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SomedayTheFire
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Yeah no I get that, my tiny feeble brain just can't do it when the time comes hahaha. I think I've solved one now just going over it at work. Will have to hope I can remember by the time I get home.
Yup, and very (positvely) shocked about how much they like that game - I'm on the same boat. Blow created something very special here
March of the Crabs
Member
GlamFM
Banned
Absolutely, we´ll here more from Jeff about this game by the end of the year I´m sure...
runningjoke
Member
I've found one of those, I think it's the first one but feels like a wrap up, and if you try to apply what is said to this game it makes a lot of sense but is also very insane
what does that say about me
Wind's Howling
Member
It is funny that you only quote him instead of others whom clearly state that this game is running at 1080p/60fps on the PS4.
Stop spreading misinformation.
OH, FUCK!
Do I have to do this often? Thinking "outside the box"?
Thats kind of cheating from the game, why was
I "locked" on the same position, it should be the other way around.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Something pretty amusing to me was one of the
puzzles near the beginning.
On the last one,
Was that intentional just to fuck with people, or was there some clue I missed to solve that puzzle?
apple tree
On the last one,
there was no apple in the tree that I saw. So I just brute forced the correct answer, having no clue how I was supposed to solve it otherwise, and opened the little gate. Inside is a cut up apple someone was eating.
hey guys, I need some help with a tiny puzzle. I'm pretty sure it's not something that I'm meant to be able to solve easily, I just don't see it for some reason. Here it is in multiple spoiler tags so you can decide not to reveal the rest if you're not that far yet:
If you think I just lack some information and will be able to solve it later on, please just tell me that and not the actual solution! Cheers
In the tree 'temple'
there's a door that leads to the bamboo forest
I think that door is just meant to be a convenient shortcut once you've gained access to both areas, which I have, so I don't *need* it open... but it would make travelling easier if it was. How do I open it though? I don't see anything that can help narrow down the correct 'path'...
If you think I just lack some information and will be able to solve it later on, please just tell me that and not the actual solution! Cheers
The tree didn't match the panel, you were supposed to look through the gate and realize that the apple and branch had been taken down and were supposed to look for the missing branch.
PlatypusDude
Member
I like how the panels in the
Just found that pretty cool for some reason.
tree house for a bridge.
I think one branch has been cut that was not present on the panel. Might be wrong though.
Theodoricos
Member
Thanks for the help, guys. I really should've been paying more attention to the surrounding environment.
Also, anyone else bothered by the lack of music? I know it's intentional, but I feel like at least something atmospheric would've been nice, a la The Talos Principle. I started playing its OST to help me concentrate.
Also, anyone else bothered by the lack of music? I know it's intentional, but I feel like at least something atmospheric would've been nice, a la The Talos Principle. I started playing its OST to help me concentrate.
Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
Fuck this color puzzle
Which one?
Too late
Sorry, I thought it was obvious that this contains a spoiler of some kind
Yeah, I didn't like those either. They felt a bit too random
the panels always matched the cut branches except for the last tree. Seeing how the apple wasn't there not on the ground and one branch was missing from the tree but available on the panel, I assumed that's where the apple was. After going through the gate and finding the apple and the branch it just confirmed my idea.
Shake Appeal
Member
I love how the unconscious mind works on things when you're not actively thinking about them.
Yet another reason no one should ask anyone else for help. Seriously, the game is about the way rules accumulate (and are subverted) in your mind through careful observation of the world. Any time you skip a step, you're cheating yourself.
I don't know how to pixel count (read: cba) so I wouldn't be able to see.
Either way, ask Jonathan - he's been stating 1080p 60fps for a long time and I'd rather take his word for it.
Hoho for breakfast
Member
Ahhh of course lol. Well i'm just going to keep thinking it was done purposely to fuck with me. Although that's still impressive, I was more impressed when I thought you had to brute force it. And yeah this game is amazing so far.
Okay, progress report: activated the temple laser. I figured the main mechanic because of a tip I read here but, from then on it was mostly pretty straightforward with some really clever twists thrown there.
Before I called it quits I headed to the swamps in search of the tetris tutorials. Good thing: it was mostly what I thought they were when I encountered them earlier. The bad stuff is that so far I still have no idea how to solve the dam puzzle. But I'll try and do the swamps now. If I finish that my mind might be better trained to then solved the rest. The swamp area is gorgeous too and I can't believe I missed it in my previous search around the island.
I wish I could keep playing but exams are calling me, ugh. Still, I'm loving it (and hating it at times because of what it does to my head). The fact that you are gaining knowledge to then access the new parts of the island is incredibly clever. Instead of gaining an item you understand stuff and then you can open more doors. It's genius.
Before I called it quits I headed to the swamps in search of the tetris tutorials. Good thing: it was mostly what I thought they were when I encountered them earlier. The bad stuff is that so far I still have no idea how to solve the dam puzzle. But I'll try and do the swamps now. If I finish that my mind might be better trained to then solved the rest. The swamp area is gorgeous too and I can't believe I missed it in my previous search around the island.
I wish I could keep playing but exams are calling me, ugh. Still, I'm loving it (and hating it at times because of what it does to my head). The fact that you are gaining knowledge to then access the new parts of the island is incredibly clever. Instead of gaining an item you understand stuff and then you can open more doors. It's genius.
AbandonedTrolley
Member
Ok on the final puzzle
of the Autumn Forest but cannot figure it out, nothing to shift and avoiding shadows isn't correct it seems
I still don't get the tetris puzzles even after doing like 20 of them. I'm such an idiot.
can someone explain this one because I feel like I've done it correct several times but obviously I'm not getting it. thanks.
can someone explain this one because I feel like I've done it correct several times but obviously I'm not getting it. thanks.
Wind's Howling
Member
Either he is lying or Blow has been lying the past year or two because he has constantly stated the game runs 1080p/60 on the PS4.
Funny.
I'll do it before buying any version, we'll see.
PaulKersey
Member
Hope that happens for me. At work now and barely slept last night trying to "solve" one of the puzzles in my head.
The_Hitcher89
Member
I'm not patient enough or intelligent enough for this
Hit "load game"
Menu - load game
Should show you how far you are.
I'm not patient enough or intelligent enough for this
Sure you are. Just take it in small breaks. If something annoys you just go do something else (either in the game or irl)
GalacticMouse
Member
So I played for a few hours last night and I'm starting to stumble across a bunch of puzzles with the "Tetris" pieces in them. Is there a series of tutorial style puzzles for these somewhere that I missed? Or was I just supposed to figure it out on the first couple puzzles?
To be clear, it clicked a little right before bet last night on the
To be clear, it clicked a little right before bet last night on the
walking puzzles in the Keep, but I couldn't figure out the exact solution.
Up in the trees - I've had a great time and I actually understand the puzzles! But now I have to
I opened up both main routes there. Do I have to
not liking those as much as the Tetris pieces still confuse me.
get through a door which is on a timer, and no matter how fast I run I can't get there.
do the green panels so I can activate the door switch without being up the spiral staircase?
Glad I finished the
second because compared to the three areas I have completed after it, that was was utter garbage. Everything else, puzzle wise, has been awesome and pretty much perfectly paced.
Hedge question:
sun temple
Hedge question:
I made it through the back part of the hedge maze, where you have to walk on the puzzles. I entered it at the tower, but it seemed like nothing happened. Did I miss something?
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Fantastapotamus
Wrong about commas, wrong about everything
What does the
other number
I assume it's the big "in-world" puzzles? It's +15 for me which feels right
Ryo Hazuki
Member
I'm on those panels too. Everything in that area clicked pretty quickly but the tetris and star grids are pretty difficult, especially when it brings in rotated pieces.
GalacticMouse
Member
Awesome, thanks! When I get back into it tonight, I'll head there first.
It's funny...I guess there's no real order to the areas if you can figure out the puzzles in them, but I activated
the Keep laser
hedge
audio clues while walking
Tell me others got stumped in the forest when they just give you a single star. I'm going to have to go somewhere else and clear my mind. I must not understand the rules. I tried to brute force and use failure queues to no avail.
I'm going to be dying inside while at work today. Can't stop thinking about it.
I'm going to be dying inside while at work today. Can't stop thinking about it.
GalacticMouse
Member
Yeah, I'm losing it already after an hour and fifteen minutes of work. I just want to solve puzzles!
I had the same problem. There are, at least for the Tetris one.
As long as you don't work as supporter.
"WiFi issues? Have you considered looking at it from another angle or simply taking a break?"
PolishQ Plays The Witness continues!
WARNING: the end of Episode 02 contains a pretty major spoiler.
Episode 02 - symmetry, mountaintop
Episode 03 - pink grove, windmill
Episode 04 - desert ruins
Puzzle count at end of Episode 04: 99 panels
WARNING: the end of Episode 02 contains a pretty major spoiler.
Episode 02 - symmetry, mountaintop
Episode 03 - pink grove, windmill
Episode 04 - desert ruins
Puzzle count at end of Episode 04: 99 panels
+15