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The Witness |OT|
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Theodoricos
Member
Okay, I feel terrible for asking this since I've only completed 52 puzzles, but I just don't get what I'm supposed to do in this one:
All the other ones in the same series make sense (
) but the same solution doesn't work for this one.
All the other ones in the same series make sense (
circle the rock formations
This is hilarious.
I spoke of this earlier and I think a lot of people are partially destroying the experience of this game by begging for help to puzzles when the game has only been out a day, which in my opinion is kind of ridiculous. Not to mention that by asking for the solutions you don't learn any of the ways to determine mechanisms and solutions, and ultimately will end up with even more things you don't understand later.
I would implore people to take some time to just mull things over, go exploring or looking around and eventually you'll have a whole new host of ideas and solutions. Getting the quick answer and losing the joy of the moments of inspiration this game can give is such a shame
edit - creep credit to Quote
d00d3n
Member
Without spoiling it entirely, I would recommend trying to observe stuff in the puzzle area (not just the puzzle and the mountains out in the water).
The perfect Dark
Banned
I don't understand the praise this game is getting. I am a few hours in and I'm getting pretty bored. So far I've enjoyed Talos Principle a lot more.
I don't understand the fun in figuring out how things work (in this game at least). They should explain it. Right now I'm standing in front of a (or many) tutorial panels and I have no idea how this puzzle works. Got the first panel by accident and then made a mistake at the second panel (it resets the whole progress).
This is not good game design.
It makes just as much sense. Take a deep breath, go make a cup of coffee or tea, take a step back and look at it again. I'm sure you can do it.
I solved it by looking to the right a little bit
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Is there a way on PC to check how many puzzles you've solved?
The game is kind of a dick about that one.
Move yourself around in a way that will fit the rocks into the frame. You don't have to be snapped into the panel to complete it.
OnionPowder
Member
You not getting it does not make it bad design.
look at the pole on which the screen is on....this will help
Yeah I'm mulling this one over too.
I thought it might have something to do with the clouds as well but I've not figured any strategy for cutting/not cutting them.
Good game desing is not telling you how to do it. It's giving you the key to understand by yourself. It's always there.
No need to be passive aggressive. I'm just sharing my experience so far. Sure there are great "aha" moments and the game looks great. But I'm just not really having fun. I'll probably play it through still though.
Quote
Member
Yo, where is my creep credit? I spend a lot of resources remembering dumb things to be use against them later. Theres at least 3 puzzles I can't solve now because I had to use my brain space for this instead.
/s
http://imgur.com/3K2REK6
This one has me stumped (lol, sorry). I see the top and bottom half, but I can't seem to get the perspective for the middle part. I assume I have to look from a different angle but I've tried using everything in the area.
It's the forth puzzle inside the small temple where you have to use tree branches for profit (trying to be vague).
Anyone? I have walked around this panel for an hour without progress. Solved half of it (I assume) but my brain is fried.
This one has me stumped (lol, sorry). I see the top and bottom half, but I can't seem to get the perspective for the middle part. I assume I have to look from a different angle but I've tried using everything in the area.
It's the forth puzzle inside the small temple where you have to use tree branches for profit (trying to be vague).
Anyone? I have walked around this panel for an hour without progress. Solved half of it (I assume) but my brain is fried.
Smiles and Cries
Member
258 +8
okay sleep time
my brain is fried
okay sleep time
my brain is fried
For the 3rd maze
turn on the sound.
listening to a podcast and had the game muted...
compare the structure of the maze on the panel with its actual structure. It does not match.
Pause the game and select "load a game" or something along those lines. It will show there.
Figured out all the garden maze stuff was probably the most satisfying moment in this game for me so far. It takes a concept and then make you rethink it over and over.
Probably buying a block-lined notebook today. This game needs it.
GlamFM
Banned
You might not be standing in front of a Tutorial panel.
Done - I usually put the original post in there with the quotes in there, but forgot to paste it in for some reason
Do not spoil yourself by getting help here!
The epiphany about this one is really sweet and an important one too.
The GF and I were up till 1:30 am... couldn't put it down. We played 6+ hours straight.
How can you tell how many puzzles you've solved? Edit: NM, Load Game option I see above
Edit: Piece of general advice, when you don't understand something go back to the simplest puzzle and make intentional mistakes... and pay attention to what the game tells you.
How can you tell how many puzzles you've solved? Edit: NM, Load Game option I see above
The Y panel stands for "an exception". So when you seperate all the Red from Green for example, you must leave one exception... and the block you leave as the exception must not be separated from the Y panel by your line.
Edit: Piece of general advice, when you don't understand something go back to the simplest puzzle and make intentional mistakes... and pay attention to what the game tells you.
Captain Smirk
Member
Swamp alert
That tetris panel changing the rules on the sly, geeze no tutorial for swapping the order round. Got me worked up, had me thinking way too long about that.
Really enjoying it so far, absolutely love the atmosphere.
Btw I just tried playing it in VR with my DK1 but somehow the movement keys don't really work like they should. When I press a key I either keep going in that direction indefinitely or it doesn't react at all. Anyone experience the same?
Btw I just tried playing it in VR with my DK1 but somehow the movement keys don't really work like they should. When I press a key I either keep going in that direction indefinitely or it doesn't react at all. Anyone experience the same?
The perfect Dark
Banned
Hey, I was serious, lol. That wasn't sarcasm
And I don't think they should explain everything but they should tell you what you have to do (at least once).
And there a multiple puzzles that don't work as they should. Like the
puzzles in the destroyed temple where it's a matter of perspective
Quote
Member
The red ones up stairs? Yeah, I spent awhile on those and accidentally saw the solution to one and thought "what the fuck they never told us we could do that." I'm trying to think of a way they could have taught us and can't, but maybe then it's not a good puzzle. This one is my only gripe so far.
More_Badass
Member
Which line? The last one?Hey, I was serious, lol. That wasn't sarcasm
And I don't think they should explain everything but they should tell you what you have to do (at least once).
And there a multiple puzzles that don't work as they should. Like the. The line I had to draw to solve this puzzle didn't make any sense to me.puzzles in the destroyed temple where it's a matter of perspective
SomedayTheFire
Member
I think there's one tutorial that explains it but it explains it badly.
Yeah I realized that a few minutes after posting :lol:
I thought the colors meant something else.
Complaining on gaf always works. Thanks anyway!
Captain Smirk
Member
Yeah I went back eventually to the tutorial and discovered it,
I was trying to rotate the tetris pieces at one point lol
Freeman76
Member
Same here, people said i missed a tutorial but ive been back over everything nearby and i dont see anywhere that it explains the tetronimo puzzles up the stairs. I just cannot do them, really dont want to cheat but its starting to annoy me now. I love how clever the game is, ita just this one part which has floored me.
The perfect Dark
Banned
Hey, I was serious, lol. That wasn't sarcasm
And I don't think they should explain everything but they should tell you what you have to do (at least once).
And there are multiple puzzles that doesn't work as they should. Like the
puzzles in the destroyed temple where it's a matter of perspective
D
Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
after, like, 250 puzzles, I finally had to walk away from a clearly in sequence puzzle because I wasn't able to work it out. It was in the swamp, in the second underground area.
I went right on over to the Desert Ruin, and man that was a cool area. Nice change of pace. Very rewarding to finally claw my way out of there, so to speak.
I went right on over to the Desert Ruin, and man that was a cool area. Nice change of pace. Very rewarding to finally claw my way out of there, so to speak.
CAAAAAAAAAAAW
Member
Well, at 389 solved so far
Currently exploring
But screw these
puzzles . I'm just going to sleep and deal with them tomorrow
+55 +1? I guess that's the superimposed stuff and completed pillars or something? The superimposed stuff is pretty neat, and I feel like it's been in something else before, but I can't think of what.
Currently exploring
the inside of the mountain thing. I think I cheesed the third lock at the lasergate at the summit, since I kind of just...shimmy'd backwards until I could barely loop around the feet and block off the blacks from the whites. Or uh...whatever you call that type of puzzle's logic >_>
But screw these
flashing color
. I'm just going to sleep and deal with them tomorrow
d00d3n
Member
Jup, this.
Quote
Member
Uh when does the tutorial for the swamp puzzles teach you that
the tetromino icon doesn't necessarily need to touch the icon as long as one of the other ones touches it?
I'd recommend making physical
tetromino pieces
Shake Appeal
Member
How are people seeing how many puzzles they've done?
D
Deleted member 30609
Unconfirmed Member
the load game screen shows it