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The Outer Worlds 2 - Review

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    [​IMG]Gosugamers reviewed The Outer Worlds 2:
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    Review: The Outer Worlds 2 will fill the Fallout New Vegas-sized hole in your heart

    The Outer Worlds 2 sees Obsidian Entertainment expand on its original sci-fi RPG.

    After wowing players with the now-beloved middle child of the Fallout franchise, Fallout: New Vegas, Obsidian Entertainment first attempted to replicate its success in the third-person action-RPG genre with The Outer Worlds in 2019. The sci-fi game quickly garnered praise for its satirical themes and RPG-heavy gameplay, even if it felt a little too limited in scale to be compared to Fallout: New Vegas in a positive light.

    The Outer Worlds 2 changes that. This is a full-fat sequel to a now-pivotal sci-fi IP under Obsidian's belt, with even more jokes to let fly about capitalism and bureaucracy, and a much larger world to explore. While not all of its bigger-is-better attempts to expand upon the original game work out, this is an ambitious sequel that will whet the appetites of RPG fans looking for a campy space adventure.

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    Verdict:

    While The Outer Worlds 2 may disappoint with a poor selection of companions and unremarkable gunplay, the level of agency it gives players in influencing the fate of its world and characters is worth a playthrough on its own. There's a wide swathe of choices players have to make throughout the course of this story campaign, and it's genuinely impressive how far-reaching their consequences can become even towards the endgame.

    The game's writing and humour helps make some of its darker elements more palatable, though its story becomes most compelling when it drops the irony altogether. It's clear that Obsidian isn't going to return to the world of Fallout anytime soon, and that's okay. The Outer Worlds is proving to be a more than worthy successor, if only spiritually.

    Score: 7/10
     
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