{"product_id":"9781940535371","title":"Outer Wilds","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eWallach, Tommy\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBoss Fight Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e11\/4\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eMaybe it's happened to you too. You're talking to a friend about your favorite games, and their voice suddenly drops to a whisper. \"Have you played... \u003ci\u003eOuter Wilds\u003c\/i\u003e?\" When you ask what makes the game so special, their only response is a smile and a promise: \"Go play it. You'll see.\" After enough of these cryptic conversations, you finally try the game—and suddenly you're the one praising \u003ci\u003eOuter Wilds\u003c\/i\u003e to anyone who will listen.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn this volume, novelist and escape room designer Tommy Wallach explains how a project that began as a USC student's master's thesis ended up winning \"Game of the Year\" from \u003ci\u003eGiant Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePolygon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEurogamer\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e. Along the way, he'll discuss how \u003ci\u003eOuter Wilds\u003c\/i\u003e uses theme to reconcile the age-old battle between narrative and gameplay; how its unique form of knowledge-based gating spurs player curiosity; how it offers up true mystery without resorting to videogame-y puzzles; and how its spectacular DLC, E\u003ci\u003echoes of the Eye\u003c\/i\u003e, remains true to the spirit of the base game while transforming its tone completely.","brand":"Boss Fight Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47006111531263,"sku":"9781940535371","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/Jacket_c3f00fdd-8d1b-4097-a0f0-9c704f9a16d0.jpg?v=1760718874","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9781940535371","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}