Many will undoubtedly be reminded of Braid, another puzzle platformer with a unique art style and time-shifting mechanics (and steep difficulty). Winterbottom will both frustrate you and make you feel like a super brain. Of course, it can also be very rewarding to solve a difficult puzzle. Sometimes I wanted to take a break after finally solving a puzzle rather than play the next stage. Winterbottom's downside is that these problems can be exhausting. You may spend half an hour staring at one puzzle, unable to come up with a solution - and then all of a sudden it will click for you and you're off to the next level. Our anti-hero's goal always remains the same, though, whether the pies have to be eaten in a certain order or clones can only be created while standing in front of a portal. The game keeps things fresh by continually introducing new mechanics in each world.
From these rudimentary mechanics Winterbottom devises increasingly complex conundrums for players to figure out. For instance, you may have to hop on top of a clone's head in order to reach a higher platform or give them a whack with your umbrella and send them flying towards something faraway. Your clones will then loop your movements and help the original copy get to those pies. By holding the right trigger you can record Winterbottom's actions. In order to get to that pie in the sky, Winterbottom will have to utilize a few nifty tricks like cloning and time reversing. His insatiable lust for pie compels him to chase down every last confection in sight, regardless of what harm his actions might cause.
Instead of the typical muscle-bound do-gooder we normally control in videogames, Winterbottom is a squat old timey gentleman whose gluttony blinds him to the misfortunes of others.
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