I liked the Outer Worlds but I couldn't help but feel some of the mechanics were hollow. Skill checks in dialogue was mostly a cosmetic way to pinch off a little bit of xp, not anything that really changes the game. Charaters can't really do much except stand/sit in preselected poses or attack you, there's no real animation. When I say I want MORE Outer Worlds, I really want them to drill down on the systems and presentation, not just make the game longer.
I hated Outer Worlds, I wish I could get my time and money back, I hated it so much I feel that shitting on the game is a better use of my time than actually playing it. The story, gameplay, combat, RPG elements and exploration was astoundingly hollow and bare bones, about the only good thing about the game was Parvati and a couple jokes.
The whole game was the blandest generic brand oatmeal ever. It's actually kind of shocking it even got a sequel, but it's probably from cheesed sales from people assuming it was a good game and not be able to or bothering to get refunds when they found it wasn't.
From what I've seen from the community on youtube and reddit, and from my own experience, it's a good thing it wasn't longer. You usually want to make the experience longer only after every box has been ticked and that the experience is overwhelmingly positive for most people. Here the semi open world experience was a pretty big flaw, with exploration being very lack luster. From memory, the story and quests were ok. The combat wasn't very interesting aside from the fun guns and effects. I remember that it kinda felt like a AA game trying to be a AAA. But it just didn't have enough depth on many aspects. Anyways making the same kind of game but longer is guarranted failure for OW2. I don't really care though now after all the controversies I'll lay back and wait to see what ppl say when it releases
So hyped for TOW2, just replaying the first one now! My biggest issues were the lack of 3rd person, and the worlds were sometimes too small. Hoping this fixes that and makes it more expansive! TOW was short but sweet, but maybe the second one can be a bit longer.
I feel the same. I missed it at launch but got it on sale last year in anticipation for Starfield and OMG I fell in love with it ❤ Can’t wait for the sequel
@@francois.hebert I like third person for a few reasons. One, wider field of visibility, it's harder to be sneaked up on like that. Two, if I make a character that looks good, I'd like to see that character do cool looking animations. Last point I have, if they don't want to include a third person, why even let us customize a character? Just give the people a canned protag.
@@triplepyrite Thank you for your answer. About your last point, you can still see your character in the inventory screen usually, and first person view can let you see your character in some ways. I understand this is not the same as TPV though. Thanks again for the insight.
Wouldn't be surprised if it turned just as many people off honestly. If it was someone other than him I wouldn't click that bait. Also even if it's successful it's still somewhat dishonest or at least misleading. There is no TRUTH here that needs to be capitalized.
I really didn't like the outer worlds. Thought the story was way too simple and the gunplay was incredibly bullet spongey. The world felt uninspired and non of the characters connected with me. Really don't get the hype there
Consequence of the leveling upgrades I think. You either had an easy time with a great build or had it very not that time. Felt like you really needed to specialize on one path which isn’t all that fun for me. The fact that companion abilities can’t be used unless you spend an upgrade point is insane. For a long time I just couldn’t figure out why I was being told about these abilities but couldn’t use them. If it’s gonna show a pop up whenever you get a new character then being able to use that ability shouldn’t be something you have to unlock in a skill tree. Just didn’t enjoy myself. Even the good gun fights left me feeling a bit empty afterwards due to having to kind of cheese my way to victory. The story felt really dull. There were some cool moments but at times it really did feel like a Besthesda game in the worst of ways
TOW is one of my favorite games of the last 15 years - played through it five times (including the 'secret' ending); twice through the expansions. For everything it may have lacked in "AAA features/scope", it more than made up for in heart, humor, world building, characters and peerless dialogue. Very much looking forward to this sequel...Avowed AND TOW2 in the same year?! Obsidian fans are feasting indeed 🤩
Outer Worlds: A world I wanted to dive into and know more at every turn Star field: A world that I had no interest in and would prefer to take an excel tutorial Outer Worlds 2 is gonna be awesome
I liked Outer Worlds at the time, but i don't remember anything of the game and anything of it's memorable. Vanguard questline in Starfield and other quests like Entangled or the clones one are far better than all The Outer Worlds honestly. And i say as a big Obsidian fan
Tried multiple times to play the Outer Worlds One but just found it really boring. Never found the world captivating, don’t feel as if it has any compelling atmosphere. Hopefully the Outer Worlds Two can appeal to me more
Definitely agree with you. I was surprised by the amount of positivity this game garnered. Felt like a step backwards in terms of world building/gameplay
@@thelechiteknight7185hate to admit it, but I have more hours in Starfield than outer worlds and that’s a low bar. Outer worlds was just sooo aggravatingly boring in the beginning.
@@thelechiteknight7185 Got 90h in Starfield before I got bored, had to force myself to manage to reach 6h playtime in TOW. Even objectively speaking, Starfield is superior to TOW in almost every way.
Outer Worlds was one of the best unexpected games i have ever played. Did not even expect to come out feeling that it may be one of the top 10 best games i have ever played.
its kind of a safe bet that if they stick with the same game engine an ES6 made by the same team with the same leads that made Starfield is going to be extremely formulaic and behind the times at best. which might be enough for a lot of ppl to just have a new world to get lost in, but a lot of ppl who want more from Bethesda, from modern games or from RPGs in general are gonna consider it pretty mid
@@mediumvillain most of the leads on Starfield are the same that did Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim. You know, 4 of the greatest games ever made and that made us Bethesda fans in first place. It's already confirmed that will run on Creation Engine 2 anyway. Like a million times, including Matty interview with Todd Howard. The latest games alienated their audience because tried to do other things (multiplayer for 76 and proc gen with Starfield) instead of improving and modernizing what they already did.
@@erminioottone1344 "improving and modernising" if that is what we call the gutting and dumbing down of mechanics and systems they've done since Morrowind can they please do the reverse? Even Skyrim is a open world adventure game that pretends to be a RPG, Enderal, a fanmade game using Skyrim's assets is more of an RPG than Skyrim itself is. Starfield isn't different, it is the natural progression from Skyrim and Fallout 4 but without the hand crafted world to distract us and keep us invested. At best TES6 might have a good world again, but we're never getting a real RPG from Beth again.
Yeah I’ll never forgive Bethesda if they screw up ES6, I’ve been waiting 13 years for a sequel to my favorite series. I just have a bad feeling due to paid mods, updates constantly breaking mod lists years after their games & DLCs have released.
I’m just here to say Matt Hansens behavior has given me significant worry. I’m not sure why people are not held responsible for representing the company in a bad light. In HR training you are always told your own actions reflect upon the company. Obsidian has the right to block whomever they want, it just feels as if they are not even trying to entertain the conversation that someone that works for them could sabotage possibly a great game. He represents Obsidian and although he’s working on Avowed his actions will reflect on the consumer and all of the games Obsidian makes. Just seems like bad press that they don’t need.
He protected by Microsoft because he has the right ideology. The other employees at obsidian hate him but can't say or do anything about him out of fear of losing their jobs.
If you want some inside baseball on Obsidian Entertainment, check out the employee reviews for the studio on Glassdoor. Many of the negative reviews talk about how terrible of a leader a certain art director is, among other things. I like Obsidian Enterainment and their games. New Vegas is my favorite Fallout game of all time. However, their major RPGs for the past few years have been lackluster, in my opinion - especially The Outer Worlds. I’m holding out hope for Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 though, ‘cause I want more player-centered RPGs to play besides BG3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Starfield. 🤞
Surely RPG players of all people prefer longer games rather than shorter ones? Though you might personally prefer shorter games I like bigger ones that I can sink my teeth into and spend at least 200 hours in them. Cause if I get hooked into the game then I really get into it and will play it for ages, especially if it's an RPG.
When there are 1000 other interesting games out there to play, then no, I don't want to spend 200 hours on one single game anymore. I have no more time for that.
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I really can’t see what you’re seeing. The animations, models, textures, combat and environment variety looked way more evolved than 1. If you’re saying it just looks like more of the same, but modernized and with more time and money spent on it, I think that’s exactly their position and exactly what I would want from a sequel to a low budget game like 1 was.
Am I the only one that was underwhelmed by outerworlds? The exploration/open world seemed like a step backwards while the gameplay left a lot to be desired compared to previous obsidian IPs
You’re not. Quite a few folks such as myself feel the same way. The thing is that after TOW’s initial honeymoon phase with its release, a lot of people just sort of forgot it existed for a while until it’s first DLC came out. When people played it, a good chunk of them realized that the game wasn’t as extravagant as they made it out to be when it first came out. More people enjoyed Murder on Eridanos, but it still wasn’t making waves like the initial release. The game overall went out like a wet fart. I know ‘cause I bought and played the game and all it’s DLC, along with watching the coverage of the game through its cycle. The overall opinion of the game was “meh” for the longest time until recently. I think the game is decent and hope the sequel is a major improvement, but I find it interesting how it’s suddenly getting a lot of praise on TH-cam recently when it for a good while it was seen as decent at best.
You are not. I liked the diversity in playstyle choices, but the characters never really connected with me and I found the gameplay very boring mid to late game as I was basically just killing everything within seconds. Hopefully they can take a big step forward with the second game.
To be fair, you could say that about any studio, successful studios get bigger and employ more people or smaller and employ less, plus people have lives outside of work, move, get married, lose passion or find others, it kinda goes without saying
The one reason I don't think obsidian is working on fallout is because we know Tim Cain does contract work for them still, and he has also made videos talking about coming to terms with the fact he'll never work on fallout again.
Really hoping this game turns out well. Looking forward to it next year. I would love to see a Fallout done by Obsidian, especially if Josh Sawyer is somehow involved in it.
I'm honestly kinda surprised Outer Worlds did well enough to warrant a sequel. Going from New Vegas to Outer Worlds was such a let down with basically everything in the game besides graphics feeling like a direct downgrade. Weaker story, weaker enemy variation, weaker choices, weaker character interactions etc. Most people I know that played it basically thought it was just "fine".
I think the success of Obsidian mostly because of down to earth, not over-ambitious projects. That's why when I heard that Avowed was gonna be the next Skyrim, I was worried and it ended up becoming more of a semi open world game. This is good because as always that allows Obsidian to focus on the individual environments and rpg elements. At its current state, I think a single one of those rpg teams are not capable of making the next Fallout. It is possible if you combine them into a single bigger team but I would still not be sure that is enough. Moreover, gamers would be deprived of an actually productive studio making rpgs if it does not pan out. I think Obsidian needs a lot more money, resources and time to make the next Fallout. In my opinion, it might be a good idea to get Obsidian to do a Fallout 1 Remake in the form of a crpg. I would love that as someone never played the Fallout 1.
I've had the same thought about Obsidian picking up a New Vegas sequel after Outer Worlds and Avowed. It defo lines up really well and probably is the best chance in years for them to do it. Lets see what happens
This may be an unpopular opinion, but Obsidian needs to get all hands on deck for a big budget, proper AAA title. It's the next logical move for them. They clearly have the talent and the opportunity to create a generation, genre or decade-defining title, but it'll never happen as long as they stay in the AA space. Maybe they're happy with how things are, who knows, but I see the opportunity there to really go next level and it'd be a shame not to take it.
Things that can be changed in OW2 would be more specific customisation, when you create or level your character you lvl up multiple things in 1 category making you become good in anything instead building something specific. The choices in story where also a bit like if you want the “good” ending you gotta put more work on it which sometimes those work can easily be missed. Combat was really good but lacked diversity in weaponry but it seems the second game is solving that issue. Enemies where fine in OW1 they were mostly pretty dumb like running you down or barely hiding itself into safety.
Biggest problem with the outer worlds was that it was a victim of its smaller budget and relatively short development time. This like like it has none of those issues, and I could not be more excited
I don't think Insomniac ever pulled off a double release, Spider-Man 2 came out 2 years after Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. And then the same deal when they released the reboot to ratchet and clank.
What he means is that Insomniac released Rift Apart, Miles Morales and a Spider Man Remaster within a year and still released Spider Man 2 just 2 years later. They really are one of the most effective developers in the industry
I'm not sure what I'm more excited about. An announcement of a new Fallout spinoff game by another studio, or Matty's reaction to an announcement of a new Fallout spinoff game! :) I'm still holding out hope for a Fallout game by Larian studios :)
I love The Outer Worlds, it’s hilarious and the world is a lot of fun. I’m now replaying it for funsies. Super excited to see more of this world. Also, I liked the Secret Level episode, even though it was really depressing at the end lol. In terms of characters, I just hope Phineas gets a mention. He was by far my favorite character in the first game.
I thought Outer Worlds 1 was good but not great. Enjoyed my time with it but didn't see a reason to do a second playthrough. I'm rooting for OW2 to be amazing. 2025 could be a comeback for Obsidian if OW2 and Avowed are homeruns.
Been waiting six years!!! Most important game to me. Man, how much that game saved my wandering mind in the toughest time in my life, and kept me away from missing people, which kept me focused to finish my astrophysics degree. Beyond thankful for their whole crew making the game, and I’m confident it’ll be great! Maybe optimism but this isn’t the avowed team, and mostly the OG FNV guys. So, so stoked.
The Outer Worlds was comfort food. It excelled in the RPG component and that was enough for me. It looks like Outer Worlds 2 is improving on the foundations on the first one and improving the combat AND it's coming to the PS5!? Heck yeah! Sign me up!
I have not played The Outer Worlds, but after watching two trailers of Outer Worlds 2, I'm excited to play this game, it feels like a comedy rpg which is rare these days.
I dont have fairh in obsidian to make another new vegas. FNV was the last time I really enjoyed a game from them and I dont think thats going to change. Much like Bioware and BGS, I feel like the studio isnt capable of recreating the magic they once had. They just arent the same studio i fell in love with. Thats me though. Happy for anyone who enjoyed Outer Worlds and is excited for the next one.
The Outer Wolds was never a game made to please every kind of players. We need to want niche things again. Not everything should be for everyone.I loved the first one and I am so excited about a new one. It's also too early to aggregate a game that no one played yet.
I want them to expand the world a little more, not so linear not so short I really enjoyed the 1st one it could have been greatness instead of just good. More like the opening world, which felt long & expansive.
Hey at least they had more than a single pistol / blaster... Jokes aside, the lack of content and cartoonish style drove me off of what seems otherwise a cool game.
The original game had an incredibly shallow plot. We sent the Starship Enterprise to establish a new colony and forgot how 20th century farming works. We still have all of our Federation technology and it works perfectly. With a justification for the Federation technology not working you could make a decent StarTrek episode or double episode out of that plot synopsis. Obsidian’s writers don’t have any justification so they can’t get a single episode forget a season length video game out of the plot synopsis.
From what I recall what’s going on with Earth(no one has heard from Earth in a while) is a big mystery and it seemed like that should be a major plot point in the second game. I hope that’s the case.
Despite it being one of my favorite games I personally don't want a game set after new vegas I feel they'll need to pick a cannon ending and it'll devalue the idea of the player choosing their own story, I think a prequel would be such a greater idea
Wait... In 2019 you said outer worlds 2 was coming sooner than we thought, and now that it's coming out over 6 years after that.... you're taking some sort of credit for being "right?"
I honestly think the most surprising thing about Outer Worlds came later when Starfield came out. Despite The Outer Worlds being a mid game it is far better than Starfield if you ask me. Ship building and space flight can't save Starfield. We also have to think where Obsidian was when they made that game. They clearly didn't have the backing they honestly needed to make the game more in-depth. I do believe that the new one will make strides to deepen the game. As far as the first one goes I think they did have some solid interactions and dialogue. When Bethesda, it's obvious rival, has been losing good dialogue; it was refreshing to have The Outer Worlds bring back some of the old stuff.
Outer Worlds was a little too quirky for me and I kinda had a hard time engaging in the world. I like what they were going for though and I'll give the sequel a fair shake. I really wish Obsidian and CDPR embraced that some fans want to see the characters they made in 3rd person
I absolutely loved The Outer Worlds, if it’s just the first game but improved upon and expanded then I’m all in. I enjoyed the gameplay, visual style, and the writing. I’m honestly really excited about this.
I don’t mind the quirky world they created but them not taking their own story seriously really killed it for me. If this game doesn’t have a more serious tone it will be an easy pass for me
I feel like the Outer Worlds 1 (one of my all time faves) feels like it was a proof of concept type of game. It was rather short didn't do anything overly ambitious, and delivered a refreshing rpg with comfortable Obsidian era Fallout vibe. The Outer Worlds 2 is gonna be a (and this is just a guess) Borderlands 2/Fallout New Vegas/Witcher3/Skyrim kind of game. It's gonna be a smash-hit fan favorite sequel. That might be wishful thinking but so far I can't think of any truly horrendous Obsidian games. All in all, I think this will definitely be a blast, smash-hit or no smash-hit.
Outer worlds was ok but for some reason i really liked it even tho i thought the game was kinda mid hope the story is a litt better and we can get a romance
It's been a while since I've play the outer worlds, I can't even remember if I finished the game. But I do remember playing it and I do remember enjoying my time with it. I'm always interested in what obsidian is cooking up in their brains, it's always interesting to say the very least.
I just hope they make it harder. The first one was to easy. The endgame is a bit underwhelming when you one shot the armored elite soldiers with your handgun.
I didn’t love the first game, had fun while playing but I hope this sequel can bring it up a level and make it good. I’m more hyped for avowed personally but we’ll see
I wonder just how badly Matt Hansen has Obsidian sweating right now? Even Chris Avallone seemingly stumbled out of Hibernation and more or less asked why hes still there. Last time i heard from that dude was in 2020 when VTM:B 2's nonsense was in full swing.
@jasonwelsh417 that is also true, but he referenced both games and said they were the same world at different points and that you "can tell." But they actually just not the same world at all. Different land masses, the world's are both different names too. Orsterra and Solistia.
@@KahranRamsus different land masses indicates different continents on the same world... i haven't played the games, so i don't know, a different world indicates it's on a different planet/universe etc but when you say it's different landmasses that sounds like it's the same world...??
Definitely looking forward to this one. The person who led development of Murder on Eradonis is leading development of this game so I'm hoping for great things. That dlc really rounded out the entire outer worlds experience
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I liked the Outer Worlds but I couldn't help but feel some of the mechanics were hollow. Skill checks in dialogue was mostly a cosmetic way to pinch off a little bit of xp, not anything that really changes the game. Charaters can't really do much except stand/sit in preselected poses or attack you, there's no real animation. When I say I want MORE Outer Worlds, I really want them to drill down on the systems and presentation, not just make the game longer.
Honestly, almost everything felt bare bones, combat especially.
I hated Outer Worlds, I wish I could get my time and money back, I hated it so much I feel that shitting on the game is a better use of my time than actually playing it. The story, gameplay, combat, RPG elements and exploration was astoundingly hollow and bare bones, about the only good thing about the game was Parvati and a couple jokes.
@@SekiberiusWelkeshI havn't played it but some of the things you mention are what many people actually praise the game for
@@SekiberiusWelkesh Yet you are watching a video about the sequel? 🤔
The whole game was the blandest generic brand oatmeal ever. It's actually kind of shocking it even got a sequel, but it's probably from cheesed sales from people assuming it was a good game and not be able to or bothering to get refunds when they found it wasn't.
Stylistically Outer Worlds was more what I thought Star-field would look like
Loved Outer Worlds, it's biggest flaw was it wasn't enough, too short.
Also needed to be more open world
From what I've seen from the community on youtube and reddit, and from my own experience, it's a good thing it wasn't longer. You usually want to make the experience longer only after every box has been ticked and that the experience is overwhelmingly positive for most people. Here the semi open world experience was a pretty big flaw, with exploration being very lack luster. From memory, the story and quests were ok. The combat wasn't very interesting aside from the fun guns and effects.
I remember that it kinda felt like a AA game trying to be a AAA. But it just didn't have enough depth on many aspects. Anyways making the same kind of game but longer is guarranted failure for OW2. I don't really care though now after all the controversies I'll lay back and wait to see what ppl say when it releases
No, we have too many open world games. Open zone is much better@thechosenwon6762
@@jonas8993shrug eye of the beholder. I loved this game…loved the design gameplay and thought was worth every penny…
And like 3 enemies
“Yes, you can dumb”
Huge FU to BioWare 😂
Definitely needs a 3rd person mode
So hyped for TOW2, just replaying the first one now! My biggest issues were the lack of 3rd person, and the worlds were sometimes too small. Hoping this fixes that and makes it more expansive! TOW was short but sweet, but maybe the second one can be a bit longer.
I feel the same. I missed it at launch but got it on sale last year in anticipation for Starfield and OMG I fell in love with it ❤ Can’t wait for the sequel
Please, could you explain why you'd want a 3rd person view? It seems a common request but I fail to see any advantage of it. Thank you.
@@francois.hebert I like third person for a few reasons. One, wider field of visibility, it's harder to be sneaked up on like that. Two, if I make a character that looks good, I'd like to see that character do cool looking animations. Last point I have, if they don't want to include a third person, why even let us customize a character? Just give the people a canned protag.
@@triplepyrite Thank you for your answer. About your last point, you can still see your character in the inventory screen usually, and first person view can let you see your character in some ways. I understand this is not the same as TPV though. Thanks again for the insight.
The TRUTH is Matty you don't need these titles. Common matty you don't need that
gotts play the youtube tumbnail game. it statistically works, sadly
They do it cause it works. We see it as cringe but it seems like the masses are susceptible to it.
Wouldn't be surprised if it turned just as many people off honestly. If it was someone other than him I wouldn't click that bait.
Also even if it's successful it's still somewhat dishonest or at least misleading. There is no TRUTH here that needs to be capitalized.
Almost didint click this video because of the title😂i fucking hate that THE TRUTH shit!
Guys gotta make a living
I really didn't like the outer worlds. Thought the story was way too simple and the gunplay was incredibly bullet spongey. The world felt uninspired and non of the characters connected with me. Really don't get the hype there
Did we play the same game? I killed everything with a single shot though the whole game.
Consequence of the leveling upgrades I think. You either had an easy time with a great build or had it very not that time. Felt like you really needed to specialize on one path which isn’t all that fun for me. The fact that companion abilities can’t be used unless you spend an upgrade point is insane. For a long time I just couldn’t figure out why I was being told about these abilities but couldn’t use them. If it’s gonna show a pop up whenever you get a new character then being able to use that ability shouldn’t be something you have to unlock in a skill tree.
Just didn’t enjoy myself. Even the good gun fights left me feeling a bit empty afterwards due to having to kind of cheese my way to victory.
The story felt really dull. There were some cool moments but at times it really did feel like a Besthesda game in the worst of ways
Same, the game feels like "video game: the game". The combat and traversal are between "meh" and "never again" etc. Generally mediocre IMO.
uninspired is the best term for all microsoft associated releases
Agree. Well, I think the world building was great, but everything else was mediocre at best.
Hope they improve the perks, loot, cosumables and add npc daily routines.
The Outer Worlds is free on Prime Gaming btw!
for epic? hard pass.
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On what?
TOW is one of my favorite games of the last 15 years - played through it five times (including the 'secret' ending); twice through the expansions. For everything it may have lacked in "AAA features/scope", it more than made up for in heart, humor, world building, characters and peerless dialogue.
Very much looking forward to this sequel...Avowed AND TOW2 in the same year?! Obsidian fans are feasting indeed 🤩
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PEERLESS dialogue?!?!? You can't be serious
Outer Worlds: A world I wanted to dive into and know more at every turn
Star field: A world that I had no interest in and would prefer to take an excel tutorial
Outer Worlds 2 is gonna be awesome
what was Outer Worlds about again? I can't think of a SINGLE memorable quest from that game.
I liked Outer Worlds at the time, but i don't remember anything of the game and anything of it's memorable.
Vanguard questline in Starfield and other quests like Entangled or the clones one are far better than all The Outer Worlds honestly. And i say as a big Obsidian fan
Lol knowing Microsoft they are just as likely to close down Obsidian as they are giving them Fallout.
Tried multiple times to play the Outer Worlds One but just found it really boring. Never found the world captivating, don’t feel as if it has any compelling atmosphere. Hopefully the Outer Worlds Two can appeal to me more
Definitely agree with you. I was surprised by the amount of positivity this game garnered. Felt like a step backwards in terms of world building/gameplay
I agree, I feel like it's very mediocre
Doubt Outer Worlds was as boring as Starfield played that game for half an hour, hopped off then uninstalled never looked back.
@@thelechiteknight7185hate to admit it, but I have more hours in Starfield than outer worlds and that’s a low bar. Outer worlds was just sooo aggravatingly boring in the beginning.
@@thelechiteknight7185 Got 90h in Starfield before I got bored, had to force myself to manage to reach 6h playtime in TOW. Even objectively speaking, Starfield is superior to TOW in almost every way.
Outer Worlds was one of the best unexpected games i have ever played. Did not even expect to come out feeling that it may be one of the top 10 best games i have ever played.
If Elderscrolls 6 is even mid, Bethesda is in MAJOR trouble, if they are not already.
its kind of a safe bet that if they stick with the same game engine an ES6 made by the same team with the same leads that made Starfield is going to be extremely formulaic and behind the times at best. which might be enough for a lot of ppl to just have a new world to get lost in, but a lot of ppl who want more from Bethesda, from modern games or from RPGs in general are gonna consider it pretty mid
@@mediumvillain most of the leads on Starfield are the same that did Morrowind, Oblivion, Fallout 3 and Skyrim. You know, 4 of the greatest games ever made and that made us Bethesda fans in first place. It's already confirmed that will run on Creation Engine 2 anyway. Like a million times, including Matty interview with Todd Howard. The latest games alienated their audience because tried to do other things (multiplayer for 76 and proc gen with Starfield) instead of improving and modernizing what they already did.
@@erminioottone1344 "improving and modernising" if that is what we call the gutting and dumbing down of mechanics and systems they've done since Morrowind can they please do the reverse? Even Skyrim is a open world adventure game that pretends to be a RPG, Enderal, a fanmade game using Skyrim's assets is more of an RPG than Skyrim itself is.
Starfield isn't different, it is the natural progression from Skyrim and Fallout 4 but without the hand crafted world to distract us and keep us invested. At best TES6 might have a good world again, but we're never getting a real RPG from Beth again.
Yeah I’ll never forgive Bethesda if they screw up ES6, I’ve been waiting 13 years for a sequel to my favorite series. I just have a bad feeling due to paid mods, updates constantly breaking mod lists years after their games & DLCs have released.
@@mediumvillain true didn't think of that
hope there is a 3rd person option this time, it being first person only was the main thing i disliked about the first one.
I’m just here to say Matt Hansens behavior has given me significant worry. I’m not sure why people are not held responsible for representing the company in a bad light. In HR training you are always told your own actions reflect upon the company. Obsidian has the right to block whomever they want, it just feels as if they are not even trying to entertain the conversation that someone that works for them could sabotage possibly a great game.
He represents Obsidian and although he’s working on Avowed his actions will reflect on the consumer and all of the games Obsidian makes. Just seems like bad press that they don’t need.
Theres also the leaked email from Obsidian's CEO that doesn't paint a great picture at the studio.
He protected by Microsoft because he has the right ideology. The other employees at obsidian hate him but can't say or do anything about him out of fear of losing their jobs.
@@XProjectHunterXThe right ideology? Please elaborate, because nothing about this guy seems right.
If you want some inside baseball on Obsidian Entertainment, check out the employee reviews for the studio on Glassdoor. Many of the negative reviews talk about how terrible of a leader a certain art director is, among other things.
I like Obsidian Enterainment and their games. New Vegas is my favorite Fallout game of all time. However, their major RPGs for the past few years have been lackluster, in my opinion - especially The Outer Worlds. I’m holding out hope for Avowed and The Outer Worlds 2 though, ‘cause I want more player-centered RPGs to play besides BG3, Cyberpunk 2077, and Starfield. 🤞
If I did that working in the hospital field I'd be out on the street begging for spare change
The Outer Worlds 2 original announcement trailer was the funniest thing I've ever seen
Surely RPG players of all people prefer longer games rather than shorter ones? Though you might personally prefer shorter games I like bigger ones that I can sink my teeth into and spend at least 200 hours in them. Cause if I get hooked into the game then I really get into it and will play it for ages, especially if it's an RPG.
When there are 1000 other interesting games out there to play, then no, I don't want to spend 200 hours on one single game anymore. I have no more time for that.
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Kinda hard to take a victory lap when you said two games were coming sooner than we think and they didn't release until 6 years later.
matty's high on his own supply
It honestly looks identical to the first game. If someone said it was a DLC I would’ve believed them
What’s wrong with that? It’s better than soft rebooting each release
I really can’t see what you’re seeing. The animations, models, textures, combat and environment variety looked way more evolved than 1.
If you’re saying it just looks like more of the same, but modernized and with more time and money spent on it, I think that’s exactly their position and exactly what I would want from a sequel to a low budget game like 1 was.
Am I the only one that was underwhelmed by outerworlds? The exploration/open world seemed like a step backwards while the gameplay left a lot to be desired compared to previous obsidian IPs
You’re not. Quite a few folks such as myself feel the same way. The thing is that after TOW’s initial honeymoon phase with its release, a lot of people just sort of forgot it existed for a while until it’s first DLC came out. When people played it, a good chunk of them realized that the game wasn’t as extravagant as they made it out to be when it first came out. More people enjoyed Murder on Eridanos, but it still wasn’t making waves like the initial release. The game overall went out like a wet fart.
I know ‘cause I bought and played the game and all it’s DLC, along with watching the coverage of the game through its cycle. The overall opinion of the game was “meh” for the longest time until recently. I think the game is decent and hope the sequel is a major improvement, but I find it interesting how it’s suddenly getting a lot of praise on TH-cam recently when it for a good while it was seen as decent at best.
There is a lot of room for improvement to be sure, hopefully they deliver on that with TOW2.
I liked the world building but I never completed the game. Just didn't grab me
You are not. I liked the diversity in playstyle choices, but the characters never really connected with me and I found the gameplay very boring mid to late game as I was basically just killing everything within seconds. Hopefully they can take a big step forward with the second game.
I hate the game but I did try. It's just corny an boring. Story is meh
I feel like people should understand, the Obsidian that made New Vegas is not the Obsidian making these games. So my expectations are very low.
I feel like people should understand, the people who made New Vegas ain't gods... And they are no pre requisite for a game to be good
To be fair, you could say that about any studio, successful studios get bigger and employ more people or smaller and employ less, plus people have lives outside of work, move, get married, lose passion or find others, it kinda goes without saying
Obsidian has had one hit after the other and lots of people have been there forever
The same can be said for most studios that’ve been around for a few decades.
right but the person leading The Outer Worlds literally came up with the art style for the Fallout Franchise..... and many of the original characters.
The one reason I don't think obsidian is working on fallout is because we know Tim Cain does contract work for them still, and he has also made videos talking about coming to terms with the fact he'll never work on fallout again.
“MAY THE LAW HAVE MERCY ON YOU… I WON’T!!” 😂😂 I’m gonna miss the old crew
Game needs a third person option
This about to be a good year. Avowed, KCD2 and the outer worlds 2. KCD2 being my most hyped
Really hoping this game turns out well. Looking forward to it next year.
I would love to see a Fallout done by Obsidian, especially if Josh Sawyer is somehow involved in it.
I’m extremely excited for this. But matty let’s be real we’re not getting a fallout remaster
I'm honestly kinda surprised Outer Worlds did well enough to warrant a sequel. Going from New Vegas to Outer Worlds was such a let down with basically everything in the game besides graphics feeling like a direct downgrade. Weaker story, weaker enemy variation, weaker choices, weaker character interactions etc. Most people I know that played it basically thought it was just "fine".
I think the success of Obsidian mostly because of down to earth, not over-ambitious projects. That's why when I heard that Avowed was gonna be the next Skyrim, I was worried and it ended up becoming more of a semi open world game. This is good because as always that allows Obsidian to focus on the individual environments and rpg elements. At its current state, I think a single one of those rpg teams are not capable of making the next Fallout. It is possible if you combine them into a single bigger team but I would still not be sure that is enough. Moreover, gamers would be deprived of an actually productive studio making rpgs if it does not pan out. I think Obsidian needs a lot more money, resources and time to make the next Fallout. In my opinion, it might be a good idea to get Obsidian to do a Fallout 1 Remake in the form of a crpg. I would love that as someone never played the Fallout 1.
I've had the same thought about Obsidian picking up a New Vegas sequel after Outer Worlds and Avowed. It defo lines up really well and probably is the best chance in years for them to do it. Lets see what happens
This may be an unpopular opinion, but Obsidian needs to get all hands on deck for a big budget, proper AAA title. It's the next logical move for them. They clearly have the talent and the opportunity to create a generation, genre or decade-defining title, but it'll never happen as long as they stay in the AA space. Maybe they're happy with how things are, who knows, but I see the opportunity there to really go next level and it'd be a shame not to take it.
I’m concerned about Obsidian to say the least.
Things that can be changed in OW2 would be more specific customisation, when you create or level your character you lvl up multiple things in 1 category making you become good in anything instead building something specific. The choices in story where also a bit like if you want the “good” ending you gotta put more work on it which sometimes those work can easily be missed. Combat was really good but lacked diversity in weaponry but it seems the second game is solving that issue. Enemies where fine in OW1 they were mostly pretty dumb like running you down or barely hiding itself into safety.
I would cry tears of joy for a Fallout van Buren and Classic Fallouts (1 and 2) Remastered. Please😭😭
Fallout Van Buren is a project name of a part of a demo. You will never see anything else of that ever again idk why you’d think you would lmao.
Biggest problem with the outer worlds was that it was a victim of its smaller budget and relatively short development time. This like like it has none of those issues, and I could not be more excited
I don't think Insomniac ever pulled off a double release, Spider-Man 2 came out 2 years after Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart. And then the same deal when they released the reboot to ratchet and clank.
What he means is that Insomniac released Rift Apart, Miles Morales and a Spider Man Remaster within a year and still released Spider Man 2 just 2 years later. They really are one of the most effective developers in the industry
I'm not sure what I'm more excited about. An announcement of a new Fallout spinoff game by another studio, or Matty's reaction to an announcement of a new Fallout spinoff game! :) I'm still holding out hope for a Fallout game by Larian studios :)
You know what would be really revolutionary for Obsidian? Letting you actually play the game passed the main story.
I love The Outer Worlds, it’s hilarious and the world is a lot of fun. I’m now replaying it for funsies. Super excited to see more of this world. Also, I liked the Secret Level episode, even though it was really depressing at the end lol.
In terms of characters, I just hope Phineas gets a mention. He was by far my favorite character in the first game.
I wonder if in Outer worlds 2 if they'll show what happened to earth?
I'm excited 😊
Not sure if the timing pans out but would be very curious to hear thoughts on the secret level episode on Dukes this week!
I played the outerworlds on gamepass and whilst it was kinda fun it lacked replayability imo
It lacks replayability because it’s not that good
For real, it did not live up to the Fallout: New Vegas comparison.
Agreed. It's fun for 1 playthrough but there's not much reason to do 2 or more.
@JSmooove98 I find it odd how everyone loved it when it released but now everyone supposedly says it's bad? Hmmm...
@@ukmaxi I never liked it
I thought Outer Worlds 1 was good but not great. Enjoyed my time with it but didn't see a reason to do a second playthrough. I'm rooting for OW2 to be amazing. 2025 could be a comeback for Obsidian if OW2 and Avowed are homeruns.
Been waiting six years!!! Most important game to me. Man, how much that game saved my wandering mind in the toughest time in my life, and kept me away from missing people, which kept me focused to finish my astrophysics degree. Beyond thankful for their whole crew making the game, and I’m confident it’ll be great! Maybe optimism but this isn’t the avowed team, and mostly the OG FNV guys. So, so stoked.
The Outer Worlds was comfort food. It excelled in the RPG component and that was enough for me. It looks like Outer Worlds 2 is improving on the foundations on the first one and improving the combat AND it's coming to the PS5!? Heck yeah! Sign me up!
I have not played The Outer Worlds, but after watching two trailers of Outer Worlds 2, I'm excited to play this game, it feels like a comedy rpg which is rare these days.
Fall out exist. Plays so similar with the goofiness
Sooooooooooooooooo excited, I was thinking 2026 at the earliest but now, all I have to say is this game will be "spacers choice"
It's not the best choice, it's Spacer's Choice!
I dont have fairh in obsidian to make another new vegas. FNV was the last time I really enjoyed a game from them and I dont think thats going to change. Much like Bioware and BGS, I feel like the studio isnt capable of recreating the magic they once had. They just arent the same studio i fell in love with.
Thats me though. Happy for anyone who enjoyed Outer Worlds and is excited for the next one.
I wish there was third person and many other options for your crew. I’d love having the ability to really customize your party.
I want to be excited for this I'm not lying or exaggerating when I say this I was bored to sleep constantly by the outer worlds
Same!!!!
The Outer Wolds was never a game made to please every kind of players. We need to want niche things again. Not everything should be for everyone.I loved the first one and I am so excited about a new one. It's also too early to aggregate a game that no one played yet.
A video game?
I sure hope so
Perry the video game?
No, an anime.
I want them to expand the world a little more, not so linear not so short I really enjoyed the 1st one it could have been greatness instead of just good. More like the opening world, which felt long & expansive.
Obsidian is dead to me until Matt is fired and there is an apology made.
apology for what?
@@JD.ONLINEBeen living under a rock?
I loved the outer worlds and can't wait for the sequel
I hope we will get closure on TOW1. At the end Phineas said "earth has gone dark" and I wonder why
I do really need to replay it. I almost forget everything that happened since I only played it once when it was released.
What were the like 5 different armors in outer worlds? With even fewer colors? I could be wrong but they all looked identical to me
Hey at least they had more than a single pistol / blaster...
Jokes aside, the lack of content and cartoonish style drove me off of what seems otherwise a cool game.
I thought it wasn't gonna be on the PS5. I welcome it though. Love the first one, despite issues.
I hope the next game keeps up with the times. The first felt like a 2008 game, hopefully this one feels like it belongs in 2020s
Man, I don't know if any title screen track in gaming has ever hit as hard as the one from The Outer Worlds.
So if the player character is from Earth, I suppose we'll find out why Earth went silent for years.
What is this? An absolute banger of a game with an wickedly sweet ice shotgun, I mean that thing is going to be my go to
The original game had an incredibly shallow plot. We sent the Starship Enterprise to establish a new colony and forgot how 20th century farming works. We still have all of our Federation technology and it works perfectly.
With a justification for the Federation technology not working you could make a decent StarTrek episode or double episode out of that plot synopsis. Obsidian’s writers don’t have any justification so they can’t get a single episode forget a season length video game out of the plot synopsis.
From what I recall what’s going on with Earth(no one has heard from Earth in a while) is a big mystery and it seemed like that should be a major plot point in the second game. I hope that’s the case.
Despite it being one of my favorite games I personally don't want a game set after new vegas I feel they'll need to pick a cannon ending and it'll devalue the idea of the player choosing their own story, I think a prequel would be such a greater idea
As far as I’m concerned as a long time Bethesda fan, Outer Worlds 2 was my personal Starfield.
TOW2 is one of my to 5 hyped games for 2025.
Wait... In 2019 you said outer worlds 2 was coming sooner than we thought, and now that it's coming out over 6 years after that.... you're taking some sort of credit for being "right?"
I honestly think the most surprising thing about Outer Worlds came later when Starfield came out. Despite The Outer Worlds being a mid game it is far better than Starfield if you ask me. Ship building and space flight can't save Starfield. We also have to think where Obsidian was when they made that game. They clearly didn't have the backing they honestly needed to make the game more in-depth. I do believe that the new one will make strides to deepen the game. As far as the first one goes I think they did have some solid interactions and dialogue. When Bethesda, it's obvious rival, has been losing good dialogue; it was refreshing to have The Outer Worlds bring back some of the old stuff.
going from obsidian to obscure entertainment :D
Outer Worlds was a little too quirky for me and I kinda had a hard time engaging in the world. I like what they were going for though and I'll give the sequel a fair shake. I really wish Obsidian and CDPR embraced that some fans want to see the characters they made in 3rd person
What has Josh Sawyer been working on for the past two years anyway?
I absolutely loved The Outer Worlds, if it’s just the first game but improved upon and expanded then I’m all in. I enjoyed the gameplay, visual style, and the writing. I’m honestly really excited about this.
"Don't give me hope...."
~ Ronin/Hawkeye
I don’t mind the quirky world they created but them not taking their own story seriously really killed it for me. If this game doesn’t have a more serious tone it will be an easy pass for me
The Outer Worlds 1 is my favorite RPG since New Vegas. A lot of people did not spend enough time in the game and it shows. The DLC is really good.
what shows is that you're an Obsidian fanboy
I want grounded 2 definitely
I'm surprised Obsdian had footage for OW2, but its coming out the same year as Avowed
Tbf AVOWED was supposed to come out this year but got delayed
@@DigitalHIFI09 Mhmm true, true
It will get delayed…100%
@@XiLock_Alotx Honestly I hope so
Give em more time, especially with all that drama going down with Avowed. xD
I feel like the Outer Worlds 1 (one of my all time faves) feels like it was a proof of concept type of game. It was rather short didn't do anything overly ambitious, and delivered a refreshing rpg with comfortable Obsidian era Fallout vibe. The Outer Worlds 2 is gonna be a (and this is just a guess) Borderlands 2/Fallout New Vegas/Witcher3/Skyrim kind of game. It's gonna be a smash-hit fan favorite sequel. That might be wishful thinking but so far I can't think of any truly horrendous Obsidian games. All in all, I think this will definitely be a blast, smash-hit or no smash-hit.
Bro Avowed Outer Worlds 2 Fable GTA6 Borderlands 4 Monster Hunter Wilds all coming out next year
Outer worlds was ok but for some reason i really liked it even tho i thought the game was kinda mid hope the story is a litt better and we can get a romance
It's been a while since I've play the outer worlds, I can't even remember if I finished the game. But I do remember playing it and I do remember enjoying my time with it. I'm always interested in what obsidian is cooking up in their brains, it's always interesting to say the very least.
I just hope they make it harder. The first one was to easy. The endgame is a bit underwhelming when you one shot the armored elite soldiers with your handgun.
Outer worlds was good. If they extend the length a bit more and also improve the enemy variety for the sequel I’d be super happy
I absolutely loved outer worlds 1. Loved the quirkyness, the world, the companions, the choices, the comedy. Im sooo looking forward to the sequel.
Obsidian is what Bethesda used to be and still thinks they are.
Avowed is releasing in 2025 but remember that's just because this November was packed. It was probably originally meant to be one per year.
I didn’t love the first game, had fun while playing but I hope this sequel can bring it up a level and make it good. I’m more hyped for avowed personally but we’ll see
The tongue in cheek humor of the trailer makes me think theyll be continuing with the things i enjoyed most from the first game even in a new setting
I wonder just how badly Matt Hansen has Obsidian sweating right now? Even Chris Avallone seemingly stumbled out of Hibernation and more or less asked why hes still there. Last time i heard from that dude was in 2020 when VTM:B 2's nonsense was in full swing.
Octopath Traveler 1 and 2 are in different worlds...
Starfield and Octopath Traveler 1 are also in different worlds.
@jasonwelsh417 that is also true, but he referenced both games and said they were the same world at different points and that you "can tell." But they actually just not the same world at all. Different land masses, the world's are both different names too. Orsterra and Solistia.
@@KahranRamsus different land masses indicates different continents on the same world... i haven't played the games, so i don't know, a different world indicates it's on a different planet/universe etc but when you say it's different landmasses that sounds like it's the same world...??
@IlRe720 the rest of what I said was the name of the two worlds. Those aren't the name of the continents. That's the name of the planets.
Definitely looking forward to this one. The person who led development of Murder on Eradonis is leading development of this game so I'm hoping for great things. That dlc really rounded out the entire outer worlds experience
Fingers crossed that Parvati shows up
The Outerworlds 2 secret level is dam good!