This loop may or may not be to do with the glowing statue of that one extinct race you’re trying to find the whereabouts of that turned to you and replayed your memories back to you as you left the observatory and then again as you died.Īnd just like that, the game goes from nought to sixty, and an entirely new dimension to your playthrough is unearthed. Upon dying, you’ll wake back up at the campfire you started from, but your knowledge and progress from your first life safe in your ship’s log.
As you’ll soon find out, either by your own doing or by the sun going supernova after exactly 22 minutes, death is not the end for you. The game immediately gives you the freedom to play through this minor segment however you want, mirroring what happens as soon as you blast off in your mishmash of a rocket, as hints and murmurings of something bigger form multiple objectives that you can begin at your own leisure.īut before that, there’s the simple concept of time loops. It then goes on explain the lore of this pocket size universe in a concise and understandable way via the Timber Hearth Observatory, setting out nuggets of information that begin your adventure.
The tutorial of Outer Wilds excels in its simplicity, explaining the fundamental mechanics of the game in a unique way that disguises them as astronaut training. So, before I begin, I implore you to boot up Outer Wilds on whatever console you have and go in blind, just like I did, so you can truly, organically experience all this wonderful little game has to offer. It might sound like I’m being too eager to sing this game’s praises, yet I assure you, my enthusiasm is justified. What followed was undoubtedly the most impactful and entertaining experience I have ever had with a video game. Earlier this summer, upon the recommendation of a friend of mine, I downloaded Outer Wilds - a game I’d vaguely heard of but knew next to nothing about.
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