Yhn LifeTravel first seen 13 h ago, last 24 min ago, peak #3
Braid's Time Travel Mechanics Revisited
Original: Time Travel in Braid (2015)
Writer qntm's essay examining how time travel works in Jonathan Blow's puzzle-platformer Braid is drawing attention again. The piece breaks down each of the game's worlds and the specific time-manipulation rule that governs it, arguing the mechanics are unusually coherent for a video game. Readers are debating whether the game's ending and its treatment of the protagonist's motives support that reading.
Why now: A detailed analysis of a landmark indie game's design keeps resurfacing among players and critics.
Rank over time, top of the chart is #1. 2 snapshots from 1 h ago to 24 min ago.
Evidence
- Time Travel in Braid (2015) · Ariarule · 98
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