Braid: A Review

A week or so ago Braid was discounted to five dollars on Steam. I had heard good things and enjoy a good puzzle game from time to time so I bought it. It came highly recommended by Soulja Boy.



Anyway you basically play as this guy Tim and you are seemingly chasing a princess. There are six different worlds, each with a different time altering mechanic. You have to jump on enemies heads and get keys and play with the timing and time to get it right. It's very fun and some of the puzzles are very tough. The goal is to collect puzzle pieces and put them together to make a picture for each world which describes the theme. The story however, makes zero sense along the way. Not until the very end did it make some sense, and even then I had to go read a plot analysis to understand what was going on. I still think it's a stretch.



The graphics and music are fantastic. Each world looks like a watercolor painting and there is a certain mood that goes along with it. When you rewind time, the music plays backwards. That's really cool.

Besides the confusing story, it's a great game. So I'd recommend playing it, as it is short, beautifully presented, and very entertaining.