Developer Owlcat Games took to the official page of The Expanse: Osiris Reborn with beta highlights and future plans.
“The general reception of the Beta has been great. We received a lot of praise for the visuals, EVA, combat, Larry’s and Zafar’s heroics, music, and the general atmosphere of Pinkwater 4 station. Of course we also got some criticism and a huge volume of advice on how we can improve.”
Here are some of the key points the team has noted based on player feedback, actions that are being taken to address it, and plans to take down the road:
- While the voice actor for the male protagonist and J put in a lot of good work, they felt less expressive than the team wanted. Because of this, Owlcats are changing the voices of the male protagonist and J.
- The dev team is also working on the overall character animations, including both facial animation and body movement, to make them feel more natural and polished.
- The team is aware that J’s battle cries got a bit repetitive. The “ask” system was still very much a work in progress during the Beta, and a full rework has been on the roadmap all along.
- Though the overall narrative tone of the game is a deliberate creative direction, the player feedback helped the developers identify the moments where certain interactions felt too inconsistent or out of place. As a result, some conversations in the game will be adjusted to make character reactions feel more natural, responsive, and grounded.
- The developers are working on the cover system to make player interactions with cover easier and more intuitive.
