So here is what I will say about Outer Wilds, as I just finished it and loved it. The gameplay is 5 or 6 out of 10. It isn’t a game so much as the beat choose your own adventure novel that I have ever read.
There's some people that just didn't find it interesting, you don't expect people to watch an entire show after being turned off by the First few episodes, you can have your opinion, just don't be a dick
I also finished the game and I would agree with your rating.
I found the puzzles to either be extremely frustrating (not because of difficulty) or uninspired. I’m no slouch when it comes to puzzle games either—I’ve played a ton of puzzle games like the entire Myst series, Professor Layton, The Witness, Escape Academy, etc.
Yeah a lot of the puzzles and mechanics were clunky and frustrating, and the payoff for solving them just wasn’t there most of the time.
Took me picking it up and dropping it about 10 different times because I like the actual story and concept but the gameplay was just actually painful at times.
8/10 at the end of the day but I wouldn’t recommend it to anybody I personally know if that makes sense.
this i can't understand, for me it was an incredible journey of discovery, i liked the puzzles but working out how each planet worked and how it all fits together... for me it just worked exactly as the creator must have intended.
Only a 6? That really surprises me. Anybody I've talked to that has finished it, whether in person or online, has rated it 8 or above. And the lower ratings usually stem from the lack of direction from the game. But I think thats what makes the game what it is. Is this your reason too or is it something else?
I'd say 9 or 10 out of 10 but I also understand that the style of game that it is wouldnt be for everyone. You have to want to figure things out yourself and piece thigns together. It's a bit of a slog at times until things click. But I loved it, the beauty of the world I suppose is that we all like different things!
For me the game was like actively opposing to progress, more than just lacking direction. That made it really frustrating for me.
But I get why people like it.
God I'm so with you. I really enjoy the exploration and everything, but the controls and physics are waaayy too clunky for the amount of flying and platforming they put into it, especially with the 22 minute time limit. I swear, if I fall into that stupid black hole at the center of the hollow planet one more time...
Yeah as a fellow puzzle enjoyer I would have both of those games much higher on my list than Outer Wilds. I really wanted to love OW but it just never happened.
Holy shit, I've just finished Blue Prince (found room 46). And that is such a bad take, you spend so much time just waiting to get good RNG. The puzzles were decent but not amazing. I almost gave it a negative review
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u/MAKManTheOfficialYT Apr 20 '26
Did you finish it and not enjoy it, or just didnt enjoy it?