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Are there any hints as to what the puzzles are? Also, I only see "impossible architecture" as in very large structures, and floating elements, nothing that pla

Are there any hints as to what the puzzles are? Also, I only see "impossible architecture" as in very large structures, and floating elements, nothing that plays with perspective like Escher. I appreciate that a teaser is going to hold back on some information, but I reserve the right to consider being teased a frustrating experience.

SonOfLilit 9y ago
Submitter here. I twitted the creator in the hope that he'll answer this great question, because I have no idea. In the meanwhile, seems like the Steam page has some more info? http://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/Manifold_Garden/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/Manifold_Garden/
- WilliamChyr 9y ago
  Thanks for sharing it here!
elbasti 9y ago
I've played development versions of the game. Hopefully I'm not spoiling too much, but there are certainly puzzles. They are super mind-bending and _different_. Definitely gave me the "now you're thinking in portals" feeling. The other thing the puzzles reminded me of were the mechanics of Braid, where solving the puzzles requires a lot of un-learning about the way video games are supposed to work.
quantumpotato_ 9y ago
"Inception like" gravity inside rooms - switching gravity between different walls to move puzzle elements around + taking advantage of wraparound to move between levels on the map (the "outside") Puzzle gameplay demo: https://youtu.be/InqcFGj51y8?t=12s https://youtu.be/InqcFGj51y8?t=12s
WilliamChyr 9y ago
Hey, developer of Manifold Garden here. The teaser was released quite a while ago when I changed the name of the game. A lot of the game wasn't finished then, but I needed to get something out, so focused on the architecture. Here is a development update video I did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDay02tqXw&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDay02tqXw&t The first minute goes over the kinds of puzzles that you can expect in the game. I also gave a talk at GDC about the level design in the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2zmmcEryw&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2zmmcEryw&t It doesn't go over specific puzzles, but it gives you a sense of the kind of thinking you can expect to do in the game.

SonOfLilit 9y ago

Submitter here. I twitted the creator in the hope that he'll answer this great question, because I have no idea. In the meanwhile, seems like the Steam page has some more info? http://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/Manifold_Garden/ http://store.steampowered.com/app/473950/Manifold_Garden/

WilliamChyr 9y ago
Thanks for sharing it here!

elbasti 9y ago

I've played development versions of the game. Hopefully I'm not spoiling too much, but there are certainly puzzles. They are super mind-bending and _different_. Definitely gave me the "now you're thinking in portals" feeling. The other thing the puzzles reminded me of were the mechanics of Braid, where solving the puzzles requires a lot of un-learning about the way video games are supposed to work.

quantumpotato_ 9y ago

"Inception like" gravity inside rooms - switching gravity between different walls to move puzzle elements around + taking advantage of wraparound to move between levels on the map (the "outside") Puzzle gameplay demo: https://youtu.be/InqcFGj51y8?t=12s https://youtu.be/InqcFGj51y8?t=12s

WilliamChyr 9y ago

Hey, developer of Manifold Garden here. The teaser was released quite a while ago when I changed the name of the game. A lot of the game wasn't finished then, but I needed to get something out, so focused on the architecture. Here is a development update video I did: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDay02tqXw&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfDay02tqXw&t The first minute goes over the kinds of puzzles that you can expect in the game. I also gave a talk at GDC about the level design in the game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2zmmcEryw&t https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed2zmmcEryw&t It doesn't go over specific puzzles, but it gives you a sense of the kind of thinking you can expect to do in the game.