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[PolishQ]

Maybe I have no idea what you do in this game but atleast from the videos I have seen it looks like the most strange and boring thing to get excited about. I am guessing I have that wrong an it has something more than just moving lines around a board and walking tot he next one.

But, really... I have no idea what you do in this game. Can someone explain why it got the reaction and excitement it has (being honest and sincere) Maybe I just havent understood it yet. Does anyone know what the game is really about or is it just something else

See post 1227 above.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Maybe I have no idea what you do in this game but atleast from the videos I have seen it looks like the most strange and boring thing to get excited about. I am guessing I have that wrong an it has something more than just moving lines around a board and walking tot he next one.

But, really... I have no idea what you do in this game. Can someone explain why it got the reaction and excitement it has (being honest and sincere) Maybe I just havent understood it yet. Does anyone know what the game is really about or is it just something else

For me, I just love puzzle games. The idea of exploring a huge island with hidden secrets, 600+ puzzles and a mysterious narrative to uncover excites me. I love the art style and trust the devs, who have been documenting the development for years. There is more than meets the eye with this game and the puzzles appear to be a lot more than "line drawings". To be honest I don't need to know more, I'm excited to discover it myself when I play and trust that I'll enjoy it.

Just sounds like my kind of game. Love The Talos Principle, Myst, Miasmata, Portal, Mind: Path to Thalamus etc. This seems to slide in to that genre and if the game matches with what has been shown and described already through the development and recent media, then it will definitely appeal to me.

 

[Wok]

For me, I just love puzzle games. The idea of exploring a huge island with hidden secrets, 600+ puzzles and a mysterious narrative to uncover excites me. I love the art style and trust the devs, who have been documenting the development for years. There is more than meets the eye with this game and the puzzles appear to be a lot more than "line drawings". To be honest I don't need to know more, I'm excited to discover it myself when I play and trust that I'll enjoy it.

Just sounds like my kind of game. Love The Talos Principle, Myst, Miasmata, Portal, Mind: Path to Thalamus etc. This seems to slide in to that genre and if the game matches with what has been shown and described already through the development and recent media, then it will definitely appeal to me.

Oh god, do not tell me you like Path to Thalamus! So boring!

Blow, I hope you made a Talos / Myst / Portal, but not a Thalamus!

 

[Belgian Dude]

Maybe I have no idea what you do in this game but atleast from the videos I have seen it looks like the most strange and boring thing to get excited about. I am guessing I have that wrong an it has something more than just moving lines around a board and walking tot he next one.

But, really... I have no idea what you do in this game. Can someone explain why it got the reaction and excitement it has (being honest and sincere) Maybe I just havent understood it yet. Does anyone know what the game is really about or is it just something else

As many said, don't think of the line puzzles as all you do. They're the starting mechanic, just like placing a portal in Portal, rewinding time in Braid, rotating the world in Fez... and then the whole game develops around it in continuous inventive ways, with an underlying mystery around it.

 

[Jack The Nipper]

Well I like some puzzle games but the rotate this to unlocke this and what not aren't all for me. Depends on the exact nature of the puzzle. Could definitely love or hate it depending on how the puzzles, adventure and atmosphere ends up


Wish more games had demos

 

[mattp]

looks like brad @ giantbomb is playing the witness


@bradshoemaker 22m22 minutes ago
Finding a super duper secret thing in an unreleased game and wondering if anyone else has found it yet is a really odd kind of frustration.

 

[Belgian Dude]

Well I like some puzzle games but the rotate this to unlocke this and what not aren't all for me. Depends on the exact nature of the puzzle. Could definitely love or hate it depending on how the puzzles, adventure and atmosphere ends up


Wish more games had demos

From this very release trailer (something that's said to be really early in-game) you

Spoiler

are already shown different parts of the island have different puzzles, and even end up BEING the line in the maze in one of them.

Everything points towards things beginning to turn environmental pretty soon.

But I don't think the fear is exactly unfounded so take a look at the OT and some reviews later on, the important thing is just not to be reductive and think it's ONLY the panels with the grids.

 

[Remembrance]

I was going to say the game is a mystery about what the island is, but then I realized some people are probably still upset about Lost.

 

[TheJoRu]

Been waiting for this game a long time, glad to see it's finally coming. Price is steep, but production values are really high, and there appears to be a lot of content in here. Interested in seeing how reviewers are finding the game.

 

[More_Badass]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEI710NY1XY&feature=youtu.be&t=33m10s

33:00 in. It's mostly price talk but some telling comments slip out.

"This game is awesome...incredible"
"Feels like Myst in terms of its atmosphere, its loneliness...you arrive at a place that has a history and you're uncovering that history"
"Freaking gorgeous", with some "mindblowingly difficult" puzzles
"Amazing a-ha moments"
"Super indepth"

 

[Afro]

"Feels like Myst in terms of its atmosphere, its loneliness...you arrive at a place that has a history and you're uncovering that history"

Dream game confirmed.

 

[Ryo Hazuki]

Oh god, do not tell me you like Path to Thalamus! So boring!

Blow, I hope you made a Talos / Myst / Portal, but not a Thalamus!

Hahaha, yeah, definitely the most boring from the list but I did like some of the areas. Wasn't a fan of those invisible path finding puzzles at all!

 

[More_Badass]

Dream game confirmed.

But it's just line puzzles

 

[Mifune]

I've been playing The Swapper to get into the puzzley mood. It has taken me a little while but I refuse to look up any solutions. Fantastic game.

 

[Remembrance]

Yeah, he's been reading forums lately: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/21/traveling-through-time-with-braid-creator-jonathan-blow/

"If I was trying to make a big hit, I wouldn't make a game that's about walking around drawing mazes," Blow says. "That mission statement does not excite anybody. And yet, somehow, I got a really amazing game out of it."

 

[Wok]

Yeah, he's been reading forums lately: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/21/traveling-through-time-with-braid-creator-jonathan-blow/

Blow is known for reading every forum post on the Internet.

By the way, hi Jon!

 

[cpp_is_king]

So I like "Myst Me?" as the OT subtitle, but somehow I feel like we need something that pokes fun of the controversy surrounding the line puzzles.

 

[PolishQ]

So I like "Myst Me?" as the OT subtitle, but somehow I feel like we need something that pokes fun of the controversy surrounding the line puzzles.

Something like...

The Witness |OT| If you think this is just about line puzzles, you've Myst the point

 

[More_Badass]

Something like...

The Witness |OT| If you think this is just about line puzzles, you've Myst the point

Too on the nose IMO

 

[Belgian Dude]

The Witness |OT| A Mystery outside the lines.

I dunno, I liked the 'Drawing Lines in the Sand' but then you miss the Myst component.
Myst Me is great too.

 

[PolishQ]

Too on the nose IMO

Yeah personally I'm still pretty proud of "Myst me?"

 

[Haunted]

Having true moments of inspiration (a-ha! eureka! etc) are the most difficult yet most rewarding elements to pull off in a cerebral videogame.

I was already annoyed that someone else pointed out something to me in the trailer which I would've surely figured out for myself when playing, so I'm out and won't listen to any podcasts or interviews or whatever. It can get lost in the hype marketing cycle of the industry, but going into an experience knowing less is often more.

See you on the other side, guys!

 

[Servbot24]

Yeah, he's been reading forums lately: http://www.engadget.com/2016/01/21/traveling-through-time-with-braid-creator-jonathan-blow/

I fucking love mazes and I fucking love Braid

So excited for this

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I'm pretty stoked for this game. It's a shame work has to get in the way. I'll wait for a few benchmarks and impressions before I buy but I expect it should be a solid purchase.

 

[oreomunsta]

Something like...

The Witness |OT| If you think this is just about line puzzles, you've Myst the point

The Witness |OT| Often Mystaken for Line Puzzle Simulator 2016

 

[ekim]

I only remember the trailer when it got announced for PS4 and I still have no idea what the game is really about. But I loved braid so I decided to preorder the game on Steam and go in blind.

 

[Geek]

I think we need to talk about this

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/690327260109283328

 

[RadixNegative2]

He finally lost it. This is what happens when you spend 9 years of your life on line puzzles.

 

[xxracerxx]

I think we need to talk about this

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/690327260109283328

http://i.imgur.com/UMpdxvt.png[img][/QUOTE]

Gross.
[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/lFf4AdB.jpg

 

[The Technomancer]

Watching games twitter sort of figure out how to react to that has been great

 

[More_Badass]

Watching games twitter sort of figure out how to react to that has been great

Any particularly good tweets?

 

[orthodoxy1095]

I think we need to talk about this

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/690327260109283328

Holy moly.

 

[Chopper]

The Witness |OT| Witness the Sickness

Can. Not. Wait.

 

[Maiden Voyage]

I think we need to talk about this

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/690327260109283328

He probably shaved a month or two off of the production time with that thing.

 

[Deputy Dangle]

"Myst Me?" was great and all but

The Witness |OT| - Jonny Blow is Pyst Off

the game has changed

 

[JetBlackPanda]

How about OT : We are all witnesses

 

[SmiteOfHand]

These pain killers are really messing with me. Hallucinated Jon Blow's Piss Jar was a thing. Crazy, I know!

 

[hey_it's_that_dog]

I think we need to talk about this

https://twitter.com/Jonathan_Blow/status/690327260109283328

Get out of here with your yellow journalism.

 

[Remembrance]

Actually kind of a relief that I can stop looking at publicity about this game for a while.

Edit: He tweets that he's not smart enough to have thought of this as a publicity stunt.

He can't have been reading all the forums that much, then.

 

[GlamFM]

Review embargo lifts today, right?

When exactly?

 

[Catvoca]

Review embargo lifts today, right?

When exactly?

Are you sure? I thought someone said it lifted monday.

Edit: here

They discuss The Witness briefly in the new Eurogamer podcast (from 1:30 to 8:00 or so):

Of particular note is that they say the review embargo lifts "Monday at 6pm", which I assume is UK time.

 

[GlamFM]

Are you sure? I thought someone said it lifted monday.

Oh right, didn´t something lift today?

Maybe preview coverage starts today or something.

EDIT: I´m probably wrong.

 

[FleckSplat]

Can I get a (preload of The) Witness?

 

[marmoka]

When does reviews embargo end?

 

[codhand]

When does reviews embargo end?

reviewers must first decipher the embargo puzzle, only then can they begin their reviews.

 

[wild wild rice]

When does reviews embargo end?

When the jug is filled with piss, they be permitted to publish their reviews.

 

[Chitown B]

he's just drinking Flint water. That extra lead must help creativity.

 

[Horns]

I would buy it now if I could with the snow coming. Sounds like the perfect game to dive into when you're stuck inside for a few days.

 

[TheExhaustedWalrus]

I would buy it now if I could with the snow coming. Sounds like the perfect game to dive into when you're stuck inside for a few days.

I was thinking the exact same thing. I just wanna explore and dig deep into the game.

 

[TheExodu5]

I'm still worried about the sheer number of puzzles. I don't think the comparison to Myst will hold true at all. Myst has only a handful of sprawling and memorable puzzles. The sheer number of puzzles in The Witness seems to imply that they will feel largely forgettable.

I hope I'm wrong, but that's the impression I'm getting.