You learn at first by trial and error, and then apply that knowledge in increments. This tutorial component is necessary because the game has no voice-over to explain the fundamentals, nor is there a HUD to quickly demonstrate the basic design. The scary part is that this “tutorial” sequence is merely lexicon for the jaw-dropping brainteasers that lie ahead. Sometimes this means a long row of terminals that progressively get tougher. Luckily, each section of the island provides adequate training. Here is an easy tutorial section, it gets much harder Despite doing the same maze-line puzzle from start to finish, the changed rules alter the solutions greatly and demand heavy mental arithmetic. The variety provided by these different sections is impressive. Now you have a basic goal-activate enough lasers to turn on the device. Complete a section and it will activate a laser beam that points to a strange device atop a mountain. The harder areas combine two or more of these rules to create the ultimate challenge. One involves colored squares that need to be isolated and another requires the formation of Tetris blocks within the solution itself. Each new rule is represented by a different symbol that will become second nature by game’s end. The island is comprised of about a dozen major sections that modify the rules of the maze-line puzzle. It seems simple, right? If only it was that easy. Other times it is a door or a platform to access a new area. Completing the puzzle will supply power to whatever is on the other end frequently it is another terminal, and a harder challenge. These puzzles are typically presented on an interactive terminal screen that often has a power conduit attached to it. But the line cannot cross itself or share intersections-a bit like the Snake arcade game-although you can go backwards to take a new path should you err. You trace this line, with the mouse, from a start point to an end point. You must travel alone and solve the dastardly enigmas with inference and reason.Īll the puzzles in The Witness revolve around drawing a single line through a maze or grid. There are some voiced quotes to find and a few video presentations-they have a common theme but are not required to progress. The Witness has no direct story involving the player, unlike The Talos Principle or Portal, and this makes learning the ultimate goal. Perhaps unintentionally, the juxtaposition of color and solitude is just enough motivation to solve puzzles without dawdling. Human statues are unsettling in mazes, scratching noises in the bushes can be distracting, and the mirrored reflection in the water is not quite right. And yet, despite its suitability for Bugs Bunny and co., the island is actually creepy. These bright colors keep the world areas separate, and assist when solving the more abstract puzzles. The island is vibrantly colored, like a cartoon world, and sometimes the palette is overbearing. Played in the first person view, players will roam an island and solve hundreds of maze-like puzzles. The Witness is different from Braid in structure and design.
The Witness is the second game from Jonathan Blow following his successful 2D platformer, Braid, which contained puzzles involving time manipulation. The colorful island of The Witness contains hundreds of puzzles to solve
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