At first the loop also made me feel like I had to hurry a lot. But the more I played the more I found calm in it. You can get to anywhere pretty quickly, and you find plenty of shortcuts if you look for them. And what you don’t have time for in this loop, you have time for in the next. Slow down, enjoy the journey.
For me it was when I was in another planet, doing some kind of progress, and then boom. When I spent most of my time just getting to, and landing on, the planet, just to get “blipped” again 5 minutes into solving a puzzle, was frustrating.
And, to me, it seemed like it happened at random. Trying to stay with the “playing blind” idea, I didn’t look into the actual timing of the booms. It was a constant dread when I was doing something, thinking it may pop at any time.
Once I got my head around the autopilot and the landing camera, the game became much easier. There are definitely still a few things I think I cheesed in unintended ways though.
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Outer Wilds has completely absorbed me. I went in knowing absolutely nothing about the game and am so glad I did!
Once you finish the standard game and DLC, check out the mods. There have been annual game jams that do add some stories.
Didn’t knew about the mods, that might be a rabbit hole to dig into.
https://outerwildsmods.com/mods/
Quantum space buddies is good if you want to play coop. That’s how I played the DLC
Suitlog allows access to the computer from your suit
Scout stream makes the scout a video stream instead of a snapshot
As for story DLC, I’ve played “the vision” and “The stranger”. I liked the stranger much better, but it’s nice to have any new content.
Awesome! I’ve been worrying about what to do when I finish the DLC.
I wish my computer could run this game. On my short list of games I know I’ll love.
Runs fine on the Steam Deck, just sayin’. 😁
I also went into the game blind, but the anxiety inducing loop I did not enjoy at all. I may give it another try some day.
At first the loop also made me feel like I had to hurry a lot. But the more I played the more I found calm in it. You can get to anywhere pretty quickly, and you find plenty of shortcuts if you look for them. And what you don’t have time for in this loop, you have time for in the next. Slow down, enjoy the journey.
For me it was when I was in another planet, doing some kind of progress, and then boom. When I spent most of my time just getting to, and landing on, the planet, just to get “blipped” again 5 minutes into solving a puzzle, was frustrating.
And, to me, it seemed like it happened at random. Trying to stay with the “playing blind” idea, I didn’t look into the actual timing of the booms. It was a constant dread when I was doing something, thinking it may pop at any time.
Once I got my head around the autopilot and the landing camera, the game became much easier. There are definitely still a few things I think I cheesed in unintended ways though.
Oh man, for me it was so much more chill than anxiety producing. Is, since now I’m tackling the DLC.