u/Beginning-Bathroom39

This post contains content not supported on old Reddit. Click here to view the full post

**SPOILERS AHEAD**

I can't even put it into words. I bought the game a few years ago, and got to a few different points, but never quite finished, due to other games coming out that I had planned on playing more, and finally, I decided to sit the game out, and play it through, and I'm so glad I did..

Sure, at that point, I didn't have quite the experience others had, having known some of the mystery, and sure, I had to look some things up (very few things) solely because I couldn't figure out how some pieces fit together, but man.. This game.

I am a huge Zelda nerd, and an avid gamer, but there's barely any games I *ever* think about as much as this game, besides Zelda, and definitely no games that I am as addicted to the soundtrack of.

The DLC I did almost completely blind, the one thing I looked up was an easy way to bypass the lodge, as I don't do too well with horror games, but the impact this game has had on me is immense. I often find myself listening to the soundtrack and crying in my bed, be it because of the music, or just life. I love space so, so much, and this game has been one of the only space games that have been thoroughly enjoyable.

Then I watched Project Hail Mary. And all I could think of was man, this is so much like outer wilds (Besides the moment I realized the composer was the same as the person who made the music for little big planet lol, it was so similar to that games music). And that movie was the first time I ever decided to read the book it was based on, and once again, I find myself addicted to another space IP. I'm sure nobody is actually going to read this post haha..

The game struck a cord with me, especially when you realize that what you are doing is.. Almost pointless. You can't save the universe, you cane save your friends, you can't even save the prisoner forever. Not getting to much into my personal life, but man, I relate to it. I feel like everything I do is pointless. But the moment you realize that you being at the eye, as insignificant as you are, your presence there in being a conscious observer, you may not be saving your universe, heck, everyone you knew is already dead, but you are damn sure being there to make sure the next one starts, not for you, not for your friends and family, but for those who come after.

It was beautiful, it made me think that no matter how insignificant I may feel, how insignificant my life may be, I will impact something, somehow, someway. Even if I may never know it, or even if I am not around for it.

Thank you Mobius.

Thank you Andrew Prahlow.

Thank you for making a game that could actually make a change in my life, that could help me mentally, even if I haven't seen the full changes yet. Thank you for making suck a beautiful game.

And thank you for anyone who reads this.