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Explore the breathtaking alien world of Adelpha, support the local Talans in their struggles and fight your way through fast-paced battles against invading robot forces in this 3rd-person, open world, action adventure sequel to the 1999 cult classic.
Outcast - A New Beginning is a action, open world and third-person shooter game
developed by Appeal Studios
and published by THQ Nordic.
Released on March 15th 2024 is available only on Windows
in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, Korean, Polish and Russian.
It has received 1,292 reviews of which 1,033 were positive and 259 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.7 out of 10. 😊
The game is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam, but you can find it for 19.89€ on Instant Gaming.
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Windows
- Requires a 64-bit processor and operating system
- OS: Windows 10, 64 Bit
- Processor: Ryzen 3 1300X / Intel Core i3-7530K
- Memory: 8 GB RAM
- Graphics: GeForce GTX 980 Ti / Radeon RX 5600 XT
- DirectX: Version 11
- Storage: 40 GB available space
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This game has allot of things going for it that are really unusual these days. The first of which is a great and quirky sense of humor, I suppose that is subjective but I find it hilarious. Second this game has something that is lacking in many games these days... it's fun. It is a blast to just roam (fly) around this big beautiful open world that is full of things to look at and do. The combat it fun, the story is fun, the powers are fun, the gun customization is really cool and the whole game doesn't take itself too seriously. I wish there were more games like this that focus on having a great time in a big sandbox.
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Outcast - A New Beginning is an open world action game where player character Cutter Slade has been transported to the alien world of Adelpha, and must fight to free the Talan people from invaders while trying to find his way home. Gameplay (medium quality) • Third person shooter combat feels similar to Mass Effect Andromeda (but without companions). • As you explore Adelpha, you’ll need to fight against robots and flying drones belonging to the invaders’ army, and various types of aggressive wildlife including Adelpha’s equivalents of birds, dogs, spiders, wasps, and worms. • Cutter has two laser guns which can be upgraded with modules to function like a rifle, shotgun and SMG, with other effects such as increased damage, reduced heat buildup and ammo cost, homing projectiles, and restoring health from each kill. • You can also freeze nearby enemies temporarily with an area of effect ability, and use an energy shield to block enemy attacks. • Cutter has a jetpack which allows you to glide over long distances like Batman, and can be upgraded to give you a 5x jump which is useful for both navigating the open world, and to quickly reach a better tactical position during combat. • Quest design is often more detailed than many open world games. Each quest will have multiple stages relating to collecting items/raw materials, rescuing captive civilians, helping local villages restart production of food/drink/weapons, establishing trade routes, and eventually fighting back against the invaders. You can complete parts of quests while exploring the world before actually being given the quests, although this does sometimes result in having conversations with NPCs about things you’ve already done. • Some quests ask you to use the jetpack to follow energy orbs by gliding through specific paths and locations within a time limit, and if you fail you have to start the whole sequence again. This can be annoying to begin with, but gets easier after fully upgrading the jetpack. • Open world has some activities which are copy/pasted in dozens of locations around the map, such as clearing enemy outposts, destroying corrupted wildlife hives, unlocking shrines to upgrade your maximum health, and activating fast travel portals. • Normal difficulty is actually quite easy. I literally never died during gameplay, and in hindsight probably should have played on hard difficulty. The biggest reason for this is because you fight against the same enemies for the whole game and they never get stronger, which means that as the player acquires new abilities and upgrade your weapons and max health, you’ll gradually become really overpowered. Story (medium quality) • Similar to Avatar, with evil Humans invading an alien world to steal their natural resources using advanced technology. • Has a strong theme of cooperation. While the Talans initially view Cutter as a saviour sent by the gods, his actions during quests are more focused on helping the Talans to rebuild and work together to help themselves. • Voice acting is mostly fine. Some attempted jokes felt a bit cringey and I’m not sure if its the fault of the actors or the writers. • I played the original game when it released in 1999, although I don’t remember much about the story now other than it felt a bit like the Stargate film/TV show. Cutter has amnesia in this sequel, so knowledge of the previous game isn’t required to enjoy this one. Technical (low quality) • It took me 31 hours to finish the main story and most of the open world activities. • Environment looks great, featuring large villages and enemy bases, surrounded by forests, mountains and lakes. • Cutscenes are locked to 30 FPS, which means action scenes look very choppy. I really don’t understand the developer’s decision making process here. Why intentionally make your game look worse? Thankfully the rest of the game, including conversations with NPCs during normal gameplay, does not have this restriction. • I saw frequent traversal stutter while running or gliding around the open world. (RTX 3080, i7-12700K, 32GB DDR4, 1440p). Most of the time, combat is stutter free, but it did happen in a couple of specific areas. For example, there’s an underwater outpost which has especially poor performance. • Most controls are rebindable, but some are locked to specific keys. • The game never crashed, but I encountered a couple of other small bugs which aren’t game breaking but are just a bit annoying. • I saw quite a few examples of enemies getting stuck in the floor, or spawning T-posed and inactive. • During some cutscenes, the music would stop and start again a couple of times. Recommendation Outcast – A New Beginning is a good game, but also feels quite janky and low budget. If you can put up with the stuttering and bugs, you should enjoy the combat and story. I would recommend buying on sale.
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Outcast - A New Beginning is a very different game to it's predecessor. Instead of separate open zones you get a single massive open world. Instead of having to follow directions you get a quest marker and a line showing you exactly where to go. The human faction has a somewhat generic modern sci-fi aesthetic going on and the voice acting can be hit or miss. But I just can't help but love this game. It's not a faithful sequel to the original game play wise, but I feel it captures the vibe of the first journey to Adelpha perfectly. And it being a modern open world game, there is a bunch of interesting things and places to explore. If you jump into this game expecting an expansion to the first game you will be disappointed. But if you're looking for a plucky AA adventure game Outcast - A New Beginning is the best thing that released this year.
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I've been waiting for this, unknowingly, for most of my adult life. I remember being amazed by the graphics, orchestral sound and story as a kid from the original and this hits all the buttons. It's not the best game of 2024 by any objective sense, but subjectively it is mine. Thank you to all the people that made and pushed for this game to made. You have returned Cutter Slade to Adelpha and a small piece of humanity to my heart.
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It's actually a really fun game so far. The combat is pretty fast, the pacing is great so far, and the writing can be quite funny at times. One quality of life item I desperately need though... Please add toggle on/off sprint! Holding down the left stick to sprint is maddening, and you have to sprint ALL the time.
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Outcast - A New Beginning is currently priced at 39.99€ on Steam.
Outcast - A New Beginning is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 39.99€ on Steam.
Outcast - A New Beginning received 1,033 positive votes out of a total of 1,292 achieving a rating of 7.65.
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Outcast - A New Beginning was developed by Appeal Studios and published by THQ Nordic.
Outcast - A New Beginning is playable and fully supported on Windows.
Outcast - A New Beginning is not playable on MacOS.
Outcast - A New Beginning is not playable on Linux.
Outcast - A New Beginning is a single-player game.
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Appeal Studios
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