I found this disappointing for the following reasons:

1. The ship log interpreting images into text is unsatisfying as it hands over many answers for free.
2. The stealth segments were absolutely not good.
3. The majority of the puzzles were about solving the new people's riddles which is much more game-y than the base game's focus on understanding the universe.
4. The story basically gives a convoluted answer to one question the base game left open for interpretation.

I did enjoy this in comparison with most other games though. It is only by comparison with the base game that I get grumpy.

Impossibile realizzare che siano riusciti a trasformare outer wilds in un gioco così ansiolitico. Donandogli una nuova vita e permettendomi di giocare nuovamente a questa bellissima opera d'arte.
Unica cosa: per ogni loop dovevi volare sull'astronave, per poi dover dipendere in molte situazione su dei puzzle temporali che si resettano ad ogni loop. Quindi nonostante tu sappia tutto quello che succeda durante il loop, molte volte devi perdere tempo dietro a puzzle basati sul tempo o su sezioni stealth. Questa meccanica snatura un pochino la filosofia del gioco: "Potevi farlo fin dall'inizio se lo avessi saputo".

Es divertidísimo y super interesante descubrir el misterio de The Stranger. Similar a Outer Wilds, excepto porque al no tener traductor la mayor parte de la información la obtenes a través de "film rolls" que no son tan interesantes como el texto. Aún así, el visual storytelling es fantástico. Siento que le falta un poco de desarrollo a la historia de la nave y hay algunas cosas que no me terminaron de cerrar. Las secciones de "terror" no me gustaron, no van tanto con el espíritu del juego. Aún así, sigue teniendo esa sensación de sentirte un genio por ir atando los cabos y conectando las cosas. La expectativa por empezar un loop de 0 y pensar que vas a hacer y que vas a investigar.

A really huge expansion pack, feels like it's almost as big as the main game. All the same cunning and storytelling is on display, with almost no written words either.

The only thing dinging it is, it got a bit long in the tooth for me. Every loop you have to jet back to the location of the expansion, and then you have another step of procedures to go through to navigate there, including some timed puzzles that you'll have to reset the whole loop for when you make a wee mistake. I hit a point where I more or less knew all that was going on, but still had several hours of mucking about with stealth sections and timing puzzles to wrestle with before I got to the end. It managed to make the trick of "you had the power all along!" feel a teeny tiny bit tired.

But it still tugged on my heart strings in all the right ways. Plus, it's on a spinning space colony!

Ah, Outer Wilds. How good it feels to play you again. It is a Greek tragedy how a game as great as you can only truly be played once, so getting some form of DLC is a true blessing.

Though again, of all experiences, this one feels the most wrong to give it to. The entire game is so tightly designed, with everything weaving together like an intricate web, it is hard to imagine threading another needle into it.

Not only that, but the entire message of the game is about letting go and moving on, so to say that, then turn around and say ‘please come back for the DLC’ is quite a contradiction. One, that Echoes of the Eye does not manage to overcome.

Despite its strengths, the expansion never really manages to feel like it is a natural addition to the game’s mechanics or pacing. It is more like a sequel or spin-off that has been awkwardly crowbarred into its predecessor.

At first, it does work alongside the game, even adding purpose to things that it kind of lacked before. Then, after a short while, throws all of that out the window as it introduces a brand-new location that you will spend the rest of your time in.

You cannot even use your ship, an integral part of your experience up ‘till now, and later, as you explore deeper, you even lose your suit, leaving you with nothing of what you once knew.

In its place is an experience vastly different from what was once known. In some ways this works, while in others it falls short.

In the mysteries department, holy moly, is this great. Its puzzles feel just as mind-bending and satisfying to solve with many exciting reveals and discoveries. But without any kind of link to the rest of the Galaxy, it feels quite disconnected from everything else.

Though, while its story can feel a little contrived at times, it adds a new and unique perspective to the game’s themes and ideas. It explores and tackles a unique and more flawed reaction to the events of the game.

Also, what really is the glue that holds everything together is the big new gameplay change, horror. Do not worry, it is not particularly a spoiler, the game tells you it is going to be spooky right from the get-go.

In many ways the horrors work, while in many others they do not. On paper, it is basic, but Outer Wilds uses an ace up its sleeve, atmosphere. It uses its masterfully crafted music and sound design to take an otherwise plain spooky encounter and turn it into a tense situation.

If you just want more of the experience of Outer Wilds, you will get a kick out of this, with tons more mysteries to solve. However, be prepared for it to feel in some ways poorly implemented into the main game.

Still, fun to play though, and adds some nice additions to the ending.