The Outer Worlds Playstation 4

Received this game on launch day and have played around ten or twelve hours since then. It's an enjoyable distraction if you're not looking for too much.It all feels very familiar. You choose your character's gender and appearance, an initial distribution of skills, and off you go. Leveling up comes often enough, at least so far, and the routine appearance of new weapons and armor keeps things interesting, and makes sure you don't forget to check your inventory.Quests and missions will be familiar to almost anyone who has played an open world RPG. Go there and get that, bring it back. As promised, Open Worlds requires the player to make decisions such as which side of a disagreement they will take. It isn't clear that they substantively change the path of the game but it does encourage you to slow down a bit and explore who you're siding with or possibly offending. I find that more engaging than games where the solution is simply to keep killing stuff until you win.Almost everything feels like it's half a generation behind. Characters stop and face you square-on during discussions, with your response options listed below. Graphics are fine, but nothing spectacular. They aren't as cartoonish as Borderlands. Voice acting is definitely better than some of the competition, with an exception here or there.I guess what boosted my otherwise "it's okay" review was a couple of things. There is a touch of humor, the load times are quite short, and everything works without bugs. It's just a fun, easy, entertaining experience. I guess I was ready for an RPG and Open Worlds came along at the right time.

Firstly, I just hope people don’t get discouraged by that one guy saying it’s unfinished and all that mess because I am genuinely having a good time with this game.Alright so to anyone who’s willing to read for a spell, here’s some things I enjoy about it:•6 companions you can utilize.-Each have their own unique skills and varying personalities.-You can deploy 2 of them at a time which is incredibly neat, but not only for combat purposes, but I love the fact that your companions will frequently comment on things happening as well as amongst themselves to indicate a sort of bonding between the characters.•Science weapons!-Science weapons are special weapons you can obtain in the game that do whacky shit basically and they are more powerful depending on how high your science skill is.•Dialogue options-Often times various options for dialogue, not 4 simple yes or no answers. Your character can be witty or funny sometimes, you can be supportive, or sometimes you can just be a dick. Choices are a wonderful thing!•Your choices actually matter.-Pretty self explanatory, this one.•Parvati-One of your 6 companions.She’s an absolute cinnamon roll and you must protect her at all costs.•Companions being affected by your choices.-I.E., if you decide to side with a specific faction, it may change the way your companion feels about you.There’s plenty of more enjoyable things, but I’ll throw in a few nitpicks about the game. None of these are make or break things, however.•No oldies music radio-I like my oldies music, man•No romance option-not a necessary thing by any means, but I would’ve welcomed it. The reasoning behind this is pretty solid though.•No option for 3rd person-Again, not a necessary thing, but I would’ve welcomed itOverall this is solid and I enjoy it a whole lot. Even the nitpicks are just that. I would’ve welcomed the things if they were added, but none take away the experience of what the game is offering you.Please give this game shot if you’ve got money in your pocket and you don’t know where to spend it. It’s worth it.

Entertaining, decent graphics (considering it's on a ps4), award winning story, relatable characters, choose your own play style. Linear RPG styled FPS with melee option. You'll be forced to make tough choices, but you won't really regret much for long. I do like how you can revisit areas and certain enemies will respawn for your grinding pleasure, or perhaps you'd like to test out some new weapons. The game doesn't force you to grind at all though. There are rewards for exploring whether it's some random crates of ammo and refreshment, or a mini-boss.Load times are surprisingly briefUnfortunately the PS4 Pro can't graphically support loading of enemies at great range, so long distance sniping isn't effective. Think medium distance battle rifle.I'm sure it's AMAZING on PC, but it's definitely worth your time on the PS4No regrets, play it before the tech feels stale in a few years.

The primary issue I had with the game is the repetitive nature of the gameplay. It’s a first person RPG and on console it can be difficult to get your reticle right on an item to interact with it. They need to widen that out a bit and it be a LOT better to play.The best part of the game is the story itself and the witty, funny dialogue. The characters are a lot of fun.The art direction is definitely. Step down from a AAA title, but it’s quite well done overall. Bright and colorful planets and lots of character all around.You can choose entirely how to play and go as peacefully or deadly as you like. The most unique element is the game tracks your “flaws” and gives the ability to trade a flaw for a perk point you can spend on your stats. (E.g., you take more damage from robots, in exchange for a perk to use for hacking.). It’s innovative and is funny when you realize it’s telling you that suck at some aspect of the game. It’s very funny.Overall it’s a solid 4/5. It’s a very good game with some flaws that could fixed. It’s not AAA quality, but that’s OK.It’s definitely a blatant rip-off of the Fallout formula, right down to the terminals... but it’s done so much better than Fallout 4 and has so much more charm.