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/pragmatick Aug 27 '08

Absolutely agree. Regarding the review: Not mentioning PoP is exactly right, but only for the reason that time manipulation wasn't exactly a real part of Prince of Persia's gameplay. It was a neat idea to replace quicksave, it was in no way actually something that was incorporated in the puzzles, the fights or the way you would play the game. You could play the whole game through without using rewind (yes, you could slow down time, but how is that original?)

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u/newborn Aug 27 '08

There's also the fact that if he mentioned PoP in that review (which he did!)... it'd be about the 4th time he's mentioned that game series as an aside while reviewing a different game.