After so many posts and reviews I think there is no need for me to say how big of a platforming fan I am. Maybe the fact that I grew up with the genre by playing many old-school Mario games and great Sonic adventures made my admiration for platformers grow over they years especially when games like Banjo-Tooie and Rayman 2 offered brand new perspectives on the genre by improving on many areas first explored by the genre's pioneers.

Therefore, naturally, I am always very disappointed when I end up missing out on platforming gems that don't hit the consoles that I own, a feeling that is maximized by the almost absolute lack of constant releases of that kind of game. This generation there have been plenty of those titles including: Banjo-Kazooie Nuts and Bolts, LittleBigPlanet, Ratchet and Clank and the indie success that is Braid.

Much to my surprise, shock and delight just three days ago I discovered by chance that Braid had indeed been released out of the 360, as the game gained a PC version early this year. While I wondered if my mildly powerful Laptop would be able to run the game I quickly accessed a website and got the game, right after confirming I had the necessary specifications.

The last PC game I bought was Warcraft III back when it hit store shelves for the first time, so I don't even have to expand on how much I use my PC for gaming purposes. Either way, I have been playing Braid for quite some time and I am loving every minute of it. The time manipulating mechanics that change with each passing world are always unlocking new puzzle opportunities and challenging you in new ways. Braid is a constantly surprising and never repetitive game.

Tomorrow I plan on getting an hour or two with the game so I can finish it, but I will certainly keep on playing in order to get all the extras and squeeze every single minute I can out of this fantastic highly artistic game.