Since its announcement at The Game Awards last year, fans of The Outer Worlds have been anticipating this to be thespiritual successor to the Fallout franchise. In an interview forGameInformerwith co-director Tim Cain and Lead designer Charles Staples, we gain more insight into The Outer World’s combat.
The Outer Worlds Version of Fallout’s VATS Slows Down Time
Taking a leaf out of the Fallout book, Obsidian brings its own version of the VATS system to upcoming sci-fi RPGThe Outer Worlds, however in this game it is known asTactical Time Dilation(TTD). We touched upon some of the combat features in ourThe Outer Worlds: Everything We Know About Fallout’s Spiritual Successorarticle not too long ago.
In the video the Co-Director Tim Cain shares more of a breakdown about the feature and we also get to see some of it in action. Tactical Time Dilation allows players to slow down time to line up the perfect shot, choosing body parts carefully. A head shot can prove fatal, while aiming for the leg is a way to slow down an enemy.
While The Outer Worlds does possess elements of a first-person shooter, Lead Designer Charles explains that TTD is great for those who “are not the best FPS players”. If shooting isn’t your thing, you can always opt for different abilities that help companions by using combatperks. The developers also explains how companion support is a key part of gameplay, as they are introducing a new type of role called Leadership, which means the player will “swap in and out companions to gain access to their skills”.
While the exact release date has not been shared, the title is set to release sometime this year 2019. Just last week we got news that The Outer Worlds will be priced at $60 retail and will be available with aphysical version for PS4 and Xbox One, while PC will remain digital.
If you want to know everything there is to know so far about The Outer Worlds, you should check out nextThe Outer Worlds: Everything We Know About Fallout’s Spiritual Successor. You can read more about how this titleWill Not Be A Traditional Open-World RPGand recent details aboutThe Outer Worlds Will Have A Physical Release. For anything else about the the sci-fi adventure head to ourThe Outer Worlds wiki.
