News Room Contributor  Posts: 571 Joined: 19 Jun 2008     | |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1566 Joined: 5 Dec 2007    | Braid is rated S for Sexcelent. |
Beat Writer  Posts: 146 Joined: 4 Oct 2007    | Fortunately it should come out for PC at some point in 08, at least according to Wikipedia. |
Paperboy  Posts: 32 Joined: 21 Aug 2008    | I loved it but I makes me feel bad because the big game developers could take a lesson from this game and its creativeness but sadly they won't. |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1556 Joined: 21 Nov 2007   | Tis an excellent game, need to finish it actually, I must have got distracted by something shiny. |
Pulitzer Laureate  Posts: 934 Joined: 22 Jul 2008    | I can't wait until the PC version comes out. I am a big fan of puzzle platformers (Karoshi 2.0 and Toki Tori are currently my favourites) and after all the extremely positive reviews... I'm excited. |
Escapist Co-Founder  Posts: 829 Joined: 21 Nov 2004    |
Ditto. Played only a short snippit last night, but I had a good time and I just dig the music and art. |
Gone Gonzo Posts: 1566 Joined: 5 Dec 2007 |
Will highly edited versions of old articles appear everywhere on the site in the near future? Trying to perfect the writing but creating an ideal impossible to uphold due to the limitations of perfection. ^^ |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 1083 Joined: 11 May 2008  | I've only played the demo, and that in itself was, well "Dracanublian" comes to mind. I want more, I needs more the game is a pure gem and should not be missed. I'll grab it when I get the chance. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 96 Joined: 5 Jun 2007    | Is it really that short? I beat the game in about four hours, which, might be a slow run for some...and when I was done, the game felt done. The ending so thoroughly made the game 'done'. I don't know how the puzzle pieces are optional, though...you can't beat the game and get the whole point of the game (ending) without every single piece of the puzzles...the rest of the game's ending is hidden behind gathering the ...other, things, you can gather (which is a guaranteed 2+ more hours). Or, perhaps I'm wrong, I _thought_ you had to get all the pieces... Bionic Commando Rearmed, now that's a short game... |
Beat Writer  Posts: 213 Joined: 3 Jun 2008    | I played the demo yesterday. It sucks that I have to drive 40 minutes from here to get MS Points, otherwise I'd buy it immediatly. Exactly my cup of tea. |
Copy Clerk  Posts: 52 Joined: 27 May 2008  | freakin amazing i played the demo and i really can't wait until i get enough points to get the whole game |
Gone Gonzo  Posts: 3301 Joined: 1 Nov 2007     | Am playing it now. I love it, it does remind me of portal alot. But fuck me its fustrating. I've completed all the levels, but some of the jig-saw pieces are iving me trouble |
Copy Clerk Posts: 96 Joined: 5 Jun 2007 |
Are you able to see an ending without getting all the puzzle pieces? |
Muckraker  Posts: 341 Joined: 15 Jul 2008    | i would just like to point out i do have good taste in game and love new and fun ideas, but... to be fair i have only played the demo, and i dont see what other people are apparently seeing. Maybe i missed somethin but to me it seems kinda...well...meh so i dont see the hype, but please, show me the light... P.S. Castle Crashers rules! :P now that IS a good game |
News Room Contributor Posts: 571 Joined: 19 Jun 2008 | Yeah Ang, I don't know what to do to convince you bro. It seems that some people agree with me and absolutely adore Braid while some just don't. I don't think it would qualify as (good, useful) art if it was universally beloved anyway. That said, I agree: Castle Crashers is amazing, but for entirely different reasons than Braid. CC is the purest, most refined iteration of classic arcade-style, instantly-gratifying beat-em-ups, while Braid is a synthesis of platforming, adventure gaming and some completely new storytelling elements that often border on pretension, but generally manage to, instead, instill a deep meaningfulness to the game's proceedings. |
Press Junketeer  Posts: 362 Joined: 9 Aug 2008   |
No you can't see the ending without them, nor can you see the hidden ending without collecting all 8 very VERY well hidden stars. This game has by far the most original plot ever, including so many metaphors, and hidden messages that most people can never find on their own. |
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Review: Braid
How good is Braid? So good that we had to make up a few words just to describe it.
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