Outer Wilds vibes! I love it!

(It's a video game that does a brilliant job touching on similar themes to The Last Question. If you liked The Last Question and can fit a video game into your life, you will probably like Outer Wilds. Warning: if you start searching for "outer wilds," the algorithm will aggressively try to spoil you. Progression in the game is gated behind knowledge, so this is worse than usual. If you have trouble resisting the temptation to google past a rough description, it's a sign you should just jump in and play it. End recommendation.)

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BeetleB 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

(No real spoilers in my comment):

Great game, but if you get stuck for a long time, just look up some spoilers. Multiple times I abandoned the "right" approach to a problem because I couldn't get it to work and wasted countless hours trying to solve it the wrong way - only to find out I should have stuck to the right approach.

The game doesn't give any guidance, and wasting those hours is not rewarded.

The only other tip I'll give:

When you first play the game, spend the first 1-2 hours on your little planet learning everything (how to maneuver, how to use the signalscope, etc). Once you leave the planet, a timer will start. There is no way to "save" the game. You will die when the timer runs out. Don't panic. That's expected. Don't try to figure out what you did wrong to die - you will die no matter what. The game will restart, but anything you learned in the past will be in your computer's memory for retrieval.

OK, 2 more tips (one I wish someone had told me - I finished the game without it):

1. You can make time go by if you sleep at the fire.

2. There is a way to "meditate" until you die. This is very useful when you get stuck and can't get out of somewhere. To find out how to meditate, talk to the people on other planets (you may have to talk more than once before he teaches you).

That's all I'll say.

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rationalist 3 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Just doing a simple internet search for the name to see how to get it, brings up descriptions about how after X time, Y happens. Is that a spoiler?

If so, please let us know so that other people do not get spoiled, and can you provide a link or links to the game that doesn't spoil it?

Thank you!

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demurgos 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

This is a standalone game that needs to be purchased. For PC, it can be acquired through Steam (https://store.steampowered.com/app/753640/Outer_Wilds/). It is also available on consoles, it is not available on mobile. It is playable with keyboard and mouse, but it was primarily created with a game controller in mind.

At it's core, it's a game about exploration to understand what's happening. I recommend looking around and being curious to enjoy it, and avoid rushing. It's my favorite game.

To give you an estimate, I completed the base game with all secrets in about 20-30h. There's also a DLC called "Echoes of Eyes" adding a new area to explore. In total, I spent 45h to fully complete the game.

	▲	rationalist 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Thank you, I just bought Outer Wilders: Archeologist Edition for Nintendo Switch, which appears to be the base game plus the expansion.

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BeetleB 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

After X time, you will die.

There, I said it. The reason I say it openly is because I almost quit the game not understanding that this is supposed to happen.

Not really much of a spoiler.

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monsieurbanana 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

I... Think you just spoiled me. Somehow I've managed to avoid all information about it so far, but now that you said it's like the last question...

It's on me for procrastinating playing the game for so long, it was bound to happen.

	▲	SAI_Peregrinus 2 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		IMO it's a good enough game that you could read the entire plot summary and it'd still be a good story & fun game to play. Much like how you can re-read an Agatha Christie novel & still enjoy it, the best stories are spoiler-proof because even when there's a "twist" that "twist" isn't as important to the quality as the rest of the work.
	▲	jjoonathan 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		"Similar" is doing substantial work. If this is your only clue, it is likely to mislead you for at least 50% of the game, and I strongly suspect you will have fun anyway :)
	▲	cdelsolar 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		this sorta comes up very very early in the game tho