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The Witness |OT|
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Captain_Wreckus
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27 panels done and feeling motion sickness
Then stop playing for a while. I got a feeling this is a game that you boot up, do a couple of puzzles and then do something else.
In other words, It's not a one sitting and your done type of game. It's meant to be played slowly and enjoyed..like a nice cup of coffee.
ThankeeSai
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DarkChronic
Member
Any update?
The suspense is killing me!
Haha seriously. Me too.
There was another guy earlier who said he thinks he stumbled into something MASSIVE by accident. Did those two PM each other to see if they discovered the same thing/discovered it the same way?
Elvin Atombender
Member
I haven't changed anything in over a year and my last PSN-transaction was almost a month ago. I guess I'll just have to wait and see if it works next time I decide to buy something.
The Illiterati
Member
I pmed him. We've yet to confirm but I'm sure we found a huge secret. So big those who haven't found it would be ruined if I said anything.Any update?
The suspense is killing me!
Intriguing, could it be trolling from the devs though?
OMG 4 hours in, everything was going alright and then stuck. I'm pretty sure I have the right idea but then I can't figure out how to make the whole thing work.
In the tree temple you have 4 panels and you need to align the tree branches to find the way but I'm stuck on the last one, I can't find a full path.
XANDER CAGE
Member
I responded. I think we're on the same page.
CitizenCope
Member
The game is trying to help me so much with one of the early puzzles and I'm still failing. This is going to be a struggle.
Visualante2
Member
Volvo pls being the steam release forward. Bwah~ 4 hours of compulsive behaviour incoming.
Quote
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I strongly doubt they built in motion sickness to slow people down.
DarkChronic
Member
Man...haven't played the game yet but this worries me. Is there any way to, as vaguely as possible, tell us what to NOT to? I'm afraid of ruining this.
Will be curiously monitoring this thread to see if anyone else runs into this. Crazy stuff.
The Illiterati
Member
Nope, its definitely not. People will eventually have to find this area as well.
ThankeeSai
Member
So was it a bug in the game that lead you somewhere you weren't supposed to be able to get to, or is this just something you stumbled into?
So you think it's something you weren't supposed to stumble on, at all due to a bug/glitch?, or until later in the game?.
How many hours / puzzles did it take you to stumble upon it? is it game breaking?
This is what I was thinking. It's probably one of the many secrets the island holds.
I hope this is a secret area or something and the end hasn't been spoiled got you guys.
That'd be a shitty bug to come across.
Captain_Wreckus
Member
Probably not but it just appears that everyone is rushing to complete the game quickly.
The Illiterati
Member
I'll just say its not an error or mistake, so if you're clever enough, you'll one day find it. Youll know it when you see it!
I hope it's Half-Life 3.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Currently doing
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the bonsai tree puzzles, done the three then swapped the shutters but cannot get the third part where you draw the yellow fire (right most shutter) aligned
Palette Swap
Member
Having played it some more. U wot m8 : The Game.
PlatypusDude
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Early Game puzzle spoilers:
That moment of dread when I realized the yellow line was turning invisible.
Palette Swap
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I loved that. For a minute, I thought I had fucked up somewhere.
Snarfington
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I had the same problem as this, but those puzzles are not necessary to complete what we want in early game in that area. So that's nice at least
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Deleted member 30609
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I was worried it was going to become an exercise in pushing my short-term memory to its limits, but I was really impressed by the restraint of those puzzles. Reasonably challenging but not tedious.
The perfect Dark
Banned
So, this game could be my GOTY. It's a strong contender for sure. Wow.
RoadHazard
Gold Member
It's a large, beautiful first-person open-world game that will last you anywhere between 20 and 100+ hours depending on how good you are at solving the puzzles and how many of them you want to complete. Why can't that be worth 2/3 of a regular game? Is it just because it's indie? Because it's about puzzles? Of course, if you don't think this will be your thing you're welcome to wait for a lower price, but if it's just because it's not your typical AAA title I don't get it.
I played the game for like an hour and man, it's so pretty and clever.
I saw a thing that I have no idea what it is (either because I'm dumb or because I'll see something later that helps) and stumbled my way to a bunch of line puzzles. Got stuck in one until I realised I could do something I didn't know I could (something I'm not the biggest fan of but it didn't annoy me that much).
Can't wait to play more when I have the time.
I saw a thing that I have no idea what it is (either because I'm dumb or because I'll see something later that helps) and stumbled my way to a bunch of line puzzles. Got stuck in one until I realised I could do something I didn't know I could (something I'm not the biggest fan of but it didn't annoy me that much).
Can't wait to play more when I have the time.
Played for 4 hours and solved around 140 panels so far.
Absolutely loving this. The puzzles are very clever and creative. The island is just beautiful with many secrets to explore.
I wonder a bit about the playtime right now, because I already activated
in those 4 hours.
Also it's probably really hard to discuss this game here in the OT.
Absolutely loving this. The puzzles are very clever and creative. The island is just beautiful with many secrets to explore.
I wonder a bit about the playtime right now, because I already activated
3 lasers
Also it's probably really hard to discuss this game here in the OT.
The Illiterati
Member
No real point, I don't want to spoil him if he hasn't found it yet. I confirmed with Xander Cage that we found the same thing. (to be clear I don't think this is -necessary- to complete the game....just to 100%)
If you want to know -what- we found in vague terms, without details about what I actually saw or did to get there:
seems like an developer/credits hub like end area with tons of potential for more secrets to be added as you explore the island. There's also an ending which made me reload once I watched it.
Wind's Howling
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Anybody did the desert ruin puzzle and completed it? I can't figure out the top 3 panels.
I read this just as I canceled my Steam preorder and started my PS4 download.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Just got myself
a boat
TheSlySoul
Member
Loving the game so far, like the puzzles.
Blow really outdid himself.
Blow really outdid himself.
I want to keep reading this thread in lieu of being able to play the game (PC) but I think it's time to bounce! It's been a pleasure sharing the excitement with you all!
I'll leave you with the blank map I drew in my graphing paper pad, waiting to be annotated and gone into further detail on subsequent pages. (Warning, spoiler, picture of island map with areas)
See you on the flip side!
I'll leave you with the blank map I drew in my graphing paper pad, waiting to be annotated and gone into further detail on subsequent pages. (Warning, spoiler, picture of island map with areas)
See you on the flip side!
OK, so after about 2 hours of blissful stumbling about and solving puzzles I've come across the first one that I solved but don't know how. It was in an what I was think is still one of the earlier areas, (as in 'I don't think I ran too fast ahead),
There is a second castlelike building with a few garden mazes. You solve the first one by drawing the path you had to take but the second one doesn't give you a defined route. I looked everywhere for some clue which might tell me which path to take (shadows on the ground and color of the bushes) and didn't find anything. I ended up drawing a random line and the door opened...