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Reminiscent of Myst

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017

I really enjoyed the Myst series of games and this game reminds me a lot of that style of gameplay. I found these puzzles to be fun and challenging. There were a number of puzzles unrelated to the main story line and I didn't complete them all. I kept a notebook nearby which was extremely helpful, especially for those puzzles that forced you to start a section over if you got one wrong. Overall I thought this was a great game.

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Would love a refund

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016

An hour in, all the puzzles are the exact same type of line grid puzzle. Was expecting something far FAR more imaginative than this. Would love a refund.

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Dave Clark

Reminiscent of Myst

Reviewed in the United States on December 11, 2017

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Would love a refund

Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016

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An hour in, all the puzzles are the exact same type of line grid puzzle. Was expecting something far FAR more imaginative than this. Would love a refund.

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Jason J.

Not for Me

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2017

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The Witness is an interesting game and I appreciate what they are going for but it just isn't for me. The puzzles are all a variation on this line game that can be fun and challenging but its so open ended that I'm finding I don't even care if I complete puzzles or sections of the map. There isn't a real sense of accomplishment when you complete sections and it pretty quickly feels like a grind without any pay off. The puzzles can be fun but you can also get stuck pretty quickly and not see the clue they give you at all. Because its so opened ended when I get stuck I don't feel motivated to grind through and figure it out, I just leave and go to another puzzle. I also find myself getting really nauseous after playing after about 20 minutes. I play a lot of first person shooters and it usually isn't a problem but I think its the amount of looking at the ground looking for clues while moving around that does it for me.

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A decent game but a bit pricy for what you get.

Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2016

The game is well done with just a few flaws.

Let's start with the cons as this review should end on a positive note. :)

1. Soundtrack - There is none and this game could have REALLY used one. You spend all of your time thinking or wandering so the silence with only a few background noises was rather dull. True this was easily fixed by playing my own music but for forty bucks I was expecting some semi-descent to good music to play to. (Game is cheaper now.)
2. Perhaps I lack the right ear but those sounds puzzles were evil. Some I just guessed at over and over.
3. There is close to no wind. It's amazing how much that bugged me. It made immersion difficult. If you really look for it you can see some to the trees sway but most of the time it feels like you are looking at a still image....the exception being water.
4. I can't believe I'm complaining about the lack of tutorials as I typically hate them, but figuring out some of the rules was harder than solving the puzzles.
5. The recorded monologues were a bit pretentious, long winded, and they didn't really tell a story or make the world feel richer.

So the pros:

1. It is a pretty game. The colors are bright, the island feels large, the variety in the design was well done.
2.The controls and camera rarely frustrated me which means they are very good. Movement on some puzzles was a bit too fast or slow but all in all it was good. I'm not a huge fan of the puzzles that made you get in the exact right angle to see a clue, but that was a game design choice not a graphics/camera issue.
3. They managed to use the same core puzzle over and over and over and yet just as you start to get bored they added something new to the mix. The puzzles served a purpose as well such as transferring power, opening a door, activating laser, moving a platform, building a floating bridge.
4. While 2D mazes were the focus there were environmental puzzles as well and the mix was enjoyable.

All in all I'm glad I played it. I do wish I'd waited for the price to drop as I finished in one weekend.

Added: It's been over year since I last played...for me the replay value is nil. Now that I know there isn't some grand plot to unravel I found myself quitting after an hour. I just was't having any fun. It's still pretty, there just isn't a 'I wonder what will happen if I solve this part or why this is here' quality any more and that was half the draw for me.

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Raptornado

Four Stars

Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2016

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very hard game....some of the movement can be a bit slow

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Seth

One of the primary reasons why I purchased a PS4.

Reviewed in the United States on April 25, 2016

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The abrupt start can be a bit difficult for some people, as the game provides almost no tutorial other than the most basic control scheme hints. This is also one of the game's greatest strengths, however, as walking through an area and having to examine everything with it's potential to be shifted in service of each puzzle is a terrific way to stretch your mind; the completion of a puzzle that simply baffled you at first glance is a wonderful feeling.

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What A Disappointment

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2016

This game was touted as an adventure game similar to Myst. Nothing like it. First of all, in Myst, no two puzzles were the same type and there were plenty of clues around to help you solve them. In The Witness, they are almost all little panels with a maze type puzzle that needs to be solved and there are very little clues. Second, I get motion sickness within 10 minutes of playing. A quick search on the internet will show many others getting sick also. A patch was pushed to help address this but it does nothing. What a waste of $40.

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Cyd Ropp

No fun at all

Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2016

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We bought this game so my husband and I would have a good "family game" to play together. Didn't work out for us. The game play is nothing but 600 versions of tracing various mazes like the one on the cover illustration. This gets very old very quick. We both liked the walking around and exploring part; the illustrations are pretty. But then you have to do these endless, almost identical, mazes over and over and over and over and over and.... 600 times? This is supposed to be fun? I gave it 2 stars for the prettiness of the scenics and for the fact that you don't need to slaughter any mutants or shoot any nazis to "play." "Play" is a generous term when referring to The Witness!

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Calvin Bui

A truly great game. My advice is to take it a ...

Reviewed in the United States on November 2, 2016

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A truly great game.
My advice is to take it a few days at a time and try not to rush through it or look for answers online.
Although some parts are ridiculously hard or stupid (sound puzzles), I'd recommend just looking up answers for them

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M + E Stricker

Different but fun!

Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2016

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This game is very pretty, unique, engaging and fun. The puzzles are extremely difficult and will challenge you.. But it's extremely rewarding when you finally figure them out. This game is different from the games I usually play and I really enjoyed it!

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