Outer Wilds (2019)

It’s been a while since I’ve written about a game on this blog and what better game to write about than one that hooked me from start to finish — and that I still haven’t been able to put down, because I’m not quite ready to move on yet. I’ll try to keep the main portion as spoiler-free as possible, because this is one of those games that you should know as little about as possible, before you play it. If you haven’t played it yet: go do it! It’s really good. The game is set in an artificial star system and you play as an astronaut from Timber Hearth who sets out in a space ship held together with spit and duct tape to explore the other planets in the universe. Everything happens and stays in first person view for the entirety of the game. The controls are pretty intuitive for the most part. If you’ve ever played a first person game before, you’ll feel right at home. The only thing that threw me for a loop was jumping. There’s a noticeable delay between pressing the button and…