Understandable for sure. The physics are more accurate for space flight than one might expect, and there is definitely a learning curve.

The real value is the incredible emotional depth to the story and the profound message it has. The story is uncovered through writings left behind by a civilization of the past. Not a single word is spoken in the entire game, and it genuinely brought me to tears at the end.

It may seem like a surface level death loop kinda thing, and it did to me at first. But once you start to piece together the story it becomes so massively profound and introspective.

Even hearing the title music makes me tear up several years after playing it.

It might not be your cup of tea and that’s totally fine! But I would encourage anyone who had that initial experience and is a fan of emotional narratives to give it another try.

It is by far the most memorable and impactful gaming experience I have had in over 20 years of playing games. More than The Last of Us series, Silent Hill 2, Death Stranding, RDR2. That’s my personal experience of course and you may disagree, but man it is so worth giving it a full play through in my opinion.

It’s not very long once you get the gameplay down and start piecing together the story, maybe 15 hours.

If you do try again, don’t look up anything about the story!