The Outriders demo has been out for nearly two weeks now, meaning PlayStation players have had the chance to get a good grasp of what this looter shooter will have to offer and form a solid opinion based on that experience. Some users have loved it, while others aren't so excited about what they played. We happen to fall on the latter side of the debate, with our first impressions available for you to read through here. Developer People Can Fly has now commented on the reception to its demo over on the PlayStation Blog, where it described the process as "a real rollercoaster of emotions".
When asked about the reception to the pre-release taster, creative director Bartet Kmita said: "At first, I was excited that so many people wanted to play as soon as the demo was live, but this was followed by a brief panic-moment when servers were not scaling fast enough. When the server situation was resolved we started to see first impressions of the game itself, and the whole team has been watching as many streams, Let’s Plays and think-pieces as we can – it’s been amazing to see what everybody thinks so far. In the end, I’m extremely happy that so many people played the demo and that they are enjoying it."
Kmita goes on to explain how People Can Fly will be reacting to community feedback based on the demo. He says that motion blur and the awkward camera shake which sent some players to the toilet will be fixed. "We strive to be as transparent as possible when it comes to these initial teething issues, and we see a lot of support from the community in return." It really sounds like pleasing its community will play a large part in the post-launch experience of Outriders.
The game will launch on both PS5 and PS4 on 1st April 2021, with an in-depth end-game component planned for launch — that slice of content should keep you coming back long after the credits roll. Outriders is not being described as a game as a service, however. We'll see what People Can Fly's plans for the game look like after launch. Are you buying the game based on what you played during the demo? Let us know in the comments below.
[source blog.playstation.com]
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I enjoyed the demo - played it on Series X. Unfortunately, as is the case with me and games with an online multiplayer focus, I just don't have the dedicated time to play such things.
I hope it does well, though!
Outriders: Gears of Division: Forsaken Edition.
I'm enjoying the demo, and bloody giblets.
No offense to Outriders, but I just want a new Bulletstorm game. Get Korn and their record label to toss some music into it, partner on the costs, and call the new game Bulletstorm 2: Freak on a Leash.
I loved the fact that a low level piece of blue gear could impact a character build as much, or even more than, an exotic drop from Destiny. So much fun and can't wait to sink my teeth in further.
I didn't think I'd like it as much as I did, but this game has the potential to be better than most other looter shooters out there.
I had a TON of fun with my squad.
I absolutely loved the demo so I preordered and will be there day one.
Can they do something about the overlong, ugly cutscenes though?
I enjoyed the demo, the gameplay is good (as long as people know it's not a cover based shooter), the B movie like story is interesting, and I like the characters in the game, I think I'm gonna try this after I finished 1 or 2 games on my backlog.
@Deadhunter you can skip them
I enjoy the demo.especially as a pyromancer.that and the gunplay was pretty good.word up son
@GamingFan4Lyf It's not online player focused. You can play through the 30+ hour story solo. I hate online player games personally, but after finding out that this game can be played solo among other things that I'm happy with here I pre-ordered this game and still loving the demo. Have yet to play as two other classes, but will do for sure soon. I've tried Pyromancer and Technomancer thus far and Pyro is def. better for my play styles.
@playstation1995 amen to that.. Pyro is my fav thus far!
Admittedly I've only heard chatter about the demo passing by, but from what I heard people didn't enjoy the demo at all.
@rumple1980 I could. Or the developers could make them more compelling so players don't want to.
@Dubbicakes If you decided to give it a try keep in mind that the cut scene shakiness will be fixed, the duck and cover responsiveness will be fixed to and the fps will be increased for smoother game play though i find the gameplay smooth now. I suggest give it a shot. no ps plus required for demo co-op or post launch solo game play
@rumple1980 Hmm, I may have to give it another go, then. I thought it was designed to be a co-op game once you get your Class and make it through that no-mans land area (which is about where I stopped playing).
@Deadhunter Agreed... to me I'm all about story and cheesey lines lol so I love it, but only the first time.. after that i just skip
@GamingFan4Lyf Nope not at all.. i played the demo solo and it's fantastic!... had no issues with bosses even alone at world tier 5 and max level.
Edit: it's states 1-3 co-op, but can be played solo
@Dubbicakes I heard it was pretty fun. So I downloaded the demo. Playing on an og xbo, my beef is the loading. Load to a cutscene, skip, load to the game or another cutscene, then load some more. Hopefully these are fixed.
I usually wait for a game I really want day 1 to go gold before I pre order but didn't see any report of it going gold. I guess its time now
@rumple1980
Tech man for me. I m on the same boat about the game. Story driven single player is what I like. I'm not sure why I saw many outlets deride the story. Sounds good to me. Dark serious tone mixed with over the top comedy ala Mad Max. I love golden age style non pretentious SF too.
It was a grower for me, once you start to unlock abilities and mods it just becomes really fun to play. Looking forward to the full release, just before Easter as well so should be able to get some serious game time in over the long weekend 😊
I did not enjoy it. I'll be skipping it. Found it to be tedious, and was not enjoying the gunplay/powers. Plenty of other games out there for me, so no loss. I do hope the game is a success for People Can Fly.
Gameplay ok, cut scenes merging badly with playable sections.
Please correct his 1st name Bartet -> Bartek
Yes, I am buying it.
very surprised at the positivity surrounding the demo--i found it very bland and uninspired but i am glad people are enjoying it
For me, best game so far on PS5. And it was just a demo. Thank you people can fly.
I did not like the demo. Maybe I was playing it wrong
ya for me i was surprised i enjoyed this so much... good call from the team to release a demo this early and to carry all progress forward that's cool. it hooked me. i hope it's worth the price of admission.
I quite enjoyed it,put a couple of hours in but there are games that I would rather have.May pick it up in a sale.Might even get this one as a plus title which id be more than happy with.
Surprised at the amount of positive comments here, I didn't think much of it.
I'll give it a chance AFTER fixing of blur and shaking. ☺️
I feel bad for this game and Balan wonderland, I think both will fail to find an audience.
A pretty good power fantasy shooter that's enjoyable enough that will pick it up and playthrough seen as new releases are few n far between at the min 👌😁
Game looks like fun but won't be playing the demo, rather experience it all fresh and new.
@sonicmeerkat huh?
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