Faculties and oldsters repeatedly take their youngsters to museums to make training a bit extra enjoyable. The Outer Worlds 2, launching on Oct. 29, takes the identical method in a mission I noticed as a part of a hands-off public demo on the ground at Gamescom. Solely on this journey, you possibly can steal all the things after touring the reveals.
The heist takes place on the Tomb of the Matriarch, the ultimate resting place of the founding father of the Protectorate, who established her dictatorship on Arcadia by way of spectacular expertise. It’s an particularly private mission for Niles, one of many recreation’s companions, since he’s from the Protectorate. The developer taking part in the sport in the course of the demo took alongside Tristan and Niles, who might be specced as DPS or tanks, exhibiting off a number of the gear they will equip and the advantages of the completely different builds.
The Outer Worlds 2 retains the Artwork Nouveau model used within the first recreation, which makes highly effective factions really feel much more haughty, however for the Protectorate they’ve additionally used the aesthetics of the pre-World Warfare I Prussian monarchy. That’s particularly apparent within the uniforms of the guards you’ll must kill to sneak in. A tactical time dilation gadget slows down time, making it simpler to get a headshot from a secure distance.
The primary show you see upon getting into the tomb is the golden shroud of the primary sovereign of the Protectorate. You’ll get to equip this spectacular coat by the point you’re executed. However first you’ll must disable the safety round it. A scan reveals what the place’s safety protocols will do if activated, and it appears to be like like we’d be rapidly fried by lasers. The scanner is a pleasant function for bypassing the traditional method of discovering out that kind of info: getting killed. There’s a management panel that may be overridden with a hacking rating of 9, however for the reason that character solely has the ability at 5, they’re prompted to discover a handbook to bypass it.
That requires exploring the gorgeous house. The principle room is a shrine the place mourners present their devotion by lighting candles within the Matriarch’s honor and bemoaning that although she died at 90, she may have executed extra “if solely she had a couple of extra years.” Heading into the museum correct reveals loads of Protectorate propaganda introduced in retro shows. The Matriarch is depicted as a benevolent goddess determine who launched new automechanical designs that saved folks time and in addition established peace with the Order of the Ascendent, a non secular group that’s an offshoot of the Order of Scientific Inquiry from the primary recreation.
A lot of this space is unguarded, providing you with loads of time to be taught and discover at your individual tempo. However head down right into a decrease part crammed with artifacts on show and there’s a hulking Protectorate dragoon. Fortunately you possibly can distract it with one other ability test to override the programming on one of many automechs sustaining the place. The robotic wanders downstairs and begins arguing with the dragoon about whether or not it could possibly be malfunctioning. It insists that it couldn’t be, as a result of it was designed by the Matriarch. “Your logic is infallible, just like the Matriarch,” the dragoon responds.
Whereas this humorous vignette concerning the perils of propaganda performs out, you possibly can sneak previous, decide a lock to get right into a again room, and discover the “Good Topic’s Information to Electrical Methods” that allows you to hack the safety system. Going again up and activating these lasers by yourself phrases immediately disintegrates the mourner and leaves the museum docent whimpering, making them a simple goal for an additional headshot.
The docent was carrying the important thing to the show to get that candy coat. Whilst you’re at it, you too can seize a retro-style revolver and a pitchball card – a part of a set of collectibles portraying Obsidian Leisure staff. The entire place is our present store.
Not everybody loves museums, and you may in all probability get by way of this mission with out bothering to be taught a lot concerning the Protectorate. However I discovered the setup to be a inventive strategy to supply up loads of lore for gamers who’re . I additionally appreciated that the choices for sneaking across the place went past simply stealth and taking pictures, making it really feel extra like a correct heist. My transient instructional area journey made me wanting to see extra of The Outer Worlds 2 this fall.
The Outer Worlds 2 releases Oct. 29 for PlayStation 5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X.
