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[voltron]

Oh Ive waited so very very long for another quality original platformer to come down the pipe on Live. Have I really been waiting since Cloning Clyde?

I think I have. Fuck you MS. Fuck you.

 

[KTallguy]

Damn it, I hope that the PC version comes out before the end of the year. I don't have an HDD on my 360

 

[ephemeral garbage]

Soundtrack of the year.

And I can't believe how beautiful it looks. All the little effects with the grass and the way the background changes is incredible.

EDIT: But how come you start on World 2? Am I missing something?

Nope, World 1 comes later..

and yeah, shit, this is gorgeous on an HDTV.

 

[Warm Machine]

My 1200 points paid for this.

 

[trancekr]

Just finished World 2. I didn't get all the puzzles.

But it's soooo good.

 

[sprsk]

I'm not sure I'm enjoying the fact that a high percentage of the puzzles I'm having to skip.

 

[Spruchy]

I'm not sure I'm enjoying the fact that a high percentage of the puzzles I'm having to skip.

.

 

[Warm Machine]

Oh Ive waited so very very long for another quality original platformer to come down the pipe on Live. Have I really been waiting since Cloning Clyde?

I think I have. Fuck you MS. Fuck you.

Why so angry to MS?

I think all the pieces per puzzel can be attained in your first run through. If you haven't grabbed one I think it ma be because you are not trying hard enough. You don't gain abilities as you play more.

 

[ephemeral garbage]

I'm not sure I'm enjoying the fact that a high percentage of the puzzles I'm having to skip.

Take some time and come back to them when you feel like it, or if it's bothering you, try mulling it over a bit. I had an epiphany at lunch and got one of the world 6 puzzles literally two days later. They're so worth it.

 

[VALIS]

I can't figure out more than half of these puzzles. Ug. I am dummy.

I'm gonna blame it on it being nearly 5am here. *whistles*

 

[Railer]

It's pretty darn good so far. The art style and music is just pure awesome.
But damn, there seem to be some really challenging puzzles in here.

I can't figure out more than half of these puzzles. Ug. I am dummy.

I'm gonna blame it on it being nearly 5am here. *whistles*

You and me buddy.

 

[Psychotext]

I LOVE the music.

 

[Mohonky]

I don't get these puzzles at all.

I have 3 pieces left in world one. One is in the Hunt section, I have no idea how to get to the last 2 and I have 2 at the very end of the Cloud Bridge section with the giant puzzle, how are you supposed to jump far and high enough for the last 2?

Do you get more abilities later on or something?

 

[Butane123]

That had to be the most oddly intriguing demo I have played for a game.

Uh.... I think I might have to buy some points tomorrow for this one.

 

[ephemeral garbage]

Why so angry to MS?

I think all the pieces per puzzel can be attained in your first run through. If you haven't grabbed one I think it ma be because you are not trying hard enough. You don't gain abilities as you play more.

Not exactly, there is a piece in World 2 (the first world) that you can't get until you've gotten a later piece. So if you see a single piece in a room that you can't get, it's fine to leave it alone, but once you've done a full traversal of the world you can go back and finish stuff up.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Oh man. I was sitting at the moving platform in Leap Of Faith for like twenty minutes thinking I had to jump from the platform off a MoleThing across and then I realized I can just hop on it while its moving across.

-_-

 

[Mohonky]

Oh man. I was sitting at the moving platform in Leap Of Faith for like twenty minutes thinking I had to jump from the platform off a MoleThing across and then I realized I can just hop on it while its moving across.

-_-

Eh? I actually did jump on the mole thing that flew out. What do you mean you could just hope on it?

 

[a Master Ninja]

This game is immensely charming.

 

[Warm Machine]

I don't get these puzzles at all.

I have 3 pieces left in world one. One is in the Hunt section, I have no idea how to get to the last 2 and I have 2 at the very end of the Cloud Bridge section with the giant puzzle, how are you supposed to jump far and high enough for the last 2?

Do you get more abilities later on or something?

Nope. Just look at your environment and you will figure it out.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Eh? I actually did jump on the mole thing that flew out. What do you mean you could just hope on it?

You made it across? (This is on the part with the actual moving platform, not the bit right after over the huge fall.) I tried it like literally forty times until I realized I could just ride it across. Talk about overthinking.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

And the way, at least for me, you have to rewind a whole shitload of times, the soundtrack is just embedded in your brain. Thank god it's totally calming and rad.

 

[trancekr]

I don't get these puzzles at all.

I have 3 pieces left in world one. One is in the Hunt section, I have no idea how to get to the last 2 and I have 2 at the very end of the Cloud Bridge section with the giant puzzle, how are you supposed to jump far and high enough for the last 2?

Do you get more abilities later on or something?

In the hunt section, climb 3rd floor and jump to the 2nd floor monster. You can jump to the right side of 3rd floor. But you have to remember that you need to kill all 6 monsters to open the door.

 

[Mohonky]

Nope. Just look at your environment and you will figure it out.

I give up on these parts to be honest, I see nothing to jump from This game is just pissing me off more than anything.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

In the hunt section, climb 3rd floor and jump to the 2nd floor monster. You can jump to the right side of 3rd floor. But you have to remember that you need to kill all 6 monsters to open the door.

Do you mean jump from the third floor left ON TO the second floor monster at precisely the right time to land from that monster onto the third floor right?

 

[trancekr]

Do you mean jump from the third floor left ON TO the second floor monster at precisely the right time to land from that monster onto the third floor right?

Yes, exactly. :lol

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Yes, exactly. :lol

Slick.

 

[Victrix]

Why why why does my tv have to be broken right now

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

I just have to say, I really fucking love my avatar now after trying and rewinding and trying jump after jump after jump.

Hypnotic.

 

[Mohonky]

Ok one piece left above the door before Hunt.....but nothing to jump on

 

[ephemeral garbage]

If you get stuck, try consulting the official developer walkthrough at:

http://braid-game.com/walkthrough/walkthrough2.html

i got stuck already

Spoiler

Just take your time and think about it! Being stuck is not bad, it's an excuse to experiment.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

Ok one piece left above the door before Hunt.....but nothing to jump on

Yeah, I was looking at that one and was like "Hm."

 

[Sean]

Not gonna lie, these puzzles are challenging as fuck for me and the game is making me feel retarded. But in a good way.

Once I figured something out I was like "OOOOhhhhhh"......

 

[itsinmyveins]

Six hours left until my workday's over :/

 

[Gowans]

Not gonna lie, these puzzles are challenging as fuck for me and the game is making me feel retarded. But in a good way.

Once I figured something out I was like "OOOOhhhhhh"......

Same, I missed a few early on but then at the end of world 3 i have been goign for them all and its been so good.

Stuck on the second stage on world 4 now. My mind is being blown!

 

[TheGreatDave]

Yeah, I don't know what to do with this first boss. I've woke him up and dropped those hanging things on him, but he has two hearts left!

 

[Bernbaum]

This isn't out in Australia yet, and all the Americans on my friends list are playing it.

 

[Spruchy]

Yo wat is up w/ all the badd fanfiction in between levels?

 

[S1kkZ]

after playing for one hour: this game is this years portal.
just awesome, i hope it does well on xbla.

some puzzles are really hard but thats how it should be, right?

 

[NemesisPrime]

GOTY.

Nuff said.

 

[S1kkZ]

Yeah, I don't know what to do with this first boss. I've woke him up and dropped those hanging things on him, but he has two hearts left!

think dammit THINK!

 

[duckroll]

I played the demo. Finished every single puzzle in it. Completed the picture in World 2. Don't really feel inclined in getting 1200 points for this. Some of the puzzles are really neat, but some of them seem like time wasters to me. I might get this somewhere down the line, but not right now. I don't get why you people need to skip puzzles. Are they just too hard for you, or is it something that's in the full game that I'm missing?

 

[a Master Ninja]

Playing the trial, I just got all the puzzle pieces for World 2. The last two are brilliant. We should definitely use spoiler tags for some of these solutions; it just wouldn't have been the same if someone told me how to do some of these.

 

[ephemeral garbage]

As beautiful as this game is, it occurs to me it's probably terrible to watch someone else play. 95% of the time my little dude is just standing there while I'm staring at the screen.

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

As beautiful as this game is, it occurs to me it's probably terrible to watch someone else play. 95% of the time my little dude is just standing there while I'm staring at the screen.

Or listening to half a second of music zip back and loop and zip back and loop and zip back and loop and zip back and loop and zip back and loop.

 

[Mohonky]

This isn't out in Australia yet, and all the Americans on my friends list are playing it.

I'm in Australia and I'm playing it right now.....

 

[TheGreatDave]

think dammit THINK!

I'm trying!

I tried lighting them on fire from his fireballs and then hitting him, didn't seem to work. Other than that...ehhh...ummm...

I've gone back to the first level. There's two puzzle pieces right next to each other I can't get. I'm so dumb.

Playing the trial, I just got all the puzzle pieces for World 2. The last two are brilliant. We should definitely use spoiler tags for some of these solutions; it just wouldn't have been the same if someone told me how to do some of these.

Tell me.

 

[S1kkZ]

I'm trying!

I tried lighting them on fire from his fireballs and then hitting him, didn't seem to work. Other than that...ehhh...ummm...

I've gone back to the first level. There's two puzzle pieces right next to each other I can't get. I'm so dumb.

take a break and come back later. the game has certain rules, watch and learn.

 

[Gowans]

This puzzle im on in one of the early stages on world 4 is rocks!! I'm baffled, theres a door to the next stage straight along from the start but I have been trying for so long I dont want to give up. Nothing better than in this game doing a puzzle and it clikcing and thenm being amazed by its awesomeness.

 

[ntb825]

I played the demo. Finished every single puzzle in it. Completed the picture in World 2. Don't really feel inclined in getting 1200 points for this. Some of the puzzles are really neat, but some of them seem like time wasters to me. I might get this somewhere down the line, but not right now. I don't get why you people need to skip puzzles. Are they just too hard for you, or is it something that's in the full game that I'm missing?

How did you get the puzzle piece above the door at the end of the cloud world?

 

[BluWacky]

I played the demo. Finished every single puzzle in it. Completed the picture in World 2. Don't really feel inclined in getting 1200 points for this. Some of the puzzles are really neat, but some of them seem like time wasters to me. I might get this somewhere down the line, but not right now. I don't get why you people need to skip puzzles. Are they just too hard for you, or is it something that's in the full game that I'm missing?

I think it's more that people are going in (still) expecting a straight platformer when it's more of a puzzler, so they're not in the right frame of mind.

Literally only played the demo for 2 minutes before going to work. Love the art, the graphics and the idea, but not too sure about the overall package - once I've got my teeth stuck into some actual puzzles I'll have a better idea of whether it's my kind of game. It doesn't seem too complex yet, and the demo videos make it seem fairly clear overall.

The "story" before World 2 is a bit... well, obvious.

Spoiler

He lied, she dumped him, now she's going out with someone else. Dress in gaming imagery!

, seems to be about the gist of it. Hopefully I'll end up buying the whole game and it will be magnificent and affecting.