Following its reveal at The Game Awards 2018, fans of Obsidian Entertainment got a much better idea of what its forthcoming project, The Outer Worlds, is going to be like, leading many to describe its overall aesthetic as BioShock meets Fallout in space. Speaking of the latter post-apocalyptic franchise, gamers have been wondering if the company's new retro-futuristic sci-fi title will have a similar scale on par with New Vegas. However, that doesn't seem to be the case here.

According to Obsidian's communications director Mikey Dowling, players shouldn't expect The Outer Worlds to contain an open world as massive as Fallout New Vegas. Instead, they ought to anticipate the studio's approach to the game's size, scale, and scope to be similar to that of Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2 "with potentially more ground to cover and explore in each area". As explained by Dowling, there will be two planets in TOW, and they're not technically open worlds, but rather large environments with several areas to explore, and others cordoned off.

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While The Outer Worlds won't feature an open world that would allow one to explore for countless hours on end, it looks as if Obsidian will still take certain design cues from Fallout New Vegas insofar as some of its in-game systems are concerned. For instance, the developer confirmed that its new title will feature multiple dialogue options when talking to NPCs, which is one of the most adored aspects of the company's post-apocalyptic RPG from 2010.

All things considered, with The Outer Worlds currently slated to launch at some point next year, there's still plenty of time left for Obsidian to refine the game and suss out all of its details before it officially hits store shelves. For the time being, the developer recently provided fans with a solid chunk of gameplay footage to pore over until it decides to offer up additional explanations in regards to its latest project.

The Outer Worlds is scheduled to launch at some point in 2019 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One.

Source: Kotaku