I'm not a fan of Outer Wilds, but I do respect the impact that it has had on gamers. The metroidbrainia genre is one I am mostly engaged with and look forward to.
Outer Wilds had an impact on how I view gaming and game development. It is an experience unlike any other for the reasons you said. It's challenging because it asks you to grow in understanding (and sometimes patience more than anything else).
Some of my earliest memories of gaming are with old NES games like Super Mario Bros 3, and that was a different kind of learning from failure lol. Because there were no save files or continues, you learned levels through failing at them first and coming back to try again.
I totally get this. Your comment reminded me of playing Mario Lost Levels as a kid and dying so many times at awkward jumps or ones where there was a secret to get across a chasm. Lots of learning happened during each life, and all contributed to eventually beating it.
This post is a very good reminder for me to actually play Outer Wilds, which has been sitting on my PlayStation hard drive collecting dust 😄 Great post
Thank you for the restacks @Miguel Reis, @Robert Nicholson III and @Alex Antra !
I'm not a fan of Outer Wilds, but I do respect the impact that it has had on gamers. The metroidbrainia genre is one I am mostly engaged with and look forward to.
It’s not a game that I typically would gravitate to, but I appreciate it for what it is. I enjoy the change of pace it offers and find it refreshing.
Outer Wilds had an impact on how I view gaming and game development. It is an experience unlike any other for the reasons you said. It's challenging because it asks you to grow in understanding (and sometimes patience more than anything else).
Some of my earliest memories of gaming are with old NES games like Super Mario Bros 3, and that was a different kind of learning from failure lol. Because there were no save files or continues, you learned levels through failing at them first and coming back to try again.
I totally get this. Your comment reminded me of playing Mario Lost Levels as a kid and dying so many times at awkward jumps or ones where there was a secret to get across a chasm. Lots of learning happened during each life, and all contributed to eventually beating it.
This post is a very good reminder for me to actually play Outer Wilds, which has been sitting on my PlayStation hard drive collecting dust 😄 Great post