Comments on: Recent coverage of The Witness:

By: justin

justin — Sun, 03 Nov 2013 06:46:52 +0000

In reply to Stuart. I loved that thanks for sharing! btw I would recommend keeping a close eye on Tevis and David Hellamn's comic Second Quest!

By: Stuart

Stuart — Sat, 02 Nov 2013 12:22:04 +0000

http://tevisthompson.com/we-are-explorers/

By: jay2s

jay2s — Wed, 30 Oct 2013 02:51:38 +0000

In reply to KanBan85. It comes to PC at the same time as Ps4 :D

By: @littlefurybug_

@littlefurybug_ — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:51:46 +0000

In reply to Micah. I'm just very curious about how you're going to pass these messages nonverbally. Oh god, I thought I couldn't get more excited for this game!

By: KanBan85

KanBan85 — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 22:18:22 +0000

Oh how I wish it could come to PC! I’ve never owned a console in my life and I’m not sure I’d buy one just to play this game. Loved Braid!

Will this game also have a speedrun mode?

By: JM

JM — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 19:27:52 +0000

Sorry for the unrelated comment, but just wanted to let you know that the ‘sign up’ for the mailing list option says ‘A confirmation email has been sent to __’ — but no confirmation email comes through (not to the junk mail folder, either); tried twice, yesterday & today.
Just alerting in case the mailing list isn’t working correctly or saving new additions. Definitely want to hear when it’s out!
Best wishes –

By: Ryan

Ryan — Tue, 29 Oct 2013 17:14:09 +0000

I have a question about movement. I realize that the island is not huge and that exploration is a large part of the gameplay. However, after playing games like Red Dead or other large map games, I welcomed the “warp” feature where you could sort of jump to places if you were in a hurry to get back to some place. i.e. In the Witness, I’m trying to solve a puzzle in area “w” and realize that I didn’t finish the puzzles in area “a” that might help me solve the one I’m stuck on, but I don’t really want to walk all the way back just to get on with trying to solve those puzzles in area “w”.

On another note, I like all the videos which show the island from a cloud view, where you can see everything from a “no clip” perspective in the sky. Since I assume the player will be grounded in the final version of the game, it would be cool to include a “warping” “no clip” feature. Like, I’m in area “w” in draw mode, I click say, triangle and I can “fly” over to area “a” and enter draw mode at that area to quickly engage those puzzles, then can triangle out of draw mode there and “fly” back to area “w” and be on my way. I also would get to enjoy an aerial view of the island that I can control which seems so cool from all the videos shown thus far in debug mode… While obviously not the preferred method of gameplay, this could be beneficial to those in a hurry trying to get some puzzles in as well as giving the player a method of accessing the floating viewpoint that looks cool.

By: Micah

Micah — Mon, 28 Oct 2013 18:49:06 +0000

In reply to Nando. Jonathan has said that you can indeed solve the game and ignore the storyline as you could in Braid, but that there's also a whole lot more there for players if they look deeper. Your question is a valid one, but I mean c'mon, does Jonathan seem like the kind of person who makes something without a real purpose? This is also a 30 hour game as opposed to Braid's 5 hours, so I seriously doubt he'd make something that was lesser in size philosophically. I mean even if you just watch the trailer for the game or look at the screenshots, it all just oozes with something that seems larger than life about it.

By: Paul Grzymkowski

Paul Grzymkowski — Sun, 27 Oct 2013 07:48:10 +0000

As someone who has been following The Witness from the first blog post to today, it’s remarkable how much I have learned about it through the years, yet how little I know about it!

This is a good thing, as I intend to play it as “cold” as I can, despite my eagerness for new details. It also speaks to how carefully aspects have been revealed here, and in preview trailers / interviews / videos, without spoiling the experience. Thank you!

By: Sam Eddy

Sam Eddy — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:05:45 +0000

Content content content :D

By: Nando

Nando — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 11:28:10 +0000

One of the things I really liked about Braid is that, it is not just a game about solving puzzles, but also a short book with insightful philosophical messages which makes one think about aspects of one´s life. So, my question is : Is The Witness an intellectual game about solving puzzles exclusively? Is there any message? will I learn new things, will this game say anything interenting to think about?

Don´t get me wrong, solving puzzles is great but, I would be a little disappointed if this game is only about: solve puzzle 1, then puzzle 2, 3, 4…500: you win!

By: justin

justin — Sat, 26 Oct 2013 05:51:12 +0000

New PlayStation Blog hands-on:

http://blog.us.playstation.com/2013/10/25/hands-on-with-the-witness-on-ps4/

By: Owen

Owen — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 18:20:26 +0000

Is there going to be a beta?

By: Pritchard

Pritchard — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 15:20:21 +0000

Adam Sessler rocks! :)

(So do you, Jon.)

By: Hemlock Drew

Hemlock Drew — Fri, 25 Oct 2013 01:59:11 +0000

I’m so excited/and I just can’t hide it/I’m about to lose control/and I think I like it

By: Micah

Micah — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 21:24:18 +0000

Fantastic! Thank you kindly for all the interview links. It’s been so long since I’ve really been excited to play a game but I’m very much looking forward to enjoying The Witness. Many of us are in your corner.

By: Kris

Kris — Thu, 24 Oct 2013 20:55:56 +0000

I wish it were ready!