Outcast – Second Contact

Outcast - Second Contact
If you want to buy this game, don't expect a mere shooter in a beautiful scenery. Outcast is more. You will not shoot most of the time, but walk around and collect things, look for people, talk to them and do different quests. The enemies are respawning really slowly, or, depending on the place you are, they don't at all.
The game is really easy to play. I am the roundbased RPG type and usually very bad at shooters, for I have a slow reaction and can't stay calm under (time) pressure. If this sounds familiar, give the game a try. The AI will be worse than you in any case. ;)
The world, a parallel universe, is complex and authentic, but most of all absolutely beautiful.
The protagonist and other characters are quite amusing, and so are the Twon'Ha, two-legged reptiles you can ride on.
You follow a predefined story, but in the order you like, for it's an open world. There are some minor decisions you can make on your own, and of course there are some nice sidequests.
You have six weapon types altogether, but to achieve your goals, you can also use other equipment.
The menu is easy to operate and you will find your way into the game quickly.
Outcast is a really cool game! Only experienced shooter players will maybe be bored.^^
Have fun! :)

The old version of this game is my childhood.
It gave me such vivid memories, that I wanted to buy it and play it again in this remastered form.
It is the same game at it's core, with improved visuals. The feeling of emotions hit me really hard from the opening frames zooming out from that window in the cabin, right until the end until the credits rolled.
This was the first game that made me cry, when I was around 12, because it was so beautiful.
Today I am 32, and I cried again, because the feeling of pure nostalgia swept over me.
My thanks goes out to all, who worked hard on this game!
Thank you for all those memories, and thank you for giving me the oppertunity, to relive them again!
Now off to the real world again... "Dolotai Kez Okaar"

Very well polished version of the original. It's not just the graphics that got updated, but the gameplay got improved as well:
* The UI shows names of NPCs and names are even shown on the map, which helps tremendously. In the old game I would wander about a lot talking to every NPC on site because I would forget which was which (they all look similar and they move around).
* Camera zooms in when indoors.
* The character no longer runs like he has polio. Proper sprinting this time.
* Characters can climb up most of the slopes in Shamazar.
* Controls have been simplified. Some may view it as a negative though.
* etc.
Issues:
* The quest log is a bit harder to navigate than in the original (instead of side-to-side scrolling i'd prefer a navigation menu like before).
* So far (after playing for 10+ hours) I encountered a single scripting error, when a cutscene in Motazaar triggered too early. It was supposed to be delayed for a minute or so. Nothing broke though, so it was just a bit funny in the end.
* The game doesn't work on Windows N editions. Seems to be the same issue as with GTA V.

A great adventure game that still mostly holds up today, some gameplay elements are pretty tedious like alot of older designed games can be. The atmosphere, dialogue and locations make this game what it is overall.
Pros:
Good Storytelling
Many locations/biomes
Interesting AI
Has the feel of being in Stargate.
Cons:
Tedious fetch quests and make people happy quests
crafting/purchase of better weaponsis abit annoying
buying ammo and having to wait to collect them feels realistic but not fun.
Some quests are not very clear which makes them abit annoying.
Overall the gameplay is ok but its definatly the feeling of being in an alien world that makes this game so good.

what a bizarre, weird, wonderful, janky, charming, vaguely problematic star trek game
i saw this game in the 90's in PC Gamer and never got a copy of it. i finally got to play it with the 1.2 update released a few years ago, and it is so fascinating to learn about this society and operate within this world. this is the Exact Same Game, just with updated graphics. it's an enthralling mix of old and new and an underappreciated experience.

I liked this game... but it's a weird one. I don't think many others would like it. The jankiest NPC/character animations I've seen in a long time... it definitely has an unfinished feel. But the locations are interesting, and the casual extended lore definitely drew me in. Don't expect to be spoon fed instructions or objectives. There's a lot that you have to figure out for yourself, and to that I say "thank god for online walkthroughs."

I originally got it for free on Humble Bundle, but I now bought a Steam key as a way of thanking the developers as I really enjoyed my playthrough (bought it on rebate on Humble Bundle for about 10$). I had fun talking to the NPCs, with their culture and manners -- Know it is rather iconic Urukai. The adventure and concepts are coherent and all-around fun to discover.
The action-combat is rather old school, which is fine as this is the new edition of a classical older game.
Since it is the remake of an old game, I feel 40$ is maybe too much, but it depends on your budget. My slow completionist playthrough took me about 23 hours.
I tried a completionist playthrough, but I accidentally triggered the ending sequence. I achieved 97% Main story and about 67% "Sub-missions" (sic).
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nb: I transferred the non-Steam saves to this Steam version, so my Steam Achievements are chaotic. Just saying in case someone looks at the achievements and wonders WTF...
I have 23 hours played in reality.