“Obsidians latest role-playing game shares a direct relationship to Fallout, in part because its a project headed up by those that created the franchise back at Interplay in the 1990s. Visually and in terms of its interface and presentation, one could easily make the direct correlation between The Outer Worlds and modern-day Bethesda Fallout. From the first-person presentation, the dialogue system, FPS combat, terminals to hack and glean info from, and even the way you loot fallen enemies.
Theres a lot here, at a glance, that gives the impression that The Outer Worlds is essentially Fallout: In Space. Another relationship directly born from a development team also comprised of key talent that worked on Fallout: New Vegas.
But its The Outer Worlds dark comedic undertones that are the most, well, Fallout. Set in the distant future, one where humanity is colonising distant worlds and systems, the story begins after youre awoken from hibernation to discover that life in the c…
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