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Way back in the year 1997, a game called Fallout was released. You may have heard of it! That game was the brainchild of game designer Tim Cain, who would later go on to work on games like Arcanum and Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines. At the time, Cain was working at a studio called Interplay—and while that studio later collapsed, many of the studio's veterans went on to found Obsidian Entertainment, creators of games such as Knights of the Old Republic II, Alpha Protocol, the Pillars of Eternity series, and one of the best RPGs of the past decade, Fallout: New Vegas. Now, Obsidian and Tim Cain are back together again, and they're taking you as far from the withered husk of the Fallout franchise as it's physically possible to be. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MGLTgt0EEqc Set in the far future on Earth's most distant colony, Outer Worlds is a first person RPG where the player, a prospective colonist to a distant world, wakes up from being frozen to find that not only were they frozen for far longer than they should have been, but the colony they traveled to has become a corporate battleground, with multiple factions fighting for power, profit, or both. Gameplay-wise not a huge amount is known, but it's a first-person shooter where the player can level up their character, gain skill points, obtain perks, and, in a unique twist, develop flaws that can give your character long-term weaknesses in exchange for instant bonus perks. As is usual for Obsidian, quests are designed to be multi-faceted and can be completed with multiple different approaches, moral choices are less 'good versus evil' and more 'What makes the most sense for my character?', and there's lots of drugs, but no pressure to take them. In short, it's New Vegas in space. What's not to like?  Gameplay Videos and Screenshots https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3cRpYGVPsU    
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Auntie Cleo's News Emporium The Outer Worlds comes out on the Epic Game Store and Microsoft Store on October 25th. Gameplay videos and trailers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_2rBKr6oZE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7TWIV5X4NQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0Ua2JvJoxQ Articles A lengthy list of preview articles about the game can be found at the Obsidian forums HERE Initial information about the game came from an article on PC gamer, which included the following information: quote:
The main Outer Worlds site also includes the following blurb: quote:The Outer Worlds is a new single-player first-person sci-fi RPG from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. Lost in transit while on a colonist ship bound for the furthest edge of the galaxy, you awake decades later only to find yourself in the midst of a deep conspiracy threatening to destroy the Halcyon colony. As you explore the furthest reaches of space and encounter various factions, all vying for power, the character you decide to become will determine how this player-driven story unfolds. In the corporate equation for the colony, you are the unplanned variable. Acebuckeye13 fucked around with this message at 03:51 on Sep 1, 2019 |
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Dec 7, 2018 17:30
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its gonna be good, OP
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Dec 7, 2018 17:31
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I'm disappointed in your thread title. Too obvious.
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Dec 7, 2018 17:33
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What's the space version of Johnny Guitar?
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Dec 7, 2018 17:35
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Agent355 posted:I'm disappointed in your thread title. Too obvious.  ApeHawk posted:What's the space version of Johnny Guitar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0nlygb1Qfw
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Can't believe they named the 77th Fallout The Outer Worlds. Some more media: First look from PC Gamer - https://www.pcgamer.com/obsidians-the-outer-worlds-blends-firefly-and-fallout-into-a-bold-open-ended-sci-fi-rpg/ Gameplay video from Game Informer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3cRpYGVPsU ApeHawk posted:What's the space version of Johnny Guitar? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0nlygb1Qfw ^^^edit: 
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Dec 7, 2018 17:37
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It's okay we can recover from this.
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Dec 7, 2018 17:38
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I like we are free from the tyranny of dumb unlocking/hacking minigames.
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Tei posted:I like we are free from the tyranny of dumb unlocking/hacking minigames. Making you hold a button down for ten seconds is still dumb, though it's less dumb than making you play towers of hanoi or line up pipes or something. Hopefully they shorten the time a bit or maybe stats/skills will make the time shorter?
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Dec 7, 2018 17:41
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I'm here for a hopefully good open-world rpg shooter.
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Tei posted:I like we are free from the tyranny of dumb unlocking/hacking minigames. Also Gamebryo, Bethesda, microtransactions...
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Dec 7, 2018 17:43
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And while there's no pressure to take the drugs, based on my experience with Fallout: New Vegas you should take all the drugs, repeatedly.
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Dec 7, 2018 17:46
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Can't wait to mod the soundtrack to only play Big Iron on a loop
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Dec 7, 2018 17:47
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Haven’t looked at the article yet, but is this going to be an Xbone exclusive due to Obsidian being bought by Microsoft?
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Sheen Sheen posted:Haven’t looked at the article yet, but is this going to be an Xbone exclusive due to Obsidian being bought by Microsoft? Xbone, PS4, and PC. It's a pre-existing deal from before the buyout with Private Division, which is an arm of Take-Two.
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^^ Sheen Sheen posted:Haven’t looked at the article yet, but is this going to be an Xbone exclusive due to Obsidian being bought by Microsoft? They're saying it's coming out for PS4 too.
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No it’s being released on Xbox PlayStation and steam. Future obsidian titles may be restricted.
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Sheen Sheen posted:Haven’t looked at the article yet, but is this going to be an Xbone exclusive due to Obsidian being bought by Microsoft? Nope, the publishing deal predates the Microsoft sale, so the game will be on Xbox, PS4, and PC. e: goddamn beaten three times
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Dec 7, 2018 17:54
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Some further details are that they've been working on this for two years, and my understanding of Private Division is that they fund the title but the studio gets to keep the IP, however Private Division gets right of first refusal or something on any sequels. Not sure how the Microsoft buyout complicates those terms. Private Division targets a budget somewhere between AAA and indie, so don't expect this to be a full-scale open world like New Vegas.
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Dec 7, 2018 17:55
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Fallout New Vegas In Space, and on Steam day one. LOL, everyone is dunking on Fallout 76 now. Needless to say, this is getting some of my Steam Funbux
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Dec 7, 2018 18:00
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I am very excited for Fallout: Mass Borderlands Shock. It does look like it will be very fun, though!
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Dec 7, 2018 18:03
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I think this game is going to be... OUTER this WORLD
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Dec 7, 2018 18:06
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Really says it all doesn't it https://twitter.com/ChrisAvellone/status/1070968972940431360
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Dec 7, 2018 18:12
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Finally getting the Borderlands 3 I prayed for.
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Dec 7, 2018 18:13
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Obsidian never forgot about the metacritic score Bethesda used to poo poo all over their New Vegas bonus. Now its time for pay back. They are coming after Starfield and it is glorious. They are going to eat Bethesdas lunch and there is nothing they can do about it but watch. This reminds me of Marvel vs Capcom Infinite getting owned hard by Dragonball Fighter Z.
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Rutibex posted:Obsidian never forgot about the metacritic score Bethesda used to poo poo all over their New Vegas bonus. Now its time for pay back. They are coming after Starfield and it is glorious. They are going to eat Bethesdas lunch and there is nothing they can do about it but watch. yeah and its coming in 2019 too. starfield is maybe 2 years away at best.
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Dapper_Swindler posted:yeah and its coming in 2019 too. starfield is maybe 2 years away at best. Marking the start of my eventual arc into hatred and bitterness.
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They had me at no romancing companions. That mechanic has always seemed... creepy to me.
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:They had me at no romancing companions. That mechanic has always seemed... creepy to me. Same. I think it's fine in some games if done tastefully, but for the people that want them the romances are always NOT ENOUGH. I just wanna shoot finger guns or have finger guns shot at me, that would be the highest level of companion interaction in my opinion.
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That's a mighty purty OP...be a shame if something happened to it... *posts about Creation Engine*
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Nostalgia4Infinity posted:They had me at no romancing companions. That mechanic has always seemed... creepy to me. everyone knows loving involves picking the top right option until the end of time
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Donovan Trip posted:That's a mighty purty OP...be a shame if something happened to it... *posts about Creation Engine* [Everyone disliked that.]
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Synastren posted:I am very excited for Fallout: Mass Borderlands Shock. It does seem like a weird mix of those games with the Obsidian writing/quest design. Is there a release date for this? Could see it being a sleeper hit if it comes in a not too competitive month.
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For all my making GBS threads on Fallout 4 I can't say no to Curie.
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A highly stylized vaguely dystopian corporate sci-fi future first person shooter made by a dev with a good track record? This is everything I've ever wanted in a video game....I absolutely can not wait to be disappointed by it.
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quote:As is usual for Obsidian, quests are designed to be multi-faceted and can be completed with multiple different approaches, moral choices are less 'good versus evil' and more 'What makes the most sense for my character?', and there's lots of drugs, but no pressure to take them. I'm going to take every drug in space at the same time and write a game called Tomorrowind
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"Your protagonist isn't voiced No romancing companions. They considered it, but decided against it. Hacking and lockpicking don't have minigames, and are simply based on your attributes There are six skills (strength, intelligence etc.) and for every 20 points you put into one (up until 100) you'll gain a new perk." /sobbing Stop, [Fallout76] is already dead!
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Dumb intelligence responses are back!
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