I like the lack of music...the ambient sounds of the island are a wonderfully immersive backdrop

tin_robot wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

I'm using the same technique but can't see it. I'm guessing each areas puzzles are contained and don't carry on into another?  

For the most part.  There are some places in the island where you find different puzzles from elsewhere joining the mix, but it's usually obvious when they do (by adding in new symbols etc).  Where are you stuck?

Meanwhile I'm genuinely irritated that I'd agreed to go out tonight as want to play this - there are a couple of areas I needed more knowledge for that I'm now ready to tackle...

Not really sure, but

tin_robot wrote:

Kernowgaz wrote:

I'm using the same technique but can't see it. I'm guessing each areas puzzles are contained and don't carry on into another?  

For the most part.  There are some places in the island where you find different puzzles from elsewhere joining the mix, but it's usually obvious when they do (by adding in new symbols etc).  Where are you stuck? Meanwhile I'm genuinely irritated that I'd agreed to go out tonight as want to play this - there are a couple of areas I needed more knowledge for that I'm now ready to tackle...

Not really sure, but

Spoiler:

On the coast, I've solved the puzzles in a boathouse type thing which opened a door on the other side of the bay. The puzzle involves looking thru a grid at the rocks in the sea and then copying it on the screen with lines being mirrored. Does that make any sense? Probably not.

Think I know the bit you mean.

Spoiler:

Lots of different monitors all scattered along the waterside - where you trace the shape made by the rocks and/or reflection in the water?  I don't know which one specifically you're stuck on.  From memory I seem to recall there's at least one instance where the rocks you need aren't necessarily immediately in front of you, so you have to adjust your view, memorise, then complete.  If that makes any sense at all?!? 

I've done that one, it's one after with

equinox_code wrote:

I thought Braid had horrible music.

Get out.

Nice idea Curtis. Except those that require special relation to other objects. I've got a feeling I wonky just scratched the surface of this.

There's some beautiful clues lying around, so wandering is a big help.

Sorry, I've not actually done the village yet.

Was out last night, and therefore hadn't intended to play any of this.  Got in late, and still felt the need to have "a quick go".  Which resulted in spending 2 hours mucking about in...
Also, has anyone managed to fully power up a monolith yet?

Ha ha.

Just discovered.

Made me smile.

Braid looked like a dog shit painting made by an adolescent poet. This is very beautiful indeed, such vibrant colours and a lovely world to walk around.

While I would love a noclip mode the puzzles are actually pretty lovely, too.

I love that they're contained in the panels. I didn't think I would but it means there's no moving objects around or knowing what to do but not quite doing it properly. So far, at least.

mistercrayon wrote:

tin_robot wrote:

b0r1s wrote:

Ha ha. Just discovered.

Spoiler:

The boat

Made me smile.

Yes - that got a big grin from me.  Particularly as I'd just been saying to my wife about 5 minutes earlier that we needed one...

The fast travel option is cool.

@b0r1s

yay!

Ha! The number of times you'll exit and go back from a left corner...

I think it's an intuitive vehicle for more interesting twists.

Without wanting to spoil what's in the game the concept of a line puzzle is used in two principle ways One as a canvas to imprint environmental puzzles and the other as puzzles which relate to the line itself. So the concept needs to be simple enough to allow both.

This I think is a reason why people aren't complaining it's a game that could and should have been a puzzle book.

I trust Jon Braid to put in all sorts of meta nonsense in there to link it all up. I have been just looking around trying to tie the stuff lying around to something bigger.

And staring at clouds.

Successfully holding fire on this, I've impressed myself with a bit of control.

Odds on a PS+ appearance?

Just went to download this on Xbox, when the fuck did this become a Ps4 only thing, ffs Jonathan!