Recent reviews by Sneering Optimist

Fell For It Again Award

It's called Outward cuz you'll want to head outward away from your PC

Admittedly quite rough around the edges but the atmosphere is IMMACULATE and the story is short and sweet. Hustlers must play.

Pro-tip: The checkpoints can be bad and there's no option to speed up the animations. Highly recommend using Cheat Engine's speedhack feature.

the forest? more like the snorefest

If you're like me and willing to ignore bugs and poor optimization for a chance of that sweet, sweet 80s vibe, then I'm afraid to report this turd missed the mark there as well. PlayWay slop at its finest.

Since 1970 animal populations have dropped 70%, but it feels more like 95% in Call of the Wild! And then when you finally find an animal, sneak up on it, line the perfect shot, it's some emaciated bronze star bum. I don't mind spending a real life hour hunting an animal, but the pay off rarely feels worth it in this game.

Some side gripes:
- Dogs, bows, Alaska/Africa, treestands, ATVs, trophy lodges, all the cool hunting stuff is paywalled. The game feels pretty bare bones if you don't don't buy the DLCs
- No sense of progression
- No field dressing or proper harvesting mechanics. You walk up to the dead animal, click confirm and instantly get paid
- Animal animations are pretty janky. You'll rely more on reading the UI than reading an animal's body language to tell if it's getting skittish

That said, the game is gorgeous and can be relaxing under the right circumstances. Major props to the devs for still updating the game too.

more like delta fart

Nah, yeah.

midnautica

Absolute CINEMA... Hustlers must play.