Outward is an open world RPG that you play alone or with friends, either online or in splitscreen. It's more than just an open world RPG you can play coop though: it is an adventurer life simulator. You live the life of an adventurer, from his or her humble beginnings up until retirement. Your life isn't only about killing monsters and looting: you need to eat, drink and sleep; preparing accordingly before jumping into danger. Everything is meant to feel more real and consequential, while still taking place in a high fantasy universe with magic and exotic creatures.
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Outward is THE RPG. It's hard-core and makes you think and prepare. Every journey is an adventure, filled woth the unknown, throwing off your pack to run away and sneaking back for it. Finding that shortcut to the next area, and making your build work, however you want. I beat the game, but during the final battle, I got knocked out. I woke up a day later to my friends stating we won. You aren't the chosen one. You are just a guy, adventuring crafting and more!
Holy stinker
played it coop and it was okay, i would say the boring parts of the game can be overshadowed if you have someone to play with , the lethality of exploring and combat is what i liked most
Wanted to play it after I saw a streamer play it. But it's a bit too much to keep track of for me, and I ended up not being able to progress. But seemed to have good story, gameplay, "eater eggs" and such.
Love the idea, but hate wasting most of my time walking.
This game is amazing, I don't understand why the reviews for this are all so negative. If you're sick of open world RPGs that hold your hand with quest markers, have easy combat and fast travel, then you should give this a try. You don't get stronger in this game by levelling up, you get stronger by actually adapting to the combat and learning to prepare properly before venturing out.
I'm skeptical that people who call this game a walking simulator with an empty world actually played it at all, there's lots to explore and uncover in the world, and it takes a long time before you feel you really "solved" the game. The game isn't perfect, but it's one of the more enjoyable RPG experiences I've had in the last few years.
I'm skeptical that people who call this game a walking simulator with an empty world actually played it at all, there's lots to explore and uncover in the world, and it takes a long time before you feel you really "solved" the game. The game isn't perfect, but it's one of the more enjoyable RPG experiences I've had in the last few years.