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by Jerry Whorebach 12/23/2012, 1:52am PST |
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I thought it was a good try, but ultimately unsuccessful, and I think I said as much in the original thread. There was certainly a lot to like about Braid - the painterly backgrounds, the musicianly soundtrack, the promise that Jonathan Blow was gonna liberate us gamers from male white corporate oppression. Nevertheless, it was still a puzzle game where the solutions were mostly obvious and kind of a pain in the ass to actually execute. There's a reason why the act of jumping in the Super Mario series became more forgiving with each entry, as the emphasis shifted from simple survival to exploration and item collecting: it's because once you take the possibility of failure out of the equation, any barrier between the player and success becomes a source of tedium rather than excitement. It's why you're allowed to "take 20" in Dungeons & Dragons, to proceed as if you'd rolled the most favourable result on your twenty-sided dice in any situation where nothing would prevent you from just rolling over and over again until you got it anyway. By transplanting platforming mechanics straight out of 1985 into a game that saves your progress more often than a nineteen-year-old games journalist "experiencing" The Lost Levels in BSNES, Blow seemed to be more concerned with evoking a specific feeling (in this case, wistful nostalgia) than delivering a game capable of succeeding on its own merits, and I think that underlying philosophy killed pretty much any chance Braid had of reaching "alright". |
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So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by fabio 12/13/2012, 2:06pm PST 
Well hearing LoL's revenue model described as 'constant updates' baited me. by Worm 12/13/2012, 3:33pm PST
Re: Well hearing LoL's revenue model described as 'constant updates' baited me. by Arbit 12/13/2012, 5:15pm PST
Poppycock! You either walk far away from that window or get shot at. by Worm 12/13/2012, 6:24pm PST
Re: So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by Jerry Whorebach 12/13/2012, 3:38pm PST
one change by fabio 12/13/2012, 7:38pm PST
most gullible jrpg fan award goes to fabio NT by irony 12/14/2012, 12:52am PST
The real irony... by Mischief Ouroboros 12/14/2012, 6:41am PST
I didn't think this through very well! by fabio 12/14/2012, 9:12am PST
Re: So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by Last 12/14/2012, 9:38am PST
Re: So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by Rafiki 12/14/2012, 11:08am PST
Re: So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by Arbit 12/14/2012, 3:30pm PST
Best Thief: The Dark Project Update - Dishonored by Rafiki 12/19/2012, 8:56am PST
Re: So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by Entropy Stew 12/14/2012, 5:07pm PST
Best Steam games I forgot I even owned and have yet to play by fabio 12/14/2012, 6:27pm PST
Re: Best Steam games I forgot I even owned and have yet to play by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/14/2012, 7:55pm PST
I looked back at Caltrops' Braid thread. by EatingContest 12/22/2012, 2:06pm PST
Re: I looked back at Caltrops' Braid thread. by jonathan blow's massive ego 12/22/2012, 7:55pm PST
It wouldn't go so far as to call it "alright". by Jerry Whorebach 12/23/2012, 1:52am PST
The jumping mechanics were pretty unforgiving, that's true. NT by EVERYONE AT CALTROPS WEARS MITTENS? 12/23/2012, 3:15pm PST
Re: The jumping mechanics were pretty unforgiving, that's true. by A 48 FPS Hobbit Movie, Posting 12/23/2012, 3:28pm PST
The fuck you want, an "I figured it out, NEXT" button? NT by Dude 12/23/2012, 3:31pm PST
I don't want anything. I am a movie posting as a person how can I NT by A 48 FPS Hobbit Movie, Posting 12/23/2012, 5:46pm PST
Point is, MITTENS, the platforming only served to obstruct the puzzle solving. by Jerry Whorebach 12/23/2012, 3:35pm PST
"The puzzles weren't that interesting to begin with" by You guys are a real 12/23/2012, 9:45pm PST
Blinx: The Time Sweeper? NT by Worm 12/23/2012, 10:17pm PST
Re: "The puzzles weren't that interesting to begin with" by Mischief Maker 12/24/2012, 6:58am PST
Ha! That's a very good point! by Unfortunately, 12/24/2012, 12:55pm PST
It's a boring, mechanical game. by Gutsby 12/24/2012, 6:02pm PST
Uh oh, someone said the puzzle in Braid weren't that interesting! NT by LET'S HAVE A FUCKING CORONARY 12/25/2012, 6:36am PST
OHHHHHHHHHH SHIT THIS IS EDGY RIGHT HERE NT by THIS GUY DOESN'T LIKE BRAID, YO 12/25/2012, 7:05am PST
In all fairness I can't figure a lot of shit out. by Worm 12/23/2012, 3:55pm PST
You couldn't think of anything 1 hundredth as cool by FUCK YOU WORM 12/23/2012, 9:48pm PST
Okay? I can't make or think of a better game. So what? by Worm 12/23/2012, 10:26pm PST
Dickscreen banned for 3 hours. NT by Bradley Svedka. 12/23/2012, 10:40pm PST
POTY 2012, coming in just under the wire! NT by Last 12/24/2012, 6:36am PST
That's POST, not person (oh god why can't I ever do anything right on the first NT by Last 12/24/2012, 6:37am PST
Re: So where's Caltrops' controversial Year end link bait list? by Roop 12/22/2012, 7:05pm PST
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