![]() ![]() You build your character through a list of Skills that include Melee Combat, Firearms, Dialog, Science, Tech, Defense, Stealth, and Leadership. The character creator is a fairly robust one, though you’ll never see your character, as the game is in first person (no changing to third person like in the Fallout or Elder Scrolls games). A mad scientist of sorts named Phineas awakens you, and sends you off on your adventures. You begin gameplay as a colonist aboard the starship Hope, which encountered an accident that left it stranded in space. Everything plays out against the overarching villain of The Board and their desire to control the system’s colony from Earth. ![]() Angering one could have little consequences such as you paying more for their items at their vending machines, or could be more major like you being targeted as soon as you enter a company settlement. The competing corporations make up the various factions you can choose to align yourself with. It’s done in a very humorous fashion, and the game is often quite funny. Later choices can depend on which factions come to your aid, or at the very least offer you a discount on their goods.Ĭapitalism is very much at the heart of The Outer Worlds, as it highlights companies running amok in their efforts to colonize the stars. One such choice comes early on when you hold the fate of two settlements in your hands. You have plenty of impactful choices to be made, however, with some completely altering how the game proceeds. Taking place on several planets confined to the Halcyon star system, The Outer Worlds hints at a larger universe without giving you a mind boggling amount of things to accomplish. That smaller scale works to the game’s advantage. ![]() The newest such game, The Outer Worlds from Obsidian Entertainment (notably known for 2010’s Fallout: New Vegas), again uses this formula, though on a slightly smaller scale. Players have long made such choices in games such as those in the Fallout and Elder Scrolls franchises, and since choices lead to multiple endings, these games have a certain amount of replayability built in. They can be small, subtle ones, like how you treat a certain NPC, to more major ones like which faction you align yourself with. Publisher: Private Division, Take-Two InteractiveĪvailable on: PC, PS4, Xbox One (reviewed)Ĭhoices often matter in many large, open world action-RPGs. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |