Braid
Overview
Manipulate the flow of time and explore the paradox of human existence in the lush, painterly world of Braid.
From your house in the city, leaving on a quest to rescue the Princess, you'll journey through a series of worlds and solve many puzzles. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, including the ability to rewind, create parallel realities, and utilize time dilation.
There is no filler in this game; every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.
Braid treats your time and attention as precious.
Features
- Untraditional platforming: You can never die and never lose, but challenge is always present and focused on solving puzzles, rather than forcing you to play and replay tricky jumps.
- Puzzle-rich environment: Travel through a series of worlds searching for puzzle pieces and solving puzzles by manipulating time: rewinding, creating parallel universes and setting up pockets of dilated time. The gameplay is always fresh and new and the puzzles inspire new ways of thinking.
- Aesthetic design: A painterly art style and lush, organic soundtrack complement the unique gameplay.
- Non-linear story: A nonlinear fiction links the various worlds and provides real-world metaphors for your time manipulations; act out real-world themes at your own pace, exploring playful 'what if' universes.
- Forgiving gameplay: The game doesn't force you to solve puzzles in order to proceed. If you can't figure something out, just play onward and return to that puzzle later.
System Requirements
Windows XP/Vista
Processor: 1.4GHz CPU or faster
Memory: 768 MB RAM or more
DirectX 9.0c and Pixel Shader 2.0
Braid
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NKJ says:
Whimsical environments and ethereal music, imaginative gameplay perfect for casual gamers and younger players.