![]() ![]() When it comes to gameplay, Outer Wilds can be equally exhilarating … and frustrating. Your tiny ship keeps a log of all you’ve discovered, but each restart sends you back to the beginning: to find a new tack, another clue, and the next step on a path to hopefully saving this universe from permanent extinction. And every 22 minutes the time loop resets. This is a space-going time-bomb version of Groundhog Day that plays out in a system of planets sprinkled with secrets and mysteries.Īs you solve environmental puzzles, discover and decipher hidden writings, and find items of unique value, you slowly start to see how the true story’s pieces all fit together. This is indeed a game of exploration, but it’s not the ambling, rambling adventure you might have thought it was. That’s when this game’s true nature becomes a bit more apparent. ![]() And then it’s off to visit your first planet and discover its secrets.Īnd everything starts over. With a bit of local exploration you discover the launch codes for your ship and a universal translator to decipher those wall scrawls and other missives. In fact, although no one actually says as much, it might just be that the space tech we’re supposed to pilot is a hand-me-down from those mysterious predecessors. It’s also evident that there’s something mysterious in the mix: we find statues with glowing eyes and unreadable messages scrawled on the walls of buildings and caves-remnants of an (ancient?) civilization called the Nomai. After a few conversations with our neighbors, we learn that we’re expected to pilot a little spacecraft into the great beyond to explore the planets and space around us. But we’ve got more on our first-person agenda than simply enjoying sweet treats and campfire tales. And it’s apparent we’re one of their sit-by-a-campfire-and-toast-a-marshmallow number. We start out on the rustic and heavily wooded planet of Timber Hearth, a medium-sized orb that’s home to a race of gangly little folks with four eyes and bird wing-like ears. But give things a little time-22 minutes to be exact-and everything changes. When you jump in initially, it can feel a bit like a poor-man’s No Man’s Sky: a space exploration game that’s limited to one solar system worth of planets, moons and comets. Outer Wilds is an award-winning video game with a number of tricks up its sleeve.
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