Welcome to theeee filler episode! Although I do feel like several important things happen in it that help connect the dots between the base game and the DLC. And then just some fun things as well. ;) I had a lot of fun making this episode and trying out new things! Most of them are fully “behind the scenes” stuff that I’m not sure would be noticeable individually but together make a difference. Also writing what I tried out here would make for a very, very long UA-cam comment. BUT when I realized that the ships log episode was going to be necessary (honestly I just recorded in case something interesting happened), I decided to have fun with it. I actually attempted the intro on 2 separate days, with a lot of takes for each. The first day I wasn’t happy at all with the video or audio quality (which I decided on after editing it.. ha) so then I had to figure out what I was doing wrong and how to make it better. Much happier with attempt 2! I also had fun with doing some doodles to show my thought process during Self. Initially I wasn’t going to do anything but watching it back even I was confused at what I was saying, and decided to add them in to quite literally illustrate my thoughts. I’d have done more but realized I was going down a giant rabbit hole and needed to pull myself out of it. Did you enjoy them? Let me know! PS. Sorry I didn’t technically finish the ship’s logs, I could tell I was getting frustrated with that final missing log and decided that it was better saved for another day rather than get mad. I’ll accept vague hints if anybody knows which log I’m missing! I need to do another “ships log” episode for the DLC still anyways.
In terms of the Vessel entry, you seem to have discovered every major piece of info you need to while you're there - the last one is very subtle and is kind of unintuive: it involves something broken floating around the warp core recepticle... EDIT: re-checked the logs you do have and changed my hint to the correct piece of information, whoops!
I also just want to elaborrate on the whole self situation as well - Gabbro's explanation of how the loop works is spot on - every loop does and doesn't happen since memories from previous cycles are being beamed into your head by the statues, and as such there's only ever the one "real" set of events - up until you either take the advanced warp core out of the Ash Twin Project or you jump into it's black hole while it's sending memories back in time. If you *do* jump in, you come out the other side 22 minutes in the past, alongside the memories that are to be beamed into the other you's head as they're camping out as always. Seeing as there's two of you now, if noone jumps back into the black hole when Ash Twin does it's thing, then noone is there in the past to meet and viola - time paradox and the universe shatters to the tune of kazoos! There's a way you can see the effect at a smaller scale with your Scout at the High Energy Lab, give it a thorough onceover and I promise you'll find something neat there too!
@@jeremy_kerman I was quite annoyed when I realised that was the "important" ship log entry I was missing when I already had gotten the information from it - after I had flown around and inside the vessel for two extra loops. You shouldn't need to pick it up.
I’m mildly (ok moderately) obsessed with Outer Wilds and you are one of my best flavors of reward, relaxation, and remedy, especially after work - my coworkers are great, but management? Well … I tried to go with $22 even, but the app won’t let me, so I’ll just pretend that a full loop without dying is 24.99 minutes. Still, this encounter feels special. I hope you won't mind if I think of you as a friend. ::)
Oh my gosh, thank you so, so much! The super thanks means a lot and will go back to future efforts for the channel. 💛 You have my gratitude for the kind comment, support, and reminding me of one of my favorite lines in the game!! ::)
44:04 Imagine this scene from Chert point of view: Your friend come to you, tells you the universe is dying, roast a marshmallow, take a nap and then leave.
I love how the credits change in the kazoo ending... roles like "Nomaian Pun Scholar", "Kazoo Choir, 1st Chair", "ACTUALLY IN A TIME LOOP - SEND HELP" lol
48:00 truly this game has never been summarised better than "this game has never failed that if there's something there, there's a reason that thing is there. Bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop."
All of your thoughts after jumping into the black hole are both quite fun and well thought out. I haven't seen anyone else realise what would happen before they open their map and see two markers for "self". Which is lucky, too, since you seemingly haven't found the map yet. That is fair, of course, it isn't like there is a constant reminder whenever you are flying your ship :P. (Only a joke, I also missed obvious stuff in the UI when I first played, most notably photo mode.)
I love you trying to see Porphy and Gossan's flirting for yourself. I just wrote it off as Esker seeing them together a lot, but maybe they're sending morse code love letters with lamps or something 😂
That "My Self" pun in the title is excellent, and very appreciated :D Also *damn* you were clever in figuring out the duplicate self in the time loop, that was so impressive!
If anyone else is missing the last Vessel log: I'm pretty sure the missing log in the Vessel you get by picking up the broken Advanced Warp Core and putting it into the slot next to it. Also! I LOVE people who 100% stuff like me! So rare of a breed I feel, at least among content creators, they usually just run off on the next adventure after credits.
This was added in an update after I played the game. I guess too many people were questioning why Brittle Hollow was falling apart. Of course, now I'm wondering was Hollow's Lantern so threatening to the Nomai 200,000 years ago.
I loved Solanum's story. In the school on Brittle Hollow, there's a hidden area where she writes that she fears the Eye and resents it. But we follow her as she learns and grows until we find her on the Quantum Moon! The storytelling is this game is masterful and I loved experiencing it again with you!
27:11 players have been able to land on the sun station, but it requires such a precise understanding of how orbits work. its not as easy as crashing the ship into giants deep for sure
Same applies to actually navigating the Nomai shuttles to other planets -- I've seen people do it, but it obviously requires a deep understanding of orbital mechanics.
Loved this! You actually figuring out live helped me understand how it actually works even after having completed it. And the intro was fire as always. BTW, if you haven't already played it, I think you'd love Slay the Princess. I just finished it and it seems right up your alley. Would love to see you play through it!
Two things: 1) YAY!! I'm happy I helped somebody else understand it as well. My brain was firing all cylinders right then, and space-time shenanigans are my favorite kind of shenanigans. Also thank you for enjoying the intro. :D 2) Oh my gosh Slay the Princess is actually on my list already and it's SO GOOD to have somebody recommend it here because I wasn't 100% sure if it'd fit the channel since I haven't played it yet. So this is really reassuring. Thank you!!
That moment reading Solanum's scroll from about 24:00 onward has me thinking. For her essay to still be sitting in that classroom half a generation from when she first wrote it (assuming Nomai follow human patterns loosely in that regard) she must've either been a really keen student, or that essay made a strong enough impression on that teacher they were still using it as an example for new students all those years later. At least that's all I can think of as to why that random student's essay is still sitting in that classroom. It's honestly all those little endearing things and ideas that this game just lets you stumble across and stew on that makes what happens to the Nomai all that more crushing. And hey while I'm here I might as well say, this + EoTE has been a stellar opening for your channel, both in the choice of game and it's presentation. Thank you so much for connecting so strongly with this, allowing us to come along with you on that journey and for making it such a fun one on top of that, I'm super excited to see where this goes next :D P.S. I would also like to put a vote in for Disco Elysium for a playthrough (would've suggested SOMA but I think you said you already played it??) since I saw someone comment that somewhere around here. The only caveat I would have for it is that it's the type of game that asks you to put your heart on your sleeve fairly often and suffers as a result if you don't bite into that aspect. I've seen playthroughs that struggle because the players (understandably) become self-conscious with the audience watching when the game is asking for a response that'll have to come from what would be for most people deeply held beliefs (political, cultural etc.). If you're ok with that, it's probably one of the most profound pieces of art I've had the pleasure of experiencing so it's certainly a good time.
Yeah Disco Elysium is a must-play ! Although totally not the same vibe as OW, it is quite dystopian and extremely well written (don't be afraid of walls of text). Can only recommend, one of the most unique game I played after OW. On another dystopian note : Not For Broadcast. A game with a lot of scenes played by real (and very good) actors, a very interesting story development and lots of absurd or dark british humor. Like DE, also quite political if you're okay with that. Other games that also have their entire world as a puzzle/mystery like OW and are seen as extremely good to a lot of people's eyes : Return of the Obra Dinn, Chants of Sennar and (my favorite) Heaven's Vault!
For a vague hint, I'd say it's important to really touch and look at a thing to know what's going on with it. Just looking at it isn't enough sometimes. You know? Edit: Also, a less vague comment, you might not get the achievement even when all the yellow markers are gone. Unfortunately there are unmarked things to find. My hint there is to just make sure you talk to everyone at various points in the loop. Also, it might have been editing, but there might be one more thing to find in the statue workshop...
If this means what I think it does I AM MAD THATS WHAT IT IS, I ACTUALLY CUT QUITE A LOT OF TIME OF ME EXPLORING AND NOT FINDING ANYTHING LOL Ty for the hint
Another great job with the editing. One thing that I think you realized, but didn't _say_ was that any of "you" in the Ash Twin Core only survive the supernova for a few extra moments after the black hole closes, because it's only designed to be supernova-proof long enough to harness the energy and send the memories back. One plot hole (or at least point that the game never addresses) is what happens to Self's memories. Provided you jump through the ATP black hole again, at the start of the _next_ loop, you only receive the memories from the you that woke up at the campfire. Is "Self" no longer paired with the memory statue when coming out of the white hole in the ATP just before the start of the loop? (We can't actually see the ATP white hole, but we can infer that it's there just before you wake up.) That said, I'm not sure I agree with the game's assertion that you'd break spacetime by not jumping through again. Self emerged from a white hole before that loop started, and they get incinerated just after that loop ends. The next loop would just begin with no one in the ATP. I don't think the ATP "remembers" that Self should be created. Another "inside the ATP" plot hole is that you can "see" what's happening for a few moments after the black hole closes. That loop's memories have already finished getting sent back, so you shouldn't "remember" that, unless you pull the core and wait out the final ending inside the ATP.
Please revisit the place where you get to play with black and white holes and test out the time travelling by passing through black holes. Just tinker with the stuff :)
Nice edit at 35:35! Also cool to see you filling in the gaps in the ship log, always good to see all the possible ways you could traverse this story! Haha, also loved the drawings after the black hole travel!
I dunno why, but it made me so happy for you to finally see the Lunar ruins. It is where most of us learn to read scrolls, and that ended up being such a defining part of your playthrough!
I love how you approached this gameplay. I played OW close to release and have since watched +30 full playthroughs (yes, I know) and this is, without a doubt, going in the best top 3. Can't wait for the DLC ::)
@@shan_2933 I loved those too! you might like PointCrow's gameplay, he misses almost nothing and makes it incredibly enjoyable. PirateSoftware is another good one, although he realizes things almost *too* quickly lmao. Symbalily is excellent too, she gets through main + DLC and has lots of funny moments.
Seconding Symbalily, I’m watching her playthrough right now and she’s a total vibe. Then afterwards I’m planning on watching Oliver’s or PirateSoftware’s because I see so many people talk about both! EDIT: forgot to add but ty so much for saying this one is in your top 3. I’m happy you enjoyed it so much, I really wanted people to have a good time watching my experience 😭
The only way to avoid breaking spacetime once you've jumped into the black hole is to either A: jump into the black hole endlessly OR B: finish the game (if you get to the eye, you don't break spacetime.)
And you broke space time! Yay! The other way to do it is to mess around in the high energy lab and prevent your scout from going through the black hole after it's already exited the white hole. The universe is apparently really down on duplication via time shenanigans.
I completely recommend playing SOMA it is an existential game disguised as a horror game. And the plot twists and turns will be sure to stir some emotions!
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen anyone understand what would happen when they jumped into the ATP without already knowing the outcome, it was so cool to see you actually experiment with it and the game give you cool results!
oh man, i've been a fan of this game for a while now but I realised that i hadn't actually figured out how the ash twin project black hole thing worked if i'm correct, by going into the black hole in the ATP, one of you comes out but 22 minutes earlier, and then the memories of that loop are sent back to the you at the start of the loop, which means there is now a you from the previous loop and the you from the current loop at the same time. the reason there isn't more of you when you go in the black hole again is probably because the one going in the black hole is sent back to a time before there was a duplicate. also, it probably sends you back to before your memories are sent back to your original body, which i think is why not going in the black hole again causes an anomaly- if you didnt go in the black hole then a loop with both of you in it couldn't have happened
Becca, I mod for a Discord server of Outer Wilds enthusiasts who visit UA-cam and Twitch first playthroughs of the game and cheer players on. Yours is in my top 3 favorite runs EVER. Everything about your channel is so fun and cozy. I can't wait for the DLC videos to drop ::D
Had to like the video within two minutes of the start lol. The best and most memorable moments in this game are the things you absolutely CANNOT plan, in my opinion. Like the exact island you needed landing right in front of you lol
Another great game for after the DLC that I would recommend is The Talos Principle. Very contemplative, very good writing, very good music, very good overall. It's more of a traditional puzzle game than Outer Wilds (think more like Portal), but it is very often recommended for people who like this game :)
Good call. I prefer Talos Principle 2, especially for the graphics. But Talos is very much a puzzle game with some lore, more than a lore game with some puzzles like Outer Wilds.
I found you right as you finished playing the main game and have really liked your content! Can't wait for watching you playing the DLC. I think you are going to enjoy it a LOT!
Be sure to Meditate or start a new loop before continuing on with the DLC for realsies. Some streamers who have done the duplication and then stopped playing, wound up with the clone still in-game when they tried to play again next time.
I think Esker's ship on the Attlerock is the model of the ship from the Outer Wilds beta, back when it was a student project, which is why it's also pretty low poly compared to the rest of the game's models
Imagine the Self would also hop into the blackhole with us. Then we would end up deplicating ourselfs until there are hundred hatchlings walking around :D
Fun fact: In the "Astral Codec" Mod... (WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD) * * * * The duplicate "you" at the Ash Twin Project actually becomes a crucial plot point!
42:20 - Just the information, which overwrites your “original’s” brain on the next loop with all prior information collected. You experience it semi-continuously, but everyone unconnected only lives it once (the final time).
This playthrough was so much fun to watch, like many others I've watched quite a few, but they aren't all as special as you made this, thanks for sharing! I haven't yet watched your Echoes of the Eye run yet, so maybe you already found these things, but I wanted to mention them in case you hadn't checked them out and do feel like revisiting them at some point. 1. There's more fun to be had at the High Energy Lab, I shouldn't elaborate more in case you want to play around with it yourself. 2. There is some areas on Timber Hearth you can explore if you go geyser diving ::)
8:49 -- "Was Hollow's Lantern not always this terrible?" -- Yes, I think that must be the case, otherwise Brittle Hollow would have been obliterated eons ago!
Oh... This ended somewhat... unintentionally disastrously. 😳 I would recommend pretending that everything was already broken before u arriving there. 👀 It always works!!! 🙂 Maybe no one will notice 😌☝️ But if someone asks, you blame that other person who was leaning against the wall 🤣 Technically it wouldn't be a lie 💀🤣
You can also destroy spacetime in the High Energy Lab by removing a core after the scout's come out but before it enters. And there an "ending" for removing the Advanced Core and flying out of the supernova's range.
So, the first time I got inside Ash Twin, it was almost the end of the cycle and I had just made it to the switch to turn off gravity when the thing opened up and swallowed me. Next cycle I went back, saw myself, we reassured each other the universe probably didn't care that there were two of us, and I grabbed the warp core to take to the vessel. I was in for a confusing time. I made it to the vessel and warped. So, normally when you break spacetime, and reload, your old self is gone and things are normal again. Another thing that's probably not obvious to most is that when you warp the vessel, the game saves, and if you somehow find a way to die on the Eye (I'm sure there are ways like running out of air or maybe finding something to fall off of) you'll restart in the Vessel outside the Eye. In your playthrough you warped the Vessel at the last second before the cycle would have ended so clearly you can survive on the Eye past the 22-minutes. Except, not if there are two of you, since your unhelpful past self refuses to jump in the black hole again (they're the worst), you can be minding your business on the Eye and suddenly spacetime breaks, game over. I hadn't seen that before so, um, excuse me what? It reloads at the Vessel. Funny thing is it reloads with the Old You still in Ash Twin and so you're _still_ on a timer. The second time spacetime broke I was just starting to fall in the Eye-hole. Um, wait was I not supposed to go in there? I dunno what the timer is set to you when you reload, if it's 22 minutes I must have been unbelievably slow getting across the Eye. If it's whatever portion of time you had left when you warped there, that's kinda bad, you could get soft-locked like that. I guess technically, in that final/true timeline, I ended and rebooted the universe before the sun actually exploded? Must have been confusing for everyone. "Oh no, the sun is going to explode in a few minutes, what are we-"
Welcome to theeee filler episode! Although I do feel like several important things happen in it that help connect the dots between the base game and the DLC. And then just some fun things as well. ;) I had a lot of fun making this episode and trying out new things! Most of them are fully “behind the scenes” stuff that I’m not sure would be noticeable individually but together make a difference. Also writing what I tried out here would make for a very, very long UA-cam comment. BUT when I realized that the ships log episode was going to be necessary (honestly I just recorded in case something interesting happened), I decided to have fun with it.
I actually attempted the intro on 2 separate days, with a lot of takes for each. The first day I wasn’t happy at all with the video or audio quality (which I decided on after editing it.. ha) so then I had to figure out what I was doing wrong and how to make it better. Much happier with attempt 2!
I also had fun with doing some doodles to show my thought process during Self. Initially I wasn’t going to do anything but watching it back even I was confused at what I was saying, and decided to add them in to quite literally illustrate my thoughts. I’d have done more but realized I was going down a giant rabbit hole and needed to pull myself out of it. Did you enjoy them? Let me know!
PS. Sorry I didn’t technically finish the ship’s logs, I could tell I was getting frustrated with that final missing log and decided that it was better saved for another day rather than get mad. I’ll accept vague hints if anybody knows which log I’m missing! I need to do another “ships log” episode for the DLC still anyways.
In terms of the Vessel entry, you seem to have discovered every major piece of info you need to while you're there - the last one is very subtle and is kind of unintuive: it involves something broken floating around the warp core recepticle...
EDIT: re-checked the logs you do have and changed my hint to the correct piece of information, whoops!
Oooh thank you!!! That is a great hint. I have a few ideas about what that could be and feel way less stuck on it now! ::)
I also just want to elaborrate on the whole self situation as well - Gabbro's explanation of how the loop works is spot on - every loop does and doesn't happen since memories from previous cycles are being beamed into your head by the statues, and as such there's only ever the one "real" set of events - up until you either take the advanced warp core out of the Ash Twin Project or you jump into it's black hole while it's sending memories back in time.
If you *do* jump in, you come out the other side 22 minutes in the past, alongside the memories that are to be beamed into the other you's head as they're camping out as always.
Seeing as there's two of you now, if noone jumps back into the black hole when Ash Twin does it's thing, then noone is there in the past to meet and viola - time paradox and the universe shatters to the tune of kazoos!
There's a way you can see the effect at a smaller scale with your Scout at the High Energy Lab, give it a thorough onceover and I promise you'll find something neat there too!
Lovely! If you fancy your piloting skills, there's always the achievements too. And it's worth doing some science of your own in the High Energy Lab!
@@jeremy_kerman I was quite annoyed when I realised that was the "important" ship log entry I was missing when I already had gotten the information from it - after I had flown around and inside the vessel for two extra loops. You shouldn't need to pick it up.
I’m mildly (ok moderately) obsessed with Outer Wilds and you are one of my best flavors of reward, relaxation, and remedy, especially after work - my coworkers are great, but management? Well …
I tried to go with $22 even, but the app won’t let me, so I’ll just pretend that a full loop without dying is 24.99 minutes.
Still, this encounter feels special. I hope you won't mind if I think of you as a friend. ::)
Oh my gosh, thank you so, so much! The super thanks means a lot and will go back to future efforts for the channel. 💛
You have my gratitude for the kind comment, support, and reminding me of one of my favorite lines in the game!! ::)
44:04 Imagine this scene from Chert point of view: Your friend come to you, tells you the universe is dying, roast a marshmallow, take a nap and then leave.
More Gabbro than Gabbro
The three Nomai masks are for 1) the protagonist 2) Gabbro and 3) the orbital probe tracker
I love how the credits change in the kazoo ending... roles like "Nomaian Pun Scholar", "Kazoo Choir, 1st Chair", "ACTUALLY IN A TIME LOOP - SEND HELP" lol
Andrew Prahlow (the composer) is credited as "It should be on a banjo!"
And the one guys who really loves chips
I just noticed there's also an extra paragraph in the Special Thanks ranting about aligning the text for the credits, haha.
48:00
truly this game has never been summarised better than "this game has never failed that if there's something there, there's a reason that thing is there. Bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop bwop."
All of your thoughts after jumping into the black hole are both quite fun and well thought out. I haven't seen anyone else realise what would happen before they open their map and see two markers for "self". Which is lucky, too, since you seemingly haven't found the map yet. That is fair, of course, it isn't like there is a constant reminder whenever you are flying your ship :P. (Only a joke, I also missed obvious stuff in the UI when I first played, most notably photo mode.)
HEY BUT I FOUND THE MARKER FEATURE, BABY STEPS 🤣
I also didn't know about photo mode until the DLC. Mind was blown when I watched a playthrough and someone immediately used it.
@@MasonLopezI knew about photo mode but I forgot using it ever again until DLC LOL
I love you trying to see Porphy and Gossan's flirting for yourself. I just wrote it off as Esker seeing them together a lot, but maybe they're sending morse code love letters with lamps or something 😂
okay but I genuinely thought they might be doing something like that!!! 💀
I think it goes back to the "You SPY on us?" dialogue after he discloses he shoots his scout down to the village sometimes.
That "My Self" pun in the title is excellent, and very appreciated :D Also *damn* you were clever in figuring out the duplicate self in the time loop, that was so impressive!
If anyone else is missing the last Vessel log: I'm pretty sure the missing log in the Vessel you get by picking up the broken Advanced Warp Core and putting it into the slot next to it.
Also! I LOVE people who 100% stuff like me! So rare of a breed I feel, at least among content creators, they usually just run off on the next adventure after credits.
8:35. I imagine that's the explanation for why Brittle Hollow is only falling apart now, as opposed to any time before the time loop.
This was added in an update after I played the game. I guess too many people were questioning why Brittle Hollow was falling apart. Of course, now I'm wondering was Hollow's Lantern so threatening to the Nomai 200,000 years ago.
@@jplace524 It just shot cinders and hot ash at them, not huge globs of molten death rock
I loved Solanum's story. In the school on Brittle Hollow, there's a hidden area where she writes that she fears the Eye and resents it. But we follow her as she learns and grows until we find her on the Quantum Moon! The storytelling is this game is masterful and I loved experiencing it again with you!
Ahaha the on screen animations when talking through the self ending is just awesome.
12:11 The ship is an easter egg, it's the one you got to fly in the alpha version of the game.
Oh didn't know that. But supposedly, it is the first one that Feldspar used for the first Moon landing, right ?
I never knew that! Neat!
27:11 players have been able to land on the sun station, but it requires such a precise understanding of how orbits work. its not as easy as crashing the ship into giants deep for sure
"Orbiting is just falling without meeting the ground"
Same applies to actually navigating the Nomai shuttles to other planets -- I've seen people do it, but it obviously requires a deep understanding of orbital mechanics.
I just learned we can speak to ourselves... omg. Thank you.
Well this should fun!
A good appetizer for the DLC, looking forward to that one.
Loved this! You actually figuring out live helped me understand how it actually works even after having completed it. And the intro was fire as always.
BTW, if you haven't already played it, I think you'd love Slay the Princess. I just finished it and it seems right up your alley. Would love to see you play through it!
Two things:
1) YAY!! I'm happy I helped somebody else understand it as well. My brain was firing all cylinders right then, and space-time shenanigans are my favorite kind of shenanigans. Also thank you for enjoying the intro. :D
2) Oh my gosh Slay the Princess is actually on my list already and it's SO GOOD to have somebody recommend it here because I wasn't 100% sure if it'd fit the channel since I haven't played it yet. So this is really reassuring. Thank you!!
Hi there! There is a second way to destroy the fabric of spacetime. It requires some experimental setup, like in a lab...
That moment reading Solanum's scroll from about 24:00 onward has me thinking. For her essay to still be sitting in that classroom half a generation from when she first wrote it (assuming Nomai follow human patterns loosely in that regard) she must've either been a really keen student, or that essay made a strong enough impression on that teacher they were still using it as an example for new students all those years later. At least that's all I can think of as to why that random student's essay is still sitting in that classroom. It's honestly all those little endearing things and ideas that this game just lets you stumble across and stew on that makes what happens to the Nomai all that more crushing.
And hey while I'm here I might as well say, this + EoTE has been a stellar opening for your channel, both in the choice of game and it's presentation. Thank you so much for connecting so strongly with this, allowing us to come along with you on that journey and for making it such a fun one on top of that, I'm super excited to see where this goes next :D
P.S. I would also like to put a vote in for Disco Elysium for a playthrough (would've suggested SOMA but I think you said you already played it??) since I saw someone comment that somewhere around here. The only caveat I would have for it is that it's the type of game that asks you to put your heart on your sleeve fairly often and suffers as a result if you don't bite into that aspect. I've seen playthroughs that struggle because the players (understandably) become self-conscious with the audience watching when the game is asking for a response that'll have to come from what would be for most people deeply held beliefs (political, cultural etc.). If you're ok with that, it's probably one of the most profound pieces of art I've had the pleasure of experiencing so it's certainly a good time.
Yeah Disco Elysium is a must-play ! Although totally not the same vibe as OW, it is quite dystopian and extremely well written (don't be afraid of walls of text). Can only recommend, one of the most unique game I played after OW.
On another dystopian note : Not For Broadcast. A game with a lot of scenes played by real (and very good) actors, a very interesting story development and lots of absurd or dark british humor. Like DE, also quite political if you're okay with that.
Other games that also have their entire world as a puzzle/mystery like OW and are seen as extremely good to a lot of people's eyes : Return of the Obra Dinn, Chants of Sennar and (my favorite) Heaven's Vault!
For a vague hint, I'd say it's important to really touch and look at a thing to know what's going on with it. Just looking at it isn't enough sometimes. You know?
Edit: Also, a less vague comment, you might not get the achievement even when all the yellow markers are gone. Unfortunately there are unmarked things to find. My hint there is to just make sure you talk to everyone at various points in the loop. Also, it might have been editing, but there might be one more thing to find in the statue workshop...
If this means what I think it does I AM MAD THATS WHAT IT IS, I ACTUALLY CUT QUITE A LOT OF TIME OF ME EXPLORING AND NOT FINDING ANYTHING LOL
Ty for the hint
Another great job with the editing.
One thing that I think you realized, but didn't _say_ was that any of "you" in the Ash Twin Core only survive the supernova for a few extra moments after the black hole closes, because it's only designed to be supernova-proof long enough to harness the energy and send the memories back.
One plot hole (or at least point that the game never addresses) is what happens to Self's memories.
Provided you jump through the ATP black hole again, at the start of the _next_ loop, you only receive the memories from the you that woke up at the campfire.
Is "Self" no longer paired with the memory statue when coming out of the white hole in the ATP just before the start of the loop? (We can't actually see the ATP white hole, but we can infer that it's there just before you wake up.)
That said, I'm not sure I agree with the game's assertion that you'd break spacetime by not jumping through again. Self emerged from a white hole before that loop started, and they get incinerated just after that loop ends. The next loop would just begin with no one in the ATP. I don't think the ATP "remembers" that Self should be created.
Another "inside the ATP" plot hole is that you can "see" what's happening for a few moments after the black hole closes. That loop's memories have already finished getting sent back, so you shouldn't "remember" that, unless you pull the core and wait out the final ending inside the ATP.
Please revisit the place where you get to play with black and white holes and test out the time travelling by passing through black holes. Just tinker with the stuff :)
Nice edit at 35:35! Also cool to see you filling in the gaps in the ship log, always good to see all the possible ways you could traverse this story!
Haha, also loved the drawings after the black hole travel!
I dunno why, but it made me so happy for you to finally see the Lunar ruins. It is where most of us learn to read scrolls, and that ended up being such a defining part of your playthrough!
Your supercut of the base game was phenomenal. Can't wait to see you tackle the DLC!
I'm actually glad you decided to go back and learn what you couldn't at first. Most people just jump straight into the DLC. Thank you!
I love how you approached this gameplay. I played OW close to release and have since watched +30 full playthroughs (yes, I know) and this is, without a doubt, going in the best top 3. Can't wait for the DLC ::)
Can you suggest some? I have watched about Oliver's and Joseph Anderson and both were quite good
@@shan_2933 I loved those too! you might like PointCrow's gameplay, he misses almost nothing and makes it incredibly enjoyable. PirateSoftware is another good one, although he realizes things almost *too* quickly lmao. Symbalily is excellent too, she gets through main + DLC and has lots of funny moments.
Seconding Symbalily, I’m watching her playthrough right now and she’s a total vibe.
Then afterwards I’m planning on watching Oliver’s or PirateSoftware’s because I see so many people talk about both!
EDIT: forgot to add but ty so much for saying this one is in your top 3. I’m happy you enjoyed it so much, I really wanted people to have a good time watching my experience 😭
There's a reddit thread for Outer Wilds playthrough recommendations.
@@shan_2933 I recommend Playframe for a good one. It was my first one.
The only way to avoid breaking spacetime once you've jumped into the black hole is to either
A: jump into the black hole endlessly
OR
B: finish the game (if you get to the eye, you don't break spacetime.)
Oh hell yeah. Also, THAT INTRO 😂
THANK YOU I HAD SUCH A GOOD TIME MAKING IT
And you broke space time! Yay! The other way to do it is to mess around in the high energy lab and prevent your scout from going through the black hole after it's already exited the white hole. The universe is apparently really down on duplication via time shenanigans.
11:55 omg is that a Phil Collins Tarzan reference I love you
I completely recommend playing SOMA it is an existential game disguised as a horror game. And the plot twists and turns will be sure to stir some emotions!
That's Outer Wilds; even the Easter eggs, if you seem them as such, are incredible and mind-bending.
Wow, I don't think I've ever seen anyone understand what would happen when they jumped into the ATP without already knowing the outcome, it was so cool to see you actually experiment with it and the game give you cool results!
This title was so cute, I had to click on it! I guess I'll have to start from the beginning of the playthrough tomorrow
The cute drawings on screen was a lovely touch.
oh man, i've been a fan of this game for a while now but I realised that i hadn't actually figured out how the ash twin project black hole thing worked
if i'm correct, by going into the black hole in the ATP, one of you comes out but 22 minutes earlier, and then the memories of that loop are sent back to the you at the start of the loop, which means there is now a you from the previous loop and the you from the current loop at the same time.
the reason there isn't more of you when you go in the black hole again is probably because the one going in the black hole is sent back to a time before there was a duplicate. also, it probably sends you back to before your memories are sent back to your original body, which i think is why not going in the black hole again causes an anomaly- if you didnt go in the black hole then a loop with both of you in it couldn't have happened
Becca, I mod for a Discord server of Outer Wilds enthusiasts who visit UA-cam and Twitch first playthroughs of the game and cheer players on. Yours is in my top 3 favorite runs EVER. Everything about your channel is so fun and cozy. I can't wait for the DLC videos to drop ::D
Nice, link for the Discord please?
What were the other two? Looking for more like this!
Well done for tracking down these endings, a lot of people only find out about them from looking them up!
What a delightful way to break the universe!
Had to like the video within two minutes of the start lol. The best and most memorable moments in this game are the things you absolutely CANNOT plan, in my opinion. Like the exact island you needed landing right in front of you lol
Another great game for after the DLC that I would recommend is The Talos Principle. Very contemplative, very good writing, very good music, very good overall. It's more of a traditional puzzle game than Outer Wilds (think more like Portal), but it is very often recommended for people who like this game :)
Good call. I prefer Talos Principle 2, especially for the graphics. But Talos is very much a puzzle game with some lore, more than a lore game with some puzzles like Outer Wilds.
@@decswxaqz it's like, the puzzles give you time to process what you've read.
When I entered Ash Tween Black Hole I didn’t see my double. So when I go the Kazoo ending I was very confused.
26:50 -- Confirmed: Pye was the first person to get the "Hotshot" achievement!
10/10 Hearthian drawing. Adorable.
I found you right as you finished playing the main game and have really liked your content! Can't wait for watching you playing the DLC. I think you are going to enjoy it a LOT!
Be sure to Meditate or start a new loop before continuing on with the DLC for realsies. Some streamers who have done the duplication and then stopped playing, wound up with the clone still in-game when they tried to play again next time.
I think Esker's ship on the Attlerock is the model of the ship from the Outer Wilds beta, back when it was a student project, which is why it's also pretty low poly compared to the rest of the game's models
I never seen spacetime broken in that way before lol
This is so good! It was an amazing idea to record your after-the-end adventures
I'm definitely looking forward to your playthrough of the DLC!
Oh my goodness! The production value is so good!
If you enjoyed the tallking to self parts and its complications about who you are, SOMA is a great game to play 😄
damn this chanel is quality lol, no way you only got 1.5 k subs
I liked this episode. Many lightbulb moments in this one.
I just want to say that your hair is glorious and your outfit magnificent ❤
This is great! I had only just found out about the paradox yesterday. What an awesome detail.
Imagine the Self would also hop into the blackhole with us. Then we would end up deplicating ourselfs until there are hundred hatchlings walking around :D
Fun fact: In the "Astral Codec" Mod... (WARNING: SPOILER AHEAD)
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The duplicate "you" at the Ash Twin Project actually becomes a crucial plot point!
Pepperidge Faaam remembers
26:00 - Pye was the one who stayed behind on the Comet. Chaotic, but tried to sacrifice herself to save everyone.
42:20 - Just the information, which overwrites your “original’s” brain on the next loop with all prior information collected. You experience it semi-continuously, but everyone unconnected only lives it once (the final time).
46:50 - Have you seen Primer?
This playthrough was so much fun to watch, like many others I've watched quite a few, but they aren't all as special as you made this, thanks for sharing!
I haven't yet watched your Echoes of the Eye run yet, so maybe you already found these things, but I wanted to mention them in case you hadn't checked them out and do feel like revisiting them at some point.
1. There's more fun to be had at the High Energy Lab, I shouldn't elaborate more in case you want to play around with it yourself.
2. There is some areas on Timber Hearth you can explore if you go geyser diving ::)
I have watched About Oliver (an actual astrophysicist) playthrough Outer Wilds. You definitely figured out the mysteries faster than he did.
8:49 -- "Was Hollow's Lantern not always this terrible?" -- Yes, I think that must be the case, otherwise Brittle Hollow would have been obliterated eons ago!
Yeeeeeaahh LETS GO
Oh... This ended somewhat... unintentionally disastrously. 😳
I would recommend pretending that everything was already broken before u arriving there. 👀
It always works!!! 🙂
Maybe no one will notice 😌☝️
But if someone asks, you blame that other person who was leaning against the wall 🤣
Technically it wouldn't be a lie 💀🤣
YES!!! So excited to see this!
Let's freaking gooo
I love this ending, man.
You can also destroy spacetime in the High Energy Lab by removing a core after the scout's come out but before it enters.
And there an "ending" for removing the Advanced Core and flying out of the supernova's range.
lets gooo
heck yeah!!
What a great first let's play, well done.
So, the first time I got inside Ash Twin, it was almost the end of the cycle and I had just made it to the switch to turn off gravity when the thing opened up and swallowed me. Next cycle I went back, saw myself, we reassured each other the universe probably didn't care that there were two of us, and I grabbed the warp core to take to the vessel. I was in for a confusing time.
I made it to the vessel and warped. So, normally when you break spacetime, and reload, your old self is gone and things are normal again. Another thing that's probably not obvious to most is that when you warp the vessel, the game saves, and if you somehow find a way to die on the Eye (I'm sure there are ways like running out of air or maybe finding something to fall off of) you'll restart in the Vessel outside the Eye.
In your playthrough you warped the Vessel at the last second before the cycle would have ended so clearly you can survive on the Eye past the 22-minutes. Except, not if there are two of you, since your unhelpful past self refuses to jump in the black hole again (they're the worst), you can be minding your business on the Eye and suddenly spacetime breaks, game over. I hadn't seen that before so, um, excuse me what? It reloads at the Vessel. Funny thing is it reloads with the Old You still in Ash Twin and so you're _still_ on a timer. The second time spacetime broke I was just starting to fall in the Eye-hole. Um, wait was I not supposed to go in there?
I dunno what the timer is set to you when you reload, if it's 22 minutes I must have been unbelievably slow getting across the Eye. If it's whatever portion of time you had left when you warped there, that's kinda bad, you could get soft-locked like that.
I guess technically, in that final/true timeline, I ended and rebooted the universe before the sun actually exploded? Must have been confusing for everyone. "Oh no, the sun is going to explode in a few minutes, what are we-"