Nuzzles don’t test critical thinking skills, they simply test if the player is paying attention, or remembers what the switch operating mechanic is at all. The Witness does this in each area that introduces a new puzzle symbol, by having a sequence of 5-10 nuzzles that demonstrate how it works in the simplest way possible, expecting you to learn how the puzzle symbol works via induction so that you can reason out puzzle solutions with deduction.Ī nuzzle can be broadly identified as a 1-step puzzle, or a riddle. When you get a new ability, it helps to have a simple example of what it can interact with and how it works. Zelda style games tend to have items or abilities that you unlock which can be used to flip switches that cannot be flipped by any other means.
Nuzzles can be useful for teaching a player how to use a puzzle mechanic for the first time. The developers of Darksiders coined a term for this, “Nuzzle”, short for “Not a Puzzle”. The Legend of Zelda and its imitators, Okami, Darksiders, God of War 2018, Beyond Good and Evil, Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver, have a particular style of “puzzle”, where you need to notice a switch somewhere and activate it.
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