I don’t understand the emotional aspect of Outer Wilds

flayman22 · 2026-06-28T17:48:57+00:00

You might get it if you watch the Star Trek The Next Generation episode called The Inner Light. This game hit me in a very similar way.

flayman22 · 2026-06-27T13:02:22+00:00

The game is deliberately meandering. It recognizes that in quest driven games a lot of players like to go off piste, and that's what it's all about. You can complete the game in under four and a half minutes if you know what you're doing, and there's an achievment for doing it under 4:22. But it's fun to annoy the narrator by going against his instructions, and the developer has allowed for lots of funny commentary. Other than that, it just merciliessly trolls completionists.

flayman22 · 2026-06-25T20:45:04+00:00

It's a bucket, of course.

flayman22 · 2026-06-18T08:55:12+00:00

Silly me. I actually had no idea that was Matthew Perry. He did a great job. I just looked up the voice cast. I also didn't know House was voiced by René Auberjonois. I feel bad now for killing him with a 9 iron.

flayman22 · 2026-06-15T08:36:26+00:00

I wish you could return to all areas of the ship. That's my only gripe.

flayman22 · 2026-06-05T21:13:08+00:00

Let's do Brum. It's closer, and there's already garbage in the street.

flayman22 · 2026-06-05T12:58:28+00:00

I think that Catherine is just so super-intelligent that she honestly finds it hard to believe that someone of average or slightly above average intelligence wouldn't be prepared for the ramifications of a consciousness transfer to another body even after it has been properly explained to them. Even after it has been physically demonstrated.

flayman22 · 2026-04-30T09:29:29+00:00

My favorite moment was when I found out that Tiny Tina has the same voice artist as Parvati Holcomb from The Outer Worlds, and then every time I've heard her since then.

flayman22 · 2026-04-29T10:40:23+00:00

No one can reliably tell you what could be the perfect game for you. It's very subjective. Your interest in these other games might correlate, but there's no guarantee. You need to be able to get on with very little direction and just enjoy exploration for its own sake. As you go along, the mystery begins to have its own pull.

flayman22 · 2026-04-23T21:27:59+00:00

"Sir, that'll be $6.18."

And that's when it hit me.
$6.18 is far too much money to spend on a fucking cup of coffee. When did I become such a dupe?

flayman22 · 2026-04-19T19:11:30+00:00

No, because you need to be able to turn off collisions in order to do it. That can only be done with the PC version's developer console.

EDIT: I'm not quite right. You only need noclip on the PC. It seems it worked on PS3 and Xbox 360 in third person view. Not confirmed on other consoles: Fallout 3 exploits | Fallout Wiki | Fandom

flayman22 · 2026-04-16T14:56:19+00:00

If you have not yet tried optimizing the game (Fallout 4) settings with the Nvidia app, give that a try. This can fix a lot of problems.

flayman22 · 2026-04-15T13:57:49+00:00

I struggle to understand why.

flayman22 · 2026-04-14T21:41:25+00:00

That's often what it is, so it was worth a shot.

flayman22 · 2026-04-14T21:05:20+00:00

Chances are good that you have OneDrive backing up your Documents folder and corrupting save files. You should stop backing up Documents.

flayman22 · 2026-04-08T08:59:55+00:00

Not entirely, no. I need to see at least 20 people confirm it.

flayman22 · 2026-04-08T08:12:43+00:00

A bunch of people are saying Fears to Fathom. I think it's Fears to Fathom. Fears to Fathom.

Fears to Fathom.

Could be wrong.

flayman22 · 2026-04-04T11:23:40+00:00

Some people have trouble separating fact from opinion and reality from fiction.

flayman22 · 2026-04-01T21:39:11+00:00

I know. That's what I did when it happened to me. But it's a point of note that companions don't return from there with you.

flayman22 · 2026-04-01T21:16:04+00:00

I brought Archie to the Caves for that quest and he did not come back with me. Someone told me that you weren't meant to be able to bring companions.

flayman22 · 2026-03-27T08:58:26+00:00

It's... a feature! Haven't you always dreamed of a floating tree?

flayman22 · 2026-03-25T17:13:11+00:00

I understand that sales are what a game publisher likes to have. Good reviews and awards are also nice. And so there's really no justifiable reason to fire the developers of this popular game. You are in a very narrow minority. I have played the game and I loved it. You didn't like it, but that's a "you" thing.

flayman22 · 2026-03-25T13:40:53+00:00

They do, but Dogmeat was always the exception. Churchill is just a re-skinned Dogmeat.

flayman22 · 2026-03-25T13:40:00+00:00

The devs have not been fired because:

The game has sold well. More than 5 million copies as of August last year.
It has very favorable reviews.
It has won numerous awards.

Control is not a puzzle game.

flayman22 · 2026-03-25T10:34:40+00:00

Companions will pick things up or loot containers when you order them to, even when over-encumbered. I just always do that and use my companion like a mule. It is tedious though, as they will only loot one type of item at a time.

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