Designing For | Braid's 1-1: Braid -- Overdesigning For Detail @DesigningFor | Uploaded April 2018 | Updated October 2024, 59 minutes ago.
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a look at how Braid invests so much into its final level, 1-1...too much, in fact.
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Braid Walkthrough: youtube.com/watch?v=NdUyHi1i2h0
Writing/Additional Game Footage/Image Editing/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones
(youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: youtube.com/channel/UCFlA
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For a look at another indie game which we also don't feel works very well, take a look at our video on Tadpole Treble's Piranha Jungle here: youtube.com/watch?v=wfLdv00YaKc
Or, if you'd rather see an indie game with a level that contributes to its theme, rather than detracting from it, have a look at our episode on Night in the Woods's Demontower here: youtube.com/watch?v=0CkkfI8Mvqo
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Braid and The Witness are © Jonathan Blow, in association with Number None and Thekla, Inc., respectively.
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64, Mario Party 3, Mario Party: Star Rush, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Rare and Microsoft Corporation.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is © Capcom Co., Ltd.
The character "Vaultboy" is © Bethesda Softworks LLC.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is © 1492 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox
Nostalghia is © Andrei Tarkovsky.
Press Your Luck is © CBS Corporation.
Superboy is © DC Comics.
"Arbitrary Stupid Goal" is written by Tamara Shopsin.
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Things Used:
Text walkthrough hosted at StrategyWiki
JJ Abrams and the Mystery Box: youtube.com/watch?v=KKs-sTZLPKs
IGN - Game Changers: youtube.com/watch?v=dSwgEYAJUko
Ludonarritive analysis: scholarlygamer.blogspot.com/2008/08/braid-analysis.html
Nuclear warfare theory: rllmukforum.com/index.php?/topic/190136-the-story-of-braid
Feminism analysis: feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/11/hair-pulling-and-braid-weaving
Just One Question: youtube.com/watch?v=Sut2Jh2HmMs
It's Actually Pretty Shallow: utdmercury.com/2-deep-4-u
Metal Man: cybermoonstudios.deviantart.com/art/The-Mega-Man-2-Troop-101671085
On the Roof: xhi.deviantart.com/art/Braid-318540877
Jenga is a metaphor for the futility of man's struggle: jordanrace.blogspot.com/2013/03/braid-jenga-shirt-design.html
Tim Closeup: bayneyjayney.deviantart.com/art/Braid-Fanart-544284523
Sometimes you just have to fold some damn paper: dailygood.org/story/1471/why-we-love-our-own-creations-dan-ariely
Designing For is a series which looks at a level in gaming, and analyzes a theme central to that level's design. In this episode, we take a look at how Braid invests so much into its final level, 1-1...too much, in fact.
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Braid Walkthrough: youtube.com/watch?v=NdUyHi1i2h0
Writing/Additional Game Footage/Image Editing/Video Editing: Zack Frisbee/Goombachi
Voiceover/Script Editing/Audio Editing: Tommy Eyler/Pyrrhickong/The Dryest Bones
(youtube.com/user/pyrrhickong)
Intro Graphic and Watermark By: youtube.com/channel/UCFlA
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For a look at another indie game which we also don't feel works very well, take a look at our video on Tadpole Treble's Piranha Jungle here: youtube.com/watch?v=wfLdv00YaKc
Or, if you'd rather see an indie game with a level that contributes to its theme, rather than detracting from it, have a look at our episode on Night in the Woods's Demontower here: youtube.com/watch?v=0CkkfI8Mvqo
---------------
Braid and The Witness are © Jonathan Blow, in association with Number None and Thekla, Inc., respectively.
Super Mario Bros., Super Mario 64, Mario Party 3, Mario Party: Star Rush, Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, are © Nintendo Co., Ltd.
Banjo-Kazooie is © Rare and Microsoft Corporation.
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney is © Capcom Co., Ltd.
The character "Vaultboy" is © Bethesda Softworks LLC.
Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief is © 1492 Pictures, Sunswept Entertainment, Dune Entertainment, and 20th Century Fox
Nostalghia is © Andrei Tarkovsky.
Press Your Luck is © CBS Corporation.
Superboy is © DC Comics.
"Arbitrary Stupid Goal" is written by Tamara Shopsin.
-------------
Things Used:
Text walkthrough hosted at StrategyWiki
JJ Abrams and the Mystery Box: youtube.com/watch?v=KKs-sTZLPKs
IGN - Game Changers: youtube.com/watch?v=dSwgEYAJUko
Ludonarritive analysis: scholarlygamer.blogspot.com/2008/08/braid-analysis.html
Nuclear warfare theory: rllmukforum.com/index.php?/topic/190136-the-story-of-braid
Feminism analysis: feministe.us/blog/archives/2008/08/11/hair-pulling-and-braid-weaving
Just One Question: youtube.com/watch?v=Sut2Jh2HmMs
It's Actually Pretty Shallow: utdmercury.com/2-deep-4-u
Metal Man: cybermoonstudios.deviantart.com/art/The-Mega-Man-2-Troop-101671085
On the Roof: xhi.deviantart.com/art/Braid-318540877
Jenga is a metaphor for the futility of man's struggle: jordanrace.blogspot.com/2013/03/braid-jenga-shirt-design.html
Tim Closeup: bayneyjayney.deviantart.com/art/Braid-Fanart-544284523
Sometimes you just have to fold some damn paper: dailygood.org/story/1471/why-we-love-our-own-creations-dan-ariely
