Outer Wilds

Outer Wilds

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ForteDS Jan 5, 2023 @ 12:21am
"It Was Worth A Shot" but the depression is real...
So, went for a run where you pick a direction, and go. 22 minutes of mostly holding forward, watching the universe's stars go out one by one, or two at a time sometimes.

21 minutes later, the music kicks in, and I make a mistake. I turn around, maintaining my momentum to see the barely visible dot of the solar system, and pull out my signal scope. The full "orchestra" kicks in, would have been another achievement if I still needed it, seeing I reached some 600,000 meters a second trajectory away from the home star, then it pops, and I get to listen to my fellow explorers go out one by one.

First, the percussion drops off, then the whistling, then the banjo falls out shortly after. The harmonica was bitter sweet for... Reasons... And finally the flute.

That was sadder than I thought it would be.
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Bobywan Jan 5, 2023 @ 12:25am 
I don't know how advanced you are in the story, but there is a variation of that with a text instead of the usual loop restart :Hearthian_Wink:
ReverendTed Jan 5, 2023 @ 4:07pm 
Yeah, listening to them drop out one by one can get ya right in the feels.
teacupshoney Jan 5, 2023 @ 5:42pm 
The fact that they actually go out in order of planets is such insane detail by the devs and it makes it so much sadder:Hearthian_Cry:
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Date Posted: Jan 5, 2023 @ 12:21am
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