Obsidian's set up has obviously yielded results in the recently-released The Outer Worlds 2, which we gave a glowing review: "The Fallout New Vegas creators have crafted a masterful space age RPG that's willing to play game master to my silliest decisions."

Prime Video has released a new trailer for Fallout Season 2 ahead of its debut in December, and it shows off two of the new cast members for the sophomore season: Macaulay Culkin and Kumail Nanjiani.

"So this is Vegas, huh?" 💥 Prime Video has launched the main official trailer for the highly anticipated next Season 2 of the thrilling sci-fi series Fallout, based on the popular video game series of the same name.

Broader critical reception likewise reflects the multitudes within the RPG fandom. Metacritic has The Outer Worlds at 85, a whopping one point above the sequel, while Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 is sitting at 88. Without hyperbole, three or four points is actually a pretty decent gap on Metacritic, where averages are downright glacial.