Norwegian_Imposter
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so I've just bought it but how hard are the puzzles? Debating whether I wanna look like a fool on my stream...
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The Witness |OT|
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For you the "final" puzzle was the greatest achievement of your life. But for this game, it was merely the tutorial.
Almost done with Dark Souls 2 then this seems like a great change of pace since I've been meaning to play more puzzle games.
quick question: does a panel stay "solved" if you mess with it after it triggers whatever it's supposed to do?
i'm very early but i solved a panel and then messed with it. it moved and is going to be tough to "re-solve" now but i want it to count in my total panels solved numbers
thanks! this work day is gonna go by soooo slowww
i'm very early but i solved a panel and then messed with it. it moved and is going to be tough to "re-solve" now but i want it to count in my total panels solved numbers
thanks! this work day is gonna go by soooo slowww
XANDER CAGE
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help
Do you mean you accidentally solved some final puzzle, or the game glitched or something? How could it be possible to just stumble upon such potentially huge spoilers?
Re-posting for the guys on the last page who might not see this:
The same thing happened to me 6 months ago.
On PSN, if you try change card details multiple times in quick succession, or make too many purchases quickly, PSN deems your card a 'risk' and locks it off their system for 5 working days.
There is nothing you can do.
They won't unlock it.
If you try to change your card details again, the 5-working-day fraud check sequence resets. So if, at the end of the week, you fancied trying it again, you'd still fail (even if your details are 100% correct) and you'd have to wait another 6 working days to use the card again.
Basically buy an Amazon or CDkeys.com voucher. Just as fast, often cheaper than full value, and very secure. I now make 95% of my PSN purchases using vouchers like this, since I had the same thing happen to me. You get the code right there in your browser. It's really fast.
The same thing happened to me 6 months ago.
On PSN, if you try change card details multiple times in quick succession, or make too many purchases quickly, PSN deems your card a 'risk' and locks it off their system for 5 working days.
There is nothing you can do.
They won't unlock it.
If you try to change your card details again, the 5-working-day fraud check sequence resets. So if, at the end of the week, you fancied trying it again, you'd still fail (even if your details are 100% correct) and you'd have to wait another 6 working days to use the card again.
Basically buy an Amazon or CDkeys.com voucher. Just as fast, often cheaper than full value, and very secure. I now make 95% of my PSN purchases using vouchers like this, since I had the same thing happen to me. You get the code right there in your browser. It's really fast.
i started doing a stream but stopped because i got stuck in a puzzle for like 5 minutes and didn't want to look bad haha. also i don't know how people would enjoy watching that
AbandonedTrolley
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I believe so as things stay unlocked,
in fact one early puzzle had two solutions, one for the loch another for something else
In the least spoilery way possible; how did you find 'it'? Did you solve a seemingly hard puzzle that you shouldn't be able to solve that early on? Or did you stumble upon it on accident? Can you still continue to play after 'it' or what? I don't think the ending of the game will be hidden behind just a puzzle. Didn't you need to
solve more than half of the puzzle sections to get to the end game
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I just purchased it and started the remote download to my PS4 from work. I can't wait to get home and start playing.
I was really debating PS4 vs PC, but my PS4 is a lot easier to pick up and play and 1080/60 is perfect. I'll pick up on Steam on sale some day if the maxed out settings add much.
I was really debating PS4 vs PC, but my PS4 is a lot easier to pick up and play and 1080/60 is perfect. I'll pick up on Steam on sale some day if the maxed out settings add much.
SomedayTheFire
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early game maybe 65 panels done so far but I'll spoiler this
did something that i thought would be big and have consequences and well... nothing hahaha
Daffy Duck
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I imagine the trolls would love that sort of viewing lol.
Blow said he'd look into setting up the Steam pre-load but must have forgotten to do so. The game's only a few gigs, though.
ah i see...i thought pre-load was a steam feature for all games
XANDER CAGE
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I will be as vague as possible here but I will still tag it. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not click this unless you've played the game or are morbidly curious:
I figured something out very early on. It took me somewhere that felt very "end game."
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Deleted member 30609
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I need to go to bed, but I 'finished' three areas (not spoilers, just trophy names that are extraordinarily non-specific)
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I'd have kept playing if I didn't have work tomorrow. Beautiful game. I'm still at the point where the puzzles are kinda cute rather than devious, particularly in the latter of the three areas. The variety is very impressive and the audio log equivalents caught me completely off guard. Love it.
Symmetry, Bunker and Shady Trees
I'd have kept playing if I didn't have work tomorrow. Beautiful game. I'm still at the point where the puzzles are kinda cute rather than devious, particularly in the latter of the three areas. The variety is very impressive and the audio log equivalents caught me completely off guard. Love it.
Wind's Howling
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That ruin desert puzzle sure is amazing but also damn difficult after the 3rd panel. I can not for the life of me figure out the correct pattern.
petethepanda
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Just starting, only a few minutes in. Just leaving the very first energy door thing. Pure, 100% speculation, but I'll tag just in case: I'm guessing something cool later on will involve
pressing the Start button, and the fading "after image" you see in the background.
Semi Witness related question...
I have 2 PS4s and want to download the game on both. I purchased it on the website and started remote downloading it to my primary PS4. Can I turn on my second PS4 now and have it download at the same time? Or will it stop the primary's download?
I have 2 PS4s and want to download the game on both. I purchased it on the website and started remote downloading it to my primary PS4. Can I turn on my second PS4 now and have it download at the same time? Or will it stop the primary's download?
gift of 100 gab
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Thanks, that might be it. I made a purchase a couple of days ago and I think it tried to renew my PS+ subscription around the same time (which apparently failed) so maybe that triggered it; I've "changed" my details again today (they were correct to begin with) so I guess I'll just wait a week and try again later.
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I couldn't even find the entry as I walked by after Symmetry, so on I walked...
So I guess
you can sequence break
I can't help but feel however that Johnathan is taking you for a loop.
Captain_Wreckus
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Just bought the game via my phone. Looking forward to playing this in the near future.
GwyndolinCinder
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Anyone done the third m
puzzle, it's making me go crazy, am I suppose to be able to do it without other info
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Wind's Howling
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AbandonedTrolley
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The bright green one? No I'm stuck too, nothing seems obvious.
Captain Smirk
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Nice had £20 in my wallet from Christmas so only spend a tenner....
can't wait to delve into the Witness, gonna try not read solutions on here however
can't wait to delve into the Witness, gonna try not read solutions on here however
CitizenCope
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How do I quit? Just turn off PS4?
Yeah, probably it, I remember mine started kicking off when the PS+ subscription renewal was mucking about.
If you're jonesing for the game, definitely just go to Amazon, search for 'PSN Card' and pick the value you want. Takes a split second to buy, then the code shows up on your screen. It's really fast and, tbh, safer than having your card details on your PS4.
What a surreal question. (From an outsider's perspective
I'll be getting the game next month)I don't have the game - but you'll find out. There is story content in the game, you just need to find it. It's all one big mystery.
Trying to figure out the rules of some of the simple early ones is confusing me - anyone care to help? First spoiler is tiny for anyone that has played for 30 mins or so - second spoiler is the question
Also loving some of the little touches. Early on In the
. Although I am also stuck after that, at the
you get panels with white and black squares which I think I've roughly figured out.
nut then you get different colours like pink and pale green, and I can't figure out the rules for those. In the greenhouse there is a 'tutorial' panel and I can get through several of them, but then the last one stumps me. Seemed to be affected by how many times each colour is passed by a line and total of pink vs green but I can't find a rule that sticks.
Also loving some of the little touches. Early on In the
temple, when you're trying to do the puzzle around the bonsai tree, when you're in the right position to see enough of it, it lines up with the engraving othe wall outside fitting in a hole in the wall
screen panels in the garden. I think maybe it has to do with the leaves on the floor but maybe I have to open those shutters first ?
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Deleted member 30609
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yeah, it seems to save on every puzzle completion.
I like that it doesn't bother with the typical "don't turn off your console when this symbol appears" stuff.
Greenhouse/bunker spoilers
You're on the right track re the black/white stuff. The extra colors are just an extension of the concept, except rather than making two groups... Also, not relevant to you right at this second, but always remember: pay attention to the environment.
low, probably not happening
You can download from both simultaneously, just log out of the primary first, then log in on the secondary to iniate the download from your account.
yeah, i noticed that.
if anyone can test, i'd appreciate it: check your panel total, un-solve a panel, check again.
I assume 0. The game is already out, we are playing it
Norwegian_Imposter
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3rdamention
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Woke up, added The Witness and Driveclub + Season Pass to my cart. Used the 20% off coupon, and got both for $48.
Good day! This is after trading my Physical Driveclub in at Gamestop yesterday for over $20 (they are doing a 50% trade in).
Cannot wait to give the Witness a go this afternoon after work. Hopefully it doesn't mess with my mind too much!
Good day! This is after trading my Physical Driveclub in at Gamestop yesterday for over $20 (they are doing a 50% trade in).
Cannot wait to give the Witness a go this afternoon after work. Hopefully it doesn't mess with my mind too much!
That's a bingo.
Wind's Howling
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Well.. Shit. I am stuck at that desert ruin puzzle.
I can not figure what pattern I have to draw. I got the middle one out of the top 3, but the one's on the sides seem to be impossible.
Are they somehow linked to the drawing in the sand?
I can not figure what pattern I have to draw. I got the middle one out of the top 3, but the one's on the sides seem to be impossible.
Are they somehow linked to the drawing in the sand?
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Mild environment spoilers, no puzzle spoilers. Relating to the bunker area.
I'm not there yet, but fwiw, my strategy that works most of the time is to prune out paths you definitely can not take and paths you absolutely must take. If ever this process reveals that the puzzle is unwinnable, then it's time to reconsider the approach or step away from the panel.
Stepping out into the sunlight after spending so much time under colored light actually felt refreshing. The way the lights affected color is those rooms was incredibly beautiful but over time, wow.
I'm not there yet, but fwiw, my strategy that works most of the time is to prune out paths you definitely can not take and paths you absolutely must take. If ever this process reveals that the puzzle is unwinnable, then it's time to reconsider the approach or step away from the panel.