Outer Wilds: Echoes Of The Eye Is A Time Loop Done Right

2021 has been an impressive year for time loops. Titles like Deathloop, 12 Minutes, Returnal, and The Forgotten City have all shown us what it’s like to be trapped in a Groundhogs Day-like cycle – to varying degrees of success. However, one of the best time loop games I’ve ever played came out in 2019. That […]

Breath of the Wild’s NPCs are actually Miis, modder confirms

It turns out that The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild’s character modeling really does follow Nintendo’s Mii format. This means an enterprising modder has figured out a way to get NPCs to look like specific Miis. Twitter user @HEYimHeroic, who has assiduously cataloged more than 100 official Miis on their Mii Library site, […]

Breath of the Wild’s map, compared to Age of Calamity’s trailer

While this should surprise nobody, the areas in Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity are indeed the same locations in The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. A great video by the folks over at GameXplain analyze the recent trailer from the Breath of the Wild prequel game, comparing it to the iconic locations in […]

Outer Wilds Gets Official Steam Release Date

One of last year’s leading indie critical darlings, Outer Wilds, has been solely available on the Epic Game Store, where it was first launched as a timed exclusive. This model has been a key part of Epic’s business strategy, and while the company had no way of knowing Outer Wilds would garner widespread praise, it turned out to be one of a […]