The Outer Worlds in the Test

You know, guys, earlier, everything was better! To this conclusion you could come in, if you with his thoughts, the more more days Bethesdas looks back. To me at least, it is so. With a heavy heart I think of former beads of the games-forge, like Morrowind, Fallout 3 and Fallout: New Vegas back. All chronic time-wasters, with a high attention to Detail, a deep soul and the heart in the right place. That’s why it hurts me so much to see that Bethesda Games like Fallout 4 and Fallout 76 more and more to forget seems to be, what is the magic of once accounted for. Fortunately, however, there are Obsidian and silver lining on the horizon: The Outer Worlds!

The space ship “Last Hope” is tendrils of the substance to the myths. The ship and its crew, but for decades to be lost. You are a part of the Crew, and have for the last 70 years in cryo-sleep spent. A fact, which you will only become aware of as you the quirky scientist Dr. Phineas Wells, back to life brings. It is actually you and your colleagues broken the colonies of earth in the star System Halcyon to help with your Expertise, and thus their development. But the brave new world of the edge of the settlements, has developed in an unforeseen direction. Instead of freedom and equality, the rule of money-hungry corporations are the outer worlds. Ruthlessly pushing the once-hopeful settlers in brutal adhesion contracts, and exploiting their labour, under inhumane conditions, to the last breath. In addition to modernized slavery, also political intrigue, murder, and highly-questionable advertising campaigns in Halcyon wide. We can’t allow this! Whether we continue as a Hero to the sinister Goings-on of capitalism to an end, or to take off to get ourselves a piece of the cake remains with us. Welcome in a world of moral decisions, the quirky characters and black humor. Welcome, in The Outer Worlds!

The Hilarious Adventures of Captain Dave White

The Outer Worlds will begin in a classic for the Genre with the creation of your own character, starting with its Look. This puts us Obsidian a wide selection of optical customization options in the Hand. So we decide on the facial features, hair, scarring, or the visual characteristics of our warriors. Why The Outer Worlds , in this respect, so lushly designed, revealed to me not quite. The role-playing game is played from a first person perspective, as a result, we get the in-game character only in the menu or in the case of inactivity of one Minute the face, then the camera zooms out and encircled them. Usually our Hero is wearing a helmet, but can be set in the options whether to get this displayed.

It follows the definition of the character values, and there turns out to be The Outer Worlds as a Feast for the Numbers and skill fetishists. Here you can let off steam to their heart’s content, and the Avatar of his dreams. There are three basic attributes: body, spirit, and personality. These include two sub-stages, which we can think about the world in with available ability points on average, good, high, and very high. I wanted to be an Infiltrator, with a focus on stealth and theft. As a result, I’ve invested a Maximum in skill (body). Since I also moderate Hacking and conviction fähigketen wish I raised intelligence (mind), and Charisma (personality) on the average. To be able to last but not least I have to decide between various talents. My choice fell on “Junior Treasurer, no Executive activity”, which earned me a +1 Bonus to convince.

This is, however, only the basic structure of the character during the game, we can level up our character more highly. There is a separate Skill-Tree offers us. Also this is divided in several main groups, such as ranged combat, defense, and technology. Including, once again, three are to be found under classifications. At long range, for example: hand guns, long guns and heavy weapons. It rises to a Level, so you invest earned experience points, first in the main categories. It is only when a category has reached a minimum value of 50, it can be specifically selected and expanded. In the case of each of the second ascent, opens the access to one of a number of advantages. Thus, among other things, speed or payload of the hero, you can then improve.

In General, the Charakterbau in The Outer Worlds is very complex and flexible. It makes much fun to plunge into the seemingly infinite number of options and to find the ideal Build for themselves.

Like Fallout, but different!

Shortly after, and Dr. Phineas Wells – which is me by the way, inevitably, to Rick and Morty to think – from our deep sleep brought has, brings it to us already on the first planet. To the evil corporations on the Pelle back, we need to be mobile. It is walking finally, walking between the different planets, and more! To this purpose we meet with a smuggler. Just stupid that this took the matter up with the meeting place quite a bit too literally, and we ended up with our country capsule on his head. Since we have provided for the accidental decapitation of the captain, it seems his ship, the Unreliable, to belong to us now, so off to distant worlds? Never! The Outer Worlds would not be a role-playing game, there is on the path to success, not an obstacle.

So the on-Board computer of the ship, the Ada has given us, within seconds as the Captain accepted, but, because of the energy regulator is damaged, we will remain for the time being on the ground. A replacement must be found! May in Edgewater, a settlement in the vicinity, for help. On our way there, we can see the beauty review, what is the Obsidian in the creation of the worlds in The Outer Worlds she has created. Bright colors, a beautiful animal and plant world, which in its Aesthetics very much of James Cameron’s Avatar reminded and a Horziont of the breath can be stopped. In principle, there are in The Outer Worlds , no open game world. This Results from the fact that the action on several planets plays, but the individual areas are designed as expansive and lovingly, that this is noticeable.

At the gates edge of the waters, we get to do it with a gang of looters. During the battle, which controls very well, makes an unexpected side-effect of unhealthy long cold sleep noticeable: we can slow down the time! It is no secret that The Outer Worlds , a spiritual Relative of the Falloutseries is, is stuck with Timothy Cain and Leonard Boyarsky, the Creator of the Original series behind the Game. Therefore, can certainly elements of the model in The Outer Worlds find. It was the staging, the black Humor or the actual combat system. Although it has adopted from the V. A. T. S. System from Fallout, but it is possible, during the slow time a single body to target parts of the enemy and hits with devastating effects when compared To auslzuösen.

Of decisions and comrades

We have transported the crowd to the Afterlife, can we finally step through the gates of Edgewater. From there, we meet our first companion: the shy engineer Parvati. In The Outer Worlds, we have the possibility of up to two members of the Crew on our missions to take. This will support us in the fight, have their own Skill Tree and Background, but are not necessarily the smartest candle on the cake. Therefore, you bite on low spec and often into the Grass. You can customize the behavior of the companion in the respective menu. As a result, the mortality rates minimize something. Our companions are excellently written, highly adorable and react to our moral decisions. In addition, each PAL has a Questline. Parvati, for example, falls in love with the head of a space station and we don’t want to help her to articulate her feelings, because, unfortunately, the necessary social skills. Through these Storylines these figures, guards my heart and listen to you to organize what you tell them.

Now we are finally at the Boss of Edgewater. While this has a power regulator, but not him out of the move, which is required for the power supply of the city. But as luck would have it, there is out there a settlement with deserters. I should be so nice, your flow caps, and you to the return force. The current regulator of the then abandoned settlement, could be the My. Sounds appealing at first glance, the second one begins to develop understanding and empathy for the Fugitives, because the people in Edgewater are treated like slaves. There is a rationed food supply, the health system brings to those who need it most is no help, because they can not bring the required performance, and even the death of the deceased, the companies are making. We are faced with the choice: take the Volatile power and send them back to hell before they fled, or we take the residents of Edgewater, also the little bit of comfort that you have in your life? As it is, for me, the greatest strength of The Outer Worlds. There is no Black, no White, only grey. Although The Outer Worlds with a lot of Humor and a wink to the corner, is the underlying core is very dark and waiting, in places, with surprising social critique. If a role-playing game, it creates that you get when making moral decisions a stomach ache, then it has done something damn right!

CONCLUSION

The Outer Worlds is a Feast for Fans nostalgic of the Games. It is effective in its presentation as a modernized Fallout: New Vegas , and had in this Form already, so a few years ago may appear, but this is absolutely not a Problem. What Obisidian here with a relatively low Budget from the ground stomps, is more than impressive. Sure, the various areas of The Outer Worlds, are beautiful to look at, but, especially in comparison to other current titles in this genre is a bit empty. A decision of the Obsidian because of the limited resources had to make, because they focus on dialogue and decision-making freedom to put wanted. And my God, you have! The Outer Worlds is brimming with possibilities in the Dialog with the correct spec, the majority of conflicts even in a non-violent way. It comes to disputes, they play mostly good. Annoying only the companion are actually, there it is, tear if you were wrong geskillt, like the Hooves in height. To overcome this shortcoming, but you can use them tactically, and new dynamics bring into battle. The Story is very well written and white, despite the wink to stimulate Thinking. Many of the decisions with which we of The Outer Worlds face are not easy and are often hard in the stomach. The first class (English) sound-setting, and contributes immensely to the mood. Although Obsidian in The Outer Worlds with a low Budget, had to work, the title is technically clean. I was able to actually discover any serious Bugs, Only one struck me negatively: on Entering a new area or larger building, there is a (very short) load time. I had always the Problem that I could not rotate for 10 to 15 seconds to the left or to the right. This was now far from being a Gamebreaker, but went me then to the nerves. All in all, it was The Outer Worlds that’s exactly what I had hoped: a nice and great Trip in better times. Bethesda should be the example of it, because in my eyes, is The Outer Worlds of the far better Fallout.

What is The Outer Worlds?: A role-playing game in the spirit of Fallout: New Vegas.
Platforms: PC (currently exclusive in the Epic Store!), Playstation 4, Xbox One
Tested: PC
Developer / Publisher: Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
Release: 25. October 2019
Link: Official Website