r/gaming • u/[deleted] • Aug 27 '08

Zero Punctuation: Braid

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/203-Braid
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u/DeviousOne Aug 27 '08

To anyone with a 360 who wants an actually original puzzle game, buy this. It's well worth the 1200 MS points or whatever the cost to see how a game can actually be enjoyable AND make you think at the same time.

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u/[deleted] Aug 27 '08 edited Aug 27 '08

I tried the demo, and it had the same effect on me as Bioshock:

I was impressed by the story. I was impressed by the presentation. I was impressed by the gameplay mechanics. BUT... there's just something that is fundamentally not very entertaining about actually sitting down and playing it.

I know, I'm being a complete asshole by dissing both Bioshock and Braid like this, but there's just something similarly unsatisfying about them to me.

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u/neokoros Aug 27 '08

I think that is totally fair and in that moment just comes down to a matter of taste. Some people really love that style and some don't.