Games

Braid

Number None Inc.

2008•Platformer•PEGI 12•About 5 hours

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyhistoricaljournalisticmonster/alien/supernaturalromancesexvehiclesfastunsavouryimaginaryglossybig & variedall consuming questcomplex relationshipfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivallove conquers allrescue/escape/jeopardy

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Boxlist takeOtherworldly and expansive: a glossy platformer, fast rather than slow-burning. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.

Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: dark · Weight: balanced · Realism: imaginary world · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: very glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

IGDB rating

86 / 100

620 ratings

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About This Game

Braid is a puzzle-platformer, drawn in a painterly style, where you can manipulate the flow of time in strange and unusual ways. From a house in the city, journey to a series of worlds and solve puzzles to rescue an abducted princess. In each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves, and it is time's strangeness that creates the puzzles. The time behaviors include: the ability to rewind, objects that are immune to being rewound, time that is tied to space, parallel realities, time dilation, and perhaps more. Braid treats your time and attention as precious; there is no filler in this game. Every puzzle shows you something new and interesting about the game world.

Summary: IGDB

Story

Tim is a man searching for a princess who "has been snatched by a horrible and evil monster."His relationship with this princess is vague at best, and the only clear part of this relationship is that Tim has made some sort of mistake which he hopes to reconcile or, if possible, erase. As one progresses through the six worlds in Braid, storyline text at the beginning of each world provides further insight into Tim's quest for the princess, and alludes to the overarching gameplay mechanic of each level. The themes evoked include forgiveness, desire, and frustration. The final level, in which...

Characteristics

Where this game sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast

FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal

DarkTONEWholesome

LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy

FantasyREALISMRealistic

SimpleINTRICACYIntricate

Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear

UnderstatedSTYLEStylised

IntimateSCALEEpic

RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

ActionAdventureFantasyHistoricalJournalisticMonster/alien/supernaturalRomanceSexVehiclesAll consuming questComplex relationshipFighting evilFish out of water/culture clashHuman spirit/resilience/survivalLove conquers allRescue/escape/jeopardy

Keywords

Time travelTime manipulationSide-scrollingPrincessClimbingBoss fightSingle-player onlyTime rewind

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Details

Developer: Number None Inc.
Publishers: Number None Inc., Microsoft Game Studios
Released: 6 August 2008
Platforms: PlayStation 3, Linux, PC (Microsoft Windows), Mac, Xbox 360
Modes: Single player
Perspective: Side view
Time to beat: 5h normally, 7h complete
Age rating: PEGI 12
Taste scores: How we score
Source: IGDB

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