OK OK, so I jumped the gun on Outer Wilds. It's still weird, but now that I'm off my home world, I can see the allure. I put in another three attempts last night. In my first effort, I passed through what I THOUGHT was a ring-shaped planet. Actually, that was just the entrance to a hollow interior (I think). Inside, I was swallowed by a giant space fish. My second attempt I fell victim to the local star's gravity while reading my map. I ASSUMED the game paused while I was reading things. I guess not the map screen! During my third and final attempt for the night, I managed to land on the nearby moon and hop around on foot. I found a small puzzle and an entrance to a lower living space with markings to translate. These markings provided clues to my next destination which I was then able to track and target via my map. I discovered autopilot after trying to chase one planet around its orbit. That helped, BUT!!! While trying to determine my relative north and south, I apparently got sideswiped by that planet's orbiting.... fireball moon? I'm not sure, but I exploded again.
The game becomes much more interesting after leaving the home world, and I've experienced enough variety to have me wondering what else there is to find. So I expect to stick with it for a bit, now. My comments on the controls in my initial post were based on the remote control toy you come across on the home world. Once out into space, the controls and your position are much clearer and feel better. The antigravity training cave felt good but I was too distracted by the mission and somewhat close quarters within the cave's walls.
Whatever.
The game is opening up now and the translated messages are more interesting to read through. My next goal is to find the Southern Pole of "rock planet X that I can't remember the name of." I think, now, that I got ahead of myself in my space exploration by landing on that first planet over the weekend. I think that might be for later.
The game becomes much more interesting after leaving the home world, and I've experienced enough variety to have me wondering what else there is to find. So I expect to stick with it for a bit, now. My comments on the controls in my initial post were based on the remote control toy you come across on the home world. Once out into space, the controls and your position are much clearer and feel better. The antigravity training cave felt good but I was too distracted by the mission and somewhat close quarters within the cave's walls.
Whatever.
The game is opening up now and the translated messages are more interesting to read through. My next goal is to find the Southern Pole of "rock planet X that I can't remember the name of." I think, now, that I got ahead of myself in my space exploration by landing on that first planet over the weekend. I think that might be for later.
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"Ever try to forcibly pin down a house cat? It's not easy." - Captain Steel
"I just can't get pass sticking a finger up a dog's butt." - John Dumbear
"My Dionne Warwick understanding of your dream indicates that you are ambivalent on how you want life to eventually screw you." - Joel
"Ever try to forcibly pin down a house cat? It's not easy." - Captain Steel
"I just can't get pass sticking a finger up a dog's butt." - John Dumbear