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Amazing game imo.

I'm going through all the Braid remaster commentary right now, but I'll tell you in a few weeks after I clear all the other awesome games I got from the generous denizens of CE. I *think* I have it on epic.

Oh, right, I say this because The Witness may have elements related to Braid, as they are both made by the same guy. I've been staying blind on the Witness for a while now, specifically be cause I was waiting for the Braid remaster.

Id love a similar thing for the Witness tbh. I know Blow can be a bit abrasive but I generally find his commentary interesting.

There's none of that in his in-game commentary, I can safely say. He clearly has respect for his team. And beyond that, I'd say it's excellent supplementary material for anyone going into game design.

Oh yeah hes great I agree. There is something crazy about a guy who thinks the world has got programming completely wrong to the point hes developing his own language lol.

it's a good game but I found some of the puzzles a bit obtuse, personally I prefer a lot of other first person puzzle games (talos principle etc)

I've not played it, but I played that game parodying it and if it's at all accurate, I don't think I would like The Witness.

Killing him in Excision was super satisfying. And the Salvation's Edge raid was wild.

Overall, a surprisingly satisfying final boss for the 10-year saga.

A whole hearted 10/10 game. I love it so much.

Aristoph posted...

Killing him in Excision was super satisfying. And the Salvation's Edge raid was wild.

Overall, a surprisingly satisfying final boss for the 10-year saga.

Heh this is what i thought the topic was going to actually be about

I enjoyed it a lot

Playing it right now. Ive invented new cuss words already at some puzzles, but its fun.

I played it for a bit, but got turned off by how all the puzzles felt so similar. It felt more like being given a puzzle workbook than having a game to play. Wound up refunding it just before the two hours were up.

I probably would've been more forgiving for the format if I hadn't paid $40 for it.

Looks like the kind of game where I need a guide, but using a guide will make me feel even stupider.

I absolutely loved it, but never could completely finish it. If I remember correctly there were one or two optional or secret puzzles in the endgame and I couldn't beat them.

Edit: It was the gauntlet of timed puzzles for the last achievement that I couldn't finish

Played it for a little while, it was meh. All the puzzles were moving dots around on a screen from what I played. Does it get any more interesting than that?

There's a great video by Joseph Anderson where he talks about the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZokQov_aH0

Personally, I thought it was fine. I thought there was some kind of grand narrative or theme connecting everything, but then I got to the end and there really wasn't. The puzzles were fun at first, but eventually they started to feel like working a job. There are cool concepts, though.

I thought it was great. That "aha" moment where you realize the puzzle grids are simply training you to solve puzzles in the environment, and the world itself is the actual puzzle really left an impression on me. I forget a lot of games over time, but I still vividly remember parts of The Witness.

And yeah, some of the puzzles were harder than they needed to be. That sequence with "The Hall of the Mountain King" was especially grueling. Could've dialed the difficulty down. But still, the game had so many highs that the lows didn't matter so much to me.

bevan306 posted...

it's a good game but I found some of the puzzles a bit obtuse, personally I prefer a lot of other first person puzzle games (talos principle etc)

My biggest gripe with Talos Principle and a few others I've played is I hate when physics get involved in puzzles. I hate that I know the solution, I know exactly what needs to happen, but for some reason I just can't get the timing right. I want to play them as a relaxing brain teaser and not have to deal with my slowing reflexes.

TheOnionKnight posted...

And yeah, some of the puzzles were harder than they needed to be. That sequence with "The Hall of the Mountain King" was especially grueling. Could've dialed the difficulty down. But still, the game had so many highs that the lows didn't matter so much to me.

That is the one thing I can't do. Think I've gotten to the final pillars 2 or 3 times but ran out of time. Need somebody with a camera to photo the maze puzzle and save me some time. Would love the platinum trophy records for those who beat this puzzle before a patch and after (on PS suspending the game froze the timer and kept the puzzles the same. So a lot of old "tips" for beating it was to take a screenshot, pause to solve it at your leisure, then resume the game to answer the puzzle)

I enjoyed it more than Braid until some point. I am not good at puzzle games.

loafy013 posted...

Would love the platinum trophy records for those who beat this puzzle before a patch and after (on PS suspending the game froze the timer and kept the puzzles the same. So a lot of old "tips" for beating it was to take a screenshot, pause to solve it at your leisure, then resume the game to answer the puzzle)

I was playing it on a Mac. Didn't know about any exploit where you could pause the game. I just had to do the puzzles over and over until I learned the sequence well enough to speed through it. Also somewhat luck-dependent, since the puzzles are randomly harder/easier each time they're generated. I still remember frantically running through that maze.

when I finally beat that maze I beat it with the first song still playing, with how fast I did it

The parody game was better.

Sudoku posted...

Id love a similar thing for the Witness tbh.

Check out Taiji on Steam. Heavily inspired by The Witness.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1141580/Taiji/

Regarding The Witness, I really enjoyed it. Loved figuring out the rules for the puzzles. Even got the Challenge Run done at the end. Wasn't any good at seeing the puzzles in the environment though.

Didn't like sitting through the single puzzle that took an hour afterwards though.

Great game, but some of the puzzles were above my paygrade. I understood the bird puzzles, but there are other puzzles in the later sections that just make no sense.

loafy013 posted...

My biggest gripe with Talos Principle and a few others I've played is I hate when physics get involved in puzzles. I hate that I know the solution, I know exactly what needs to happen, but for some reason I just can't get the timing right. I want to play them as a relaxing brain teaser and not have to deal with my slowing reflexes.

I don't really remember any puzzles in the Talos Principal that required timing

pegusus123456 posted...

I don't really remember any puzzles in the Talos Principal that required timing

There were those end game puzzles where there were recording devices that replayed what you did so there was a bit of timing going on there where past you held on to a platform that present you would step on or whatever, but that's the most that comes to mind.