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Braid
Aug 28, 2009 15:28:44 GMT 1
Post by Mister Buch on Aug 28, 2009 15:28:44 GMT 1
Has anyone ever played this XBox Live downloadable game? I'm really curious to see what you folks thought if you did. I just bought it, and at first I was very impressed... now I think I hate it more than any game. It's not just that I suck at it - I really suck at it - it's also that it seems to present itself so proudly I'd like to punch the creator in the face. On the official site, there is an 'official walkthorugh' which starts off by painstakingly walking you through every step of the easy intro stage - and then tells you not to use a walkthrough, and ends. braid-game.com/walkthrough/walkthrough.htmlIt says you will spoil the game if you use a walkthrough, and promises that if you just try to solve the 'not unreasonable' puzzles, then you will feel clever and great. I just want to punch this website in the face right now. I may be over-reacting and just not 'getting' the game yet. It shows a lot of promise. It's the presentation though that keeps making me so angry.
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Braid
Aug 28, 2009 15:35:56 GMT 1
Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 28, 2009 15:35:56 GMT 1
The creator you're talking about is Johnathan Blow. Yes he can be over his head and egotistic at times but he does have intergrity as a game designer and he's a very interesting person to listen to. I've met him years ago during a independant game converance in Melbourne. He did showcase the game Braid that was in progress at the time. I suppose he was intending to make a game that invovles in time travel where there's no such thing as "game overs" or "blocking paths" as he wanted the players to naturally flow through the progression.
Personally I haven't got the game but I'm intending to get since it was interesting with the puzzles and the idea of time traveling concept. I do recall the game got a score around 8/10 at the time and Kotaku said the game is alright but my memory is not that clear really.
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Braid
Aug 28, 2009 15:50:35 GMT 1
Post by Mister Buch on Aug 28, 2009 15:50:35 GMT 1
It's true that there's no game overs in the game - and his way of recovering after death is clever.
There are so many things to say in praise of this game, yet I hate it. I've been reading about Johnathon Blow. I think I hate him too!
(Man I am irritable today. This may all be because I didn't get any sleep.... )
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Braid
Aug 28, 2009 16:00:50 GMT 1
Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 28, 2009 16:00:50 GMT 1
Proberbly that and also I blame the recent DLC that dumpen our spirits.
Anyways why didn't you get any sleep last night?
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Braid
Aug 28, 2009 23:11:52 GMT 1
Post by Mister Buch on Aug 28, 2009 23:11:52 GMT 1
Well last night I was, ironically, downloading stuff on my Xbox, Braid included.
I don't get online very often because I havy to carry a TV and my Xbox down some stairs and I don't have a subscription. And my slow conection takes a long, long time to download anything. I got about two hours last night.
I also had to be up early for a work meeting. Now I'm back from work and I'm absolutely shatterred.
EDIT:
Playing it now. Actually kinda enjoying it. It's still super-pretentious though.
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Braid
Aug 29, 2009 11:31:43 GMT 1
Post by Tillian Panthesis on Aug 29, 2009 11:31:43 GMT 1
But at least it's fun right... ain't so creepy as diablo.
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