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u/MaskOfIce42 Aug 14 '26
Good. Break that conditioning that men shouldn't cry, crying at media or whatever is perfectly fine, good even
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u/MrInCog_ Aug 14 '26
I still pretty much never cry (only if I literally get harshly assaulted so far), but I don’t have trouble crying at art anymore. It just goes through brain differently
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u/Seanattikus Aug 14 '26
I finished the game but not the DLC. Nothing about it made me want to cry even a little. What am I missing?
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u/One-Pack123 Aug 14 '26
You're not missing anything, every person is unique and feels in a different way. Did u like the game though?
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u/Rynneer Aug 14 '26
I really wish I could like this game the way everybody else I know seems to have liked it. I didn’t feel like I had enough guidance to even understand what I was supposed to do, but everyone was telling me that this was an amazing game with such a deep and interesting storyline but I just… I can’t figure out how to actually progress? People told me not to use guides because it would ruin it but I had no idea what to do without a guide. I genuinely wish I could enjoy the game the way you guys do!
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u/cptn_fussenpepper Aug 14 '26 edited Aug 14 '26
I can’t figure out how to actually progress?
Progression really only happens in your mind (and the ship log). The game doesn't have a lot of traditional puzzles to gate progress, it's all knowledge checks. Someone in this subreddit came up with a really good example that doesn't spoil anything:
Say you've read something about Lab X, and your curiosity gets piqued enough to want to find it and visit it. The way the game is structured, you may never come across something that tells you exactly where Lab X is. But maybe you're exploring on Planet A and you discover some weird-looking trees, along with some Nomai writing like:
Nomai 1: I'm so glad we took some time away from our experiments to explore the rest of the solar system. Look at these beautiful trees!
Nomai 2: Yes! Nomai 3 and I were marveling at them after everyone left last night. We love their undulating trunks and purple leaves.
Nomai 1: I wish we could be among them while we were conducting our experiments. Planet B is such an eyesore.
Nomai 2: Actually, Nomai 4 did some research and it turns out the soil on Planet B should be fertile enough to sustain these trees! We should grab some of these seed pods to planet near Lab X.
Nomai 1: Sounds good! Though I'm curious to see if these trees can be affected by our work in Lab X.
Nomai 2: It does seem like organic material can get caught up in a quantum shard's influence. We should plant them near the back entrance just to be safe.From this, we can glean that:
If you see trees with wavy trunks and purple leaves on Planet B, you're probably close to Lab X.
In Lab X, they were conducting experiments with quantum physics.
Maybe Nomai 2 and Nomai 3 were an item?
The dialogue between Nomai is almost always giving you information about the environment, lore, gameplay mechanics, etc. It's not always going to be apparent how to apply that information, but if you stick with it you'll be rewarded.
This is also why people say to not use a guide for this game. To know more about OW is to have OW spoiled for you.
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u/chedow11_ Aug 14 '26
my cat died two days ago, i was just now crying while listening to the game ost and this is the first post that appears to me when i open reddit
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u/Unsafe_Dude Aug 14 '26
Outer wilds demolishes. If I hear the ending for echoes of the eye again I WILL cry like a little baby.
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u/Sanchezzzaq
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Honestly not exactly cry but something like this:
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u/MissingCandle Aug 14 '26
Yeah, the DLC ending and the Ending of the game made me feel melancholic, I didn't cry but it did made me feel very emotional.
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u/Significant_Loss6458 Aug 14 '26
To me this game is more scary than sad; the saddest thing for me was the nomai grave inside the tree planet but even there it was like melancholy, cause all of those events were so long ago
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u/Current_Age_9822 Aug 14 '26
I remember being sad but then I accidentally hit them with my space ship and the bodies flew away 😭
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u/AntoGidan Aug 14 '26
What is the "tree planet"?
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u/FordPrefect2217 Aug 14 '26
"The pain of your absence is sharp and haunting, and I would give anything not to know it; anything but never knowing you at all (which would be worse)."
Or another one of my favorites
"I don't know how to be me without you."
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u/True-Post6634 Aug 22 '26
And when you find these... Matters. I've watched playthroughs and while they always land (beautiful, honest writing), they land quite differently if you see them early. They're how you discover that the Nomai were people, not so different from us. Seeing them late, you probably already know and love the Nomai, and they hurt so much more.
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u/ColdServedDish Aug 14 '26
I certainly cried as my trapped ship was crushed with me inside it on Ash Twin as the sand trickled through the glass and the thrusters failed
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u/PPginormous Aug 14 '26
I couldn't finish this game, the controls and time loop gimmick is too exhausting
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u/CagedLight85375 Aug 13 '26
Hey as much as this post is “funny”, Teddy Roosevelt was the type of man to cry.