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Posted May 11, 2016
Time is (of) the essence



<span class="bold">Braid</span>, the subversive, time-manipulating platformer with the evocative story, is now available for Windows, Mac, and Linux, DRM-free on GOG.com, with a 50% launch discount.

It's been played, studied, and thoroughly discussed. Some praise its brilliant time-bending mechanics that make each level a complex gauntlet of puzzle-platforming delight. Others debate the deliberately obscure story that deals with personal redemption, broader philosophical themes, and meta-commentary on gaming's conventions.

Everybody recognises it as a masterfully crafted experience that put Jonathan Blow in the spotlight and helped usher the golden age of indies. If you haven't tried it, now is your chance to turn back time and give it a spin. Your future self will surely thank you for it.



Catch up on a timeless classic and untangle the brilliant challenges of <span class="bold">Braid</span>, DRM-free on GOG.com. The 50% discount will last until May 18, 12:59 PM UTC.


In the press:
"Diabolically clever and incredibly rewarding" - Giant Bomb
"Beautiful, entertaining, and inspiring" - Eurogamer
"An instant indie classic" - Total PC Gaming
Posted May 11, 2016
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rgnrk: Or maybe people don't like it but like to gloat about about how easily they beat it :P
The game wasn't too short. At least not shorter that many other puzzle platformers. And please, enlighten me about real puzzle platformers. You know, long and difficult ones. Brain cell difficult, not skill difficult. Because I don't think there can be many difficult puzzles in that format, as there are not all that many things to try and combine.
That I remember right now without checking, Limbo, The Cave or Never Alone all fall into the same genre and are as short and probably easier.
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CharlesGrey: "A Boy and his Blob" is pretty nice, if you haven't tried it. Or the Escape Goat games, but those also tend to be based more on skill and timing, rather than complex puzzle solutions.
I don't have "A Boy and his Blob" yet, though it's on my wishlist, but the first Escape Goat was great. One of the few games I played (and finished) last year.
Post edited May 11, 2016 by rgnrk
Posted May 11, 2016
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Luned: You're correct, this game arrived on GOG at the MSRPfSP (Manufacturer's Suggested Ripoff Price for Stupid People), with even the 50% discount bringing it down to "Pay $2 more than the non-discount price should be".

It's a good (according to many; I thought it was sort of meh), short game, now several years old, that's been bundled and put on sale many times. Wait for it to be $5 or less.
I was going to reply to your post in the other thread]your post in the other thread, but it's more on-topic, here.

Why should a game have its price reduced just because it's been bundled (and it's only been bundled three / four times─according to a wiki site / a site that records price changes─at the time when bundles weren't everywhere)? A sale doesn't reduce the value of a game, it doesn't remove any content; it just makes you able to buy it for less.

And the fact that it is old shouldn't really matter, at least in this case, since this particular game has aged really well.
Posted May 11, 2016
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picheleiro: Would be an instabuy if I did not have it already.

I probably buy it again if I see it in a sale, though.
same here, i have it for a very long time.
on a cd in a amaray case.
While cleaning up old stuff in cases i found lots of old games i once bought but never played cause at 50 cents or 1 buck theres no need to see if they work, i always check the disc in the store for visible errors like scratches before i buy them ofcourse, i seldom play them however.

I bought it in a shop, in our country we have many shops that sometimes sell cheap games (mostly old(er) games
these are shops like bart smit, toys r us, the game store, gameplaza, free record shop, v&d , unfortunately most of these shop have gone bankrupt like v&d.
Other shops like Wibra, Marskramer , Blokker, used to sell some games aswell, usally located in the back of the store.
Some games would be sold for as little as 1 euro or 50 cents, avergage price was around 3 to 5 euros.
I got my pretty cheap 2 or 3 euros.

There are various places that sell it on cd at 3 to 9 euros.
The game runs on old machine and on my xp and win7 64bits, i did not noctice any DRM or key needed to install it.
Anyways games like Braid are available very cheap.

Another old game i have is Max and the magic marker, weird game... its even in dutch... 1 or 2 euros i guess it was... i played it once but its platform with wobly jumping so its not my game, also drm free as far as i could see, Tons of games like these were made, i guess the all end up on shelves in a store in the back at bottom prices.
Post edited May 11, 2016 by gamesfreak64
Posted May 11, 2016
Nice release, I know many have wanted it here for a long time. Too expensive for me, but I'll wishlist it and probably pick it up in some 80% off sale if it ever occurs.
Posted May 11, 2016
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JudasIscariot: Don't worry something else will become the new forum drama :P
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cal74: "Game for Windows" DRM mandatory for all games from now on"...

Can't wait :P
at steam i assume? i just googled for it and i found a link:

pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/The_Big_List_of_3rd_Party_DRM_on_Steam

Project aim

Offer a complete list of games available for purchase on Steam which have external DRM associated with them in addition to or in lieu of the various forms of Steam's native DRM.
to quote Cobra (stallone)

"Crime is the disease. Meet the Cure."
but replace Crime with DRM

"DRM is the disease. Meet the Cure."
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JogsterXL: Nice release, I know many have wanted it here for a long time. Too expensive for me, but I'll wishlist it and probably pick it up in some 80% off sale if it ever occurs.
5 bucks would indeed be an excellent price, the original game runs on my pc, on win7 64 bits, and like i said, i cant find any drm and theres no serial asked.

If nelly cootalot 2 would be here and we had 25% off, so it would be 14.99 or so ( listprice: 19.99) then i buy that one.
Post edited May 11, 2016 by gamesfreak64
Posted May 11, 2016
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rgnrk: Or maybe people don't like it but like to gloat about about how easily they beat it :P
The game wasn't too short. At least not shorter that many other puzzle platformers. And please, enlighten me about real puzzle platformers. You know, long and difficult ones. Brain cell difficult, not skill difficult. Because I don't think there can be many difficult puzzles in that format, as there are not all that many things to try and combine.
That I remember right now without checking, Limbo, The Cave or Never Alone all fall into the same genre and are as short and probably easier.
I haven't played many puzzle platformers, so I don't know which ones would be better than Braid. But just because there is no competition doesn't mean I can't criticise Braid on its own.

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MarkoH01: And did you manage to get all those stars too?
I didn't know about the stars until after I beat the game, but I looked them up on YouTube they aren't even puzzles at all, they are just hidden at BS locations. A puzzle is something where you have all the pieces and rules and you have to put them the together using your brain. Turning over every nook and cranny is not a puzzle, it's just a waste of time.

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Impaler26: I agree. Braid is a mediocre platformer at best and it was way overhyped.

You can get much better 2D platformers for the same asking price or less - like Shovel Knight just to give one example.
I wouldn't compare Braid with Shovel Knight, SK is a real platformer and Braid is a puzzle game with the gameplay of a platformer. It would be like comparing Deus Ex and Unreal Tournament; UT is a real FPS, but DEx is a role-playing game with the gameplay of an FPS.
Posted May 11, 2016
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Luned: You're correct, this game arrived on GOG at the MSRPfSP (Manufacturer's Suggested Ripoff Price for Stupid People), with even the 50% discount bringing it down to "Pay $2 more than the non-discount price should be".

It's a good (according to many; I thought it was sort of meh), short game, now several years old, that's been bundled and put on sale many times. Wait for it to be $5 or less.
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Tyrrhia: I was going to reply to your post in the other thread]your post in the other thread, but it's more on-topic, here.

Why should a game have its price reduced just because it's been bundled (and it's only been bundled three / four times─according to a wiki site / a site that records price changes─at the time when bundles weren't everywhere)? A sale doesn't reduce the value of a game, it doesn't remove any content; it just makes you able to buy it for less.

And the fact that it is old shouldn't really matter, at least in this case, since this particular game has aged really well.
Those 4 bundles did sell over 100,000 copies each...
Humble Indie Bundle 2 (for as little as 1 cent) [232,855 bundles sold]
Humble Indie Bundle 3 (for as little as 1 cent) [372,399 bundles sold]
Humble Indie Bundle V (for Beat the Average) [599,003 bundles sold] - unclear how many were BTA
Humble Indie Bundle - All-Stars (for BTA) no sales data - ran a little over $4 BTA tier.

Plus, it's been on sale at $2.48 as recently as May 2nd
Posted May 11, 2016
Too late GOG, too late.
Posted May 11, 2016
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HiPhish: I beat it in like on or two sittings. It was too short and too easy to even qualify as a puzzle game, there were just one or two puzzles where I actually had to stop and think to solve them. I guess people like this game because it makes them feel smarter than they actually are. Braid started the whole trend of pretentious indie games.
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Impaler26: I agree. Braid is a mediocre platformer at best and it was way overhyped.

You can get much better 2D platformers for the same asking price or less - like Shovel Knight just to give one example.
Shovel Knight is a well-done game, no question, but a total different subgenre. Therefor it´s not so clever to choose this one as your example.
Posted May 11, 2016
Seven-year-old "Braid" with a 50% discount and heavy regionally pricing for $8.56? While the full price on Humble Store is €8.00?

Here is my reaction: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLsEcljjYYo
Posted May 11, 2016
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SirPrimalform: Too late GOG, too late.
I don't think the hiccup was on GOG's side. Blame the developer.
Posted May 11, 2016
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SirPrimalform: Too late GOG, too late.
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shmerl: I don't think the hiccup was on GOG's side. Blame the developer.
Well either way, I've owned Braid DRM-free for a long time. It'd take a steeper discount than this to get me to rebuy. ;)
Posted May 11, 2016
When I hear the expresion "Indie Games" I think about Braid. A very good game, if you ask me.
Too bad almost everybody has it.
Post edited May 11, 2016 by GabiMoro
Posted May 11, 2016
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SirPrimalform: Well either way, I've owned Braid DRM-free for a long time. It'd take a steeper discount than this to get me to rebuy. ;)
Same thing here. I have it on HB for a long time already.
Posted May 11, 2016
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SirPrimalform: Too late GOG, too late.
It´s never too late. It´s just later then it should have been...
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SirPrimalform: Well either way, I've owned Braid DRM-free for a long time. It'd take a steeper discount than this to get me to rebuy. ;)
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shmerl: Same thing here. I have it on HB for a long time already.
Same goes for me, but it´ll...
:..sell anyways
...is better than not having it here at all
...make growing-ups of the coming gens happy to be able to get it here. (these experiences are part of what made GOG grow)
Post edited May 11, 2016 by RadonGOG
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