A year later I finally played the DLC. I’m sad it’s over but now I have the modded stories to play.
When I first got to the really dark area I couldn’t handle the tension so I turned reduced frights on. The story in the DLC was really good but I got frustrated as I couldn’t see and didn’t know where I needed to go.
final puzzle spoilers
Once you learn how to “hack” the dark area though to get into the vault, that felt amazing. I was mad that I never thought to try to drop the lantern earlier. I swear you almost have to look straight down at the ground to get the button prompt so it never crossed my mind.
I really missed reading stuff with the translator tool, although I loved the slide shows.
I’m not them but…
Outer Wilds is a gem of a 3D first-person indie game. Other games might have you find required items so you can progress (like Pokemon or Zelda games), but in this game it’s all about the knowledge you learn while playing (like Tunic). You explore, learn, and puzzle solve. By looking up anything about the game, or by looking up a solution to a puzzle, you essentially lock yourself out of experiencing that piece of content. It’s all about the journey.
It’s a game you can only really play once, but it is so worth it. It’s my favorite video game and I wish I could forget everything about it so I can play it again for the first time.