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The Outer Worlds announced (Obsidian, FPS RPG, XB1/PS4/Steam 2019)
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This looks amazing - I just hope we have an option to walk around without a gun drawn. The dialogue choices look hilarious and the shooting mechanics seem really right! It'll be nice to see how this team really expands on the RPG space with some great combat.
This literally what I texted my younger brother when the trailer was playing.
The whole scene of you dont have to shoot anyone bit when choosing was a clear shot right at Bethesda who went full guns for FO4 and completely forgot the other side of the originals.
This will undoubtedly be shown more during E3 at the Xbox show because I don't see this releasing earlier than that. Would love to be wrong though.
no romances
Disagree. If done well they can be really great storylines. The lack of that limits my RP options. Bit disappointed by that, though judging by PoE 2 and how badly romances were done we may be better off without it. Obsidian never can make that kind of narrative work it seems. If I wanna hook up with some of my companions why can't I
Yep, looks like one of the rare occasions where I would buy a game just from the trailer alone. New vegas was my favorite fallout and probably my favorite game of last gen.
Original fallout crew? Open world rpg? Scifi? A bit of humor as well?
Oh yes. Eat Bethesda's lunch boys and girls. Eat it up and make em give you seconds.
Original fallout crew? Open world rpg? Scifi? A bit of humor as well?
Oh yes. Eat Bethesda's lunch boys and girls. Eat it up and make em give you seconds.
This is the making a huge new franchise right before our very eyes. Exciting times. Very hyped. Watched the trailer like 10 times to see if I can recognize any new hints.
Afaik it is not open world in a classical sense. What I've read is, that you fly to different planets with your ship and do missions there.
What a strange take.
You make it sound like there's only room for one action-rpg in the market.
Outer Worlds looks awesome, likely Day One material. But that doesn't mean there can't be other options, other flavors of the sub-genre in the marketplace.
When the sublime Divinity: Original Sin 2 dropped did that suddenly invalidate Pillars of Eternity? Or suggest that no one else should even bother trying to make a modern cRPG?
I will never understand the sentiment, "The only way for my team to win is for your team to lose." mentality so prevalent on Era. Talk about a odd willingness to limit your options.
That's pretty much what I've expected ever since that trailer yesterday, but I can definitely see potential sequels being much bigger and open, depending on how big the budget will be from MS.
Man this game looks great and all, but I just can't help but wonder if I'm going to have fun in it if I can't put a bucket over the head of that NPC and talk with him.
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What I said has nothing to do with "room in the market." What I said is that Outer Worlds will have a tremendous amount of good will going into it, and that it stands to benefit from the negativity toward Fallout and Bethesda, because it makes a great narrative to see the spurned developers of a beloved entry show the big corporation who screwed over fans how it's done.
That can backfire if the game disapppoints, of course. The Mighty No. 9 effect.
Personally I feel that the biggest thing holding this entire "companions: romance or no romance" argument back when it comes to RPGs is that it shouldn't even be that question being asked. The actual problem here, when I really think about it, isn't whether companions should be romancable, but rather - why are we limiting and/or targeting companions in particular? It's so cliche and feels like lazy design. Just because someone is a friend or a squad mate doesn't mean they would be romantically available or interested, but there is also the question as to why romance options should be limited to companions. I would like to see a RPG handle romance in a way where it fits the design of individual characters in the world, independent of their gameplay related status. So you could have a couple of companions who might be viable romance options, and other romance options which are available as NPCs in the world itself - depending on the sort of character you are playing. Many characters would not be viable at all because they are either unavailable or uninterested regardless of your gender, race, or traits. A few would be available regardless of those because they are much more open. Some would be available as options depending on meeting certain criteria.
That's an idea I think would be interesting to explore. Rather than starting the conversation at "so we have a party of characters, should you be able to bang them or not?" which is a boring question.
Yeah, romance options in this kind of game always feel so creepy. Glad they decided not to have them.no romances
Yeah it's late 2019 I think, but watch Xbox get exclusive everything for this game now. It's going to be huge (I hope) and be a new great IP for Xbox.
If the game becomes a success it's probably very likely that MS will like a sequel, with a much higher budget and something that can take on other games around that time in terms of visuals and animation. The potential is huge.
Well, I hate to hype a game up for myself so much, but considering that I would choose KotOR II, Fallout: New Vegas, and Alpha Protocol over any three RPGs in history, and that's no hyperbole either, I would guess that this will likely be my 2019 GotY.
Any word yet from Obsidian on whether or not it'll have a third person mode/toggle? I really need to know this before I get hyped. I want one last Obsidian game to enjoy before they go exclusive, but first person only is an instant dealbreaker for me.
To be fair, the combat sucks in Fallout no matter what perspective you play in. But I get motion sickness and migraines from "immersive" first person camera movement so it's an instant fail for me.
Obviously looks really interesting... usually not my cup of tea when it comes to games but I can see why you guys like it.
If it does well and I hope it does, would be a great new IP for Xbox.
If it does well and I hope it does, would be a great new IP for Xbox.
Thats EXACTLY what I though as well, no way was that not a direct shot at Bethesda.
The KOTOR influences on this game aren't talked about enough.
I am so fucking happy with what I am seeing.
I am so fucking happy with what I am seeing.
I never thought there would be another big RPG without a voiced main character after Bethesda and Bioware went in that direction.
Bless Obsidian.
Bless Obsidian.
No, first person only. You only get to see your character in the inventory screen and when the camera pans during idling.
I'm also a bit disappointed about this, and about the fact that the game isn't open world, just semi-open hub areas. But oh well, clearly an AA title.
Bummer. Guess I'll be skipping it, then. So tired of this trend toward RPGs either being first person only or super zoomed out isometric games where character detail doesn't matter.
Can you holster your gun? Awkward to have it out all the time in a game where combat is generally more optional.
no romances
Can I fuck without Romance?
Saints Row 4 style. Just gimme a fuck button.
Something about it feels off to me. I guess because it just looks a bit like Fallout In Space. Uninspired I guess? Art direction and the engine are a bit ho-hum as well. I guess I'll wait to see more.
They'll give you a brothel like PoE, and a Fisto sex bot , or you'll just be a monk with no lewd desires and that's the only character trait you can't roleplay, I am disappointed too bro, give me my waifus/husbandos
Time to commission lewds of whoever the Outer Worlds fandom ends up wishing they could bang from scruffyturtles then, Ellie the short haired chick in this game is interesting.
On a more serious note, hope that the tone of the trailer isn't what the entire game will be like with this whimsical approach, and that thjere are serious, deep and emotional moments in there as well like when you talk ideology with Caesar. Trying too hard to be funny at the expense of meaningful story is what made me uninstall Divinity Original Sin 1.
I'm thinking this is one of the reasons why Microsoft purchased Obsidion. There's a ton of potential with this game.
Honestly, I'm more excited for this as a franchise then I am a game. This title is clearly AA, and concessions will have to be made. But with a propper AAA budget, more staff added to the studio, and lessons learned - which will all happen as a developer under Microsoft - I foresee the franchise growing into something truly special.