Obsidian Entertainment released a reveal trailer in Microsoft’s E3 showcase for The Outer Worlds 2. And it was hilarious. The teaser was completely honest to the audience which both made things more intriguing and funnier at the same time. As mentioned in the trailer, the developers haven’t finished the design, story, and gameplay. The only thing announced in their presentation was the title.

What to expect from The Outer Worlds 2.

The Outer Worlds 2 is an Action-RPG Sticking to The Outer Worlds’ sarcastic tone. The devs made it clear in the trailer that their latest entry to the franchise is still early in the works. The game is expected to be set in a new star system with a new crew. Reports have also mentioned that the next game won’t necessarily be a direct sequel and will most likely be a completely new storyline. Sadly, we don’t have information if both games would be at least related to each other in some form. With all that being said, don’t expect to play the game anytime soon. Besides, it’s best if we don’t rush the devs or we might get another Cyberpunk 2077 disaster…

What we want to see in the Sequel

The Outer Worlds draws a lot of inspiration from Fallout (as a lot of its devs formerly worked on that project), and we can see the game doing a lot of what Fallout does.

As most fans know, The Outer Worlds is a traditional Western RPG. But there are some aspects that fans have missed out on in the previous game, and are for sure hoping to see them come to the next title:

  • A More Open World – Some might argue that The Outer Worlds is already an open-world game. However, we've gone beyond just having a lot of open areas that we can explore but not enter buildings or go anywhere we want. In a sense, Cyberpunk 2077‘s verticality is one of the best things that happened to open-world gaming. We wish The Outer Worlds 2 can have that kind of verticality as well.
  • More Interactive Options – In the game, players have the option to make friends and enemies. However, one particular option was missing, an option that many fans thought would be part of The Outer Worlds 2: romance. Surprisingly players can’t entirely flirt around in this game and it was a total bummer for some players. It is an essential role to the RPG genre and it got fans wondering why Obsidian decided to take away this aspect. Yes, there are players who play the game for the romance option. 
  • Protagonist Voice Acting – It’s really no surprise that your player is a silent protagonist as this has been executed in many RPGs. However, because of how important interaction and decision-making are in this game, hearing how your character thinks or feels towards certain choices would make interactions more believable. We can make stronger characters by voicing them, just like what Ubisoft's Far Cry 6 will be doing with Dani Rojas.

Some reports have been saying that The Outer Worlds could be released late in 2022. Considering how the devs described the game in the trailer, this game might push for early or late 2023. Hopefully, this game turns out to be a Spacer’s Choice.