Braid, Anniversary Edition

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I played the original Braid back in the day, when I was a young teenager. Back then I couldn't really solve the puzzles nor did I really have a big interest in trying to do so, since there were all these other bombastic games available to occupy my teenage mind. Because this game now has a cult status and the fact that young me never could solve the puzzles always bothered me a little, I recently bought the anniversary edition. Funnily enough one of the things that put Braid in my mind after all this time was also the Soulja boy meme video that I stumbled upon online (woooop :). Aniway, I managed to solve all the puzzles and without cheating too (I do admit I was stuck on the last few puzzle pieces for quite a while tho). Not only that, but Braid became one of my favourite games. The puzzles are brilliantly designed and a real joy to play through. The story is interesting and relatively open, that is, open to interpretation. The story was cool and does make you think about certain things, however the main draw for me were the puzzles itself and the frankly amazing artwork (sorry mr. Blow). The game really does look like a living painting. Sound design and music is also excelent. The anniversary edition also has an extra "commentary world" which has about 15 hours of commentary and a number of all new hand crafted puzzles. The new puzzles were excelent, not quite on the same level as the originals, but still great. The commentary itself is a mixed bag. I sat through all of it, but It didnt blow (heh get it) my socks off or anything. Its really long and in some aspects repetitive, but some bits of it were really cool. The layout of these commentaries is also very strange and unintuitive. It has to be said, that the commentary is more geared towards game design enthusiasts. The average fellow will find more value in the all new puzzles that are scattered here. In short: Braid is excelent, the commentary world is a bit rough around the edges, I will definitely be playing more games that were designed by Jon Blow. 9/10.

Казалось бы, что можно такого выдавить из механики отматывания времени? "Подержи мое пиво" – говорит Джонатан Блоу и вываливает эту легенду на десяток часов прохождения. Крутая игруха, особенно для своего времени. Некоторые паззлы натурально заставляют поломать голову, и даже после решения не всегда удается сразу понять как это сработало. Почти каждый уровень случается так называемый "aha-moment", когда новая механика неожиданно раскрывается под другим углом. Душных моментов на самом деле тоже хватает: ачивка на спидран, поиск паззлов в последнем мире с комментариями, сложный язык, которым подан достаточно простой сюжет, и, самое безобразное: сбор звезд. Если уважаете свое время, к последнему даже не прикасайтесь. В целом же, рекомендовать точно могу. Как минимум ради ознакомления с находчивым применением простых, на первый взгляд, механик. 8 из 10..... ... . ... .....01 зи 8

Has not aged well

Was tough - but a brilliant mix of time altering and physics puzzles. My brain is tired :) I can see why this was considered groundbreaking when it initially released. Well done!

当之无愧的解谜神作，非常惊艳