Secrets of the Fire - Outer Wilds DLC pt.2 (2021-10-03)
0What’s immediately apparent is that this new underground area has the same sealed monolith-looking thing that exists in the bell - alongside some mechanisms that seem to require me to figure out a trio of codes.
As I continue to explore outside of the underground area, it becomes clear that it’s effectively some sort of dream world to escape to. I quickly found that there’s other areas I can enter from different fires, and that appears to be the main area to explore for this DLC. I also get my first real introduction to the Inception-like manner in which the outside world affects the dream world - stuff outside like the dam breaking and the tower on Cinder Isles collapsing can kick you out of the dream world if your flame is doused while you’re inside.
Speaking of getting kicked out of the dream world, I had my first up-close encounter with the Owls, where you can get caught while wandering around. Initially it looks like they’re getting ready to eat you, but instead, they simply blow out your fire.
I found out later that the Reduced Frights section skips most of the animation straight to them blowing out the fire (no giant scary gaping mouth about to take a bite). The setting also dramatically slows down the Owls and makes them much less likely to catch you. I honestly wish it were two different settings - I don’t mind the fake-out scare with them looking hungry for Hearthian, but I would’ve liked to slow them down so they’re easier to escape (basically all of the scary without the difficult chase). Overall, I couldn’t really work out how to avoid them outside of wandering around in complete darkness and hoping they don’t randomly turn to shine a light on you.
I spent a bunch of time exploring the first major dream area - starting from the River Lowlands. It seems to center around a gathering at a cabin where music is being played. While I could comfortably sneak into the cabin, I couldn’t work out how to do anything without being caught. My prevailing theory is that maybe I’ll need to come in from one of the other areas, and see if the owls are kicked out when the Dam breaks near the River Lowlands.
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