The Witness

1. NabaDwA

   Sep 25, 2016

   10

   As many have said before, this game is absolutely brilliant. In essence it's a smartphone game about drawing a line from a starting point toAs many have said before, this game is absolutely brilliant. In essence it's a smartphone game about drawing a line from a starting point to the finish. But put that in a huge open world with beautiful colours and landscapes, intelligent puzzle design and challenging you every step of the way. Some puzzles can be frustrating if you don't understand them but when you do, that sense of satisfaction keeps you playing on and on. Slightly pricey at first glance, but when you realize how much work and thought has gone into the game you will be astonished, it's definitely worth it.… Expand

   • 5 of 7 users found this helpful
2. maybethatday

   Sep 25, 2016

   10

   It's unfortunate that many people might skip on this game because they think it is a mobile app in a pretty but unnecessary world. And fromIt's unfortunate that many people might skip on this game because they think it is a mobile app in a pretty but unnecessary world. And from the trailer, it's understandable people may think that.
   
   Though this is not true and anybody who says so did not play for more than an hour. This game needs its 3d environment or else many of its puzzles would either be unsolvable or simply not exist. So why don't the trailers try to explain this? Because unlike say Portal, many of the puzzles are easily spoiled and showing them gives away big answers that could be used to solve other puzzles.
   
   In The Witness, you are dropped in a open world surrounded by hundreds of puzzles with no instruction on how to solve any of them. This game doesn't want to make you feel smart because it believes that you are smart. The game gets hard, very hard, but solving everything is satisfying and I never felt cheated. As the game is all about rules, rules which aren't ever broken or changed. If you think the game is wrong, you didn't understand the rules that were given.
   
   Also, know that this game is puzzle after puzzle after puzzle. With very little story, The Witness is only for those who really like puzzles. Each of these puzzles managing to bring in an interesting new concept while building from others. Not a single puzzle out of the 600+ felt repetitive to me. It may sound like it may get old fast, but it doesn't. When I was 40 hours in, 50 hours in, 60 hours in, I was still discovering things that change the way I played and how I looked at its future puzzles. There is so much cool hidden stuff that continued to surprise me, because everything in the game has reasons behind why it exists and why it is where it is.… Expand

   • 3 of 6 users found this helpful
4. nickminus

   Dec 19, 2016

   10

   The Witness is not for everyone. It is a game that presumes you are a thorough, intelligent detective who wants to be challenged. If youThe Witness is not for everyone. It is a game that presumes you are a thorough, intelligent detective who wants to be challenged. If you don't like being stumped or getting stuck, then you'll quickly become frustrated. But if you are willing to think hard for several minutes, scratch your head, give up, move on, and then suddenly awaken to the epiphany that cracks a tough challenge, this game is for you.
   
   The puzzles in The Witness are delightful, and the game has this remarkable way of teaching you piece by piece how to solve challenges without stating any instructions. The challenges are also built into the environment in ways that are extremely clever. (Anyone who thinks this is a mobile game has not played it seriously.) And there's also an air of mystique that comes through, as if the mission of the game has a much deeper spiritual and philosophical meaning.
   
   I enjoy RPGs, shooters, and adventure games mainly. The Witness is unlike anything I've played before. And it is easily now among my all time favorite games. It made me feel like I did twenty 25 years ago playing The Legend of Zelda, uncovering a secret passage. It is a marvel of brilliant game design. It is full of experiences that touch profundity. It is a truly original work forged with passion and brains that deserves and repays the player's sustained efforts. Try as hard as you can to not look up cheats and spoilers. Sometimes the answers will come easily. Other times they will baffle you. Don't give up. Keep searching. The clues are there, waiting for you to find them, waiting for you to awaken to the mysterious logic and language built into the world of the game.… Expand

   • 3 of 6 users found this helpful
5. Magma17

   May 1, 2018

   6

   Uma direção de arte incrível,muito boa para apenas um jogo de Puzzle,mas esses são os únicos destaques do jogo,se você procura uma progressãoUma direção de arte incrível,muito boa para apenas um jogo de Puzzle,mas esses são os únicos destaques do jogo,se você procura uma progressão de level relativamente boa,esqueça,o jogo não te pega pelas mãos,explorar é necessário para achar os painéis de lazer e entender como os puzzles funcionam,demora tempo e é necessário dedicação para passar sem ajuda de um guia.
   é ótimo BASEADO em sua PROPOSTA,mas não agrada a maioria dos jogadores,principalmente pela dificuldade que o jogo proporciona.… Expand

   • 0 of 0 users found this helpful
6. jeffbizloc

   Aug 7, 2017

   6

   This is a puzzle game but was a little to obtuse for me. I had to look up a lot of solutions - I wasn't very patient most are solvable.This is a puzzle game but was a little to obtuse for me. I had to look up a lot of solutions - I wasn't very patient most are solvable. Overall I felt time remorse when playing it as there didn't seem like there were "rewards" for solving puzzles and a lot of the puzzles could of been done on a tablet.
   
   Pros:
   - Solid visuals
   - Most puzzles are interesting and solvable
   
   Cons:
   - Some puzzles were too obtuse
   - The "rules" for solving puzzles weren't always clear to me
   - Lifeless environment… Expand

   • 2 of 2 users found this helpful
7. Tn_Dev

   Mar 13, 2019

   6

   This game is fine. But that's really all it is.
   It has great and interesting puzzles, however, the game is generally a waste of time , mostThis game is fine. But that's really all it is.
   It has great and interesting puzzles, however, the game is generally a waste of time , most puzzles are easy, movement is slow, and certain puzzles are just impossible to solve and have no general correlation with puzzles that seem to have similar patterns/themes. I never did finish the game, not only because of these impossible puzzles but also just from the general slowness of the game. However, the puzzles that didn't insult your intelligence or purposely waste your time were fun to solve and the environments were gorgeous, this game is great to just relax and look at for a while. In all, a great game that was hindered by the developers trying to be pretentious.… Expand

   • 0 of 1 users found this helpful
8. Broyax

   Apr 2, 2018

   0

   Alors, l'étron indé du jour est un "jeu" (?) qui consiste à résoudre des **** labyrinthes en traçant des traits pour débloquer desAlors, l'étron indé du jour est un "jeu" (?) qui consiste à résoudre des **** labyrinthes en traçant des traits pour débloquer des interrupteurs qui actionnent l'ouverture de portes et comme il existe de nombreux interrupteurs pour chacune des putains de portes (et de grilles), on comprend aisément que le développeur se targue de proposer rien moins que 500 labyrinthes dans son étron de pseudo-jeu à la mords-moi-le-noeud !
   
   Au fur et à mesure que l'on ouvre les portes, on se balade en vue subjective dans ce "monde" en 4 couleurs criardes et de mauvais goût pour tomber sur d'autres interrupteurs qui ouvrent d'autres putains de portes... Les sons sont aussi minimalistes que l'absence de musique, de voix ou de but ou d'intérêt tout court... ça sert à quoi au juste ? on ne sait pas... ou plutôt si, on en a une très vague idée. Oui, ça sert à que dalle. Ou à perdre son temps et son argent dans ce truc qui est vendu au prix public conseillé de 40 boules !
   
   Ce n'est même pas un "concept" de jeu vidéo, ni une ébauche, c'est du remplissage de branleurs et du foutage de gueule pur et simple. Mais plus c'est gros et plus ça passe auprès d'une frange très limitée de bobos la bouche en coeur et l'air béat : "c'est de lard", c'est de la couleur sans la couleur, c'est un "génie" ! on se croirait dans le sketch des Inconnus...… Expand

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