In other words, this is a cash-grab, and the last chance for 2K to capitalize on an IP before it’s no longer in their control. That’s because Private Division, the “boutique” publishing subsidiary of 2K, is about to lose the publishing rights to Microsoft, who now own Obsidian.
When purchased (or “upgraded”) it shows up as a separate title, apart from the original release for those who owned it already. While Obsidian actually did a fair bit of enhancing and patching to the original release, this new version of is essentially a whole new product, developed primarily by port-house-of-questionable-quality Virtuos, who are probably best known as the people behind the much-maligned Batman: Return To Arkham remasters. It’s so bad that original developer Obsidian Entertainment even sent out an apology despite apparently having nothing to do with the new version. No, they’re reading this because the recently released Spacer’s Choice Edition (a name so ironic given what that term means that I find it hard to believe Private Division didn’t know what they were implying) is the latest game industry dumpster fire, evidenced by the numerous reports citing its deficiencies, lots of anger, promises of patches, and the obligatory “we’re sorry” tweets from publisher 2K.
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The Outer Worlds is a great videogame, full stop - but that’s not why people are reading this review. This is how I felt about it when it first released in 2019, and that is still the case today. In terms of combat, while it gets relatively monotonous, the shorter-than-average RPG runtime does a lot to make sure it doesn’t overstay its welcome, making The Outer Worlds an exceptional choice for anyone looking to play what is essentially a slightly improved, tighter Bethesda game. I never found myself worrying about a morality arrow pointing in a specific direction due to a choice I made, and that’s a sign of a game where decisions truly matter.
Essentially, everyone in The Outer Worlds is kind of a garbage human, so I found it liberating to go from virtuous hero in one scenario to being a sadistic, greedy bastard 30 minutes later because it felt like the right move at the time. My favorite thing about the dialogue and choices is that they’ve created a world that doesn’t define itself with the traditional ideals of “good” or “evil”.
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The game is directed by Leonard Boyarsky and Tim Cain, the original developers of the Fallout series as well as Fallout: New Vegas, and this definitely feels like something they would make. The Outer Worlds is a whip-smart Action-RPG with some truly outstanding writing that lambastes corporate culture while providing an exceptionally well-realized galaxy to explore. He does a great job running through what the game is and what makes it fabulous, and I find myself agreeing with so much of what he said. I don’t think I’ve ever played a game that made me ponder what the hell a written videogame review is even supposed to be in 2023 quite like The Outer Worlds: Spacer’s Choice Edition has.īefore we get into everything awful here, please read Josh Tolentino’s exceptional review for the original Outer Worlds. WTF Putting the level cap to 99 in this game is the definition of arbitrary and capricious. HIGH Eventually (I assume?) this will be a fine release.
It’s Not The Best Choice… (There’s No Punchline Coming.)
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