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The Outer Worlds 2 Xbox Series X Critic Reviews
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Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 expands on everything that made the original great, sharp writing, satisfying combat, and real player choice. Despite a clunky UI and some rough edges, this witty space RPG delivers a rich, reactive world that’s truly yours to shape.
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Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 is a fantastic RPG that lets me just run around freely, discovering the world and resolving its issues in my own time. The world is great, the dialogue is fantastic, and it's very hard to put down.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The sequel utterly revels in the absurdity of its satire on capitalism, government, authoritarianism, and individuality – even if it takes a bit longer to get situated than the first game.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 is Obsidian at its finest — a deep, witty, and beautifully crafted RPG that expands on everything that made the first game great. With sharper writing, better combat, and stunning performance on Xbox Series X, it’s a masterclass in choice-driven storytelling.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 is exactly everything we could have hoped to see in the sequel to the title that made our hearts race back in 2019. Technically almost flawless, with gameplay improved in every respect and a world increasingly realistic in its satire of our own reality, The Outer Worlds 2 is a pure RPG, capable of offering practically everything that can excite a true role-playing purist.What truly surprises is the depth of the choices our character can make, and how many elements can change based on them. Personal relationships, power struggles among factions, and even the future of the Arcadia star system—everything might be affected by what we do.Add to all this a meticulously crafted script and an art direction of rare beauty, and you’ve got the perfect combination. A few bugs can’t scare a real space captain, nor can the vast amount of text to read (all in Italian) needed to fully grasp the game’s lore.To sum it all up in one sentence: The Outer Worlds 2 is a true RPG, the kind we rarely see anymore.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
A deep, funny, and systemically complex role-playing game, built around wry satire and a far-reaching sense of consequence, where conversation is at least as important as combat.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 is a confident and evolved sequel that deepens Obsidian's signature blend of player agency, narrative impact, and dark satire. Set in a galaxy divided by ideology and shaped by choice, it refines nearly every system from its predecessor while introducing dynamic flaws, factional politics, and layered exploration that rewards curiosity. Though some visuals and early customization options fall short, its storytelling, companion design, and flexible mission structure shine across dozens of hours.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 does not significantly alter its combat or exploration. Yet it greatly expands the RPG aspects of the experience, offering a title filled with multiple paths to choose from, impactful decisions that shape the narrative, and extensive freedom for players to become whoever they wish to be. All of this unfolds within a visually stunning and captivating galaxy, albeit with the occasional glitch scattered throughout.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 is a confidently made game. It is perfectly scoped, with excellent gameplay, writing, and voice acting. The combat and movement are the biggest step up over the original. Whether you have played that title or not, if you want a choice-heavy, narrative-rich adventure in a far-off solar system, then this game is worth a download or Game Pass or buying outright.
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Xbox Series X
Oct 23, 2025
The Outer Worlds 2 doesn't reinvent the wheel, but delivers a more refined version of a formula that worked. Better exploration and combat buoy a tight role-playing experience that feels crunchy and isn't afraid of cutting off branches depending on player skills. The overarching story is a bit more self-serious than its predecessor, but the numerous side quests still lean comedic. A few bugs aside, it's not a game to miss.
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