I really don't know why I'm posting here. I'm fairly certain no one comes here any more, and for good reason to be honest, since GameRevolution really fucked their forums up. Regardless, for some reason, here I am.
PS4:
-Subnautica - 9 / 10
-Spider-Man: The City That Never Sleeps DLC (The Heist, Turf Wars and Silver Lining) - 8.5 / 10
-Resident Evil 2 - 9 / 10
-Far Cry: New Dawn - 7.5 / 10
-Devil May Cry 5 - 8 / 10
-Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice - 8.5 / 10
-Rage 2 - 7 / 10
-Owlboy - 8.5 / 10
-Resident Evil (REmake) - 8 / 10
-Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night - 7.5 / 10
PC:
-Prey - 8.5 / 10
-Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords - 8.5 / 10
-Star Wars: Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy - 7.5 / 10
-The Outer Worlds - 9 /10
-Nintendo Switch:
-The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (remake) - 8.5 / 10
- Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast - 5 / 10
I finished The Outer Worlds for PC.
The Epic Store unfortunately is one of the only two online retailers selling this title and frankly, it's too expensive (about $90 AUD). I decided to sign up for X-Box's Game Pass for PC, which for my first month, cost me $1 AUD and after, it'll cost me $4.95 AUD per month, giving me access to quite a few games, including The Outer Worlds. Good deal, I reckon.
The Outer Worlds is of decent length (taking me about 19 - 21 hours to complete overall) and in all fairness, if compared, is certainly not as 'big' as Skyrim or Fallout. Instead, the game is broken up into several smaller locations, so while there isn't as much to explore, the game compensates for this by having a much deeper story, more interesting characters and rich side quests to fulfil. Let's be fair, the main campaign of Fallout 3, Skyrim and Fallout 4 can be completed in about 6 or so hours, if you decide to ignore side quests and exploration.
The Outer Worlds has an interesting setting, set in a dystopia future where corporations rule and are governed by 'The Board', while most people suffer beneath them. The overall soundtrack and presentation has a very Firefly / Serenity feel to it, with some wild west elements in the fold.
The skills and perks system seem a little simplified, but I liked it, it works well and it was easy to understand. I also enjoyed how some skills, even if considered non-violent (such as persuasion) could be used to benefit yourself in combat situations. At times, some moments of the game were a bit too easy because of these skills, but I appreciated it regardless.
Graphically, I was quite impressed. The landscapes are beautiful and the characters are well designed. I also liked the game's soundtrack, again with that wild west feel I mentioned above.
Unlike most Bethesda games, I didn't experience many bugs at all. However, I did notice that later in the story, my game kept crashing when ever I arrived to a new location by my ship (primary hub, think of the Normandy from Mass Effect). As soon as I would select my crew mates/party to leave, the game would load, then crash to my desktop. If I re-loaded my game and tried to leave my ship again, it would work as normal.
Without any spoilers, there was also one area in the game in particular where if I opened up my character menu (inventory, skills, map, journal etc.) the game would again crash to desktop. I'm guessing these crashes may not exactly be the game, but possibly the launcher, X-Box Game Pass, as it's still in Beta for PC.
I found the game was lacking a little in variety when it came to weapons. You could get certain weapons, then later you would find the same weapon, just a better version of it, whether it's 'Mark 2' or 'Ultra', for example. I also found that upgrading weapons wasn't as deep as say, Fallout 4.
Overall though, The Outer Worlds is an excellent RPG and I'd highly recommend it to anyone who is a fan of the genre. Even though this is a different setting, story with different game play elements, I kinda feel like this is how the new Fallout games should have been made. One of my favourite games of 2019.
9 out of 10.