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The second episode of my walkthrough/TV series, Adventures of the Outer Worlds, is out!
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Sums up leveling experience in TOW sadly, uninteresting and doesn't excite you in slightest. Every perk is so boring and safe design.
Damn, there goes my Dialog build just wearing a suit most of the game outta' the window.
There are some earlier suits -- I never found them laying around though, only in vending machines.
Are they in any vending machines on the first planet or the Groundbreaker?
I've only ever seen casual/worker clothes in my 20 or so hours. Haven't finished Monarch yet.
Just watched a build guide that said that increasing sneak stats affected your gun damage. But I was under the impression that it only affected melee damage?
Agreed. The boring perks also undermine the flaw system. I mean, on a pure powergaming calculation, the extra perks are probably still worth it, but it's hard to work up much enthusiasm for exchange.
So switching to Story difficulty mode has made me do a complete 180 on the game. Loving it so far and honestly I think I might end up doing all of the side quests I come across, which I rarely ever do.
My only complaint at the moment is inventory management. I honestly have no idea how to even tackle it. Any time I go to a vendor I sell junk, but I'm still sitting with tons of stuff I don't have any idea how to use or why.
My only complaint at the moment is inventory management. I honestly have no idea how to even tackle it. Any time I go to a vendor I sell junk, but I'm still sitting with tons of stuff I don't have any idea how to use or why.
Well, just about to leave Monarch and my thoughts so far:
The game is such a bewildering mix of good and bad (for me).
1. Wow, I'm in space, with seemingly endless new worlds to explore > actually, no, the game is sectioned off into small areas and there's no real sense of scale or sense of wonder or curiosity when it comes to exploration.
2. Companions are awesome, with deep personalities, voice acting, and back-stories > but...we're not going to really give you the opportunity to take those stories in any meaningful or deep direction.
3. Combat is fun, gun elements mix up combat, mods and tinkering give you some fun to customize > there are only a handful of weapon types and besides the elements, they're not very interesting to use other than the handful of Science weapons.
4. Leveling up and perks are lame and boring, for you and your companions.
5. Hilarious dialogue and voice acting. The Martin conversation was incredible. Really can't say anything bad about these features.
The game is such a bewildering mix of good and bad (for me).
1. Wow, I'm in space, with seemingly endless new worlds to explore > actually, no, the game is sectioned off into small areas and there's no real sense of scale or sense of wonder or curiosity when it comes to exploration.
2. Companions are awesome, with deep personalities, voice acting, and back-stories > but...we're not going to really give you the opportunity to take those stories in any meaningful or deep direction.
3. Combat is fun, gun elements mix up combat, mods and tinkering give you some fun to customize > there are only a handful of weapon types and besides the elements, they're not very interesting to use other than the handful of Science weapons.
4. Leveling up and perks are lame and boring, for you and your companions.
5. Hilarious dialogue and voice acting. The Martin conversation was incredible. Really can't say anything bad about these features.
I'm playing on normal and don't need to use them either. I can see your point of view.
Just finished that last monarch mission, any clue on how much of the game is left? Im 19 hours in..
Even with the balance flaws I am still really enjoying this game. I really hope that Obsidian is reading this thread and I hope they react to some of the issues that to me should be easily fixed. Not just bugs, but some balance stuff.
For example, the loot is just WAY too much. Cut it in half. Increase the cost to tinker as you are swimming in money and can OP your character. Reduce the amount of hacking items so hacking is really something that people invest into...it is just too easy. Supernova minus the perma death would be welcomed.
For example, the loot is just WAY too much. Cut it in half. Increase the cost to tinker as you are swimming in money and can OP your character. Reduce the amount of hacking items so hacking is really something that people invest into...it is just too easy. Supernova minus the perma death would be welcomed.
Finished it. Monarch was easily the worst part of the game and sadly also the longest. The companions were good, not Bioware good but I never expected that. The writing was incredibly one-note and fairly weightless. The combat was somehow both easy and tedious, with guns completely lacking any punch. Overall I'd say The Outer Worlds just made me want to replay the games that inspired it.
Here's hoping Obsidian does something more memorable with their next game.
Here's hoping Obsidian does something more memorable with their next game.
This. I have such a craving to play a good Fallout game right now (well, another one), but there just isn't a recent one.
Yeah the loot is ridiculous so many yellow boxes with 20x light ammo and 20x heavy ammo why? Less boxes more ammo plz
Anytime there is a skill to make the looting less annoying - why? Just make it less annoying by default
It makes want to reinstall New Vegas and play it all over again (which is no problem at all). I'm enjoying it, but it is lacking in areas.
New Vegas has been sitting in my Steam library for I don't know how many years. Have never played it though. Going through the whole modding process seems scary. I wish they had remastered it.
Already into my second playthrough with a solo gunslinger, and here I thought I'd make a dent in my backlog. Should be more challenging, since the lone wolf perks don't have a bonus to damage resistance like in Fallout 4.
Leaving Parvati behind was just... it's sad. Going to be talking to her machines and eating gross ass saltuna til the end of her days. 😭
Leaving Parvati behind was just... it's sad. Going to be talking to her machines and eating gross ass saltuna til the end of her days. 😭
While personally I go mod crazy with New Vegas (I'm pushing the upward bounds of the mod limit), it plays fine vanilla* and it's not hard at all to install some additional qol improvements, unofficial patches, and visual improvements and just leave it at that if you want.
*If you like survival type stuff in games then at least install the jesawyer mod even if you don't add anything else.
New Vegas is one of my top 3 games of the century. It's so worth playing.
This game is like sold out everywhere in Phoenix AZ only one Walmart and best buy in 50 miles have it. With one left! Probably will try and get it at lunch!
Might finally do that after finishing The Outer Worlds and Disco Elysium. Should have enough time before Red Dead Redemption 2 is up on Steam.
game has kinda gotten worse for me as I've gone on. its definitely good, but the lack of interesting weapon/loot stuff has kinda been a big turn off for me. still a very solid 8/10 though because the writing has been pretty decent and its fun to actually play, just wish there was more stuff going on and more variety.
Just be aware that NV is far bigger than TOW. Especially if you have the DLC (which you should). It's an enormous game.
Gosh! Gosh! Gosh!
This game is total comfort food. I recognize the flaws folks are bringing up, however...I just love it. I'm taking my time, reading all the journals, chatting with everyone and just love being in this world. It look gorgeous, runs silky smooth on an X, and the up-close dialog animations (from the older Bethesda games like F3 and Oblivion) and just fantastic! I know people loved that it was removed from Skyrim and all Bethesda games going forward, but I've missed it. It's a small thing, but a small thing I love. :)
This game is total comfort food. I recognize the flaws folks are bringing up, however...I just love it. I'm taking my time, reading all the journals, chatting with everyone and just love being in this world. It look gorgeous, runs silky smooth on an X, and the up-close dialog animations (from the older Bethesda games like F3 and Oblivion) and just fantastic! I know people loved that it was removed from Skyrim and all Bethesda games going forward, but I've missed it. It's a small thing, but a small thing I love. :)
Not very far in and already losing interest. The guns have no weight, combat is so incredibley easy even on SuperNova difficulty. I've bought a long range sniper from a really early vending machine and nothing is a challenge as of yet. I saw Cohh on Twitch using a long range gun near the end of the game and it literally looks the exact same as what im doing now in the first zone. I'll decide whether or not i should keep playing when I leave this area, I guess.
finally finished the game around 23 hrs
7/10 at best. too easy, too much loot, boring areas, writing was so so and the whole affair was way too safe.
started promising but took a complete nosedive for me. i would say that this game is definitely overrated and when the honeymoon is over many people will be souring on it.
7/10 at best. too easy, too much loot, boring areas, writing was so so and the whole affair was way too safe.
started promising but took a complete nosedive for me. i would say that this game is definitely overrated and when the honeymoon is over many people will be souring on it.
Do we actually know which "secrets" Gladys wants to reduce the price of the Nav Key?
I found this here: https://www.polygon.com/outer-world...n-crane-vaughn-cortes-weapon-plans-covert-lab
And apparently the stuff I found and sold to Anton was already something that Gladys wants? That sucks hard.
I found this here: https://www.polygon.com/outer-world...n-crane-vaughn-cortes-weapon-plans-covert-lab
And apparently the stuff I found and sold to Anton was already something that Gladys wants? That sucks hard.
This is me as well, the game feels average to me in most areas, the loot is horrid, it gets boring, combat is a chore for the most part, no challenge.
The funny thing is...this game got me craving a good Fallout game or something in this style with a bigger world/more content.
was even looking into buying Fallout 4 with all DLC today but quickly closed the browser window before making a mistake...maybe i will play Fallout 3 on the One till Death Stranding releases
was even looking into buying Fallout 4 with all DLC today but quickly closed the browser window before making a mistake...maybe i will play Fallout 3 on the One till Death Stranding releases
The budget limitation of the game really shows in some place (combat, loot) but the writing, world building and quest design are done extremely well done. I firmly believe that with MS budget behind outerworlds 2 they can finally surpres new vegas.
The writing and tone of the game feels really off for me. Perhaps some of that was in the expectations. Was expecting something a bit more grounded and less outright goofy and heavy handed. More Firefly, less Space Quest.
Like everything about the corps is so one note evil, it's eye rolling every time I read yet another journal entry that shows their callous disregard for their employees. Feels too much like knockoff vault tek.
Like everything about the corps is so one note evil, it's eye rolling every time I read yet another journal entry that shows their callous disregard for their employees. Feels too much like knockoff vault tek.
Are there any attributes checks that needs "very high" in perception? I'm trying to create a character, but it's annoying that you can only have 3 average and 3 high. I know there are a lot of perception dialogue checks and i don't want to have some locked away. I'm trying to make a "dialogue build", because i really hate when dialogue options are locked.
And if i make my perception "very high" then i will miss out on intelligence or charm.
Anyone else who have made a "dialogue build"?
And if i make my perception "very high" then i will miss out on intelligence or charm.
Anyone else who have made a "dialogue build"?
I'm enjoying this the more I play. Just 5 hours in doing side quests and chatting to folk.
Dislike the small font and menus. Also why can't I compare what I have equipped to the items in the shop to see if it's better? Gunplay isn't exactly great either.
But overall I like it overall.
Dislike the small font and menus. Also why can't I compare what I have equipped to the items in the shop to see if it's better? Gunplay isn't exactly great either.
But overall I like it overall.
The builds and skill points are completely shallow in this. Most locked doors, if you can't lock pick them super easy, have a fucking key literally sitting right next to them like that medical quest on groundbreaker.
The quest where you also have to get into the security place had the ID tag just sitting right next to the entrance. Make it so you need the pickpocket skill and smart positioning to steal it off a worker or something ffs.
I don't even pick up loot anymore. I just grab weapons and armors to break down for parts.
The quest where you also have to get into the security place had the ID tag just sitting right next to the entrance. Make it so you need the pickpocket skill and smart positioning to steal it off a worker or something ffs.
I don't even pick up loot anymore. I just grab weapons and armors to break down for parts.
the money really isn't difficult to get, just do a few sidequests and sell crap that you lockpick and pickpocket.
Not long and you are deep in gold and never need to spend a penny really, except maybe for gear repairs.
Can you elaborate on how the story difficulty mode has improved the experience for you? Is it because you can now roll through all of the enemies, and focus more on the quests/conversation side of the game?
Yep. A few days ago I posted how the combat was just kicking my butt. Constantly getting killed and reloading. Now I can just focus on immersion of the world and story and quests and dialogue. I'm still finding the combat pretty fun but I'm no longer stressed about getting killed every encounter. Once I level up some more I might bump it up to normal and see how I fare.