The Outer Worlds (Nintendo Switch)
| Dimensions: | 10.8 x 1 x 17.4 cm; 50 Grams |
| Model: | NSW67782 |
| Dimensions: | 10.8 x 1 x 17.4 cm; 50 Grams |
| Model: | NSW67782 |
Excellent graphics
Great graphics and is a fun game.
Only complaint is that there’s a lot of talking that can’t be skipped. Expected more of a fall out “shooty shooty” situation.
Good game play.
Fab game.
This is a fab game. Not too complicated and although you can pretty much go where you want you are gently led from place to place, at a pace you control, when you decide to move on. There are many sub-missions and extra plots to keep you suitably diverted from the main plot to keep you occupied and interested and, of course, you get to invest time and effort in upgrades to not only your own character but a number of associates you end up taking along for the ride. Well thought out and we’ll paced; your place. As far as Nintendo games go (in this genre), this is fantastic. If only there were more like this.
Great game, good port from more pwerful sources
This is a great game, I ploughed through the story on game pass on Xbox without taking the time to fully appreciate it.
Figured it was a decent price and I now have a Switch so i’ll have another go and take my time, it’s such a good game packed with humour.
The port is very decent – in fact I would say near identical to the standard Xbox One version, distance and pop up do occur but it is slight and is the same as that version. The One X and One S versions are better but they are more powerful so fair enough.
Definitely one worth getting, a bit Fallout, a bit Rage 2 with a decent script and it’s lots of fun.
...almost fallout..
Great game, for twenty quid a fantastic deal, not as good looking as pc version but totally redeemed as a handheld version..
Good fun game
Great game kind of like fallout I understand people have moaned about the game on the switch but it’s a fun game with good gameplay don’t let the reviews turn you off
Plus and minus (update installed)
Full game on the switch. Very bad graphics. But runns smooth. Forgot how bad the graphics were after an hours. Very good story. I would recommend it if you like fallout.
*Read some reviews few months old talking about frame rate issues. But I updated it before I played. Haven’t had any frame rate issues.
Loved. It. (Sorry Gladys😬)
I played almost entirely in docked mode on my 60 inch TV and I saw no problems with graphics. Perhaps I have a later, improved version of the game, but I thankfully didn’t have any of the lagging it graphics resolution problems I saw mentioned before I chose to buy.
I enjoyed the motion aiming- that’s new and cool to me, although I’m very new to gaming after a 20 hiatus(thank you covid)
The storylines were interesting and showed a great sense of humour. It really reminded me of the beloved series “Firefly”… So I was happier than a… Well I was very happy. I liked how it adapted to your choices. Your reputation with each faction increases/decreases based upon your actions, and they treat you differently.
A word of advice for players- do a manual save before making any big choices so you can go back and fix a perceived poor choice. When I was getting used to the new Bluetooth controller I bought, on more than one occasion I accidentally killed off an NPC pivotal to certain quests. Although, even then, it was entertaining to see little snarky comments in my task journal about having killed off the person who could help me(Poor Gladys. May she rest in peace)
Anyway, THOROUGHLY enjoyed this game.
Decent game
An enjoyable game. But purchase with the intent to install the post release updates. They make the game much more playable, and thus enjoyable. Still a few bugs here n there, but enjoyable none the less
Good game
Good Port to the switch, not played on TV. Just handheld, but really enjoying. Decent depth to the game, aiming is a little fiddly. But all in all, happy with it.
Qu'est ce que c'est bien (et moche)
Amateurs de Bordelands et Fallout New Vegas, bienvenus !
Le jeu a tout d’un mix entre les deux : cration de personnage avance (avec traits principaux et secondaires), humour et dialogues choix multiples, loots foison, modifications des armes et armures en atelier… le jeu et se paye mme le luxe de proposer des compagnons pour partir quter en quipe. La maniabilit est mme acceptable pour un FPS console !
En revanche, les graphismes sont une catastrophe : c’est bien simple malgr des efforts sur les clairages on n’en profitera presque jamais : entre la bouillie de pixel de prs comme de loin, la pauvret insondable des textures et les retards d’affichage de celles-ci, on obtient le jeu le plus moche que j’ai pu avoir entre les mains. C’est juste immonde ! Heureusement le framerate tient bon sauf squences trs encombres.
Alors on obtient au final un RPG adulte et complet dans la poche, et a c’est fantastique ! Je recommande
Great game, graphics not as bad as people make ou
Wasn’t sure whether to get this or not after all the reviews moaning about graphics and frame rates. But I’m glad I did as this is an immensely fun and entertaining game that looks just fine. Yeah it’s not as pretty as the ps4nor Xbox versions, but it does mean I get to play it anywhere.
1.2 Patch Solves The Visual Complaints
While it is still a challenge to put a game that performed poorly on PS4/XB1, the 1.2 patch has gone great strides to remedying the performance on Switch, as cited in the earlier reviews on here. With more patches to come, this new patch makes the game a really viable experience now.
Review
Good game! The controls are pretty weird to get used to but overall really nice graphics and gameplay. The package came early too, and the game was sealed just as new.
An absolute BLAST!
I’m about 12 hours in this and I’m having an absolute blast.
The writing is fantastic, the story is engrossing and the gameplay is fluid and great fun. It certainly feels like Fallout but with slightly smoother game play and better and more humorous dialogue.
The graphics could be (and following an upcoming confirmed patch hopefully will be) better but they don’t take away from the games playability and brilliant story.
Reading other reviews I was very hesitant- I’m really pleased I took the plunge, definitely makes my top 5 Switch games.
Fantastic game.if it was released as a switch exclusive everyone would love it. The graphics are a bit washed out and load screens although rare are long in comparison to xbox but an amazing game and perhaps (witcher 3) are the best on switch.
Runs amazingly for a hand held.
My only criticism is the keypad on switch is not brilliant for aiming and the aiming support in game is essential. Also the game is story heavy and lighter on action is this a good or bad thing? Depends on your mood it’s not doom (amazing on switch) but it’s not a book either.
Seriously this runs beautifully just remember yea xbox has better graphics but you cant play it on the beach like I did today.
A great Fallout-style open world but with a twis
I have really enjoyed this game, as it has a similar post-apocalyptic graphic design as Fallout. The great twist is that the storyline is in space, so you have several great maps to explore and complete quests in. Some parts are very cinematic, and there are many dialogue options, which may not be suited to gamers who prefer quick point-and-shoot games. Just like within Fallout, and Skyrim, you can negotiate differently with the CPUs depending on personal preference, and this will have an interesting impact on your story experience. The world that is created in this game is very thoughtful and even makes you question the social structures of your existing world. Overall absolute 100/10 because of the general breadth of the quest types, characters, and world-laws.
One of the best game for Nintendo Switch
I hesitated to but this game because I read bad reviews about, but I ordered anyway and it was one of the best game I ever played on the switch. Of course, it’s not the same graphic settings what’s on my PC. But I never found any bug, which is rare in games, and a huge performance patch is coming soon. I’m very happy that I can play this AAA game on my switch, worth the price. I hope we will get the future DLC’s as well. One of the best game I ever played. I want more games from Obsidian.
I don't understand the hate for the visuals...
I won’t at all say that the visuals are great in general whether it’s on its own or relative to other games similar to it. However, what it does is prioritize what is important to one’s experience rather than making everything on your screen eye-candy.
While characters can be still-looking and unexpressive when looking at random NPCs, the characters that have significance to the player such as companions and quest givers feel and look alive because that’s where energy and focus felt purposefully diverted towards.
Weapons and abilities look great though they don’t have much variety in terms of sheer quantity.
The environments do look and feel a little empty in terms of trees/plants and wildlife that are usually added to have a sense of realism but it doesn’t at all take away from an enjoyable experience as it simply means that you need to come to a conclusion on them not based on expectations but what there actually is. If you have seen videos or screenshots from other platforms you will notice things are missing and may feel as though your view of them isn’t what it would’ve been, it not at all means that it is inherently worse, just different.
Performance is also not great and I’ve seen many tech performance videos which made me apprehensive at first but I will say that from my experience, I’ve only ever had frames drop significantly at one point in my entire 30+ hour playthrough.
An issue that sticks out a little is these weird 3 second load times which can randomly appear throughout the game. In terms of loading screens, they can be long but the art and helpful hints provided make them more than bearable to sit through(Spoiler: the art changes based on your own progression in the story which is neat.)
Basically, I am not playing devil’s advocate, I genuinely don’t understand where all the frustration and, sometimes, hate that I see online comes from. It is a new game that has been ported to a relatively weak system, while having it on other platforms means that everything on screen is kissing your eyes in terms of visuals and performance, the game delivers on experience and gameplay which, in my opinion, trumps most of the complaints I have seen. The heart and passion can still be felt.
Portable, Great Game, Bad Graphics
Great game sure it’s not the nicest looking because it’s running on lower specs then consoles or pc but it is portable i would only recommend this if you really like this game and don’t mind low graphics it’s the same game and im happy to have it on the go.
Seeing a few reviews talking about graphics, frame rate, lag etc…
While I appreciate the game may not be performant on the Switch, I think everyone knew because this was a port from more powerful consoles that this was always going to be an issue.
As a complete novice to the game, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Game mechanics were simple enough to pick up quickly, complex enough to engross and flexible enough to adjust your style to your preference. I’m ashamed to admit I blasted through this game in a long weekend. Although the game does struggle at points, this didn’t feel like a big deal at any time during play-through. During intense battles where lots of enemies appeared (usually because I shot someone in a neutral zone… oops) the game may have slowed down for a couple of seconds but this happened only a handful of times in a whopping 30hours of playtime. I’d say this is a reasonable trade-off to being able to play this awesome game on the Switch!
I think I’ll be playing this again when I get another long weekend to fully nerd-out again. 4/5 because obviously the graphics/performance issues do take a little something from it, but still an amazing game.
I have this game on the PC which I run at 4k and high details. I wanted a portable version seeing as the game is so large.
So the graphics are blurry and low resolution. Graphic details are lower than the pc version.
However all the game is there. Best played in handheld mode as the graphics don’t look as bad.
Like I say the gameplay is all there and in my opinion that’s all that matters. Yes you do get the odd frame drops but its not as bad as some people are making out.
Overall yes it is a bad port graphically but as I said earlier the game is all there. That game is brilliant so if you want a portable version of the game, go for it.
Don’t believe all the negative hype
Don’t believe the sheep. If no one had pointed out the flaws you probably wouldn’t notice. 20hrs into switch version, great story and gameplay, but shockerooni it’s not the same as the PS4 pro or one x, well who would have thunk it. Enjoy it for what it is, a current gen, huge open world , fun shooter with good quests, characters and story. I’m a huge fallout new Vegas fan and this port is the closest think to a fallout port to handheld. Love it 🙂
We own a switch
All of the bad reviews had me concerned after I’d got this for my son.
Yes the graphics could be better but I wasn’t expecting it to look the same as the other consoles.
He’s enjoying the game and wouldn’t be able to if it hadn’t come out on the Switch.
This game is great, the story is incapturing. The down side is the graphics, whilst being playable in hand held, they are much better in docked mode, though I feel I’ve got used to the graphics . I would definitely recommend this game. As like all switch games it’s great to have on the go.
Ok, so I’ve waited all year for this to be released on the Switch because I wanted a Fallout style first person RPG for the system ever since I bought the console.
I also have a PS4 Pro so obviously I could have got this game for that ages ago and of course it would be superior in terms of the graphics especially on the big screen at home. However, I already own many games of this type including the Fallout titles for that system and I just wanted The Outer Worlds on the Switch with both options of portability and docked play available, after all commuting to work is on the horizon again soon sadly with plenty of distraction needed from obvious worries!
Now lets be clear, at this point just after release and even with the 4GB day one patch it’s true the game doesn’t look great particularly in docked mode and it is struggling to maintain the target 30 FPS in certain areas of play, I have found handheld mode is considerably better looking on the small and much more forgiving Switch screen and it also seems to run a lot smoother overall due to using a lower resolution in this mode compared to docked. Audio is excellent with no problems there at all.
Despite the technical visual issues that are clearly present however I must say that the game is really good, the full game is here nothing has been cut out and it has a great story with excellent characters and top class voice acting, it’s very funny with a tongue in cheek sense of humour, there’s loads of customisation and items with deep RPG elements involved and lots of genuinely interesting side quests to compliment the solid main story, you have plenty of dialogue options that affect the way things go and most importantly the game still manages to actually play quite well for the most part, also the Switch version does include motion aiming control options and at last you can scale the size of the HUD text to suit the small screen, it’s well thought out and honestly I’m really enjoying the game.
Graphics do not make a game, they never have. Besides, I’m pretty certain that this will be patched in the coming weeks and things will improve considerably with a bit more time and work from the development team, sadly that’s the modern way so while the Switch version at this stage is definitely a bit on the rough side the simple fact is that The Outer Worlds is a very good game and if you only own a Nintendo Switch or you just want a portable version of this game I would still say it’s absolutely worth a look, or possibly hang on a little while to see if a further patch arrives to improve the experience if graphic performance is really important to you.
I can live with the rough looks I’m old school I suppose and the game itself is fab, it’ll do for me because I now have the Fallout style game I’ve been waiting for on the Nintendo Switch so it’s all good.
4 stars.
Update*
The game has now had a patch that does improve the graphics and performance to a reasonable extent, it’s still a bit rough but it is better than the early days and also the price is now half what it was on release so I would definitely recommend giving this a go now on the Switch.
here are a lot of negative reviews about the switch port of this game but I have to say I love it.
OK so they have compromised on the graphics and the frame rate is not as high as the xbox or PlayStation.
Everyone is comparing this game against the two other consoles but you need to forget about them and think Switch with its lower spec. The fact that this was even bought over to the switch itself is fantastic and I have had no problems in playing this in the docked or hand held mode. Yes the graphics are low and that doesn’t bother me in the slightest and the frame rate I have had no problems with at all.
Overall this is a great game and a breath of fresh air to the switch so i definitely recommend this game to anyone looking to buy it for the switch.
Graphics 7/10
Gameplay 9/10