#i dont know if the end is Really the travelers in some mystical mysterious quantum version or just the hatchlings memories but

[mothheart]

I do think if you have a pretty big fear of death, outer wilds is a good game to help you maybe feel just a little less dread about it

#i have so many feelings like #it IS an incredibly tragic game. theres so much pain and grief in it #but it also has a lot of comfort. for how its addressed you dont see anyone with an overwhelming terror in regards to #death in general or acknowledging their inevitable death that is Very Imminent #of course we also have chert (which i still havent recovered from. my god.) but i think it balances out #i dont know if the end is Really the travelers in some mystical mysterious quantum version or just the hatchlings memories but #especially then it really drives it home. they arent afraid. they dont want you to be afraid either #and theres the prisoner and their people who Did absolutely fear death and what the eye of the universe was capable of #but in the end even the prisoner is able to make peace with it. they can see it isnt something to be feared #as much as you might feel it- everything /isnt/ meaningless. everyone and everything will die one day but the things we did and learned #and the ways we loved all matter and they will impact the future. in one way or another those memories and actions carry on. #for better or for worse #its okay to be afraid but you cant let that fear control you or paralyze you #idk i just really really appreciate seeing such a positive and comforting outlook on endings and death #as someone who hates endings and fears death #especially seeing so much nihilism #and i just kind of really latch onto bittersweet media. its comforting for me lol #anywho... #outer wilds spoilers #outer wilds #death mention #miles rambles