Outer Wilds
Outer Wilds is a time loop, zero-direction walking simulator / puzzle game. The universe ends after 20 minutes, and in that time you need to solve what's happening and stop it (I think). I never finished the game because after 10 hours I still felt like I was making no progress. The control scheme isn't great no matter whether you're using a controller or mouse and keyboard. There's no voice acting. It does look amazing and I love the idea of the game, I just really struggled to engage with it and ultimately didn't enjoy it. While I generally understand the positive reviews, I really don't get why it's at 40,000 Overwhelmingly Positive. Your mileage may vary.
Pros
- Really, really awesome planetoids to explore. The first time I landed on Giant's Deep I was in awe
- There's a ship's log which keeps track of what you've discovered so far
- Each planet is unique and has different things to find
- Unique idea for a game
Cons
- They recommend a gamepad because of the way the shuttle flies (which is still kind of wonky even with a controller), but it doesn't suit the rest of the first person walking camera
- 20 minutes isn't really long enough to actually travel somewhere and explore it. Just as I find something I need to remember or want to travel to, the world ends again
- No voice acting really disconnects me from the characters
- Confusing save system. If I want to quit, it just tells me I'll lose all my progress and that's it
- There is absolutely no direction in the game. Some people may like that. For me, it's the reason I gave up after 10 hours and decided not to bother finishing it