The Witness

Played all the way through. Into metroidbrainia games but here there's literally zero payoff and an infuriating bait and switch (ridiculously timed roguelite baked in). Save yourself the frustration, it's initially engaging but a pointless exercise in meaningfully-sounding nonsense.

Got it for like 1€. Got all achievements. The Bad The price tag is what made me give it a negative review. I liked the game, but 37 bucks???? Do you know how many Hollow Knights you could buy with that? Two and a half! All puzzles in this game involve panels. They do get creative with it and there is a lot of variety, but at the end of the day you always do the same thing. Simply drawing a line from one end to another. So dont expect a Professor Layton or detective game or whatever there is. Impossible without a guide. Some puzzles you got no idea what to do, some are audio puzzles which suck to listen to, while others require some color knowledge. The game itself provides no hints or help if you are stuck. Also no options if you deaf or colorblind. Some puzzles are teached to you later (in another area), which halts your progress and I hate that. Some elevator or bridge puzzles you complete, but nothing happens, because they want you to complete it in a special way, even though your solution is marked as correct which sucks. Bridges and elevators and other things are often super slow which sucks. You cant jump which sucks. Some puzzles and panels literally do nothing which sucks. Some puzzles turn off if you do them wrong and you gotta do the previous one again which sucks. There are some secret recordings here and there. Also a video room. But most of them are boring nonsense. Some seem to provide interesting lore, but ya they sadly didnt go for that. Overall you get like no real lore or a story. 25h in game and did basically all puzzles. Mind you I really tried all puzzles and only used a guide when I was really stuck. At the beginning ran around a lot, because I got stuck often. Also was afk for some time and did all extra content that isnt even needed for the achievements. So you dont even get a 30 hour playtime for your 37 bucks. In summary only buy it cheap and only if you really think it would be worth your time. I had my fun, but 2 of my friends got bored like immediately. The Good The island and art style and everything looks so crazily beautiful and amazing. Like really really pretty. The different biomes, the statues and secret pathways make the island feel so alive and kind of mysterious. Like you wanna uncover who built all this and why. The sound design is also awesome. Every dialog is spoken in a nice soothing voice, which I enjoyed. Had fun with the puzzles. It does get difficult. Really creative, but some really suck period. Only really fun for a special kind of autistic person! (I had fun btw) The 100% Bro only 2 achievements, while playstation players get 14 :/ #Uncool One of them is simply beating the game. This requires to do like 70% of the puzzles? The other one is beating random puzzles in a specific time. You basically gotta do all puzzles to even unlock this. It might sound hard and boring, but I really enjoyed doing this one and got it in like 1 hour! This was also the most fun part of the game for me!

虽然解迷内容都是一笔画，但是形式的多样性却让人大开眼界，不敢想有一个完全不看攻略通关的聪明脑子会有多爽。纯粹的解谜，纯粹的乐趣。

背景パズルで気が狂う

The Witness est un chef-d'œuvre... à condition d'accepter qu'il ne vous tienne jamais par la main. Au début, on pense jouer à un simple jeu de puzzles. Puis on réalise que chaque énigme nous apprend quelque chose. Le jeu ne vous explique rien, il vous laisse observer, expérimenter, vous tromper... et comprendre par vous-même. La sensation lorsque tout s'assemble dans votre tête est incroyable. Peu de jeux procurent un sentiment d'accomplissement aussi fort. L'île est magnifique, paisible, remplie de secrets et pensée dans les moindres détails. Même l'environnement devient parfois une énigme. Ce n'est pas un jeu pour tout le monde. Il demande de la patience, de la réflexion et parfois de savoir faire une pause avant de revenir avec un regard neuf. Mais si vous accrochez, c'est une expérience que vous n'oublierez jamais. The Witness ne cherche pas à vous divertir à coups d'explosions ou de cinématiques. Il cherche à vous faire réfléchir... et il y parvient brillamment. Un des meilleurs jeux de réflexion jamais créés.

説明文にもある通り驚きと挑戦が待ちうけていました。 20時頃に夕食を食べ終え、The Witnessを開き、気づけば時計の針は0時を回っていた。 一つの気づきが驚きと感動に変わります。パズルを地道にコツコツ出来る人におすすめです。

Eureka Moment Simulator: The Game. great for a random dopamine hit every couple of days