The Case for The Outer Worlds 2 to Satirize the Military-Industrial Complex

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The Outer Worlds 2 has no release date, but anticipation exists for the sequel to the highly satirical and stylistic Outer Worlds created by Obsidian Entertainment. The first game found its footing in exploring and satirizing corporate influence in control of colony life. While The Outer Worlds 2 only has a meta-based trailer that comically comments on the art of video game trailers, a satire of the military-industrial complex could work in its favor.

The Outer Worlds was released in 2019 from Obsidian Entertainment and quickly became a success to critics and fans alike. While the game was noted for being short, its characters, story, dialogue, writing, and satire were highly praised and attributed to its achievements. Considered a spiritual successor to Obsidian's Fallout: New Vegas, The Outer Worlds 2 could continue to build upon that idea by exploring the military-industrialization complex.

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The Outer Worlds was highly stylized in its approach to graphics, art, design, story, characters, and depiction of a corporate world in the future. Set in an alternate timeline where President McKinley isn't assassinated, Theodore Roosevelt never succeeds in breaking up business trusts, leading to mega-corporations development. In the future, several corporations will pool their resources to purchase the Halcyon star system in the outer colonies.

From there, The Outer Worlds explores how life has developed on the frontier of a star system entirely owned and corporatized in every aspect of life. The game shows hyper-capitalization taken to the extreme where the bottom line is all that matters. Colonists are merely workforce fodder to keep the system robbing the poor while