I heard someone say this once and I think it sums it up well:
The Outer Worlds is a sub-par Obsidian game, which means it's better than most video games.

Good puzzles!

like Beyond: Two Souls, there are a couple moments in here that are genuinely good, and even a character or two who are genuinely charming, but that can only carry your game so far when the story itself is so poorly conceived and written.

A beautiful, mystical, dreamlike and musical story about how if The Hero's Journey happened to you, it would be tragic and really suck. Fair warning: most of the characters in this game talk like terminally online teenagers about half the time, but seriously, it's worth it.

now THIS is pac-man

Supergiant's worst game so far.