My heart sank a bit playing through the opening mission of The Outer Worlds 2. It felt as though the pacing was way too slow with long and convoluted dialogue and I experienced a few instances of ...

Joshua grew up in poverty, deep in the Middle of Nowhere, Alabama. Gaming was a rarely afforded escape from reality that persisted throughout his life, something that saw him through good times and ...

Oscar Gonzalez is a Texas native who covered video games, conspiracy theories, misinformation and cryptocurrency. The Outer Worlds 2 refines the RPG formula Obsidian first honed with Fallout: New ...

The Outer Worlds 2, the first-person action-RPG published by Xbox Game Studios and developed by Obsidian Entertainment, puts players in the role of an Earth Directorate agent. Their mission is to ...

Chris is a writer and editor with over 10 years of experience covering games and has a bachelor's degree in History from the University of Central Lancashire. He's mainly focused on guides, but has ...

When I first played The Outer Worlds, I was immediately hooked by the game's irreverent, Fallout-esque sense of humor. The game was full of lively dialogue, character diaries, and propaganda posters ...

The Outer Worlds 2 was a slow burn for me, and it was a midgame encounter that finally cemented it in my mind as not just a good RPG, but a really excellent one. The first half of the game crescendos ...

Bigger ain't always better. It's a cliché, but it's also the best way to sum up my thoughts after spending 50 hours with The Outer Worlds 2. Developer Obsidian added more of everything to the sequel ...

What are The Outer World 2 skills? To adjust your playstyle and tweak your build, you can invest skill points into 12 different skills to thoroughly change the way you approach each situation. When ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. A British writer who specializes in indie gaming. The Outer Worlds 2 is nearly here — that is, if you’re not already playing it ...

A Canadian who has worked in the gaming industry for over two decades, Beck grew up on games such as Final Fantasy and Super Mario Bros. He specalizes in roleplaying games, but covers titles in almost ...

If Star Trek is the optimistic dream of what humanity could become, The Outer Worlds 2 is the nihilistic nightmare of what it will probably be. Thankfully, both make for highly entertaining material ...