Nothing against walking simulators, personally, but I’d be shocked if that’s what this turned out to be. Braid was am excellent puzzle game, even if you didn't care for its story.

Braid ranks with Portal for me. The puzzle design was just that good.

Actually, (Blow claims) they weren't paid for exclusivity at all. Apparently he emailed Microsoft when he realized the game wasn't going to make last-gen and they never got back to him, then he tried Sony and they immediately got him a PS4 devkit.

I got to play it at IndieCade this weekend, and I loved it. It’s incredible. It needs only one thing: MORE FORCE FEEDBACK