Reviewers Liked
- Massive open world
- Good story
- Emergent gameplay
Reviewers Didn't Like
- Dated visuals
- Expensive
Outward
69
7.4
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By Game Chronicles Magazine onOutward is an ambitious, uncompromising game, sometimes to its own detriment. There's a lot to like about it, from its unique take on player character death to its focus on the mundane aspects of adventuring. But every moment when it really shined was...
By gamingtrend.com onI spent more time, however, slogging through long, boring battles with an otherwise poor combat system, working around major bugs, scrounging berries to eat, sleeping in tents, and just walking the same roads, back and forth, from one familiar town to the other and back again. These flaws didn’t just crop up regularly – they defined the experience. There is the seed of a better RPG here, but it’s buried under too much rough terrain. At its best, Outward can offer novel experiences, a good challenge, and a fun way to play with friends. It spends more time at its worst, though, and that’s boring and tedious.
By IGN onNine Dots Studio's RPG will appeal to people who love fiddly systems and have enormous patience. But if that isn't you then it'll simply feel like a time...
By pcgamesn.com onReviewed on Xbox One XOutward is an open-world survival game that doesn't hold your hand. Caught in a horrible shipwreck, you wash ashore with no resources and the task of saving your village. You can do this by one of two ways: either helping out a...
By wmpoweruser.com onA few rough edges don't stop Outward from being a gem of an...
By PC Gamer onSlightly above average or simply inoffensive. Fans of the genre should enjoy it a bit, but a fair few will be left unfulfilled.How we score: The Destructoid reviews...
By Destructoid onDas Outward nicht grade nach einem Triple A Titel aussieht, muss man eigentlich nicht extra erwähnen. Mit Gothic als großes Vorbild und einigen in der Theorie interessanten Ideen für das Spielkonzept, mag es für den ein oder anderen Rollenspiel fand...
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Outward ist eine ambitionierte Mischung aus Action-Rollenspiel und Survival-Simulation. Die Entwickler bringen in die Atmosphäre klassischer RPGs wie Gothic großartige Elemente wie Erkrankungen, Müdigkeit, Hunger und Durst sowie den dynamischen...
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Alex Ney@AlexNey18Was mir an Outward gefällt, sind die zuweilen unrealistisch realistischen Survival-Elemente. Die geben mir das Gefühl, als abgemagerter BWL-Student um nicht weniger als die MMA-Weltmeisterschaft zu kämpfen. Es gibt einfach unglaublich...
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