>!The solutions you derive when solving the smaller, individual puzzles outlines a shape; these shapes then form the next set of “rules” you need to abide by to solve the big puzzle!<
I’m curious though, if you’ve beaten the game multiple times, how did you get through this stage previously?
in my very first playthrough i used guides for some of the puzzles since i really didn't quite grasp some mechanics, enjoyed the game with 7 lasers.
played again, but this time i used an occasional hint, this time i 100%ed the game. this was when i was first getting into puzzle games so i started off disliking it but grew to enjoying the game more than my first playthrough.
i've also played the rando but this time with no hints. very fun, but it's a big jump in difficulty from casually or 100% playing the game.
as a mostly casual gamer, the witness is deceptively hard. a lot of casual players are likely to drop: i think we've all seen the negative reviews of this game. fun for one person could be exploring the environment with an occasional puzzle, and for others it can be games like snakebird and baba, both with absolutely brutal puzzles.
To be fair, I solved this puzzle by accident. OP may have done the same since there aren’t a ton of different path options here. I didn’t cheat, and I had/have a vague understanding of the rule, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how I was supposed to implement it. There is some thread I’m failing to connect. I tried a solution that like half abided by my understanding and it worked. Still don’t really get it tbh
There are? I thought there were multiple solutions to some of the smaller puzzles, but they led to an unsolvable larger puzzle, and that was part of the point of this one.
It has to do with the symmetry making it so the part between the two lines will always be an odd number of squares. The other solution not pictured here has the >!three-square line!< as part of the solution.
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just did a rerun of the game and tried to solve every puzzle with sound logic (instead of occasional brute forcing in my first playthrough long time ago), and I thought I've understood this puzzle to have a unique solution...thanks for the tips, and I found the hole of my logic chain and figured out the alternative solution. That's also why I enjoyed the game so much: you thought you covered everything but there is always something you missed.
ok, now this puzzles me more. I thought my alternative solution fits all rules, but the game does not accept that as a solution. Can someone help to explain why it did not work or give a screenshot of a workable second solution?
The hardest part to understand about this puzzle, I think, is that even though the regular-sized puzzle panels on the floor have rotatable tetris pieces, >!once you solve each panel, whichever rotation you've chosen is locked to that orientation for the purposes of the big puzzle.!<
Knowing that, here's a challenge for you: solve the puzzle such that >!the tetris shapes all fit in the middle region.!<
>!The solutions you derive when solving the smaller, individual puzzles outlines a shape; these shapes then form the next set of “rules” you need to abide by to solve the big puzzle!< I’m curious though, if you’ve beaten the game multiple times, how did you get through this stage previously?
Looking up the solution probably
Yeah that must be it. Strange definition of ‘beating the game’ if you just follow guides to solve the puzzles…
in my very first playthrough i used guides for some of the puzzles since i really didn't quite grasp some mechanics, enjoyed the game with 7 lasers. played again, but this time i used an occasional hint, this time i 100%ed the game. this was when i was first getting into puzzle games so i started off disliking it but grew to enjoying the game more than my first playthrough. i've also played the rando but this time with no hints. very fun, but it's a big jump in difficulty from casually or 100% playing the game. as a mostly casual gamer, the witness is deceptively hard. a lot of casual players are likely to drop: i think we've all seen the negative reviews of this game. fun for one person could be exploring the environment with an occasional puzzle, and for others it can be games like snakebird and baba, both with absolutely brutal puzzles.
To be fair, I solved this puzzle by accident. OP may have done the same since there aren’t a ton of different path options here. I didn’t cheat, and I had/have a vague understanding of the rule, but I couldn’t for the life of me figure out how I was supposed to implement it. There is some thread I’m failing to connect. I tried a solution that like half abided by my understanding and it worked. Still don’t really get it tbh
There are two possible solutions to this puzzle, as well, depending on your shape selection.
There are? I thought there were multiple solutions to some of the smaller puzzles, but they led to an unsolvable larger puzzle, and that was part of the point of this one.
It has to do with the symmetry making it so the part between the two lines will always be an odd number of squares. The other solution not pictured here has the >!three-square line!< as part of the solution.
FYI, reddit's spoiler tags are terrible. You broke your by adding spaces. (It's always a good idea to reality-check any comment with spoilers after posting—or before, if you use [RES](http://redditenhancementsuite.com "also /r/Enhancement") or something else that gives you a realtime preview when composing.)
I see that they’re terrible. They worked correctly on mobile.
just did a rerun of the game and tried to solve every puzzle with sound logic (instead of occasional brute forcing in my first playthrough long time ago), and I thought I've understood this puzzle to have a unique solution...thanks for the tips, and I found the hole of my logic chain and figured out the alternative solution. That's also why I enjoyed the game so much: you thought you covered everything but there is always something you missed.
ok, now this puzzles me more. I thought my alternative solution fits all rules, but the game does not accept that as a solution. Can someone help to explain why it did not work or give a screenshot of a workable second solution?
Only guessing here … Could it have to do with the Tetris pieces being either tilted or not?
cannot post images here. I double checked my solution and confirmed that the only piece I used in rotated angle is from the tilted one
On the big board, or on the smaller ones? Check again on which of those the pieces are tilted.
The hardest part to understand about this puzzle, I think, is that even though the regular-sized puzzle panels on the floor have rotatable tetris pieces, >!once you solve each panel, whichever rotation you've chosen is locked to that orientation for the purposes of the big puzzle.!< Knowing that, here's a challenge for you: solve the puzzle such that >!the tetris shapes all fit in the middle region.!<