Episode 188

Outer Wilds: Echoes of the Eye (with Rick Firestone)

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October 22nd, 2025

2 hrs 10 mins 9 secs

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As I said way back in The Outer Wilds episode, I respect the hell out of that game and think it's a miracle, but I didn't love it as much as others, and I kind of wish I could Eternal Sunshine that game out of my mind and try again. But as it turns out, the Echoes of the Eye expansion gave me just that chance. Did lightning strike twice? Did the game that "you can only truly play once" work again? Listen in and find out.

Guest info: Rick Firestone (he/him)

TIMESTAMPS

  • 0:00 Title Card
  • 0:23 Introductions
  • 6:08 Thoughts About Outer Wilds
  • 9:11 Thoughts About Echoes of the Eye
  • 24:14 Pixel Project Radio Podcast
  • 26:42 SPOILER WALL and Patron Thank-Yous
  • 28:40 Spoiler Section- Initial Discoveries
  • 48:05 Spoiler Section- A New World to Explore
  • 1:24:00 Spoiler Section- Story Analysis and Endings

Music used in the episode is credited to Andrew Prahlow. Tracks used: The River, River's End, Elegy for the Rings, Echoes of the Eye, Departure

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