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Jonathan Blow's The Witness Was Secretly At PAX
The developer of the acclaimed Braid brought his new game, The Witness, to PAX. However, it was on a nondescript PC that was unattended and unmarked. Why would he do such a thing?
According to Blow, there were several reasons for keeping the public debut of The Witness low-key. His post on the game's blog site reads: "At a show full of companies trying to capture your attention and sell you things, I wanted to do something that is subtle, and a surprise — if you notice it, and decide to investigate, you find something unexpected."
Unlike Braid, The Witness is a fully 3D game that players explore in first-person. Blow also points out that many of the assets are still programmer art, and several of the puzzles are incomplete. In other words, the game isn't done yet, and probably won't be for at least a year.
Head over to Kotaku if you want to see a video of The Witness in action.
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