4.5/5 ★ – NobleJeed's review of Outer Wilds.

Didn't really know anything about this game going into it and woah i went on a journey i did not forsee. There is something magical about not really knowing what you're doing or what your purpose is in a game and just being left to go explore. But theres something even more magical when you do go explore and find tid bits of information, in this case dialect, and all of a sudden you're starting to connect the dots and are well on your way to cracking the mystery when you didn't even know you'd started. The planets are extremely diverse and refreshing each time with their own unique set of challenges and mysteries to uncover. Accessing important areas accompanied with music always felt like such a mighty discovery. A lot of times these mysteries were confusing and knowing what to do with the knowledge was unclear. But trusting the process and continuing onwards, eventually you'd try a couple things, maybe you'd even learn a thing or two yourself and everything would finally begin to click. The game is just so mysterious for such a long a time and then everything clicks and there's an incredible transition where you are now feeling the weight of the universe and your predecessors and are now fixated on solving the big mystery. A really special and unique adventure.