is it really a puzzle game? I recently dragged myself through The Witness finally and found it to be mostly not that interesting, most puzzle games have bounced off me similarly.

Outer Wilds, though, what a game. but it felt more like exploring in BotW, even although there is obviously no combat... kinda? there is sort of "combat" in one of the planets, although the only thing that you can do is lose. hmm, that planet is like BotW, but you have 3 hearts and a stick, and every enemy is a Lynel.

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mpyne 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yeah I generally enjoy puzzle games and didn't find Outer Wilds very good from that perspective. And it had some surprisingly intensive dexterity requirements in sections of the game that make it impossible to progress without looking up spoilers, and I'm not talking about the spaceship controls.

And when I finally put the game down and just watched through the rest on Youtube, like, I could see what the game was getting at and why people would be fascinated by it but it was by no means life-changing unless you've had a very boring life.

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dugidugout 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

It isn't very meaningful to assert your arbitrary threshold for "life-changing" as a criteria to measure one's life. It is quite distracting as a closer to an otherwise thoughtful reply.

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Hammershaft 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What constitutes life-changing and what constitutes intensive dexterity will subjectively vary by person based on their skills and tastes.

I didn't find the game to require much dexterity, but I did find it to have interest world design and ideas that have stuck with me for years.

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		It is not Hollow Knight, but I recall there were a few parts that required quite a bit more skilled platforming than the game theme would imply. If nothing else, there are some sections which have somewhat tight time windows which can put a lot of tension into a puzzle game. Resetting an attempt to a failed set piece might take several minutes, adding to the frustration.

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mathieuh 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Have you tried the Talos Principle (and it sequel)? I also didn't like The Witness but the Talos Principle games are some of my favourites