I made a solid effort to like Outer Wilds, but really, I think it's just not the game for people who aren't into exploring for the sake of exploring. I prefer following objectives, in which case the game is terrible at pointing you in the right direction. I got frustrated and fed up with playing it.
Sure, the game is atmospheric and unique, but I found it too vague to enjoy.
I never got out of the starter planet because the jetpack controls were so horrifically bad. Came to the decision that there was nothing the game could do to make it worth it.
Will probably watch a playthrough one day.
I prefer following objectives, in which case the game is terrible at pointing you in the right direction. I got frustrated and fed up with playing it.
Sure, the game is atmospheric and unique, but I found it too vague to enjoy.
I think it's pretty good if you open up the "Rumor Mode" in your ship's log/map. Pretty much every place has some sort of clue, and if you haven't seen everything in an area it will say "There's more to explore here".I found the rumor mode pretty much useless. Mostly relied on a guide instead.
The game doesn't really point you in a particular direction in the beginning because there's multiple ways to arrive at the clues you need.
Even so, if flying is that difficult, you can just hold right trigger to leave the planet, then use autopilot to go everywhere. That is a built-in accessibility feature.People say this but the auto-pilot is so broken that there's even jokes in game about it. Tbh the only real solution is adapting to the bad controls.
People say this but the auto-pilot is so broken that there's even jokes in game about it. Tbh the only real solution is adapting to the bad controls.
...Are the controls really even that bad? I'm confused how the genuinely skilled gamers of b8 struggled with it.
People say this but the auto-pilot is so broken that there's even jokes in game about it. Tbh the only real solution is adapting to the bad controls.
The joke is that it ignores anything between you and there. It is still a good solution if you are wise enough to avoid flying directly into the sun."Ignores anything between you and your destination" is a pretty bad quality for a pilot to have! Like that's a pretty major flaw!
I never got out of the starter planet because the jetpack controls were so horrifically bad. Came to the decision that there was nothing the game could do to make it worth it.The jetpack controls were good enough I flew to another planet without the rocket
Will probably watch a playthrough one day.
"Ignores anything between you and your destination" is a pretty bad quality for a pilot to have! Like that's a pretty major flaw!
As long as there isn't a sun between and your destination (and seeing the sun is a surprisingly easy thing to do), you'll be fine!It has flown me straight into the center of Hollow's Lantern (when Hollow's Lantern was not even my destination lmao), crashed me into a different planet and killed me, crashed me into the destination planet and killed me, flown past the destination and kept going, etc. It's useful if you're paying attention the whole time and want something to do about 25% of the work for you but to say you can use it "to go everywhere" is insane. It's like saying Mario Kart has autopilot because you can just hold A and it'll get you to wherever you want to go (as long as there's nothing between you and your destination).
It has flown me straight into the center of Hollow's Lantern (when Hollow's Lantern was not even my destination lmao), crashed me into a different planet and killed me, crashed me into the destination planet and killed me, flown past the destination and kept going, etc. It's useful if you're paying attention the whole time and want something to do about 25% of the work for you but to say you can use it "to go everywhere" is insane. It's like saying Mario Kart has autopilot because you can just hold A and it'll get you to wherever you want to go (as long as there's nothing between you and your destination).
It always makes me really sad to hear people talking about not clicking with this game because it really is one of the most incredible experiences I've ever had with a game - or any piece of media, really.
If someone had come to me asking for a more specific recommendation on Outer Wilds because they're not sure if they'd like it or not, I would tell them a lot more about the premise of the game and inform them about what they might or might not enjoy about it
Outer Wilds is maybe the most non-b8 game ever made. It's fantastic, but after being here for so many years and seeing what so many people here enjoy, I wouldn't recommend it to anyone who posts here.This is a really weird sentiment given that so many people on b8 rabidly love Outer Wilds lol
Loved playing through it.
I guess one reason people are so persistent about recommending Outer Wilds is because it is a quintessential Video Game. you're clearly a hardcore gamer already, you understand this medium and have already bought into it as a life's hobby. So you SHOULD like what it delivers. If you don't, there's some sense of like, maybe you forgot why you played games in the first place?