Matt Attack
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I'm really glad to see this reviewing so well. I'm not always confident in my puzzle solving abilities, but I want to give this game my all.
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The Witness - Reviews Thread
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This looks interesting enough that I might actually go in early, full price. The Gilles Deleuze of Video Games absolutely has what it takes to make stunning puzzle games, and McMillian and other developers seem to be raving about it on twitter as well.
I'm glad to see the reviews are generally so positive. Seems like the kind of game that might spark one of the rare FEZ-like zeitgeist sphere where after a time everyone is playing and collaborating and figuring stuff out towards some ultimate hidden goal.
Also looks like the early word of mouth is driving the game back up the Steam charts. From 50something last night to now 7th.
Also looks like the early word of mouth is driving the game back up the Steam charts. From 50something last night to now 7th.
LordAmused
Member
This. Preordered it a few minutes ago on Steam based on reviews.
I guess we will find out soon enough! I don't really know anything on the game besides the fact it releases tomorrow.
Going in fresh the game might seem super hard, but according to the reviews it does teach you slowly how to crack some of the harder nuts.
Still, doesn't seem to hold your hand much.
Possumowner
Member
Im a little surprised at the really positive reviews,not that I didn't expect it to be good,just reviewers tend to be harsh on something differing the norm.So I'm so pleased at the scores.
Can't wait to play it now
Can't wait to play it now
The Wired
The Witness Is Driving Me Insane
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-witness-review/?mbid=social_twitter
So this game will have some funny reactions here on Gaf ...
The Witness Is Driving Me Insane
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/the-witness-review/?mbid=social_twitter
So this game will have some funny reactions here on Gaf ...
tomorrow.
Ryo Hazuki
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More_Badass
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Climbing the ranks
Ryo Hazuki
Member
Pre-loads may be a thing after all for Steam:
Squall5042
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Pre-loads may be a thing after all for Steam:
Cool beans. Has he mentioned anything regarding having the release date pushed forward from 10am PT?
wild wild rice
Member
It's gonna be tough waiting for a physical release...but I'll just consider that abstinence part of my prep for playing this apparently ball busting game.
awesomegamername
Banned
It looks like the recommended gpu is a 780. For those who are smarter than me, does that mean my 660 should be ok? By "ok" I mean not playing on low settings?
Ryo Hazuki
Member
Not yet. Would be cool to get clarification on release times across all versions.
Guy LeDouche
Banned
if you want impressions without any spoilers, I recommend listening to but not watching the giant bomb quick look. Jeff plays it fresh and works through stuff without explicitly narrating every move so it works well.
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minimum settings is intel 4000 integrated graphics so any dGPU should push med/high. Anything in the last few years should do high/max (if that's a setting above high)
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minimum settings is intel 4000 integrated graphics so any dGPU should push med/high. Anything in the last few years should do high/max (if that's a setting above high)
The Dear Leader
Banned
The way those specs are listed it makes me think that it's just what Jonathon Blow had in his PC so you should be fine, keep in mind that this is also a PS4 and iPad game so you're 660 is significantly better than both of those.
TheExhaustedWalrus
Member
I was wondering the same thing, as I have a 7870.
If the game really does build up on what you learn then watching the opening moments of the game would be like 'spoiling' a tutorial section. Who cares?
Silly question, Im sure there are are plenty of people crazy enough to care. Yall need to get a grip on spoilers.
More_Badass
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The Videogamer review discussion is really good and does a great job at explaining what makes the game so enjoyable
It doesn't spoil anything gameplay-wise you haven't seen from the trailers, and is vague about everything else. Don't watch it though, just listen, because it shows footage from the opening area.
It doesn't spoil anything gameplay-wise you haven't seen from the trailers, and is vague about everything else. Don't watch it though, just listen, because it shows footage from the opening area.
Everything seems to be a spoiler these days.
Glad it's reviewing well, not my type of game at all but always nice to see a game succeed even more so with the scope it seems to have and the small team that developed it.
More_Badass
Member
Blow has said that opening tutorial section has more than it seems.
Death Metalist
Member
Going in blind, can't wait.
orthodoxy1095
Banned
I was actually considering waiting because of my classload right now, but this seems like one of those games where joining the zeitgeist will be awesome.
Same. No big deal though, I'll either wait for them to decide to do one or I'll buy the game on a flash sale.
I'm not paying that price for a download.
Guy LeDouche
Banned
valid. it's 30 minutes of a 40-100+ hour game. Insignificant really.
personally, I've gone this far without seeing much beyond the trailers, so saving the visual impact for myself is worth another 24 hours or so.
Looks great. I've always really enjoyed the colors that this game offers.
Yeah, I'm waiting myself. Not big on the digital front.
TimeEffect
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The big thing here is that unlike Portal, this game is open world, so you can go somewhere else and do another puzzle.
This makes a world of difference. I can only speak about Talos Principle: Whenever I was stuck, I simply did another puzzle. Then, I would eventually come back to something I was stuck on and see things from a new perspective and solve it!
It's the most gratifying feeling in puzzle games. It requires patience, which I think some gamers really lack when dealing with puzzle games. Because honestly, sometimes, all it takes is you coming back another hour, day, or sometime later in the week to understand a puzzle and solve it.
In something like Portal, this can drive someone mad enough to look up the answer. After all, in a game like Portal, if you're stuck, you're not making any progress. You HAVE to solve that puzzle there and then. You could of course come back another day and tinker around for hours, but in an open world puzzle game, you can simply do something else. This makes the genre more accessible and less intimidating for most.
I genuinely love this about games, but I think a lot of people don't appreciate this anymore. When you're stuck on a boss in Dark Souls, you sometimes can go somewhere else or drive yourself mad and quit.
I think people too often expect answers immediately. With puzzle games, I think people need to absolutely appreciate patience.
Anyways, I expect Witness to be the same way: you will get stuck on puzzles, but you have other puzzles to explore, and more importantly, other areas to explore the story, if that's your thing.
Also, can anyone confirm that Witness has "themes" like in Talos Principle?
Because in Talos Principle, new mechanics for puzzles were introduced progressively, and I'm guessing Witness will too?
Dreams-Visions
Member
70-100 hours? I'm in.
Fried Food
Banned
Off to target to buy a big pile of graph paper. I'm talking presentation board size.
GearDraxon
Member
Thanks for this insight! My wife loved Myst to pieces, and so I'm thinking about picking this up for the both of us... this gives me some context to make it more enjoyable as a shared experience.
VideoGamerTV review take on this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WT9S6xlvrJA&t=6m31s
If you spoil TW you will literally ruin the experience for the other person, like they say "in many ways there is no game here"
It's all in the thought process, what goes on in your mind as you discover things by yourself. If you are handed the solution then you're left with nothing of substance, the game is not worth playing at that point.
From what I've seen of the few intro puzzles in the Giantbomb quicklook, there are definitely "themes" that are later combined into single puzzles. But it's not like in Talos like "this is a separate puzzle area where nothing outside matters" (ignoring stars) and it doesn't tell you exactly what tools you have at your disposal, unlike Talos.
Well, if there's guidance and context, it's not really obtuse
But it sounds like the game expects to internalize the context and to learn lessons cumulatively. Somebody who doesn't do that will of course consider things obtuse.
Potentially, as long as she can be with you for the majority of the time. The puzzles get complex too, so missing some parts of the game will make those more confusing.
http://m.neogaf.com/showpost.php?p=193236758
Wow. I grade programs and have a much harder time than that at comping up with a grading system which achieves all the goals of being fair, clear, meaningful and representative. I'd imagine grading something as nebulous as an essay to be hell.