Icyflamez96
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the sheer amount of pictures i'm urged to take in this game is just unsettling
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The Witness |OT|
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Need help on a (location)
puzzle
I think I understand the mechanic
but I cannot seem to solve this one.
Any hints would be much appreciated!
swamp
I think I understand the mechanic
tetris
I am having trouble surrounding the single block, since you can't fully wrap around it.
Any hints would be much appreciated!
Started playing about an hour ago.
haha same here. I got stuck pretty early on and just hopped on that
boat
Item_Screen
Member
Need another hint. Probably been playing too long, I feel like my brain is getting fried.
TetraGenesis
Member
What AA solution(s) must they be using then, because it's literally the cleanest image I've ever seen on PS4.
Grow up.
But there's nothing left to look at, unless I look at it through theLook around some more.
I smashed my head doing that one for a long time.
blue door.
EDIT: OH MY FUCKING GOD THAT WAS IT
You had to solve puzzles which required 1.) staying in the light and 2.) following the shadow... try to see if you can do half of the puzzle each way
Day one done. About 6 hours in, 154 panels solved. I am hardy a great puzzle solver but I haven't had too much trouble so far. Whenever I get stumped I just move on to the next area and explore and sooner or later you learn something new that will help you. I know its going to get harder. I feel like this is building up to one large meta puzzle that is going to be incredibly difficult to crack.
I have only just seen the last couple of areas of the island after all these hours
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I'm loving it. You can see why this took so long to make. Every little nook and cranny has some tiny hand crafted detail that makes it unique and it just brings the entire island alive wonderfully. Bravo Mr Blow and team. This is probably the best realised world since Riven.
Only real let down is lack of story tying everything together. Maybe that will be revealed later but so far the audio clips aren't doing much for me. Game really could do with music too. I've only come across one sound based puzzle so far so the reasons for leaving it out don't seem strong.
I have only just seen the last couple of areas of the island after all these hours
when I first went to the swampy area near the ship I wondered what the point of it was because it looked empty, came back 6 hours later and actually bothered to look up!
I'm loving it. You can see why this took so long to make. Every little nook and cranny has some tiny hand crafted detail that makes it unique and it just brings the entire island alive wonderfully. Bravo Mr Blow and team. This is probably the best realised world since Riven.
Only real let down is lack of story tying everything together. Maybe that will be revealed later but so far the audio clips aren't doing much for me. Game really could do with music too. I've only come across one sound based puzzle so far so the reasons for leaving it out don't seem strong.
Item_Screen
Member
Got it!
Family Fry
Member
I discovered something just all by myself and felt like an all powerful being.
My panels solved has now gone from 48 to 72 solved, +6.
Does anyone know how many + puzzles there are?
Now I am seeing them everywhere!
Does anyone know how many + puzzles there are?
I was stuck on that one for a while, but that's because
I never opened the right gate, I didn't realize there was a whole other set of puzzles for it.
Now you're playing with power.
I can't play first person games without getting ill, so I made sure to buy some dramamine before this launched. It's highly recommended if this game is bothering you.
254 puzzles in. It's best to move a long if you hit a new concept you don't get yet. I mostly figured out the tetra block puzzles without doing the swamp, but it's not recommended.
254 puzzles in. It's best to move a long if you hit a new concept you don't get yet. I mostly figured out the tetra block puzzles without doing the swamp, but it's not recommended.
Belgian Dude
Member
You can put the blocks in any other, if they're connected: so if you plan on connecting them, plan a way to reach the 4-block one USING the 4-block one. It should help if you start from the bottom.
Any help on the bamboo forest? I suck at
audio cues
I'm immediately stuck again lmao
Started playing about an hour ago.
Thirded. When the puzzles have finished strangling my brain to death I'm glad there is at least some pretty stuff to look at.
https://giant.gfycat.com/IdolizedUnsightlyFoxhound.webm
Now play with ALL THE POWER.
Dusktildawn48
Member
I was having alot of fun until I hit the end of the water reflection part. Now I'm ready to delete this game
I am in love with this game, I am only 80 panels +14 deep, but this shit is actually making me take notes and be stumped for awhile and just move on for a bit.
I agree with all the reviewers though, I don't feel like looking at a guide is a great idea if you want the full experience. I was so fucking confused by the
location right at the beginning and how to activate things that I felt like a fool when I solved it.
I agree with all the reviewers though, I don't feel like looking at a guide is a great idea if you want the full experience. I was so fucking confused by the
desert
I'm not sure what you mean?
I have to surround every yellow symbol to pass the puzzle (I think). What do you mean I can put the blocks in any other?
I knew I shouldn't have skipped art class.
Are you talking about the part near the beginning with the
rock layouts between the arid area and the desert?
Belgian Dude
Member
Sorry, not other, order!
As in, the two-block one may go on the top, for example, with the one-block on top of the 'symbol' for it.
Dusktildawn48
Member
Nah.
It's the reflections in the water. Literally the very last one. I've seen 2 seperate reflection for it and I feel like I'm doing it right but apparently not
So far I've solved everything I've come across. For the first time I got stumped, but I'm not sure if it's because I've reached an area where the game hasn't taught me the mechanics for yet and I shouldn't be there. I was in the bright pink tree area
where you're solving the tree puzzles. At one point I activated the final tree but the line led to nowhere. So I just continued and came across a windmill. I got in and went downstairs. There are black and white dot puzzles in there but I have no idea how to do them. They have these 2 white triangles at the bottom by the start point but I don't know what they mean. Then there's some theater room with some weird hexagonal puzzle by the entrance. Never seen that puzzle either. I'm mot sure if I should just leave and hope the game teaches me later.
Wow I just started playing on PS4 and the image quality is almost perfect. Such a clean looking game running without a hitch at 60fps. Yeah it's graphically simple but it still looks amazing. Great art and design and technically proficient. Saddens me that this isn't PSVR at the moment, I hope they work on making it so, seems like it would technically be a great game to work with it. It actually gives me hope that we will see some really cool stuff in this kind of simplified (but not overly simple) graphical style for PSVR. I'd be happy to be in this world and ones like it (No Man's Sky says hi).
Only 5 minutes in and I can see myself spending hours in this game, feels like a perfect chill out tool while also keeping your brain active. This for the quiet times, Bloodborne for the times I want to take my anxiety to the next level. PS4, great stuff.
Only 5 minutes in and I can see myself spending hours in this game, feels like a perfect chill out tool while also keeping your brain active. This for the quiet times, Bloodborne for the times I want to take my anxiety to the next level. PS4, great stuff.
Haunted
Member
As someone who greatly respects and has faith in Jonathan Blow, but also raised a skeptical eyebrow as it became known that the game would be (mostly) line puzzles...
I'm blown away by the creativity, intelligence and game design savvy at display here.
Even just an hour in, already probably one of the smartest games I've ever played.
I'm blown away by the creativity, intelligence and game design savvy at display here.
Even just an hour in, already probably one of the smartest games I've ever played.
Same issue as me,
flipping the left side horizontal and/or vertical
Anyone has a hint?
I cannot wrap my brain around what you mean.
I feel so dumb! The 'symbol' has to be included within the shape you are making? Or that is totally wrong?
This puzzle is driving me fucking insane guys. I've come back to it about 10 times and just can't figure out what it's trying to tell me.
http://i.imgur.com/46s7xyo.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/46s7xyo.jpg
If you are where I think you are,
look through the back of the panel at the trees
This puzzle is driving me fucking insane guys. I've come back to it about 10 times and just can't figure out what it's trying to tell me.
the reflection on the rock to the right shows the path
I was stuck on that one forever!
imagine what it would look like if the light (instead of being skewed to the side) was overlaying the puzzle grid. keep in mind there is a two space gap where the light goes off the board (this got me good).
Woodchipper
Member
Trying to use the kind of logic you use in IQ-tests in this game is no use. I'm starting to get mad at some of these puzzles. Some appear to be impossible really.
OK. This puzzle is just driving me insane!
An hour into it and nothing.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZsWbabWkAANVVu.jpg
An hour into it and nothing.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CZsWbabWkAANVVu.jpg
Dusktildawn48
Member
It's this one http://imgur.com/UBrcgFj