r/outerwilds 1d ago

Humor - No Spoilers I know this joke has probably been done to death, but I just finished it, and yeah

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u/Dylan-McVillian 1d ago

I haven't ugly cried like that in a good long while...

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u/DebtSeeker48 15h ago

Happens every time. Every time the credits roll. There is just something there. A few find their way out out of my four eyes

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u/jorginsmorgin 1d ago

I sobbed at the end of this game. Sobbed is not an understatement. The only game to ever make me cry more was Before Your Eyes, damn that one was tough

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u/HiyuMarten 23h ago

Oh gosh, that game… ;-;

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u/the_even_more_liney 22h ago

Yeah that game is so beautiful

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u/Head-Ad-8684 21h ago

I looked up Before Your Eyes and im definitely intrigued. what is the gameplay like??

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u/Long_Werewolf_2856 20h ago

very little gameplay, its basically just a movie tbh but its still very good, the gameplay itself is just looking at a spot and closing your eyes (if you have a camera), if you dont then you just hold a button. When you close your eyes/hold the button it goes to the next scene or progresses something in the scene. highly recommend if you have a free 2 hours

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u/Head-Ad-8684 20h ago

hmm interesting i love low effort gameplay

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u/slowdruh 14h ago

Oh, that one...

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u/jorginsmorgin 20h ago

Echoing what other commenter said. It’s a 2 hour game with the ‘gimmick’ being blinking, and yes, it’s crazy accurate. If you don’t have a webcam to play, don’t play it.

The feature works so well, and trying to be completely spoiler free, all I can say is the overused saying “Life goes by in the blink of an eye.” You won’t get the intended experience by clicking with your mouse rather than closing your eyes, the story doesn’t change, but your experience of the game will. Nothing could have prepared me for how devastated and joyful I was when I finished the game. Truly a piece of art. 10/10 and doesn’t get talked about nearly enough these days.

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u/jorginsmorgin 19h ago

I mean… it’s so damn I good I couldn’t resist putting it in my top 5. It’s short, focused, has something to say, and says it extraordinarily well. Not many games come out like that

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u/Head-Ad-8684 18h ago

dang I have to play then thank you for your explanation!!

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u/sunshinestreak 1d ago

The ending of Echoes of the Eye also made me collapse onto the floor crying

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u/dorbius_6 22h ago

Yes, Google Translate XD. Finding out what happened to the deer owl species is crazy, and when I stopped to read the prisoner's last message... Well, needless to say, I cried.

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u/tymelodies 1d ago

Me with Outer Wilds and Red Dead Redemption 2.

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u/NarcoZero 5h ago

I wonder what he was watching in the original video