IMO Braid was a success of its time, when digital distribution started enabling Indie developers to reach mass audiences.
Yet I think the reason why the game reached so far was due the Humble Bundles.
While I think this was a competent game with interesting mechanics, there were better indies that I would love to play again (if extended).
Can anecdotally confirm as it is only in my library because I got it via humble bundle. Secondarily because it worked back then already in Linux.
It got marketed mostly as a visual remaster, but it looked similar to the original at a glance. And everybody owns a couple of copies of the original.
It really wasn’t very well marketed at all.
Jonathan Blow has been more interested in marketing his niche programming language than his games, so maybe that’s why.
Supposedly he is also developing another game so yea, this remaster was not on the top of the list. I’m still not happy it sold below expectations because I think it’s a neat game.
I liked the game, but I can’t say I would have any interest in playing it again or trying to get into new levels after so long.
I also didn’t know there was a new release until this article.
I didn’t even knew it had new levels.
Many people own and played the original, myself included. When the remaster was announced, I looked at it, and it looked like exactly the same game to me. I didn’t see a reason to purchase the game again.
It completely passed me by. This is literally the first I’m hearing of it
I believe I only saw the game being “announced” because I follow a currator on steam that highlights games being de-listed soon. And at some point, i got notified about Braid being delisted soon, because of the remaster.
There was also a fairly high introductory discount for people who owned the original on steam, and it dropped to a 75% discount only a month after release.
I liked Braid and played thru it when it came out, including the secret ending. Aside from graphical fidelity, in what other ways has the game been remastered?
I read that they added a bunch of new levels
Fun fact: Braid is a game about the creation of the nuclear bomb, and maybe some other things as well
Thanks I’m glad I already played it before reading this incredible spoiler
15 year old game at this point
Yeah, but it’s evergreen. Loads of people haven’t played it or finished it, or were even born when it came out, and might be learning about it just now.
For me the gameplay was kinda meh and actually frustrating at times, but the way it tells the story was so nice and so perfectly fit the mechanics, that made it worth it. So I guess think twice about a “fun fact” with no spoiler tag that gives away something so important for enjoying the game.
Loved the original game back in the day, never heard of the new version, but will probably get it when it’s on sale
It sold like shit because THERE AINT NO POINT TO THE GAME AN SHIT YOOOOOP
