Braid (XBox360)

94%
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Braid (XBox360) (2008)
genre: platformer, puzzle

score: 94%
users: 80%

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'It looks gorgeous, with wonderfully drawn levels and a captivating soundtrack. It ends sooner than expected, but the ride Braid takes you on is worth it.'
Read more » Gamedaily
'Its sad, slightly twisted tale probably isn't everyone's cup of tea either. But how often do players get a chance to be immersed in an engrossing story in a downloadable title, especially one that looks like a painting and has haunting music straight out of an art museum?'
Read more » GamePro
'It's a game like nothing you've ever played before and something we can't recommend highly enough.'
Read more » Video Gamer (Pro-G)
'A moving story, serene visuals, and brilliant puzzles make Braid an adventure that you absolutely should experience.'
Read more » Gamespot
'It has unique printed all over it from the start to finish. Every time you face an “impossible” puzzle, keep trying until you solve it and see how good it feels. Now this is gaming at its best.'
Read more » MEGamers
'Braid is the only true gaming classic on XBLA. It's a masterpiece--an "art" game and a fun-to-play puzzle/platformer. There aren't enough nice things to say about it.'
Read more » GamerNode
'As the first full-length art game ever made, and one of the most ingenious puzzle-based games ever devised, you owe it to yourself to buy Braid. It's worth fifteen dollars. It's worth fifty dollars. It's got too much new and intelligent and thoughtful stuff to be ignored simply because of a few hundred extra MS Points.'
Read more » Destructoid
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'The fact is, Braid is art. There, I said it. Not only can it be appreciated aesthetically, but it was clearly created with the intention of the finished product being a work of art.'
Read more » DarkZero
'Braid is an absolute masterpiece, from beginning to end.'
Read more » GamingNexus
'Excellent but intellectually limited as a puzzle-platformer, Braid is made truly divine with emotional depth and a bittersweet humanity -- a monumentally relevant game that speaks highly of its creators and their potential audience's tolerance for new ideas. To say nothing of an absolutely brilliant, emotionally devastating "ending" that proves that time isn't really that malleable after all.'
Read more » 1up.com
'Imaginative, innovative, and engrossing, Braid is a spectacular achievement. If only the experience lasted a little longer and there weren't as many puzzles with singular solutions.'
Read more » IGN
'It combines fun gameplay with an absolutely exquisite appearance - not going too far to one side or the other that it dilutes form over function, or vice versa.'
Read more » Team XBOX
'Braid is beautiful, entertaining and inspiring. It stretches both intellect and emotion, and these elements dovetail beautifully rather than chaffing against each other. Still wondering if games can be art? Here's your answer.'
Read more » Eurogamer
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