Braid

75/100. Narrativa profunda, pero algo ambigua y con toques de realidad que superan la fantasía que entra por los ojos. Un encantador pixel art y un apartado de juego que se va desvelando con el tiempo. En cambio, es un juego corto, sencillo y en algunos casos puntuales, retante. Son muy interesante las herramientas de manipulación de los escenarios y el juego con tiempo en cada uno de ellos. Fuera de la interpretación que cada uno le de, Braid merece la pena ser experimentado, sin embargo, no es la gran cosa. A deep, but somewhat ambiguous, narrative with touches of reality that surpass the fantasy that enters through the eyes. Charming pixel art and gameplay that unravels over time. On the other hand, it's a short, simple, and, in some cases, challenging game. The tools for manipulating the environments and the play of time in each one are very interesting. Regardless of your individual interpretation, Braid is worth experiencing; however, it's not all that great.

Braid was one of the first titles in my childhood after which I realised games are art. It is one of the most unique indie games that popularised and pioneered the genre in a way it is known nowadays. Fantastic soundtrack and visuals complement intricate puzzle gameplay. Some of the puzzles can really blow your mind away, however you can finish the game without solving most hardcore of them. But if you do solve them, there is quite an interesting hidden plot twist in the end of the story. The main mechanic of the game - free time manipulation - is definitely one of a kind. Braid still holds strong all these years after, and it's a must have to play for any self respecting gamer.

Imaginativo, innovador, fascinante y con un logro espectacular. Me hubiese gustado que la experiencia durara un poco más de tiempo pero definitivamente vale la pena tener a Braid.

Great game, full completion is recommended.

Jeu tout simplement magique. Les musiques sont envoûtantes, la narration entre les niveaux intrigue et pousse à en savoir plus pour connaître le sort du héros. Les niveaux sont variés, introduisant à chaque fois un élément de gameplay supplémentaire, ou en les combinant. L'apprentissage des "règles" dans les niveaux se fait par l'essai (souvenir ému du 1er piège du 1er niveau, dont la résolution traduit admirablement le thème de l'introduction du jeu "apprendre de ses erreurs"). Cet apprentissage par l'essai peut d'ailleurs parfois poser qques problèmes pour résoudre les niveaux quand on ne comprend leurs règles que partiellement (exemple du niveau avec les ombres). La difficulté est assez bien dosée : le jeu propose un challenge tout en restant accessible. Grandiose.

I played and beat this originally on the xbox 360 when it launched. So a lot of this review is influenced by nostalgia, take with a grain of salt. Braid is a great game, at it's core is a puzzle game. A interesting kind of time manipulation game, back when this came out the ability to immediately reverse time was a pretty novel game mechanic only really use in Prince of Persia otherwise. Giving you the ability to 'undo' mistakes, which is a great tie in to the theme, a person telling a story about a grievous mistake they made which hurt or betrayed someone they love dearly and the extremes they were willing to go to, in an attempt to undo or take back the error. The gameplay here is super solid, simple in premise but complex in execution. What really makes this game so grand though is the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts for sure. This game has a really good art style, fantastic neo classical style sound track and a really deep story with a great twist to it all in the end! It's a story that is very well told for the format it's being presented to you in. There are secrets to find as well and a few very curious solutions that require you to think outside the box, or at least outside the painting ;) IF some how you've never played this and puzzle games are your thing, I cannot recommend this more to you. To be clear there is a little action in this in terms of jumping on enemies to defeat them, but this is by no means an action game. This is a puzzle game without doubt.