When I hear about a new game, I usually read the first sentence or two on Wikipedia. I rule out games described as certain genres or types, like soulslike or online-only multiplayer games. Then, I check reviews on a site like Metacritic. If the critic or user reviews (doesn’t need to be both) are good enough, I add it to a list to play.
I also do this with movies and tv. Obviously, with sequels/series I know a little bit more about the games/movies/shows but I still go in as blind as possible.
Outer Wilds. A game that is best gone into blind. Seriously.
I bought it! Idk anything about it, but it’s in a stack of about 5 physical games on my to play list. I’m also excited for Disco Elysium
I’ve literally said to my wife that if I ever have temporary amnesia to get me to play this again because it’s that special
I tried so hard to get into this game but just felt like I was blindly bumbling around for no reason half the time and got bored. I probably only made it 5 hours in so maybe it gets better but I just wasn’t even sure what I should do. Maybe I’m doing something wrong because I really want to enjoy it.
Nah if you made it 5 hours then you got a good taste. If it doesn’t hook you by then, then it’s just not your type of game.
It really grabbed me personally, so I’m curious, what other games have you found really moving/enthralling/impactful/etc?
Always neat to hear from people with different tastes. :)
Quick, everyone, spoil all media for OP!
I’ll start. The Bible doesn’t end well for that Jesus fella.
Snape kills Trinity with Rosebud.
From the title, I thought OP would just look at a cover and buy the game, ignoring reviews. This is not the case, there’s some research on the (perceived) quality of the game, so I wouldn’t consider this unpopular.
The Stanley parable is worth picking up
And then put down for 5 years… then pick up again.
what a fun little adventure it was.
Pick up 6 years later… so you don’t accidentally do it too soon
It’s always nice when this happens. Like I was recommended Outer Wilds, and didn’t even look at the screenshots before starting it. I was actually pretty disappointed at first tbh, but then it started to grow on me, and grow on me, and grow, and then >!it was just a constant rollercoaster of wonder and discovery and mystery!< as I discovered more and more about the lore and mechanics
Well, it seems I am putting Outer Worlds on my list now.
Be aware that the Outer Wilds and Outer Worlds are different games
