[EPIC] BRAID - The God of all Games is here, retro and modern.

BRAID
Is it unexpected that the best game ever is an independent game? (XBOX 360)
http://braid-game.com/news/

Braid is played by solving physical puzzles in a somewhat standard platform game environment like Super Mario Bros. with jumping and enemies. The main innovation is the player's ability to reverse time and "rewind" one's actions, even after dying. The game is divided into seven worlds, including an overworld in the form of the main character's house. The worlds are entered through doors in the house. Each world has its own time-based gimmick such as objects that don't rewind with the rest of the universe or "ghosts" of the players previous actions that appear after rewinding, resulting in complicated puzzles. Each stage contains puzzle pieces that must be collected to create images that tell the story, as well as to unlock the last stage.

Though the environment is composed of relatively simple objects, the art is very elaborate and whimsical. The worlds and backgrounds were designed by David Hellman, who was responsible for the art in the critically acclaimed webcomic A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible. The character visuals were originally created by Edmund Mcmillen, but were later redrawn by Hellman "to better match the now-predominant style of the backgrounds".

Spoiler for The Reviews:

Xbox World 360 reviews Braid: 10.0
August 6th, 2008

    It’s among the best games of the generation, and is unquestionably and immediately the best game ever to have been released on Xbox Live Arcade.

1up.com reviews Braid; score: A+

Nick Suttner of 1up just posted his review. Here’s a quote:

    Braid is made truly divine with emotional depth and a bittersweet humanity — a monumentally relevant game…

Eurogamer reviews Braid: 10/10
August 5th, 2008

Eurogamer has reviewed Braid and given it a score of 10/10, saying:

    Braid has filled my head with so many ideas, so many opinions, so many emotions that wrestling them all into a coherent critique is like trying to strangle a swan made of jelly.

And then also:

    Braid is beautiful, entertaining and inspiring. It stretches both intellect and emotion, and these elements dovetail beautifully rather than chafing against each other. Still wondering if games can be art? Here’s your answer.

Eurogamer give ten out of ten review, say:
I almost never give out full marks, generally reserving that honour for retro games that have proven their worth many times over, but Braid has me in its spell. Judged purely as a game, it’s cunning, ingenious and endlessly surprising. ...But there’s so much more here, a desire to create a game experience that is more than mere technical craft.

Also, XBOX World give ten out of ten review, too, and also say:
In a world without Mario and Valve and the Bethesda hit factory Braid is indeed the best game ever made; in this world, it’s among the best games of the generation, and is unquestionably and immediately the best game ever to have been released on Xbox Live Arcade.

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Spoiler for Videos:

So it's a game that should probably be freeware, or at the most one of those games you never pay for because nobody gives a shit about them.  Basically, it looks like a platformer with time distortion?  whoop-de-fucking-do.  Guess what, it's already been done in goddamn Game Maker, and how anyone could think it is the best game is fucking beyond me.  Utter shit, nobody will care about it, it will disappear into bargain bins.
EDIT: I'll admit it looks to be fun, and probably a good game, but I stand by my previous statement.
EDIT2: Checked other resources, everyone is orgasming over this game.  I don't understand why it is so amazing at all, but I plan to now back it as amazing also.

Maybe you should actually play it before judging it.

Maybe you should actually play it before judging it.

I don't own a 360, woe is me.

I don't own a 360, woe is me.

The blog mentioned that there will be a pc version, though the exact date is unknown.

This looks to be fun. I won't be presumptuous enough to cal it epic yet, because all I've seen right now is some pretty art and a little time distortion, but it certainly looks fun.