Outer Wilds Nintendo Switch Review - Is It Worth It?

I’d love for my mom to play this, she only has a switch. I’m hoping that she can get the hang of first person, and space traversal via the ship/suit.

hi guys, I'm contemplating about buying this game. I can easily buy it now tbh for my switch since I like botw exploration and I want to play a game after I finish botw and many people say you should go blind and this game is so enjoyable. However, I am aware of the graphical limitations of the switch and I'm still saving up for a good gaming laptop, we have pc but I think it can't run this game. So, sorry for asking, coz I want to share my context, should I buy this game for my switch and sacrifice graphics or should I wait like 4-5 months before I play this?

Just purchased this and regret it. I find it very confusing and impossible to control the character with a space suit on. There are no instructions and I can make no sense of the screen dials. Nothing great about the graphics, and the fact that it won't even let me save where I got up to means it is unplayable for me. May work for experienced gamers which I am not - hope I can get a refund as wasn't cheap.

Truly a game you can only experience once. Its been 4 years or so since i played it but it has left a hole in me no game after could fill. Enjoy the experience and cherish it

I liked that you said something that I always say one of the reasons why this game is very unique. Progress happens to the actual player instead of the in-game character. This includes knowledge you learn and your skills like ship/suit flying and space walking 😁

This game looks perfect for Switch!

This was the last game I played through with my daughter before she passed away. It was an amazing experience. She told me where to go each cycle and we uncovered it together. She was bed ridden but we were able to explore an entire solar system together. Magical!

What immediately strikes me as bad is the HUD! However grainy the resolution was otherwise, I think they should have rendered the HUD at 1080p. :p

The first chord of the music, right at the beginning of the video, hit me. I need to play this unparallelled game again.

No.

I'm definitely getting this game now. I'm a bit concerned about the length of the time loop though. Hope it gives you enough time for exploration so it doesn't feel too repetitive having to go back to the same place from the start multiple times after each other.

A little cliche but I wish I could forget this game so I can experience it again. One of my all time favs.

Should I buy it on switch? I believe is on sale with the dlc, but I have it on pc but without the dlc, like, I would get it on switch just for the handheld

Please everyone, this is the game you will fall in love.
Play it slow, play it accurately, it will never come back once again as the first time.
Outer Wilds is a true piece of art. And you will cry, but it's not about sadness.

Lol You’re rewiving it though you haven’t finished it?

Glad that to hear Felix's review! I had almost the same experience on PC and then loved it on Switch! Definitely worth it

Recently finished my first playthrough. Opted for the PS5 version after hearing switch performance wasn’t great. After so many comments saying this is a once in a lifetime experience I wanted it to be the best quality possible.

You said your about 5 hours in… you could have already stumbled across how to complete it in those 5 hours and be a loop or two from completion but you could also be nowhere near the end.
I finished it in around 24 hours but I discovered the ending as probably one of the last things I could have done.

Keep going with it. This game truly does live up to the hype. The more you discover, the more you get sucked into the lore of the story and everything that has happened. Lots of great reveals and shocks. 10/10 for me.

Hello. Is there a physical version? Oh many gbs does it require?

Ahhh can’t wait to play this. I was planning on waiting to buy the physical version though, hope it comes out soon!!! 🤩

It's a shame they haven't polished it out. It looked rough during the Nintendo Direct, and it still does. Considering how good No Man's Sky looks on the Switch now, I still have some hope that they'll patch out Outer Wilds.

The music in this video is very soothing

This is such a special game and will forever hold a place in my mind and heart

This game is another exhibit I will use in the "Video games are art" discussion. The narrative is something that can only truly be experienced once, so if you're looking at playing this, AVOID ANYTHING DISCUSSING THE STORY.

I did play docked the entire time, but there were very few performance issues I noticed, and nothing that a quick restart of the game didn't fix. It's actually very impressive considering all the background calculations the game is doing for each of the different planets.

Looks ok compared to a ms dos space game

Really hope Felix posts a follow-up once he finishes the game. Can't wait to hear his thoughts!

Holly Jolly Outer Christmas 🎄🎄🎄

There's simply no other game like Outer Wilds. In an industry that often re-treads the same ground and coasts on trends, this game was an absolute breath of fresh air and quickly rose into my top 5 games of all time. Do not skip this experience. You won't find anything else like it.

Glad I got to play this for the first time on the switch. Saw some comments that it didn't run well but personally it ran well enough for me!

I’ve been wanting to play this game for years, but I struggle with first person games (they make me dizzy). Do you think that is something I could get past and still enjoy this game?

I didn't like this game at all. It was very boring and the ship controls suck. I guess that's what I get for listening to internet people.

Beat it last weekend. Lived up to the well deserved hype. Reminded me of Myst.

The greatest game I have ever played, so nice to see it on the Switch. One of very few games that fully utilise the medium to tell a story effectively, so many games just emulate the story beats of movies but Outer Wilds is so beautifully unique in how it conveys it's themes and the emotion it invoked in me is seriously unlike anything else I have experienced. You have to go into this blind, it is probably one of my favourite experiences throughout any medium.

I wanted to like this game when I tried to play it a while ago. But, I hate the flying mechanics, and there's just too many bells-and-whistles for me to want to keep going despite how cool the game looks. The log isn't enough to entice me to keep going.

It’s weird that there are two games called “Outer Worlds” and “Outer Wilds”

No one could have converted someone else’s review into a video like you, congrats man

This is my favorite game ever made. Please give it a try.

Best game ever made. DLC's story is even better than the main game's. Practically a life-changing emotional experience. Go in blind and take notes. You may want to play on other systems if you have the option due to performance, though.

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