Baba Is You | OT Is Open

More_Badass · Mar 12, 2019

http://www.hempuli.com/baba/

$14.99 (Steam, Humble, Itch.io)
Switch
Releases March 13th

Baba Is You is an award-winning puzzle game where you can change the rules by which you play. In every level, the rules themselves are present as blocks you can interact with; by manipulating them, you can change how the level works and cause surprising, unexpected interactions! With some simple block-pushing you can turn yourself into a rock, turn patches of grass into dangerously hot obstacles, and even change the goal you need to reach to something entirely different.

The game has over 200 levels that experiment with the game's mechanics in a multitude of ways, requiring the player to understand and manipulate the rules of the game and figure out devious ways to make the objects in the game world interact.

Out of all the GIFs and videos, this one most succinctly showcases this wild possibilities of the game's concept

Also noteworthy, the creator Arvi Teikari is donating a 10% of his personal income to the charity GivingWhatWeCan.org

Epilexia said:
Something that is expressed in the initial introductory screen:

Eurogamer

Somewhere in amongst all this you get to see the illicit magic of games, where lava is only hot if you say it is, and where hot things only make you melt if you say they do anyway. There's a chuckling thrill to ignoring a door and simply changing the text to allow you to walk through the surrounding walls instead.

RockPaperShotgun

Completely wonderful. Original, inspired, challenging, and most importantly of all, that constant sense of "Oh no, how will I ever do this one!" so quickly followed by, "I AM A GENIUS!" It's a very, very smart game, that has the humility to let you, the player, feel like the clever one.

Polygon

One of the best puzzle games in years...

Baba Is You asks me to toss my assumptions about how rules in video games work, to analyze how and why they exist in the first place. And that sort of reprogramming of my brain, oddly enough, happens best when the game is turned off. It's easier to scrap all my tired video game instincts when I'm away from it.

Kotaku

Even when it's hard, Baba Is You is delightful. The simple art and chirpy soundtrack help to offset frustration, as does the ability to skip certain puzzles in a cluster if you're really stuck. While playing, I find myself both swearing and smiling. I'm charmed by the game, even when I rage against the devilish placement of words that make a level that seems breezy into a maddening brainteaser. Similar to coding-based games like The Magic Circle and Human Resource Machine, changing a level's rules is a powerful feeling. Puzzling through code logic is a lovely insight into what's going on under the hood of video games.

TechRaptor

Baba Is You takes a decades-old puzzle concept and flips it on its head in a very innovative manner. The game's charming atmosphere goes well with the relaxing yet thoughtful stages that force players to do crazy things with what the game gives them. If you're a fan of puzzle games, this is definitely a game you'll want to pick up.

CGM

Baba is You is a delightful puzzle game filled with absurd solutions and situations, asking players to discard what they think they know about games to solve them. Its fluid ruleset makes for some complex solutions for players to find, and its playful nature draws a wonderful creativity from its players.

Nindiespotlight

Quibbles aside, it's hard to deny that Baba is You is a pretty brilliant breath of fresh air in the puzzle space. I love the concept of winning in a game being tied to rejecting and then changing the rules to find success, and would be intrigued to see this applied elsewhere. The notion of circumventing traditional rules and encouraging people to apply more creativity is a great one, and deserves to be explored further. As an initial foray into this concept Baba Is You manages to be refreshing and also frustrating but true puzzle fans would be making a mistake not to give it a spin.

Platy · Mar 12, 2019

I expected better .... wordplay from the op's title ;D

Secretofmateria · Mar 12, 2019

This looks insanely cleved, definitely gonna try it

OwOtacon · Mar 12, 2019

How long until this shows up on storefronts? It's already 13 March in Australia.

Mirage · Mar 12, 2019

This game looks so creative, heard about it this morning and was immediately interested.

Deleted member 8861 · Mar 12, 2019

That's... a fucking INCREDIBLE idea for a game. Holy shit.

More_Badass · Mar 12, 2019

Funyarinpa said:
That's... a fucking INCREDIBLE idea for a game. Holy shit.

There's an early jam build to check out here
https://hempuli.itch.io/baba-is-you

The concept was rudimentary then compared to what the dev has shown off in recent GIFs, but it was already really clever and gives a good idea of what the concept is like

SpottieO · Mar 12, 2019

Going to be getting it at the end of the month and enjoying it over a trip :) really excited, been craving a new Switch puzzle game.

More_Badass · Mar 12, 2019

I saw a post on the Steam forums from someone playng the game that it took them 20 hours to do 116 puzzles (the game has over 200)

Also, an impression from the trailer thread

Cloud-Hidden said:
I've been playing for a few days and can confirm that the game is damn smart, damn hard, and damn satisfying. I have literally spent entire hours banging my head against the wall over a few of the puzzles, and that was before I even made it out of the second world.

Then I see a solution and think "of COURSE, you dummy!" This game is literally nonstop WTF-to-aha! moments.

Giga Man · Mar 12, 2019

I definitely want to play this. Been eyeing this game for a while.

jefjay · Mar 12, 2019

I didn't hear of this game until I saw people gushing over it in the eShop thread. Now I'm extremely interested. I am worried I'm too dumb, but I'll give it my best effort!

Deleted member 3017 · Mar 12, 2019

Excited to play this. A few users in the monthly eShop thread have early copies and they're all raving about it.

Unicorn · Mar 12, 2019

This game seems so legit.

TheUnseenTheUnheard · Mar 12, 2019

Consider it bought

PeterVenkman · Mar 12, 2019

YES.

The free version of this got serious acclaim at IGF a few years back; I used it as a good example for my students. Super stoked to play the full version.

werezompire · Mar 12, 2019

Baba is You is Purchased
is
Fun

Cloud-Hidden · Mar 12, 2019

werezompire said:
Baba is You is Purchased
is
Fun

This is a good post, and a good tip for playing, actually. "and" is one of the most powerful modifiers you encounter, and stacking things vertically as well as horizontally can make magic things happen.

Deleted member 8861 · Mar 12, 2019

OP I love you for that title

Lord Vatek · Mar 12, 2019

The Homestuck fan in me had to do a triple take on the title of the game because of... reasons.

Regardless this looks really really cool.

More_Badass · Mar 13, 2019

The praise in the eShop thread is like The Witness/Celeste-level effusive about the game

Jahranimo · Mar 13, 2019

DANGIT I don't need another game to distract me from another backlog game!

It looks so clever though...

Epilexia · Mar 13, 2019

A friendly reminder that its creator, Arvi Teikari is donating a 10% of his personal income to GivingWhatWeCan.org, so every purchase of the game will serve to help people in need.

Something that is expressed in the initial introductory screen:

(It will be great if More_Badass add this to the OT of the game)

1upsuper · Mar 13, 2019

I am very, very, very excited for this game tomorrow.

More_Badass · Mar 13, 2019

Epilexia said:
A friendly reminder that its creator, Arvi Teikari is donating a 10% of his personal income to GivingWhatWeCan.org, so every purchase of the game will serve to help people in need.

Something that is expressed in the initial introductory screen:

(It will be great if More_Badass add this to the OT of the game)

Added, thanks for the reminder

Deleted member 3700 · Mar 13, 2019

Great title.

Viale · Mar 13, 2019

The concept sounds awesome and that glowing review might be enough to get me to go in on it tomorrow. Helps that I'm between games at the moment as well haha.

Giga Man · Mar 13, 2019

More_Badass said:
There's an early jam build to check out here
https://hempuli.itch.io/baba-is-you

The concept was rudimentary than compared to what the dev has shown off in recent GIFs, but it was already really clever and gives a good idea of what the concept is like

Wow, this was fun. I'm definitely putting money on the full version for Switch.

.exe · Mar 13, 2019

Great title! Looking forward to playing this.

Olinad · Mar 13, 2019

Darn, I was hoping to get it since it's already the 13th in Europe but apparently it's not live yet.

srtrestre · Mar 13, 2019

I knew it wasn't going to be up tonight on the eShop but still

Kapryov · Mar 13, 2019

Those gifs from the previous thread sold me on the game already.
In for Switch.

sredgrin · Mar 13, 2019

This looks like a game I will admire more than actually complete, as I feel like I will feel like a major dumb dumb by the end.

Phife Dawg · Mar 13, 2019

I is in.

Ichi · Mar 13, 2019

Oh wow is this out? I saw it on GetIndieGaming YouTube video and I was sold.

.exe · Mar 13, 2019

More_Badass said:
The praise in the eShop thread is like The Witness/Celeste-level effusive about the game

I'm 100% on board already, but have you got links to those impressions? I looked back a few pages in the thread but didn't see anything.

If it's anywhere close to what The Witness does, I will be extremely happy. That along with FEZ are among my favorite games.

blueredandgold · Mar 13, 2019

Quick question - was the first 'reveal' for the Switch version in the Nindies Showcase (with the English narrator)?

English as in bangers and mash.

SecondNature · Mar 13, 2019

Man this looks so clever. Love puzzle games, I need a new one, but my recent faves are Talos Principle, Fez, and Witness... wonder what else Ive missed since Witness.

.exe · Mar 13, 2019

SecondNature said:
Man this looks so clever. Love puzzle games, I need a new one, but my recent faves are Talos Principle, Fez, and Witness... wonder what else Ive missed since Witness.

I quite liked Minit. It blends some of that creative type of puzzle-solving from FEZ and The Witness with Zelda. It's not as complex as those games, but very worthwhile regardless.

More_Badass · Mar 13, 2019

SecondNature said:
Man this looks so clever. Love puzzle games, I need a new one, but my recent faves are Talos Principle, Fez, and Witness... wonder what else Ive missed since Witness.

Did you play Stephen's Sausage Roll?

The Witness and Sausage Roll released the same year, and I'd argue Sausage Roll was the best puzzle game of that year. It's a masterpiece of elegant design

Also:

Gorogoa
Opus Magnum
Fidel Dungeon Rescue
Quadrilateral Cowboy
Obduction

Hark · Mar 13, 2019

Is this out on Steam? It's the 13th in Australia but it's still coming soon on Steam.

Herb Alpert · Mar 13, 2019

I is ready

QuixoticNeutral · Mar 13, 2019

This looks like exactly my type of thing and I've had my eye on it for a while, but I'm waiting to hear about quantity of content. My hands are full right now and I'm obeying a personal moratorium on new games, so I'm really just leaning on excuses to hold out until later.

werezompire · Mar 13, 2019

QuixoticNeutral said:
This looks like exactly my type of thing and I've had my eye on it for a while, but I'm waiting to hear about quantity of content.

According to the Steam page, there are over 200 levels. In contrast, the game jam version had 14 levels (but I think one of them is the title screen).

ara · Mar 13, 2019

Any word on mobile versions? After being addicted to Snakebird for a while, I realized that my phone is by far the best platform for puzzle games such as this.

If not, I'll just get the Steam version.

Mexen · Mar 13, 2019

I saw this recently and thought it was really clever and creative. Will pick it up someday for sure.

Nosgoroth · Mar 13, 2019

It still says release date TBD in Nintendo's spanish portal :(

Deleted member 37917 · Mar 13, 2019

I waited until 2 am for the game to appear. That's unfortunate because I have a long experiment at work today and I would have loved to play it, instead of advancing on other important stuff I have to do,

benzopil · Mar 13, 2019

Some reviews

https://www.anaitgames.com/analisis/analisis-baba-is-you 10/10

https://www.actugaming.net/test-baba-is-you-195032/ 8,5/10

.exe · Mar 13, 2019

If I can finish it before The Division 2 drops I'll be very happy, but 200 levels sounds pretty meaty given the price.

Phabh · Mar 13, 2019

I just hope it's not too difficult like Stephen's Sausage Roll and fun to play around with.

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