1. The Origins of Braid (with Casey Muratori) 

Best indie game dev hands down. 33 now been following blow since I was 21. Thanks for all the inspiration man.

My favorite part of Prince of Persia was how the character was telling a story and when you died and rewound the narrator would say "No, no, no, that's not what happened" or something to that effect

Its one thing to be smart - its another thing to put actual effort into thinking. Intelligence is like a muscle - it is trained by regular effort. Most media - not just games - nowadays make you feel like you are smart by cheating and lying behind the scenes. This is like trying to weightlift with helium baloons. Very few games make you actually think - and thus really make you smarter in the end. I'm very happy that those few games exist.

A Jon and Casey podcast is something I’ve always hoped could happen.The lectures and streams have always been insightful and entertaining. Excited for the game release. This bonus content is awesome!

so excited for the new edition. despite being a longtime fan of Jon's work, it will be the first time I've actually gotten the chance to play Braid. really looking forward to it.

I could listen to talks like this for days! Such a great gift to release the additional material as a podcast. Can't wait to play B:AE and, after all the in-game commentaries, to binge all of this! ;)

I don't disagree with Blow, but man is it refreshing to hear an interviewer say, "Is that really true?"

a little bit into the interview and it sounds like we're lucky we got Braid instead of a Velocity Raptor-like

Thanks for making this and providing a deeper understanding of Braid.

Calvino's work, man, what a precious piece of literature. Great interview btw, was a joy to listen.

Rage quit this game game back in the day. Started playing it eventually again with my then 5yo who wasn't already conditioned by decades of video game tradition and blew right through the whole game. Several times it was a just question from my child 'why don't you just jump over there?' or 'why don't you just x the y'. Amazing game

Never played Braid. Watched a lot of Jonathan making Sokoban & working on jai, and talking about the state of things. Just preordered anniversary edition & excited to play!

Cool idea to release the discussion recordings as a podcast.

This was great! Can't wait for the anniversary edition!

20:53 did you just tell on yourself that this was recorded in 2022? It's been a wait, but looking forward to the Anniversary commentary - can't wait for next week!

They used the going back in time power from Braid itself to explore the origins of Braid

Super interesting talk!!! Can't wait to try the new Braid edition!!!

braid is one of my favorite games of all time and if you haven't played it I cannot recommend it enough. it's sublime, start to finish

Thanks for putting this out, always interesting hearing your perspective on things! Really looking forward to revisiting Braid - played it when you first released it on Xbox Live Arcade so it's been a while!

This is so awesome! Hearing about the origin and philosophies behind the game is really inspirational and thought-provoking. I loved hearing about the influence from Calvino and Sands of Time, and especially the process of transformation from several random ideas to a real integrated concept. Thanks for making this podcast, excited for more! :D

I can’t wait for the rest of this podcast and the new version of the game!!!

This is fantastic! I truly enjoy listening to you-the way you articulate your thoughts, the sound of your voice, and how often I find myself agreeing with your perspectives. I've always wished you'd start a podcast, and now that you have, it feels even better than Christmas! I really hope you'll continue making more podcasts in the future.

This was a really superb talk. Jonathan is genuinely one of the smartest people I've ever heard speak. I grew up playing Braid so I eat up any information about the game, especially behind the scenes details.

Fell in love with braid before I fell in love with Calvino. Would never have thought the two were linked, but my god this makes me so happy. Thank you so much for all you create and all the ways you inspire :)

18:30 a platformer game where the main character is invincible and manages to make the mechanic good? Wario Land 2 and 3 are good examples. Thanks for the podcast, really hyped for this game!

Super interesting, just pre-ordered and looking forward to playing the updated version.

Thank you for this, amazing interview. ~Casey thinks rewinding should be in every game~ Sometimes I have no idea at all what Casey is talking about.

I just learned Casey was on the team that worked on the witness, that's pretty cool

This is very insightful. And the dialogue exploring thoughtful impetus & influences behind creations promotes deeper thinking, too. Looking forward to the continued podcast. Thank you both for this series. Braid AE pre-ordered. 🫡

Great video. Always appreciate your directness and willingness to share your thoughts

The background image looks really damn good 🫦

love this podcast! what a nice surprise!

Blow of Jonathan has spoken, let us celebrate.

You’re one of the few people I could listen to talk day Jonathan

So grateful for this Jon ❤🎉

Thank you

Take a shot every time Casey says "right" while Jon is talking. (good episode though)

Loved it. Very inspirational.

Finally some Jon Content. Jontent.

Боюсь представить, сколько бы часов было записано для The Witness....

Sound is fine :)

5:58 After hearing the bit about making analogies about human behavior using laws of physics, I want to get my thoughts down in case they're affected in the course of listening to this. For a long time, I've thought Braid's overarching sort-of meaning has to do with regret and using time as a way of exploring that, from the trivially small scale (candy from a baby) to the largest scale. And also kind of the law of unintended consequences, and how new inventions or technology that we romanticize and wish for, often don't solve the problems we expected they would and also create new problems. Like we wish for a solution to our past regrets, but if or when we get it, we end up with new regrets, in a cycle. I think ultimately you have to accept the immutability of the past and build a strong foundation in the present moment.

So hyped!

Are theses interview going to be part of the Braid anniversary edition, or are they published here at the same time?

Bought the game already. Can't wait for it to release :D

Jonathan, you are my hero!

Folks, please, go preorder the game, it is really good. I did (and own the original). Help good people make more good games.

A new video for our game history. :D

Thanks for making these! I'm looking forward to revisiting blade with 9x the pixels in two weeks.

What an enjoyable talk

Love that a minute in we're already getting a digression on Invisible Cities - very on-brand.

Great content, looking forward to the release! A couple of suggestions for an even better listening experience: Audio Balancing: Jon’s rounder, even voice could be louder to balance Casey’s bright, sharper tone. This would help smooth out the somewhat unpleasant audio transitions between them. Response Tokens: Casey’s frequent "m-hmm" and "yes" can be disruptive. Reducing these could clear up the flow and let Jon’s points stand out more. Looking forward to the next episode!

Anyone know if the anniversary edition is going to be released on physical on Nintendo Switch? I played Braid on PC in 2018, so hyped to play it again on handheld (switch).

I already pre-ordered on Steam.

that sounds like a super comfy blanket

Great podcast. Nice to have an expert interview where the interviewer is not a dumbass.

Really cool

We need to succeed in the gaming industry

Nintendo Switch has the time rewind mechanics in some of its Nintendo Online emulators (SNES?). It makes playing Earthbound extremely delightful. ;)

Does it come out on GOG?

Cosmic Comics seems like an interesting series.

Finally!!!!!!!!!

I enjoyed the podcast. Casey's audio sounds weird... like two microphones at different distances are picking up his voice.

I was wondering what project is jon refering to at 26:13?

Pog

I’m sad that I currently just have a damn MacOS. Should I expect to be available? I will probably buy anyway 😂

Okay okay

In russia, in school, the sands of time and it's sequel were GOTY games

Played Braid after The Witness. The ending of The Witness stuck with me, Braid didn't. I have high hopes for Jon's next game, even if it's to an extent "just a tech demo" for his cool new language.

Hello! I'm in Sweden and Braid anniversary edition is not available on Netflix.

When is the compiler gonna get open sourced?

So early that there's no audio 😢😂

better not just copy what industry does, unless you want to copy. cheers, for all the mutes and bans. that means it.

If you are too lazy to reread _Einstein's Dreams, Cosmicomics, T-Zero_ and _Invisible Cities_ so that you aren't struggling to paraphrase them from memory then either don't be so pretentious to bring them up in the interview, or accept that by doing so you demonstrate how unprofessional you are and potentially lose sales and devalue the commentary that is supposed to "add value" to _Braid: Anniversary Edition._ Absolutely fine if you want to embed cryptic in-jokes for your fart sniffing friends that practically no one else can decipher, or when they determine some metatextual reference to a David Lynch film it does nothing to elevate this towards Art as it has nothing to say. If it did this commentary would not be lazy.

Regarding game companies not sharing the details how they made their games: I've taken up a quest to reach out to game developers and interview them and invite them to share how they've *actually made* their games. I'm running the podcast for 4 months, and already I can feel the split: 1. People who made the game solo or as small team are willing to talk and they don't treat their game development as *secret*. 2. Developers working as a *company* treat this very sus I've already had an interview with an extremely talented engineer who couldn't disclose the details of his work due to NDA. The other example is the well known AAA company which *processes* the request for my potential interview with a developer friend working there, for couple of months already However there are successful studios happy to share more in-depth information, like Croteam (Talos Principle 2 - ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-IM0nSKL2WIw.html)

So many references to books , talks. etc. It would be nice to collect in one place. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Complete_Cosmicomics