The Witness

[Liam]

Just been reading some reviews. Was wondering if anyone would be checking it out or not. A puzzle game on PS4 and Steam made by the guy who created Braid, seemingly focused on solving maze puzzles on an island. Odd concept, but reviews are good.

[TEOL]

Yeah, I liked the sounds of it, but I'm not willing to spend £30 on it when I can get solid to great puzzle/exploration games for a tenner.

[Liam]

That was my slight concern. Cost seems a bit much.

[Quom]

I think it really needs a demo (have no idea if there is one). It has the same problem for me that Undertale had. It's a genre of game I'm not super into - puzzle games often just make me frustrated then bored. If I cheat and look up the solution I lose the satisfaction (not just for that puzzle, but feel like I've ruined the whole game), if I don't look up the solution I normally just quit playing that session then don't have the motivation to go back. But because it's so widely acclaimed it makes you think there must be something there, but then you can't look for any details about what separates it from the rest lest it ruins the experience when/if you do decide to play it.

Then it becomes a gamble. If I spend $5 on a game and don't like it I don't care. $10 makes me pause first, no way I'm spending $40 on a genre I normally don't like.  

[Herr Matzat]

 

On the same page here. Looks realy good, but it´s a bit high priced. The guy talks about 700 puzzles, 30-40 hours of playtime.

 

 

 

 

Edited January 30, 2016 by Herr Matzat

[apsham]

The reviews are over the moon and they have me interested - I especially like that everyone has said so far that if you're frustrated, the open world nature of it means that you can move on, learn something new and come back to the puzzle with new eyes which really makes for a very, very rewarding play structure. I'll wait for a sale but I'm very interested.

[Baddar]

I watched most of the 2nd vid that Matzat posted, and it looks pretty good, despite me usually hating puzzle games. Probably not one for me at more than a tenner, but who knows, it could be a plus game down the line.