#phm ramble

[astmowicz]

Grace should get bit fat on erid. Man was starving let him have something nice for once but also it's like he lost that part of his mind where it told him that the body ate enough thus he doesn't feel full like he used to. idk I know animals have that after undergoing a traumatic event/long starvation. You never know when your next actual meal gonna be yk

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I just wanted to say something to show part of how much I enjoyed Project Hail Mary and Outer Wilds. There won't be any spoilers involved, so don't worry about losing the interest of either by reading this.

First, Outer Wilds. I already enjoyed the type of game that Outer Wilds is anyway, so I had a feeling I'd enjoy it. Now before I played through Outer Wilds, I only felt emotional at the time of playing a game once, and it was when I was young and I was sad because I thought I destroyed a legendary Pokemon in Alpha Sapphire. Fortunately, this proved untrue because, in the process of closing the 3DS because I was sad, I messed up the closed the game without saving, so I accidentally got a second chance. Anyway, Outer Wilds, on the other hand, made me emotional while actively playing twice. The end of the DLC, and the end of the full game. And for the first time ever, my tears weren't because I was sad about the game's resolution, but because I thought the story was beautiful. This also strengthened when listening to an analysis of the music afterwards, where I truly understood how significant it was in the story.

Now, Project Hail Mary. For some background, I got burnt out on movies several years ago. No movie held my interest, even ones I had already seen before, because I felt exhausted of movie watching. Besides, Hollywood was starting to feel like it focused more on inclusivity checklists than on actual story, and I felt that both suffered as a result. Project Hail Mary caught me off guard though. For the first time in a long time, even without the background of the book, the movie immediately caught my interest. And then it also had a story interesting enough, and effects that were subtle enough, that it maintained my interest throughout watching. After a long time of not enjoying any movies, PHM was finally a movie that I found enjoyable. And now, having started on the book, I find it interesting to see the story play out whole also noticing the differences between the book and movie. I'm less than half way, but I'm genuinely enjoying reading again.

Sorry to have gone on as long as I did, I just wanted to make it clear that, as someone who tends to just do something and move on, PHM and Outer Wilds felt special to me. I wanted to share that appreciation with others. Hope you have a good day.