Outriders: You’re a fool if you haven’t played it yet
So, Outriders dropped this month, but the only “fools” that day were the people who didn’t get it yet.
Yes, that is a strong claim, but there is no need to get offended. Just get the game. Seriously, there is no reason for you not to trust us on this:
GET THE GAME! It’s fantastic; post over. Goodbye.
Seriously, though, since you’re here, we don’t want to waste a visit—we kind of like you.
This game feels like the outcome of a successful date night between Destiny and The Division.
The guys over at People Can Fly and Square Enix cleverly mixed the third-person “peak from cover” shooting mechanics from legends like The Division and Gears games with the “my hands, they glow with power, and now that guy is dead” intensity of Destiny’s handbook.
On top of all that, players get to choose between classes with different powers and roles.
Pyromancer
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Just as the name suggests, this is a fire-based class with attacks straight from the fire nation. Heat things right nice with this class as you dominate fights with your flames.
Heatwave is a “cool” attack that disintegrates anything trying to shoot you and not smart enough to move.
Trickster
This class is unique compared to other games because your moves affect time. Get in close, teleport, slow down perceptions; it’s easily a hook for many new players.
Slow trap is an area-of-effect command that creates a space where enemies and objects inside move significantly slower than you.
Devastator
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With these powers, you’ll be making enochquakes left and right. (The game is set on the planet, Enoch. See what we did there? Earth…quake… You get it.) Anyway, you’ll be right under the bad guys’ chins shaking stuff up with this class for brutes.
Earthquake (missed opportunity, Devs) does precisely what you think it does. If they are close, they will no longer be close. Boom.
Technomancer
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As you would guess by the name, this class is a bit more “strategy-planny” than the other “shplody-boom-pow” classes. You’ll be healing yourself and your teammates while dishing out damage from afar.
Fixing Wave (hilariously lazy name) will restore allies’ health, including turrets that you’ve placed on the battlefield for extra support.
Is Outriders the next big game?
We can’t say for sure. You honestly never know with these things.
What we know is that usually, games don’t “live up to the hype.” Fortunately for Outriders’s publisher, this game had somewhat of a cult following leading up to its release.
The marketing for this title didn’t incite much buzz until the demo came out about a month before release.
Because of that, the expectations for this game seem pretty low, which, in our opinion, gives them a better chance at being successful.
Without the hype raising everyone’s critical eyebrow, there’s room for players to play and enjoy the game genuinely.
Have you played Outriders yet?
Let us know either in the comments or on our social media platforms if you’ve already played Outriders. What do you think about it? We’d love to chat about it.
Also, don’t forget to visit shopuhs and secure yourself some super good tech and accessories to make your Outriders sessions that much juicier!
Gaming chairs, keyboards, and mouses, monitors; if you want it, it’s there.
Outriders was released April 1, 2021, and is playable on all major consoles and Microsoft Windows. Well…except the Nintendo Switch… No love for the Nintendo Switch.