The Witness

[Poison-]

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Picked up the game. Played for a few hours and now all I see is puzzles when I close my eyes

[leonid]

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521 solved. Still need the one lone panel and at least one actual puzzle

EDIT: Found the lone panel. 522.
EDIT2: Found another lone panel. 523. Looks like I miscalculated... I've solved every single panel that is known to exist. Onto the monolith symbols... +108 atm

[Soundwave-]

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First time I solved a monolith puzzle be like "What the fuck did I just do?"

While I have an appreciation for the intentional lack of hand holding, I wish there was a bit more indication that you're doing the right thing. Before getting a single laser, it was rather discouraging, and I still can't really say I know what I'm doing.

I have 3 lasers, know where 3 more are, might know where the 7th is.

Oh, any hints on the first puzzle in the village? Ya know, the one filled with colored stars. I must be missing something, because it looks straight and simple impossible.

[leonid]

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village puzzles are from other puzzles throughout the island mixed together. If you are stuck, finish other stuffs and come back to them

[Soundwave-]

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I'm *pretty* sure I've seen all the puzzle mechanics.

But 3 is not divisible by 2, the last time I checked.

I'm sure I'm just stupid, or have missed something.

Or both.

[leonid]

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If something looks impossible most likely you are missing something

[Soundwave-]

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I guess I'll head back to the swamp to see if I can figure out what I'm missing...

UPDATE: Upon completing my journey, I see no error in my reasoning that it's impossible.

I have two lasers remaining, one in the village, and one past some difficult puzzles. I'm going to test my luck with the difficult puzzles, but I still don't know about the village.

<general idiocy was here>

UPDATE 4.0 (I think?):
I gave up.

I don't feel sorry for giving up. I believe that this game drifts a bit far-fetched at times.

Or maybe I'm just unobservant.

Or maybe I'm just weak and gave up.

You decide.

Personally I'm just happy that I figured out why the answers are what they are.

[Reincarnate]

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Just finished the game. Going to reload and try to find all the shit I missed.

[Reach]

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At 6 lasers, done the treehouse but can't get the laser, on the last puzzle in the quarry area and the castle but lol fuck. Should probably go back to the tetris area or the greenhouse in the meantime.

Soundwave, I'm pretty sure the puzzle you're referencing in the village is 100% impossible. It's actually very easy to show that it is unsolvable.

Obviously something needs to be done first to change the puzzle. I, however, have no idea what that is.

[Reincarnate]

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Soundwave: Try a different perspective

[Reincarnate]

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I found the motherlode:

Mountain spoilers below

Tried to find the source that turns on the power to the dude's panel at the bottom of the mountain... traced the wire back, found the switch, and holy moly, tons of puzzles in here.

[Soundwave-]

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Soundwave, I'm pretty sure the puzzle you're referencing in the village is 100% impossible. It's actually very easy to show that it is unsolvable.

It is, indeed, impossible without a different perspective.

Go try the greenhouse if you're still stuck, it might have some answers.

Or, ya know. A guide. Turns out that works pretty well too.

[YoshL]

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I think I know what puzzle you're talking about mentioning

the 3 divided by 2 thing. It's super dastardly what they did for that - it's not impossible, but sorry leonid

[Soundwave-]

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Finished my first run, going for challenge now.

[VisD]

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Buying this after I sell enough of the shit in my steam inventory to pay for it lol

Anyone who's played The Talos Principle and this: without spoilers, in your estimation, how does this match up?