See the universe they told me. Meet friendly faces, take on monolithic corporations and proceed to select dialogue options which will either allow me to use my silver tongue to get out of conflicts or I’ll bugger up and have to resort to good ol’ violence to get anything done. If that kind of sounds like Fallout at its very best to you, then you’re not entirely wrong. Well, save for the name of the game because right now I’m talking about The Outer Worlds.
In an age where fans are begging for a good Fallout game from anyone but Bethesda, The Outer Worlds may be their best bet yet on an experience that’s heavier on dialogue than it is on action. Don’t believe me? Then prepare to be converted pal, because a fresh batch of gameplay was shown off at the Tokyo Games Show for The Outer Worlds.
Here it is, in all of its dialogue-skipping bad gameplay glory so you just know it isn’t B-roll footage cobbled up by a PR team looking to score hype points:
Looking good! It’s hard to believe that The Outer Worlds is almost here, having first been revealed not even a year ago at the 2018 Game Awards. Having been in development since 2016 over at Obsidian Entertainment. It’ll be out on October 25 for PC, PS4 and Xbox One , with a Nintendo Switch version planned for laters. If you’ve been living under a rock for most of 2019 (and honestly I can’t blame you because when the shit news Groundhog appeared in February he definitely looked at his shadow), here’s the official synopsis for what The Outer Worlds actually is:
Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later than you expected only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter a host of factions all vying for power, who you decide to become will determine the fate of everyone in Halcyon. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable.
It’s basically rage against the corporate machine, the video game.
Last Updated: September 16, 2019
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:04
The combat looks like Dishonored using an Elder Scrolls combat system. Looks boring to me
Dresden
September 16, 2019 at 14:05
Really? It looks out of this world to me.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:13
Yeah really, it just seems to play… weird. I can’t explain it but it looks massively un-fun. But that’s personal and not necessarily true for others
Yahtzee
September 16, 2019 at 14:22
You caught that pun like a free McAfee anti virus xD
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:22
Oh… Oh I see it now…. I fail
Admiral Chief
September 16, 2019 at 15:21
xD
Dresden
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
I actually just skimmed through the video, will have to watch it later properly.
It looks pretty enough and the “heavy dialogue” part sounds attractive too.
Yahtzee
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
Don’t worry, he is harmless. More rants than bite.
https://thumbs.gfycat.com/FineThirstyFinnishspitz-size_restricted.gif
Pariah
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
Those Corn Flakes deserved better… The bin was probably RIGHT THERE.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
That’s called a dishwasher
Yahtzee
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
Wow did you just assume that washers main occupation!?
Pariah
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
“Probably” was added for a reason. Allow me to explain. You see, there’s no visual proof of a bin within the gif. However, it is relatively safe to assume that, being a kitchen, one would be nearby. Hence, “probably”.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:50
or “That looks like something that you can place stuff in. it’s probably a dustbin”
but it wasn’t. It was a dishwasher
Pariah
September 16, 2019 at 15:02
Alright so I guess being obscure doesn’t work. I was trying to emulate your response earlier in missing the pun by ignoring the humour in you calling it a dishwasher, thereby making a joke within a joke that references a previous mishap that was humorous. I failed.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 15:32
September 16th shall forever be known as the day of missed puns
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
I forgot about this gif! hahahahahahahahahahhaa
Pariah
September 16, 2019 at 14:13
With Glados’ voice to boot.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:13
The cake is a lie! So is the fun-ness of this game
Pariah
September 16, 2019 at 14:22
It’s probably a little early to judge that, but I’m in agreement that it doesn’t look enticing at all.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:22
it almost looks like the characters are moving underwater. Or weirdly slow anyway
Pariah
September 16, 2019 at 14:22
And the combat looks like it’s from a prototype example game used to teach people new to game dev. Barebones at best.
Lip sync is above industry standard at least. That is to say, it’s passable.
Raptor Rants
September 16, 2019 at 14:31
Yeah that combat man.
G8crasha
September 16, 2019 at 14:50
The game engine is so dated. Fallout in Space is the vibe I get!
G8crasha
September 16, 2019 at 14:50
The game engine is so dated. Fallout in Space is the vibe I get!
Son of Banana Jim
September 16, 2019 at 17:55
Oh my… I think I might get this one instead of Borderlands 3 in October.