I feel dumb but I am already having a problem comprehending this game, I can imagine spending a 100 hours into a RPG but can not really imagine it in a puzzle game. The game is already mentally hurting me before I start playing it =p.
Edit: 40 Euro, feel like I should wait for a deal...
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My relationship with The Witness has been difficult. Ireally want to like it - the idea, the world... every part of it appeals to my interest in quirky, arty little indie curios. But. There are parts of the game that almost feel like they’ve been designed as a punishment, and when you have so little idea what’s going on at the start, it can feel sparsely cruel.
So much of it is a mystery with layers that will only reveal themselves hours, days or weeks later. That should be great but there’s such an unloving feel and lack of feedback that it struggles to feel rewarding. Like showing an A+ report card to a parent who just frowns wordlessly.
I found myself thinking of Dark Souls a lot while playing, bizarrely. Both are uncompromisingly tough games that exchange hard work for progress with zero hand-holding. However Dark Souls feels like a warm hug from a friend compared to The Witness’ clinical sterility. Where Souls teases you through the world, and draws you on with tiny sparks of understanding, The Witness is practically binary: you’re either getting somewhere or you’re not, and it doesn’t really care which.