I guess I knew that I was gonna play Outer Wilds some day because I muted the podcast any time it was brought up. Vinny putting it on top of his top 10 games list convinced me to play it sooner rather than later.
I heard this game described as an "adventure game" and I always thought they meant "adventure" as in how Uncharted is considered an "adventure", but I was surprised to find out they actually meant "point-and-click" style of adventure. This game is basically a modern, sci-fi take on MYST. It was surprising because it seems to have clicked with a lot of people, and who gives a shit about adventure games this day and age? A lot of adventure games live or die on the merits of storytelling and world building alone and gameplay takes a backseat. Outer Wilds is no exception, but the way the world is constructed is exceptionally well done and joyous to explore (and I'm a sucker for sci-fi). There were a few annoying puzzles where I had to wander aimlessly until basically stumble upon solution that betrays rules set up by the fiction of the universe, but that's par for the course for a traditional adventure game. Anyway, it was a pleasant surprise and I enjoyed it.
Edit: Went googling to see if anybody made MYST comparison and the developer's fig fundraising page straight up says "Equal parts Myst, Kerbal Space Program, and Majora's Mask" and that made me chuckle
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