a better job with this... Buy on sale if you're interested, certainly not worth full price.
