The Witness - Jonathan Blow (Braid) is making an adventure game - Page 2

LuigiHann · 09-16-2010, 07:41 PM

When I first heard that Blow was making a 3D game, I was a bit worried, but the first-person silent-protagonist lonely-island elements are refreshing to me. From the quiet way it was presented, I'm guessing that he's collecting player feedback to influence further development of the game, perhaps he wanted to see which elements of the game that people would notice. I think it's definitely too early to judge it, but it does look like it could be a pretty, relaxing game so I'm interested in where it goes.

smulan · 09-16-2010, 10:35 PM

Reminds in many ways of the Rhem games.

shezcrafti · 08-08-2011, 06:26 PM

A bunch of previews for Jonathan Blow's new adventure game 'The Witness' were released today, including new screenshots & gameplay footage:

Just thought I'd update/bump this thread with the new info. Really excited about this one!

Arial Type · 08-08-2011, 07:39 PM

Just hope it will live up to its premise. The concept is very risky and reminds me of Jensens casual games somehow, with different varieties of one simple puzzle. It didn't work for me back then.
But the exploration concept sounds very intriguing. We definitely need more real-time 3D explorational adventure games. And it looks like Blow puts a lot of imagination in his game.

Monolith · 08-08-2011, 11:45 PM

Actually its more along the lines as a modern MYST.

cbman · 08-09-2011, 08:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ascovel

But... what's wrong with Myst?

Very little.

But it's not as good as Rvien, which there is nothing wrong with.

JuntMonkey · 08-09-2011, 11:05 AM

If you already know you're going to buy it (and you probably should), I wouldn't read anything more about it. Blow stated a while back that he couldn't talk much about the game because it would spoil a certain type of way it's going to make you think or feel or something like that.

It seems ignorant of Blow's prior achievement and his talking/writing about games to think that now he is merely making a casual adventure game. But I hopefully won't know more until I play it.

shezcrafti · 08-09-2011, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cbman

very little.

But it's not as good as rvien, which there is nothing wrong with.

+1

Idrisguitar · 08-10-2011, 03:04 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninja Dodo

Dismissing this as Blow's Myst I'll wager is much like dismissing Braid as a Mario clone...

100% agree, perfectly worded.

just like we trust in Chris Nolan (unless you enjoy punching kittens

)
I trust in Jonathon Blow.

09-16-2010, 07:41 PM	#21
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 141	When I first heard that Blow was making a 3D game, I was a bit worried, but the first-person silent-protagonist lonely-island elements are refreshing to me. From the quiet way it was presented, I'm guessing that he's collecting player feedback to influence further development of the game, perhaps he wanted to see which elements of the game that people would notice. I think it's definitely too early to judge it, but it does look like it could be a pretty, relaxing game so I'm interested in where it goes. Share Share this post on Twitter

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smulan Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 182	Reminds in many ways of the Rhem games. Share Share this post on Twitter

08-08-2011, 06:26 PM	#23
shezcrafti Ace Attorney Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Posts: 98	The Witness - Now with Previews! A bunch of previews for Jonathan Blow's new adventure game 'The Witness' were released today, including new screenshots & gameplay footage: Kotaku Joystiq Gamespot IGN Gamasutra 1UP GamesRadar Just thought I'd update/bump this thread with the new info. Really excited about this one! Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Proud Supporter of Pinkerton Road Do you want Jane Jensen to make more amazing adventure games like Gabriel Knight and Gray Matter? Then PLEASE support her new studio Pinkerton Road on KickStarter!

08-08-2011, 07:39 PM	#24
Arial Type Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 365	Just hope it will live up to its premise. The concept is very risky and reminds me of Jensens casual games somehow, with different varieties of one simple puzzle. It didn't work for me back then. But the exploration concept sounds very intriguing. We definitely need more real-time 3D explorational adventure games. And it looks like Blow puts a lot of imagination in his game. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Monolith Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 974	Actually its more along the lines as a modern MYST. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "Oggi abbiamo erediteranno la terra! Domani, ci distruggiamo!" -S. B. Newsom http://www.sbnewsom.com/

08-09-2011, 11:05 AM	#27
JuntMonkey Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Posts: 44	If you already know you're going to buy it (and you probably should), I wouldn't read anything more about it. Blow stated a while back that he couldn't talk much about the game because it would spoil a certain type of way it's going to make you think or feel or something like that. It seems ignorant of Blow's prior achievement and his talking/writing about games to think that now he is merely making a casual adventure game. But I hopefully won't know more until I play it. Share Share this post on Twitter

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