The Outer Worlds made me appreciate their isometric games even more.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, but it felt uncharacteristically derivative and safe for an Obsidian game. Hopefully the DLC will add in some much needed flavor.
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The Outer Worlds wins game of the year at 9th annual New York Video Game Awards
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The Outer Worlds made me appreciate their isometric games even more.
That's not to say I didn't enjoy it, but it felt uncharacteristically derivative and safe for an Obsidian game. Hopefully the DLC will add in some much needed flavor.
I don't agree with their GOTY pick, but, almost every other award I'm happy about. Arslan Ash for eSports player makes the whole list worth it tbh.
fair enough. I can't argue with that!
I dont know how i feel about the side quests taking you around the points of interest for you. on one hand it feels like good integrated game design, but on the other hand like you said it removes exploration incentive. and the copy paste architecture is admittedly stark.
I will say another thing i love about it is the companion focus. head and shoulders above the competition.
idk, the game isn't perfect, but i guess i'm just surprised about the general negativity here! the outer worlds is a dream come true for me. warts and all.
Perhaps it's a result of me tuning out due to not enjoying the writing in BL3, but I don't remember giving the soundtrack any thought aside from groaning at the track that played during the credits.
Anyone else think there's a chance they meant to award The Outer Wilds? 😄
Also CONGRATULATIONS to the Sayonara Wild Hearts team!
Also CONGRATULATIONS to the Sayonara Wild Hearts team!
I had high expectations but got bored quickly, world exploration isn't rewarding. Will get back to it but focus on finishing the main story.
Fun award names. Glad to see Luigi's Mansion 3 take home the best family game award.
Also of those choices for best music, Sayonara is the most deserving (some of Hyperspace tracks are fun too) and congrats on the win, but this just reminds me that my favorite game music was from super underrated games. Ace Combat 7 to me had the undisputed best OST of 2019 and there were a few other indies (Later Alligator and A Short Hike) that had amazing music but those are small indies that haven't gotten much attention.
Also of those choices for best music, Sayonara is the most deserving (some of Hyperspace tracks are fun too) and congrats on the win, but this just reminds me that my favorite game music was from super underrated games. Ace Combat 7 to me had the undisputed best OST of 2019 and there were a few other indies (Later Alligator and A Short Hike) that had amazing music but those are small indies that haven't gotten much attention.
The Outer Worlds was just a weird thing to me.
On paper its EXACTLY the game I would want and love. Single player choice based rpg with character/stat building and multiple paths/solutions to quests.
The game does have all of this- but it was all VERY uninspired. The plot never REALLY got going. Not a single quest was particularly memorable. None of the decisions were compelling. Your party was OK, but no one near as good as anyone in, say, Mass Effect. And at no point, was anything to do with combat remotely challenging, pretty much rendering any "build obsession" pointless. I leveled long guns pretty much just kept the best assault rifle equipped (just bog-standard weapons that are all VERY common drops) , activated slo-mo time when available and shot things in the head.
I was also able to heavily pump persuasion (so I always passed most every speech check), along with hacking and lockpick (so no door was ever locked to me). So, all noncombat stuff was always open to me too. I always had hundreds of rounds of ammo, dozens if not over a healing items at all times(if anything would even remotely damage me which was rare), tons of lockpicks, etc.
My character was a walking god, and this wasn't just endgame- this was as of maybe an hour or two upon given the keys to "explore".
In the end, the game was a 7/10. It was technically proficient, not broken, pretty polished (for the genre). Playable and a little enjoyable, but basic never gave me any strong feelings in any aspect. Its like honestly, given my ambivalence about it all, I'm almost tempted to give it a 5 or 6, but due to it technical competence (and just the fact it is a competent single player choice based rpg in an era when no-one wants to make that) I just barely give it a passing 7.
On paper its EXACTLY the game I would want and love. Single player choice based rpg with character/stat building and multiple paths/solutions to quests.
The game does have all of this- but it was all VERY uninspired. The plot never REALLY got going. Not a single quest was particularly memorable. None of the decisions were compelling. Your party was OK, but no one near as good as anyone in, say, Mass Effect. And at no point, was anything to do with combat remotely challenging, pretty much rendering any "build obsession" pointless. I leveled long guns pretty much just kept the best assault rifle equipped (just bog-standard weapons that are all VERY common drops) , activated slo-mo time when available and shot things in the head.
I was also able to heavily pump persuasion (so I always passed most every speech check), along with hacking and lockpick (so no door was ever locked to me). So, all noncombat stuff was always open to me too. I always had hundreds of rounds of ammo, dozens if not over a healing items at all times(if anything would even remotely damage me which was rare), tons of lockpicks, etc.
My character was a walking god, and this wasn't just endgame- this was as of maybe an hour or two upon given the keys to "explore".
In the end, the game was a 7/10. It was technically proficient, not broken, pretty polished (for the genre). Playable and a little enjoyable, but basic never gave me any strong feelings in any aspect. Its like honestly, given my ambivalence about it all, I'm almost tempted to give it a 5 or 6, but due to it technical competence (and just the fact it is a competent single player choice based rpg in an era when no-one wants to make that) I just barely give it a passing 7.
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