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The Bridge
The Bridge is a 2D logic puzzle game that forces you to reevaluate your preconceptions of physics and perspective. It is Isaac Newton meets M. C. Escher. Manipulate gravity to redefine the ceiling as the floor while venturing through impossible architectures.
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- Released
- February 21, 2013
- Publisher
- The Quantum Astrophysicists Guild
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However, it’s a testament to the originality and enjoyment of the game that this is the biggest complaint I can find. More a work of art than a video game, The Bridge is an impressive feat considering it was created solely by two people. Despite its rather short length, it’s a brilliant experience that any fan of the puzzle genre, or indeed anyone who appreciates op art, is sure to appreciate.
The World is Bigger when Every Wall is a FloorStumped. That's what you will be at many periods throughout your time with [i]The Bridge[/i]. For the first [...]
The Bridge is a physics puzzler that is based upon the artworks of M.C. Escher. You play as an Escher-like character in a 2D world where you are given control over the orientation of the landscape to screw with gravity and which way is up in order to complete the maps. The end product is a fun enough little puzzler that may leave with a bit of brain cramp in the end.
If you’re looking for a thought provoking experience, whether it’s to enjoy the artistic level design or to deduce the lore that's presented in the story, then you will enjoy The Bridge. It will take a couple of hours to complete the initial 24 puzzles of the main story and, not surprisingly, the final 24 puzzles are a more challenging mirror copy with an alternate ending. My brain got a workout plotting courses on 2-dimensional paths that don’t exist in the 3-dimensional world but the reality warping experience was worth it.
But Bridge makes a much bumpier transition into digital form here, so I'd recommend saving the five bucks this time and putting them toward some fresh physical decks instead – then you can play the game as it was meant to be played. At your grandma's house, with her and her senior citizen sisters.