The Outer Worlds 2

Outer Worlds 2, like Outer Worlds before it, is a very fun game. After a great tutorial mission, you are thrown into a conflict between three main factions over the fate of a solar system, chasing a mysterious villain, with a looming cataclysmic event you have to stop. Your role in the story feels bigger than the first Outer Worlds which leads to some difficult and interesting choices along the way. As with all Obsidian games I've played, the writing is top-notch. The fact that these writers can balance dramatic, emotional moments with some of the funniest dialogue in any game is amazing. There are times where a dialogue option was so funny, I wanted to pick it just to see how it would play out, even though it was completely contradictory to how I was roleplaying the main character. Also as per usual, the companion characters are all excellent and have incredible arcs. Each character provides an interesting perspective on the overarching conflict, and the fact that these characters end up in such different places from when you first meet them is truly impressive. You feel like you've gone on a journey with this spaceship full of ragtag misfits. The gameplay is excellent. Combat and movement are great. Like Avowed, just getting around the world is engaging, maybe the best in any open-world RPG I've played in recent memory. Rarely are you just walking through a building, there are inevitably two or three ways to traverse through a space depending on your skills and how well you pay attention to clues in your surroundings. There are a lot of different kinds of enemies and every weapon feels punchy and fun to use. You have enough options in fights between guns, melee weapons, grenades, companion abilities, stealth, and special gadgets, that combat is always engaging and you can approach it however feels best to you. The different RPG systems all are deep and overlap nicely too. For example, your speech skill helps when talking to people but it also provides benefits in combat. The same is true for melee, guns, science, and so on. Level ups are impactful and you'll always wish you had more skill points because each skill provides tangible benefits and interesting perks. One of the standout features is the flaws system which will give you a benefit, but with a cost. These flaws are also based on how you play the game so they feel unique to your playstyle. For example, in any game with guns, I always reload my guns before the magazine is empty. I was doing this a lot and the game offered me a flaw that would lower my gun damage for a short time if I ever let my magazine completely empty without reloading. In exchange, my magazine sizes for all guns was increased permanently. Some of the flaws are almost game-breaking and will completely change how you play. You have to choose to accept each flaw though so it is never going to ruin a build you're working on. Aesthetically, the world is interesting to explore, looks great, and you're accompanied by some excellent music. The in-universe songs that play over the radio stations are genuinely catchy and funny too. Definitely give them a listen while you're trekking across these alien planets. If you like big, expansive RPGs in the vein of Skyrim or the 3D Fallout games, I feel confident you'll like Outer Worlds 2 (or Outer Worlds for that matter). Outer Worlds 2 is not the same as those games but it definitely scratches the same itch and for me, it's better in a lot of ways. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did!

limitless

6.2/10

Enjoyable with some modding.

無印は結構楽しめました。最初は意味わからなかったけど、進めるうちになんとなく話がわかってきたからです。2はもう最初からぶっ飛びすぎて話についていけません。これは私の頭が悪いだけかもしれませんが 表現が独特すぎて、日本語向きではないですね。 あとなによりもスペックが足りているのにフリーズします。 毎回同じ場所で。なので、こういうの詳しくないですが開発側の問題かと・・・。 説明にはグラフィックがおいつかないと起きるフリーズと表示されていましたが 別にいつも通り移動してただけ。。。

Merry ol' time in a space adventure of epic proportions, full of corpo greed, governmental tyranny, cultist nutjobs, and a delicious dash of space ranger badassery.

There are some redeeming qualities in this game. But the flaws outweigh the few good parts. The combat is fun. The "options" to overcome the diffrent tasks is brilliant. The selection of gear is good. Exploration, Story, visuals, map design, environment obstacles and environment storytelling is all rather boring and bad.