Jack Ashen

The Outer Worlds 2 is a large improvement over the first installment. Gameplay, gunplay, movement and control reception are all up to date. The graphics are attractive, with good lighting/shading simulation. There aren't many loading screens for interiors, except for larger cells, which are often themselves small "planet sandboxes" you can explore. Every area is handcrafted, and fairly unique. The dialogue and characters are good to average, with lots of fairly funny moments throughout. The eclectically diverse people of the Order, Protectorate and Aunties Choice feel unique and distinctive. The way they talk, phrase things, their values and boundaries. The level designs are really good, exploration is good to decent. Overall, I'd rate this a 7.5/10. It's a good game, but not a masterpiece. But definitely not a 1/10 or a terrible game, do not listen to these negative people. Try it yourself before judging based on what your favourite YouTuber has to say. Some of the negatives: the companions are easily the weakest thing. They are unique and distinctive, but also bland and dull. I don't really care about these characters, which does display as poorly written or poorly fleshed out, when compared to characters from New Vegas, or later games like RDR2, The Witcher or Cyverpunk 2077. The combat is improved but the AI is still a bit stiff and doesn't feel very genuine. The enemy types and varieties are interesting and varied, but largely it's just run and shoot, or throw grenades. The abilities like the slow motion return, with new ones which I found largely useless except for the N-ray goggles which can be useful for quest solutions and certain combat encounters in the dark. While the universe itself is grand in its science fiction, it rarely felt like anything I hadn't heard before. It wasn't clichéd, yet didn't draw me in, no matter how much I wanted it to. Overall a fun game, worth 40 dollars/gamepass.

After the last movie in the predator series I feared we wouldn't see a new title for some time. However, this is exactly the way a reinvented concept should be executed, and I didn't even know I needed it. The acting is very believable, Naru as a character develops nicely in the 1 hour 40 minute film. The dialogue is well rounded, and has little fat to detract from the overall narrative. Using scenic story telling instead. This film uses many aspects of the first Predator movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, with Naru using the predators own tactics against it. In particular, she uses an herb to cool her blood to replace the age-old method of slathering mud all over one's body. There wasn't much I could legitimately criticise, for those wondering if this is worth watching; it definitely is. This movie is like Predator meets The Revenant. And it's an amazing combination of old-world survival and the display of Humanities will to endure.

Fantastic game! Gameplay is solid and reminiscent of the force unleashed, although I think had those games been done today they would massively outclass Fallen Order. The graphics and attention to detail is superb, the sound design is amazing - nothing beats the fwang of a lightsaber. The story isn't outstanding, nor is it particularly memorable, yet it allows you to roam the galaxy and interact with the world (puzzles and progressing through the levels). And with the ending it allows for plenty of opportunities unrelated to the main objective of this games story - something which won't limit any sequels, a good choice IMO. The characters aren't super relatable, or at least if you compare them to the characters in the first Mass effect by contrast, they aren't as interesting. I bring up mass effect because the ship design and overall arc is similar to the first ME in some small ways, at least it reminded ME of playing it 10+ years ago. I didn't personally encounter many bugs in my probably 35-40+ hours of gameplay, I snagged every collectable I could scrounge and netted the final few achievements for various combat-related shenanigans after the main quest. Which I found equally enjoyable to the main story, a sure sign it isn't as good as it could be. But also that the level design, detail and sound allow for a lot of replayibility. I have an Xbox One S and the game runs fairly smooth, aside from a few texture and LOD load times taking a while. I don't think it's an issue with the game itself but more a problem with the hardware. I suspect an X or a later Series X when it releases would make this game doubly attractive. I hope and wait further story-based DLC for this title, something in the realms of both Unleased games would be good, new exploratory areas (and some better dialogue) would be appreciated. Recommended for playing. This game is a lot of fun.

A well shot and overall executed series, however the entire endeavour serves to confirm the delusions of religion. Or belittle it - I can't decide and neither can this series. I'd rather it be steeped in a fantasy setting than that of a delusional sickophant. Or for it not to exist at all. The entire thing reminds me why the ideas and ideals of religion, of god and his plan are complete garbage and a stain on humankind. If we don't extinguish ourselves through our own stupidity I hope the future generations of humans realise the futility of faith under the pretext of sin and forgiveness.