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The Witness Review
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Posted: 22 months ago, last updated 11 days ago.
Author: @GeekDadGamer and Jo Robertson.
Overview
The Witness combines maze puzzles in an abandoned world with its own mythology, secrets, themes and story. It’s a game with puzzles at the core, but the real mystery is solving what has happened in the world you find yourself in.
You play the game in first-perspective as an unnamed character exploring an island roughly divided into eleven regions, arranged around a mountain that represents the ultimate goal for the player.
To progress through these regions you need to solve maze-like puzzles. A path is drawn on a grid that must satisfy certain rules taught to the player by exploring the island. There is no text or dialogue directly explaining a puzzle's rules so it's an unusual combination of observation, intuition and then the application of logic.
You play the game in first-perspective as an unnamed character exploring an island roughly divided into eleven regions, arranged around a mountain that represents the ultimate goal for the player.
To progress through these regions you need to solve maze-like puzzles. A path is drawn on a grid that must satisfy certain rules taught to the player by exploring the island. There is no text or dialogue directly explaining a puzzle's rules so it's an unusual combination of observation, intuition and then the application of logic.
Game Details
Content Rating: PEGI 3
Release Date: 14/12/2015, updated in 2018
Platforms: PC, PS4, Xbox One and iOS
Genres: Narrative, Open World and Puzzle
Developer: Thekla inc (@Thekla_inc)
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Commitment
Duration: This game will take between 18 hours and 30 hours to complete.
Players: This is a single player game. Because the game wants you to discover answers for yourself the time to complete it can vary wildly depending on your intuition, good fortune, observation and perseverance to solve each puzzle.
Players: This is a single player game. Because the game wants you to discover answers for yourself the time to complete it can vary wildly depending on your intuition, good fortune, observation and perseverance to solve each puzzle.
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Content Rating
This game was rated PEGI 3 because it contains scenes of partial nudity of a non-sexual, natural nature. The game features a statue which shows a bare-chested female. The bright and colourful surroundings give a warm and friendly feel to this island. Even though the island is completely abandoned and you venture in broken-down structures, the game never wants to scare you. The game is an open-world adventure which revolves around puzzles which become increasingly difficult. Because of this the game might not be suitable for the youngest of players.
Accessibility
Includes some puzzles that require you to distinguish colours or hear sounds to direct your play.
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