I genuinely didn’t think I’d be returning to Outward 2 quite so soon. Usually with these previews, there’s a reasonable gap of time between when we get to see it, and when we potentially get to look at it in a more critical capacity. Honestly, it’s a nice change of pace sometimes to feel like you’re a small part of something getting built—or at the very least, getting to be a witness of it.
This second Hands-On with Outward 2 was a bit more in-depth than my first outing with the game. Not only is it in a completely new area with a completely different beginning, but because we got to sit down with Nine Dots CEO and co-founder Guillaume Boucher-Vidal as he gave us a small glimpse of the demo and a deep look into the game’s design philosophy.
“But our belief was that, just like us, there would be gamers out there who would rather focus on immersion than being spoon-fed, like, cool powers to kind of abuse the world we are thrown in, said Boucher-Vidal. He continued, “We... Read more