Be real for just a second before we go over the details of this update: did you forget that Outriders released this year? Because we sure did! The looter-shooter launched for both PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 on the 1st April, 2021 (cue April Fools jokes), and quite frankly, we've heard bugger all about the title ever since. Outriders isn't a bad game — we gave it a 7/10 in our review — but it just seemed to come and go.
Anyway, it's back, and it's getting a sizeable helping of free content. The 'New Horizon' update lands on the 16th November, offering four new expeditions, a transmog system so that you can alter the look of your gear without losing the stats, and more.
Here's a breakdown from the official press release: " New Horizon introduces four new Expeditions, an all-new Transmog system, removed timers in Expeditions, new weapon skins, rebalanced Classes, Skills and Mods, and an overhaul to Tiagos Expedition store and his vendor items, as well as many more general improvements and updates to the game. This massive update acts as the culmination to the months-long work to improve the Outriders player experience."
To be fair, this sounds like a really good update, and we imagine that it'll be enough to lure some lapsed players back into the fray. You can catch up on all the additions and changes in detail in the game's official Reddit thread.
On top of that, developer People Can Fly has announced that Outriders' first expansion, titled Worldslayer, will deploy in 2022, with a full reveal promised for the spring.
So, Outriders... are you still playing it? Will you go back for this update? Don't forget to reload in the comments section below.
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Loved this game... for me was not on my radar until the demo released which had it's own issues that were fixed up upon release.
Loved this for solo play... not really into MP.
I had a great time with this game, but it has come and gone and I won't be going back to this.
@rumple1980 My thoughts exactly. After watching the Video, I thought, Same stuff, new skin and spaces. I'm waiting for something new, having finished Marvels Guardians of the Galaxy, which was fun. I hear CDPR are gearing up for something - we can only hope
Playing it with a friend in 2 player coop.
It’s fun. Nothing too special but it’s a very nice lot shooter. Perfect for an after work session
I stopped playing because a few other games landed but i'll jump back in at some point..
@rumple1980 interesting that you enjoyed the single player experience. I enjoyed the demo myself way back, but then most reviews seemed to indicate that it's way better as an MP experience and isn't really balanced for SP (Anthem barring all of its other issues comes to mind as a comparison). Had thoughts about picking it up as its pretty cheap now (usually less than 20USD). Did you find a lot of times where it felt like it was really unfair due to poor SP balance or is that generally not the case?
Good simple co-op fun. I played the main story. Picked Devastator so game play was a bit like Gears of War for me.
It is on PC GamePass now also, and frame rate is rock solid on PS5 (and cheap now on consoles) Definitely worth checking out.
The other day I saw Outriders Day One edition was on sale. I didn't get it because I don't want an old version of the game.
Meh, wasn’t great, wasn’t crap. Just was.
I enjoyed it for what it was. Nothing spectacular that’s for sure but still good fun! I can see myself jumping back in to play through the expansion.
I'm waiting for price drop. Maybe 5 pound is maximum I'm willing to pay for this.
Enjoyed it, but stopped at expeditions because that was the place where fun stops and grinding starts. Balancing issues made the game most fun at the beginning, where your powers are actually at peak, and later the enemies grow faster than you do. I might come back if balancing will patch this reverse power play.
Hi there fellow gamers.
A nice free update, that´s what we like and enjoy.
I really enjoyed playing the game when it lauched, both solo and co-op play. The powers were awesome, the loot was good and when it worked, it was a lot of fun. Doing teleports and shooting in the back with a shotgun, trapping enemies in a time buble and temporal blade slicing them in slow motion never stoped being fun. Then I got to the end game expeditions and I kinda got bored. But the new update seems cool. And there is a new expassion coming, so maybe I´ll shoot, slice and loot once more.
Cheers, stay safe good people and happy gaming to us all
@TBubs311 I'm not that great of a player TBH lol... but for 20US it's worth playing it from a single player perspective. The story is good, not great, but good . I ran with the necromancer because I loved the spells that class had and it fit my play style. I think you'll like it for the price you pay. If you have nothing else to play that is pick it up to pass the time. I found with my play time and not speeding through the game the story was a good length. Not to long or to short and kept me interested. If you add some freeze and lifeleech mods on your gear you'll find that fighting some bigger bosses comes easier as they'll freeze up giving you more time to run and gun. It was fun for sure.
@nathanSF Ya GotG was amazing and I loved that game. Waiting on Kena now coming out Friday on disc. Also contemplating Demons Souls, but not quite sure yet. I think I may bite on that for 40CAD, but we'll see.
Some games I've played this year and highly recommend if a 3rd person story driven action game is your style...
Alan Wake Remastered
Resident Evil 8: Village
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart
Ghost of Tsushima
Days Gone
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Watch Dogs Legion
Death Stranding
The Last Of Us 2
This reminds me I to get back to this game.
Am I still playing it? Hell nah, I tried the demo and could not get to liking it even though I tried with it not being time limited and all. Glad it dropped on gamepass so I could progress further and I actually loved it afterwards. Gameplay took some time getting used to but it was very solid and honestly one of the few games I played that did its difficulty just right. Will that Worldslayer expansion be paid or free?
I think if I had been playing with others the technical issues would have ruined it but it was a great single player experience. Really enjoyed getting the Plat as well, so if Worldslayer has additional trophies I might go back to it. "Endgame" content is of no interest to me though since it doesn't progress the story, so I'll probably skip this update.
After reading the comments i have to say that i found that the single player and multiplayer were both as good as each other..i usually leave the lobby open so people can drop in and out and i've never encountered any idiots in this particular title..very similar to how the division games worked online..highly recommended to anyone..
@rumple1980
Thanks for the list
I've been looking at Alan Wake Remastered reviews and now that you mention it might take a closer look though the reviews weren't glowing
Horror isn't my thing so Resident Evil 8 is out
I played the first Ratchet & Clank on PS4 and enjoyed the rich, bizarre and surreal mayhem. Not sure my brain could handle mre
I finished Ghost of Tsushima a while back - loved it
I watched a fair bit Days Gone. Though the initial trailers were really appealing, when it got to look more like a zombie variation of Lemmings, I lost interest.
Having spent many fun hours on the original Spider-man, I'm still uncertain about Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales. Y'know, I might just give that one a go.
I played Watch Dogs 2 and lost interest towards the end.
As for Death Stranding, I'd rather walk the dog.
I enjoyed The Last Of Us immensely , but the second one looks like it piled it on a bit thick with the obligatory PC shocking and disturbing narrative tropes - Death of a liked character, sexual politics etc. I have no ideological or plot objection to these elements in a story but they seemed to me jarringly gratuitous, incongruent and unnecessary for a sequel to TLOU. My daughter enjoyed both, but then again, what does she know about the narrative logic of post-structualism?
@rumple1980
Fifty quid for Miles Morales which everyone is saying is a shorter game. Is it really worth it?
@nathanSF I loved Spider-Man MM it was shorter yes, but I loved it. Didn't stray to far from Spider-Man, but was good nonetheless. for 50 quid to CAD .... that's a hard no it's not worth that lol. Translates to 84CAD for me which is not worth it imo.
@nathanSF Horizon ZD was amazing you may like that. Also Control was really really good to.. same folks that did Alan Wake.
You may also like A Plague Tale: Innocence from Asobo studios... loved that game and was a sleeper back when it released. Can't wait for the follow up coming next year I think at this point
I might as well keep waiting for a "GOTY" Edition then.
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