Absolute gem that’s worth every penny.
You don’t want to spoil any of it since it’s truly ever experienced only once.
I only wish I could play it fresh again.
I am genuinely envious of every person who is about to get to experience that game for the first time.
I knew nothing about it going in and that first time >!going into orbit, then realising I could go to the other planets!< absolutely blew my mind, and that was just the beginning.
I’ve come close to watching play through. And, thankfully, I don’t think Daryl has covered it completely (with spoilers) on Psych of Play, otherwise it might have been spoiled. Looking forward to experiencing for myself.
Watching a play through would be kind of terrible to be honest. It would really spoil the game (more so than pretty much any other), and I just don’t think it would be fun to watch a play through of at all.
Hope you have a good time with it! It’s pretty cool and it’s probably one of the games that I have thought about the most after playing it. There’s a lot of really interesting sci-fi concepts in it. That said I will warn you that while I think this game is very good and very worth your time (especially since it’s a fairly unique experience), I do think that the game is really hyped up by people… and I’m on the fence about whether it deserves it. It’s a little rough around the edges and clunky in ways that detract from the experience a bit in my opinion. If you go in understanding that it’s going to be a little clunky and awkward I think you’ll have a better time — it’s not a perfectly polished masterpiece, but it is an interesting piece of work that’s something you won’t really find elsewhere.
Right.
Save the play throughs for after when you wish to capture a small piece of the experience vicariously through others.
One of the best games ever made. Not sure if Switch is going to be the best way to experience it, but as long as it works properly and runs well enough it’s a must-play in my books.
As long as the team that’s porting it does a good job it shouldn’t be any different than any other way to experience it.
Get ready for an existential crisis on the go
Comments like this are what are keeping me off the game. I’ve heard so much good about it and I think I’d really enjoy the gameplay (I loved Obra Dinn), but I really don’t think I’m in a good mental state to deal with existential dread. I have a hard enough time with that as it is.
It might also be a good thing for you, because despite the existential dread it left me incredibly hopeful and put things into a new perspective. Maybe others could chime in but for me it was an emotionally rewarding experience.
I definitely sobbed at the end. Andrew Prahlow deserves huge credit for his musical score, I can’t even listen to Travelers on its own without somebody cutting onions.
All the conversations at the very end of the game hit me right in the gut every time I read them.
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This song is new to me, but I am honored to be a part of it.
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The past is past, now, but that’s… you know, that’s okay! It’s never really gone completely. The future is always built on the past, even if we won’t get to see it.
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When my kind found the Eye and realized what it was capable of, they were terrified. It was too difficult a truth. Like a light too bright to look upon directly, it burned them. What they could not unlearn was hidden away in darkness — obfuscated, then lost. They did not want to see their story end. My kind weren’t always like this. We weren’t always so afraid. I did what I could to set things right, yet I am still of my kind, and you know now what they did. I cannot promise our fear won’t stain your mind.
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…How beautiful. It’s different than I’d envisioned. Whatever happens next, I do not think it is to be feared.
That’s the kind of catharsis I experienced at the end of Disco Elysium, so it’s definitely possible. I’m just wary of a more cosmic scale perspective since that’s the kind of dread I have a harder time dealing with. If it leans more heavily into the futility of existence, ultimate meaninglessness of being, final end of all things (heat death of the universe type beat) then that’s not the type of concepts I cope well with. Hell, just typing that out is putting more emphasis on those thoughts than I’m typically comfortable with.
Honestly, it’s just the opposite. It celebrates science in its rawest form, how everyone’s contributions, no matter how small, build on the understanding and technology of the future.
Outer Wilds is not at all nihilistic but it definitely deals with some of the topics you’ve mentioned, so it might not be a good experience for you.
I absolutely adore the game but it can definitely trigger people. I hope you manage to reach a better head space one day so you can play it!
Hey, sorry to hear it’s been rough. Hope you’ll get better soon! For now, no need to rush into a game you’re not ready to play. Think of it as a treat to look forward to when you feel better. :)
I really don’t think I’m in a good mental state to deal with existential dread
Props for being able to recognize that! I haven’t played it farther than getting out of the starting area, but there’s been some really great games that have wrecked my week.
I wanna love this game so much. Have tried multiple times. But every time I am stopped by my horrendous Thalassophobia on Giant’s Deep and Dark Bramble. And honestly just everywhere. such a shame, it seems so good.
Can’t blame you on Dark Bramble that shit’s terrifying
I mean, fair play. I don’t even experience thalassophobia and those two sections were absolutely terrifying.
Maybe look up a lets play and skip through those parts so you can experience the rest of the game, because God damn it is something.
Unfortunately, beating the game requires going through dark bramble.
I know there’s a mod that can get rid of basically everything scary for the dark bramble. There’s possibly one that modifies giants deep too.
Also if you don’t mind a minor spoiler for the content of giants deep:
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There isn’t anything that can actually harm you under the water. The only creatures I remember are jellyfish and they don’t really acknowledge you (no leviathans or anything alla Subnautica)
I have been waiting for this for a long time. Been compulsively checking the release every few months ever since my brother showed me the game on his PS. I mainly game on switch these days (rarely steam) so I am pumped!
