12/27/2022 0 Comments The outer wilds review![]() ![]() It will even mark areas where you’ve missed vital clues, so you’ll often be revisiting old areas with new ideas of how to traverse it. And if your memory is bad, that’s okay! All the significant discoveries are detailed on your ship’s computer. Like I said, EVERYTHING gets reset when you die, you don’t keep any special keys, talents, gear or experience points, you’ll just know a little bit more about the solar system each time, and that should be enough to get you further than your last attempt. And that’s really what Outer Wilds is about. ![]() There may be times that you get stuck on a problem or can’t reach a certain area, but if you investigate elsewhere, chances are you’ll find a scrap of knowledge to hint what your next step should be. ![]() The game never tells you what it is you should be doing, but if you explore, you’ll almost definitely find clues to hidden secrets, and your curiosity (not a map marker) will be what pushes you in the right direction. If there’s one thing that I love about Outer Wilds, it’s the hands-off approach it takes in guiding you. But if this doesn’t convince you, I’ll try and elaborate on why this game is worth your time. If you don’t want to read anymore, and want to go in completely blind (which you should), know that this is an intelligent, creative, beautiful game that you should experience. You are now stuck in a Groundhog Day time loop and are free to explore at your own leisure! If this sounds fun to you, go and buy it! It’s available on PlayStation, XBOX, PC and is coming soon to Switch!. The clock winds back and you have to start all over again. Then, roughly 22 minutes after exploring your solar system, the sun goes supernova, exploding to destroy you and the rest of the map. In it, you play an alien that has just gotten access to his first space ship. Outer Wilds is a first-person adventure game from Mobius Digital. While I’d previously experienced joy with the open world of Skyrim, the puzzles of Portal 2, and the exploration of Subnautica, I’d never feel like that again. They were fun for a while, but after 2 years of university, I’ve had to prioritise my study. I mean, why bother anyway? I’d grown so cynical after some disappointing games in 2020, and wondered if maybe I’d finally “outgrown” video games. As I worked on my Engineering degree, I didn’t normally make time to play games. ![]()
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