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My favorite game ever made (Probably)

jacobstature

· Reviewed on Series X|S, Xbox One

10

Oh my God this game.

I cannot describe everything I love about this game.

Every aspect of Outer Wilds with exception of maybe the movement, is a 10/10 to me. The story is masterfully crafted, the puzzles are hard to figure out but fair, I made it through the game only having to look up the solution to one puzzle. The environments are a masterclass in environmental story telling and they are beautiful, terrifying, sad and everything in-between.

This game is best enjoyed when you know nothing about it, which makes it kind of hard to make an informed decision on whether you should buy it or not. You should. Especially if you like games like Shadow of the Colossus, Journey, Kentucky Route Zero, or (Oddly enough) Portal 2. The game is about exploring a miniature solar system, flying from planet to planet deciphering the history and actions of an ancient alien race in hopes of discovering the origin of a mysterious signal from deep space and saving your home world. That's about all you can know without ruining the base level of ignorance needed to enjoy the game to its fullest. The game throws a few curveballs that change the game mechanics in a drastic way, but I'll let you discover those on your own if you buy the game.

Of course this game wont be for everybody, a 10/10 is completely subjective. But I think even looking at this game from an objective standpoint its still intricately and lovingly crafted indie game that is most definitely worth its price.

(Note: This game was so good I sent a thank you E-mail to the devs to let them know what a good job they'd done.)