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8.7/10 A definite WOW! on my scale.
Don't hesitate to try it out, award yourself with this self-love.

I have played hundreds of games during a time span of 22 years. (Thank my father, who grew up with a Commodore 64 and couldn't help but introduce a 5 y/o to video games!)
Too many of those games got boring rather quickly, but a lot of these I stuck with -- just to find out whether they got any more interesting along the way.
If it wasn't for my game development and design ambitions, I would've had to conclude that the extra time spent on those games was an utter waste. Truly unfortunate, because who does not love a good game as food for your brain.
In the past decade, only very few games brought me an experience of true pleasure and satisfaction. OUTWARD however, surprised me when I watched the game play trailer(while nullifying those tendrils of hope I had, to finally enjoy playing a game again) and surprised me a second time (SHOCKINGLY) while I caught myself smiling as I ran through a magnificent environment being in awe due to the breathtaking night sky. The fact that I was enjoying the bare necessity called "walking from A to B", gracefully WITH a smile -- is something less than a dozen games have achieved.

The essence of THIS game is pure joy and I am wondering whether I will ever feel this way again, while playing future new games. I am scared OUTWARD has gone above and beyond to push both my satisfaction ceiling and plateau to another level. For that I bow to you Nine Dots Studio, what an epic game!

[b]8.7/10[/b] A definite WOW! on my scale. [b]Don't hesitate to try it out, award yourself with this self-love. [/b] I have played hundreds of games during a time span of 22 years. (Thank my father, who grew up with a Commodore 64 and couldn't help but introduce a 5 y/o to video games!) Too many of those games got boring rather quickly, but a lot of these I stuck with -- just to find out whether they got any more interesting along the way. If it wasn't for my game development and design ambitions, I would've had to conclude that the extra time spent on those games was an utter waste. Truly unfortunate, because who does not love a good game as food for your brain. In the past decade, only very few games brought me an experience of true pleasure and satisfaction. [b]OUTWARD[/b] however, surprised me when I watched the game play trailer(while nullifying those tendrils of hope I had, to finally enjoy playing a game again) and surprised me a second time (SHOCKINGLY) while I caught myself smiling as I ran through a magnificent environment being in awe due to the breathtaking night sky. The fact that I was enjoying the bare necessity called "walking from A to B", gracefully WITH a smile -- is something less than a dozen games have achieved. The essence of THIS game is pure joy and I am wondering whether I will ever feel this way again, while playing future new games. I am scared [b]OUTWARD[/b] has gone above and beyond to push both my satisfaction ceiling and plateau to another level. For that [b]I bow to you Nine Dots Studio, what an epic game![/b]