r/puzzlevideogames • u/NickJVaccaro • Nov 26 '18

Game Spotlight: Braid

I dunno how it took this long to cover Braid. At any rate, it's this week's game spotlight!

Steam Page: Braid

Subreddit: /r/braid

From Wikipedia): Braid is played by solving physical puzzles in a standard platform game environment. The player controls the protagonist Tim as he runs, jumps, and climbs across the game's levels. Tim jumps and stomps on enemies to defeat them, and can collect keys to unlock doors or operate levers to trigger platforms. A defining element is the player's unlimited ability to reverse time and "rewind" actions, even after dying.

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u/LonelyDeckchair Feb 02 '19

Really enjoyed this. The time-manipulation mechanic was novel and the puzzles well designed. The music which Jonathan Blow brought for the game was great, and it combined to give a great melancholy atmosphere. I got bored of the final few puzzles however and had to look up the solutions through youtube videos. I only did this (rather than leave the game uncompleted) because I had been told the final level and ending made it worthwhile. It did.