There have been some big failures in the looter-shooter genre of late, and players have taken notice. What some are just starting to notice however is a game called Outriders, which has been gathering steam through a series of trailers and looks like it could be the answer to looter-shooter players' prayers.
The premise of Outriders is that players take control of the titular Outriders as they attempt to find a mysterious Signal at the heart of a bizarre planet. Tech has been reduced to pre-electronics but the characters have bizarre, supernatural powers at their beck and call (acting as different player classes). While the character and creature designs are not particularly standout, the world of Enoch itself looks fantastic. A recent trailer shows off even more of that world through the included Ultrawide mode that comes packaged with Outriders.
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Ultrawide mode is specifically for, as is appropriate, ultrawide monitors. The trailer gives a glimpse of the seamless landscapes that players can look forward to with the setting on and a wide enough monitor. Enormous, frankly beautiful landscapes of ruined cities and arctic splendor, among others, stretch out across the screen. With the proper specs to handle Outriders on PC, it's clear this setting could be gorgeous.
While the landscapes are certainly beautiful, they are just the tip of the iceberg for Outriders. Fans of looter-shooters looking at how the game handles its loot, missions, and character progression have a lot to look forward to in Outriders. The way the game promises to handle its endgame is particularly good, eschewing the live service model in favor of a set number of post-game missions as well as a world-tier system. Supposedly, each one of the post-game missions will take place in a non-recycled environment, meaning each of the Ultrawide landscapes shown could genuinely be its own level.
There's definitely a lot here to get players' hopes up, but it's still best to remain cautious. Even with Denuvo DRM and microtransactions being excluded, many players will still be wary to trust a new looter shooter, or indeed any, triple-A title after recent disappointments and debacles.
Of course, People Can Fly, the developer of Outriders, has a good track record when it comes to fun shooters. Games like the cult classic Bulletstorm prove that, at one point at least, the developer knew how to create a fun shooter. With a demo releasing on February 25, showing the company's confidence in Outriders, players will soon have the chance to see whether or not this latest looter shooter is worth the time and money investment.
Outriders launches April 1 for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X, with a Stadia version also in development.
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