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The Outer Worlds wins IGN’s RPG of the year award
- Thread starter Proven
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No. The term that applies is general consensus, not objectively.
Very cool. I enjoyed what I played of it.
I think I stopped playing it because performance wasn't great on my PC.
But I will dive in once I get my new PC. I appreciate that it's not a long RPG.
I think I stopped playing it because performance wasn't great on my PC.
But I will dive in once I get my new PC. I appreciate that it's not a long RPG.
People bashing Outer Worlds like its some big AAA game that was completely made for the masses like CoD is annoying. Disco Elysium is probably better, but I'm super happy for Obsidian to get more wins.
I agree with you, but I'm curious what about BOTW that you think makes it factually a good game
Meh, game was pretty mediocre and honestly the first time Gamepass saved me from spending money on a game I didn't enjoy that much. But to be honest I can't think of any other RPG's this year anyway (didn't play this Disco game people are talking about) so it really wins by default to me lol.
Strange as it's a very bland game and I really have to force myself to play it. Just got to the point of no return and hope it's finished soon. Expected so much and got so little from it. Don't know who IGN got to this decision
I enjoyed TOW a lot but it didn't hold a candle to Fire Emblem or Pokemon. Can't comment on Disco Elysium but by all accounts it's the better game as well.
Good for Obsidian though and Ashly Burch. Parvati was a fantastic character.
Good for Obsidian though and Ashly Burch. Parvati was a fantastic character.
Cool. I haven't played Disco Elysium - look forward to it when it gets controller support - but I liked The Outer Worlds, even if it lost traction at the midway point and I haven't completed it yet for that reason.
Looking forward to more Outer Worlds in the years to come.
Looking forward to more Outer Worlds in the years to come.
This! At least Disco took some fucking risk and it played off.
I sure hope Obsidian will make more risk being at microsoft now
It doesn't matter who it was made for. It doesn't matter what budget they had (AAA or otherwise). It doesn't matter who it was made by.
The game just isn't even good mechanically. On a fundamental level, it has failed to deliver a compelling RPG experience. It is one of the weakest "RPGs" I have ever played in quite sometime. You should not be able to break the game's difficulty by playing normally (not even optimizing your build). They have failed at the one thing RPGs are supposed to be good at. The numbers game.
So no, they did not do good for their budget. Don't give them a pass.
ELEX, KCD, DoS, even Greedfall there are plenty of AA RPGs this gen that got it right.
I will say, I'll miss Ellie and Pavarotti. I may remake Ellie next time I replay a Fallout or Mass Effect.
Yikes. Game felt stale from the get go and never got better. Couldn't get myself to proceed past monarch, and even then people say i've already seen the best part and the rest is disappointing.
Oh well, opinions and all. It's a competent title, but far from RPG of the year.
Oh well, opinions and all. It's a competent title, but far from RPG of the year.
Comparing CD3 to TOW?
Gotta love GOTY season. Maybe Crackdown 3 has a shot at a few awards after all.
I don't wanna get into objective/subjective arguments, outer worlds vs disco Elysium (which I haven't played). But I am pretty surprised by the general critical reception to the outer worlds, especially to the point of it getting "best of the year" awards. It's interesting.
After Obsidian's recent run of excellent form with instant classics like Tyranny and Pillars of Eternity II, it feels strange to have their most lackluster game in a decade be the one that gets all the plaudits. I'm happy they're finally getting the recognition and stepping out of Bethesda/Bioware's shadow, though.
Disco Elysium is a weird one - definitely a better game than Outer Worlds, but for all of its stats and equipment menus it's really more of a visual novel or adventure game than an RPG.
Disco Elysium is a weird one - definitely a better game than Outer Worlds, but for all of its stats and equipment menus it's really more of a visual novel or adventure game than an RPG.
I feel like I am in a parallel world.
A few weeks ago everyone loved the game and declared Obsidian as the greatest. What happened? What did I miss? Obsidian started killing stray dogs, or what?
Gotta love GOTY season. Maybe Crackdown 3 has a shot at a few awards after all.
So it should, it's the GOTY 2019
Yeah definitely should have won RPG I will say that. I loved outerworlds but disco towered over it.
People just liked DE more
It wouldn't be like that if TOW was released last year lol
This has been a common opinion here since the game released. It's not any kind of reversal.
There are still a large amount of people who love the game, just as there are a decent amount who found it lacking.
Nothing weird happening.
The game had massive pre release hype because it was made by Obsidian and launching on Game Pass.
The "backlash" here started about a week later when a lot of people got to the 5-10 hour mark and realised how shallow the game was.
Damn, this thread got venomous. It's really weird to me cause with Divinity Original Sin 2, The Obsidian and InXile CRPGS, Wasteland 3, etc. There is very little passion for them on these forums. Now The Outer Worlds wins IGN's RPG and suddenly everyone played Disco Elysium. No wonder Vinny mentioned the nasty comments toward Abby when they did a Quicklook for it. I guess they weren't into it or something, I didnt watch it since I knew I was in for it.
Edited to clarify not an entire fanbase is at fault.
Edited to clarify not an entire fanbase is at fault.
There is always strong, positive chatter about good CRPGs on this board...
There's plenty of passion for DSO2 and the Obsidian RPGs on here from RPG fans, not sure if you're looking at a different forum.
And the Giant Bomb quicklook of DE was a travesty, just a straight up misunderstanding of the game and the RPG genre. Of course, that doesn't excuse nasty comments but there is valid criticism in how they covered the best RPG of this year (and potentially the decade).
I wonder if a big part of the reason why The Outer Worlds received acclaim at first was due to it not being Fallout 76
