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Best weather site out there.

http://www.tomscott.com/weather/starwars/

Well, it would be without the Ep. I references for San Francisco...

Puzzling Times

In my absence from blogging, I've had the opportunity to finish a few more games. Some were new, some not so much.

Braid was next in line. Braid is a simple little side scrolling puzzle game that tells the story of Tim and his quest to save his princess love. At its core, not the most original of plots. However the way the game tells the story is very original. It's told through the various jigsaw puzzles that the player assembles with pieces earned as the game progresses.

I use the term "simple" to mean that it's simple to play. Its controls are very basic, which does ad to the game's charm. However, while Tim is easy to control, the puzzles of each level are pretty diabolical. The levels are all based on Tim's ability to rewind and fast forward time. This is easily the hardest game I've ever played, but it's also my favorite puzzle game.

The game is absolutely gorgeous. The graphics are designed to give you the feel that you're playing in the very paintings you're collecting. The game succeeds wonderfully here. You can almost smell the paint in the moving clouds and features.

Overall it's a game I highly recommend. Of course I'm just the latest of a long line of people that have raved about this game. So really, this blog post is old news.