The Outbound Ghost
September 20, 2022
The Outbound Ghost is an adventure RPG about helping ghosts ascend to the afterlife. The town of Outbound is, quite literally, a ghost town – a home to troubled spooks with unresolved earthly issues, condemning them to an eternity haunting their old *ahem* haunts. Battle the past, gain new abilities, …
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61.4
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Critic Reviews (11)
Graphics
70.0
Gameplay
90.0
Story
85.0
"The Outbound Ghost is a great turn-based RPG with fun characters and a heartfelt story. The unique game mechanics make the battles challenging and enjoyable as you progress through the story."
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28.0
Gameplay
32.0
Story
36.0
"The Outbound Ghost is a bland and confusing game that is as boring as it is pretty."
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30.0
Gameplay
40.0
Story
60.0
"The Outbound Ghost looks and sounds wonderful, but that&s;s about all there is to enjoy here. Exploration and combat are both incredibly tedious, and the story meanders for about six hours until it ends with nothing resolved. I want to …"
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50.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
70.0
"The Outbound Ghost is a well-crafted project with a competent execution from a small dev team. The sceneries have a lot of repeated elements and exploration is oftentimes monotonous, but combat is a highlight due to the variety of Figments …"
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75.0
Gameplay
45.0
Story
60.0
"I wanted to like The Outbound Ghost, I really did. There’s clearly a ton of love behind its development, especially in the art and sound departments. Unfortunately, its story is completely underdeveloped and ends without much of it being resolved …"
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65.0
Gameplay
55.0
Story
40.0
"Both a game and a developer to keep an eye on, but maybe wait for a deep sale or substantial updates before you buy The Outbound Ghost."
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70.0
Gameplay
80.0
Story
70.0
"The Outbound Ghost has the right ingredients for a delightfully wholesome RPG on Switch, but it’s not quite at its prime on this platform. In its current state, it’s certainly playable, but performance issues, blurry text and irritating loading screens …"
Read original review"The Outbound Ghost is the best Paper Mario styled game I’ve played in many years. It easily offers a dozen hours of gameplay, and that’s just if you play the main story. For those that like to wander, there’s plenty …"
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85.0
Gameplay
45.0
Story
35.0
"The Outbound Ghost feels like a mixed bag; it doesn&s;t know whether or not it wants to be charming or have a darker storyline. It fails at both."
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58.0
Gameplay
55.0
Story
72.0
"Much like a shimmering ghost seen for just a fleeting moment, The Outbound Ghost flirts with taking the corporeal form of a great Paper Mario-style game but it never fully materialises. The heart is definitely there, with some great music …"
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70.0
Gameplay
65.0
Story
65.0
"The Outbound Ghost is a title that, despite its good story and its interesting visuals, falls short of the gameplay, being a monotonous title that fails to innovate and leaves us with a completely satisfactory feeling."
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