Braid
Braid is a PlayStation 3 adventure game released in 2009 developed by Number None Inc.. It centers on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and location exploration, with controls and information arranged around the DualShock 3 or Sixaxis twin sticks, triggers, and face buttons, with PlayStation Move only where explicitly supported.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.5 / 10
About this game
Braid is a PlayStation 3 adventure game centered on puzzle, maze, or device solving, area and route exploration, and location exploration. Locations, objectives, and clues gradually open the main chapters, with progress divided into stages, tasks, matches, or growth milestones that make immediate goals understandable. Its value depends on whether these rules continue to create judgment and room for mastery rather than on length, sales, or series recognition. Short campaigns are judged by repeat-challenge value, while longer ones are judged by variety, pacing, and recovery after failure. Theme, character expression, and environmental clues need to support exploration together, while HD 3D scenes, Blu-ray data streaming, surround audio, and cinematic presentation need to preserve action, state, and text readability together. The genre-specific limitation is that guidance, objective triggers, camera behavior, or dense text can create search and comprehension costs. Platform conditions also include Blu-ray loading, HDD installs, system software, DualShock 3 battery life, Move accessories, resolution and frame rate, and retired online services affect present-day use. This description covers only this platform release and does not import features or conveniences from remasters, emulators, or other console editions.
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PlayStation 3AI review
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Inventive rewind puzzles in a compact, demanding journey.
The original PlayStation 3 Braid uses familiar side-scrolling jumps as the entry to unusual time puzzles. A button rewinds mistakes immediately, so a failed jump becomes another chance to test a hypothesis rather than a harsh restart. Each of six worlds changes the rules: some objects resist rewinding, movement can itself govern time, and a shadow can repeat earlier actions. Collecting all sixty pieces to reach the ending asks for patience and occasional backtracking, but the compact campaign keeps introducing meaningful variations. Watercolor scenery, gentle music and passages about regret make the mechanical idea feel emotionally coherent. A direct PS3 review confirms that this port adds no levels and retains accessible rewind. This judgment concerns that 2009 release, not the later Anniversary Edition or current store availability.
Strengths
- Varied time rules and coherent watercolor presentation.
Weaknesses
- Some backtracking and an all-piece ending gate.
Who it is for: Puzzle players who enjoy testing changing rules.
Play notes: Original 2009 PS3 port only; Anniversary content excluded.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension 篇幅紧凑而变化充分。 | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension 规则变化充分支撑高质量解谜。 | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension 声画与时间主题结合紧密。 | Reviewed | 8.5 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension 本版操作有利于反复试验。 | Reviewed | 8.2 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Number None
- Release date
- 2009
- Platforms
- PlayStation 3
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Puzzle · Primary genre
- Tags
- Slow BurnSolo-friendly3D GraphicsMain Story 10–20 HoursExplorationStory-drivenPuzzle SolvingScience FictionThird PersonInvestigationLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- Side view
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2009
- Xbox 360Worldwide2008
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2009
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