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The Witness sees the light in January with up to 100 hours of gameplay expected

Jonathan Blow has finally issued a release date for The Witness, with a simultaneous PS4 and PC release incoming, while also explaining just how much work has gone into his next game since his last update.

Ozzie Mejia

September 17, 2015 10:11 AM

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It's been a long journey across a deserted island for developer Jonathan Blow, but the one-man force behind Braid is finally ready to reveal a release for his next big-time puzzle game. The Witness now has a release date, with a new trailer announcing a January 26 arrival on both PlayStation 4 and PC.

The Witness is an exploration puzzle game that sees a player look around a massive island of varying environments, solving various light-based puzzles to access more of it. The game has been oft-delayed and missed its PS4 launch target by quite a bit, but that's for a good reason. Development studio Thekia's work has not only added numerous textures and environments to the game, but according to a PlayStation.Blog post from Blow, the game's length has expanded significantly, going from "8 and 12 hours of playtime" to something around "80 hours, or possibly 100" for completionists.

To get an idea of how much progress Blow and company have made, check out the video below.

Ozzie Mejia

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Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?