best puzzle game this gen by far!

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#1 Decrate
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i just finished playing Braid and i have to say, not only is the story thought provoking when you finish it and actually understand what it is about, but the gameplay is amazing, it really makes you think to solve many of the puzzles and you feel so good finishing it. the graphics are also amazing since this game was developed to be 1080p naitive, its so gorgeous and i definitely prefer this over many 3D games today

whos with me?

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#2 Wanderer5
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Nah best puzzle this gen goes to Portal 2.

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#3 campzor
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horrible game that... easy way on wasting money. Hell... god of war 2 had far better puzzles.
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#4 Arach666
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As a puzzle game World of Goo is probably the best this gen,Braid has puzzles,yes,but it´s a 2D platformer. :)

Oh,and Portal 2 of course!

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#6 madsnakehhh
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World of Goo disagrees.

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#7 tempest91
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horrible game that... easy way on wasting money. Hell... god of war 2 had far better puzzles.campzor

I don't know if I would go that far. Also, in before pretentious king.

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#8 speedfreak48t5p
Member since 2009 • 14494 Posts

You screwed up. That's not a screenshot of Portal 2.

By the way, Braid's not a puzzle game.

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#9 TailBlood
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Thought you were going to post a Portal 2 screenshot. Move along people, nothing to see here.

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#10 Decrate
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As far as puzzle games go this gen, Professor Layton is where it's at.

Braid had neat mechanics, but the pretentious presentation drew away from the experience.

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pretentious presentation? im all for everyone giving their own opinion on what the best is but what exactly was pretentious?
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#11 BPoole96
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Portal 2 is the best. I'm pretty intelligent and some of the puzzles in there made me scratch my head

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#12 TailBlood
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Portal 2 is the best. I'm pretty intelligent and some of the puzzles in there made me scratch my head

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It's the only game I've laughed at... Intelligently. Dialouge is superb+ Puzzles are amazingly done. Almost as if Valve does level design better than anyone.

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#13 Jynxzor
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I came in here expecting Catherine screenshots. I now leave this thread dissapointed.
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#14 ActicEdge
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This is certainly one of the top games.

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#15 dercoo
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Portal1/2 slaughters everything in the puzzle category this gen

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#17 NaveedLife
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Nah best puzzle this gen goes to Portal 2.

Wanderer5

This, but the second one would probably be Braid. I just beat Braid a week or two ago and its great!

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#18 Mozelleple112
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Portal 2 has it beat..

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#19 OreoMilkshake
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Professor Layton. I really need to play Unwound Future.
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#20 cain006
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You screwed up. That's not a screenshot of Portal 2.

By the way, Braid's not a puzzle game.

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Yes it is. There's platforming elements, but it is definitely a puzzle game. It's kind of like how people say that Metroid Prime is an fps when it's an action adventure.

Anyways I thought Braid was pretty good, but too short. The ending was pretty awesome, one of the best ever in the games I've played.

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#21 dotWithShoes
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[QUOTE="speedfreak48t5p"]

You screwed up. That's not a screenshot of Portal 2.

By the way, Braid's not a puzzle game.

cain006

Yes it is. There's platforming elements, but it is definitely a puzzle game. It's kind of like how people say that Metroid Prime is an fps when it's an action adventure.

Anyways I thought Braid was pretty good, but too short. The ending was pretty awesome, one of the best ever in the games I've played.

Just because a game is in first person, and you shoot doesn't make it a FPS.. You can shoot magic in elder scrolls.. is it a FPS?
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#22 Cherokee_Jack
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Nah best puzzle this gen goes to Portal 2.

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Maybe. Best comedy/"adventure" game, definitely. But great as the puzzles are, they do often suffer from a lack of clarity. Sometimes the solution is inscrutable simply because you didn't notice one particular little ledge among all the other crap in the level.
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#23 idill23
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I came in here expecting Catherine screenshots. I now leave this thread dissapointed.Jynxzor
Me too. Shame.
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#24 cain006
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Just because a game is in first person, and you shoot doesn't make it a FPS.. You can shoot magic in elder scrolls.. is it a FPS?dotWithShoes
I know, which is why I said it's an action adventure game...

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#25 TheOtherTheoG
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You didn't post Portal 2 screenshots? Right...
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#26 pills4louis
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That doesn't look like Meteos, OP.

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#27 CoolSkAGuy
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Portal series :D
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#28 sailor232
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yeah I loved World of Goo, great atsmophere and the game had feeling as well.

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#29 tommyas
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Portal 2 and World of Goo. Both epic.
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#30 UnrealLegend
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Portal 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else ever created 8)

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#31 Twin-Blade
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I agree 100%. Braid, personally, blew away everything in the same genre..

But:

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#32 TailBlood
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[QUOTE="Wanderer5"]

Nah best puzzle this gen goes to Portal 2.

Cherokee_Jack

Maybe. Best comedy/"adventure" game, definitely. But great as the puzzles are, they do often suffer from a lack of clarity. Sometimes the solution is inscrutable simply because you didn't notice one particular little ledge among all the other crap in the level.

Wait... what the hell? Did you just invent that genre? Also that's the brilliance of portal 2, hence why it's the best puzzle game. It isn't a difficult game, the puzzles are there for you to solve. There is clarity, you just were to busy trying to do the "logical thing" when infact it's as simple as actually stopping and looking at the enviournment.

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#33 pills4louis
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Portal 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else ever created 8)

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Look, man, I love Portal 2 and all, it's GOTY 2011 as far as I'm concerned... but please, don't make us Portsl 2 fans look bad. Those "cake is a lie" kids already ruined the first game's fanbase's reputation for us...

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#34 razgriz_101
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I dunno i quite like that game you get with your 360 think its called Hexic...mind you theres been reiterations of tetris this gen so that instantly has won in my heart.

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#35 UnrealLegend
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[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]

Portal 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else ever created 8)

pills4louis

Look, man, I love Portal 2 and all, it's GOTY 2011 as far as I'm concerned... but please, don't make us Portsl 2 fans look bad. Those "cake is a lie" kids already ruined the first game's fanbase's reputation for us...

lol, I was exaggerating :P

It's easily my favourite game of the generation, but I'm not a blind Valve fanboy :)

Now excuse me while I get to work on combustible lemons to burn life's house down...

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#36 pills4louis
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[QUOTE="pills4louis"]

[QUOTE="UnrealLegend"]

Portal 2 >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> everything else ever created 8)

UnrealLegend

Look, man, I love Portal 2 and all, it's GOTY 2011 as far as I'm concerned... but please, don't make us Portsl 2 fans look bad. Those "cake is a lie" kids already ruined the first game's fanbase's reputation for us...

lol, I was exaggerating :P

It's easily my favourite game of the generation, but I'm not a blind Valve fanboy :)

Now excuse me while I get to work on combustible lemons to burn life's house down...

Ah, my bad. I always take things too literally. Indeed, Portal 2 is one of this gen's greatest games. It had a lot to offer the gaming world, brought a lot to the table, and if it doesn't win the majority of GOTY awards then I can finally rest easy and stop taking "GOTY" stuff seriously for the rest of my days.

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#37 deactivated-63f6895020e66
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I'd also go with Braid. It was ridiculously pretentious, but it was a damn great game, with great graphics and music.
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#38 PoindeJ
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Wow... going to this thread makes me realize how much I LOVE puzzle games.

I haven't played Braid... but given that puzzle games are my second favorite genre after 2D platformers, looks like I need to go download it.

Also, @ActicEdge, thanks for posting the Zack & Wiki pic. Also one of the best puzzle games this gen. I have a big place in my heart for that game. (*Imagines what it would be like on the Wii U...*)

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#39 NaveedLife
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That doesn't look like Meteos, OP.

pills4louis

oh boy I forgot about Meteos! It's definitely in the top four. Portal 2 is the best, but Meteos, Braid, and Portal 1 are all great games too.

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#40 Heil68
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I would pick the Portal series.
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#41 deactivated-5d6e91f5c147a
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Um, how can one go against the classic, Tetris DS?
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#42 dom2000
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Portal 2 is the best. I'm pretty intelligent and some of the puzzles in there made me scratch my head

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Lol really? Im pretty intelligent and i found portal 2 a breeze, both single player and co op! I probably spent more time looking for the next wall i could shoot my portal at in the wide open spaces than actually doing some of the test chambers
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#43 ArchoNils2
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IMO the best are the puzzle RPGs like Puzzle Quest

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#44 Vinegar_Strokes
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IMO the best are the puzzle RPGs like Puzzle Quest

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i sunk about 50 lunch hours in to that at work on my iphone. sooo good
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#45 guildclaws
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Nope, the best puzzle game is Portal 2

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#46 sinpkr
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mw2 disagrees

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#47 calvinsora
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Wow, I was expecting to see any other puzzler outside of Braid (and would've ensued to say "No, that's Braid"), but good choice, man, I completely agree. A beautiful, smart, charming puzzler with some of the most mind-bending puzzles I've ever played.

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#48 Luxen90
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Um, how can one go against the classic, Tetris DS?siLVURcross
Just blame Nintendo for not shipping enough copies :(. Seriously though, that game is fantastic.
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#49 pills4louis
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[QUOTE="pills4louis"]

That doesn't look like Meteos, OP.

NaveedLife

oh boy I forgot about Meteos! It's definitely in the top four. Portal 2 is the best, but Meteos, Braid, and Portal 1 are all great games too.

I really wish Sakurai would make a sequel to Meteos. That and Mr. Driller are my favorite puzzle games of all time.

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#50 Luxen90
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I don't know about best, but my top 3 in no order would be: Portal 2 Tetris DS Echochrome