Antichamber Critique - Alexander Bruce and the Philosophy of Puzzle Games

A critique of Antichamber and discussion of its creator, Alexander Bruce, as well as musings on the philosophy and design of puzzle games.
GDC Videos:
Antichamber: An Overnight Success, Seven Years In The Making
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Antichamber: Three Years of Hardcore Iteration
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[@majster484]

I'm glad someone did a deep dive into the game anti chamber this is one of my favorite games the minimalistic design illogical movement in space and puzzles your video was very nice it's a shame it doesn't get more attention

[@Sweze]

I see videos like these and I keep forgetting that they're not getting views for the creativity they put into it

[@thatlittlemonstrosity]

This deep dive is really well made, I wish more people would appreciate you. This channel is underrated as hell

[@majster484]

True

[@michaelapostol7]

I love puzzle games!

[@vindi167]

7:04 the smaller side vanishes.

[@NYKevin100]

Or, to put it more verbosely: The side with fewer (connected) blocks always vanishes. The solution to this puzzle is to put a large "plug" of blocks at the near end of the fuse, so that it is forced to vanish in the opposite direction.
The puzzle at 6:12 is meant to surprise players who have already worked this out, because the larger green side vanishes instead of the smaller red side. When you come back with the red gun, you realize that the red side is in fact quite deep, rather than just being a one-block wall as the green side is. This is why the sign after the green side indicates that outcomes can be confusing if you're missing information - it's a hint that the red side is not what it appears.

[@vindi167]

11:23 the