Outcast – Second Contact

No "re-imagining", "tailoring it to the current audience" or "adding a few new artistic ideas" bs.
Just an already perfect game updated with better graphics.
Now if someone could redo Gothic II and VtM Bloodlines the same way, my life will be complete.

Nostalgia overload. One of the first games I have ever seen played on a PC. Thanks dad. Glad this is not lost to time.

Remaster of an old game. Little janky, but overall decent fun, it has a heart, and I could finally play it properly - as a kid I couldn't really read English, so I had no idea what to do, but the game had a certain appeal to me. Now, with some updated graphics I could enjoy it properly.

This is a remake of a game from the 90s that nobody remembers. A lot of the side missions are fetch quests, the controls are clunky especially when you try to platform, and the camera gets really really up close and personal whenever you go inside buildings and the gunplay is about on par with the very first Hitman game. But aside from that I still found the game incredibly charming. My advise to those who are interested in this game is to only do the side missions that you find interesting and keep a walkthrough on how to do the main mission in case you get stuck.

Amazing graphical update. Matches so closely with how I'd always imagined it was meant to look when I played the original version.

I'd never heard of Outcast until I saw 'A New Beginning' pop up in my steam store feed, I thought it looked like it could be a good game, has a decent price tag and I'm a sucker for open world experiences (as long as we aren't talking Assassins Creed stupidity levels of size that ask for too much of your time). Then I took note of the fact that it said its a sequel and quickly took back to the store to see if it was on steam...lo and behold there it was, or at least two versions...the original, or 1.1, and then this, Second Contact. Naturally I went for this version as I would with any and picked it up for what I could only describe as day light robbery....I made off like a bandit with only a few pennies out of my pocket and jumped in.

What a treat.

Yes the game is extremely janky and not too intuitive when it comes to movement especially. I was battling the mobility aspect for most of the game but it didn't actually bother me as much as I thought it would, and that's probably because I was too distracted by how freakin' good the world is to really care. Combat is basic but it works, plenty of guns to try out with upgrades you can pick up, music is bangin' especially the desert region, by ALLAH you better believe I was humming the music the entire time I was there (This better be in the sequel!) One of my favourite aspects of the game though had to be the humour and satire, as well as a number of loose references or items like the GAAMSAVV, which kinda makes you go "...really...." but you quickly smile and laugh at it.

Ultimately this is a 10/10 game for me, immersion is done so well, back when games were just games and made with love despite any limitations, and knowing that the sequel is made by the same team makes me VERY confident it'll be an absolute blast.

It doesn't affect the overall rating for me but the only little annoying thing was getting 40/41 achievements due to what I can only assume is some limitation with quest design that ultimately made me fall short of completing all sub-missions and getting the achievement. I don't really chase achievements which again is why I ain't bothered, but if you plan on getting a full one shot run then look up a guide because it can be pretty easy to miss even the smallest step that will instantly lock you out of getting 100%

I love this game, I don't wanna complaint about those bugs because I can easily get over it. Good camera view, shooting mechanics but not so easy to handle the character yet, hope developer update & and improve it ASAP.