It's been said that some games actually improve under the influence of various substances.
Braid isn't one of them.
Or is it? Rapper Soulja Boy--who I was completely unaware of due to being afflicted with an extreme, violent case of whiteness--has his own half-baked take on Jonathan Blow's brainy, postmodern platformer that may just change your mind. Watch it with someone you love:
Now,
Braid was one of those games that took me a while to finish due to my love of sitting down with a nice, cold beer when I play video games. One microbrew(I warned you, I'm very white) is all it takes to completely throw me out of the proper
Braid state of mind and make me reach for something like EA's
Explosion City 2009. So while I'm not sure that I quite understand Soulja Boy's nuanced take on the game, according to the Worthington Scale, he is a much better person than me, so I at least have to respect him.
One thing, though: if Jonathan Blow ever takes his own life, we won't have to search very hard for a reason.
Related Links:
On Beating Braid
Jonathan Blow Your Mind
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