Just downloaded and played through world 2 & 3. An awesome game so far, the art style is great and puzzles so far are challenging. So far I've been happy with my purchase the last 2 weeks, lets hope the streak continues :D

Bump for stealth GOTY contender!

Sales are going pretty solidly for Braid. I think the $15 price point has hurt it, but it still should end up with around 20,000 units sold by Saturday.

that game costs about $19 here in ontario if i go to purchase a point card.(tax included) so while it looks nice...and sounds nice....ill stick to buying retail games for $10-15.

I'm up to the boss in World 5 and let me just say, this game is something else. It is simple in design and yet quickly becomes complicated to execute when new time rules are introduced. Your logic based puzzling skills and your platforming skills need to be honed to perfection if you want to get through this gem. The story, and surprisingly there actually is one, I can say is one of the finest i've ever seen considering you're reading off a few paragraphs at a time. The whole game is gripping, and I cannot recommend it enough. My one and only gripe is, once you do manage to beat the quest, there really isn't much else to do but a speed run for that last achievement.

BTW: This game plays great homage to both Donkay Kong and Super Mario Bros. Pirahhna plants, goomba like guys, a dinosaur(Yoshi inspired) that always lets you know the princess is in another castle and a Donkey Kong-like layout in World 4 in one of the rooms.

i just finished the trial. it seems like a really neat game. might have picked it up at 800 points. i hope banjo and portal are only 800....because im not going to be impressed if they are more.

Yea I just played the trial (mrstickball, your video kinda ruined it for me with the answer!) and its a magnificient game and Im really itching to see what the other Worlds hold. The HD graphics look fantastic and the backward time is very innovative.

Unfortunately I still feel priced out, I mean two VGCers are already in World 5. I think I would have bought it in an instant if it was 800 MS Points though. Who knows I might yet yield this weekend.

While the game is relatively short, it is worth the extra $5. I forgot to mention it has one of the best soundtracks I have ever heard in a game. I wouldn't wait because it's probably not going down in price anytime soon.

I'm ready to try this game, seems like it'll be really good.

Ok just finished the game. Well I'm just missing 2 puzzle pieces but I will get those in time I think. I would say it took me about 5 hours total. This isn't including the Speed run which I haven't unlocked yet (I guess you need all the puzzle pieces for that). All in all it's a fun innovative platformer. I do kinda wish it was 800 instead of 1200 points now but it was worth the purchase IMO.

Don't let the brevity and extra 400 points scare you off, guys. This is not one to be missed!