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Obsidian wants to establish the "Obsidian RPG" with games like The Outer Worlds 2 and Avowed, not chase "what already exists" in competitors like Baldur's Gate 3 and Cyberpunk 2077

I hope they also establish Alpha Protocol 2

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Kingdom Come: Deliverance lead says Obsidian should use its Microsoft fortune to make games more like Kingdom Come: Deliverance—'Give me something more than... level grinding in a static scripted world'

Obsidian's streamlined approach to its recent RPGs doesn't resonate with everyone.

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Obsidian knows that "everyone on the internet" keeps asking for Fallout: New Vegas 2, but its devs are currently happy working on their own IP, and "Xbox has been pretty supportive" too

How about Fallout: anything that isn't 76 at this point...

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The Outer Worlds 2 is an RPG that's as much about what you can't do as what you can: "Everybody is going to have a different experience, and they may not see everything, and that's okay"

On the Radar | "We want the player to understand the breadth of what the game is, but also their place in that and where they could be going"

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Pillars of Eternity's 10-year anniversary turn-based mode will sidestep the biggest issues I was worried it would have, and you can try it this week

Pillars 1's turn-based mode enters public beta testing on November 5

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One of Xbox's most legendary RPGs is getting a major update with a brand new way to play — and players can test the new mode out soon

Obsidian Entertainment's isometric role-playing game Pillars of Eternity is finally getting a turn-based mode, and players can test it starting Nov. 5, 2025.

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RPG fans stay winning: 2025 has been a critical hit for the genre, though I'm anticipating a GOTY bloodbath

Opinion | This year proved that no matter what type of RPG you crave, there's room for everyone

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We need to commit—it's time crunchy, complicated RPGs made their mainstream comeback for good

Scrap the streamline.

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I love that The Outer Worlds 2's Flaw system calls me out on my RPG behavior and then asks me to double-down on it: "Because flaws are optional, we knew we could actually push them a little bit harder"

On the Radar | "We're always trying to look at and observe the player doing something"

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The Outer Worlds 2 review – improved space-faring sequel is an enjoyable time sink

While its story fails to deliver, this enjoyable follow-up to Obsidian’s 2019 adventure makes it up with considerable advances elsewhere

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The Outer Worlds 2 takes the RP in RPG so seriously, some NPCs will call you out for walking around naked: "Should I be averting my eyes, or?"

Obsidian Entertainment really thought of everything

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The Outer Worlds 2 patch 1.004.001 is live — fixes major quest bugs and visual glitches (and yes, Inez finally works)

The Outer Worlds 2 is great, but it's hardly perfect. Obsidian Entertainment is rolling out a new patch right now, and it actually fixed an annoying bug.

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The Outer World 2's Incognito ship is your home base, but it also takes inspiration from the Millennium Falcon in Star Wars and reflects how "the player chooses to play"

On the Radar | We explore the making of the Incognito ship in The Outer Worlds 2

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The Outer Worlds 2 launch derailed by Microsoft Azure outage on Xbox, Game Pass, and PC: "All titles may be temporarily unavailable to purchase or install"

Meanwhile, it's business as usual over on Steam

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The Outer Worlds 2 won't let you respec your character, even if you break your build, because the RPG's director "wouldn't let you respec your story" either

"Just to be clear, no character is perfect," says Obsidian

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Best weapons to grab early in The Outer Worlds 2

Blast space monsters and corpo scum with these fine armaments.

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How to get Mag-Picks in The Outer Worlds 2

Steal everything that's not nailed down with these high-tech lockpicks.

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All In Pursuit of Purloined Propaganda magazine locations in The Outer Worlds 2

Track down ten issues of Science Adventure's Quarterly for Redactor Quensel.

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Should you pick Fairfield or Westport in The Outer Worlds 2?

Decide who to pick for the Vox Relay choice.

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Should you choose Milverstreet or Kaur in The Outer Worlds 2?

Decide which of Fairfield's two biggest honchos to help out.

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How to go third-person in The Outer Worlds 2

Don't forget you can enjoy the corporate frontier from a new perspective.

PC Gamer

The Outer Worlds 2 pet locations: Where to find each one

Recruit these cute critters as part of The Incognito's crew.

PC Gamer

Best traits to pick in The Outer Worlds 2

Give yourself a fighting chance in your journey across Arcadia.

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The Outer Worlds 2's first area is all about nailing Obsidian's "hardcore RPG feel" – which you can trace back to New Vegas, Vampire The Masquerade: Bloodlines, and the first Fallout

On the Radar | Creative director Leonard Boyarsky and art director Daniel Alpert explain how the first Outer Worlds' unrealized vision laid the perfect foundations for Paradise Island

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‘The Outer Worlds 2’ Director Explains the Fallout New Vegas Radio Idea They ‘Couldn't Realize’ Until Now

‘The Outer Worlds 2’ is Obsidian's most ambitious sequel yet, and that includes an astoundingly comprehensive radio system that leans into propaganda.

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