{"id":27348,"date":"2019-11-22T15:55:21","date_gmt":"2019-11-22T20:55:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/?p=27348"},"modified":"2019-11-22T15:55:35","modified_gmt":"2019-11-22T20:55:35","slug":"the-outer-worlds-impressions-flaming-metal-death-pod-yeeted-from-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2019\/11\/22\/the-outer-worlds-impressions-flaming-metal-death-pod-yeeted-from-space\/","title":{"rendered":"The Outer Worlds Impressions: Flaming Metal Death Pod Yeeted From Space!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">On Oct. 25, 2019, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obsidian.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Obsidian Entertainment (opens in a new tab)\">Obsidian Entertainment<\/a> released \u201cThe Outer Worlds.\u201d Announced at The Game Awards 2018, <a href=\"https:\/\/outerworlds.obsidian.net\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u201cThe Outer Worlds\u201d (opens in a new tab)\">\u201cThe Outer Worlds\u201d<\/a> was revealed in-depth at E3 2019. Fans flocked in droves to the game upon its release, excited to once again have a game from the creators of \u201cFallout: New Vegas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While the creators of the game explicitly stated that this was not a \u201cFallout\u201d game and would not have any tie-ins to the series, fans still were excited and slightly apprehensive to see what Obsidian would create. Known for helming one of the best atmospheres and worlds the \u201cFallout\u201d series has ever had, it was a disappointment when Bethesda severed its partnership with Obsidian.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, it was good news, as Bethesda\u2019s over-reaching ideas have flopped in the past few years, most notably and recently with \u201cFallout 76,\u201d which announced it\u2019s new <a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/fallout-1st-is-creating-a-class-divide-among-fallout-76-1839423973\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"subscription service, Fallout First, (opens in a new tab)\">subscription service, Fallout First,<\/a> last month.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apprehensive and excited, fans downloaded \u201cThe Outer Worlds\u201d and began their adventure. The opening sequence gives off much of a \u201cFallout\u201d-style vibe, introducing us to the story of the Hope, the first civilian carrying ship to set off for the new colony of Halcyon.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Related Articles<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Jeri's Jackpot: Video Games, Impatience and Rage Culture (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2019\/01\/14\/jeris-jackpot-video-games-impatience-and-rage-culture\/\" target=\"_blank\">Jeri&#8217;s Jackpot: Video Games, Impatience and Rage Culture<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/tartan-news\/2018\/01\/08\/destiny-2-curse-of-osiris-review\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u201cDestiny 2: Curse of Osiris\u201d Review (opens in a new tab)\">\u201cDestiny 2: Curse of Osiris\u201d Review<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"543\" data-attachment-id=\"27350\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/entertainment\/2019\/11\/22\/the-outer-worlds-impressions-flaming-metal-death-pod-yeeted-from-space\/attachment\/screenshot-20\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20.png\" data-orig-size=\"1365,724\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Screenshot (20)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;One of the many weapons the game offers includes a shrink ray. (YouTube\/Gamespot)&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20-300x159.png\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20-1024x543.png\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20-1024x543.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20-1024x543.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20-300x159.png 300w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20-768x407.png 768w, https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-20.png 1365w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>One of the many weapons the game offers includes a shrink ray. (YouTube\/Gamespot)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Outer Worlds\u2019\u201d setting is based off of a point of divergence in actual human history. Instead of being assassinated, William McKinley lived, which meant that Theodore Roosevelt never became president and large corporate trusts were never broken up. This created a classist society which was dominated by mega-corporations. The corporations conglomerated into a government of sorts known as The Board.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Board promised a productive, happy life, provided that you served a small term of indentured service working for one of the corporations. The Hope, the first ship to contain these hopeful colonists, was thrown off course and lost \u2013 or that\u2019s what The Board wanted everyone to think.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The story begins seventy years after the loss of the Hope, when the colony is in full-swing, albeit falling apart and in a poor state of existence. You begin by watching someone break in and release one of the cryo-pods from what we can assume is the Hope. This triggers the character creator, which has a very \u201cFallout-\u201desque feel to it as well.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can change a range of options very akin to the \u201cSims 4\u201d character creator which allows for the adjustment of nearly every aspect of the body. The skills allotment feels like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.obsidian.net\/games#fnv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"\u201cFallout: New Vegas\u201d (opens in a new tab)\">\u201cFallout: New Vegas\u201d<\/a> in a strange way.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once you\u2019ve designed and named your character, you sit through one more cutscene before you begin. To get you into the planet, you literally are rocketed through space in what can only be described as a flaming metal death pod. This statement becomes more apt when you emerge from your space pod and find exactly what \u2013 or rather, who \u2013 you\u2019ve landed on.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tThere are ten main companies that make up The Board, and you\u2019re introduced to the first one shortly after you begin. Spacer\u2019s Choice, Auntie Cleo\u2019s, Rizzo\u2019s, ARMS, Kolway Pharmaceuticals, Universal Defense Logistics and Terra One Publications are the companies in The Board, but they aren\u2019t the only companies in existence in Halcyon. There are several independent and smaller corporations that you\u2019ll discover as you play.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\tIn terms of gameplay, the game feels smooth and seamless in its weapon handling and combat sequences. The witty dialogue in addition to powerful gear and even better companion abilities all join in to make the game a truly enjoyable experience. The characters feel like a part of the environment and feel alive, versus just being there to progress the story.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube aligncenter wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UTWpSNELLok?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>IGN&#8217;s official review of the game. (YouTube\/IGN)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Even the smaller side quests feel important to the game, and there are companion side quests in addition to the main storyline. It is, however easy to miss the activation point for a quest, or to entirely bypass a character\u2019s companion quest if you don\u2019t spend enough time with them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That said, you\u2019ll find yourself wanting to switch companions based partially on skill, but also based on location and how your team gets along. You end up growing attached to the characters and your choices will influence how the major battle of the game goes for your character. It\u2019s a fight for the universe \u2013 the only question is, what side will you be on?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jeri Hensley<br><\/strong>Contributing Writer<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What should you expect from developer Obsidian&#8217;s newest game &#8220;The Outer Worlds?&#8221; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10416,"featured_media":27349,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[2104,2113,2109],"tags":[2879,2704,2016,3796,1384,3797,3795,323],"class_list":["post-27348","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","category-video-games","category-opinion","tag-fallout","tag-fallout-76","tag-jeri-hensley","tag-obsidian","tag-opinion","tag-the-game-awards","tag-the-outer-worlds","tag-video-games"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"cc_featured_image_caption":{"caption_text":false,"source_text":false,"source_url":false},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Screenshot-19.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p5s3vR-776","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27348","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10416"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27348"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27348\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27351,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27348\/revisions\/27351"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27349"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27348"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27348"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.sinclairclarion.com\/home\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27348"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}