The Outer Worlds' Particular Brand of Humor Makes It Stand Out as a Franchise
Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division's action RPG The Outer Worlds exceeded the publisher's expectations and became a hit with gamers when it was released in 2019. Obsidian Entertainment has created some great games in the past, like the critically lauded Pillars of Eternity, but The Outer Worlds' commercial success came as a surprise to some. The space FPS offered gamers a bunch of bizarre and beautiful worlds to explore, with frenetic gameplay and plenty of decisions to make along the way in order to make the game their own. It was praised for its writing and world-building in particular, with its focus on a hyper-capitalistic and fairly dystopian interplanetary society providing lots of the game's satirical humor.
On the surface, The Outer Worlds has lots in common with other FPS RPGs, such as the Borderlands series or even Obsidian's own Fallout: New Vegas, but there were things that set it apart as well. The colorful sci-fi aesthetics added interesting aspects to the exploration, but it really was the game's particular brand of humor that elevated it above similar titles. The mixture of grotesque slapstick, darkly macabre comedic twists, and more sophisticated satire culminated in a really enjoyable and unique experience.
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The Outer Worlds sets the tone early on, practically from the first moment of gameplay. The initial introduction players get to The Outer Worlds is through mad scientist Phineas Vernon Welles, which is an appropriately madcap way to launch them into the world of the game, considering how the rest of it plays out. No sooner are players violently jettisoned from the ship where they'd been in cryosleep for decades, but they accidentally squash their
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