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Had high expectations for this game, anticipating with great excitement. I loved Braid, was following all the blog posts and videos with great admiration. And t
by dsego 5y ago
Had high expectations for this game, anticipating with great excitement. I loved Braid, was following all the blog posts and videos with great admiration. And the game wasn't that bad, it was interesting for a while, but also frustrating. Talos on the other hand was a revelation, a thoroughly fun and enjoyable experience, very similar to Portal games.
I think this was a fair critique of the Witness and why it lacks respect for the player:
The Witness - A Great Game That You Shouldn't Play
https://youtu.be/KZokQov_aH0 https://youtu.be/KZokQov_aH0
- mherdeg 5y agoThis video was my first introduction to the "long-form narrative game reviews" genre. I really enjoyed watching it -- I think the author made an interesting argument and presented it in a way that was more entertaining than playing 41 minutes of the actual game was.
- AnIdiotOnTheNet 5y agoHow 'long form' do you want to go? Because if a six hour review of a genre-defining Japan-only dating simulator from the early 90s sounds like something you might be interested in then I highly recommend Tim Rogers's YouTube channel, Action Button.
- Tarq0n 5y agoTim Rogers and Noah Caldwell Gervais are the absolute masters of long form video game essays. Joseph Anderson too if you can stand exhaustive detail.
- dgb23 5y ago> I think this was a fair critique of the Witness and why it lacks respect for the player Just to put some counter weight to it - I had the exact opposite experience: Deep excitement and curiosity throughout the game. It felt like stepping into a different world of discovery and learning.