5/5 ★ – Fokathepingvin's review of Outer Wilds.

“This song is new to me, but I am honored to be a part of it.” One of the best games I’ve ever played. Rarely have I experienced something that rewards curiosity this much. Uncovering the locations is one thing, but you also have to uncover the story! And it will have you invested! The game is a technical marvel, the solar system being massive and having so much going on at the same time is just so impressive. And it’s not player centric! Those things happen whether you’re there to witness or not! And then on top of that, they just put on such a beautiful story. It is made up of multiple parts, but they make such an interesting whole. You are digging around ruins, trying to crack a big mystery. But while you do that, you find stories about love, loss, the betrayal of self, feeling lost and just quite literally everything people can feel. I think it’s a really important message today. Whatever thing or time people are a part of, they are not at all different from us. One day we will also be nothing but ruins, and we can only hope that they will try to understand us, not just our time. I tried to keep this vague, because this is something people should experience for themselves. It might not be your thing, it only hit for me on my third attempt but this is something really really special.