A problem with The Witness is that the game’s single biggest excitement comes from a twist that revealing completely spoils

:::The environment puzzles:::

So it’s stuck in the position of letting 80% of its player base walk right past the best part, or preserving the moment of discovery.

I’m personally grateful it has the integrity to let me find it on my own, but it’s also a bummer since at least two of my friends beat it without ever realizing