In regards to your one gripe of not being able to suicide into the next cycle, a function just like that actually exists. The space man lounging in a hammock will teach you how to meditate if you ask him how he is so relaxed. Meditating lets you immediately skip into the next cycle.
@@CognizantCheddar I wasn't expecting a very useful game mechanic to be within "how do you stay calm?" I just figured he'd have a chuckle worthy reaponse
Probably my favorite adventure game to date. The sense of discovery was so surreal and intense. I am putting this game on my "wish I could erase my memories to experience it again" list, ironically.
To any prospective players: The less of this (or any other) video you watch, the better! Jump on it, it's an amazing experience, better experienced as raw as possible.
I cant agree more I jumped into the game just knowing the tutorial and the inside of the storm/ocean planet (idk the english name) Man what an awesome experience it was Definitely one of my favourites games ever
HeilSquadW ok I’m only half an hour into this game and I discovered that the launch code is Morse code for mdn which is a substitution cipher for “one” which I’m guessing is an Easter egg play on the whole “chosen one” cliche. If that’s what’s in store for me, I should file the divorce papers now because I will be marrying this game.
Yeah guess he never talked to him a second time after his death. The only other time looper, I thought he was important enough to talk to again. He really does know a way to pass the time. I knew that "four eyes closing" animation from the hide and seek tutorial weren't going to be wasted for just one thing.
What Outer Wilds has that other adventure/survival games don't is the removal of unnecessary frustration. Each twenty minute playthrough has me excited for the next. You never feel defeated but inspired. You find yourself laughing at the mistake you've made and learn from it when you restart. That's Outer Wilds greatest tool - knowledge, and the key to solving the cataclysm. I can recall misplacing a jump and falling into a blackhole; only to be jettisoned to the other side of the galaxy. Finding derelict ruins with secrets to tell, as well as the cause of the cataclysm passing right by me. I chuckled to myself. Sure, I had uncovered something important, but I was floating in the vastness of space while my ship was too far to reach. I gained another piece to the puzzle and continued on my wonderfully strange journey.
I trudged all the way up to the observatory to get the launch code, took off and landed on a planet and died from some ghost thing with no explanation. Appeared back at the beginning and then quit the game with the knowledge I didn't have slowly walk up to that observatory again. Did I do it right?
The deaths can be hilarious too. Auto piloting to a planet and hit by an asteroid requiring me to get out and fix it, which I do seconds before it explodes propelling me out into space ✔️ Keenly jumping out of my ship to explore a ruin to find I hadn’t put my space suit on ✔️ Moon jumping around a planet at such speed I fatally crash into a cliff ✔️ Getting distracted whilst flying and get my ship stuck in a tree to then die from the fall whilst trying to get out ✔️ With the reset, you can just enjoy your own stupidity
Was looking for a new game to play with the missus and came across Outer wilds on the Xbox game pass, playing this through with my gf who's a less experienced gamer recaptured moments only akin to childhood gaming, making discoveries together as we explored really reminded me of what immersion is supposed to be.
Every month or so I think about this game and what it has left me with. It is still so impressive at how they pulled off a world that is living and you're just along for it's ride. The lack of direction may be a turnoff to some but to those of us that see us through will be left with something that pops up in our mind from time to time. Glad to to see a physical copy coming soon. Cheers. 🍻
lol I managed to do that as well. I was actually really proud of myself that I managed to get my ship onto the platform without damaging anything, since my landing was still shitty. And then I was like "so, what do these blue glowing balls do?" Aaand gone was my ship, oops. At least I got an achievement on Steam for it lol
All I could think was "Outer wilds not outer worlds" then there's parts where your accent blurred the lines lol. Great review I've been hyped for this one.
Picked this up from the xbox game pass as the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Man this game is good and so original. I'm going to buy it to support the devs as I really want the brains behind this to make more awesome games. 10/10 and I've only played for a few hours.
Hey, not sure if it’s been mentioned (there’s a lot of comments to read) but, Matt said he wanted an option to reset at your own will. Well, you can. If you talk to Gabbro about dealing with dying all the time, he will teach you meditation, then you can reset your time loop from the pause menu.
That's the kind of review that makes me play a game, and then come back after I'm finished to watch it again and see what it got right. See you again soon, I guess.
@Turki @HornetHail This game is everything I expected, and more. I wish I could forget its main discoveries so I could experience it once again, which is something few games managed to. Still looking forward for my next playthrough in a foreseeable future 🙂
10:54 ...that is such a good descriptor, very good writing on your part. Brought a tear to my eye. Wish more game companies thought about this kind of thing.
I think what I especially love about this game is that every part feels connected and considered in design. There are few plot holes or unexplained things. Even things that early in, I thought.. How does that even work?, turn out to be extremely well explained. Spoiler free small example: I didn't realize that the small crystal in your ship is a gravity crystal that keeps you upright all the time. That's so simple and cool but those details are so well thought out! I love that the world feels entirely consistent and internally logical. The one question I don't that gets answered (correct me if I missed something) is why you and Gabbro are activated with the statues in the first place.
I LOVE the music and ambiance in this game! The music is a large aspect to this game, in my opinion. Playing this game is the 12 year old me in '92, getting to play what was in his head.
Got this on Gamepass. It’s worth the asking price with one huge caution as follows: If you are the type of person who needs kills and leveling up to stay interested... this is not for you. The lure in this game is revealing the mystery, solving puzzles and exploration. If that appeals to you, it’s worth the buy.
TropicTom I agree, was playing this when my 11 yr old cousin came over, he wasn’t interested in this game as all, since there is no fighting, personally I enjoy all types of games as long as they are made well
I seen this game pop up on Sale at Steam and wanted to see a Review i'm lucky i viewed your video first. Thank you Sir. I'm sold. i'll hold onto it till i have a free weekend to really dig in
I'm finally getting around to playing this after hearing about it on the Castle Superbeast podcast and man I wish I had heeded their warnings about going into this game blind. I'm still discovering plenty on my own, but there are a couple things from that podcast and another video as well that I would have loved to find out for myself. I feel like I skipped over a bunch of early-game areas and almost unwittingly jumped to more late-game secrets. About 3-4 hours in and I still haven't talked to any of the other astronauts besides the guy on the moon, and I haven't been to any of the other normal planets. Yet I've been to the space station around the storm planet and have been investigating the Twins. Still, I probably wouldn't have picked it up in the first place were it not for getting the hard sell, so I guess it all comes out in the wash. One thing I will say as a random side note: this is probably one of the only games where your piloting gets *worse* the longer you play it. Careful and gentle touchdowns give way to casually tossing your ship towards the nearest planet as you realize how much punishment it can take and how little time you have to give a shit about whether or not you can leave the planet anyway.
9:46 A little-known fact about this game -- there is an option to force reboot, called meditation. To unlock it, you have to speak to Gabbro (at Giant's deep) after you meet him once and die. This is very hard to find since literally every other object in this game does not present any new intercations dependant on the amount of past loops experienced.
@@MrParis215 Getting into it there are some luck based events you'll stumble upon, but it's not like some of the witness level stuff. Buy it. It's quickly becoming my game of the year.
I’ve already accidentally flown into the sun twice, and I fell into a black hole, floating in space for about 4-6 minutes until the sun’s gravity pulled me, engulfing me yet again. Amazing game.
This was an awesome review! I came in not knowing anything about this game, feeling bad that it's coming out in the same year (probably) as Outer Worlds, and would probably be mistaken or forgotten, but it looks like it will stand on it's own merit! You got a new sub! 😀
"A spaceship built from old barrels" -- What the ship reminds me of is "Starbug" from the sci-fi-sitcom "Red Dwarf" -- Same general shape and squalid look... In fact, I'm just starting OW, but I admit I'm wondering how much it's influenced by certain other sci-fi series... Banjo music in space? -- Definitely a "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" vibe there!
Good video! Thanks for doing it! I consider this as a love letter for a project in which the devs have put a lot of effort. Thanks to it I want to play it. Every game that deserves a love letter as well made as this one is worthy of our time.
Bought this game on the basis of this review, and my word: it is great. It has the ability of feeling so large and yet you can rocket around it so quickly once you know where you’re going that the 20min constraint starts to feel generous. I also love that you can just jump right in and start digging, each clue hinting at another, or just fluffing out the narrative - which is excellently written. I loved unraveling people’s timelines Zelda Majora Mask, and this expertly captures that same feeling for me. Can anyone recommend any other Groundhog Day style games?
Rock Paper Shotgun No, but looks good. I must have overlooked it a number of times because of that title without ever checking to see what it was actually about.
Truly, ever since I saw the beta footage of the game, I was hooked. But I had no idea the final game would be THIS good. It's an amazing adventure, great story and very unique sense of discovery, the pursuit of the unknown.
@@CanwereachsubscribersWit-zz6fx Nope, it's just single player (perhaps even more "single player" than single player games usually are, considering how hard it is to talk to people about it who are playing the game and know less than you)
This game is amazing, it was for free on the game pass and it is so underrated, it's easily one of my favorite adventure games and everything about it is beautiful, the way it tells its story, the music, the imagery(seriously the devs have so much imagination, each planet had a unique quirk and all of them were beautiful on their own way)I would love seeing this game getting more popular, the creators deserve it and it makes me sad how unpopular this game is.
I think it's doing okay? More importantly, everyone who is playing it is falling in love with it - and I'm sure that means the world to the people who made it. It's a really special game - I almost pity people who haven't played it.
In reference to the one thing you would change about the game, the 'manual removal of the helmet' - if you speak to the guy on giants deep after a few loops, he teaches you how to 'meditate' which functions as a reset switch for that loop.
There is a way to force a death but you have to unlock it by going to the guy on Giants Deep and ask how he is so calm with the impending doom after this in the pause menu there will be a wait till next loop button (if you go down that branch of dialogue it ends that loop)
wasnt too sure if I would like it when I bought it but I did it anyway because everyone was saying it was great. now its in my top 5 singleplayer games ever
This was the perfect introduction to this amazing game! You only added to the joy of discovery when I discovered that your one gripe was actually a hidden feature. I completed it on game pass, but I made sure to buy it after as I need them to make more games.
One of the best games I’ll ever have the privilege of playing. I am so thankful for the developers and their passion and life put into this game. It’s the kind of game that surpasses the 5 rating. It’s a 6/5 kind of game.
It’s worth mentioning that this game managed to do something no other game has ever managed to do: It made me seriously fear the unknown. Xenophobia it’s called. But this was more related to concepts and ideas we don’t know of, and exploring these ideas was kind of like living in cosmic horror.
I got a free preorder for this game when I watched E3 on mixer a year or 2 ago. Originally it said its release date on the store said it was coming out in like 2799 or something like that. Then it disappeared from the store entirely and I figured the entire project was cancelled. But i left it in my games and apps sections as a token. Something most people wouldnt have since it's a game that no longer exists. It stayed this way for several months. But then recently its "pre-ordered" marker reappeared. It's back on the store. And suddenly people are playing this game. And now I care about it and am actually looking forward to playing it, something I thought would never come to be. Last I checked it still said "pre-ordered" but once I get the chance, I'll definitely hop on and give it a go
I really liked the video, my only issue is that I think 10:20 is a bit of a spoiler. The entire game revolves around translating text from a long-dead civilization. You can infer from "99% of the people you are reading about are long since dead" that there is someone you are reading about that ISN'T dead.
I think I was probably thinking of the few texts around the galaxy from living characters, but, of course, they don't need to be translated. It was a while since I wrote this one, so a little puzzled by why I wrote that line - I really did go out of my way to avoid bigger revelations about REDACTED.
This completely flew under my radar but consider me suitably interested now. I have become a bit stuck in my ways gaming-wise of late and am less inclined to go for something as left-field as this sounds than I used to be, but I'll have to look some more into this one. The 20-minute reset thing sounds like it might be stressful / annoying, but I didn't get any sense of that from this vid. If I'm exploring a remote planet (or relatively remote) and don't get it seen in the 20 minutes, does anything carry over or is progress lost?
Every piece of information that you read/learn is saved in computer. And it takes less than a minute to get to any planet. I had the same worries, but after a few hours you're running circles around the time constraint.
Great review, but two things: 1. You can pass time quickly by dozing off at a campfire. 2. As many have already said, talking with the hammock astronaut teaches you how to meditate and reset the loop.
my only issue with this game was that the puzzle to get into the ATP seemed really obscure, it wasn't difficult to do it just wasn't hinted at anywhere
One thing I like is that even when I'm stumbling about confused and bumping into stuff I had already explored, *I'd read it again anyway.* Re-reading old bits of lore scattered around places *in new context* can be just as helpful as uncovering something new. Found this strange symbol on the ground? Ok. Come back to it later after recognizing it somewhere very important? OH!
I am old and arthritic and 8:30 pm feels like midnight to me. Bedtime is 9, at the latest, cannot hold my eyes open but this game kept me up ALLL NIGHT!!! I love it. It feels while very different in gameplay, a bit inspired by the incredible worlds of Samorost, that small, impoosible solar system but this one is cataclysmic which adds to the gameplay here.
I didn't even know there was a time loop when I started the game and it took me quite a couple of deaths until I realized there was a timer. I did resort to some guides here and there though because the time pressure of some puzzles was getting a bit under my skin. What a great game though
@@kindleyfever258 you sure it was 2018? It feels like it was at least 2017. Becauee it had a period where it dissapeared from the store and that felt like a year to me. Honestly my concept of time has been really messed up the past 2 years or so lol
I'm sold. Bought and purchased. Right up my alley. This video is a masterclass in how to sell a game. Looking forward to the adventure! Gotta finish Observation first before this game's release!
You mentioned you wanted to remove your helmet so you could die quickly, but Gabbro on Giant's Deep can teach you to meditate. This acts as a "reset" button because you're literally meditating until the universe explodes, except you just close your eyes and open them back at the start.
The game has a few smaller flaws, especially towards the end of the game when it can be VERY bad at explaining what you COULD do next. I got stuck for many hours with no "there is more to explore here" hints from the Ship Log. It also feels like an oversight that we, the player, don't get an instrument. But all in all, it's an absolutely fantastic game!
>"Honestly, you could build an entire puzzle game on [the Quantum mechanics] alone!" Did you mean: Antichamber? (I know, not quite the same from a storytelling perspective, but mechnically it's the same "things change when offscreen" concept)
@@diegorabr Yeah, I think the strength of the quantum objects/phenomena in Outer Wilds is that the quantum rules are developed and well defined, yet so unlike our normal macro reality that physically and intellectually exploring them is just exciting and engaging. Portal is a good example of such a game. The portal mechanic in those games is both well defined and elegantly simple, but portal physics are so exotic and fun to explore that you can make a whole game centered on the joy of learning how to "think with portals." I agree that they could make a great puzzle game by deep diving into the macroscopic quantum mechanics. They are similarly exotic and fun to learn about.
You can technically take off youre helmet and go to the next loop you gotta talk to the guy on Giants Deep and learn how to meditate and then whenever you click the pause button you can choose to meditate to the next cycle.
In regards to your one gripe of not being able to suicide into the next cycle, a function just like that actually exists. The space man lounging in a hammock will teach you how to meditate if you ask him how he is so relaxed. Meditating lets you immediately skip into the next cycle.
Wait, gabbro? I talked to him a few times and he never let that detail slip
@@Ryukachoo go back and try it again
@@Ryukachoo When you exit a conversation without going through all of the options, don't you expect to miss things?
@@CognizantCheddar
I wasn't expecting a very useful game mechanic to be within "how do you stay calm?" I just figured he'd have a chuckle worthy reaponse
@@Ryukachoo You literally exited a conversation before going through all the dialogue options. Have you never played an adventure game before? lmao
Probably my favorite adventure game to date. The sense of discovery was so surreal and intense. I am putting this game on my "wish I could erase my memories to experience it again" list, ironically.
Aaaah. The list we all have but can never achieve...😭
Yeah it has some really good moments where you discover something you didn't know before or see something crazy where you are left breathless
@rdokoye its boring
@rdokoye u like it dear?
@rdokoye true subnautica was definitely a 100/10 for me.
To any prospective players: The less of this (or any other) video you watch, the better! Jump on it, it's an amazing experience, better experienced as raw as possible.
I cant agree more
I jumped into the game just knowing the tutorial and the inside of the storm/ocean planet (idk the english name)
Man what an awesome experience it was
Definitely one of my favourites games ever
I was about 20 seconds into the video before I saw your comment. Pausing video and going to go play it now. I'll report back when finished. :)
@@BakhariB You never came back :(
HeilSquadW my wife talked me into playing the Sims. XD
HeilSquadW ok I’m only half an hour into this game and I discovered that the launch code is Morse code for mdn which is a substitution cipher for “one” which I’m guessing is an Easter egg play on the whole “chosen one” cliche. If that’s what’s in store for me, I should file the divorce papers now because I will be marrying this game.
This video convinced me to play what would become one of my all time favourite titles. Very well written video. Thanks, mate.
About to install it right now, me. This and The Outer Worlds.
This seems extremely philosophical and astrophysical. Metaphysical.
9:39 If you talk to the guy on Giant's Deep, you do actually get a reset button where you can "Meditate until the next loop"
Yeah guess he never talked to him a second time after his death. The only other time looper, I thought he was important enough to talk to again. He really does know a way to pass the time.
I knew that "four eyes closing" animation from the hide and seek tutorial weren't going to be wasted for just one thing.
@@Mandabar2 Yeah I was hoping he would be important tbh
Oh sh*t I've just finished the game without discovering that reset button....
Anyway, committing suicide was not very difficult ! :-D
@@SylvainSangla lol
What Outer Wilds has that other adventure/survival games don't is the removal of unnecessary frustration. Each twenty minute playthrough has me excited for the next. You never feel defeated but inspired. You find yourself laughing at the mistake you've made and learn from it when you restart. That's Outer Wilds greatest tool - knowledge, and the key to solving the cataclysm. I can recall misplacing a jump and falling into a blackhole; only to be jettisoned to the other side of the galaxy. Finding derelict ruins with secrets to tell, as well as the cause of the cataclysm passing right by me. I chuckled to myself. Sure, I had uncovered something important, but I was floating in the vastness of space while my ship was too far to reach. I gained another piece to the puzzle and continued on my wonderfully strange journey.
Yes! Exactly this. How refreshing to have progress tied, not to gadgets and keys, but your collected knowledge of the universe. Wonderful design!
@@rockpapershot Fantastic review btw!
Honestly the worst thing about this game is never being able to experience it for the first time again.
I trudged all the way up to the observatory to get the launch code, took off and landed on a planet and died from some ghost thing with no explanation. Appeared back at the beginning and then quit the game with the knowledge I didn't have slowly walk up to that observatory again. Did I do it right?
The deaths can be hilarious too.
Auto piloting to a planet and hit by an asteroid requiring me to get out and fix it, which I do seconds before it explodes propelling me out into space ✔️
Keenly jumping out of my ship to explore a ruin to find I hadn’t put my space suit on ✔️
Moon jumping around a planet at such speed I fatally crash into a cliff ✔️
Getting distracted whilst flying and get my ship stuck in a tree to then die from the fall whilst trying to get out ✔️
With the reset, you can just enjoy your own stupidity
Was looking for a new game to play with the missus and came across Outer wilds on the Xbox game pass, playing this through with my gf who's a less experienced gamer recaptured moments only akin to childhood gaming, making discoveries together as we explored really reminded me of what immersion is supposed to be.
This. I hope to show my non gamer gf a game like this In hopes she'll do a play thru with me
Every month or so I think about this game and what it has left me with. It is still so impressive at how they pulled off a world that is living and you're just along for it's ride. The lack of direction may be a turnoff to some but to those of us that see us through will be left with something that pops up in our mind from time to time. Glad to to see a physical copy coming soon. Cheers. 🍻
“Or the time I parked my ship on a landing platform, that turned out to be a gravity canon.” Best thing I’ve heard all year.
yeah I actually laughed really bad when he said that ;D
lol I managed to do that as well. I was actually really proud of myself that I managed to get my ship onto the platform without damaging anything, since my landing was still shitty. And then I was like "so, what do these blue glowing balls do?" Aaand gone was my ship, oops. At least I got an achievement on Steam for it lol
All I could think was "Outer wilds not outer worlds" then there's parts where your accent blurred the lines lol. Great review I've been hyped for this one.
I called it The Outer Wilds for most of the read and had to edit out 'the' about 20 times.
Picked this up from the xbox game pass as the reviews were overwhelmingly positive. Man this game is good and so original. I'm going to buy it to support the devs as I really want the brains behind this to make more awesome games. 10/10 and I've only played for a few hours.
Automaticbog so? Did you beat it? How bout that ending god damn
Hey, not sure if it’s been mentioned (there’s a lot of comments to read) but, Matt said he wanted an option to reset at your own will. Well, you can. If you talk to Gabbro about dealing with dying all the time, he will teach you meditation, then you can reset your time loop from the pause menu.
That's the kind of review that makes me play a game, and then come back after I'm finished to watch it again and see what it got right. See you again soon, I guess.
Yo what's your opinion after 8 months
Sooo how’s your opinion 1 year later? XD
@Turki @HornetHail This game is everything I expected, and more. I wish I could forget its main discoveries so I could experience it once again, which is something few games managed to. Still looking forward for my next playthrough in a foreseeable future 🙂
10:54 ...that is such a good descriptor, very good writing on your part. Brought a tear to my eye. Wish more game companies thought about this kind of thing.
I think what I especially love about this game is that every part feels connected and considered in design. There are few plot holes or unexplained things. Even things that early in, I thought.. How does that even work?, turn out to be extremely well explained.
Spoiler free small example: I didn't realize that the small crystal in your ship is a gravity crystal that keeps you upright all the time. That's so simple and cool but those details are so well thought out! I love that the world feels entirely consistent and internally logical.
The one question I don't that gets answered (correct me if I missed something) is why you and Gabbro are activated with the statues in the first place.
(spoilers) As soon as the Ash Twin Project succeeded, the statues were supposed to link up with the nearest Nomai so they could stop the loop.
He was the closest one to a statue and so were you.
I LOVE the music and ambiance in this game! The music is a large aspect to this game, in my opinion. Playing this game is the 12 year old me in '92, getting to play what was in his head.
Got this on Gamepass. It’s worth the asking price with one huge caution as follows:
If you are the type of person who needs kills and leveling up to stay interested... this is not for you. The lure in this game is revealing the mystery, solving puzzles and exploration. If that appeals to you, it’s worth the buy.
Borderlands is the only looter shooter game series I accept!!
Because it is so much more than that.
bigzachful Borderlands? Oh yeah this game will be dead by the time BL3 comes out
TropicTom I agree, was playing this when my 11 yr old cousin came over, he wasn’t interested in this game as all, since there is no fighting, personally I enjoy all types of games as long as they are made well
One of the best reviews I've seen. Ever. Thanks so much for the warm and tinglies that I now know await me... Cheers!
Thanks so much for the kind words! Really appreciate it.
The only thing standing out in comparison to the narrative masterpiece that is outer wilds is the quality of this review. Congrats.
I seen this game pop up on Sale at Steam and wanted to see a Review i'm lucky i viewed your video first. Thank you Sir. I'm sold. i'll hold onto it till i have a free weekend to really dig in
I'm finally getting around to playing this after hearing about it on the Castle Superbeast podcast and man I wish I had heeded their warnings about going into this game blind. I'm still discovering plenty on my own, but there are a couple things from that podcast and another video as well that I would have loved to find out for myself. I feel like I skipped over a bunch of early-game areas and almost unwittingly jumped to more late-game secrets. About 3-4 hours in and I still haven't talked to any of the other astronauts besides the guy on the moon, and I haven't been to any of the other normal planets. Yet I've been to the space station around the storm planet and have been investigating the Twins.
Still, I probably wouldn't have picked it up in the first place were it not for getting the hard sell, so I guess it all comes out in the wash.
One thing I will say as a random side note: this is probably one of the only games where your piloting gets *worse* the longer you play it. Careful and gentle touchdowns give way to casually tossing your ship towards the nearest planet as you realize how much punishment it can take and how little time you have to give a shit about whether or not you can leave the planet anyway.
After playing this for a whole day, im not disappointed 10/10
i wanted to try it,so i launched a new game and here i'm 6 hours later seeing other people playin it ^^ ,what a wonderful game
This or Star Wars?
9:46 A little-known fact about this game -- there is an option to force reboot, called meditation. To unlock it, you have to speak to Gabbro (at Giant's deep) after you meet him once and die. This is very hard to find since literally every other object in this game does not present any new intercations dependant on the amount of past loops experienced.
This game has blown my mind so far and I'm only an hour in.
Is it difficult to grasp?... I'm thinking about taking the plunge cause it's talked about alot
@@MrParis215 Getting into it there are some luck based events you'll stumble upon, but it's not like some of the witness level stuff. Buy it. It's quickly becoming my game of the year.
I’ve already accidentally flown into the sun twice, and I fell into a black hole, floating in space for about 4-6 minutes until the sun’s gravity pulled me, engulfing me yet again.
Amazing game.
a racing game based on this games jetpack mechanic would be amazing considering how much fun slingshoting around the black hole is
I'm also jealous they get to try it new!! This game blew my mind over and over again. I recommend it to people often.
im glad this turned out good. i have had my eye on it a long time
We need this for VR !!!
josue naranjo someone is working on a mod for VR
That would be terrifying
The VR mod is out, I can confirm it is terrifying.
This was an awesome review! I came in not knowing anything about this game, feeling bad that it's coming out in the same year (probably) as Outer Worlds, and would probably be mistaken or forgotten, but it looks like it will stand on it's own merit! You got a new sub! 😀
With just one video, You made me want to buy it immediately! (Loved the music too)
it comes out today
"A spaceship built from old barrels" -- What the ship reminds me of is "Starbug" from the sci-fi-sitcom "Red Dwarf" -- Same general shape and squalid look... In fact, I'm just starting OW, but I admit I'm wondering how much it's influenced by certain other sci-fi series... Banjo music in space? -- Definitely a "Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" vibe there!
It’s so scary at times I don’t know why but such a good game the ending is fantastic definetly worth the grind
giants deep core is scary
@@platinumdirt904 yep looking at the core under the current is a little too unnerving tbh
Good video! Thanks for doing it! I consider this as a love letter for a project in which the devs have put a lot of effort. Thanks to it I want to play it. Every game that deserves a love letter as well made as this one is worthy of our time.
Bought this game on the basis of this review, and my word: it is great.
It has the ability of feeling so large and yet you can rocket around it so quickly once you know where you’re going that the 20min constraint starts to feel generous.
I also love that you can just jump right in and start digging, each clue hinting at another, or just fluffing out the narrative - which is excellently written.
I loved unraveling people’s timelines Zelda Majora Mask, and this expertly captures that same feeling for me.
Can anyone recommend any other Groundhog Day style games?
Have you played Sexy Brutale? Great time-looping murder mystery.
Rock Paper Shotgun
No, but looks good. I must have overlooked it a number of times because of that title without ever checking to see what it was actually about.
This is the best review and or explanation of the game out there. Thank you for this.
06:15 I got stuck at the same puzzle and had the same idea to search on this area. Glad I wasn't the only one (darn old bark lol)
I agree for the late game problem, when you start to be a little bit stuck and you are like " so what should i do ? " and you make hypothesis and all
Will buy as soon as it's on Steam!
On steam
Truly, ever since I saw the beta footage of the game, I was hooked. But I had no idea the final game would be THIS good.
It's an amazing adventure, great story and very unique sense of discovery, the pursuit of the unknown.
shame epic won't let me pay for the game though
same...:(
kmlkmljkl what do you mean?
they don't accept paypal balance
@@kmlkmljkl But... they accept it o.O
It's out on steam now
Thanks for the awesome review and thank you Xbox game pass for having this day 1.
Honestly, excellent review. I'm keen to play it.
Thanks! The desired effect.
If I hadn't already backed this long ago, I'd have been sold by this review
Thanks!
Is this game multiplayer
@@CanwereachsubscribersWit-zz6fx Nope, it's just single player (perhaps even more "single player" than single player games usually are, considering how hard it is to talk to people about it who are playing the game and know less than you)
Haha not seen this you say it's been about for a while?
I'm gonna have to check it out.
This game is amazing, it was for free on the game pass and it is so underrated, it's easily one of my favorite adventure games and everything about it is beautiful, the way it tells its story, the music, the imagery(seriously the devs have so much imagination, each planet had a unique quirk and all of them were beautiful on their own way)I would love seeing this game getting more popular, the creators deserve it and it makes me sad how unpopular this game is.
I think it's doing okay? More importantly, everyone who is playing it is falling in love with it - and I'm sure that means the world to the people who made it. It's a really special game - I almost pity people who haven't played it.
You got me hooked. Also is all of this mesmerizing music from the game itself?
Yes, yes it is
@@MadmanKThree awesome thx
Adore this game. One of my top 10 of all time for sure. Really beautiful Universe, and fantastic mechanics.
In reference to the one thing you would change about the game, the 'manual removal of the helmet' - if you speak to the guy on giants deep after a few loops, he teaches you how to 'meditate' which functions as a reset switch for that loop.
There is a way to force a death but you have to unlock it by going to the guy on Giants Deep and ask how he is so calm with the impending doom after this in the pause menu there will be a wait till next loop button (if you go down that branch of dialogue it ends that loop)
Sold me on it. It's got The Room style puzzles in space thing going.
So is this a puzzle game?
I've never heard of this before but it sounds amazing.
Damn, i've been waiting for years for this to come out. I even have the demo of the game that was released ages ago haha
Thanks for a great review!
Can’t wait for the OST to come out!
It is on spotify btw
wasnt too sure if I would like it when I bought it but I did it anyway because everyone was saying it was great. now its in my top 5 singleplayer games ever
The music alone makes me want to buy this. Great review!
This was the perfect introduction to this amazing game! You only added to the joy of discovery when I discovered that your one gripe was actually a hidden feature. I completed it on game pass, but I made sure to buy it after as I need them to make more games.
I love the music that plays at around 4:30. Can somebody tell me what it is, pretty please?
Outer Wilds looks great. I'm going to pick it up as soon as it releases on a good platform.
**ahem** xbox
Bob Tillich *ahem* anything but ps4
@@bobtillich8306 360 was the best of that console generation. Xbone one is the worst.
Great review! Can't wait to play it now
One of the best games I’ll ever have the privilege of playing. I am so thankful for the developers and their passion and life put into this game. It’s the kind of game that surpasses the 5 rating. It’s a 6/5 kind of game.
It’s worth mentioning that this game managed to do something no other game has ever managed to do: It made me seriously fear the unknown. Xenophobia it’s called. But this was more related to concepts and ideas we don’t know of, and exploring these ideas was kind of like living in cosmic horror.
Limited run games is doing a limited run of this game so I'm pretty excited
nice video dude
I would give anything to place this game for the first time again
you really made me hyped for this
Thought this had potential, looking forward to it coming out on Steam eventually.
I got a free preorder for this game when I watched E3 on mixer a year or 2 ago.
Originally it said its release date on the store said it was coming out in like 2799 or something like that.
Then it disappeared from the store entirely and I figured the entire project was cancelled. But i left it in my games and apps sections as a token. Something most people wouldnt have since it's a game that no longer exists. It stayed this way for several months.
But then recently its "pre-ordered" marker reappeared. It's back on the store. And suddenly people are playing this game. And now I care about it and am actually looking forward to playing it, something I thought would never come to be.
Last I checked it still said "pre-ordered" but once I get the chance, I'll definitely hop on and give it a go
Shadow s same here! :-) I noticed it was a preorder..then it vanished..now I’m playing it. It’s great.
Good review!
Groundhog day/Majora's Mask/ Lightning Returns like time limit! You already sold me.
Yeah, the Majora's Mask comparison is good - the dying moments of the universe have a similar vibe. Plays this awesome music.
@@rockpapershot Played it last night and was addicted. Thanks for the recommendation!
Actually, if you check the Outer Wilds ost on Spotify, the last song references Majora's Mask
simply put: game of the year 2019
I can't wait!
Hey TARS design is engineering genius!
Thank you Matt. Great coverage.
I really liked the video, my only issue is that I think 10:20 is a bit of a spoiler.
The entire game revolves around translating text from a long-dead civilization. You can infer from "99% of the people you are reading about are long since dead"
that there is someone you are reading about that ISN'T dead.
I think I was probably thinking of the few texts around the galaxy from living characters, but, of course, they don't need to be translated. It was a while since I wrote this one, so a little puzzled by why I wrote that line - I really did go out of my way to avoid bigger revelations about REDACTED.
This completely flew under my radar but consider me suitably interested now. I have become a bit stuck in my ways gaming-wise of late and am less inclined to go for something as left-field as this sounds than I used to be, but I'll have to look some more into this one.
The 20-minute reset thing sounds like it might be stressful / annoying, but I didn't get any sense of that from this vid. If I'm exploring a remote planet (or relatively remote) and don't get it seen in the 20 minutes, does anything carry over or is progress lost?
Every piece of information that you read/learn is saved in computer. And it takes less than a minute to get to any planet. I had the same worries, but after a few hours you're running circles around the time constraint.
You CAN go to sleep at the campfire you spawn at to make the clock go by faster for a specific time point.
This is a serious contender for my favorite game of all time
Thanks for summing up my deep feelings for this game ❤️
What are big guys for if not being loud?
Great review, but two things:
1. You can pass time quickly by dozing off at a campfire.
2. As many have already said, talking with the hammock astronaut teaches you how to meditate and reset the loop.
Looking forward to this.
my only issue with this game was that the puzzle to get into the ATP seemed really obscure, it wasn't difficult to do it just wasn't hinted at anywhere
What a fantastic video! Hopefully I can get this tonight on the store!
Looks fun. I might get it if it ever gets to steam.
It will
One thing I like is that even when I'm stumbling about confused and bumping into stuff I had already explored, *I'd read it again anyway.* Re-reading old bits of lore scattered around places *in new context* can be just as helpful as uncovering something new. Found this strange symbol on the ground? Ok. Come back to it later after recognizing it somewhere very important? OH!
Just finished this game love it
I am old and arthritic and 8:30 pm feels like midnight to me. Bedtime is 9, at the latest, cannot hold my eyes open but this game kept me up ALLL NIGHT!!! I love it. It feels while very different in gameplay, a bit inspired by the incredible worlds of Samorost, that small, impoosible solar system but this one is cataclysmic which adds to the gameplay here.
I didn't even know there was a time loop when I started the game and it took me quite a couple of deaths until I realized there was a timer. I did resort to some guides here and there though because the time pressure of some puzzles was getting a bit under my skin. What a great game though
Even though it's coming out on Xbox Game Pass I feel it deserves a buy!
I want them to make a pile of money so they can make more games. What a talented bunch!
You just gave me an erection I was gonna buy this game anyways but now I’m hyped
I hope Microsoft already gave them a bunch of money because they gave the game away for free to anyone who watched E3 2018 on Mixer last year.
@@kindleyfever258 you sure it was 2018?
It feels like it was at least 2017.
Becauee it had a period where it dissapeared from the store and that felt like a year to me.
Honestly my concept of time has been really messed up the past 2 years or so lol
I'm sold. Bought and purchased. Right up my alley. This video is a masterclass in how to sell a game. Looking forward to the adventure! Gotta finish Observation first before this game's release!
Ha, I played this right after Observation. A much needed antidote to that bleak quest.
Really well written man
hi, I might be stupid but is there some sort of fps cap setting? afterburner says 140fps but I could swear its running at 60fps?
I think it has vsync as default, my game was limited to 144 Hz
You mentioned you wanted to remove your helmet so you could die quickly, but Gabbro on Giant's Deep can teach you to meditate. This acts as a "reset" button because you're literally meditating until the universe explodes, except you just close your eyes and open them back at the start.
You have convinced me, thank you 🙏🏻
Thank you for the amazing vid! Made me buy the game.. 10sec to go till it's downloader haha
1:00 take me to the "outer worlds"!
The game has a few smaller flaws, especially towards the end of the game when it can be VERY bad at explaining what you COULD do next. I got stuck for many hours with no "there is more to explore here" hints from the Ship Log. It also feels like an oversight that we, the player, don't get an instrument. But all in all, it's an absolutely fantastic game!
I can't believe I hadn't heard of this game before!
In the beginning I felt like he was describing what remains of Edith finch
Looks good. Only $14.99 on sale in the Epic store right now.
>"Honestly, you could build an entire puzzle game on [the Quantum mechanics] alone!"
Did you mean: Antichamber? (I know, not quite the same from a storytelling perspective, but mechnically it's the same "things change when offscreen" concept)
But antichamber doesnt have rules like in outerwilds, things just happen
@@diegorabr Yeah, I think the strength of the quantum objects/phenomena in Outer Wilds is that the quantum rules are developed and well defined, yet so unlike our normal macro reality that physically and intellectually exploring them is just exciting and engaging. Portal is a good example of such a game. The portal mechanic in those games is both well defined and elegantly simple, but portal physics are so exotic and fun to explore that you can make a whole game centered on the joy of learning how to "think with portals."
I agree that they could make a great puzzle game by deep diving into the macroscopic quantum mechanics. They are similarly exotic and fun to learn about.
You can technically take off youre helmet and go to the next loop you gotta talk to the guy on Giants Deep and learn how to meditate and then whenever you click the pause button you can choose to meditate to the next cycle.