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Outer Wilds. I think I discovered it after reading a similar comment in a previous thread. It's a great space exploration game that has enjoyable and forgiving

Outer Wilds. I think I discovered it after reading a similar comment in a previous thread. It's a great space exploration game that has enjoyable and forgiving flight mechanics, really interesting and sometimes mind-bending environments and puzzles, and a fantastic soundtrack. You'll wish you could play it for the first time again after you finish it.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
I wonder if that was my comment. I fell in love with that game
- jakogut 3y ago
  Possibly. If so, thank you. :)
tel 3y ago
For what it's worth, the expansion does a number of things to really create the feeling of playing the base game again. Highly recommended.
- jakogut 3y ago
  The base game made me say "wow" out loud in several key parts, specifically the first time seeing Giant's Deep and falling into the center of Brittle Hollow. Echoes of the Eye did the same thing the first time I walked into the main environment and looked up.
  - tel 3y ago
    Agreed, definitely. And several more times which I won't say aloud.
fnimick 3y ago
Came here to post this. It and the expansion are each 40+ hour purely narrative experiences that are genuinely emotional and moving self-directed journeys of discovery. There's nothing else like it. If that sounds interesting, seriously, DO NOT LOOK UP ANYTHING, do not read anything about it, just buy it and play it blind. You won't regret it. The mystery and wonder and surprise is the whole point. EDIT: one caveat - if you are on PC, do yourself a favor and use a gamepad rather than a keyboard. You'll get way too frustrated with digital inputs rather than analog.
- Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
  I love the game but didn't like the dlc, especially the dark part...
runpommel 3y ago
Absolutely. When I was first put onto the game I was lamenting the state of media lacking alternatives to "punching your way to a solution". This game is a first person shooter that replaces guns and violence with science equipment and archeology. It is a breath of fresh air. Also, I love surface to surface space travel, and have to say that I found more enjoyment from a solar system of ~9 imaginatively unique planets with distinct biomes and gravity to the slew of other popular procedurally generated alternatives. I recommend it to just about everyone and have known many people who stopped because the flight mechanics were difficult initially; abandoning the game saying "this must be for people who can actually fly this thing". Truthfully, you will get good at controlling your ship and suit, but also, crashing is ultimately a hilarious "part of the gameplay". The music is excellent and integrated into the gameplay in a meaningful way. I found myself playing the game with a guitar nearby so I could take a moment to jam with the characters in the game. The expansion is perhaps my favourite planet, but play through the main game first!

Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago

I wonder if that was my comment. I fell in love with that game

jakogut 3y ago
Possibly. If so, thank you. :)

tel 3y ago

For what it's worth, the expansion does a number of things to really create the feeling of playing the base game again. Highly recommended.

jakogut 3y ago
The base game made me say "wow" out loud in several key parts, specifically the first time seeing Giant's Deep and falling into the center of Brittle Hollow. Echoes of the Eye did the same thing the first time I walked into the main environment and looked up.
- tel 3y ago
  Agreed, definitely. And several more times which I won't say aloud.

fnimick 3y ago

Came here to post this. It and the expansion are each 40+ hour purely narrative experiences that are genuinely emotional and moving self-directed journeys of discovery. There's nothing else like it. If that sounds interesting, seriously, DO NOT LOOK UP ANYTHING, do not read anything about it, just buy it and play it blind. You won't regret it. The mystery and wonder and surprise is the whole point. EDIT: one caveat - if you are on PC, do yourself a favor and use a gamepad rather than a keyboard. You'll get way too frustrated with digital inputs rather than analog.

Fire-Dragon-DoL 3y ago
I love the game but didn't like the dlc, especially the dark part...

runpommel 3y ago

Absolutely. When I was first put onto the game I was lamenting the state of media lacking alternatives to "punching your way to a solution". This game is a first person shooter that replaces guns and violence with science equipment and archeology. It is a breath of fresh air. Also, I love surface to surface space travel, and have to say that I found more enjoyment from a solar system of ~9 imaginatively unique planets with distinct biomes and gravity to the slew of other popular procedurally generated alternatives. I recommend it to just about everyone and have known many people who stopped because the flight mechanics were difficult initially; abandoning the game saying "this must be for people who can actually fly this thing". Truthfully, you will get good at controlling your ship and suit, but also, crashing is ultimately a hilarious "part of the gameplay". The music is excellent and integrated into the gameplay in a meaningful way. I found myself playing the game with a guitar nearby so I could take a moment to jam with the characters in the game. The expansion is perhaps my favourite planet, but play through the main game first!