Outriders is a new game from developers People Can Fly—the studio behind Gears of War: Judgement and Bulletstorm: Full Clip. If you didn’t get a chance to play the demo last month, you’re going to want to know a little bit about what you are getting yourself into when you play Outriders.
A video released during Square Enix’s showcase event today gave us some background into the Outriders universe—and it’s not pretty. You will play as an “outrider,” a sort of scout tasked with scoping out the terrain and reporting back what you see. You’re surveying the planet Enoch—a paradise planet turned hellscape. However, you and your group get caught in a storm that will give you unnatural powers and abilities. Abilities that you’ll need if you’re going to figure out why Enoch is hellbent on killing everyone on the planet.
You’ll be able to play as one of four different classes of Outrider. Trickster, Technomancer, Devastator, or Pyromancer. To put it in more basic terms, the Trickster is a quick and light build—deadly up close but lightly armored. The Technomancer is your sniper class with a twist. You’ll be able to use your abilities to summon turrets and set traps. The Devastator is your tank class, able to take punches and deal a ton of damage. The Pyromancer is the mid-range class, capable of doing almost all of it.
Outriders boasts skill-trees that will suit your playstyle. Be careful, though, you’re going to have to make some tough choices about how you want to play. That’s going to be important because there is also a crafting system in the game that will help you to fine-tune your playstyle. Speaking of, if you’re using the character’s class correctly, you’ll be rewarded with health in the thick of battle.
Outriders is set to be released on April 1, 2021, and will be available on day one on Xbox Game Pass—once again proving that Xbox is taking over gaming.
Source: Square Enix
The Wolf's Gameboard 