This game came out on 360 and it changed me. I was in college at the time so pretentious convoluted endings were totally my thing but I remember just the soundtrack being so good and realizing that I missed the way that 2d platformer games played and seeing them on a higher resolution super super pretty And I just wanted more. thankfully, after this game more, Indy started to pop up and it was a really exciting time. Of course the switch came out and now I have no money. Lol

I played the opening theme of this game, Downstream at my wedding, both when my bride was entering the room and when signing. Everyone praised how fitting the track felt, and to this day it remains my little private joke that I managed to play a videogame song in such occasion.

@captainnoyaux

2 күн бұрын

That's awesome :D. Though there are not original soundtracks for the game, the musics existed before the game but I believe Jon chose then very carefully because they integrate with Braid so much I thought they were O.S.T

never enough waffling

The Witness would be perfect for the Switch. It makes no sense we don't have it yet.

@gauwoof

20 күн бұрын

Waiting for it for years on switch tbh

@pokefreak2112

19 күн бұрын

They were working on Braid: Anniversary Edition, a new programming language, a massive Sokoban game and another secret unannounced game all at the same time I don't think they have the resources to also port the witness at the same time, maybe if braid does well...

@theoryofeverywhere6293

19 күн бұрын

Yeah, I played through it years ago on PS4 but would definitely double dip for a Switch version

@leonamoonslasher7070

18 күн бұрын

Limbo came out on Android years ago but we never got inside but thanks to Netflix Subscription I can able to play Braid on Android

This is why I watch this channel. Honest, unfiltered opinion. Thanks Alex!

@jclkaytwo

20 күн бұрын

they gave mario strikers battle league a 9/10. I don't think I can trust any of their opinions regarding nintendo-published games. third-party games are fair tho

What an incredible nostalgia trip. Seriously, the remixed music was enough to make me play it again. I haven’t found all the new content and secrets but it’s only been a day 😁

the people who play this game tend to pretend that the developer doesnt exist. and here he goes adding in a whole full-length commentary.

@LosManexStudio666

14 күн бұрын

Do you really think it bother more than like.. 0.01% of people playing? Especially since a lot of stuff about the dev is highly exaggregated

@hitotsufutatsu2203

14 күн бұрын

@@LosManexStudio666 my dude, jonathan blow is a vocal antivax and covid-19 conspiracist. he posts on twitter that women are not suited for complex tasks like programming, and has gone on record as saying that most of the current (gaming) software is of a low quality. nothing about his reputation is over exaggerated, if anything - under. I'd venture to guess that at least 10% of the fan base plays with blinders on, alongside an active "separate the art from the artist" mentality.

Lol Jonathan is Tim in the initial ending

Jonathon Blow's commentary is absolutely fine?

I barely played this back in the day so I’m definitely interested in purchasing this updated version

@Wil_Dsense

17 күн бұрын

Do it! Just started playing again after playing in on mac in around 2018. It’s charming and so cool playing in a switch OLED.

This was a great game I always wondered why it wasn't on switch!

Loved the game, but not for $20. I might do a sale if it comes down a bit in the future.

8:25 this would tire me out as well, and perhaps even tick me off.

2008... Now... i feel old...

@danreyes736

20 күн бұрын

You are. I was born in 2008.

A masterpiece and a must play game for any puzzle games enjoyer

Yeah I've haerd about of this 2D Platformer Puzzle game Braid and gotta say as a big fan of a 2D Platformer Puzzle games like Mario VS Donkey Kong Remake on the Nintendo Switch, i'm a little interested of Braid, that art style looks so nice. By the way I've bought Demon Turf: Neon Splash 3D Platformer on the Nintendo Switch only as a 3,50€ under a 4€, would you make a video Demon Turf: Neon Splas on the Nintendo Switch is it worth it? 😮😊

Waiting for the Soulja Boy review

Does anyone know the piece of music that plays at 0:20 seconds in the video?

Is it 60 fps ? Docked or handheld?

@XiTSlash

20 күн бұрын

Playing it right now in handheld mode, it's 60fps

@ASTROEFEKTY

20 күн бұрын

@@XiTSlashr u sure about it ? 720p handheld?

@XiTSlash

20 күн бұрын

@@ASTROEFEKTY yeah it's 60fps, looks really sharp so I guess it is 720p or really close to it

@ASTROEFEKTY

20 күн бұрын

@@XiTSlashworth buying?

@XiTSlash

20 күн бұрын

@@ASTROEFEKTY Yeah I think it is, you can get it for $13 bucks on the Chilean eshop right now, that's how I got it lol

Soulja Boy was right

60fps?

Jonathan Blow is one of the most interesting voices in gaming and Braid is one of the best games of all time. Can't wait to play this! Thanks for the review!

@Toonrick12

20 күн бұрын

That's one way to put it...

40 new levels?

@LosManexStudio666

14 күн бұрын

This number can be confusing. I 100% the Anniversary Edition and there is 16 new puzzle-worlds (similar to original game). Other 24 levels are levels releated to commentary. They also include some kinda-puzzles you need to solve to actually unlock some of those 16 puzzles, and it was pretty fun exploring them, but yea, its not like levels in original Braird.

Where's Zion

@sparkypack

20 күн бұрын

I think he posted a community message on Mother's Day.

Remember when Braid's creator was whining that no one was playing his game the correct way, even if the people that played it actually liked the game.

@Christopher-md7tf

20 күн бұрын

No, what did he say specifically? Got a source? (genuine question, I'm not trying to defend the guy)

@lssjgaming1599

20 күн бұрын

Johnathan Blow (the creator of the game) is a bit of a known jerk, my game dev professor even called him out in class lol

@jenerossitea9247

20 күн бұрын

@@lssjgaming1599 a jerk is the nicest way of putting it if you know the things he has said over the years, including his treatment of japanese game developers and the games they create.

@AlmightyScorchy

20 күн бұрын

He was just disappointed that people played it only for the gameplay and not the philosophical thoughts it conveyed which is a reasonable complaint. It’s like feeding pigs jam. It’s like playing Getting Over It and ignoring all the philosophical aspects of it

@sub-harmonik

20 күн бұрын

@@jenerossitea9247 saying that he doesn't like japanese games isn't mistreatment

Jonathan blow your own trumpet

I don’t think anyone who has seen “Indie Game: The Movie” will be surprised by the tone of the commentary.

@KetwunsGamingPad

19 күн бұрын

You mean pretentious, arrogant and self entitled about the gaming industry and how people should think about their games and not be more open to other ideas? Ah yes..

@LosManexStudio666

17 күн бұрын

​@@KetwunsGamingPad imagine expressing YOUR world view in the commentary you made to YOUR OWN game. How weird, right??

@Sherlock277

16 күн бұрын

@@LosManexStudio666 And if people don't like how you express your opinions that's fine as well.

A game by Jon Blow? Do I have to worry about viruses?

Hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............ello.

Would love to play it. Would hate to give John Blow any money. Ah well.

@Adam-oy6nc

20 күн бұрын

What did he do?

@Christopher-md7tf

20 күн бұрын

Please elaborate

@jamesrule1338

20 күн бұрын

@@Adam-oy6nc He put out a bunch of posts about how women are "biologically less interested" in programming than men.

@Anni_ka

20 күн бұрын

@@jamesrule1338​​⁠...wasn't programming literally a "women's job" at the beginning? Either way eww, thanks for sharing that piece of information. I'd rather not support someone like that

@hododod246

20 күн бұрын

@@jamesrule1338 ​ I've study computer science. In my class there were 80 people. 6 of them were female. None of the females ended up as programmer. I've been in industry more than a decade. I think less than 10% of my colleagues were females. And very few of them actually coming from computer science background. For example this year we hired some grads. All of them are female. None of them are from computer science background. So yeah. Woman has less interest in technology than men. Instead of upsetting about this people should look how to make technology to appealing to young girls. Read his tweets. Looks like once again people took the stuff he said out of context and cancelled a person for no good reason. I really hate this cancel culture. You cannot make high level intellectual converstation without being cancelled.

Nice to see a ps3 title on switch.

Screw nintendo! Buy this on pc for a fifth of the price

@aquaarmour4924

16 күн бұрын

nintendo doesn't set the price lmao what

Sounds like the commentary....Blows?

@Koops2245

18 күн бұрын

_*cue Seinfeld theme_

Do you guys remember when this was a "Mario killer"?

@atmatey

18 күн бұрын

I’ve never heard anyone say that. Braid has some homages to Mario but otherwise does completely its own thing.

@LosManexStudio666

14 күн бұрын

What? It never was. It just a bizzare statement. Blow just took mario as a foundation, because he though it was easier to explore rewind related puzzles when the basis of the game is simple and knonw to most people. It explained better in the commentary (and in some older talks)

I'll say it, I played this originally and it's a fine game but the degree to which it was overhyped was ludicrous.

@PauLtus_B

20 күн бұрын

I really love Braid.

@Elykar

20 күн бұрын

@@PauLtus_B Yeah it's not bad.

@karnovrpg

20 күн бұрын

I agree. Its a fine little game, in the end though it was just Mario with time rewind. The lore didn't make it any better than that. Same with Fez, though that had a lot more to do with its creator.

@dragonlord83

20 күн бұрын

Yeah I agree. It's fun and worth a buy but it's not the second coming of Jesus like the games creator seems to think.

@OstianOwl

20 күн бұрын

It's a good game but the people that were saying it was going to dethrone the likes of Mario were a new level of delusional.

Braid really is a great game that still holds up, just too bad that Jonathan Blow is so pretentious and insufferably full of himself. An unfortunately similar situation to Fez with a great game being shackled to a creator you just want to smack.

@gordonfreimann

20 күн бұрын

who cares man you don’t have to listen to him.

@OstianOwl

19 күн бұрын

​@@gordonfreimannOh, I know. Trust me, I'm an Earthworm Jim fan; I've trained in separating art from artist a LONG time ago.

@atmatey

18 күн бұрын

It’s funny how Jonathan Blow causes such an insecure reaction with people. If you actually listen to the guy, he’s not pretentious and he’s one of the most skilled programmers and game designers there is. The real thing to criticize about him is that he has some bad political opinions and likes Elon Musk.

Too bad it was made by Jobathan Blows

@Adam-oy6nc

20 күн бұрын

What did he do?

@resean2727

20 күн бұрын

im curious too ​@@Adam-oy6nc

@XiTSlash

20 күн бұрын

Yeah, that guy blows

@sparkypack

20 күн бұрын

Alex dislikes him.. so I share the same sentiment.

@LosManexStudio666

14 күн бұрын

@@Adam-oy6nc Nothing, really. Most people are just offended that he critizes their favourite game or something. Or because he actually have strong opinions about the game industry, and having opinions nowdays is dangerous because there are always some snowflakes that will be offended

Blow was insufferable when the game initially came out and now he's had many years to build up his legend in his own mind. A commentary track where people get to listen to his thoughts as a selling point sure is a choice. I knew that dude was awful the first time I read about the "true" ending.

@adrianlumber

20 күн бұрын

Such a good premise though. I thought I was the good guy the whole time. Freemason trash lol.

@Denneeyboy

20 күн бұрын

@@adrianlumber Freemason? why?

@LosManexStudio666

14 күн бұрын

What is exactly awful about "true ending"? Just curious. Especially since all this stuff on the internet are just interperations, Blow never said anything about it.

Number score please

@TomTerrible789

20 күн бұрын

9

@sparkypack

20 күн бұрын

5.5, my guess

@jclkaytwo

20 күн бұрын

​@@sparkypackthey gave it a 9. also they don't use decimals

@sparkypack

20 күн бұрын

@@jclkaytwo understood.

I don’t know if I want to buy this now. Obnoxious, and self centered people really annoy me. So, If he thinks so highly of himself, it doesn’t make me want to support his product. But then the question becomes, is the commentary required? I may have missed this part of the video, sorry if I did.

@AbruptAvalanche

20 күн бұрын

It's completely optional by the looks of it. At 4:38, they even warn you to finish the game normally before starting the commentary.

@Jeissecastillo

20 күн бұрын

@@AbruptAvalanche I thought so. Thanks for confirming. Even still, not sure if I want to endorse a dev like this. But good to know it’s optional! Thanks again!

@teneesh3376

20 күн бұрын

Appreciate what he did, not what he is. Yes he's a narcissistic. But it's not like he did anything illegal. Only not support a product if it's bad, not your thing or the people involved have done unspeakable things

@Jeissecastillo

20 күн бұрын

@@teneesh3376 never played the game so im still curious about it. And I didn’t say I would outright not buy it. But I have the tendency of not supporting stuff by problematic people. Though, it’s fair to say he hasn’t done anything outright awful, that is a good point. Still, unsure if I want to support it. I’ll think on it

@teneesh3376

20 күн бұрын

@@Jeissecastillo same. Though I wonder about the commentary and if it can be turned off. Cause if that ain't optional, that might be a reason to not buy it

Games TM magazine used to bleat on about Braid and the genius of Jonathan Blow. Good to hear Alex give a counter balance for those of us that don't play games to give ourselves a massive pat on the back for 'getting' it. Now, Outer Wilds, what you saying bro, u still a pretentious pile of arse too?

Jon Blow is the biggest ass hat out there.

@sparkypack

20 күн бұрын

Never heard of him.

How. Many. Remakes. Do. We. Need.

You think having developer commentary with this Blowbag would lower the score by at least 1.5 points.

Good puzzle platformer. Sub-par art style, story is mostly pretentious twoddle. I enjoyed it back in the day, but the addition of hours Johnny boy blowing his own trumpet is absolutely not going to convince me to buy it again. Not when I’ve still got my Xbox 360 sat there with the original loaded on it.

Cash grab because they can't make a good new game

@atmatey

18 күн бұрын

They are releasing a new game quite soon, they’ve been working on it for years

@LosManexStudio666

14 күн бұрын

They are working on a new game for a very long time. And how the hell its enough to say its a "cash grab" lol?