Comments on: Getting Things Done

By: David

David — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 15:29:30 +0000

In reply to Jonathan Blow. Or as Phil Fish would say...

By: Jonathan Blow

Jonathan Blow — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 20:45:25 +0000

In reply to That Hamster. Bite me.

By: That Hamster

That Hamster — Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:16:51 +0000

So 3 months ago The Witness was in “finish-the-game” development. Riiiiiiiiiight. I just don’t get why this update was even posted. Just tell us you are still working on the game and it will be available when it’s done. Don’t say mid-2014. Don’t say it’s almost done. Just keep it to yourselves because this industry rarely meets target deadlines. It’s so frustrating.

The disappointment caused by missed release windows has actually killed some of my hype for this game. The fact I’m on this page at all shows how much I want to play it but now I harbor resentment for being let down.

By: D0ugu

D0ugu — Sat, 20 Sep 2014 15:19:06 +0000

Hey is this gonna be a downloadable game for PS4 or a box game? Wondering as I obvs wanna preorder but if it’s download only I’m obviously not gonna go and preorder a supposed box version for £50 from GAME…

By: Nikhil

Nikhil — Fri, 19 Sep 2014 10:29:37 +0000

Your signup form is broken!
Looking forward this game for a some time now :) me exicted!

By: Charilaos

Charilaos — Fri, 12 Sep 2014 12:13:34 +0000

This looks fantastic. Is the iOS version going to be optimized for the Metal framework? It would allow the iDevices to show a lot more of the glory you’ve been working on.

By: Pritchard

Pritchard — Fri, 29 Aug 2014 06:32:40 +0000

I’m excited, but I also know that the pre-release phase takes an almost disheartening amount of time. Time budgets must take this into account.

You already know that… being such a seasoned game developer, after all :)
So I won’t get too anxious about a release yet.

Just let me know when the big marketing campaign has started so I can pay attention, haha.

By: Paul Grzymkowski

Paul Grzymkowski — Thu, 28 Aug 2014 17:56:12 +0000

In reply to Adam Thompson. I agree that Steam screenshots and PS4 share options are nice features, but a proper photo mode that I'm referring to would be a lot more than that. You could pause the action at any time, move the camera into any position you want, possibly change lighting / focus / filters to get really unique perspectives, etc.

By: Gregory

Gregory — Wed, 27 Aug 2014 23:05:05 +0000

In reply to DAS k1ishEé.

Well, december is in a bit over three months, so it’s not that far off…
But on the other hand there are still many people who are PS4-less who will be getting one for Christmas. So a release around christmas would actually be positive for those people.

By: player

player — Tue, 26 Aug 2014 18:34:30 +0000

how about a new trailer then?

By: Charles

Charles — Sat, 23 Aug 2014 19:59:47 +0000

In reply to Adam Thompson. Well the ps4 share button kinda takes care of that already.

By: Cary GRONEVELDT

Cary GRONEVELDT — Fri, 22 Aug 2014 19:27:05 +0000

Fantastischer work!

By: Ryan

Ryan — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 20:48:55 +0000

Almost gametime! My PS4 and PC are waiting for this. Jonathan, what are you going to do with your pools of money from this one? Any ideas on what you are thinking of developing post The Witness? Seems like you have a great team assembled, hopefully y’all have something up your sleeves.

By: Line46

Line46 — Thu, 21 Aug 2014 10:04:55 +0000

I think is a great example for programers, artists and workers in general this you are giving here: to take your time to put care and attention in a work (whatever it is) in order to provide the best experience you can, over demands from companies or even costumers to work in haste just to have the thing as quick as possible. I think is a very sensible attitude and even an inspiring one.

I appreciate too your sharing your progress through all these years: thank you all!

By: Anubis

Anubis — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 22:40:30 +0000

My PS4 is waiting for The Witness. It’s a hard wait, but everything suggest it will be completely worth it.

By: Foalin

Foalin — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 12:45:21 +0000

The landscape looks beautiful. I might have to get a PS4 for this.

By: Adam Thompson

Adam Thompson — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 09:25:48 +0000

In reply to Paul Grzymkowski.

I have to second the photo mode, it would really be great to have for the reasons you’ve said.

These types of games, and particularly this one, seems to hold a lot of value in what you see. Capturing and sharing moments would be great.

In all fairness though, Steam already has screenshot taking / sharing capabilities. Might not be worth considering in-game options for it.

To everyone working on the game: keep up the good work! This is the game I’ve been waiting for since Braid.

By: Philumptuous

Philumptuous — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 08:44:42 +0000

Just bought a PS4 so I’m ready for this…

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 05:21:24 +0000

I was wondering about this game for some time. I’m glad to hear it’s almost ready for show, and it’s one of the reasons that I picked up a PS4. Good luck on the final stretch guys!

By: Oddkins

Oddkins — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 04:30:03 +0000

YES!

Way to go guys!

Thanks for the update!

By: Finn

Finn — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 23:05:31 +0000

The heads up is really appreciated. Thank you for sharing.

By: Bjern

Bjern — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 13:54:22 +0000

Great to hear that the project is coming along just fine! I cant wait for the game to be released!

By: Sami

Sami — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 10:13:56 +0000

Awesome to hear that a lot of progress is getting made! Finish-game-mode is probably further from actual finishing that it sounds, but it’s good to hear nonetheless.

By: DAS k1ishEé

DAS k1ishEé — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 08:36:11 +0000

Don’t say “finish-the-game mode” without a release date. Now I’m just getting too hyped for it and in the end, it comes out Christmas Dx

By: Matthew VanDevander

Matthew VanDevander — Sat, 16 Aug 2014 03:16:23 +0000

Wow, great work everyone. It’s really looking amazing. :)

Hope to play it soon.

Agree with Paul about the photo mode. Though on PC, it would be lovely to have some supersampling options built in, so it can look extra crisp while playing too. :)

By: Hemlock Drew

Hemlock Drew — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 23:40:20 +0000

omg omg omg omg omg omg omg omg

::pulse quickening::

By: Paul Grzymkowski

Paul Grzymkowski — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:29:23 +0000

That’s great news. I feel like every time I check in the game just keeps looking better and better.

Though it may not make any sense in the context of the game, would you consider adding a photo mode? (potentially as an additional bonus upon completion of the main game).

Not a new concept, but a number of recent games are doing this (Infamous Second Son, The Last of Us Remastered, various driving games, etc.) and it seems to be a great way for players to celebrate / appreciate the game and share what they have “witnessed” with their friends on social media sites. Probably serves as free promotion for the games, too.

By: Linus Hamilton

Linus Hamilton — Fri, 15 Aug 2014 18:04:15 +0000

It's beautiful. Compliments to your architect, and whoever designed those Japanese maples (?) in the top-right. Off-topic: Braid fans who like computer science may enjoy this paper.