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The Witness |OT|
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I've generally found the
puzzles easier than most others...they appeal to the way I think (rotating them and shifting them around on the grid in my head), which makes them fun to solve. It's the puzzles that rely on something in the environment that tend to deceive me.
Like the puzzle in the
with the
Gah, fuck that thing.
Tetris
Like the puzzle in the
monastery
snapped off zig-zagging twig lying on the ground.
valkillmore
Member
I'm not gonna click that link
I'll have to get back to you with a pic but thank you for the response.I'm not gonna click that link
Yeah, it's probably better, haha.
Yes,
reload your old save to continue. You may have missed a significant part of the game.
hydrophilic attack
Member
Just did The Bunker. Was really fun, and I liked how everything built up to that final
elevator puzzle. That was the one true puzzle of the area, and the rest of the area was elegantly built not really for its own sake, but to prepare you, and give you the tools to solve that last puzzle. Had me stumped for a good long while, but I felt pretty smart once I figured it out.
Wait, the puzzles on
the cylinders in the last room (before the magic elevator)
They're talking about a completely different, harder, challenge.
Oh. Well, guess I have that to look forward to.
Mine was definitely the quarry, takes a bit to decipher the feedback. Once I figured it out though I was disappointed it wasn't used more, probably my favorite panel symbol/mechanic.
I also really like the triangles as well even though they are also barely used.
Belgian Dude
Member
My favourite areas have to be the Treetops and the Fall Trees section. Either fun puzzle after puzzle or creative puzzle after puzzle <3
I'd probably say the Town is my favorite, albeit a bit short. I loved seeing all the different mechanics come together. Treehouse had very clever design.
Also I'm a sucker for Bunker just because of how it looks/all the colors.
Belgian Dude
Member
They're great too. The boathouse near the start has some pretty amazing moments too.
Tbh I really only didn't like the Jungle, haha.
Yeah I take the boathouse for granted just because I zipped through it since it was kinda the starting area, but it's excellent as well. It gave me the first "oh shit" moment with a certain panel...
The one where you have to move away from the panel and look from a different angle to line up the rocks.
I'm probably in the minority, but I liked the jungle...
and wish there was more puzzles involving sound.
Desert is probably the only one I didn't wholly like. Discovering the mechanic is awesome, but there were a couple points where things were annoying specific.
MegaSackman
Member
Can someone spoil me the color puzzle in
? I've got the platinum trophy already and I'm done with the hardcore thinking in the game but I can't stand that puzzle being unsolved and I won't start making sketches again. No. I did a fairly attempt though but I'm done. -_-
the tunnels below the mountain
Remembrance
Member
I'm also stuck with this one unsolved... But I just looked at my screenshot again and I think I finally understand what it's telling me.
MegaSackman
Member
Yeah me too but I need to check color swaps and take notes in order to fully understand it and I don't want to do that anymore, I would if it were something of great importance but I'm sure that nothing happens when it's solved. So I tried with so little I remember about the colors but I failed.
Remembrance
Member
Yeah me too but I need to check color swaps and take notes in order to fully understand it and I don't want to do that anymore, I would if it were something of great importance but I'm sure that nothing happens when it's solved. So I tried with so little I remember about the colors but I failed.
I just figured it out; it's a lot simpler than it looks. Two hints.
1.
The layer "underneath" shows the true colors.
2.
The puzzle would be unsolvable if the middle four were two different colors.
MegaSackman
Member
Nice!
I was sure that the colors underneath were the real ones but I didn't know which of the rest would change to any color.
Thanks! I'll give it a go.
Thanks! I'll give it a go.
therealminime
Member
This end game puzzle is making me want to cry. It isn't even exceedingly complicated but I just cannot see the solution.
Remembrance
Member
I should clarify one thing I said in hint 2:
The puzzle would be unsolvable if the middle 4 were an alternating 2x2 square of two different colors like they appear to be.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah that arrangement of colors is impossible to solve
Plinko
Wildcard berths that can't beat teams without a winning record should have homefield advantage
It just makes no sense. I had to see a solution for it and, after seeing it, it makes no logical sense whatsoever.
MegaSackman
Member
Yeah I think I understand, I'm not looking at the panel right now
but I remember those four to be of importance to solve the puzzle.
Remembrance
Member
Yes, you can't solve that puzzle based on the colors you see there...
Yet you can solve that puzzle.
Yet you can solve that puzzle.
OnionPowder
Member
So I finished the game, do I
need to start over if I missed environmental puzzles or am I okay continuing on and going for the challenge
Remembrance
Member
therealminime
Member
When you see the solution to a puzzle after staring at it for 2+ hours, trying everything possible:
OnionPowder
Member
Thank you!
valkillmore
Member
When you see the solution to a puzzle after staring at it for 2+ hours, trying everything possible:
I've only been playing for about four hours and I've already had more moments like that then some entire games. I've only solved 96 panels.
I'm 9 areas down, and close to being done with my 10th. I don't remember my + number exactly, but it's around 70. I did have one question about something I can't figure out.
Does completing both the hedge mazes and the touch panel mazes in the Keep actually activate anyting else? I mean obviously you can activate the lazer after completing one of the sections, but does anything else happen after doing both of them? It just seems like something would, but I haven't spotted anything. So I was just curious if anybody knows or if it really does nothing.
I haven't noticed anything else happen. It just increases your puzzle count.
Ok, I got the Endgame trophy.
I started a new game and then reloaded a save and am back in the elevator. I assume I can now clean up the panels I didn't finish (finished at 430 +29). I know there is a "challenge" but I don't know what it is. I don't want to know any specifics AT ALL, but should I just explore around some more and find more panels? Will it become obvious when I find what I am looking for? Basically, I am asking if I should just get back into the game and keep playing as if I hadn't "finished" it?
Yeah, just keep playing and looking for any puzzles you missed. If you spend 6-8 hours and can't find anything (this happened to me), you might ask for a hint about what zone to search.
That will at least save some sanity.Yeah that's what I figured. I was hoping there was maybe something hidden that I missed. Oh well though, at least I got those done to add to my puzzle completion number.
I didn't do it, I just left it for last, because I had no clue how to solve it. I kept thinking it had something to do with the sun and the clouds aligning. I even brute force unlocked the first panel and had no clue what it meant.
The Town area felt like the culmination of all the puzzle types - like it should have been the last unlock . Once you understood each part of the island, you could understand the Town. So I'd imagine most people figured out the Desert then used that knowledge to finish the Town. I however stumbled upon the panel in the Town that taught me the Desert. Seemed like the backwards way to learn that to me.
Thanks, I still haven't opened the door on theYeah, just keep playing and looking for any puzzles you missed. If you spend 6-8 hours and can't find anything (this happened to me), you might ask for a hint about what zone to search.
shipwreck. I realized I was going 100% down the wrong path in terms of my strategy, so decided to come back to it later with a clear head. I guess now is the time!
MegaSackman
Member
Remembrance
Member
Same for me, but with Monastery.
Never would have thought to open the windows before I opened that church door.