Outriders
- February 25, 2021
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Outriders Review – Chaos That Surprises In The Best Way
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Reviews
- Outriders offers engaging gameplay with tight gunplay and a satisfying loot loop that can keep players invested for a long time.
- The game features a variety of classes and powers, allowing for multiple playthroughs and a sense of creativity through its modding system.
- Despite its technical issues, Outriders is a fun and innovative shooter that has the potential to become a promising franchise.
- The game suffers from server issues and technical faults that can detract from the overall experience.
- The story is janky and misses the mark on multiple occasions, which may disappoint players looking for a strong narrative.
- Players who have experienced many similar games may find that Outriders does not offer anything particularly new or resonant.
- gameplay3 mentions
- 100 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 100 % negative mentions
Outriders offers engaging gameplay and extensive customization that appeals to loot-driven players, particularly those who enjoy third-person cover shooting. While the action-RPG mechanics are strong, technical issues may detract from the overall experience, but there is optimism for improvements in the future.
“Overall, Outriders' gameplay and customization are enough to satisfy loot-hungry players.”
“If you’re a fan of third-person cover shooting and loot-driven gameplay, this is an easy recommendation; just don’t get your hopes up too high for the narrative.”
“Outriders is a fantastic action RPG, only held back by technical issues which will hopefully soon be ironed out to let its great gameplay shine even brighter.”
“The gameplay feels repetitive and lacks the depth needed to keep players engaged for long periods.”
“Combat mechanics are clunky, making it frustrating to execute strategies effectively.”
“The pacing of the gameplay is inconsistent, leading to moments of boredom interspersed with chaotic action.”
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- 50 % positive mentions
- -100 % neutral mentions
- 150 % negative mentions
The story is often criticized for its inconsistencies and shortcomings, yet it manages to engage players enough to motivate them to explore post-game content, overshadowed by the game's excellent shooting mechanics and empowering abilities.
“While its story misses the mark on multiple occasions, it’s gripped me enough to continue pushing through the post-game content.”
“The narrative feels disjointed and lacks the depth needed to truly engage the player.”
“Character development is shallow, making it hard to care about their journeys or outcomes.”
Critic Reviews
Outriders Review
Although it features moments of satisfying action and a few good end-game design tweaks, the majority of Outriders experience consists of conflicting design ideas, technical issues in multiplayer, and poorly implemented borrowed mechanics.
62%Outriders Review – A Unique And Surprising Adventure
Outriders combines immense variety, aggressively geared combat and fun abilities to offer a third person shooter like no other. It’s filled to the brim quality content – bringing a stellar campaign that’s constantly throwing new things at the player and a compelling well-designed post-game experience in Expeditions. Teething issues with online aside, Outriders is poised to be one of the biggest surprises of the year, and you should definitely give it a go.
85%"Fun, foul-mouthed, and rough around the edges"
Outriders is a brash and bold looter shooter that will keep you entertained through the campaign and side missions, but its endgame content gets repetitive fast.
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