"The Outer Worlds" Speculation

There is a video online that's 1 hour long where Tim Cain explains how to build a better RPG and 7 mistakes he says to avoid.

He hint's at the secret project somewhere in the video.

 

I am not sure why The Outer Worlds should be considered a Fallout successor. I honestly doubt Cain and Boyarsky would use their effort and talent to make another post-apocalyptic game. I get the feeling that after all this time they are hungry for something fresh.

Besides, the two have already made great games in the past after Fallout, and none of those is considered a successor.

That being said, I am very much looking forward to this. But I think (and hope) it's something completely new that these great designers can make with all new tech at their disposal.

 

I feel like hyping something we don't know about to be a fallout succescer will leave people disappointed.

 

I honestly don't care if it's a Fallout spiritual sucessor. If it's a well made RPG that allows for several approaches to each situation, good writing, good characters, good world building and an entertaining story, i'm all good.

 

I think he meant the design values of Fallout (and Arcanum, which he has also mentioned). To my recollection he's been speaking about the design values, reactivity and humor with his examples.

It would be wise of them to try and cater (at least in part) to the New Vegas audience, since Bethesda hasn't and isn't doing it. But I don't believe a successor to Fallout would be a part of that wisdom... it might look a bit too tryhard.

I will be following this one even if I don't quite agree with everything Tim takes for mistakes in that video someone posted up there - the geometric shapes in place of numbers sounds kind of iffy for one.

 

I hope they try something different this time, like they did with the original Fallout back in the day. I'm absolutely NOT interested in another post-apocalyptic wasteland game, or a steampunk/cyberpunk game... What I would also like to see is at least "Fallout 2" level of "adult" material...

 

Speaking of Buck Rogers, I wouldn't mind an RPG in which I play as a hot Erin Gray character... just saying...

Spoiler

 

Kohno summed it up pretty well.
I'm also a bit skeptical about Tim's words nonetheless - I don't think he is throwing that around to create some buzz, but it doesn't mean much in the long run. At least not until we see some actual gameplay.

I'll be honest with you, after years of getting disappointed by various developers, teams, games and franchises - I take nothing at face value anymore. I admire Tim and his work very much, but I'm not going blindly into it. Not saying you're doing that either, but you catch my drift.

Yeah, sorry, that wasn't directed at you specifically. I've seen people on the web hoping it's SF with PA elements or something. Maybe I got it wrong. Anyway, ignore that part of the post.

Pretty much this.
Good for you, mate, and I'm saying this without a bit of irony. I wasn't giddy for NV, but was pleasantly surprised for the most part. But that was 8 years ago.

 

They may have to change that name if it's indeed the game's title.

 

I am not saying it's bad, but that trailer left me like ... completely indifferent. I think the style they chose for their game and the whole premise is simply something I don't find very interesting.

 

Which one?

 

Same for me. The cartoonish aesthetics is not really my cup of tea. I can understand the appeal though, and I'll keep an eye on that.

I wasn't very confident in Obsidian's capacity at producing another great RPG after they had to fire a good part of their team due to financial downs. But I've been proven wrong with Tyranny, so... Yeah. They still can produce a successor to Fallout, if they decide to. I just don't think that Outer World is that, it's a new direction for them.

Oh, on another note, now that I think about Tyranny. Do you know that Paradox has bought the video game adaptation rights for "Vampire the Masquarade" ?