PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system owners, the wait is almost
over! Soon you too can run, jump and bend time, as Hothead Games
announced today that it will be digitally delivering Jonathan Blow's
Braid to the PlayStation Network in North America on Nov. 12 with a
European version to be announced shortly thereafter.
Explore the
human condition and manipulate time as our hero Tim leaps onto the
PlayStationŽNetwork in the lush, painterly world of Braid, a
puzzle-platformer that takes you from a house in the city on a journey
through a series of worlds to solve puzzles and rescue the princess. In
each world, you have a different power to affect the way time behaves,
including the ability to rewind, create parallel realities and utilize
time dilation to overcome the many obstacles in your path. There is no
filler in this game; every puzzle shows you something new and
interesting about the game world.
Key Features:
• Untraditional platforming.
You can never die and never lose, but challenge is always present and
focused on solving puzzles, rather than forcing you to play and replay
tricky jumps.
• Puzzle-rich environment. Travel
through a series of worlds, searching for puzzle pieces and solving
puzzles by manipulating time: rewinding, creating parallel universes
and setting up pockets of dilated time. The game play is always fresh
and new and the puzzles inspire new ways of thinking.
- Aesthetic design. A painterly art style and lush, organic soundtrack complement the unique game play.
• Nonlinear story. A
nonlinear fiction links the various worlds and provides real-world
metaphors for your time manipulations; act out these themes at your own
pace, exploring playful "what if" universes.
• Forgiving game play. The
game doesn't force you to solve puzzles in order to proceed. If you
can't figure something out, just play onward and return to that puzzle
later.