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Gobblecoque posted:Yeah, it sucks. Outer Wilds is one of those games that should be experienced by anyone who enjoys games but it's gonna fly under the radar of a lot of people because lol nobody uses Epic's store. As cool as Outer Wilds is, I doubt it's the sort of killer app that will make many people finally sign up. I don't know if the exclusivity deal is perpetual or not but if not hopefully it gets re-discovered when it gets a Steam and/or GOG release. Its not perpetual. It will eventually come to steam.
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I get dizzy from screens easily and being in first person while not in the ship, plus the speed at which the camera moves (I use a controller), tends to make the game difficult for me to play for more than a few loops at a time. Any advice? I checked the options page but didn’t see anything obvious to tweak.
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Jun 9, 2019 20:15
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With its managably-shrunk-down solar system setting, the "here's some minimal guidance, now go gently caress around" gameplay, and possible SINISTER COMET (dunno, haven't really investigated it yet), this kind of reminds me of ancient Amiga/ST game Damocles
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Jun 9, 2019 22:02
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Finding that lone Nomai on Quantum Moon made me so sad. Honestly, the whole Nomai narrative has always managed to make me genuinely moved. I have no idea how it's pulling my cords so well. But drat, this game knows how to create memorable moments. Solanum calling me a friend, while I know she can only exist in that place, and then standing by to just watch the end of the system together with her... I'll probably remember this for a while.
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Jun 9, 2019 23:32
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is solanium bound to the moon for some reason? can she not come back with you?
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Jun 10, 2019 02:32
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Verviticus posted:is solanium bound to the moon for some reason? can she not come back with you? Since it's the Quantum Moon, you're meeting the Solanum who couldn't, or simply didn't, return to her shuttle. The Solanums who left the Moon all died millions of years ago when Ghost Matter was released into the solar system.
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Jun 10, 2019 02:35
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that doesnt really help from a narrative sense that solanum could just come back with you. "im the version of me that says no to you offering me a ride home" is complete nonsense
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Jun 10, 2019 02:44
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Even if Solanum could understand Hearthian, "Hey you should come back to the heat death of the universe with me" lacks a certain appeal.
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Jun 10, 2019 02:55
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I don't get how Solanum is alive at all, even if she survives the ghost matter explosion she would still have to be 280,000+ years old and there isn't any indication that time is weird there since the supernova can still kill you
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Jun 10, 2019 03:02
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Hwurmp posted:Even if Solanum could understand Hearthian, "Hey you should come back to the heat death of the universe with me" lacks a certain appeal. everyone and everything she knew is dead and gone, the nomai dont seem like the kind of people that just go oh well, time to be an exposition bot a lot of this game is good but there are a lot of things like that that are really not compelling
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Jun 10, 2019 03:05
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Hub Cat posted:I don't get how Solanum is alive at all, even if she survives the ghost matter explosion she would still have to be 280,000+ years old and there isn't any indication that time is weird there since the supernova can still kill you She says that she's pretty sure she's not actually alive, and I think that's all the explanation you're gonna get. 
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Jun 10, 2019 03:28
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Verviticus posted:is solanium bound to the moon for some reason? can she not come back with you? She hypothesizes that she isn't entirely alive anymore, when you combine the "you" and "quantum moon" dialogue stones. Edit: beaten by dmboogie
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Jun 10, 2019 03:42
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Elenkis posted:She hypothesizes that she isn't entirely alive anymore, when you combine the "you" and "quantum moon" dialogue stones. Oh poo poo, I assumed you could only combine the different colored stones. 
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Jun 10, 2019 03:45
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It's Schrodinger's cat with ghost matter substituted for the poison and the quantum moon substituted for radioactive decay
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Jun 10, 2019 03:58
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dmboogie posted:She says that she's pretty sure she's not actually alive, and I think that's all the explanation you're gonna get. yeah fair enough. stuff like this is definitely the game's weakness, along with not having a fast forward button. oh well, nothings perfect except spelunky, crypt of the necrodancer, night in the woods and pathologic 2 i guess the first 4 hours of OW were some of the best hours ive ever played in a game though Verviticus fucked around with this message at 04:12 on Jun 10, 2019 |
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Jun 10, 2019 04:09
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I think there was a bit stating she thought she only got there recently.
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Jun 10, 2019 04:14
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Yeah, I thought the area's weirdness was just making things happen concurrently. That was my assumption though it could be wrong, of course
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Jun 10, 2019 04:16
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Something Im curious about. Maybe Im overthinking things When does the the game begin? When you first wake up and see the probe fire, is that the probe that finds the Eye, activating the ATP when you happen to be next to the statue? Wasnt Gabbro already looping though? I forget.
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Jun 10, 2019 04:37
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KoB posted:Something Im curious about. Maybe Im overthinking things The supernova is what activates the Project. Gabbro just happened to be within capture range of the statue on Giant's Deep, just like your character was nearest to the statue in the observatory.
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Jun 10, 2019 04:42
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KoB posted:Something Im curious about. Maybe Im overthinking things The location where the probe data gets sent has a log indicating there has been 9 thousand loops, Hub Cat fucked around with this message at 07:44 on Jun 10, 2019 |
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Jun 10, 2019 04:44
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Hwurmp posted:Completing the Quantum Moon does affect the ending somewhat. The only other things you need are: I went ahead and beat it, and it looks like one other thing has a tiny effect: since I didn't go to the comet in this run, the placard about the Nomai at the end said that we never found out how they died. I'm guessing that would've been different if I had seen the ghost matter shell.
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Jun 10, 2019 05:56
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Meallan posted:It would help if you said what entries you have so we can compare to our own entries and see what might be missing. I'll give this a shot, and thanks man. Next time I'll post my lore entries to get a better understanding of what's missing. I am still kind of lost on a lot of stuff and haven't found my way to the Black Hole Forge, Sun Station, or found a way to get to the Vessel without the Anglerfish eating me. I have theories about a lot of stuff but can't seem to find any sort of way to solve it on my own, but I am trying haha. Like for example the white hole station is entirely too confusing for my brain to process how I am supposed to travel from it to anywhere but Brittle Hollow. I have tried everything but it seems the ONLY place that the station can target is Brittle Hollow so idgi.
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Jun 10, 2019 06:04
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Ziji posted:I'll give this a shot, and thanks man. Next time I'll post my lore entries to get a better understanding of what's missing. I am still kind of lost on a lot of stuff and haven't found my way to the Black Hole Forge, Sun Station, or found a way to get to the Vessel without the Anglerfish eating me. I have theories about a lot of stuff but can't seem to find any sort of way to solve it on my own, but I am trying haha. Like for example the white hole station is entirely too confusing for my brain to process how I am supposed to travel from it to anywhere but Brittle Hollow. I have tried everything but it seems the ONLY place that the station can target is Brittle Hollow so idgi. White Hole Station hint: The White Hole Station can only teleport you to Brittle Hollow. However, you might be able to find the same teleporter technology elsewhere.
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I finally decided to try heading to Dark Bramble and ugggghhhhh. An area where you can't see anything and it constantly sounds like a monster's about to jump out and eat you? gently caress. Can someone just spoil me on what I should expect in this area? I thought this game was chill but now I don't want to explore anymore. 
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Jun 10, 2019 07:44
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dmboogie posted:White Hole Station hint: I found what seemed similar on Ash Twin, but I forget the reason I couldn't do Sun Station (only place I hadn't been besides Quantum Moon). I just figured out how I'm supposed to get to QM, hypothetically, but not Sun Station. I guess the journey continues lmao. I also realized I haven't found the Quantum Shard on Ash Twins yet so I gotta figure that out too.
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Probably a dumb question but (major spoilers) The interloper's core detonating is what coated the solar system in ghost matter and wiped out all the Nomai in an instant, but why did the protagonist's species (forget their name atm) not also die out? There doesn't seem to be any life at all in the solar system other than them left (and the jellyfish and anglers I guess). You clearly aren't immune to ghost matter since touching it kills you. I know your people were non sapient lizard things at the time but still.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:I finally decided to try heading to Dark Bramble and ugggghhhhh. An area where you can't see anything and it constantly sounds like a monster's about to jump out and eat you? gently caress. Honestly it's not too bad provided you use your signalscope and scouter.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:I finally decided to try heading to Dark Bramble and ugggghhhhh. An area where you can't see anything and it constantly sounds like a monster's about to jump out and eat you? gently caress. Giant anglerfish that make loud noises and eat you. Good news: they're the only hostile monster in the game. Bad news: you do need to explore the bramble.
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TheOneAndOnlyT posted:I finally decided to try heading to Dark Bramble and ugggghhhhh. An area where you can't see anything and it constantly sounds like a monster's about to jump out and eat you? gently caress. Hint 1: There's information elsewhere in the game that tells you how to avoid the anglerfish. Hint 2: There are a total of two things you'll want to find on Dark Bramble, both of which involve following different signalscope signals. Dark Bramble is a place where you want to know what you're looking for before you go in.
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Ibram Gaunt posted:Probably a dumb question but (major spoilers) The interloper's core detonating is what coated the solar system in ghost matter and wiped out all the Nomai in an instant, but why did the protagonist's species (forget their name atm) not also die out? There doesn't seem to be any life at all in the solar system other than them left (and the jellyfish and anglers I guess). You clearly aren't immune to ghost matter since touching it kills you. I know your people were non sapient lizard things at the time but still. Just a guess that isn't supported in the game but maybe ghost matter doesn't penetrate water, or isn't lethal underwater. Your species was aquatic at the time, so that might've saved them (along with the jellyfish).
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Jun 10, 2019 07:59
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Triarii posted:Just a guess that isn't supported in the game but maybe ghost matter doesn't penetrate water, or isn't lethal underwater. Your species was aquatic at the time, so that might've saved them (along with the jellyfish). That makes a lot of sense actually, haha.
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Two Owls posted:With its managably-shrunk-down solar system setting, the "here's some minimal guidance, now go gently caress around" gameplay, and possible SINISTER COMET (dunno, haven't really investigated it yet), this kind of reminds me of ancient Amiga/ST game Damocles That's the exact same impression I got when I saw the comet going into the sun and as Damocles was one of my favourite games growing up it makes sense that I'd fall in love with this one. Also today I learned that roasting marshmallows will completely heal you if you're wounded. Was climbing around Brittle Hollow with next to no health and took a marshmallow break. Instant recovery.
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Jun 10, 2019 11:04
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Game seemed great until I got to the Twins. Game should be called the Outer Waits.
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Jun 10, 2019 12:44
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Watch the devs release a patch to fast forward time, only it fast forwards random intervals, and sometimes it will just jump straight to the supernova
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Jun 10, 2019 12:51
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GhostDog posted:Game seemed great until I got to the Twins. Game should be called the Outer Waits. It is the worst part in a good game.
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Jun 10, 2019 12:57
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it's like five minutes you impatient rear end goons fukken Veruca Salt standing at the Nomai gates all I WANT IT NOWWW DADDYYYY
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Jun 10, 2019 13:18
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I've probably spent more time waiting for loading screens in Destiny 2.
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Jun 10, 2019 13:40
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I'm a stubborn motherfucker and found a way to actually climb up the broken gravity towers to Black Hole Forge. The whole time I was like "this is TERRIBLE game design, there's no way this is the intended route!" The next day I asked my friend if he got annoyed with the same part and he laughed at me.
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Man, I'm not looking forward to (super spoiler)taking out the warp core from Ash Twin and bringing it to Dark Bramble. It's bad enough you have to wait half the loop to warp to the core, then you have to navigate the single worst spot in the entire game (those three anglerfish)
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SardonicTyrant posted:Man, I'm not looking forward to (super spoiler)taking out the warp core from Ash Twin and bringing it to Dark Bramble. It's bad enough you have to wait half the loop to warp to the core, then you have to navigate the single worst spot in the entire game (those three anglerfish) Just gun the engine a bit before you enter the seed pod thing where the 3 fish are. Then, just drift past them. As long as you make no noise until you are ~500m away from the exit, you'll be fine.
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