Later this week, we're going to have the chance to launch into Outer Worlds, Obsidian Entertainment's next role-playing experience. It's a sci-fi take on what they did for their entry into the Fallout series, which was Fallout: New Vegas. Fans are excited to check it out. At launch, will players have the chance to browse the game with their friends or experience some multiplayer features?
Do the Outer Worlds have co-op or multiplayer?
For many players who have followed the game since its first announcement, chances are you'd expect the kind of response Obsidian is going to have for Outer Worlds. At the moment, there doesn't appear to be a co-op or multiplayer in their game. You won't be able to compare rankings or see who has the highest score in a mission or anything like that. Outer Worlds will focus solely on the single player experience and RPG elements of the game.
However, players will have the chance to bring some companions with them that they will meet along the way. Players are going to have to complete missions for themselves in the game, and when they do, gaining enough influence with them at the same time, they will choose to join the party. They are customizable. So a character can use them to adapt to a particular role they've escaped during the campaign. A player can also bring more than one companion with them, allowing them to pick and choose useful abilities.
Each companion has a series of perks associated with it and up to three different skills and abilities. They even have a similar level to a player, which means that if there is a particular companion who works with a character, they are going to stay and help a lot more. Fortunately, they can't completely leave a player's party unless prompted to do so, but they can stop fighting if they disprove a particular action or choice.
We only know of three companions so far: Ellie, Felix and Parvati. You can't like them because Obsidian believed they would limit the variety of choices a player would want to choose if they included a romantic option.
The Outer Worlds will release very soon on October 25 for Xbox One, PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, and PC via the Epic Games Store.
