it's just a step in the right direction, not a big leap.
The outposts are all copy pasted gas stations with the same tavern/inn structure and a bunch of hunts, and all the fetch quest is really meaningless, it offered no lore or anything interesting. spent several times going back and forth to the same guy with his quest chains, and just when you think you're done, surprise surprise there is more just like him out there. If you want that trophy you got to do them all.
The fun factor is there but overall the game seems limited.