When my colleague Marcus Stewart and I visited Obsidian Leisure final month to take a look at The Outer Worlds 2 for the present Recreation Informer cowl story, we went in with one objective in thoughts: to search out out if we are able to pet one thing, something, in The Outer Worlds 2 (okay, and perhaps to play the sport and interview the staff and discover out why folks needs to be enthusiastic about this expansive sequel).
Everybody, I come bearing excellent news: there are pets in The Outer Worlds 2, and sure, you’ll be able to pet them.
In the event you performed The Outer Worlds again in 2019, you realize Obsidian’s luscious sci-fi world was crammed with all types of oddities, from weapons to characters to areas to capitalistic tendencies to creatures. Till DLC was launched post-launch, although, you couldn’t have a pet in The Outer Worlds, regardless of all of the enjoyable creatures that might’ve been excellent as a pet (taking a look at you, Raptidon). That’s modified with The Outer Worlds 2, as you’ll be able to add pets to your galactic interloping household all through the journey, with a number of creatures (and even an automechanical) to select from. Sadly, we couldn’t wrestle out what creatures gamers can count on to befriend in The Outer Worlds 2 from Obsidian, however we did ask the staff about this determination.
“We’ve got numerous various kinds of creatures within the sport, ” director Brandon Alder tells us. “We really had a fairly huge checklist that we went by means of and had been like, ‘Alright, which of those completely different NPCs or creatures will we wish to take and convert into pets?’” Adler says gamers can count on to achieve pets as request rewards, by discovering them within the wild, and even as creatures out there to buy from distributors.
Don’t count on your pets to run round locations like Paradise Island with you, although. Adler says you’ll be able to solely have one energetic pet at a time and you choose which pet you wish to be energetic in your ship. From there, the pet will stay out and about in your ship, and it’s right here that you would be able to pet them as a lot as you’d like. One in every of these pets may even be a Protectorate Drone, although they’re “neutered” and gained’t have entry to weapons or ammunition as they fly round your ship.
“I believe folks similar to having pets and petting them and having them alongside for the journey,” Alder says. “You may get a complete bunch of them, however can solely have one energetic at a time, and also you select which energetic pet you need in your ship and so they keep in your ship. You possibly can pet them, and no, they will’t die – don’t be merciless. Or be merciless, it’s as much as you.”
Recreation Informer’s cowl story for The Outer Worlds 2 is obtainable to learn proper now for those who’re a subscriber (and this subject is delivery to mailboxes as we converse). For extra, take a look at this checklist of 8 enjoyable details about The Outer Worlds 2’s first biome, Paradise Island, after which take a look at this unique gameplay phase showcasing Paradise Island.
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