People I trust called it “spreadsheets in space” and suggested that rather than ‘playing’ it I should just unretire and get a job, so I passed. The attraction of the X Universe games is that at the end of the day you can completely ignore the entire ‘empire building’ aspect and it is a spectacular space flight simulator to fly around in.
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It’s the bit at the very end that has people excited
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I don’t know much about the game or if it already has a co op element but the end fade of the number two I guess is a hint at multiplayer? Or did I miss what people were excited for?
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Planet Zoo 2
I will say though, having a PC that runs the current one well, with high graphics, requires quite a bit of coal-shoveling power generation. I can’t imagine what a 2nd one might require
If they go anywhere near AI, I am totally out
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Can’t say I’m much interested in GTA, but for those who are…
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I really love being greeted by this smarty-pants every time I start the game
But he does have a point
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Every little detail in this game is just full of warmth. I’m not sure why but it’s reminding me more of a Lucas Art Adventure game than it is any elderscrolls-fallout-like.
Mostly the tone and writing feels like that era but there’s something else I can’t quite put my finger on.
I’m loving all the random faults you can acquire while wandering about.
I took one that will only let me put points into my lowest skills and it has made my playstyle absolutely chaotic as a result which I couldn’t resist.
I got offered another one I really wanted to take but I had been using stealth a lot and wasn’t sure it was worth the trade off.
Any time you crouch, your knees crack and alert enemies in a 10m radius, but you crouch walk 50% faster.
I spent a good minute just laughing at the idea of this Fault before I declined.
I never made it too far in to the original Outer Worlds. I’m not sure why but it never really grabbed me and I don’t remember it being executed as well as the second game is in terms of story and writing.
Was this the case or did the first game just catch me at a bad time or during a severe case of open world fatigue? Answers on a postcard.
In terms of progress, I just did the main thing you’re supposed to do on that first planet.
I blew up the vox tower, couldn’t send it to space but I made it land on the protectorate seaside enclosure of Westport; which I had convinced to leave and join the aunties choice settlement, so no fatalities.
I was worried Niles friend next door might get hurt and I hadn’t handed in that mission yet but he’s alive and, as well as a rebel in hiding can be.
I went with milverstreets approach and did my best to sneak into the tower but ultimately once I met Corbin inside I got to a point where stealth just didn’t seem like an option, a few hacking/lock nodes were just out of my level.
Oh and Corbin died in the battle with Mantelli. @sheralmyst @Polyphemus he was the guy over the intercom at the start, did he survive the boss fight for you guys? Any goods come from him surviving?
Have only my jack of all trades fault to blame for that, few of my key skills are stuck on 3-4 until I raise the level of the lower ones to match (zero doesn’t count as a low number thankfully)
Reading that BBC article above about GTA6 delay…
“Here we go again.”
When Grand Theft Auto 6 was delayed on Thursday, the famous quote from the series perfectly captured the feelings of many video game fans.
What? That’s a famous quote from the franchise? I’m sorry did I miss something? That’s literally a trope phrase attributable to nothing and everything. Mostly marketing. If you asked a bunch of random gamers to say the famous quote from grand theft auto is this what would come out of their mouths?
I’m not a GTA fan nor a hater, I’ve played them all more out of curiosity and posterity and I enjoy the tech they bring in to their engines more so than the stories they try to tell. But I just have no idea where the beeb are pulling this famous quote from.
Any proper gaming historians able to set the record straight?
Also if that story of them firing thirty workers for leaking info in a discord chat (apparently the discord chat was them talking to their Union and not at all leaking) turns out to be false on Rockstars end, I will not be buying another single one of their games.
Also must be said, they announced the delay just moments after the story of the union busting dropped.
You do have to wonder if this was a hail Mary move to nuke that headline 
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My run at the first planet ended the same as yours. I was satisfied with it.
Corbin also died for me. Not sure it is possible to save the guy. He was vaporized fairly quickly and that battle is fairly tough.
I also rejected creaky knees but later accepted one for being over prepared.
I was also spreading my points too thin and have begun focusing more on a few.
The story telling in this game is much better than the first. Right now I am digging into the Order side of the story.
It is most definitely worth pursuing all side quests and companion quests before tackling the main ones. More insight leads to better decisions.
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I went back to the vox tower location. I used the credentials to sneak in as a corpse the first time around, so I missed some very important terminals that might have proved useful with Corbin etc.
One is a message from his dad, sounds like he was sent for mental refreshment after the events in the intro. Not sure if that had anything to do with my dialogue choices (I convinced them to turn the mechs off).
I did all of the side quests I stumbled upon except for Inez because I’m dreadfully weak in combat currently and those big bad boss bugs have my number, gonna try take them out after levelling up a bit before leaving the planet.
I almost missed the mech factory with the gas leak before heading to vox tower, that shield gadget came in real handy.
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I met Corbin at the Vox station - he remembered me, and became obstreporous - I tried to talk him down, but he wasn’t having it, so I had to kill him. I had kept some skill upgrade point in hand, so when the trap tried to launch the Vox, I was able to upgrade my hack skill, hack the computer, and send the Vox into space.
That worked out quite nicely - I had sided with Kaur in Fairfield (I know Milverstreet offered a less violent option, but nobody that sleazy should be given access to mind control). Siding with Kaur meant Milverstreet wouldn’t talk to me any more, so I didn’t get the option to evacuate Westport. If I hadn’t sent the Vox into space, I would have killed everyone in Westport, or everyone in Fairfield.
I agree, it’s beautifully written, with just the right level of tongue- in- cheek humour - very reminiscent of the way Bethesda games used to be.
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‘Tard’, ‘tarded’ & ‘tardy’ are part of our family vocabulary. Only ever used in mock-sympathetic jest, ( & often at oneself so not even an insult).
I thank Idiocracy & Family Guy for these useful variants into our modern conversation.
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My uncle has Down Syndrome so I will smack a friend on the back of the head for using the R word with a hard T when refering to others.
But inanimate objects where it’s a useful verb, no problem (unless again there’s emphasise on a consonant that seems to hint at some underlying othering going on in their brain).
E.g a family member bought yet another badly made object from temu that never thought to engineer itself for use by humans despite it being it’s purpose, I will say that shits retarded.
The softness of tarded, tardy etc is a wonderful thing and I approve. Though again I mostly use it for inanimate things or, a stupid idea decided upon collectively by a group of politicians or say, oh I dunno, MAGA.
That shits ReMAGA’d.
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As long as we don’t have to rename things like flame-retardant clothing etc…I mean the word does have a true meaning. It just should not be applied to people…well, as a general rule. In some cases…
but generally as applicable to their stunted character.
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If I suddenly become impervious to flames, I am definitely calling myself Super Retardent Boy.
The only super hero name that makes everyone do a double take
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I’m rooting for you 
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“Arkansas Local arrested after encouraging someone online to set themselves on fire”
Which in turn causes a moral panic over video games due to obsession with Light No Fire which “perpetrator could not stop bringing up in conversation with detectives”.
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