Braid Creator Making 3D 'Puzzle-Exploration Game'
by Alice O'Connor, Jul 17, 2009 9:36am PDTJonathan Blow, designer of acclaimed puzzle-platformer Braid, has revealed through job postings that he's entering development of a new 3D "puzzle-exploration game."
Blow describes the project as "a puzzle-exploration game that is philosophical, and quiet, and is being made for reasons other than crass profit motive." Bless his socks.
While there are few details on what the new game will be, Blow's job posting for a 3D environment concept artist gives a fair indication of what won't be involved:
The majority of [your] portfolio should consist of things absent from the following list: Girls With Big Tits; Barbarians Wielding Axes, Covered in Blood; Aliens; Space Ships; Gangsters Getting Shot in the Face; Orcs; Giant Robots; and, of course, Postapocalyptic Wastelands.
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As to why someone would care how this guy acts if his game is good? Well, how about, I don't generally like giving my money to a$$holes... There's plenty of other great games out there these days, so much so, that I have numerous games I've purchased on my steam list I've never so much as played for one minute (bought them on weekend sales).
While Braid may be a fantastic, innovative puzzle/platformer....it's still a $15 downloadable 2d game, with an art style I don't personally like (not saying it's bad at all, just saying it's not my taste) and it's a very short game. While I may be missing out...in the end I'd much rather spend my money elsewhere given this guy's attitude.
Hell, I've been reading this site for something like 10 years, and I almost never post a comment, but seeing people defend this guy while not understanding why he gets flamed...just amazes me.
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