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[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 35 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

Outer Wilds

Inscryption

Expedition 33

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Expedition 33

Woah. Would you really put Expedition 33 in the same class as the other two? This is the highest indirect praise I've seen of the game.

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

absolutely!

it's of course a very different game from the other two but brilliant nonetheless

i dislike turn based combat, i dislike jrpg, but Expedition 33? i adore. the world building, the story, the voice acting- are absolutely incredible. It's one of those lightnings in a bottle that suddenly appear out of seemingly nowhere

[–] criss_cross@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

I would too. It’s just really well crafted world building , story, and side content. There’s so much to do and all of it feels fun.

[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Really? I've seen Clair Obscura praised as a masterpiece.

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago

I heard of people liking it, but imagined it was good for its genre like BG3, or Bloodbourne.

Putting it next to those other two makes it seem like everyone should play it regardless of their tastes.

[–] BlameTheAntifa@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

Yes. The story is gut-wrenching, the world is rich and engaging, the gameplay is interesting. If I had one complaint it’s that the rare platforming segments don’t quite work… but being a masterpiece isn’t about perfection, it’s about impact, and Clair Obscur hits like a hydrogen bomb.

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

man i tried so many times and couldn't get into outer wilds. it's so fucking boring to get started that when things start getting even remotely interesting I'm already checked out. the game's all "here's a bunch of threads, which one do you want to pull" and I'm like "I don't care"

[–] shneancy@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Outer Wilds is best started on rainy evenings around late summer, it took me a couple of tries to get into it as well, i bounced off at least 2 times. but the 3rd time it grabbed me and now it's my all time favourite game.

basically, don't stress it :) it's a brilliant game and honestly after you finish it one day you'll long for the time when it was still ahead of you as you can only play it once for the first time

[–] billhead@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I love Outer Wilds. I'll never forgot the moment of resignation when the all too familiar music starts playing only to realize, Oh no, it's quite different this time.

The DLC though... not for me. It's like a completely different game, different genre, with the only thing in common being the looping. I started feeling like such a chore that I just installed some mods to blaze through it and at least see the conclusion.