![]() ![]() That’s the reason I’m even writing this overly-vague love letter, because I need you people to wise up and experience it too so we can all freak out about that moment where or the time that together. I haven’t finished Outer Wilds yet, but all I want to do already is talk about it with people. In a game where discovery is everything, you need to discover them for yourself. I have so many stories I want to share, so many unexpected moments that felt completely unplanned despite the meticulous craftsmanship behind them. The trouble is, that means I can’t talk to you about any of its wondrous moments without robbing you of the same joy they brought me. Like Breath of the Wild, it’s unlikely any two players will take the same path through Outer Wilds, so what could be the beginning of the game to one person might be the end to another. It’s a very different game in terms of scale and what you’re actually doing, but it similarly makes every experience feel spontaneous and unique to you, despite actually being the product of years of careful planning and playtesting designed to make you feel that way. Outer Wilds has reminded me a lot of Breath of the Wild for that reason. ![]() It’s such a rich tapestry of things to see, and it’s so impressive how well all the gears still manage to mesh together. With zero load times, that’s not just cool, it feels like a freakin’ technical miracle. With a relatively small-scale solar system housing fairly large planets, you can look up in the sky, see another heavenly body drift by, and know that some shit is going down there – and that all you have to do is fly over to find out what. It's unlikely any two players will take the same path through Outer Wilds, so what could be the beginning of the game to one person might be the end to another. The clock keeps spinning if you’re there to see it or not, which gives the impression that incredible things are happening all around you all the time. With so much freedom to explore, there’s no way for the game to know what part of what planet you might be on at any given time, so instead this world just doesn’t care about you. The whole solar system is stuck in a time loop that endlessly repeats itself, its planets spinning around the sun in real-time like clockwork, and the sometimes cataclysmic events throughout it can be truly incredible if you find yourself in the right (or maybe wrong) place at the right time.Įvery event, big or small, is hand-placed to happen at a predetermined moment in the loop, but you have no idea what they’ll be or when they’ll occur until you go out and witness them. ![]() What really sets Outer Wilds apart for me are the naturally occurring encounters you’ll often stumble across – some of which made me literally yell “OH MY GOD” out loud. ![]()
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