You can't just play 14.3 Billion years and expect me not to burst into tears you scoundrel. Outer Wilds is the best piece of media I've ever experienced, and not because I have a limited pool on which to draw from. This is the only game I've played that takes full advantage of the medium it's in. This story cannot be told to you, it has to be a video game. And because of the way Outer Wilds works, it's affected me more than a movie or a book could ever hope to. Here's where I would say something like "I'm gonna go replay Outer Wilds now" but I can't ever do it for the first time again. If you haven't played this game, give it a try. It's ALWAYS worth it.
it’s an amazing game on its own merit, but because i played through this with my eight year old daughter, it is one of my favourite gaming experiences in decades.
Dude some of this music brings tears to my eyes. Anyone I have told about this game has thanked me for it. And when we get together we still talk about it. This game has, in a small way, changed my life more than any other media.
Well... I played the game... kind of liked it... and dropped it because as good as the narrative goes and other stuff it was TO ME annoying AF with the gravity and landing stuff, I am not a guy with patience for those things, I can play HOURS of things that require more action based skill or preparation/turns like Fire Emblem and games like those, but wasting so much time by simply landing in specific spots, not dying to basic things because of mistakes on the gravity or movement that requires patience kind of frustrated me and bored me, so I have a nice opinion of this game but as I said with old Monster Hunters when it clicked on me "It is not a game for everybody, although it is really good and interesting". Maybe in my other life when I have hours and hours to dedicated to this game I will play it again, but for now there are plenty of games in my list that make me want to play them more than this.
Unfortunately so. It's a shame that it never decided on a tone. Some of the writing is excellent, it just disappears in the haphazard mush of sarcasm, drama and anti-corporate hyperbole.
True and that is exactly why I relive my experience by watching a blind playthrough of some patient youtuber. Recently watched Matt Mad Lugo's playthrough and it was fabulous.
My love for this game always makes me feel so lonely because im the only one i know who's played it. all my friends I've tried to introduce it to weren't interested. Its such a shame because its possibly my favorite game purely by how the overall experience inspired so many strong emotions in me. I always love to see this game get some attention great video as always. Hopefully more people fall in love with outer wilds like we did.
I’m lucky I was able to convince my husband. So now it’s the two of us trying to get people to play, but no one is interested. It’s sad, but at least we have each other to listen to the music and talk about it with.
Your comment is very relatable to me. I've searched for a similar experience ever since beating it, and have only ever managed to find one close game so far, so now I try to convince those who loved Outer Wilds to try this particular game in the hopes that they might find a comparable feeling. You may have heard of it already, in fact. The game is called Subnautica. Please do not make the mistake of simply assuming the surface level mechanics will not be "your cup of tea", like I did for several years before trying for myself. What I found "under the surface" was a generational masterpiece despite it's obvious flaws and my own previous personal preferences, that soon even eclipsed OW as my favorite game of all time, based solely on the emotions I experienced while playing. While it does not have the same intricate clockwork moving game world or the same level of epic revelations, it makes up for these shortcomings with an excellent hand-crafted world requiring deep exploration and nearly unparalleled sense of discovery, one of the best sci-fi stories I've ever played, and the single most terrifying atmosphere you will likely encounter in any game, bar none! Those who treat this in the same manner as OW and can go in completely unspoiled/blind, will find much more than meets the eye, I guarantee! While relatively daunting at first (due to minimal direction), if time is taken to slowly let the world develop, what once seemed to be a relatively simply experience soon unfolds into a literal ocean of content that is unfathomably deep! Everything I thought would ultimately make the game unappealing to me (namely survival elements, crafting mechanics and poor optimization) ultimately ended up being a small drop in a bucket of minor complaints compared to the overarching grandness that awaited me in the end. Very highly recommended to anyone who loved Outer Wilds, and is looking for something to instill a similar sense of awe.
Once I heard how you described your difficulty in trying to “sell” this game to people, I stopped the video so I could just go and experience it myself as that description itself already sold me.
This game instantly became one of my all time favorite games ever. It's hard to describe exactly why but I think it made me feel a level of surprise and awe that I had not felt since I was a kid.
That was exactly how i felt. No other game in existence ever made me feel this incredible sense of childlike wonder and excitement, as when I first took off in my ship and realized there was a whole solar system for me to explore completely on my own terms. I really cannot put it into words. People always talk about how amazing art makes you FEEL things, and I guess i never really understood, until I played this game
As I played through the game, I really enjoyed it a lot. I loved the mechanics, the characters and the story, it struck me as a very good, unique game. But when I reached SS and learned what it had to say, it dawned on me that the story was going to be far deeper than I had realized - and the ending was so surreal and beautiful that it catapulted it into what I would indeed call a masterpiece.
Thank you *_SO MUCH_* for making this video! It is everything I want to tell everyone I know, about this game. I just lacked the vocabulary and structure you have provided here in this video. While spoiling the Supernova is unfortunate, I think it's okay if it prompts people I know to play this game. Thank you for giving me the tools to convince more people to experience this masterpiece, this will now be my go-to video show people whenever I'm talking to them about my favorite videogames. I think I have watched around 10 different RU-vidrs' and Streamers' full playthroughs trying to re-experience the game as if I haven't played it before, and it's still great!
It was such a good video, I also watch a lot of people play the game. My first instinct after watching this was to find if there was another Ratatoskr channel, I found the streams channel, but unfortunately, there was no outerwilds playthrough there I MUST FIND MORE PLAYTHROUGHS
I remember I was first properly introduced to Outer Wilds during the lead up to the 2019 Game Awards where it was nominated for Best Indie Game. I was advocating hard for Baba Is You to win because I felt like it's so incredibly clever and unique. But in a reddit thread some random person was gushing about Outer Wilds, how amazing it is, how it's as impactful as Portal, and that you just *have* to play it! They weren't willing to give out any more information and insisting that it's better that way. Knowing little more than that (I had seen a video showcasing the alpha version years before but didn't realize it was the same game back then) I went into it hoping to experience something special. But my expectations were greatly exceeded by an absolute masterpiece (which itself was somehow later improved by its DLC expansion)!
I didn't have much expectations for the dlc after just completing the base game. Surely they put their best feet forward it's only downhill from here right? Goddamn I've never been so wrong before. The dlc grips you from the very start as you figure out crazier and crazier secrets. Then when you think you reached the peak the ending hits you like a freight train
I just realize my two favorite games ever competed against each others for the same competition the same year. How sad. Also it means in 5 years we have not gotten anything as good as these two, unfortunately.
This game consumed me more than I thought possible after childhood. I love it so immensely. And it breaks my heart I can't play it for the first time again
This game single-handedly revived my love of games, when I was mid way through my game design university degree. The adventure and design and just everything about this game had me in tears when I finished it. At a time where everything I played and made felt hollow, reused and ‘industry standard’ I couldn’t help but just feel the love put into this gem, and it drove me to give the kind of feeling to someone else when I made my own game. While my path in life has changed for the time being, I always find myself humming the menu jingle and it always brings a smile to my face.
Oh man, I felt the exact same thing! I am 29 today and I don't remember not being a gamer, I remember playing Doom and Wolfenstein 3D as a very young kid, and even breaking an Atari system as a baby, so I've seen it all. I can tell exactly how a game will play out just by looking at the cover but this game? Damn... Not knowing how it was going to play out, what it was going to do next... A true gift.
What I loved most about this game is that it makes you feel smart as hell. Though it's an open-world game, most planets are designed to allow the player to reach certain key items or locations on their own, in a way that feels natural. It pretends to not hold the player's hand, even though most players' progression probably follows a similar trajectory. This illusion of autonomy is executed so well that you feel like a mastermind by the end of the game.
It's honestly incredible how well the game signposts stuff. Minor spoilers to start out with, be warned. Like, Giant's Deep, the one you're looking out at at the very start of the game, is one of the most visually imposing planets by sheer size, but I'm pretty sure it's not much bigger than any of the other planets - It just has a thick, opaque atmosphere. And there's not actually a lot of individual THINGS on that planet; there's like, what, four or five islands? And a bunch of ocean. The only obvious things to do on Giant's Deep are to go to an island and explore - And one of those islands just has Gabbro on it, and another tells you [more serious spoilers now] that it's possible to get to the core of Giant's Deep, but doesn't explain how, or even why you would want to do that if you're not someone like Feldspar. And the other things are to either screw around in the storms, or schlep back into orbit and do a bit of tricky maneuvering to try and [moderate spoilers] get into the Orbital Cannon. My point being, the game goes out of its way, the DESIGNERS go out of THEIR way, to present a world in which if something is visually interesting, that's basically a guarantee it's both interesting and incredibly useful for a new player, or incrementally useful for an intermediate player. All of the planets, and every object in space, is like this. There's not one place you can intuitively single out by eye that doesn't hold some secret. Even friggin' [spoilers] HOLLOW'S LANTERN has a damn secret in it! And if you're crazy enough to get to that one as a new player, it's a pretty wildly juicy one, too. Like, there's a reason Timber Hearth looks so bare on most of its surface, and really, all the planets sort of have that going on. The only visual features the planets have are things that will be interesting or useful, and some of the things that are very useful, but not very interesting - Like shortcuts - Are blended into the surrounding landscape so well, you're only likely to discover them going one way, from the intended interesting and useful destination. Even those are hidden away in the corners of areas that would already be drawing the player's attention anyway, which also makes them monumentally easier to find as an experienced player. Like, I can tell you [moderate spoilers] to go to the meltwater rivers on Brittle Hollow's north pole and follow the water's flow to where it breaks through the surface, and bam, Hanging City in no time flat. But that's not something a new player is drawn to, they're drawn to the Southern Observatory, or the Tower of [redacted] Knowledge, or the Gravity Cannon, or the [redacted], or a few other visually interesting things, but not usually to the exact spot I described. It would take a geologist to recognize something was specifically interesting about those meltwater rivers from the surface, but 50% of random dumbasses can bumble their way OUT of those rivers from the Hanging City, look behind them, and go "Oh! That's where those rivers go! Cool, now I can get into the Hanging City easier." And then probably immediately get vaporized by the supernova, because we all know what game we're talking about. "Oh, sometimes I die of asphyxiation, but I get killed by a supernova like clockwork." Gods, this game is hilarious and I love it. I'm gonna shut up now.
Well in many ways Outer Wilds DOES NOT hold your hand, compared to other games. There is no marker on an overhead compass simply pointing you to your next destination, it's way more complicated than that. The developers respect the intelligence of their players
@@Woodledude When I first met Feldspar and learned that he wasn't willing to simply tell us how to get to the core of giants deep, I thought he was being a dick, a cocky veteran pilot not willing to help out a fellow fledgling hearthian space explorer on his important journey. But eventually when I DID learn how to reach the core, the answer was so simple, no wonder he didn't want to spoil it. And that is a reflection of the entire game, the only thing separating you from your objective, is knowledge
Ah, Outer Wilds... Probably my favorite game of all time. I cried at the ending. Yeah, laugh at me, idc, but I'll admit it. Not because the ending was the best ending ever (it probably isn't but it's still amazing) but because it meant the end of the game. That was it. The feelings I felt, the joy of discovery, the amazing moments... I was happy for playing it but sad I would never play it again. You can't describe how happy I was when they announced the DLC.
The end made me cry as well lol. Not even 100% sure why, the music and the tone and the end of the journey just resonated with me so much. I'm so glad I went into this game totally blind I've loved every minute of it. It was a beautiful experience and I'm so happy it resonated with me and others so much to the point of tears. Truly shows how much the game does with what it has. Everything is utilized so well. You can feel every bit of passion that went into this game and it's incredible.
I’m a bit scared to watch this video as I’m waiting for the current gen update in a few days for Outer Wilds. I started it two years ago but couldn’t deal with the 30fps. I think I’ll wait til after I finish the game before watching this but I’m glad ole Rat has done a video on it :)
One of my favorite games of all time. Havent felt that level of immersion and intrigue in a game for a while. So many moments that are so naturally and organically cinematic, just exploring the solar system results in these naturally occurring mind boggling and beautiful sequences that I havent found in any other game.
I’ll say it again, if I could wipe my memory of any game and replay it fresh, this would be it. And that’s a sentiment I’ve seen echoed everywhere. It was such a novel and emotionally affecting experience for me my first time thru. And ever since I talk to everyone I know about it. Outer wilds enjoyers are some of the nicest people I’ve met online. It’s just something I will treasure forever.
Of all the "try to explain outer wilds enough to get people interested but as little as possible to avoid spoilers" videos that I've seen, this one is the best. I think your explanation of the game and why it is so fun and interesting hit the nail on the head.
Had always heard such overwhelming praise for this game, so I bought it. I didn't really know what to expect and didn't manage my expectations well. I put about 3 hours into the game and felt like I made no progress and wasn't figuring anything out. I had come to the conclusion that the game just wasn't for me. It also didn't help that the game really activated a lot of fears in me, such as: isolation, deep waters, space, etc. I thought the game was bad. That feeling was continued to gnaw at me, though. What was I missing? Why does everyone that's played this game unanimously agree that it is a one-of-a-kind experience that can only be properly experienced once? So instead of playing the game, I watched an entire play-through (NerdCubed) of the game to get a different point-of-view and outlook on the game as it unfolded. It was safe to say that, after watching the game played to completion, I understood the praise and it deserves every last bit of it. It is now one of my most beloved and cherished experiences through gaming. Which is funny, considering that I didn't even actually experience it myself. Probably the greatest game that I've never played and is truly a masterpiece. The soundtrack, alone, is enough to warrant experiencing this game for yourself.
It is a sad thuth that no one can't truly replay Outer Wilds (with a properly working brain, at least). The game "saves" the data in your mind so it is a good example of "if you know, you know".
If you've never played Outer Wilds, STOP WATCHING THIS VIDEO NOW! This video showed a few of my most memorable "Holy crap!" moments in the first two minutes. I still think about those moments 2+ years later. Before playing, I'd heard from so many people that I should play this game. After a year of being told to play it, a speedrun video showed up in my YT recommended. I figured most speedruns break the game anyway, so I clicked thinking it wouldn't contain any spoilers. Luckily for me, something happed in the first 5 seconds of the video that made me want to know more, so I stopped the video, and downloaded the game to experience it for myself. Thank the gods; that is the best way to experience it. If you know nothing about this game, I recommend watching the first few minutes of a blind playthrough and see if it makes you want to know more. Or better yet, just go buy this game and experience something unlike anything else you've ever experienced.
OK, after finishing the video, I have a new recommendation. LISTEN to the video and don't watch any of it. It gives great reasons why this game is unlike anything you'll ever experience, and knowing nothing about it is the best way to approach it. But again, just go play this game as soon as you can.
Played and finished this game thanks to this video. Went in before you gave any spoilers and I'm glad I did. Just an excellent, well designed game all around.
I played the game last week. I haven’t played the DLC yet. The first time I blasted off into the sky, I giggled. Outer Wilds moved me. It made me laugh, shocked me, made me more terrified and more driven to find the truth of the insane world it presented than any other game, and when it was finished I felt simultaneously empty and fulfilled, like I had experienced the best full course meal I have ever had, and then never will have again. That all said there were a couple puzzles that frustrated me. But maybe I’m dumb idk.
I always wanted to play Outer Wilds but this video now hyped me into playing I'll buy it, thanks Rata. Amazing editing and pacing. Would you talk about other niche games like Rain World perhaps?
This game is so beautiful and charming. The way it teaches you mechanics is so natural. *Spoiler alert* You think like in a normal game, you must save the solar system. So you go on your trip, but as you reach the end of your journey, you realise one thing: the end is inevitable, it’s time to move onto something new. And the DLC is the same. I love everything about this game. The discovery, how every character has a unique personality, even the ones you never meet. It’s my favourite game ever. And one thing is very true about outer wilds: All good things must come to an end. And the universe is no exception, and neither is the game.
Sadly, I was foolish enough to watch a vast majority of the game in lets plays before getting around to playing it, which I consider one of my biggest mistakes, as I hate spoilers, but I'm also drawn to them. You could say, I don't have Odyssean self control and always seek out more information about a game I'm currently playing, thereby ruining it for me. It even happened with Elden Ring, while I just got to the Plateau, I already knew about many other areas through media such as RU-vid. I think I need to find a way, how I can still play my games, while not having access to the internet. Any ideas?
Nope, I have the same problem, although I avoided it for this game thankfully. I think you just have to commit to yourself ahead of time that once a game intrigues you, you have to go in blind from that point on, and if a spoiler finds its way to you, that doesn’t mean the whole experience is ruined and you may as well watch/read whatever and give up trying to preserve your isolation. Particularly relevant for Elden Ring since it’s so goddamn long and if you’re a slow player like me getting spoiled is inevitable.
Part of the fun for me was that I didn't see the sun explode the first time. I don't remember how many loops it took me to realize that was how the loops ended. The first time it happened I was on the moon talking to the NPC there. I knew about the time loop from the store page, but I didn't know how it worked, so I did realize that something reset me but I wasn't looking up during the dialogue, which made the supernova effect a sort of creepy horror-movie white-out. And the situation didn't improve for several loops, as I was generally exploring enclosed spaces whenever I got reset. So even just realizing that the cause of resets was the sun going nova was a discovery as big as [REDACTED], I was just pursuing [the thing the moon ruins hint at]. And this is another important thing to say here. The openness doesn't come at the expense of direction. The people on your home planet tell you to start with an easy trip to the moon, and you can easily ignore them. But if you don't, you will pick up a hint that will immediately push you to further pursue one of the major plotlines. You're never without a string to pull, and while this game is open, it's also very dense, wasting neither the game space nor the player's time.
Well done @Ratatoskr. Beautiful and spoiler free. And this game is really really easy to spoil, so good job. That being said, unsubscribed, unwatched and unfollowed. See you next week for my next alienation Appointment.
A beautiful video about one of the most influential pieces of media in my life. You’ve perfectly summed up the emotions and wonder of playing Outer Wilds for the first time. Plus, this helped me finally understand why I run into a mental roadblock when people I recommend the game to ask me why they should play it. This is some fantastic work!
I went into this game as blind as I possibly could've I just got it on a whim because I kept hearing it was really good Didn't even know what genre it was or that space flight was involved until I was looking at the store page But I'm so glad I did get it because it easily slotted into my favourite games of all time, right beside Dark Souls and Majora's Mask
Outer Wilds is one of the greatest games I've played in the last 7 years and has earned a spot in my greatest games of all time. Figuring out the puzzle of the universe was so satisfying. Even though I don't think Echoes of the Eye teaches the player as well as the base game, I enjoyed it's story and world as well. Much to my dismay, I had to look up what to do here.
Outer Wilds, to me, is an example of the pinnacle of what games can be as an artform unlike any other. This could not have been a book, or a movie, or anything else. Only because it is, essentially, a modern gesammtkunstwerk, incorporating a variety of different artistic disciplines, does it shine as brightly as it does. Without the writing, music, and stylised visual design working in conjunction so well, the game would not nearly have been as good.
I have mixed feeling on Outer Wilds. (Haven't played the DLC yet and have no intentions on playing it as of now.) The exploration, the mystery, the music, the adventure. It was all phenomenal for the most part. Movement and navigation which I've heard a lot of people got stuck on wasn't an issue either. I loved journeying around that little star system and piecing together clues while I hop and scoot all over the shop. Also, performance wise I have no complaints, it ran like butter. Spoilers ahead. Be warned any who have not rolled credits yet. Figuring out the asteroid and the ghost matter was a joyous moment of revelation, piecing together how to visit the quantum moon, breaking spacetime at the energy lab. So many cool moments while adventuring. But it all felt worthless once I got to the final puzzle. Fore reference it took me 20 hours to explore everything else in the game, but the final loop took me a further 10. I met myself, I broke spacetime again. But nothing to actually get the "proper ending". For context I went and told my friend that I finished the game when I got my first ending and he told me there was another one I had yet to find. So on I continue, trying my damndest to figure out what to do to no avail. Eventually I do get rather frustrated that nothing I do around the map, none of the locations give me any clues as to what to do or where to go. Then at my wits end I give in and just ask my friend what it is because I'm done with this endless cycle of puzzles. He guides me through on how to take the energy core, power the mothership and finally teleport to the eye. The following scene is confusing and feels like such a letdown. (music and art design is still great) Then the campfire scene with everyone comes, and just when the instruments sync up it ends. Another letdown. At the end of the day I feel it would have been better to just leave it unfinished instead of staining my memory with the game.
It’s no exaggeration that outer wilds is a damn near perfect, and extremely rewarding game, and is easily in my top three favorite games, if not my favorite game of all time I’ll even go as far to say it made me cry at the end, especially the DLC 😂
There's so few games that fall into this genre that's almost story-driven, but not quite. Learning the story teaches you the mechanics you need to know to progress the game. It's not a movie-esque game like Telltale does. Being in a time loop, your choices naturally have no effect on anything at all. You simply explore and learn, and by the end you have unearthed a beautiful story that might bring you to tears at its conclusion. I feel like when we think of story-driven games we think of movies or linear narratives. But Outer Wilds is more like an archaeological story. We are finding all these pieces of a long-lost civilization and slowly putting them together until we uncover the full story of the Nomai. And seeing that bigger picture is what finally allows you to reach the climax of the game. And then you can fully step back and just gaze at the beauty of this story which you really had no part in.
I discovered your channel when I was looking for Elden Ring videos to watch before the game released, so I'm happily surprised to see you posting a video on one of my favorite games ever. Outer Wilds is a masterpiece through and through. I'm sad I'll never get to play it again for the first time but I'm grateful for having experienced it at all. Also, the music from Andrew Prahlow is amazing and really defines the emotional cohesion that binds the game's themes and story together. If anyone reading this hasn't played it yet, please go in as blind as possible and check out the DLC after you've finished.
every so often I hear people talk about wishing to forget a piece of media so they can experience it again, and Outer Wilds is definitely the one for me, it was a truly unique experience
As Ratatoskr might know from my previous comments in his videos, I'm someone who enjoys being spoiled and doesn't care if I see things that others would say "ruin" their respective games. Having said that, Outer Wilds is the one singular gaming experience that I would completely reverse that opinion on. Ratatoskr is 110% correct that going into Outer Wilds as blind as possible is the best possible experience, and I wish with all my heart that I had done so. I don't regret it, since Outer Wilds is generally not my type of game and I wouldn't have played it had I not watched JosephAnderson stream it for a few hours, but I wish I hadn't looked nevertheless. If you are like me and you enjoy spoilers, or you don't care and don't think you'll enjoy this type of game, I strongly urge you to try it anyway. This is one of the best video games I have ever played and Ratatoskr is absolutely correct that it is best experienced blind. At least I got to do the DLC with no prior knowledge.
Reading the steam reviews inspired me to buy this a few months ago. So far I have an hour and a half into it. I love a good mystery and exploration so here's to hoping this game delivers. P.s. I wish I could watch this video.
If you're reading this and haven't played the game but even MIGHT be interested, I suggest you leave. The video will still be here. If you can go into this knowing nothing like I did (didn't see a single image or description) you'll enjoy it all the more. There is a huge possibility that this might be your most memorable experiences in gaming, and if you want it to be even more impactful.. going in 100% is unmatched.
i still cant understand the hype behind this game, i bought it, played for 30 minutes, uninstalled it and refund it. too hard for me to keep me playing it and the fact they put you in space not knowing what to do pulled me off this game.
Doesn't the game mention both the Attlerock and Giant's Deep as points of interest in the intro? As far as I remember, the game gives you the two plot threads of "You should go to Giant's Deep to figure out what's going on with that statue" and that there is some kind of ancient device on the Attlerock in the museum section at the start.
This was an amazing video and honestly the best way to describe Outer Wilds. I have, for a long time, wanted to know how I might recommend this game to my friends, and I think from now on I'll just send them this. The framing, smooth transitions, the clear audio and well-written script/voiceover, is honestly just... chef's kiss. I tried to get some nice shots of Outer Wilds, it is not super easy, especially with smooth camera movements. Best video on Outer Wilds I've ever watched! Outer Wilds gave me some of the best experiences of "Oh holy-" ever. That moment I realized how the Nomai came to our system (slight spoilers sorry) was just... I don't know, it hit different for me. This game is forever in my top 3, if not the best one I've ever played.
After watching this video today, I went and played the game. man I love it! The rumor system in the rumor tab on the ship log and how it's tied to dialogues and story, the little scout game mechanics and its poster on the ship wall, the fun way of flying and landing with the freedom of approaching exploration, and so far the good story and how it's advancing got me very excited to play more. I would describe it as Calm mystery space exploration dialogue game meets The Witness. These might've been enough for me to go play the game, without needing to know about the supernova or the loop 😄. Thanks my man ❤
I've given the game a chance, but something just hasn't clicked. Maybe I've just had too much brain rot recently. Anything I see though that looks interesting, I just can't seem to solve how to actually get to. I've died so many times on one of the planets with the changing gravity that slams me into the planet surface that I kinda just gave up at that point. I didn't even know the sun goes supernova until this video.
I showed my cousin this game. It was a hard sell belit getting smacked by a continent and chased by angler fish helped. Gave spoilers a little for findings bit none for how i did it. (Like getting into the sim and interrupting a certain party). It definitely intrigued them.
I have had this game in my pc installed ready to go for some 4 years... i just never summed up the will to double click that icon. This video made me want to.
Part of the beauty of video games is self discovery. Something that has been basically outmoded in modern gaming. Outer Wilds makes it its core mechanic.
[major spoilers for all of outer wilds and its dlc] i also wish you hadnt spoiled the timeloop, because, like you, the first time i had played outer wilds and realized i was in a timeloop was so intriguing, and in my opinion, is just as important of a spoiler as solanum and the prisoner, but i do think you did a wonderful job pitching it otherwise. I just wish people realized that you CAN pitch outer wilds without spoiling the loop!
It's so hard to recommend this game without spoiling it, like the person who recommended it to me (a YT vid from HTwo) even there I got spoiled about the Sun How it's dying and we can't save it It would have been cooler to see for myself when I reach the sun station and found out about it myself, but it was fun I am trying to force my friends to play it lol but that guy just says "Warframe is better space game" I have no words
Maaaan. Muhfuggin space is so damn scary. That black hole is actually terrifying to me. I dunno why but that mf gives me anxiety. That whole shit under there, oh it's crazy, and so cool.
I sometimes wish the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind technology was real so i could erase my memories of this game and play it from the beginning again. Perhaps the only downside to the game is the fact that once you've played it, you simply can't play it again. Replayability is simply not possible in an experience like this. Sure you can boot the game up and wander around the solar system a bit but you will NEVER get the joy of finding out a key bit of information that allows you to get past that part you were completely stuck at.
God, I am so lucky to have gone into this game completely blind. My friend recommended it to me, and sat by my side the entire time I played. I thought going into it it was going to be a farming simulator, for some reason. I remember watching her delete her save and being astonished that she would do that just so I could play. Now I understand
It's funny that I can't remember which planet I went to first. But I can remember which mystery got me invested.... Spoilers below. The Quantum moon. Once I realized I COULDN'T go there (yet) it was always on my mind. When I saw that damn thing orbiting another heavenly body I felt a kind of vendetta. You wait you grey piece of poop, I'll figure out your secrets! Of course, in true Outer Wilds fashion getting there is only part of the puzzle.
I'm liking this video before watching it just because it's another RU-vid video praising Outer Wilds. I hope you don't disappoint me. Also, everyone should play the DLC too.
Sadly I *cannot* properly experience this game. I'm too cautious with my purchasing decisions, wanting to know enough about a game before ever buying it to tell if it's a good fit for me or not. And since I learn everything about a game before buying... I learned everything about Outer Wilds before I ever played.
are you serious i discovered you twenty minutes ago You like Elden ring you like Armoured core And now you like fucking outer wilds? Those are literally my favorite games right now you are already one of my favorite youtubers. Can this day get any better?
The one and only flaw of Outer Wilds is that you'll never, ever be able to replay it. Even if you tried. And there are two reasons for this. The first reason is because Outer Wilds has the joy of discovery, but nothing else. Take Hollow Knight as a point of comparison. Hollow Knight is easily a game you'll wish you could play again. No matter how many times you play it, you'll never get the joy of discovery back from it like you did in your first playthrough - the wonder of wandering about a massive world filled to the brim with cool things to see, find and do, that curiosity you felt, always wanting to know what you'd find in the next room, just being to wander around aimlessly and stumble upon something big. That joy of slowly unraveling the mystery, putting the narrative together, piece by piece and slowly understanding what happened to the world you explore... That just doesn't happen again - when you start your second playthrough, you already know all of Hallownest like the palm of your hand. You already know what led to the rise of fall of the kingdom, you already understand the whole story, you already know all the surprises and twists the game is going to throw at you. But that doesn't mean you can't go whack some bugs with your nail again. That's the thing, the exploration isn't the only appeal of Hollow Knight, there are many other things to enjoy about the game, such as the combat and bossfights. No matter how many times you play it, you'll still be able to feel the joy of overcoming a hard boss or getting through a difficult platforming section such as the White Palace - of learning more nuances about the game's mechanics and feeling like you're mastering it. In other words, your first playthrough of Hollow Knight is still special and something you'll never get again, but there are still aspects of it that you'll be able to enjoy for way more than just your first playthrough. The second reason is that 95% of Outer Wilds is completely skippable with nothing but the knowledge you'll have after you've beaten it once. Take Portal 2 as a comparison this time. Even if i play through Portal 2 again, knowing the entire story, the solution to all the puzzles and every single surprise the game is going to throw at me this time, i can't just skip the whole game and go straight to the end. I still have to play through it. And it's fun! Even if you know what you have to do, you still need to, well, do it, and doing it is still fun! Take Super Metroid (and Hollow Knight, and Metroid: Zero Mission because they do this same thing) as the third and last example i'm going to use. You can reach the area where Super Metroid's final boss is rather easily, since it's right next to the starting area, but you can't get to it, because you have a big ominous golden statue depicting 4 bosses you have to kill standing in your way. Even in a second playthrough, you won't be able to reach Tourian right from the start of the game, even if already know how to get to all of these 4 bosses and how to beat them - after all, you still have to get to them and beat them - knowing how you do it isn't enough. Now Outer Wilds is like you could open that statue right at the start and skip the entire game just because you've already figured out how to open it before. There are no arbitrary progression locks in Outer Wilds, all of it is tied to knowledge, so if you already know all of the world and story, there just isn't any point to do or see anything besides go straight to the ATP and do what you need to finish the game - which will warrant you less than 22 minutes of replay value.
