Posted on: May 27, 2025

Xenolethes

Jeux: 60 Avis: 9

Challenge âpre, victoires gratifiantes

Interessé par ce jeu à la réputation d'oeuvre "culte", j'ai plongé dans le cadre de cette île aux + de 650 puzzles répartis entre ses différents biômes, aisément identifiables. Et quelle claque ! Le seul "défaut" qui me vient à l'esprit étant la "narration" du jeu : les audiologs et les vidéos sur lesquelles on tombe des fois servent le propos du jeu, certes ; mais je pense que "The Witness" n'avait pas besoin de ces éléments superflus pour garder son efficacité et sa thématique : 1 jeu sur "l'épiphanie", l'idée de génie, l'illumination qui nous fera résoudre une énigme sur laquelle on bloque depuis plusieurs minutes. Je l'ai ressenti maintes fois face aux défis parsemés sur l'île ; qui porte une atmosphère (sans musique) forte, renforcée par les biômes (chacune conteant 1 spécificté dans les énigmes) et des détails environnementaux, comme les Trompe-l'Oeil habiles et déroutants. Mais la grande force de ce Jeu à puzzles ... sont ses puzzles : à partir d'un concept simple (tracer un chemin à partir jusqu'à 1 bout de ligne oblong), le jeu l'exploite jusque dans ses derniers retranchements : chaque nouvelle mécanique de puzzle est poussée dans toutes les itérations qu'elle peut offrir ... y compris quand elles sont combinées entre elles ! A cela s'ajoute la limpidité des règles : sans aucun dialogue ou ligne de texte, les mécaniques sont claires à comprendre (même s'il m'a fallu beaucoup de temps pour comprendre 1 gimmick ... basé sur le son !) Ainsi, le tout vous conditionne pour le reste de l'aventure ... et faire attention à votre environnement, qui recèle de surprises. En conclusion, si vous aimez les puzzles, ce jeu est un pilier du genre, que je vous recommande ! Certaines énigmes seront évidentes, d'autres vous mettront à TRES rude épreuve. Mais le défi en vaut la chandelle !

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Posted on: June 19, 2025

Rhyno4GOG

Jeux: 174 Avis: 12

Sort of like Myst

Sort of like Myst but without the story.

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Posted on: August 18, 2025

CommanderLara

Possesseur vérifié

Jeux: 691 Avis: 56

If it suits you...

I don't want to be unfair, not every game is for everyone, but without subjectivity there is no opinion. The Witness looks beautiful, the parallels to Myst are obvious, and anyone who loved Myst will feel right at home here. My only problem is that I'm unable to solve the puzzles. It's fine at the beginning, but as soon as the rules get more complicated, I feel like I'm back in math class as a teenager: I just don't get it. Because I found the island so beautiful, I followed a walkthrough, and of course that worked – until you come across a puzzle that can only be solved if you actually understand the rules, and that was the end of it for me. I'll never know if the ending of The Witness reveals a significant story after all, which is a real shame. Conclusion: You should only pay the high price if you're sure that the game is really for you. Otherwise, you'll end up really annoyed.

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Posted on: October 3, 2025

snakeakaossi

Possesseur vérifié

Jeux: Avis: 1

I return to the island every few years

I've had this game for such a long time and I've never gotten around to write a review for it. I return to the Witness every few years. It is so beautiful and out there, like it is specifically made for me. It gets 5 stars from me, but your mileage may vary. It is best enjoyed going in blind. After you've played it, go back to the store page and watch the trailer again. I'm not spoiling anything, but let's just say there's more to the game than the game itself.

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Posted on: November 11, 2019

bcool_PT

Jeux: 195 Avis: 1

An incredible experience to be enjoyed

If you want a game with a linear story, excitement, stimulation, clear objectives, achievments and a "beginning-middle-and-end" sequence, this game is NOT for you. Seriously, just pass it on and we can all avoid reading another review complaining that the game didn't offer something it was never meant to offer. This game is not as much played as it is experienced. No timer, no enemies, no stress, no help, just you and your curiosity, a beautiful location and the calmness, introspective and reasoning that is lacking in almost every aspect of our lives. This game is about learning. About learning how to learn. You need to enjoy the intellectual stimulation that comes from figuring out want you know and what you don't know in order to enjoy this game. Every section of puzzles teaches you a different part of the language you need in order to decipher the puzzles, and the rest is up to you. Some people seem to feel frustrated about the lack of "meaning" when the game is "completed". This shows that they didn't understand one of this game's lessons: learn to enjoy the ride instead of only thinking about its ending. Enjoy learning for learning's sake, and solving the puzzles for their own challenge, not to reach some arbitrary milestone. Live in the moment, enjoy the experience, reason about your actions and your surroudings. This game is not for everyone and it surely requires a special mindset. Some people call it pretentious, I think they're just not willing to reflect as much as the game invites you to. I just wish more people would be able to enjoy it, because today's world is in dire need of such a calm, introspective and intellectual journey.

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