Braid Walkthrough - Final World [Xbox 360]

[sadisticmind49]

@silveuk i domt understand ur interpretaionj of the ending can u explain cos im stumped great game though

[fuvazoe]

Stop Jumping!!!!!!!!!

[3Z3K13L08]

@fuvazoe Sorry! I did it because it's boring to walk, but watching it is annoying, I agree :(.

[4zho]

@3Z3K13L08

It's okay, I do that all the time too. Actually I like watching it. It's pretty funny.

[yudomax]

dude it is a sad ending... sorry for you braid or tim or whatever your name is...

[Blutsabbath666]

I am not a huge fan of puzzle games, especially hard ones, but this game looked so beautiful I couldn't resist. I'm glad I played and finished this one.

[FlyingAce1016]

I don't get the ending

[FlyingAce1016]

how do you unlock world 7?

[protocarnage]

@FlyingAce1016 He completed worlds:1,2,3,4,5,6. And he go up after the ladder.

[tohay888]

I hadn't understand what is the matter and important part of this game? Why it got back to the start? What was happened with the Princess?

[masterofre51]

so in the end tim wuz the bad guy o_0

[nerffan1]

now were all son of a bitches

[xXxWilliExXx]

The more I think about it, the more I realise that this game was clearly designed with multiple interpretations in mind. On the one hand, it could be taken at face value: an elaborate look at a relationship gone wrong.

On the other hand (as supported by the scientific references made in the epilogue and the game's fire theme), it could be viewed as, not just the creation of the atomic bomb, but mankind's endless pursuit of knowledge, regardless of the moral price we have to pay to obtain it.

[panchorosselli]

ONE OF THE BEST GAMES THAN YVE EVER PLAYED. ONE GAME FOREVER

[BARRICADE10]

brilliant twist but a sad ending =[

[Zarakaru]

This game isn't finding a Princess its about a Bomb! in this whole story that are pictures that point it out, even in the beginning.. 6:01 looks like a fire, or an aftermath of the ATOMIC BOMB! 5:32 1st word 2nd to last sentence, Manhattan, Manhattan Project, 5:42 it says "he kneeled behind his bunker in the Desert" the first atomic bomb was in the New Mexican Desert as a test. World 6 picture Uncle Sam in the top right hand corner and a explosion theres a website, i just forgot the URL 4 it

[Chopsta123]

shit i shouldnt have looked at this now i know the ending

[3Z3K13L08]

@Chopsta123 It's a surprise to you that watching a walkthrough spoils the ending? lol. Still, great game, you should still get it an play it =).

[ElMareadoman]

After that ending the story as I knew it seized to exist.

[ToeKnee0126]

Do the books tie into this vague story? I never had the patience to read all the books.

[nefasest]

not a good ending for those who like closure

[skydark]

Just finished the game. It's by far the best arcade I've ever played. Too bad its so short.

Hope there's a second one in the works.

[skydark]

You got to be faster earlier to catch the earliest backwards jumping goomba. It's like a second or two difference.

[protagonist14]

I love this game,but the part at 02:50 is bullshit,no matter how hard I try,there's always a monster left.

[RMiester]

Yeah the bit with the midget monsters . . . one jumps up to the cannon behind leading a path for you but that never happens for me, been stuck at this for a few hours now :/

[a0puncfan]

I STILL DONT GET THE STORY!!! help

[convoy81]

Mass Effect's Galaxy Map soundtrack at the Credits?:-))

[3Z3K13L08]

Yep!

[natranr]

@3Z3K13L08 I like how you reversed it.

[SomeSunshineOutside]

What's the purpose of the ladders leading up to the princess? They aren't there at first.

[Dominater521]

ya its pretty crazy

[Dominater521]

@highvoltage138 at the beginning it seems as though you are helping the princess escape, but when you get to her it turns out that the whole thing that you were playing through was time moving backwards and that you were the monstoer chasing her.

[foadysfah]

Nevermind just got it. Omg I'm Stuned!!! What an ending!!!

[foadysfah]

Me too dude!!! I can't get it right!!! ARGGGG!

[AlkaVirus]

this game is pretty annoying

[projectTEEN123]

Wow....

Best story in a game I've seen in decades.

[TylerGWelch]

How did you wake her up? I stand on the balcony jumping around like an idiot and nothing happens.

[p5u1k]

You have to run the Time backwards.

[tubebellator]

press shift

[sproaty]

the first 3 levels of this final world were the easiest of the game imo

[catchfulray]

fuk so thats were the last world is

[1thNote]

FANTASTIC GAME, im just done!!

[oathofall]

can ANYONE tell the story straight from beginning to end? doubt that

[rubiusincube]

You play a Stalker who want the Princess.

You dont know that before the end where in fact the Knight come to save the Princess.

You are the bad guy in the story. and you remember that only at the end.

[domik321]

You will be shocked if you understand what the game is about.

[3Z3K13L08]

Shocked? No likely. Everyone knows the 'secret' ending now so no shock there ;-).

There are two stories don't forget so the game isn't about one or the other but both.

[3Z3K13L08]

I'm sure the writer of the game's story could ;-).

[S0undBite]

@oathofall I got the feeling the main guy was a stalker

[koimaster]

so she was running to him and not running away from him. Is that what all the fuss about the ending of the game is about, or am i missing something? i really was not that impressed

[VGWN]

You are missing something. It's about the atomic bomb.

[Dorkman1983]

This ending isnt about the atomic bomb. The other one is. There are basically seperate story lines that come from the same game.

[3Z3K13L08]

That's the other one. This one is the 'standard' (aka, non-hidden) ending that everyone gets for beating the game.

[Blogusas]

p.s for some reason it only showed up once for me.

[Blogusas]

don't know if you know this but you missed one hidden text piece in epilogue :D it's "in" the rock near that platform, you raise the platform, then lower it then stand on it and reverse time to get you up with the platform and then jump onto that rock in the left :D you should hear a strange voice and a new text piece appears. i think there is another text box in the angel maybe i'll figure out how to open that one to one day oh and btw i found the hidden text box in the pc version of the game.

[thehorse94]

i swear one day i will become a film director for the one reason to create a movie based on this game

best story (hidden story) ever

[alexandro551]

What is the song in the minute 6:12 of 6:22?

[3Z3K13L08]

It's the song from Mass Effect when you open up the Galaxy Map inside the Normandy. The song is titled "Uncharted Worlds" and it's on the Mass Effect Original Sound Track (track #25).

I actually reversed the song, so it doesn't normally sound like that. The original song/score is great still.

[3Z3K13L08]

Found a YouTube video of the song. Add this to the YouTube URL:

/watch?v=Lpu5cTk_qvI

Enjoy!

[TheGMaster111]

This game is really clever. Best twist ending I think I've ever seen. When played first, the princess and you work together to try and escape the wall of fire, but when played again, you see that the princess is trying to kill you, whilst you prevent her from going back.

[JuanTurks27]

so tim like raped the princess right

[IstvanOrosi]

Thank you for the walkthrough video. :)

[3Z3K13L08]

You're welcome. Glad to know they helped :).

[Kebooooo]

This game is beautiful in every facet - art, music, gameplay, and story. I honestly wasn't very into the story until this last level, it hits you like a brick and makes you rethink every single thing about the game. People that think this isn't worth $15 are crazy. It would be worth $60. Memories like this are priceless.

[VOIDFACTORY]

@Kebooooo

i paid it 3€ on steam ... i don't regret it.

[LivingLifeless9]

@VOIDFACTORY haha yup $2.50 on OnLive... best game buy in the history of buys

[Thenewdudue]

@Kebooooo lol what u r saying there is true...some ppl dont appreciate those things in a game....

[sadisticmind49]

@Kebooooo ive just complete dit and im still in the air regarding the story can u give me your opinion on the whole thing? im just stumped

[JohnMardirosian]

The moral of the story actually deals with human nature with obsession, power, mistakes people make that eventually can never be fixed even by going back in time simply because it's inevitable, the atomic bomb and hiroshima. The Mario theme is mixed with Tim (who represents Humanity). Mario is the hero who rescues the princess, but Tim is actually like mario but instead of the good guy, he's actually the bad guy. its only in the end that Tim realizes his mistakes. Theres more hidden stories

[StarDida]

Sorry but i dont get the end I mean what heapponds to the princess ? she dies? why is Tim bad anyway??

[JohnMardirosian]

This game has a meaning that takes time and brain power to fully understand the story - this game isnt about whether or not tim or the princess dies, its about what they represent, why they are chasing each other and running away from each other, what the Princess actually represents is the Atomic bomb and Tim as humanity - humans try to get power and more power, just like Tim gets, and eventually that power gets too powerful and if it falls into the wrong hands, it would be lethal

[DeathByMacro]

thats a good look at it, i never thought of that

[WiiMHJK]

so...  wtf?

[CheorkeeXP]

If you look at the last level up until you climb the last part...you can see that the princess is sleeping peacefully.

She was never running away from the soldier, the game is played in reverse and she was sleeping and then running TO the soldier (for help).

[WiiMHJK]

wtf?

[Hoshimodo74]

Thanks :-)

[foreerknight99]

AWESOME JOB 3Z3K13L08!!!!

[3Z3K13L08]

Cheers! If only the world was as nice as you ^_^.

[foreerknight99]

NP this walkthrough along with some of your others saved me a lot of time and anger with these puzzles cause I love this game it's AWSOME but very frustrating

[foreerknight99]

troll I thought you were right but I finally got it with a lot of trial and error I had to go back a ways and get enough space between me and the fire to make sure that I could pull it off

[TrollBot3000]

I just picked this up for the PC, and I'm convinced that the part at 2:53 is fucking impossible. There is always a fucking enemy in the way. If I just run for it, I run into them and die. If I wait, the fire kills me. FUCK.

[Windows95]

That part can be a little tough. Basically you need to move as fast as you can through the big empty area leading up that part. Jump down lattices instead of climbing down them and dont stop for anything. If you really rush, you should make it to that part just in time to jump on the first little angry creature that hops out of the fire pit. If you have to wait for the second one, the timing will be off.

[littlec916]

dont know why...but the fucking jumping around is sooooo annoying. please dont ever do that again.

[3Z3K13L08]

When you're playing the game, it's more fun to jump around than to just stand there bored :-).

[LuckyLibra1015]

this game must have been played by pleasure p when he made rock bottom lol, this shit is sad. I know he wanted to cry

[TheCraziestMonkey]

*SPOILERS AHEAD*

Tim is a scientist.

The princess explodes in the alternate ending.

There is a quote at the epilogue "now we are all sons of bitches" it's a famous quote said after the first nuclear explosion.

Braid itself is a nuclear reference.

[TheCraziestMonkey]

Why yes, your comment certainly is.

[trudrum11]

will someone please tell me whats going on in the very end of the stage. when he is in the cloud would after chasing the girl, there are book there that you can read, but there are also singing voices that change the words of the books. in that first room when you open the book dont get the key and start walking back to the ladder. BOOM. singing voice that writes a story. and has anyone noticed the platform that isnt effected by time, and the lever that lifts it. Please let me know.

[HookHandedMan]

I never noticed it changes the text. I went back to look and it seems that in each room with a red book, if you go behind the foreground without closing the red book, the text shows you another side of the story. The first room is easy. For the second, you have to reverse time after opening the book. And for the platform room, you must keep the platform up for a few seconds then bring it down, then stand on it, then reverse time until it goes up again. Then jump down left and walk behind the rok

[edlimuD]

Geez! I really like this game, but I don't get the story at all. What the hell?

Can anybody make the true meaning of the plot?

And do the boxes at the end mean anything? They do look like a castle but other than that?

It's gonna be hard to recommend this game, if I can't even understand it.

[littlec916]

basically there are 2 seperate plots to the game. the first plot is obviously about the girl. his need to have and control her. he is an obsessive person.

the second plot is about the atomic bomb. throughout the game you can find references to it and ESPECIALLY in the final cloud world. the books reveal the manhatten project without a doubt.

[TheCraziestMonkey]

I have two theories on braid's story. One is simple and the other is a bit deeper.

1. Tim is trying to gain the princess's forgiveness for his lust for power and his "mistake" (the atomic bomb).

2. The princess actually represents the atomic bomb and is in fact the "mistake". Time goes back in time in hopes that he can prevent the creation of the a bomb, but he learns that he cannot undo what he has done (hence the final level).

[TheCraziestMonkey]

As in interesting side note (and probably unrelated to the subject), David Hellman ( the artist of Braid) also did the art for a comic "A Lesson Is Learned But The Damage Is Irreversible". What's interesting is that that phrase is basically Braid's theme.

[MChav7]

I think I remember the creator saying on a podcast that it's nothing about nukes.

[TheCraziestMonkey]

No, it's definitely about the atomic bomb. There's just too much evidence.

[FLEXDOLAMITE]

this level actually shows that the protagonist is a stalker of the girl, and the girl set off those traps that almost killed him, its a weird turn of events

[FLEXDOLAMITE]

HE WAS JUST DENIED!

XD

[farhadahmed07]

This game looks so stupid. How in the world did it get such good ratings?

[flutieflakes]

/facepalm

Why don't you go jerk off to Halo and fuck off champ?

Kthxbai

[farhadahmed07]

flutieflakes: somebody's got an attitude problem. haha. That was a little overly emotional considering we're just talking about a video game. hahaha

[flutieflakes]

True, don't have a good attitude towards stupidity.

[danthaman15]

yeah, that makes sense. wonder how a game you never played and only watched videos of got good ratings.

[SOLIDOLDSNAKE1]

Have you played it?

[sleepysheep7]

Its cause of the puzzles and the twist at the end.

[DalleKanelius]

do you actually have to gather all the stars in order to complete these levels?

[beefkilla]

funny how u see things differently when time is reversed

[Blakeyisbuffed]

i love these beautiful looking retro 2-d sidescroller's. They should bring out more of these (full length ones). Similar to Abe's Odyssey on PS1

[27081993th]

The game is awesome. So much meaning

[Adampro123]

I love the story in this game. its amazing the whole game is amazing. thanks for helping with some of the puzzles.

[3Z3K13L08]

Your welcome!

Some of my solutions are unco, but they work and it's too much effort to make these again.

Thanks for watching!

[pairunoyd]

How do i buy this game? I dont have nor want xbox live gold.

[3Z3K13L08]

You don't need Xbox Live Gold to buy this, just XBL Silver which is free. Just head to the Game marketplace and browse All Game and look for Braid.

You need an Internet connection and this will cost you 1200 MS points (USD $15)

[edlimuD]

I bought it this week for 800 MSpts.

[cuello7]

i was too late i bought it for 1200 still worth it

[hockey212]

this games awesome but seriously ripping on halo? halos the nastiest game( and most played) around

[GamingElf]

I don't get the ending? I guss the writing wasn't legible for me. Somebody explain?

[3Z3K13L08]

I didn't get it either...

[tidalboxer]

Me neither...it would be even better if you could understand it more. I guess you are not supposed to understand it but that's kinda' frustrating. That makes it lose a few points in my opinion. It's still a cool game though.

[3Z3K13L08]

Agreed.

The gameplay rocks so it makes up for a confusing story :-).

[CleaveTheDragon]

Lo and behold the mindblowing secret I will give you:

Tim is an obsessive-compulsive loony.

WALK FORTH A AS A MAN (or woman) NOW ENLIGHTENED WITH THE INNERMOST SECRETS OF THE WORLD, AS ONLY A DOWNLOADABLE INDIE GAME CAN CONTAIN.

[stink183]

so the princess dosnt love tim

[FrankLivingston]

Exactly! ...I think...

[CommanderGene]

That really didn't explain much...

[CommanderGene]

The ending is supposed to mean that Tim is actually the Villain. The whole last level is played in reverse, so it seems like the princess is trying to run away from the knight and is trying to help Tim out. But once you reverse time, you see it for what it truly is, as Tim chasing the princess and trying to trap her, and the knight being the one who saves her.

[edlimuD]

but why is he trying to trap her. what does she represent?

[anotherwrld]

I got Braid for one reason: Out of this World. Back in the early 90's, you had no strategy guide to help you with these complex puzzle games. You had no internet. All you had was your brain, a controller and the game. I promised myself that I would NOT resort to a strategy guide for the entire title...and after 3 months, not even 6 hours ago, I finished this masterpiece...I hear there's another ending though D:

[patrickmustdie]

this ending is fucking genious

[AsimisterMT]

omg horrible game in the world !!!

[futrico69]

people love it

[Lailainai]

It's a puzzle game with plot. SUBTLE plot. I had to read a guide to find out what was going on...

[3Z3K13L08]

Um, this game is a smart game.

Beats Gaylo any day!

[STRING3R]

lol at you having to resort to bashing halo. Its quite sad really.

[3Z3K13L08]

I'm not bashing Halo, I genuinely hate Halo. It's repetitive, mindless and is entirely overrated.

[edlimuD]

he forgets the most important component in a game: FUN.

[tagosan]

Why is your high quality link in the description is for the wrong video?

[3Z3K13L08]

FIXED! Sorry about that, I was tied when I added them in :-).

[oenoneablaze]

i will guarantee you that if you play the game it was meant to be played, you will take a LOT longer than half an hour.

[3Z3K13L08]

My best time is in the high 30 minute mark and I've played it over and over for at least 15-20 hours.

It's worth $15 IMO, there are plenty of worse games for $10 and I'm not stindgy.

[3Z3K13L08]

Agreed. I personally didn't like the ending really, it was trying to be too arty and it didn't need to be, it was artistic enough without needing to have cryptic ending.

[sandman589]

its not even the ending. theres a way to get to her, you have to have all the stars, to that the 2 levers are glowing. once you pull the second lever at 2:50 rewind to just before the previous lever and it should be pulled already allowing you to skip that lever and get ahead the princess when she walks up those stares and get ready to ride the un-falling chandelier and it brings you right to the princess. GAME OVER.

the key is the magical levers.

[Wogle]

Well it's all a matter of opinion really.

I like the whole idea of the ending being that when you play the sequence, you think you are trying to rescue her, but once you let time play in reverse (or as it should be), you find out that in fact you are the bad guy.

[ZShakibGO]

the bad guy? *SHOCK* how's that??

[JawsVictim]

When played in reverse, it's the main player (Tim) trying to trap the princess. She goes to the end (beginning) and says HElp! The Knight Says Come down here! She jumps down and he goes up saying "I've got you!". The main player is the villain of the story. The entire game is actually played in reverse, storywise. Mind blowing!

[ZShakibGO]

WOW well I better get a 360 and find out more by myself! since it's on the top 10 list games of the year I rly need to check out this gem! thx!

[abluecow9110]

This whole entire game is an homage to Albert Einstein

[deathwing107]

Really? Albert Einstein? I've never heard that before, I'm curious how. From what I heard, this game is highly expressive of the creation of the Atomic Bomb and the Manhattan Project, possibly even to J. Robert Oppenheimer, the man responsible for its creation.

[CommanderGene]

That's what most people say, I think it's the most sound interpretation. Plus I think there's some quote in the game that says "Now we are all sons of bitches", which I believe is a famous quote from one of the Manhattan Project scientists said.

[JawsVictim]

Actually, there's a possible interpretation of the story that it's about the atom bomb.

[3Z3K13L08]

Lol, crazy!

[sleepysheep7]

Ow ow your hurting my brain now i just thought Tim was a creepy stoker

[SergentSNAFU1]

How did you let go of that vine wall?

[kari07]

I didn't get the endding? you just reverse? can you help me out.

[3Z3K13L08]

Yes, just reverse to get your guy to walk to the beginning.

[Sveindog07]

Serious question: Why the fuck every time i escape the god damn fire wall the stupid bitch won't wake da fuck up so i can't run from her. Any tips?

[3Z3K13L08]

You have to climb the wall at the end and land on that platform and she wakes up. Then you have to reverse time and that makes you go forward. You can't speed it up so you just have to hold down 'x' and wait for your dude to run all the way back.

[SergentSNAFU1]

reverse time to the beggining

[kevinsomnia]

it should say world 1 in the description, not 7, but great walkthoughs anyway, very helpful

[3Z3K13L08]

Meh. It's the world after world 6 so most people would assume it world 7. Hope the video helped!

[Zerric14]

Amazing game

[3Z3K13L08]

It is, one of the best Live Arcade titles this year! I wish there where more Puzzle Platformers, they really get the old brain working.