bsunter
Brian Sunter

Software Engineer and AI enthusiast. Sharing what I build and learn.

Public Key

npub1ea7rsjwwxf8m439s33neffqx4z56hehuyln9ccsxrvcrdntgdersd05rxk

NIP-05 Address

Profile Code

nprofile1qqsv7lpcf88ryna6cjcgceu55sr232dtum7z0ejuvgrpkvpke45xu3cpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezuamfdejsz9rhwden5te0wfjkccte9ejxzmt4wvhxjmcpzpmhxue69uhkummnw3ezumrpdejqzxmhwden5te0dehhxarj9e38y6tpdeeh2mn5v4ezucm0d5qs6amnwvaz7tmwdaejumr0dszwmea5

Publishing to

nostr.wine

relay.damus.io

nostr.land

nostr.briansunter.com

nos.lol

Author Public Key

npub1ea7rsjwwxf8m439s33neffqx4z56hehuyln9ccsxrvcrdntgdersd05rxk

Show more details

Last Notes

2025-07-02 05:04:29 UTC

Cherry Plums” are my favorite out of the stone fruit hybrids (Apriums, pluots, etc) https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/b31ba9b6ed5c1d2334aa5d2ebac4e828572e07d82aaabf61c40018066c4289a5.webp

2025-06-25 07:06:56 UTC

In hindsight, the TV shows TechTV, MythBusters, and No Reservations influenced me a lot.

2025-06-24 19:09:15 UTC

I just need Opus 4 to tide me over until GPT-5.
I just need GPT-5 to tide me over until Gemini 3.
I just need Gemini 3 to tide me over until Opus 5.

2025-06-22 07:18:40 UTC

Software 1.0 = Coding
Software 2.0 = Model Weights
Software 3.0 = Prompting
Be fluent in all of them.
Andrej Karpathy: Software Is Changing (Again)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LCEmiRjPEtQ https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/8e644ed803d943475f524c1cb2a42565120679a81432f3e0466328336e80c01e.webp

2025-06-19 03:57:45 UTC

They call it “Claude Code” but people are turning it into a general purpose LLM scripting platform.
The main advantage it has over the desktop apps is it can “auto compact” when the messages get long and keep going and going.

2025-06-14 05:02:45 UTC

Meditations - Marcus Aurelius https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/ff612b302a84f8e1d7fdad82d471d763fa67beeb05a31b5df2178869337501d8.webp

2025-06-14 04:25:10 UTC

What would you do if you had a million tokens?
I'll tell you what I'd do, man: two Claude Code windows at the same time, man.

2025-06-13 22:39:11 UTC

AI is following a similar trajectory as smartphones
First, smartphones were enthusiastically adopted by power users who got a huge stepwise advantage (blackberry execs)
Then huge skepticism by general public
Followed by utter domination
Finally collective amnesia that the world was any other way

2025-06-12 23:59:36 UTC

We're on an Intel style Tick–tock model with these AI releases now.
Tick: new OpenAI model
Tock: new Anthropic model

2025-06-12 23:59:14 UTC

2025-06-12 23:57:30 UTC

The cost difference between using Claude Code and cursor /API is insane.
For the $100/mo plan I've already gotten $500+ dollars worth of tokens in 3 days.
I’m basically on track to spend ~3k worth of API credits per month. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/9648160592198fdcf2e043b5790e65456d4ac444f9b00c42fadd1901ce35cefc.webp

2025-06-12 00:31:20 UTC

Balsamic vinegar gets all the attention but I'm more into red wine and champagne vinegar now https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/f716afa476c84a1f2a9410eeab3c2627a975e3e71442f39d434ecd2a5b816293.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/b2aa2b820e679ab691787194a4f57f4120211602812bb5adfef1e8f8f1c08c31.webp

2025-06-12 00:28:59 UTC

- Wake up
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Max out Claude Code credits
- Do other stuff
- Sleep

2025-06-11 06:59:53 UTC

Opus 4 is about 8x more expensive than o3 now (after the o3 price drop).

2025-06-08 01:33:22 UTC

The lack of auto advance on short form video platforms is interesting.
In contrast regular YouTube keeps playing on its own forever.
Guessing the manual user swipes are an incredibly powerful signal for the algo.
Does anyone actually want the video to repeat by default?

2025-06-07 02:31:30 UTC

No matter how well intentioned your company is, some random judge can force you to spy on everyone.

2025-06-05 18:31:29 UTC

I’ve been vibe coding since the GPT-3 API beta.

2025-06-04 05:46:45 UTC

The AI cope bubble is getting even bigger than the AI hype bubble.

2025-06-04 02:58:19 UTC

- reply

I feel it’s significant especially when it influences what people eat.
I agree with you on the pharmaceuticals. But there’s lot of good counter research coming out. Follow up studies on SSRIs are very interesting for instance.

2025-06-04 02:52:04 UTC

- reply

It’s sometimes useful for emerging fields where there’s no proper research. For example bodybuilders in the 80s got a ton of stuff right. And it took the research 30 years to catch up. But when good research exists I like to use it.

2025-06-04 01:34:19 UTC

These AI + search tools are cutting through “bro science” like a hot knife
“Bro science” meaning over reliance on n=1 anecdotal evidence or single sources
I keep fact checking conventional wisdom and am surprised at how often it’s wrong
Health, fitness, gardening, cooking, etc

2025-06-01 13:08:33 UTC

Sun Tzu's Art of War
Chapter 3: Offensive Strategy https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/33c37728a5aa2abc9f026205886734b0dea5a8e953ff6a8e3620ad548615ddd9.webp

2025-06-01 02:18:01 UTC

Videogames:
"Don't you realize you're just flipping bits in a memory register while getting lights flashed in your eyes?"
"Yeah, but I can do it better than anyone else."

2025-05-30 05:12:17 UTC

We’re going to get AGI, humanoid robots, and flying cars and there will still be holdouts coding one char at a time in vanilla vi.

2025-05-29 21:59:48 UTC

Vibe coding is driving a wedge between those obsessed with the craft and those obsessed with results.

2025-05-29 04:57:39 UTC

I didn’t like the ending to one of my books so I fed the entire book into Gemini and had it write a better one.

2025-05-27 07:20:50 UTC

I'm launching a new app, PizzaPlan!
The ultimate tool for making pizza at home.
Pick your pizza style and when you want to eat.
The app creates a timeline of exactly what to do and adjusts based on your environment.
Check it out on product hunt!
https://www.producthunt.com/posts/pizzaplan

2025-05-26 02:18:11 UTC

AI will be bigger than the internet and robotics will be bigger then the automobile

2025-05-25 23:41:37 UTC

So grateful I learned programming and longform writing before AI.
For every other subject, I’m glad I put off seriously learning it until after AI.

2025-05-24 20:15:26 UTC

When I was younger I hated long flights because I wanted to be outside and play.
In my 20s I loved long flights because it was my only time to think.
In my 30s I hate being on long flights because I want to be outside and play.

2025-05-24 01:37:29 UTC

2025-05-22 03:18:48 UTC

Dreaming of something like this for an AI wearable: AirPod Pros with a front facing micro camera.
I don’t want big bulky glasses or to always be pointing a camera at someone https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/1078186e1ee0231903e7361989e0514b5427f9f551002dfe418da8a7c010a12c.webp

2025-05-21 20:43:25 UTC

I got into programming because I got tired of clicking rocks in RuneScape.

2025-05-21 20:41:54 UTC

Everyone loved their smartphones. AI will be much more controversial.

2025-05-21 05:14:14 UTC

These em dashes are out of control — LinkedIn has been completely overrun.

2025-05-20 22:11:33 UTC

Orchestrating async AI agents is the game now.

2025-05-17 23:31:05 UTC

My Vanilla Vine is finally established and is starting to grow. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/f405be942308b5e710577f326e9eef3705584d6f6295d5b9b14a74887b18fd66.webp

2025-05-15 09:45:33 UTC

What's your favorite mathematical/physical constant?
Mine is the Hubble Constant H₀ aka the rate at which the universe is expanding.
I just think it raises so many questions.... https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/01d89578c8a859f6c493fd6be5eb34de2ae3939b9d9db34f6d2fc20b4b811352.webp

2025-05-14 00:05:21 UTC

Agents will get big soon because the labs have a huge economic incentive to push them
Inference constantly running will generate tons of revenue
I’m expecting a wave of agent orchestration frameworks and infrastructure offerings
MCP, A2A, Swarm, Responses API are the beginning

2025-05-13 22:08:48 UTC

A: “That’s an interesting theory (belief). Could you tell me more about why you think that and how you originally came to that conclusion?”
B: “It’s self evident.“
A: “😭”

2025-05-12 07:53:31 UTC

Cursor is releasing background agents.
The AI coding liftoff is starting. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/a51877d2e5f7eefc72154937e49a0068269f8bc6e9fce51f97b320ba1907d476.webp

2025-05-12 06:41:54 UTC

"Advice" always falls flat for me, but seeing someone live their life in an inspirational way is incredibly motivating.

2025-05-12 02:22:44 UTC

The future of software engineering is everyone will turn into a tech lead for a team of AI agents.

2025-05-11 23:05:04 UTC

To understand me, you have to know my story arc going back to at least 2011.

2025-05-11 22:09:35 UTC

In the past, becoming a people manager was the only way to increase your leverage.
Not anymore. Now you can use AI to scale yourself.

2025-05-11 11:51:35 UTC

The next big tech company won’t be an attention based one. We’ve reached attention saturation.
Value has to be generated in the background now. Stuff like agents and robotics.

2025-05-11 05:47:15 UTC

I just finished the latest Berserk volume.
Feels crazy to be caught up on such a long story arc. The series has been going for 36+ years now.
First volume since the original creator passed but it’s still good. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/f4a7bd1775832549dec8e6a55e7678a3927e17df8da6f079969be767a4fecc9f.webp

2025-05-07 20:12:01 UTC

Just finished my first reading of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius and wow, what a fantastic book.
Best thing I’ve read in years.
Now I’m slowly reading it a second time, taking notes, and going on long walks thinking about it. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/e6484b31d34a438c34345e7aa6d0cabf8def820250ac884d914d4d6008a3c8c6.webp

2025-05-07 05:22:46 UTC

There’s a 35 lb bar and a 55 lb bar mixed in with the standard ones at my gym. Always have to double check that it’s a normal bar.

2025-05-03 00:44:19 UTC

If you’re doing something repetitive, it’s going to be done by AI agents soon

2025-05-01 01:49:35 UTC

Current Interests 2025
- AGI
- AI agents
- Vibe Coding /Agentic Coding
- One Person Startup
- Fitness/Lifting/Swimming
- Cooking
- Time/Knowledge management
- Game Dev
- Webdev
- Platform/Infra/Cloud
- Chinese

2025-04-30 18:41:41 UTC

Vibe coding implies you mostly don’t look at the code.
Sometimes I vibe code, but I usually micromanage the AI and code. I call that “Agentic Coding”

2025-04-30 07:33:50 UTC

Agentic AI is the thing to pay attention to.

2025-04-27 07:52:35 UTC

The Pros and Cons of Clothes Dryers
Really enjoying the Du Chinese graded reader for studying Chinese.
It has a great feature where it only shows the pinyin reading for difficult/new words so you’re reading mostly characters but still learning new words. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/f319f6327e7e30236cd2533a64f1430d3650af8128611430d16ee1b5a99f0c3b.webp

2025-04-27 03:11:35 UTC

35 volumes into Berserk. Such a great dark fantasy series. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/b4a6b5e91c91c9d4f81dd5299d6c65ff825758c46eb8bd696d1b5395c9e058b8.webp

2025-04-26 00:14:15 UTC

I still remember trying Ask Jeeves for the first time (1998).
“There’s this website where you can ask it any question”
“But who’s Jeeves?” https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/0b0b45323f5db2912e053860658e5498dc92b04ab1134f7854aa9423c899460c.webp

2025-02-25 23:19:28 UTC

My attitude towards sonnet-3.7 is cooling…
Sometimes it’s incredibly smart but it seems to go completely off the rails while coding more often.
Starts deleting huge blocks and hardcoding values to make things work when I prompt it with a sample output…

2025-02-23 23:52:42 UTC

Elevating my vibes based coding workflow - @replit by the pool https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/1229a29cd4d6751255267a04f3dfdda91be3363f492d5a076abefa81644ceac5.webp

2025-02-20 20:34:41 UTC

Looks like the great stagnation is finally over.
The last decade+ has just been squeezing the juice of pre 2010s tech: mobile, cloud, search, social media, etc

2025-02-17 19:30:57 UTC

I made the ultimate pizza planner app.
I've been making homemade pizza for the past year and this is the result of my research and experiments.
I used it to plan a pizza party yesterday and it turned out really well!
pizzaplan.briansunter.com https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/a9c6bc121ca67e6687fc9c047718e233877c80fd1ff274446c9d1908319b981f.webp

2025-02-17 18:39:06 UTC

I don’t think I’ve been fooled by an AI video yet. But I know it will happen soon, in the next few years, and I’ll be freaked out the first time.
Have you been fooled by an AI video yet?

2025-02-14 22:25:06 UTC

Just added emoji reactions to my multiplayer connect four game.
You can play it here! https://connectfour.briansunter.com
https://m.primal.net/Owor.mov

2025-02-09 16:24:12 UTC

I’m trying to build an app on top of the DALL-E API and it’s been a bad experience. It constantly gives me safety refusal messages for the most mundane prompts.
Looking into other image generation options.

2025-02-05 05:39:05 UTC

Micropayments never worked for the human web but maybe they could work for the AI agent web.

2025-02-03 07:44:47 UTC

Screenshot of my 2012 iOS home screen. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/370f3b3fc8e385d93c8978fe4744f42cf02ad8bf55ae1e648ccd2baaf4a70e42.webp

2025-02-02 10:28:13 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.  Day 12 Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3
 #retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1u9m…ja6g

2025-02-02 10:24:31 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.  Day 11 Sim City 2000
 #retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1fav…nz7z
https://m.primal.net/OMgG.mov

2025-01-30 23:04:51 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.  Day 10 Banjo Kazooie
 #retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1en7…5376
https://m.primal.net/OIql.mov

2025-01-30 01:26:50 UTC

Experimenting with a vertical air fryer kebab rack. Trying to get more protein. https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/926c5e0a71fbd3b88f15114dd395f066197392c97e7769f3d8ce99e462e98674.webp https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/e05eff3975c97bd4f11957a4c553724b20372939bcfd6e496805ee42a49f6478.webp

2025-01-29 23:51:37 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.  Day 9 Final Fantasy Tactics Advance  #retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note13mn…q2pq
https://m.primal.net/OGzB.mov

2025-01-29 23:49:33 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.  Day 8 Escape from Tarkov  #retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1mlf…cqzd
https://m.primal.net/OGys.mov

2025-01-29 23:48:21 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.  Day 7 Psychonauts  #retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1kzl…ua3l
https://m.primal.net/OGyj.mov

2025-01-27 22:23:05 UTC

Trillion dollar market dip because of Deepseek.
2 years ago when gpt-4 came out, OpenAI’s lead seemed unbeatable.

2025-01-27 00:34:55 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you.
One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.
Day 6
Max Payne
#retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1dct…6gdl
https://m.primal.net/OBvR.mov

2025-01-26 11:33:40 UTC

Generating a 3D model of myself from a single image using Hunyuan.
3D model generation is getting good.
https://m.primal.net/OAwC.mov

2025-01-26 07:28:02 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you.
One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.
Day 5
Final Fantasy X
#retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1lfx…nt34
https://m.primal.net/OAkq.mov

2025-01-26 07:26:41 UTC

2025-01-25 00:59:44 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you.
One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.
Day 4
Command and Conquer: Red Alert 2
#retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1299…jlwr
https://m.primal.net/NyoM.mov

2025-01-23 19:53:17 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you.
One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.
Day 3
Starfox 64
#retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #gaming
#note1w0x…j6qu
https://m.primal.net/NwoL.mov

2025-01-22 21:45:50 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you.
One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.
Day 2
Duke Nukem
#retrogaming #retrogame #videogame #gamingart #gamingcommunity #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamingindustry #gamedesign #indiegame
#note1zag…tehv
https://m.primal.net/NvRh.mov

2025-01-22 09:58:54 UTC

The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you.
One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order.
#retrogaming
#retrogame
#videogame
#gamingart
#gamingcommunity
#gamedev
#gamedevelopment
#gamingindustry
#gamedesign
#indiegame
Day 1
Super Mario Land
https://m.primal.net/NuTD.mov

2025-01-22 08:41:50 UTC

Testing posting on all social networks at once with Openvibe https://cdn.nostrcheck.me/cf7c3849ce324fbac4b08c6794a406a8a9abe6fc27e65c62061b3036cd686e47/76742b8e6bd716dfb65723f18cafdf774a5b9bf96ae523cce565a2a2a02b1516.webp

2025-01-22 01:20:02 UTC

- reply

Nice. Really happy to see you on here!

2025-01-20 20:41:34 UTC

- reply

Logseq

2025-01-20 02:57:43 UTC

I wanted to like Octopath Traveler so badly, but I’m abandoning it. Too grindy.
Landed hits on this boss for like an hour and wiped. Twice.
The 3D pixel art style is great though.
https://m.primal.net/NpZG.jpg

2025-01-19 05:47:41 UTC

Experimenting with making my own Nostr relay.
Very pleasantly surprised that I was able to implement a Twitter-like backend in about 30 minutes (NIP-1, NIP-2, NIP-11)
I put my custom relay URL into a standard client and it just works 🤯
https://m.primal.net/NnWn.jpg

2025-01-19 05:11:46 UTC

- reply

Thank you! 🙏

2025-01-07 05:35:35 UTC

2025 planning based on Ali Abdaal 's life areas.
Second year in a row I've used these areas to categorize my goals and projects.
https://m.primal.net/NVpy.jpg

2025-01-04 08:41:22 UTC

15 minute language learning routine: One graded reader with audio and 10 mins of Anki flash cards per day
https://m.primal.net/NRUv.png
https://m.primal.net/NRUw.png

2024-12-31 01:26:17 UTC

Surfers at Waikīkī Beach #hawaii #surfing #travel
https://m.primal.net/NMCb.mov

2024-12-24 11:20:21 UTC

Ozembic ad attached to my pizza delivery box.
https://m.primal.net/NFFo.jpg

2024-12-17 07:46:00 UTC

Ka'ena Point - Oahu #photography #hawaii
https://m.primal.net/MydM.jpg

2024-12-17 03:30:59 UTC

The average American gains 30+ lbs of fat in their 20s and 30s.
That equates to an average caloric surplus of 16 calories per day.
So the caloric equivalent of 2 gummy bears per day is the difference between gaining 30 pounds vs not.
https://m.primal.net/MyVZ.jpg

2024-12-16 08:22:37 UTC

I just finished Outer Wilds! One of the best games I've played in a while. Here's my review:
What's it about?
It's about exploring a small solar system in your spaceship while trying to solve a mystery. I don't want to give spoilers since figuring things out yourself is a huge part of what makes it special.
Who would like it?
If you enjoy puzzle-solving, space exploration, and games that trust you to figure things out on your own, you'll probably love this.
What is the gameplay like?
The core mechanic is flying your spaceship using realistic zero-gravity physics - "an object in motion stays in motion," so you need to think way ahead about slowing down before reaching planets. Just navigating properly, landing safely, and not losing your ship are engaging challenges. It's like playing lunar lander but in a full 3D space environment.
Does one specific element of the game stand out to you?
The completely nonlinear design really sets it apart. Progress comes from solving puzzles, reading texts, and understanding how various mechanics work. Something you discover early on one planet might be crucial for solving a puzzle on another planet hours later. These "eureka moments" when everything clicks together are incredibly satisfying, especially since solutions often work together in surprising ways.
What elements did you like?
I love how it handles being an open world. Unlike many games that feel empty and sparse (like the new Halo and Zelda's vast fields), Outer Wilds strikes a perfect balance. It gives you complete freedom but keeps every planet densely packed with unique and interesting things to discover. Another great touch is all the Easter eggs and creative achievements - there are tons of unexpected things that can happen while exploring.
What elements did you dislike?
My only real frustration came about 30 hours in when I got stuck and had to check a guide. Some of the steps to finish the game felt pretty non-obvious.
How does the game compare to similar games?
Unlike typical open world games that can get boring with too much empty space, Outer Wilds keeps things focused and meaningful. Every planet feels carefully crafted with creative stuff going on. It manages to deliver both exploration freedom and purposeful design in a way I haven't seen before.
https://m.primal.net/MxfL.mov

2024-12-15 07:19:13 UTC

- reply

🥳

2024-12-15 00:52:38 UTC

So close to beating Outer Wilds. Amazing game.
I keep failing the final mission 😕
There’s a few things that felt impossible to figure out though. Had to consult a guide for some of the final steps.
https://m.primal.net/MwRk.jpg

2024-12-13 01:30:38 UTC

Kahe Point State Park (Electric Beach) - Oahu Hawai’i #hawaii #photography
https://m.primal.net/MuaO.jpg

2024-12-13 01:22:58 UTC

Kahe Point State Park (Electric Beach) - Oahu Hawai’i #hawaii #photography
https://m.primal.net/MuaD.jpg

2024-12-12 07:04:09 UTC

Nuʻuanu Pali Lookout, Oʻahu
https://m.primal.net/MtmZ.jpg

2024-12-11 07:41:24 UTC

I’m reading Carl Sagan’s cosmos. One thing I learned was how long bacteria were the only life on earth. They were the main form of life for billions of years
4.54B years ago: Earth forms.
3.8B years ago: Life begins with bacteria.
541M years ago: Cambrian explosion makes complex life.
2M years ago: Genus Homo emerges.
300K years ago: Modern humans
https://m.primal.net/MsoI.jpg