Outcast: A New Beginning

"We are not at the mythical levels of the first episode, it is evident. Outcast – A New Beginning is a sequel without infamy and without praise, net of a nostalgia effect which inevitably has its weight but cannot justify …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning is the sequel to Outcast, the cult video game released in 1999. In this installment, users can explore the alien world of Adelpha, where they can help the Talans in their hardships in the most exciting …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning lives up to the ambition the same developer achieved all those years ago. A captivating story, interesting characters, thoughtful world-building and slick action are only slightly marred by an inconsistent frame-rate, repetitive quests, bugs, and occasional …"

"Where it innovates in design, Outcast: A New Beginning simultaneously stumbles over its own two feet with a clunkiness emblematic of other games in its niche. The game isn’t better or worse than its competitors – but it’s different enough …"

"Being the heir to the original Outcast is having a very big pair of shoes to fill. A New Beginning falls short, but is in no way a bad game. It could have been so much more, however."

"With movement and combat upgrades, Outcast – A New Beginning eventually comes close to being a decent open-world shooter, but terrible fetch quests, bland activities, tech issues, and narrative gaffes mean that the colorful world of Adelpha does not bear …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning is the epitome of a "perfectly fine" game. It plays well, runs well, looks fine, and is a decent experience that never manages to go beyond that. The mobility options make it a delight to explore …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning is a very enjoyable but flawed experience. It has a lot to like and a generic story to ignore. Its highest highs are when Slade is mobile and can freely explore at the player&s;s pace. Hopefully …"

"It&s;s hard to stand out among open-world adventures. Outcast 2 achieves this at times thanks to its light-heartedness and sense of freedom, but neither the missions themselves nor its visual performance manage to rise to the occasion."

"Outcast – A New Beginning is a fun time and something fans of the first game may enjoy. It has some issues, but it&s;s worth experiencing and protecting Adelpha from anyone who wishes to destroy it."

"Outcast - A New Beginning is a missed opportunity, abandoning the unique elements of its predecessor for a conventional open-world design that doesn&s;t work well. With uninspired open-world exploration, clunky movement, lackluster combat, and mediocre quest design, it&s;s a hard …"

"A campy open world adventure with old school sensibilities and buckets of charm."

"When playing Outcast 2 you can feel that it was a labour of love. While not exceptional, what the game does it does well, and in certain areas it&s;s actually quite outstanding. It&s;s not a game for everyone and the …"

"Outcast - A New Beginning is an excellent sequel with a lot of great gameplay elements that go a long way to make up for its need for further polish. Bugs are common, from an outpost with the robots stuck …"

"Despite its AA veneer, Outcast – A New Beginning is a solid open-world RPG. The combat doesn&s;t carry its weight, but the quirky characters, fun traversal, and open quest system are the real heavy lifters. It feels like a game …"

"Twenty years after Outcast, the award-winning action-adventure game, broke new ground in the genre of non-linear open-world games, this long-awaited sequel brings Cutter Slade back to the spectacular alien world of Adelpha. Resurrected by the all-powerful Yods, upon his return …"

"There&s;s an undeniable charm to Outcast: A New Beginning, and twenty years ago this could have been the breakout hit for an ongoing Outcast franchise, but in 2024 players are spoilt for choice in the realm of third-person action-adventure games. …"

"Outcast - A New Beginning will certainly please fans of the original, but its lack of anything unique and somewhat outdated gameplay may not impress others."

"Outcast: A New Beginning is a weird game. On one hand it looks and feels great at times, while other times it feels a little janky. Still there is a lot to love here, even with all the talking. Seriously …"

"Outcast A New Beginning offers sometimes interesting alien settings, the backgrounds of a story that is all in all enjoyable, albeit without peaks of excellence."

"Times like these I’m glad I get to blindly jump into games like Outcast - A New Beginning. I admit, I’d never give a game like this the time of day if I saw it on a shelf or in …"

"There are lots of ways in which Outcast: A New Beginning punches way, way up. The world is elaborate and thoroughly imagined. Characters are interesting. Some of the game’s mechanics and elements will seem familiar, but in this case Outcast: …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning does offer a good amount of fun for those looking to mess around in an open-world sci-fi game that hearkens back to earlier entries in the genre. The world that Appeal created is fun to explore, …"

"There&s;s fun to be had in the shooting and gliding, but Outcast: A New Beginning is simply stretched a little too thin."

"Unlike the first Outcast game back in 1999, A New Beginning lacks characters and has not much to offer in terms of new ideas, mostly copying what we&s;ve already seen in standard modern open-world games."

"A quarter of a century is a long time to develop a sequel to a cult classic and Outcast - A New Beginning certainly shows this in its outdated approach to mechanics, animation, and technical development. The sequel certainly contains …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning is very far from any remnant of innovation and may disappoint those who expect something different from what the market already has in droves. But at the same time, it is honest in its simplest and …"

"Outcast: a New Beginning finally brings us the continuation of a cult game from the 90s. A new experience that mixes the new and the retro to bring us back to simpler times without giving up the ambition of its …"

"Cutter Slade&s;s long-awaited return has flashes of jetpack-fuelled brilliance, but tiresome missions and a story that fails to engage ensure that playing Outcast: A New Beginning quickly develops into something of a chore."

"A pleasing world and satisfying jetpack exploration aside, Cutter Slade&s;s return is rarely out of this world."

"Outcast - A New Beginning unfortunately lacks many aspects needed to revitalize this cult classic for the modern day. With an archaic gameplay loop and middling action, it’s not quite the follow-up to a revolutionary experience that fans may way. …"

"Outcast – A New Beginning has moments where it can be a lot of fun, especially once you get your hands on an upgraded jetpack. Sadly, its archaic mission design and empty open world often means that there isn&s;t really …"

"Outcast: A New Beginning may not have a gameplay loop that interests everyone, considering its repetitious nature and somewhat dated shooting mechanics. With that said, the world and how you interact with it is enough for the right audience to …"

"Outcast – A New Beginning presents an exciting adventure into the planet of Adelpha. While the innovative combat and environmental interactions are fun, the game is too similar to other open-world RPGs to truly stand out. Exploring Adelpha in its …"