An amazing game. Definitely best if you go into it without any prior knowledge.
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I highly highly highly recommend two things to you if you haven't played this game. 1) Play it. 2) Play it as absolutely blind as humanely possible.
One of my all-time favorite gaming experiences, and all the more precious because you can never have the experience again without suffering severe memory loss. The fun and the journey is in learning and understanding the world, the history, the science, and the mechanics that lead you to finding the ultimate ending. And oh what an ending it is (although there are a few alternates)!
Trust me, just pick it up and play without knowing anything at all about it. Don't watch videos, don't look up wikis, don't read articles and don't read forums. This game is best enjoyed without even the smallest spoiler. All of the information is in the game that you need and it's all very very well thought out and executed. You'll explore and find secrets that lead to more secrets. You'll sometimes find yourself struggling to solve a problem, to put some pieces together, and then something will click into place and you'll suddenly understand so much. It's a great feeling. That's what this game is about.
If you do need to get help, only look in fan forums or subreddits. People there are fans and understand the value of discovery in this game, so they will only give you some hints to point you in the right direction rather than outright answers, as it should be.
This game was the closest thing I'd ever personally had to a religious experience
I played this while recovering from head surgery. Possibly not the best choice, but it got me through it.
This is, bar none, my favourite game. It is so wonderful. You need to be the kind of person who enjoys exploring for its own sakeiin games, but if you are then play this
One of the best gamer's games of all time.
Grab the DLC while you're at it. Just as good as the base game.
Heed the advice on the first screen and play it with a controller. Really.
I just love flying my ship around exploring the solar system.
AVOID SPOILERS. DO NOT READ ABOUT THIS GAME JUST PLAY IT.
This is a new all-time-low isn't it? Never seen it below 40% before.
There are parts of this game I find so challenging but the vibe and musical elements are worth experiencing even if this game normally isn’t your jam.
Played this, while my kids are watching. They got scared about the physics and outer space experience. I am not allowed to play it again.
I have tried to play this game thrice, and never made it more than 45 minutes in.
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To the crust planet. Then trying to fly off into the void before getting bored
I know people love it, but i have not figured that part out after two hours of gameplay. Any suggestions on what I'm doing wrong?
The key thing to the game is it's a metroidvania, but your upgrades are knowledge. If you don't know how to do something, look somewhere else for more information.
Also, don't just land on a planet and wander around. You're wasting your time. Fly around them and look for something interesting and land there. Most of the time it'll lead to you learning something new. If it doesn't, try again next time.
The game starts slow, because you don't know what's going on. It ramps up pretty quickly though. You just need a few points of interest first. Literally just go anywhere and find a structure or something and start exploring. Everything is incredibly intentional. There's almost nothing to gain where it doesn't look like there's something, so go where there's a structure or something that looks intentional.
The thing about outer wilds is that you can explore it in any order you want.
The only thing stopping you from doing certain things is just the knowledge. There's no "you have to beat this boss so that part of the map opens". If you know how to do it, you can do it.
If you find a part challenging, you can go explore another place, it may give you information that would help you in the part you couldn't explore before.
One of my all-time favorite games
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