The Outer Worlds 2 launches later this month on October 29 (or October 24, in case you pre-order the dearer Premium Version) and also you is likely to be questioning in case you ought to try to finish a playthrough of the primary sport earlier than leaping into this sequel. Whereas it definitely will not damage to refamiliarize your self with the universe of The Outer Worlds, do not count on any of the primary sport’s numerous endings to play a job in Obsidian’s second crack at this collection.
We spoke to The Outer Worlds 2 inventive director Leonard Boyarsky in regards to the first sport’s endings and whether or not the results of it can seem in our playthrough of the second sport, and he gave us a definitive “No”.
“No, not particularly, as a result of it’s a utterly completely different colony,” Boyarsky says, noting the primary sport takes place within the colony of Halcyon whereas The Outer Worlds 2 takes place in a brand new colony known as Arcadia. “[Arcadia’s] been minimize off. There are references to issues that occurred within the first sport; I do not need to mislead individuals although, and [have] them assume there are numerous particulars, however there’s the story of the universe that is happening, and we’re persevering with that story.
“So there are parts of what occurred within the first sport that you could possibly discover references to. I believe gamers who performed the primary sport and appreciated the primary sport will get pleasure from discovering these little issues that gamers who did not play the primary sport will not.”
With reference to Halcyon and Arcadia, The Outer Worlds 2 director Brandon Adler says Boyarsky and Tim Cain, who collectively created the Outer Worlds IP, had been very clear that the thought of this collection is that every sport takes place in a brand new colony. “So we knew we needed this to be a brand new colony as a result of we now have different tales we need to inform,” Adler says. He provides that if The Outer Worlds 2 befell in Halycon, Obsidian must discover a approach to both canonize an ending to the primary sport or handle all of the doable endings and world states gamers ended, and that is one thing the group needed to keep away from.
Sport Informer’s cowl story for The Outer Worlds 2 is accessible to learn proper now in case you’re a subscriber (and this difficulty is transport to mailboxes as we converse). For extra, take a look at this listing of 8 enjoyable information about The Outer Worlds 2’s first biome, Paradise Island, after which take a look at this unique gameplay section showcasing Paradise Island. After that, examine how there are pets (you can pet) in The Outer Worlds 2, after which take a look at this story about how third-person gameplay made its manner into The Outer Worlds 2.
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