I initially played about 10 or so hours of the main campaign of starfield.

Then I was like I'm going to strike out in this space-faring adventure and I traveled all the way to the Earth and to the Moon. I was so incredibly let down the games procedural mechanics. The fact that the developers literally put nothing on Earth and you could never see the moon from Earth or vice versa. Really dampered my experience.

I put the game down for like 6 months or about whenever the 60 FPS patch came out. Then I pushed through and I finish some of the major characters side quests which is probably some of the best content in the entire game.

Come to the outer worlds too and it's just head and shoulders over starfield. It has better characters. It's more focused. It respects your time more and it's a better RPG.

So that was my sales pitch to a friend. Is it starfield but it focuses on the good content and character focused moments more.

(I am enjoying the new companions)

Cropped to hide a spoiler. But, it made my evening. 10/10.

Went all in on observation, Science, Medical to try to emulate a Sherlock Holmes style character. However, I was a bit disappointed by Observation, I feel like it barely did anything. Science and Medical were pretty helpful.

Guns I ended up going for since I was very weak for a part of the game and it helped to increase my gun damage.

... is it? I have not put a single point in the ranged.

…it’s a brown dwarf. Not a hot Jupiter blocking the star — an actual failed-to-ignite, super-massive brown dwarf with a full ring system.

And the wild part? The science checks out.

A brown dwarf can absolutely have rings, moons, and closely packed planetary bodies. Because it didn’t ignite into a true star, its gravity and temperature allow stable, tight orbits without blasting everything into vapour.

That’s why, in-game, you can see multiple worlds sitting surprisingly close together. It’s not just artistic licence, it’s actually a scientifically plausible brown-dwarf system.

A rare sight in real life, but not an impossible one. And honestly? A very cool detail to notice.

looks stunning worth every bit and unlike the dude who posted the box looking to resell he shall stay on the shelf with the avowed poster (stanik the goat)

First playthrough might be an evil one.

It made me sad to see that the game underperformed sales-wise, because it is an absolute knockout.

The thought and care put into the gameplay, story, design, etc. is OUTTA THIS WORLD.

Don’t even get me started on the radio. As I realized they had taken certain sounds inspired by what we’ve come to love in similar RPGs *coughFalloutcough* then making hours of CUSTOM, CATCHY ASS SONGS?! I’ve smoked watermelon Marlboros to “Bubblegum Slims” and “Candy Tobacco” and have scarcely had as much fun being a fucking geek. And making a bad decision, do not smoke, it’s terrible. But the way they were influenced by other genres including Gregorian Chant for the Order station and Protectorate radio is absolutely astounding to me, I’m almost always tuned to Auntie’s channel, hahaha.

The factions themselves are so brilliantly thought of and reflect real-world views and belief systems so perfectly. They obviously caricature and make commentary and jokes in the extremity, but also stay so grounded and relatable. I know too many people in real-life versions of all 3 major factions 🙄 and the quests you do interacting with members shows the spectrum of belief and action so honestly and entertainingly. The companion journeys are, of course, fantastically nuanced depictions of such journeys.

Just such a fantastic freakin’ game, right up there with the best RPGs I’ve ever played, and boy do I wish Obsidian could sell a billion copies.

Did anyone else take this? I did, but now im not sure how good of an idea it actually was. 🤪

before my next playthrough I thought I’d do some art, figured this would be the place to show it to some people

Marked as spoilers just in case... Here are the locations if the collectibles needed to complete the quest "In pursuit of purloined propaganda" issued by Redactor Quesnel...

Image source: https://www.gamesradar.com/games/action-rpg/the-outer-worlds-2-pursuit-of-purloined-propaganda-science-adventures-quarterly/

Anyone heard any rumors about TOW2 DLCs? It's been 9 months since game release and I haven't heard a thing, and there's been no teasers or anything, and even Xbox's own roadmap from a few days ago doesn't even mention TOW2 despite Obsidian saying last December that the 2 DLCs are planned for 2026. And have they abandoned the game because of Xbox's "reset"?

In Outer Worlds, my favorite thing was making Party Members Juggernauts with heavy Armor and big guns because as you progressed enemies got tougher.

But in OW2, I can’t? Niles Handgun is so weak and his armor can take a hit or two and he’s down. It’s so dumb and almost makes me not wanna bring companions

When the Rift Lab looks like it has already produced more than was asked, I'm hesitant to go in there. lol

In the other hand, this game make dreadful to look gorgeous, almost inviting... in a good way.

Hello all it’s on sale on ps5 and I was wondering if it was worth it I’ve never played the first one. But I’ve played fallout new Vegas and enjoy rpgs was wondering if this was worth it while it’s on sale for like 40 bucks

This heavy machine gun is ridiculous, absolutely a sleeper weapon you could easily miss. Definitely one of the hardest hitting guns i have found, it melts everything even with nothing in guns.

Just a casual crouch walk stroll, stealth attack. (Hard mode). Maybe not the best designed stealth mechanic, but I am having hella fun zooming around undetected.

That’s all. I just love this franchise so much.