So putting aside the hour or so I spent trying to get my HUD to show up in game (eventually fixed it but man what a shit show...) I can say with honesty Outriders is very much just another attempt to catch a "Destiny"- like fandom. But I can confirm what we all knew to begin with; this game is absolutely not a "destiny-killer" so stop asking if it is- it's not. Destiny will kill itself. Edit: as Kelly eloquently put below; the game has far more in common with a game like mass effect then Destiny. Frankly the game feels a bit like what Andromeda should have been, if that makes any sense at all. The gameplay is fairly linear, not much open exploration just a wobbly wobbly line that traces through the environment. Lets start with the obvious, frame-rate issues, uninteractable objects and characters that were previously interactable in the Demo... Got to fight some bloody snaggletooth mutant dogs and that felt honestly like a mere annoyance until the big one showed up and proceeded to give me a thrashing. However with the right combination of Devastor Skills- the "Boss" murder-monkey became a piece of cake as well. I'm currently playing at world tier 6 and have noticed some increases in difficulty. The game overall does a pretty good job of making the player feel OP at the sametime as keeping the game challenging. human enemies thus far have presented theonly real challenge thus far due to the variety of tactics they employ. Blood-Monkeys however swarm the player; changing up the pace from cover shooting to run and gun. Playing as a Devastator I have found that cover ain't my jam and I spend most of my time in the open at close range smashing faces with rocks the healing mechanic of my class being close range kills. Found a nifty green sniper rifle and blue assault rifle, but the auto shotguns have to be my favorite, gear drops regularly from encounters, and the loot game has not proven to be too bad either, but I have yet to find anything above the blue "unusual" category... perhaps in time. What I played so far has been good, I'll let you know what happens. Don't click the spoiler unless you actually want a spoiler. [spoiler]Update: GIANT. SPIDERS. and freaky bird dudes, 🐦 also a boss battle inside- that's right- inside a Volcano with a massive carnivorous Lava worm spider thing, pretty cool, and I unlocked crafting. Also received a reward rifle that fires explosive rounds and inflicts weakness on enemies [/spoiler]