chooooioioiooooooo ,

Out There is great, a real step forward for phone games. The writing is top notch and reminds me of the classic RPG-strategy hybrids that I loved when I was a kid. Your decisions have weight and you really have to be careful every step of the way. Yet I can't help but feel even casual difficulty is unnecessarily difficult - just tried the hardest level, and it's just a nightmare that goes beyond the threshold of playing for fun. Combined with the monotony of just mining planet after planet, dodging death constantly... it becomes a drag that loses its sense of enjoyment. I'm a big fan of Dark Souls and the feelings of stress and then reward, but as an adult with a job and a life it's hard to find time to sit down on my phone and do something that does nothing but stress me out for 75% of the time. I find myself wanting to share this game with my little brother, who really loved FTL too - but it's just too inaccessible and too frustrating for anyone who isn't a seasoned strategy lover.



My main suggestion is that it would be nice if I could share this game with people who maybe aren't as good with strategy, because the story, writing and feel are genuinely, really fresh.