Consider The Loop In Outer Wilds

This is a video discussing my time with Outer Wilds, the seminal 2019 modern classic. I examine the game from a design and philosophical perspective, attempting to place it among games with similar mechanics (Majora’s Mask, Deathloop, The Forgotten City). It is also a meditation on loops, liminal spaces, and the distances we travel to arrive where we are meant to be. Support me on Patreon:https://patreon.com/masonmiller11 Follow me on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/gamearray.bsky.social Check out “The puzzle that solves itself” by Mr Wendal. It’s a great video that analyzes Outer Wilds and its design from a very different angle: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln4vnCtxFpg Footage from: - Outer Wilds (2019) - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (2000) - Run Lola Run (1998) - Deathloop (2021) - The Forgotten City (2021) - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword (2011) - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (2003) - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (2011) - Fallout 4 (2015) - Los Angeles Plays Itself (2004) - 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968) - Interstellar (2014) - Sunshine (2007) - Death Stranding (2019) - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (1998) Footage Sources: - Ocarina of Time Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMI7JVK0i0g - Deathloop Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmgiNL_uYJY - The Forgotten City Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6cs_vQTKGs - Skyward Sword Footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KRJCYiWGR0 Sources: - Lincoln In The Bardo: https://www.amazon.com/Lincoln-Bardo-Novel-George-Saunders/dp/0812985400 - Death’s End: https://www.amazon.com/Deaths-End-Remembrance-Earths-Past/dp/0765386631 - Boss Fight Books Majora’s Mask: https://www.amazon.com/Legend-Zelda-Majoras-Mask/dp/1940535263 - The Last Question: https://users.ece.cmu.edu/~gamvrosi/thelastq.html - Outer Wilds Prototype Version: https://www.mobiusdigitalgames.com/outer-wilds-text-adventure.html - Outer Wilds Original Thesis Paper: https://digitallibrary.usc.edu/asset-management/2A3BF163YX5A?FR_=1&W=454&H=854 - Alex Beachum Designing for Curiosity in Outer Wilds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGnce1Dp9BU - Outer Wilds Interview – Into the Unknown: https://gamingbolt.com/outer-wilds-interview-into-the-unknown - Interview with Alex Beachum: https://medium.com/@claire.boeck.172/interview-with-alex-beachum-ba7e21ee5d17 - Archived Interview with Eiji Aonuma: https://archive.vgfacts.com/thread-2629.html - WathcingtheAerial's video on Neon Streetlamps & CInema: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y51VUsotZe Music: - Outer Wilds OST - The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask OST - Erik Satie - Gnossienne No.1 - Gustav Mahler - Adagietto - Saint-Saens - The Swan (Le Cygne) from Carnival of the Animals - Gustav Holst - Venus: The Bringer Of Peace By: Free Beta Records Link: https://goo.gl/peHHCX