{"product_id":"outer-wilds-by-tommy-wallach","title":"Outer Wilds by Tommy Wallach","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\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... \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOuter Wilds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOuter Wilds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGiant Bomb\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003ePolygon\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eEurogamer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Along the way, he'll discuss how \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eOuter Wilds\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003echoes of the Eye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, remains true to the spirit of the base game while transforming its tone completely.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56322861596838,"sku":null,"price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/4637\/7638\/files\/5165-ee8QXL._SL1500.jpg?v=1774469207","url":"https:\/\/woollybearbooks.com\/products\/outer-wilds-by-tommy-wallach","provider":"Woolly Bear Books and Gifts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}