What a fantastic and mind-cracking expansion !
This extra little adventure is just another display of how the Outer Wilds team can craft some puzzly-spaces that tell grandiose stories like it's the easiest thing in the world.
It's got its hiccups here and there : somewhat tedious backtracking, maybe a tad too obtuse puzzles at times, and the lack of a proper ending without redoing all the main game ending stuff, but this all pales in comparison to what they achieved here.
A perfect complement to the main game and a game design masterwork, Echoes of the Eye is the cherry on top Outer Wilds didn't need, but I'm so glad we got.
And HOT DAMN, it gets scary.
This extra little adventure is just another display of how the Outer Wilds team can craft some puzzly-spaces that tell grandiose stories like it's the easiest thing in the world.
It's got its hiccups here and there : somewhat tedious backtracking, maybe a tad too obtuse puzzles at times, and the lack of a proper ending without redoing all the main game ending stuff, but this all pales in comparison to what they achieved here.
A perfect complement to the main game and a game design masterwork, Echoes of the Eye is the cherry on top Outer Wilds didn't need, but I'm so glad we got.
And HOT DAMN, it gets scary.