Braid (Xbox 360)

By Number None, Inc. | Released: Out Now! | Also on: PlayStation 3, PC

Puzzle
Genre:: One
Num Players:: PEGI 12+
Rating:: 1,209 of 10,331
Ranking:: 2
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Braid Review

By Tom Orry - 07/08/2008 - 8:11am GMT

Braid is a game like nothing you've ever played before and something we can't recommend highly enough.

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Posted at 13:59 on 19 June 2009
FantasyMeister	0 0 In response to Article » Go to 's original post I'm still lost on what the point of Braid is, thinking man's platformer or something? Finished the jigsaw in the demo (boy catching falling bottle of wine off a platform which is used to first jump to the penultimate piece and then guide the hedgehog down to the ground to grab that last piece). I still don't like platformers, same as others don't like RPGs, RTS, FPS, Arcade/Sim racers etc. At its core the gameplay still consists of 'Press A to jump, bounce on something to jump higher, time it right or suffer', wrap that up with a nice environment and taxing puzzles (that's another bugbear with me, I don't play games to think, I play them to get away from thinking) and the gameplay is still 'Press A to jump, bounce on something to jump higher, time it right or suffer' and that's something that will never appeal to me. Report Reply

Posted at 14:14 on 19 June 2009
CheekyLee	0 0 In response to FantasyMeister's post I'm still lost on what the point of Braid is, thinking man's platformer or something? Finished the jigsaw in the demo (boy catching falling bottle of wine off a platform which is used to first jump to the penultimate piece and then guide the hedgehog down to the ground to grab that last piece). I still don't like platformers, same as others don't like RPGs, RTS, FPS, Arcade/Sim racers etc. At its core the gameplay still consists of 'Press A to jump, bounce on something to jump higher, time it right or suffer', wrap that up with a nice environment and taxing puzzles (that's another bugbear with me, I don't play games to think, I play them to get away from thinking) and the gameplay is still 'Press A to jump, bounce on something to jump higher, time it right or suffer' and that's something that will never appeal to me. » Go to FantasyMeister's original post So, the solution to the problem of the pieces you couldn't reach at first didn't strike you as ingenious? That really is a shame, as if you didn't enjoy that, then the later puzzles will not provide you with any joy either. Suffice it to say that world 5 and 6 can stretch your mind in ways you didn't think possible. Braid is essentially a puzzle game that uses a platform mechanic to interact, being much more about clever usage of the X button than dextrous usage of the A button. Report Reply