2 reviews liked by Berfdert


Every now and then, a game comes along that changes your perception of what games can and could be. Outer Wilds is one of those. A masterpiece of tone whose mechanics of solar system-sized exploration meld beautifully, perfectly with the story the player discovers by engaging with them.

The end result is sublime enough it sent shivers down my spine. Game of the Year 2019; please go experience Outer Wilds.

Exploring the facility, picking up lore fragments strewn about, and advancing the narrative was a joy when it wasn't being interrupted by fairly uninteresting combat encounters, which, despite the setting being a facility where all sorts of supernatural things are hosted, consist mostly of standard "dude-with-gun" third person shooter enemies. A slew of superfluous systems (like enemy levels, crafting, and a talent tree) add little to the experience and feel like they are included simply for suits to tick off boxes on a checklist of things a Triple-A video game in 2019 must have.