Comments on: Outlaws: A Fanfare From A Fanfire Fan

By: Flatline

Flatline — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:33:06 +0000

Outlaws was so awesome!

By: Shadowcat

Shadowcat — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:58:03 +0000

“packing the power”

That was, of course, intended to say “powder”.

By: Igor Hardy

Igor Hardy — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:31:17 +0000

Sawmill was a bit frustrating to be sure, but what satisfaction once you finally beat it. :)

By: Shadowcat

Shadowcat — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 08:03:08 +0000

Outlaws was and is brilliant. Except for the Sawmill level. I’m glad we all agree on that one :)

I could never understand why other shooters let you reload your weapons so god-damned-fast when Outlaws proved how great a boost to the tension and atmosphere could be generated by forcing you to reload at a slower pace.

Stepping out from cover, unloading both barrels of your shotgun, darting back to reload, and hoping that the bad guys who are still standing haven’t moved much. SO much better than just standing there spraying bullets.

I can’t think of too many games whcih have taken this approach. Nosferatu is one (a flawed gem of a gothic vampire FPS), and the only other which springs to mind was never released, and has a title which eludes me, but video clips showed the longest reloading I’d ever seen (due to including animation of packing the power into a (very) old-style pistol. I wish I could remember what it was called.

Anyhow, here are some links to Outlaws patches and Glide wrappers:
http://ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6075

And don’t play this game on anything less than “Ugly”. It’s just not the same game on the lesser difficulty levels.

By: drygear

drygear — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:01:57 +0000

Oh yeah, I should add that I liked the article. I’m glad to see this game get some recognition. And I *hated* the sawmill level.

By: drygear

drygear — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:56:19 +0000

@Pijama: http://soundtracks.mixnmojo.com/outl.htm

By: baf

baf — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:14:20 +0000

Re corpse physics: One of the nicest touches in the game, I thought, was the way that anyone who dies near a ledge or railing is guaranteed to fall off it dramatically, regardless of how they were moving and what direction the shot came from.

By: Pemptus

Pemptus — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:34:56 +0000

Just reinstalled it and played through two levels. I’m really blown away how FUN this still is. Hasn’t aged badly at all imho. Of course the enviroments are blocky and enemy sprites dodgy, but who cares?

One thing I didn’t like though – in the second level the boss just spawned in front of me (I think he does that after killing a certain number of enemies) and forced me to kill him and end the mission before exploring it fully. It made me sad. ;(

Oh, be sure to get the Direct3d patch, it makes the game considerably nicer and smoother. I also installed all the patches in order (1.1, 2.0 and finally 2.1) but I’m not sure what good that did.

By: GJLARP

GJLARP — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 14:29:21 +0000

Outlaws was amazing.

It’s soundtrack was even more amazing.

The introduction was brilliant, and I really dig the cel-shaded graphics. One of my favourite FPSes.

By: torchedEARTH

torchedEARTH — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 13:03:00 +0000

I thought it was just me who ever played this.

Thank god for the internet.

By: Fenchurch

Fenchurch — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 10:29:46 +0000

Unfortunately, the earliest PCG I have is 54, otherwise I’d go rooting about in the attic to find the ne’er do well who reviewed it!

By: N-Al

N-Al — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 08:55:50 +0000

On that note, Redneck Rampage had a couple of Western-themed levels; made me think of Outlaws straight away when I played them.