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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 1:43:22 GMT -8
I know a few of you are playing, lets puzzle this shit out. SPOILER TAG EVERYTHING PLEASEFor starters, I can't get the last of the "bird song" puzzles. I know exactly what to do (I think), but I'm so tone deaf I can't figure out the tune being sung...
This one sings "long, short, short, short" and the board shows "short, short, short, long". I don't want to know how to resolve that, just the high/medium/low sequence. |
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 27, 2016 2:19:27 GMT -8
Great idea splinter! Judging from the main GAF thread, a lot of people don't seem to grasp that if someone is asking for help, they want hints and not full on solutions. Hot puzzle hint for you guys : For the first puzzle draw a straight line! I am the smartest! |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 2:54:07 GMT -8
Another I'm not sure on, this is in the "Desert" area. 4th board I think? I got the first few, but this one is mostly in shadow so I can't see enough to solve it. So am I supposed to:
1. Come back to it later, maybe I will be able to move the sun at some point? Or just move the pillar causing the shadow, although I don't remember it having any wires.
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2. Trial and error? I don't want to brute force my way through things, but in this case there are only 3 or 4 possibilities, so maybe it's intended?
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3. Try again because I'm missing something more obvious |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 5:13:27 GMT -8
Another I'm not sure on, this is in the "Desert" area. 4th board I think? I got the first few, but this one is mostly in shadow so I can't see enough to solve it. So am I supposed to:
1. Come back to it later, maybe I will be able to move the sun at some point? Or just move the pillar causing the shadow, although I don't remember it having any wires.
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2. Trial and error? I don't want to brute force my way through things, but in this case there are only 3 or 4 possibilities, so maybe it's intended?
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3. Try again because I'm missing something more obvious Fuck I need to stay out of the GAF thread, couldn't help myself. Sounds like the answer to the above was 3, damnit |
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Post by Flush on Jan 27, 2016 6:37:39 GMT -8
Guys, is this game really worth 40 bucks? It looks like something I should grab for 20 or so...
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 27, 2016 7:06:35 GMT -8
FUCK YEAH EAT SHIT HEDGE MAZES! You know what the fucked up thing was with hedge maze 2? First time I tried it, i was playing on my laptop on low settings. The draw distance of the grass sucks ass on low. So that puzzle was way harder then it should have been. Hedge maze 3 and 4 were easy after that. |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 7:07:24 GMT -8
Guys, is this game really worth 40 bucks? It looks like something I should grab for 20 or so... If you like puzzle/exploration games then definitely. If you don't then it's hard to say, but I definitely think it's a great example of the genre (which I don't play much of). It is kind of similar to Mist, but without any pixel hunting or the "unfair" puzzles you occasionally get in those games. Also reminds me of Fez, for a more recent example. It's better than any of these examples though (imo) |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 7:10:16 GMT -8
FUCK YEAH EAT SHIT HEDGE MAZES! You know what the fucked up thing was with hedge maze 2? First time I tried it, i was playing on my laptop on low settings. The draw distance of the grass sucks ass on low. So that puzzle was way harder then it should have been. Hedge maze 3 and 4 were easy after that. lol, I didn't get 4 until I got to the top of the tower for a better view. My guesses were way more complicated than it actually was
3 was nice, but feels like something you'd get straight away or not at all |
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Post by Flush on Jan 27, 2016 7:21:43 GMT -8
Guys, is this game really worth 40 bucks? It looks like something I should grab for 20 or so... If you like puzzle/exploration games then definitely. If you don't then it's hard to say, but I definitely think it's a great example of the genre (which I don't play much of). It is kind of similar to Mist, but without any pixel hunting or the "unfair" puzzles you occasionally get in those games. Also reminds me of Fez, for a more recent example. It's better than any of these examples though (imo) hm, okay. I liked the Myst games (tough the second part had some ridiculously stupid puzzles), but FEZ never clicked with me... Let's see if I jump onto the hype train soon... |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 7:30:29 GMT -8
I liked the exploration and non-linear progression side of Fez, too many of its puzzles were stupid/unfair though
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Post by Sorian on Jan 27, 2016 7:38:33 GMT -8
I only played for an hour this morning. Haven't gotten stuck anywhere yet but I'm definitely enjoying myself.
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Post by Retro on Jan 27, 2016 8:05:20 GMT -8
How are people doing with motion sickness on this? Burb mentioned it and I'm super susceptible to it, so I'm hesitant to buy it. (If it were $20 or less I would just do it, but $40 is a bit too steep.)
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Post by Sorian on Jan 27, 2016 8:20:31 GMT -8
How are people doing with motion sickness on this? Burb mentioned it and I'm super susceptible to it, so I'm hesitant to buy it. (If it were $20 or less I would just do it, but $40 is a bit too steep.) Hmm, I can report back tonight. I'm not susceptible to it at all but my fiancée definitely is and she'll probably be around watching me play this evening. |
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Post by Kalor on Jan 27, 2016 8:47:28 GMT -8
FUCK YEAH EAT SHIT HEDGE MAZES! You know what the fucked up thing was with hedge maze 2? First time I tried it, i was playing on my laptop on low settings. The draw distance of the grass sucks ass on low. So that puzzle was way harder then it should have been. Hedge maze 3 and 4 were easy after that. I got 2 relatively quickly because there is another puzzle like it in Town that I had already done so I thought to look for it. I'm still stuck on 3 but I haven't played it since yesterday so I've been thinking about what I need to do during the day. How are people doing with motion sickness on this? Burb mentioned it and I'm super susceptible to it, so I'm hesitant to buy it. (If it were $20 or less I would just do it, but $40 is a bit too steep.) I'm not affected by it but I know that people in the OT were affected by it. Though it seems that they might patch in some stuff to account for it soon. |
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 27, 2016 8:51:12 GMT -8
FUCK YEAH EAT SHIT HEDGE MAZES! You know what the fucked up thing was with hedge maze 2? First time I tried it, i was playing on my laptop on low settings. The draw distance of the grass sucks ass on low. So that puzzle was way harder then it should have been. Hedge maze 3 and 4 were easy after that. lol, I didn't get 4 until I got to the top of the tower for a better view. My guesses were way more complicated than it actually was
3 was nice, but feels like something you'd get straight away or not at all I took two steps in 3 and immediately got it  With 4 I immediately walked to the end, saw that the line maze looked different then the real maze, and just tried a path that both worked in the line maze and the real maze. Honestly, the final one where you have to remember the paths of all four of them was harder then 1, 3 and 4. How are people doing with motion sickness on this? Burb mentioned it and I'm super susceptible to it, so I'm hesitant to buy it. (If it were $20 or less I would just do it, but $40 is a bit too steep.) I have had no problems with it, but I am not very susceptible to it. You can change the FOV in the pc version with launcher commands, so that could help. |
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Post by Burbeting on Jan 27, 2016 14:30:54 GMT -8
274 Panels Completed
Seven Beams of Light
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 15:01:03 GMT -8
386+39  Think I'm on 8 beams, maybe 9. Currently going through the mountain |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 15:02:15 GMT -8
Also this game gets better and better. Last time I was this impressed by a puzzle game was probably end area of Portal
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 27, 2016 15:14:21 GMT -8
68 and 2 beams. You guys are way too fast for me  |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 27, 2016 15:59:33 GMT -8
Wellll the last section is too good, couldn't stop playing it  Hit the end now, at 402 panels. Now to go back for the rest. |
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Post by Retro on Jan 27, 2016 19:59:15 GMT -8
Well, you got me. I bought it. If I hate it, I'll get a refund from Steam. Unfortunately, I won't have time to play tonight - I'm buried in school work. |
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Post by Sorian on Jan 28, 2016 8:09:19 GMT -8
Well, you got me. I bought it. If I hate it, I'll get a refund from Steam. Unfortunately, I won't have time to play tonight - I'm buried in school work. Better late than never!
So my fiancée who is also very very susceptible to motion sickness had the initial reaction of it not working well with her but she was able to watch for most of the night but with multiple breaks.
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Post by Splinter on Jan 28, 2016 9:42:20 GMT -8
For starters, I can't get the last of the "bird song" puzzles. OMG FINALLY. Fuck this entire area |
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 28, 2016 11:50:38 GMT -8
 Not really a spoiler unless you have the context, but: +1 |
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Post by Kalor on Jan 28, 2016 13:07:50 GMT -8
I'm at 158 + 12 right now with 2 areas done. I finally figured out the trick behind the desert area so I'm looking forward to going through that tomorrow.
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Post by Splinter on Jan 28, 2016 15:54:18 GMT -8
497 +75, game continues to amaze me, and I just found my favourite puzzle of the game so far* but don't have time to solve it tonight. *Very late game: Underground, with a time limit and music playing |
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 28, 2016 15:56:13 GMT -8
108 +1 I am so slow |
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Post by Splinter on Jan 28, 2016 16:08:08 GMT -8
Keep at it Roy, it's soooo good
I thought it would be a bit limited at the start, since every puzzle is basically some line drawing, but I can't remember any puzzle game I enjoyed this much and for this long
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Post by Roytheone on Jan 28, 2016 16:14:06 GMT -8
Keep at it Roy, it's soooo good I thought it would be a bit limited at the start, since every puzzle is basically some line drawing, but I can't remember any puzzle game I enjoyed this much and for this long Oh trust me, I don't disagree on that front. This may be the smartest game I ever played, I am constantly amazed with how much they do with such a simple concept. And getting that first + puzzle was mind blowing. |
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Post by Sorian on Jan 29, 2016 10:04:52 GMT -8
#notsostealthbrag
Nailed the four hedgemaze puzzles right away this morning. Hedgemaze 2 was the only one that took a bit of time but I was trying the solution to 4 for number 2 originally before figuring it out (so I was automatically checking that for the rest of them as well).
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