Outriders

I just wished I could have played this on a next-gen console as I am sure it would look stunning. The gameplay is incredible, graphics amazing, storyline original and unique. The servers have seemingly been fixed as unfortunately they were a major issue at the start for this game and contributed to many of the negative reviews as they kept locking people out (myself included) but since that has all seemingly been fixed now I can give this game a perfect rating.

I agree the demo was a bit naff. But playing this now is amazing. I love the combat and gameplay and customisation. It's what anthem should have been.

Division 2 is a product that nobody cares about, it has no vision. Destiny 2 is ... ehm Destiny 2. Anthem was dead before it even arrived. Ghostrecon has no reason to exist. Borderlands is frustratingly boring with its fetch quests. Now we have Outriders.

The story is great and the game definitely has an identity, but there is only one way to play this game and unfortunately it is not about skill and knowledge, it is exclusively about the numbers on your gear. That's why this game will not die, but dry out very quickly. In a short time, it will become very toxic. This is not a game you will play to relax or calm down like the others.

Division 1 and 2 do it right. There is some hard and frustrating content, but there is enough stuff to do while just leaning back and farm grind or try out new stuff.

Outriders on the other hand is always stressful thanks to the downscaling and the frustrating amount and combinations of enemies.

Additionally, considering the last statement from the developers how this game is supposed to be a "combat puzzle" shows how inept and distend they are from reality. I do not have much faith in them at all.

This game has potential to be good, more then the other looter shooter. But if we would rate every product on potential, then everything would get a pass.

This game what it would feel like if you took, Gears of War, Destiny and The Division and threw them together.

Sadly, it has worse cover mechanics then Gears, with a few enemy attacks straight up going through cover to hit you on the other side. It has more generic writing then Destiny 1 with a story that feels more generic than a Young Adult Fiction novel. It also has the same bullet sponge bosses that The Division is famous for.

The abilities start off cool but slowly loose pace with the rest of your arsenal, to the point where I am currently Level 19 and unable to kill normal ads with my abilities.

The character Look customization is lack luster as your truck you drive around in has deeper looks customization.

The skill tree for each class is expansive, with tiny upgrades leading to occasional bigger percentage and stat upgrades. That are separated into three categories for each class.

All of the guns in the game (As long as they are the same type) feel the same. A white assault rifle will feel no different from a purple besides the extra effects your bullets do.

Weapon upgrading and customization are actually quite decent, with the ability to spend materials to keep it up with current level gear or to change out the effects your bullets have on enemies.

There is no transmog in this game, so when you have high level gear, it is possible to look either cool or like you came out of a wardrobe wearing anything that stuck to you.

In short, if you have the Xbox Game Pass, I would recommend trying it since you can play for free. On any other platform, I would give it a pass and if you are still interested, buy it when it is on sale, that might help ease the disappointment.

Awesome game. I don't get the hate. The gameplay is quick and snappy and the graphics are beautiful. I was engaged from the start with a story that deserves it's own TV show. Yes it's designed to be played with friends but ive been playing it solo as I don't like multiplayer games. If I have one Gripe it's that the cover system doesn't always work well with projectiles either going over or through cover to hit you but other then that it's been a joy to play. The armor and weapons looks great with tons of customization options. I would love to see this turn into a series . If you enjoy heard of war or the mass effect games give this a try.