Things are not always black and white either, further muddying the waters of these decisions. There are of course, rebel groups, free-thinkers or reformers, because you’ll meet many and will have to make the choice between allying with them or going corporate and getting rich yourself. The overall message of the game is up to you to decide, and the setting and story take you on a site seeing tour of different points of view, and I did not feel as though it were one long political sermon, so plus points for that in my view. There’s some irony in that the “Capitalism” depicted in The Outer Worlds often behaves like Communism regimes have through out history, as the corporations of Halcyon are effectively governments and they often speak of “treason” and “reeducation” while purporting “being a family” and “assigning jobs based on ability”. If you’re not getting the picture, the villain in The Outer Worlds is Capitalism. At the Halcyon space colony, most of humanity is indentured to corporations that operate unrestricted from any restraints in their pursuit of wealth. The premise of the game is simple: you’re awoken after 70 years of drifting in space to learn your entire ship was kept in stasis to protect corporate profits, and its existence has been wiped from public memory. The Outer Worlds is set in a dystopian future where corporations have taken over the role of governments, and run unchecked through out the Halcyon system. Price at time of review: $59.99 The Outer Worlds Story and Setting Review Platforms: PC (Epic), Xbox One, PS4 (reviewed)
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