man i tried so many times and couldn’t get into outer wilds. it’s so fucking boring to get started that when things start getting even remotely interesting I’m already checked out.
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shneancy@lemmy.world 6 days ago
Outer Wilds Inscryption Expedition 33
pyre@lemmy.world 5 days ago
shneancy@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Outer Wilds is best started on rainy evenings around late summer, it took me a couple of tries to get into it as well, i bounced off at least 2 times. but the 3rd time it grabbed me and now it’s my all time favourite game.
basically, don’t stress it :) it’s a brilliant game and honestly after you finish it one day you’ll long for the time when it was still ahead of you as you can only play it once for the first time
billhead@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
I love Outer Wilds. I’ll never forgot the moment of resignation when the all too familiar music starts playing only to realize, Oh no, it’s quite different this time.
The DLC though… not for me. It’s like a completely different guy, different genre, with the only thing in common being the looping. I started feeling like such a chore that I just installed some mods to blaze through it and at least see the conclusion.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 6 days ago
Woah. Would you really put Expedition 33 in the same class as the other two? This is the highest indirect praise I’ve seen of the game.
shneancy@lemmy.world 6 days ago
absolutely!
it’s of course a very different game from the other two but brilliant nonetheless
i dislike turn based combat, i dislike jrpg, but Expedition 33? i adore. the world building, the story, the voice acting- are absolutely incredible. It’s one of those lightnings in a bottle that suddenly appear out of seemingly nowhere
BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Yes. The story is gut-wrenching, the world is rich and engaging, the gameplay is interesting. If I had one complaint it’s that the rare platforming segments don’t quite work… but being a masterpiece isn’t about perfection, it’s about impact, and Clair Obscur hits like a hydrogen bomb.
iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
Really? I’ve seen Clair Obscura praised as a masterpiece.
grrgyle@slrpnk.net 5 days ago
I heard of people liking it, but imagined it was good for its genre like BG3, or Bloodbourne.
Putting it next to those other two makes it seem like everyone should play it regardless of their tastes.
criss_cross@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I would too. It’s just really well crafted world building , story, and side content. There’s so much to do and all of it feels fun.