The Outer Worlds will let you kill everyone you meet

[Polycount]

Highly anticipated: One of the best parts about open-ended RPGs is their emphasis on player freedom. Kill all the villagers in a small town and watch how the world reacts, or swipe everything that isn't nailed down from the local mage's house and sell it to shady fences; it's up to you. These sorts of choices are the bread and butter of many other RPGs, and Obsidian's upcoming sci-fi title "The Outer Worlds" will be no different.

We already know it will be possible to complete The Outer Worlds without killing anyone (or, at least, you can come close), but now, Obsidian designer Brian Heins confirmed that you can do the opposite as well.

In true New Vegas fashion (another one of Obsidian's RPGs), players will be able to kill every single character they meet, with or without a valid reason. Put simply, there are no "essential" NPCs.

Best of all, unlike New Vegas, doing so will not break major questlines. If you kill an important character, the designers will have a backup opportunity for you to get the information they would have given you: you may loot a notebook off of their body, access their personal data terminal, or even lockpick a chest in their office. Designing quests in this manner has proven challenging for the team, as it requires story writers to create or omit much more dialogue to reflect the player's decisions.

Of course, just because a scorched-earth playthrough is possible does not mean it will necessarily be easy. The Outer Worlds is an RPG at heart, and as such, you'll likely run into tough enemies regularly.

At any rate, it's nice to see bigger-budget RPGs begin to take player choice more seriously once again. We know you can finish Cyberpunk 2077 without killing anyone, for example, and The Outer Worlds is set to offer the same level of freedom.

The Outer Worlds launches on October 25, 2019, across the Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC. On PC, the game will be exclusively available on the Epic Games Store for one year, at which point it will arrive on Steam and other digital retailers.

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[Thannos]

I was slightly interested in this at first, but the terrible animations alone killed it for me. The character movements and physics alone looked like they were pulled out of a game from a decade ago.

 

[ZackL04]

I was slightly interested in this at first, but the terrible animations alone killed it for me. The character movements and physics alone looked like they were pulled out of a game from a decade ago.

Like from Fallout New Vegas?

 

[PEnnn]

People spend good money on video cards to watch those crappy graphics?????

Another reason to keep my GTX 960 for 5 more years...

 

[Axiarus]

People spend good money on video cards to watch those crappy graphics?????

Another reason to keep my GTX 960 for 5 more years...

Ew.

 

[yRaz]

I was slightly interested in this at first, but the terrible animations alone killed it for me. The character movements and physics alone looked like they were pulled out of a game from a decade ago.

Like from Fallout New Vegas?

I still play new Vegas. At this point I see it's graphics and animations as character.

 

[Skjorn]

Yeah but what about children?

 

[Morphine Child]

If this is true, there are bound to be some major bugs with scripts and such... so waiting a year till it comes on Steam and goes on discount should be enough time for most bugs to be polished out.

 

[toooooot]

Yeah but what about children?

I ll bet 3 dollars that we wont see any games where you can kill children including outer world.

 

[Mister_K]

People spend good money on video cards to watch those crappy graphics?????

Another reason to keep my GTX 960 for 5 more years...

There are titles that utilise new GPUs and 960 is poor.

 

[captaincranky]

As you'll be able to "kill everyone you meet", It occurs to me that this game would be more aptly named, "Our Inner Cities".

 

[captaincranky]

People spend good money on video cards to watch those crappy graphics?????...[ ].....

The "crappy graphics" fulfill a need in some players to be able to brag relentlessly and insufferably about how they get, "500 FPS at uber ultra settings".

 

[PEnnn]

People spend good money on video cards to watch those crappy graphics?????

Another reason to keep my GTX 960 for 5 more years...

There are titles that utilise new GPUs and 960 is poor.

Granted, the GTX 960 is a few years old, but it still I can play any game I throw at it, and it's cool and silent Yeah, it handles Crysis too....

 

[Graloc25]

I still play new Vegas. At this point I see it's graphics and animations as character.

It's called the 'Minecraft mentality', clear thought in a Windows 3.0 GUI.

 

[Markoni35]

Is that a training for future school shootings?

 

[vexcro]

Whatta kiddy game...

 

[Graloc25]

The "crappy graphics" fulfill a need in some players to be able to brag relentlessly and insufferably about how they get, "500 FPS at uber ultra settings".

A new measure is needed for such people, maybe BSPS?

 

[Graloc25]

Is that a training for future school shootings?

Yep, and soon you'll be able, courtesy of NRA, to buy the very same weapons. Wouldn't want to deny some ***** the fully immersive genuine experience now would we?

 

[Mister_K]

Granted, the GTX 960 is a few years old, but it still I can play any game I throw at it, and it's cool and silent Yeah, it handles Crysis too....

Depends what you justify as "playable" https://www.techspot.com/review/1819-geforce-gtx-1660-vs-rtx-2060-vs-gtx-960/

People buy new GPUs for the ability to have smooth experience at enjoyable settings.