Few things will trump the endorphin rush and awe of the first time dropping into that river on the Stranger, and this music was just the golden brown marshmallow on top.
You're primed to be scared by the warning at the start and the generally unknowable nature of what you're even looking at when you first enter the Stranger. Then you have the jarring contrast of the very alien looking light-locked door to being in a dark room that looks like something you'd find on Timber Hearth. When you drop in, realise that it's a raft, you're on a river and then you look up... and up... and up... THEN the music kicks in - what an absolutely incredible moment in gaming.
I like how they knew 100% exactly how that experience could only really work the first time, and since you're only only going to approach the stranger from the anti-sun side once ever, they made the airlock from the other side less dramatic to facilitate moving forward with your explorations. Imagine if your first entry into the stranger was from the sun-facing side. I imagine someone has done so, but it would be extremely rare for someone to fly to the opposite side of the Stranger on their first approach from the Deep Space Satellite.
@@MatthewTaylor86 The entire DLC was a masterpiece, fit the original game perfectly (The base game doesn't even feel right without the missing piece anymore)
I think it did. It's possible the team behind it already thought about the lore of the DLC during the creation of the main game, but didn't exploit it because it would have been too much work, and kind of weird in a full game to have 2 games in it. It would be interesting to have the opinion of the team behind the game.
The River always felt like it was timed so perfectly for you riding from one place to another, always seemed to hit the climax as I was coming into my destination. So well designed.
@asdfghjkl just the dropping out of that house, crashing into rocks, falling off, getting stuck in the rapids getting your face smashed in, pretty much all of it
@@EMLtheViewer me too. Maybe someday we'll have Brain Interface VR that let's us relive our memories. I'd buy that instantly to re experience this game.
@@asdfghjkl-rv5wt same. I wonder if advances in neuroscience will allow us to selectively forget certain experiences... then I could play this game for the “first” time over and over T.T
@@EMLtheViewer I suppose. I mean, if I can use a tech to modify my memories, there is nothing stopping someone else from forcibly modifying my memories. That is terrifying to me.
I guess I'll have to pick it up whenever I have more time to actually play games again, being a father and all. Enjoying the soundtrack in the meantime. :)
For this one in particular don't, and I can't stress this enough, DON'T look for any information, review (just look at the awards / notations), playthrough... It's essential that you discover this game all by yourself. And there is pretty much no way you'll regret it.
@@nhiko999 exactly and more like the opposite, if you look something up or for some reason get some things spoiled before hand you WILL regret it. Information and Knowledge is the only thing that you learn in Outer Wilds, it's like getting a cheat code to skip huge sections of the game
@@NinjarioPicmin I wouldn't see how they could ruin it. Listening to Travelers was one of the main reasons I finally bought the game, and I almost cried at the ending myself.
@@centurosproductions8827 There are OSTs that can ruin some really touching parts of the game that you want to experience while hearing it for the first time. I won't go into too much detail in case the OP decides to come look here
In a giant ring world, there you were. Surfing through the endless river. All that surrounded you there were death and defeat, yet you've never felt happier..
When the base game released I already thought it was incredible with an equally incredible soundtrack…then this song dropped with the DLC and now that benchmark is set even further ahead because this song is just absolutely beautiful. Perfect for zipping around through star systems, exploring the the wilds of space.
If theres one thing I HAD to like about this DLC, it was its opening. You're geared up to discover the stranger through the back end, since you need to stick close to the satellite to even see its location. Entering the back end airlock, you only have a dark wood cabin and a strange platform in front of you. Once activated, it drops down, this song plays, and youre seen the majesty of the ring world within.
@@jsinghgjsinghg5322 not sure if you ever figured it out but yes indeed the start is from "elegy of the rings" then next is the "nomai" then finally travelers theme
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Few things will trump the endorphin rush and awe of the first time dropping into that river on the Stranger, and this music was just the golden brown marshmallow on top.
You're primed to be scared by the warning at the start and the generally unknowable nature of what you're even looking at when you first enter the Stranger. Then you have the jarring contrast of the very alien looking light-locked door to being in a dark room that looks like something you'd find on Timber Hearth. When you drop in, realise that it's a raft, you're on a river and then you look up... and up... and up... THEN the music kicks in - what an absolutely incredible moment in gaming.
I like how they knew 100% exactly how that experience could only really work the first time, and since you're only only going to approach the stranger from the anti-sun side once ever, they made the airlock from the other side less dramatic to facilitate moving forward with your explorations.
Imagine if your first entry into the stranger was from the sun-facing side. I imagine someone has done so, but it would be extremely rare for someone to fly to the opposite side of the Stranger on their first approach from the Deep Space Satellite.
@@MatthewTaylor86 The entire DLC was a masterpiece, fit the original game perfectly (The base game doesn't even feel right without the missing piece anymore)
@@clocked0 EotE is now an essential piece of the whole story. I agree that Outer Wilds doesn’t feel complete without it.
Got to the Stranger 2 days after the release, fully blinded to spoilers
Nothings beats that dropping
I love how the entire dlc felt like it was there the whole time and we just didn’t know it
I think it did.
It's possible the team behind it already thought about the lore of the DLC during the creation of the main game, but didn't exploit it because it would have been too much work, and kind of weird in a full game to have 2 games in it.
It would be interesting to have the opinion of the team behind the game.
@@grogneux Highly recommend the making of Outer Wilds video by Noclip.
The music from this game can transport you to another world. I close my eyes and I'm somewhere else.
hmm
The deez from this nuts can transport you to another world. I deez my nuts and I'm somewhere else.
@@dazza2350 The sus from this amogus can transport you to another world. I sus my amogus and im somewhere else.
Back on The Stranger
i mean w h at?@@jeb_kerm1671
The River always felt like it was timed so perfectly for you riding from one place to another, always seemed to hit the climax as I was coming into my destination. So well designed.
I love how the music visualisation kind of looks like the strands of the Eye of The Universe signal
okay now I need an Eye of the universe music visualizer. that would look amazing.
@@EMLtheViewer OMG YES
@@EMLtheViewer we need to make this happen
My two favorite tracks in the DLC
I agree fully
21:05 the transition 🙂
The art of sound design - oST by itself is good, by water rush and splashes make it MUCH better
Especially timed with the moment you first look up while on the raft
Somewhere on a hidden ring world a long forgoten civilization sleeps
You know that feeling when you first stepped out onto Hyrule field? Outer Wilds + Echoes has that kind of feeling like a dozen times.
I don't know if you watched the documentary, but they did say that they were inspired by the LoZ games. It's cool that you keyed in on that! :D
we talking BotW or a previous game? I got that from BotW and TP just wondering which game that was for yall
You’ll never get that first raft ride back
Like over the dam or just like music?
nothing a little blunt-trauma-induced amnesia can’t fix!
i’m kidding. i just really wish I could experience this game again.
@asdfghjkl just the dropping out of that house, crashing into rocks, falling off, getting stuck in the rapids getting your face smashed in, pretty much all of it
@@Crmsnktty oof, those rocks were mean.
@@EMLtheViewer me too. Maybe someday we'll have Brain Interface VR that let's us relive our memories. I'd buy that instantly to re experience this game.
I wish I could drop into The Stranger on that raft again for the first time. Nothing will beat that view and hearing this masterpiece OST. 😢
listening to this paired with some thunderstorm/river ambience is perfect
this game is never going be the same experience then first time .
I can agree fully and it makes me cry inside knowing that thought
@@asdfghjkl-rv5wt same.
I wonder if advances in neuroscience will allow us to selectively forget certain experiences...
then I could play this game for the “first” time over and over T.T
@@EMLtheViewer What a terrifying future.
@@infernez Depends on your perspective.
@@EMLtheViewer I suppose. I mean, if I can use a tech to modify my memories, there is nothing stopping someone else from forcibly modifying my memories.
That is terrifying to me.
I guess I'll have to pick it up whenever I have more time to actually play games again, being a father and all.
Enjoying the soundtrack in the meantime. :)
oh man, i hope when you finally do get to experience it listening to these beforehand won't have ruined too much of it
For this one in particular don't, and I can't stress this enough, DON'T look for any information, review (just look at the awards / notations), playthrough... It's essential that you discover this game all by yourself. And there is pretty much no way you'll regret it.
@@nhiko999 exactly and more like the opposite, if you look something up or for some reason get some things spoiled before hand you WILL regret it. Information and Knowledge is the only thing that you learn in Outer Wilds, it's like getting a cheat code to skip huge sections of the game
@@NinjarioPicmin I wouldn't see how they could ruin it. Listening to Travelers was one of the main reasons I finally bought the game, and I almost cried at the ending myself.
@@centurosproductions8827 There are OSTs that can ruin some really touching parts of the game that you want to experience while hearing it for the first time. I won't go into too much detail in case the OP decides to come look here
that visualizer is so cute
In a giant ring world, there you were. Surfing through the endless river. All that surrounded you there were death and defeat, yet you've never felt happier..
I freaking love this freaking game.
When the base game released I already thought it was incredible with an equally incredible soundtrack…then this song dropped with the DLC and now that benchmark is set even further ahead because this song is just absolutely beautiful. Perfect for zipping around through star systems, exploring the the wilds of space.
That sudden damage on the HUD worried me. Love the sudden drop on the raft.
If theres one thing I HAD to like about this DLC, it was its opening. You're geared up to discover the stranger through the back end, since you need to stick close to the satellite to even see its location. Entering the back end airlock, you only have a dark wood cabin and a strange platform in front of you. Once activated, it drops down, this song plays, and youre seen the majesty of the ring world within.
Fun to listen to on long(ish) trips; thanks for the extension!
Thank you!
Play this with Relaxing River Sounds (Norway) for maximum listening pleasure
Dang, why is the quality so good here!
¯\_( °-°)_/¯
My first time in the stranger the airlock glitched and crushed me or something
Pretty funny
im not sure if anyone has noticed but rivers end and echoes of the eye sound very similar.
Cuz of Travelers' theme
@@ShVanesMusic and the guitar bit
it's called a leitmotif.
@@ShVanesMusic there's a part at the start of echoes of the eye that sounds very familiar but isn't the travelers theme. I think so anyway.
@@jsinghgjsinghg5322 not sure if you ever figured it out but yes indeed the start is from "elegy of the rings" then next is the "nomai" then finally travelers theme
Thank you
Far: lone sails vibes
Do more extended outer wilds soundtrack
I'm getting some Assassins Creed vibes from this music.