Outriders Gets Impressive New Story Trailer | Game Rant
A new trailer has dropped for the intriguing 3rd person shooter Outriders, developed by People Can Fly and published by Square Enix. Outriders was first revealed at E3 2019, and those who have been interested in the game have had details trickled out over time, but now more story details have been unveiled.
The new story trailer for Outriders, titled Journey into the Unknown, is explosive, beautiful, and filled with new information on the game. It seems as if humanity is destroying itself, and in Outriders players are tasked with finding the key to mankind's salvation.
Many believe that Outriders can be the next big sci-fi franchise, like Destiny or Mass Effect. The scope in the trailer shows the possibility of that, although it could end up being that Outriders is a more focused experience without quite the scope of the aforementioned sci-fi experiences.
Outriders is a co-op RPG shooter that is played with up to three people. The original setting is sci-fi in nature, but also leans towards a dark and desolate theme. Players create their own Outrider to travel to a hostile planet as the universe is being affected by the Anomaly.
Outriders will take about 40 hours to beat, which is on the lighter side compared to some of the recent RPGs of its ilk. It could be fair to compare the game to something like The Outer Worlds in scope and length, although the story trailer that was just released could point to a bit more depth.
Some fans will be happy to learn that Outriders will come without microtransactions. Much of the video game world has relied on such transactions over the past few years, but People Can Fly's online RPG will not use them. The game seems like it could end up being a tight and succinct experience, and the fact that co-op is a part of the title adds to its value.
Sometimes a game with a heavy emphasis on story doesn't quite work with built-in co-op, as the shared experience takes away from the narrative. Games like EA's Anthem fell short thanks to a lack of focus in this area, along with other issues. One can hope that the intriguing game that is Outriders will tell a genuinely interesting story, while managing to pull off a fun gameplay experience.
Outriders releases Q4 2020 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.
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