kind of boring. like, maybe aggressively boring. i'm not explicitly saying give me a gun and an enemy (actually, that'd be great) but having a majority of the obstacles appear to be 1) get good at flying (which i more or less mastered by the end of my four hours), 2) wait around for things to happen or unhappen (wow!), 3) walk around in mazes (exciting), or 4) dodge cacti (challenging) all sort of wears down on me and makes me want to do something else.

i guess to enjoy this game you have to have your eyes explode out of your head at the concept of spaceflight or be really uncomfortable about aiming virtual guns. outer wilds feels barely a step above walking simulators, something i don't outright dislike but would rather experience with the novelty of VR versus through a flat experience.

writing's fine but nothing really sucks me into the world like that one black hole sporadically eating other orbs. it's a reflection on myself, i'd say--i'm so tired of audio diary video games. i just don't fucking care.

honestly, the best way to put this is that i had more fun watching my friends play it than i did playing the game myself.