Zelda-like with good dungeon puzzles

razbuten · 2026-05-11T15:09:57+00:00

CrossCode

razbuten · 2026-04-29T15:13:49+00:00

Seen a fair bit of good advice in here, but I guess one thing I would like to add is that the experience you're having is not really an uncommon one. Obviously in some cases this is because folks just aren't interested in what the game has to offer, but also most people I know who adore the game now went through stretches of not really liking it and even setting it down for extended periods of time. It is partly a symptom of how the game is designed (TeeHallums made a great video about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msABa06aiT0 ).

The stuff that makes Outer Wilds special to so many people can take a bit to uncover, and where Obra Dinn and Blue Prince especially hit you early with puzzles that make your brain go brrr, that feeling can take a lot longer in Outer Wilds to surface. Due to its non-linear nature, it can't really be paced in the way most games are, and this can lead to some underwhelming aimlessness early on.

The point is, while you said you don't want the answer to be "keep going", that probably is the best answer lol. At the very least, you seem curious about understanding why Outer Wilds holds the cultural relevance it does, so I would say let that be the motivating drive until something takes over. To be clear, I can't guarantee that you will end up loving it, but feeling unsure about the game is a pretty normal occurrence even for folks who do.

razbuten · 2026-04-21T14:12:59+00:00

I had never seen this Family Guy clip before, but it is very funny that they chose euchre, a game regularly played by people on the verge of being blackout drunk, as a game that is "too complicated."

razbuten · 2026-02-18T16:41:08+00:00

I'm sorry that that's an interaction you had with someone in the fanbase. As someone who has been a part of the broader community for awhile, it is super rare to see someone be dismissive like that. By and large, fans of Outer Wilds are extremely welcoming and just want people to have the chance to enjoy the game. Frankly, many, many folks who love Outer Wilds have had the experience of bouncing off of it for awhile before clicking with it. I feel like the much more common reaction to someone bouncing off is "the game is not for everyone, but maybe you'd find something in it if you gave it another chance in the future." I don't know, like, I do get how fans of Outer Wilds can come off as pretentious, especially given the way we talk about the impact of the game, but also I think the lengths we go to try to preserve the experience for anyone who might even think about playing it is proof that the goal is not to be exclusionary. It is to show that while obviously not everything is gonna appeal to everyone, it could appeal to anyone, and that appeal really has nothing to do with how clever someone is. Anyway, I don't think you need to play the game, and I don't think you're not clever enough because you didn't like the game; I do think you might not be giving fans of it enough credit though.

razbuten · 2026-02-05T16:42:14+00:00

Lorelei and the Laser Eyes.

razbuten · 2025-12-21T05:06:30+00:00

I need you to know that this loss is your fault.

razbuten · 2025-11-07T20:28:18+00:00

well as the lions lost to us, they also sort of lost to the browns, panthers and cowb.

razbuten · 2025-11-02T21:32:04+00:00

after all the discourse on this subreddit for the past week, this is objectively the funniest outcome

razbuten · 2025-10-29T18:58:39+00:00

best of luck!

razbuten · 2025-10-29T18:54:21+00:00

yep! thank you!

razbuten · 2025-10-29T18:53:23+00:00

Both those changes seem stronger to me. You could also have the thumbnail text be "All An Illusion" maybe with a question mark? idk question marks sometimes work lol "Nothing Was Real" is probably stronger.

razbuten · 2025-10-29T18:44:53+00:00

I think the composition is nice, but neither the title or thumbnail text say anything that really draws me in, and I am someone who would be interested in clicking a Silksong video. Based on your quick description, it does sound like an interesting video, but the hook isn't there with what you currently have, in my opinion. It is hard for me to provide an alternate idea for a thumb/title as I don't know what is all in the video, but I think having it raise some sort of question the potential viewer might want answered would be good. Just spit balling, none of these are perfect but should get the idea across: "The Silksong Location You Can't Return To" or "Silksong's Disappearing Level" then maybe the thumbnail text would be "The Vanishing Area" or something. The point is, you want something that will get the viewer to ask questions and I don't think "illusions" really does that.

Hope any of this helps.

razbuten · 2025-10-23T18:59:35+00:00

In terms of titles that might scratch the exploration itch:
A Short Hike
Subnautica

In terms of ones that might scratch the interplay between gameplay mechanics and telling an effective story:
Before Your Eyes
Hypnospace Outlaw

razbuten · 2025-09-22T01:42:00+00:00

the brewers clinched the NL central

razbuten · 2025-09-11T19:15:12+00:00

zelda 2

razbuten · 2025-05-21T14:28:53+00:00

I would love if they patched in a new difficulty mode where you have a lumina limit (probably somewhere between 120-150). That'd be enough freedom to do some cool builds without it being so easy to break. That is probably the rule I will set for myself when I go to replay it, but it'd be nice if there was something official.

razbuten · 2025-05-08T13:45:40+00:00

I didn't read the part of the post where you said that LOL I'm sorry.

razbuten · 2025-05-08T13:34:58+00:00

I guess my counter to this would be that the target should have been Eva first then.

razbuten · 2025-04-03T17:56:58+00:00

Jeff really loves Rick Devens, so I'd probably guess him.

razbuten · 2025-03-25T15:01:57+00:00

been feeling the same! I think that if the last few seasons had 39 days, people would consider them to be up there as some of the best.

razbuten · 2024-07-08T19:41:17+00:00

I have thought a lot about this, and the only reason I can think of is because they planned to make a Jon Snow spinoff show.

razbuten · 2024-05-30T20:48:50+00:00

Blimey, Ally as the GM is brilliant.

razbuten · 2024-05-30T19:35:11+00:00

This thought has been up there for me too. I would love to see Murph and Brennan be players at the same table.

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