The Bridge (2013)

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7.4

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  1. gameface
    May 14, 2013
    5
    Super disappointed in this game. The art style and the setup seemed really interesting. However over the course of the game it began to feel more like a poor man's Braid. I don't like to compare games to other so directly but this felt like it was living in Braid's shadow a little too closely and it was all the worse for it. Most of the puzzles ended up being more a matter of keep pokingSuper disappointed in this game. The art style and the setup seemed really interesting. However over the course of the game it began to feel more like a poor man's Braid. I don't like to compare games to other so directly but this felt like it was living in Braid's shadow a little too closely and it was all the worse for it. Most of the puzzles ended up being more a matter of keep poking them until they were solved than me actually figuring them out and the storytelling just felt very lacking. A real shame.… Expand
  2. Andromeda707
    Feb 18, 2021
    6
    6.0/10
    Довольно любопытная головоломка, способная всякому вскружить голову. В прямом смысле. Разработчики данной игры очевидно вдохновлялись работами Маурица Корнелиса Эшера, в которых предоставлены особенности психологического восприятия сложных трёхмерных объектов, а также добавили к этим особенностям различные загадки, связанные с восприятием гравитации. Играется всё это весьма    6.0/10
    Довольно любопытная головоломка, способная всякому вскружить голову. В прямом смысле. Разработчики данной игры очевидно вдохновлялись работами Маурица Корнелиса Эшера, в которых предоставлены особенности психологического восприятия сложных трёхмерных объектов, а также добавили к этим особенностям различные загадки, связанные с восприятием гравитации. Играется всё это весьма интересно и необычно, но недолго, и по мере возрастания сложности тех или иных загадок вырастает скорее ощущение фрустрации, чем удовольствия от игры.    … Expand
  3. karcael
    Jun 11, 2021
    7
    Görsel bilmeceleri ile beyin yakan, baş döndüren ve "Yok artık!" dedirten bir oyundu. Çok keyif almıştım.
  4. Mykwon
    Aug 13, 2013
    8
    Brilliant game with very clever mechanisms and puzzles. Very nice artwork too. A lot of potential. I would have rated 10 if puzzles were not that easy. I finished the full game in one seating of less than 6 hours, obtaining all the achievements but 1 (out of 16). If the game gets upgrades or DLCs with additional puzzles, I'll change my score to 10.
  5. lotharz0r
    Feb 24, 2013
    8
    Not very difficult until the end of the game, but beautiful to look at and very satisfying to play. I'm playing with a gamepad on PC, and it works very well!
  6. joel_tdl
    Jan 24, 2020
    5
    No es mi tipo predilecto de juegos.

    JUGABILIDAD: Dejando de lado el pequeñísimo lag que tenemos al hacer girar la pantalla; la jugabilidad es demasiado lenta, hay algunos puzles en que debemos dar la vuelta completa al escenario en un sentido y luego en el inverso, y que puede tomarnos demasiado tiempo y paciencia por lo lentos que se mueven la cámara y el personaje. Algo muy muy    No es mi tipo predilecto de juegos.

    JUGABILIDAD:
    Dejando de lado el pequeñísimo lag que tenemos al hacer girar la pantalla; la jugabilidad es demasiado lenta, hay algunos puzles en que debemos dar la vuelta completa al escenario en un sentido y luego en el inverso, y que puede tomarnos demasiado tiempo y paciencia por lo lentos que se mueven la cámara y el personaje.

    Algo muy muy molesto es que, llegado cierto punto, el juego deja de tener lógica y la física por la que se regía cambia totalmente. En este tipo de juegos creo que lo más correcto es apegarse a la lógica que el programador desea, no cambiarla cada dos niveles. Pasa de ser un juego de puzle a un juego de adivinanza.

    El sistema que nos permite "Rebobinar" los niveles me parece mucho mejor decisión que el haber aplicado el típico Reset. Pero tampoco hace que pueda perdonar el resto de problemas jugables.

    La dificultad también está mal balanceada: tenemos algunos niveles muy fáciles y otros demasiado difíciles, indiscriminadamente del capitulo que juguemos.

    GRÁFICOS:
    El estilo de arte está bien, aunque tampoco podemos decir maravillas. El estilo de los niveles es decente pero inconsistente, como ya lo mencioné, algunos son demasiado difíciles mientras que otros tienen una solución obvia nada mas de verlos.

    SONIDO:
    En un principio la música se siente bastante bien, pero al poco tiempo descubrimos que peca de repetitiva. Por su parte, los efectos de sonido de los niveles son más bien carentes, y lo poco que hay es más molesto que algo digno de resaltar.    … Expand
  7. Cilanu
    Jun 16, 2013
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The Bridge is an independent puzzle game set in an M. C. Escher-like world. Your basic controls consist of walking and turning the world. The game's ad states that no two puzzles are similar, which sounds like an interesting challenge. Unfortunately, it does not quite live up to these expectations.

    SPOILERS AHEAD.
    The puzzles are divided into four chapters, each having six puzzles and the "mirrored" versions of each and every world, 48 total. While the first half is, say, realistic, the second half is quite disjointed forward puzzles are intertwined with really odd ones. The most difficult part was figuring out the locations of the so-called "wisps". According to the forum discussions it took an entire community quite some time to find all of them and the "hints" at these are really complex.

    The frustration part was a little too much for my taste, but overall it is a very nicely designed game. It can be played well with a controller, but I'd say that its current retail price of 14 is a tad too much.    … Expand
  8. var0592
    Feb 23, 2013
    9
    1. Definitely not a bad game...albeit a few shortcomings
    2.I dont know if u consider this a spoiler but the puzzles do not live up to their hype....if there was any... solved few of them almost instantly.... dunno if thats only just my brain...
    3 the above point is with ref to only a few handful....there are genuinely amazing puzzles in this game u must experience.....those "aha!"    1. Definitely not a bad game...albeit a few shortcomings
    2.I dont know if u consider this a spoiler but the puzzles do not live up to their hype....if there was any... solved few of them almost instantly.... dunno if thats only just my brain...
    3 the above point is with ref to only a few handful....there are genuinely amazing puzzles in this game u must experience.....those "aha!" moments are really worth it....
    4.wont say anything about graphics cos graphics dont make a game, but... cool "art" style.... sound isnt very good imo...repetitive....but it matches the mood to some extent

    "must play" for puzzle game aficionados...
    recommended for everyone else too...    … Expand
  9. JimCorbett
    Sep 22, 2014
    4
    The Bridge is a physics based puzzler with poor physics mechanics. That right there spells the downfall of the game. It tries to be like Braid by allowing you to rewind time and offering attempts at witty quotes in between levels, but none of it is anywhere near as good. There is no pacing in the levels. You'll start out easy, then they will quickly ramp up the difficulty, only to lower itThe Bridge is a physics based puzzler with poor physics mechanics. That right there spells the downfall of the game. It tries to be like Braid by allowing you to rewind time and offering attempts at witty quotes in between levels, but none of it is anywhere near as good. There is no pacing in the levels. You'll start out easy, then they will quickly ramp up the difficulty, only to lower it again later. Levels will range from being a minute long to over a half hour (if you want a particular achievement). Some of the levels just because needlessly tedious. By the end, The Bridge is a chore to play when it should have been a casual experience.… Expand
  10. strav
    Mar 23, 2014
    7
    Decent puzzle game. Despite it's escheresque presentation, most of the puzzles are not nearly as convoluted as they may first appear: most solutions are pretty straight forward and the amount of lateral thinking required is pretty low. This sums up in a somewhat unappealing gameplay that would, by itself, make an sub-average puzzle game if it weren't for overall graphical appeal. The artDecent puzzle game. Despite it's escheresque presentation, most of the puzzles are not nearly as convoluted as they may first appear: most solutions are pretty straight forward and the amount of lateral thinking required is pretty low. This sums up in a somewhat unappealing gameplay that would, by itself, make an sub-average puzzle game if it weren't for overall graphical appeal. The art style is commendable and is perhaps the very reason I kept playing the game. On the technical side, the game often feels tedious due to the control's sluggishness (even on a high end gaming rig). Overall, don't expect a masterpiece but The Bridge can sure fill one evening or two if only to enjoy stepping in a sweet, grey Escher like universe.… Expand
  11. theeDarkhorse
    Jul 31, 2013
    10
    Felt compelled to register an account to write this. This game answers the question as to whether games are an artform. The game is fun. Best puzzler since Limbo.
  12. Frast2013X
    Aug 2, 2013
    7
    Prosta, a jednak klimatyczna, ciekawa logiczna gra. The Bridge pokazuje ciekawy rysowany motyw graficzny, oraz proste sterowanie które tak czy siak przekłada się na ciężkie zagadki. The Bridge będzie pewnie przykładem prostej, za to naprawdę fajnej arcadeowej logicznej gry, jednak z niewykorzystanym potencjałem. Brakuje jej jednak większego rozbudowania i chyba to właśnie jest jejProsta, a jednak klimatyczna, ciekawa logiczna gra. The Bridge pokazuje ciekawy rysowany motyw graficzny, oraz proste sterowanie które tak czy siak przekłada się na ciężkie zagadki. The Bridge będzie pewnie przykładem prostej, za to naprawdę fajnej arcadeowej logicznej gry, jednak z niewykorzystanym potencjałem. Brakuje jej jednak większego rozbudowania i chyba to właśnie jest jej największym minusem. Obracanie ekranu/perspektywy w lewo lub prawo to fajny pomysł, jednak chcielibyśmy zobaczyć coś więcej.… Expand
  13. Outlander999
    Nov 17, 2013
    7
    The Bridge surely deserves a try. Maybe it's not good as other recent puzzle games, but the attractive gameplay shows a good touch of genius in it. VIRTUALINN.IT
  14. smilzoboboz
    Apr 24, 2015
    8
    From the simple but also great idea of giving the player 2 sets of controls, one for the main character and one for the world, the developers made a little masterpiece.

    The game has a strong philosophical theme: main character resembling a early ninetieth century German philosopher, the idea of changing the world around you, strong symbolism, etc. This theme blends perfectly with the    From the simple but also great idea of giving the player 2 sets of controls, one for the main character and one for the world, the developers made a little masterpiece.

    The game has a strong philosophical theme: main character resembling a early ninetieth century German philosopher, the idea of changing the world around you, strong symbolism, etc. This theme blends perfectly with the mechanics of the game, the music and the idea of a greyscale drawing graphic.
    The puzzles are really hard (at least they have been for me) and to solve them you have to discard your idea of gravity, because here everything is relative.

    I'm not giving this game huge numbers just because it's not much elaborate, even if extremely well made.
    I'd like to recommend this game only to people who really like to think a lot, because this game makes you do that.    … Expand
  15. Broyax
    Feb 12, 2020
    0
    L'indé tout pourri du jour, celui qu'on avait laissé au placard pour plus tard est un étron indé. Evidemment me direz-vous, car c'est la raison d'être des "jeux indés". Mais celui-là quand même tout en noir et blanc et donc en 2 couleurs et demi, voire un peu plus : un étron tout en nuances de gris. Et de... euh... du beige je suppose ?

    Cela dit, cet étron indé peut convenir aux    L'indé tout pourri du jour, celui qu'on avait laissé au placard pour plus tard est un étron indé. Evidemment me direz-vous, car c'est la raison d'être des "jeux indés". Mais celui-là quand même tout en noir et blanc et donc en 2 couleurs et demi, voire un peu plus : un étron tout en nuances de gris. Et de... euh... du beige je suppose ?

    Cela dit, cet étron indé peut convenir aux daltoniens, je présume mais l'intérêt y est absent ou extrêmement limité et rapidement très ennuyeux : faire pivoter l'écran à gauche ou ) droite pour atteindre la porte qui débloque le "niveau" suivant... t'es sérieux, là ? c'est "ça" ton jeu ? et t'appelles "ça" un jeu, toi ?!...

    Bah putain, tu manques pas d'air, mon petit bonhomme ! les stagiaires de nos jours, franchement, ils se prennent pas pour de la merde... mais ils en font.    … Expand
  16. grrrr
    Aug 26, 2015
    4
    Nice graphics and gameplay at first. But later, when I get stucked I found a walkthrough on YouTube and I was curiuos that some puzzles(mirrored part) are more like "step exactly on this pixel" or "find weird physics glitch" than puzzles I expect from puzzle game. I did not finished it.
  17. macca288
    Jan 14, 2016
    8
    Great puzzle game with wonderful art work, very enjoyable to play. Perhaps this game embodies the concept of the journey and not the destination. Each section of puzzles provides a new dimension to game play.
  18. Gracz-org
    Aug 8, 2017
    8
    The Bridge jest dobrą propozycją dla graczy, którzy chcą spróbować „czegoś nowego”. Ciekawa wizja artystyczna przyciąga oko, a sama gra wydaje się wręcz stworzona dla osób lubujących się w rozwiązywaniu zagadek przestrzenno-logicznych. Z drugiej jednak strony warto wspomnieć o minusach gry, którymi są: krótki czas potrzebny na jej ukończenie oraz szara stylistyka całego projektu. CiężkoThe Bridge jest dobrą propozycją dla graczy, którzy chcą spróbować „czegoś nowego”. Ciekawa wizja artystyczna przyciąga oko, a sama gra wydaje się wręcz stworzona dla osób lubujących się w rozwiązywaniu zagadek przestrzenno-logicznych. Z drugiej jednak strony warto wspomnieć o minusach gry, którymi są: krótki czas potrzebny na jej ukończenie oraz szara stylistyka całego projektu. Ciężko jest jednak oceniać grę, która jest przecież produkcją niezależną. Potraktuję ją więc jak ciekawostkę, która umiliła mi jeden wieczór w czasie oczekiwania na ważniejsze tytuły. Jeśli więc macie trochę wolnego czasu oraz chcecie spróbować swoich sił przy lekkiej i przyjemnej produkcji - to The Bridge nada się do tego wyśmienicie.

    Pełna recenzja dostępna jest na blogu Gracz.org    … Expand
  19. SilverOrlov
    May 15, 2023
    6
    This rating does not mean that the game is bad, as it is really interesting and unique. The art style is very simple and grey, but the idea behind the gameplay mechanics was cool. It's just not my game at all... At the beginning, it was interesting and exciting for me to solve puzzles, but after some time it became boring and painful. Totally gray and nondescript background and colors didThis rating does not mean that the game is bad, as it is really interesting and unique. The art style is very simple and grey, but the idea behind the gameplay mechanics was cool. It's just not my game at all... At the beginning, it was interesting and exciting for me to solve puzzles, but after some time it became boring and painful. Totally gray and nondescript background and colors did not add the joy for returning to the game. It can be said that I struggled through myself to return here for something interesting. And then the turn of the "mirror levels" comes, and all that small motivation goes away completely: now this is a test for the hands and speed, and not for the brain... well, or if you like, for everything at once. I came to this game not for a such mockery. For such things, I have other games in my game-list. In the end, my subjective opinion and my assessment is negative, since this game PERSONALLY did not bring me any pleasure. This 6 is only for getting respect to a some unique interesting concept.… Expand
  20. Empidonax
    Apr 3, 2022
    6
    A puzzle game like monument valley in the sense that it's puzzles are based on impossible geometry. It is not done as well as monument valley in my opinion.
  21. Notfan
    Nov 7, 2022
    10
    Probably the best puzzle game I've ever played. it would be a lot better if there was a color changing option but it's still great on everything else .Perfect design and good puzzles and very very awesome soundtrack. 9.5/10

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#93 Most Shared PC Game of 2013

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Metascore
73

Mixed or average reviews - based on 23 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 23
  2. Mixed: 8 out of 23
  3. Negative: 0 out of 23
  1. PC Master (Greece)
    Jun 10, 2013
    79
    Bridging the chasm between the subtle complexity of Braid and the abstract genius of Closure, fleshed out by the unique perspective of M.C. Escher. [April 2013]
  2. DarkZero
    May 17, 2013
    70
    For a game that was created by just two students, it’s an accomplishment to be incredibly proud of and I know that I’ll be gifting a few of my friends this game throughout the year, even if it is only to drive them crazy with confusion too.
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  3. CD-Action
    May 7, 2013
    80
    A good idea + a pinch of genius = a refreshing game. [CD-Action 05/2013, p.72]
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