Obsidian has shown how The Outer Worlds 2 looks like in action with 11 minutes of gameplay providing the first real look at the sequel.
In short, everything has become more complex, deeper, and a bit more like Deus Ex than Fallout. The fragment shows a quest to infiltrate the N-Ray Facility, which features a new approach to level design, a stealth system, and a couple of gadgets that affect gameplay.
One of the key innovations is the N-Ray scanner. It allows you to see through walls not only objects but also enemies. Which is good because there are enemies in the Facility that hide under invisibility
There is also a new mechanic «cleaning» bodies — if the character has the skill, the body can be immediately disassembled on the spot. Otherwise, enemies notice the dead and call for help. Also, during stealth attacks, a purple bar appears above the enemy’s head. It shows whether the damage is enough to take out the target with one hit
The passage offers different styles: if you like to be quiet, you can take stealth and melee, if you wish to be like Destiny, you can combine grenades, slides, shooting on the run and the classic tactical pause (TTD). The shooting has become more lively as Obsidian has focused on the feel of Destiny’s weapons. Now there is more movement, sliding, and aiming at the go. Of course, it’s not a shooter at all, but it’s not the old The Outer Worlds either.
They also showed dialogues — for example, a moment with an NPC named Exemplar Foxworth, who survived an attack by cultists and is bleeding to death. There are several options here: help her or be rude to her. And then there’s your new partner, Aza — a former cultist with strange behavior who joins you and seems to want to «fix the past».
Overall, Obsidian is doing something good this time. If the first game was the start of an idea, the second one is its full-fledged realization. Besides preliminary gameplay trailer showed the battles and worlds of the game, which is very similar in style to the first one
«The Outer Worlds 2 looks to be a fully realized version of what it was trying to build with the first one», — IGN writes.
The developers do not hide the fact that they were inspired by Fallout: New Vegas and projects like Dishonored and Deus Ex. It shows: more freedom, more systems, more ways to play. In the future, we can expect details about weapons, partners, dialogs, the flaw system, etc.
The Outer Worlds 2 will be available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series XS, and PC. It will also be on Xbox Game Pass from day one. The game is scheduled for release in 2025.
Recently, Obsidian has released its mushroom extravaganza Avowed with her a quirky character editor. The studio also showed a big update for the 10th anniversary of Pillars of Eternity and spoke about step-by-step battles in the future
Source: IGN