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Overall Rank: 3411
Average Rating: 3.5/5
# of Ratings: 1
US Release Date: 10/25/2019
Platform: PC (Steam)
Genres: Role Playing (RPG)
ESRB Rating: M
Developer: Obsidian Entertainment
Publisher: Private Division
Synopsis: During a journey on a colonist ship bound for the furthest reaches of the galaxy, you become lost in transit. Now, decades later, you finally make it to the Halcyon Colony, only to find the system embroiled in a deep conspiracy that threatens the entire colony. In true Obsidian fashion, Outer Worlds is a player-driven story RPG, where the choices you make affect not only you, but your companions and the world at large. Find a ship, recruit companions, explore the the settlements and other intriguing locations as you unravel the conspiracy. The new "flaw" system has the game track what you may not be good at - with offers that can both hinder and help your journey - while shaping a character that is unique to you.
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Private Space Travel for ___ and Profit
Nelson Schneider - wrote on 06/26/2022
“The Outer Worlds” (“TOW”) is the final game developed by Obsidian Entertainment – the Indie studio crafted from the scattered remains of Black Isle after the collapse of InterPlay around the turn of the millennium – before the studio’s acquisition by Microsoft. Indeed, “TOW” was released during the acquisition process, and only remained an independent release, published by Take-Two, due to the fact that all prior development and contracts were handled without Microsoft’s involvement. Releasing in 2019 after several years of development, “TOW” is something of a vanity project for a number of long-time Obsidian team members who got their start in gaming working on Brian Fargo’s ‘Fallout’ series of ‘Post-Nuclear’ RPGs. With the ‘Fallout’ IP officially …
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