Exploring Giants Deep!

[@lisafenixx]

This planet made me so scared, because I have such a huge fear of tornadoes!! it was really satisfying & kind of therapeutic when I realized that (for the most part) they weren't going to instantly kill me and I actually could use them to my advantage/I needed them to discover certain things.

[@TakeV]

Same! It was the scariest planet, but after some time it just became peaceful.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Yes. Tornadoes are uniquely scary. I remember as a kid I had to hide in the basement from one once and I was terrified. BUT, they are so fun in OW . They just make you a bit dizzy and let you go on a little space walk lol. I love Giants Deep. I wish oceanworld was like this!

[@Mr.doomsday9000]

Giant's deep scared you

[@DarkRubberDucky]

I have thalassophobia, so falling into the water made me literally freeze in terror. Tornados were actually pretty cool to me,.

[@NateAlyn]

Giant’s Deep was incredibly scary for me. I have a deep fear of the ocean and tornadoes, so navigating this place was a terrible experience in the beginning. Once I braved through it and broke through my fears, I instantly fell in love with this game.

[@edge4266]

same here, i remember in my playthrough i flew to giant's deep first, got into the atmosphere and saw a huge ocean and noped the fuck out of there

[@illizcit1]

@@edge4266 this is me currently lol I'm trying to be brave

[@Shade635]

Astrophobia makes it to the point I only ever send a probe into the atmosphere, never have I gone into even the atmosphere.

[@empatheticfrog2052]

So I had no clue about the counter clockwise tornado. Instead on my first playthrough I thought how would feldspar get down there? So I flew to the outer edge of the map and went irresponsibly fast directly into giants deep. Good times ^-^.

[@littlemetalpixie]

tmw you get Deep Impact accidentally XD

[@rockinmusicquarterly12]

always remember WWFD: "what would feldspar do?"

[@speedude0164]

I went and watched part of PointCrow's second stream of this game after exploring every island on Giant's Deep. His ship was broken so he tried to kill himself by swimming into a tornado, but he fell back down... and ended up past the current. I closed the vod after that happened to make sure I didn't get spoiled further but I assumed the solution was to use a tornado to build enough momentum to fly past the current. Turns out he just happened to fall into a counter clockwise tornado. 🤣

[@gohzilla9356]

First time getting close to giants deep, I lost control of the spacecraft as it gets near the planet. I was like omg! I am gonna get crushed by the cloud due to heavy pressure! *like Jupiter* I thought I ended up dying but instead, I was greeted with hurricanes and the ocean. It totally blew my mind at that moment. I cherish that memory.

[@Serious_Ludd]

Ah yes, this will be perfect for my thalassophobia ! *Click on play*

[@theirishviking9278]

Pretty sure that the "head" of a jelly fish is actually it's stomach They just take days potentially weeks to digest there food And the only reason they can take that long is that they really don't use much energy they're kind of like an automated animal They float with the currents and only move when they need to

[@thetemplar20]

Another great video. I just finished the game last weekend and have loved watching your videos before I go to bed to relax and find out more about this incredible game. This planet always gave me a feeling of anxiety, especially when underneath the current. Used to like staying in my ship to feel safe!

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Thank you so much for the kind words! This means a lot to me! I often use youtube to relax before bed. So to hear its something I now provide to people makes me proud! This planet has a lot of reasons to make people anxious, but Ive always liked it!

[@kdjoshi726]

Ironically, this is the planet I'm most scared of. Especially because them tornadoes throwing around everything that comes into their path into the space, so much so that I actually had a dream being on this planet 😬

[@BossmanJC.]

Giants deep is like Jool from KSP

[@bagelcatlordthefirst8021]

I know only if hoop had a ocean

[@marsaans]

I actually thought giants deep was a gas planet

[@TheLoreExplorer]

It is a lot like Jool for sure. Looks so similar! Giants Deep is meant to be a gas giant. But maybe since its only 2km its not like a real gas giant.

[@michagrill9432]

@@TheLoreExplorer eh the entire system is scaled down massivly so in this occasion maybe its a gas giant

[@crazygino77]

@@marsaans same here

[@judgementcole]

Underrated content. I'm reliving outerwilds through your channel. Loving the experience

[@TheLoreExplorer]

So glad you enjoy it!

[@Future_Guy]

The pincushion projection also shows a probe that discovers the eye. Another cool thing is the first projection shows the current probe's real time location! Like if you look at the probe it moves! And not surprising that as it reaches the end of the projection line, the loop comes to an end with the sun going supernova.

[@aryan7767]

yup the game's soo good

[@jschoete3430]

0:17 what kind of homicidal maniac jumps out of the spaceship in orbit to plunge through the atmosphere of the scariest planet in the solar system, equipped only by the spacesuit??

[@IRFine]

Small nitpick: Giant’s Deep is not a gas giant. It is a large ocean planet with a thick atmosphere. Gas giants tend to be made of hydrogen, helium, and similar gasses.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Giants deep is intended to be the devs take of a gas giant. Early concepts had the islands floating in the atmosphere due to how dense it was. They changed it up a bit, but its still their take on a gas giant. Keep in mind the outer wilds universe has different rules than ours.

[@Lookup33]

I see a lot of you talking about being terrified at first then feeling peaceful. I’m still waiting for that breakthrough 😩. I’ve been playing for a couple weeks (since its’ release on PS now) and really all the planets scare me but the scariest in my opinion are giants deep, dark bramble and brittle hollow with that damn black hole. I love this game but it terrifies me and once I face my fears and make progress the supernova happens and I gotta start all over. Kinda wish the game had an assist where once you arrive at a planet, it highlights the places you’ve already visited to allow you to autopilot directly to that particular sight. What makes me uneasy about GD is there are very few places to gain footing. And being so close to gigantic tornadoes towering over you is intimidating. Also the imagery of some seemingly unpenetrable core beneath you gives me chills....much like how the deep sea is amazing but terrifying due to the unknown. I imagine being deeeep under sea in a small submarine thing looking thru a bottom camera and there’s no floor in sight 😨. Even if I was at the floor, thinking of all that’s above me lurking in darkness is enough to paralyze me in fear. I hope to one day get over my fear of the unknown, and Outer Wilds is helping to some extent.

[@illizcit1]

How'd it go? I'm in the same boat now you were in.

[@Alice-yn3by]

9:22 omg I see what you did there, nice reference. (can't wait for the Dark Bramble video where you make the "It's bigger on the inside!!" joke)

[@jackcook9005]

giants deeps is definately my favorite planet in the game

[@noble300000]

First thing I did in this game was blast off towards Giants Deep and crash into the ocean going fast as fuck and scaring the shit out of myself when I found myself under water

[@speedude0164]

I'm kinda split between Brittle Hollow and Giant's Deep for my favorite planet. Brittle Hollow's mechanic of slowly being broken apart by a volcanic moon is really cool and unique. I love how the black hole is scary at first until you realize it just teleports you to the White Hole Station and essentially started the Ash Twin Project. Also the underside of the planet before any piece falls off looks so beautiful if you get to see it. Giant's Deep was the first planet I explored aside from the Attlerock and it just has so many highlights. The image of the massive ocean and the tornadoes already makes an excellent first impression. I could've sworn I had seen an island fly above the clouds on one of my trips, and finding out first hand how it happened was quite scary. Discovering the Tower of Quantum Trials was unexpected, and I liked how they used it to teach you Quantum Imaging. One of my favorite visuals in the whole game comes from looking through the glass of the Control Module on the Probe Cannon and seeing the massive planet you're currently orbiting. I went back for that exact reason one day and it led to an excellent ah ha moment of realizing I could enter the Launch Module through the crack in the glass. The planet core is one of if not the best example of fear of the unknown in the game. Being in the water and seeing this massive electrical sphere you know nothing about with only an ultra strong current between you and it is terrifying, and the lengthy process of learning how to get down there and pulling it off is hella satisfying. I love how you're constantly surrounded by the electric field while exploring, reminding you of what you just overcame. It's the perfect place to finally find the Eye of the Universe's coordinates.

[@aryan7767]

Lmao the first time I got in space craft I went full speed to dark bramble and broke my ship and then fell into anglerfish. Second time I went full speed into giants deep and went BELOW the current. I had no idea what to do and electrocuted myself and died lmao

[@ZrxFrenzy]

“Stealing I mean storing.” 😭😭😭

[@0DINN]

Oh wow, I just noticed you "only" have 6k subs you are so ridiculously underrated. Your outer wilds videos are incredible and probably the best lore videos I've been able to find anywhere. Please keep up the great work! (Ps not to say 6k subs is small by any means)

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Wow, thank you! Tbh I never know how to respond to comments like this. Its so kind. Ill be sure to keep at it! Thank you Bradey!

[@0DINN]

@@TheLoreExplorer No, thank you! I've just started film school so I can appreciate how much work you put into your videos (it definitely shows). And I know script writing, recording audio & visuals, and editing is super taxing and time consuming. Plus those aspects are often not thought of by the veiwer. It can be a thankless job, especially when your stuff is free to watch on KZbin. So again, thank you! 😀

[@0DINN]

@@TheLoreExplorer ps are you a self taught writer and editor?

[@TheLoreExplorer]

I went to school for multimedia and graphic design. But of course, while there I avoided video editing and focused on the design part. But I did pick up the basics. As far as writing goes, absolutely. Still to this day I have no idea how to write properly. I just pick a topic. Mentally make a checklist, and try to cover all the points I need to make. Its good to know Im doing ok at it and someone notices/appreciates the work put in!

[@0DINN]

@@TheLoreExplorer Well, good on you. Writing is difficult, but you certainly have a good flow. I usually just pop on your videos to relax while studying, then when you inevitably show me something cool I hadn't found myself in outer wilds I go and check it out in game.

[@feldsar]

Watching! Edit: Watched it, really good, in depth analysis.

[@k0lpA]

nice pun lol

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@michagrill9432]

*_badum tsss_*

[@funni_noises]

I hope the devs of outer wilds go to make more games with similar gameplay to outer wilds. Same flying mechanics but new solar systems to explore. Doesn’t need to have a time loop, I just hope we get to explore more solar systems with as much effort put into them as they did with outer wilds

[@GrandNoble]

another way to get to the core is flying super hella fast into the atmosphere and spike right into the core

[@TakeV]

You know what would be really interesting to see? Being inside the probe tracker module as it crashes into the core of Giant's Deep.

[@aosutaa9962]

Im pretty sure the probe tracker already fell into the core a long time ago since in one of the text a nomai mention a cannon part is in the core of giant deep

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Yeah. That's true. But we see it fall of the animated version of the cannon(inside the cannon) during the launch animation. And in game its already gone, so we can't ride it sadly.

[@anorak78]

​@@aosutaa9962 that was a hallway module

[@Xelaria]

I went to planet first because it looked like jool form KSP

[@evita7874]

One thing.The tracking module statue is not the third activated.In the Statue island Workshop you can find a conversation of some Nomai talking about the statues and that one (Daz) stays close and they say how they saw the statue function

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Mhmm. But that statues not active anymore. Each active statue has open eyes. That's ours. The one on statue islands Beach. And the probe tracking module. No nomai are currently connected to the atp

[@redact7577]

I just enjoy flying through giants deep and being flung around by tornadoes

[@boreduser1234]

"I think if I had to choose one planet to visit in Outer Wilds, I would probably choose Giant's Deep." Even in the early 2013 demo, Giant's Deep practically bottomless ocean completely terrified me, and I avoided going there as much as possible (despite how pretty it is). I think I'd pick Dark Bramble before ever going to a planet that was almost entirely water. The angler fish don't seem that bad in comparison.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

There are literally amusement parks named "water world" cause itd be so fun lol. And they dont even have hurricane rides lol

[@C-Dylan]

0:11 an average day in giants deep

[@tylerlegend7205]

Actully, if you go at a really fast speed (My friend did 3k I did 4k) you can break through the giants deep current not need a tornado. (Ive even heard 1k works.

[@myexistenceissomething1018]

Yes another video finally

[@Arthus850]

I was unlucky enough to go onto Gabro island without a spacesuit just as a tornado arrived. I don’t know if it was a glitch or not, but I somehow survived.

[@TheRobotGamer7]

I don’t even have to watch the video to know it’s gonna be a great one

[@WTF15TH15]

Ikr

[@TheRobotGamer7]

@@WTF15TH15 lore is a great KZbinr

[@africsnail4985]

Wouldn't it make sense for the Eye's coordinates to be unique to each loop? The probe launches at random directions every loop etc.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

The probes direction has nothing to do with the eyes location. It only finds the eye in one loop. Our first loop as a player. The rest of the time its just firing into and at nothing.

[@africsnail4985]

@@TheLoreExplorer Thanks for clarification

[@GrandNoble]

QUESTION: If the satellite just happened to JUST find the Eye right when we were walking by the statue in the museum, and they've been shooting probes for 200,000 years. how many probes were shot? and how long does it fly before finding the Eye. Technically doesn't it only have 22 minutes now. I guess a probe that was shot years ago could have JUST found the Eye. And WHY does the orbital building break right now? if it's been working fine for 200,000 years. WHY did it just break now?

[@TheLoreExplorer]

I think you should go through my outer wilds explained series. It seems you may not understand the mechanics at play. But Ill answer as many questions as I can here. The cannon breaks because thats technically the first time the cannon ever fires in this timeline. The nomai who used to control the cannon set the power too high. And so when it fires it breaks. You can find them talking about it in the logs inside the cannon. The atp gets activated. The cannon fires and breaks. The probe searches for the eye. The atp records that information. And when the loop ends the atp sends it back in time to before the cannon fires(and breaks). And so the cannon receives the information while whole. Then the cycle repeats. So every time you see it fire is the first time its ever fired. I know its confusing. And no. The loop shouldnt start in front of the statue. The atps timeloop has been active for a long time. Over 9 million loops. We only become aware of it at around 9 million loops because we finally are able to sync with a statue. The probe finds the eye and so activates the statues allowing us to sync with them. But there is no reason the start of the timeloop should change just because someone finally synced with a statue. The timeloop started because the sun blew up naturally. Us syncing with a statue doesnt change that time. And lore wise the tracking module breaks off as you watch it explode. You can actually see it in one of the depictions of the opc firing in the probe tracking module. The planets are set not to collide with each other. The interloper isnt a planet though. So the interloper would likely destroy the crust of brittle. But no other planet colliding with it would damage it at all. Also logically if brittle hollow wasnt being bombarded. Then yes. The crust would stay whole. It isnt a scripted thing in which they break at certain times. They actually take damage as they get bombarded. So if it werent being bombarded it wouldnt break.

[@GrandNoble]

@@TheLoreExplorer ah, so the cannon never fired until the very first time the ATP gets activated - which is when the sun dies. got it. I thought it was firing for 200,000 years. So non lore wise, is the OTP broken part always in Giants Deep? Like static, or does it physically break off. Yeah I realized collision was off after I watched a later video of yours lol (it's a lot to go through), i'm finally up the the ECHOES videos. Recently subscribed as well. Great content. 5 stars. And thanks for answering some of my novice questions. I've 100% the base game years ago on xbox. back when there was just NOTHING really online about the game or lore. So it's SO amazing to come back thanks to the ECHOES (playing through now) and you have all this amazing content. So worth it.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

I was here a year ago. Ive been making Outer Wilds content since 2019! Im glad you found me though. And that you appreciate the content! But youre welcome! Thats what Im here for. To help people understand the game! Mechanics wise the tracking module is always in giants deeps core. So, yes. Its static.

[@GrandNoble]

@@TheLoreExplorer ah yeah looking at your video dates, it looks like you had about 10 videos up when i 100% all xbox achievements. so maybe i saw your first couple vids back then lol. ACTUALLY i was also in a discord for a while, 8bitbulldog was on there too, and i feeeeeeeeeeeeeeeel like the there was someone there named Lore Explorer, lol. maybe? they helped me get the last few ship logs.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Yep. Probably the unofficial outer wilds discord.

[@emilyleppik2787]

Did you find the one bit of secret dialogue in the Statue Island? There's a bit of raised ground in the bottom section with a Nomai whiteboard on it--it's too high to reach by jetpack, so you have to wait for the island to get picked up by a tornado and fly to it in 0G.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Yeah....is that not in the video? Thats one of my favorite bits of dialogue in the whole game. The one Nomai basically says "wait. if our memories are being sent back.....but not our bodies.....what happens to our body? Does our body die and only our memories get sent back?". And the others essentially go "Who cares. Same outcome either way!". Like , uhhhh , no. Huge difference lol. That made me realize it was a game about reality and perspective.

[@emilyleppik2787]

@@TheLoreExplorer I didn't see it in the video, yeah that's the one. It was honestly the first "outer-wilds-y" puzzle that I came across. (By which I mean, you have to use the way that the world changes during the loop in order to solve it.) And for what it's worth, my personal answer is: The final time loop is the only one that actually happened. Your memories of the others are only in the Ash Twin Project due to the bootstrap paradox, meaning basically you just wake up one day with a bunch of memories of things that never happened.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Ah. Shame I missed it. But I like how the game lets people come to their own interpretations. Its just like rl. There is a few reasons Im not behind the bootstrap paradox. I like the many worlds/infinite parallel universe interpretation. I think it can avoid all paradox's , which is probably best. If we consider things the quantum nature of things. And how from the changing observers perspective(like how we observe the memories and change perspectives. Or how self gets made) everything we see is relative to the observer in game. It just makes me think more is going on than what WE see. Then this makes some sense of the shifting in time cause it can all still line up relatively to the final observer. At the end , yes. The last loop is the only one that even happened. The only universe that ever happened. We got our memories from possible futures. But this way they all still sort of existed and every single one was actually meaningful. I know its sort of wibbly wobbly timey wimey quantum nonsense. But I just think its kind of poetic ig.

[@TwiliPaladin]

9:27 I understood that reference.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

At least I can rest easy at least one person knows it was on purpose and not a flub.

[@loreexplorerjr8344]

thank you so much i was trying to get to the core of gd but my ship kept getting shocked by the jellyfish but now i know to get out of my ship to do it thank you!!!!

[@NeroZashi]

The game does teach you how to get to the core :D :D

[@loreexplorerjr8344]

@@NeroZashi well i did not know that lol but thanks ill be looking for that

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Glad I could help jr

[@noahpilarski]

@@NeroZashi Yeah but it's a little hard to find. There's a jellyfish in Dark Bramble that has notes from Feldspar telling you not it because it tastes terrible but is useful because it can insulate electricity.

[@fantasybabydino]

i had no idea wtf the coral reef was until just now

[@YourPetSnake]

Did you know that landing your ship under an island that’s been shot up into the sky also gets you through the current? That’s how I got the achievement

[@raziel29a]

You can also back up. Back up real far. And speed through the current. The required speed is sick so not much of the loop will be left once you do that but it's an option.

[@YourPetSnake]

@@raziel29a that was what was initially trying but my gosh it is so hard

[@raziel29a]

@@YourPetSnake yeah, first time I actually had the required velocity I hit an island insta-killing myself. Can't really aim at that speed.

[@YourPetSnake]

@@raziel29a I always seem to miss

[@Future_Guy]

This never worked for me. I tried doing it on constructor island but after the island hit the ground, I was sandwiched between the current and the island. Had to wait for the next tornado.

[@vegaazurewrath0]

MY FAV PLANET YESSSSSSSSSS

[@TheLoreExplorer]

geez. when did you change your name? Hope I havent been posting the wrong name in my thank you for a while. Ill change it now.

[@vegaazurewrath0]

@@TheLoreExplorer i think it was this video and the last haha

[@vegaazurewrath0]

yes it was i changed it on feb 25

[@TheLoreExplorer]

That's not toooo bad. Sorry I missed it. It'll be tep on the next video!

[@letsdragon9427]

I love this planet!

[@SpiderconPrime]

Its atmosphere is methane if i had to guess

[@HarryDuBois616]

Amazing channel. I love how much you love the game I love.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@renaigh]

the Quantum Moon occasional orbits Giants Deep

[@michagrill9432]

That doesnt really count that thing jumps all over the place 😆😂

[@cougotgames-theoldies2687]

your video quality did not drop. great channel

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Thank you bud! That means a lot. Hopefully I can find a new game to cover soon!

[@cougotgames-theoldies2687]

You should try Outer Wilds with Reshade. I messed with it a little bit and the game looks stunning. I got the idea from a redditor who posts upscaled pictures of Reshade Outer Wilds. I couldn't find any presets online so I made my own. I'm a beginner with Reshade so it's not the best, but I bet you could make something awesome.

[@cougotgames-theoldies2687]

@@TheLoreExplorer Hope you find a great game. Whenever I think of good games with lore and story, it's always either Outer Wilds or those old computer games like Myst or the fallout series or even X-com. But nothing will be like Outer Wilds.

[@michagrill9432]

Nice. Im currently playing through the game and this confirmed that i really found everything on... and in it XD

[@Bobywan75]

Not my favorite planet because of the heavy gravity which makes the jetpack almost useless.

[@centurosproductions8827]

Can you still sink below the current in a Nomai shuttle or by hitting it really fast? I tried both, but neither worked for me. Though the first time I tried it in the shuttle, it got half below the current while lying on its side somehow, so I couldn't even leave since I couldn't swim down to get out the exit or to use the controls (since the current was actually *in* the ship).

[@TheLoreExplorer]

You can get through with the shuttles but it seems to be a glitch. And ramming into the current works better on console rather than pc. I haven't been able to do it on pc despite trying many times.

[@paulspencer5467]

@@TheLoreExplorer I don't think it's a glitch as it happened to me in the nomai shuttle by accident and I got an achievement "fly so fast you break through the current on giants deep" or something like that.

[@TheLoreExplorer]

But you can fly wayyyyyyyyy faster in the ship and not break through the current. There is no reason a shuttle should if the ship can’t.

[@Faeriehye]

This planet gave me so much anxiety lol

[@mr.potato2223]

Went there had subnautica flashbacks

[@灰幕空白]

I hear that we can find the Nomai Shuttle of Solanum in the 6th location of quantum moon, but it needs special way, is that true？

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Uhhh. Tbh I have no idea. I know we can find it there if we clip inside the moon. But I'm not sure if its placed there for us to find under special conditions.

[@geekmashup6829]

Great video!

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@nalasprincessworld4670]

giant's deep is a hycean mini neptune

[@lucundamy3289]

I didnt know that there was a tornado going the other way I just fly with 12000 km/s into the core and died but I got the trophy

[@CatCraftYT]

8:35 hehehehe

[@benzosbenchmarks8145]

exploring HELL

[@KerbalChris]

So are the jellyfish originally from dark bramble?

[@TheLoreExplorer]

They are actually confirmed not to have come from the dark bramble we know. The devs said they either came from another dark bramble plant and got there through inter dimensional travel via portals. or ash twin. Which once had an ocean :D

[@josef.prosek]

Dont blink!

[@pablozurita2996]

Yea i would jump into the ocean also

[@pgamez4077]

Like train

[@Mr.doomsday9000]

What is your favorite planet in the outer wilds Comment here 👇 My favorite planet is giant's deep

[@JayFiCreator]

My personal favorite are the hourglass twins!

[@kevenbouchard7973]

Anyone else heard Morty at 11:18

[@TheLoreExplorer]

Move over justin roiland. Im Morty now

[@ammazingbllack207]

I hate Giants Deep ! if i had to choose between being lost in space or drown in dark waters i would choose space even Brittle Hollow is less scary ! GD is such a moody planet bottom of line : HATE IT ! iI was even scared of the water on The Stranger ! I eat leviathans for breakfast in Subnautica but Giants Deep HEEL NO