The Outer Worlds 2

Item: The Outer Worlds 2
Rating: 74
Author: VaporLens

Last updated: 2025-10-31

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Summary

Significant improvement as a sequel.
Enjoyable combat and deep RPG mechanics.
Strong choice and consequence system.
Major bugs and performance issues.
High price, but offers low value.
Poor localization quality.

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Satisfaction30%Frustration14%Disappointment14%Excitement10%Enjoyment8%

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Helpful reviews: 72%
Unhelpful reviews: 26%
Protest reviews: 2%

74%
Helpful reviews with positive sentiment
26%
Helpful reviews with negative sentiment

Positive points: 4696
Negative points: 2520
Gameplay points: 593
Perf. points: 289
Rec. points: 765
Misc points: 356

Point	Description	Importance
Significant Improvement as a Sequel Description Players widely agree that the game is a substantial upgrade from its predecessor, improving almost every aspect including graphics, gameplay mechanics, narrative depth, and world design. Many feel it delivers what the first game aimed to achieve. Importance 84%	Players widely agree that the game is a substantial upgrade from its predecessor, improving almost every aspect including graphics, gameplay mechanics, narrative depth, and world design. Many feel it delivers what the first game aimed to achieve.	84%
Strong Choice & Consequence Description Reviewers highlight the game's excellent reactivity to player choices, where decisions, skills, and background significantly alter dialogue, quest outcomes, and the world itself. This depth enhances immersion and encourages multiple playthroughs. Importance 50%	Reviewers highlight the game's excellent reactivity to player choices, where decisions, skills, and background significantly alter dialogue, quest outcomes, and the world itself. This depth enhances immersion and encourages multiple playthroughs.	50%
Enjoyable Combat & Gameplay Description The combat system, particularly gunplay and movement, is frequently praised for feeling much smoother, more responsive, and satisfying than the first game. Players find the overall gameplay, including exploration and questing, to be highly engaging and fun. Importance 46%	The combat system, particularly gunplay and movement, is frequently praised for feeling much smoother, more responsive, and satisfying than the first game. Players find the overall gameplay, including exploration and questing, to be highly engaging and fun.	46%
Deep & Engaging RPG Mechanics Description The game is lauded for its robust RPG systems, offering extensive character customization, meaningful skill trees, and impactful choices that genuinely affect gameplay and story progression. Players appreciate the high replayability this system provides. Importance 45%	The game is lauded for its robust RPG systems, offering extensive character customization, meaningful skill trees, and impactful choices that genuinely affect gameplay and story progression. Players appreciate the high replayability this system provides.	45%
Excellent Writing and Story Description The game's writing, dialogue, and storytelling are consistently praised for being witty, intelligent, and engaging. Players appreciate the balance of humor and more serious narrative elements, making for a compelling experience. Importance 27%	The game's writing, dialogue, and storytelling are consistently praised for being witty, intelligent, and engaging. Players appreciate the balance of humor and more serious narrative elements, making for a compelling experience.	27%
Improved Companion & Quest Design Description Companions are noted for being more interesting, having deeper backstories, and more impactful quests. Side quests are also praised for being well-integrated into the main story, offering varied solutions and expanding world lore. Importance 25%	Companions are noted for being more interesting, having deeper backstories, and more impactful quests. Side quests are also praised for being well-integrated into the main story, offering varied solutions and expanding world lore.	25%
Smooth Performance & Polish Description Contrary to many modern releases, the game is widely reported to be surprisingly bug-free and well-optimized at launch. Players appreciate the stable performance, with minimal crashes or significant FPS drops even on varied systems. Importance 24%	Contrary to many modern releases, the game is widely reported to be surprisingly bug-free and well-optimized at launch. Players appreciate the stable performance, with minimal crashes or significant FPS drops even on varied systems.	24%
Return to Classic Obsidian RPGs Description Many players feel the game captures the essence of classic Obsidian RPGs, particularly drawing comparisons to Fallout: New Vegas. It delivers on deep choices, branching narratives, and rich role-playing experiences that fans have missed. Importance 24%	Many players feel the game captures the essence of classic Obsidian RPGs, particularly drawing comparisons to Fallout: New Vegas. It delivers on deep choices, branching narratives, and rich role-playing experiences that fans have missed.	24%
Impressive Visuals and World Design Description The game receives accolades for its stunning graphics, beautiful environments, and atmospheric world design. The visual improvements and detailed settings contribute to a highly immersive experience. Importance 15%	The game receives accolades for its stunning graphics, beautiful environments, and atmospheric world design. The visual improvements and detailed settings contribute to a highly immersive experience.	15%
Positive Early Impressions Description Many players expressed immediate enjoyment and strong positive first impressions, indicating a compelling start to the game. They found it engaging, fun, and worth the investment from the outset. Importance 11%	Many players expressed immediate enjoyment and strong positive first impressions, indicating a compelling start to the game. They found it engaging, fun, and worth the investment from the outset.	11%

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