I wonder whether taking your time to look at a problem in different ways is not the norm for a lot of people but this game encourages you to take a step away from just guessing or breaking a puzzle and to analyse the mechanics. There can be a few puzzles which are annoyingly arduous to think through but I found this refreshing as it doesn't lead you by the hand. Pen and paper was a must! All but the most basic of puzzles I have encountered have had a defining eureka moment where the nature of the simplest first puzzles ring true to the very last. I think it encourages us to re-think how we think, trust that our first instincts may be off the mark and to persevere through multiple lines of thought so that it eventually rewards us with the answer. The Witness has been the first game in a while to make me think outside the box and to really test my deductive skills over the range of puzzles it showcases. There is so much more to this game than originally meets the eye and the latter stages will bring all you have learned to new depths and difficulties. For me, what you get from this game is determined by what you put in.
