Braid was one of the best games of the last ten years for me. I thought of it immediately when Ebert was saying 'games can't be art.'
I would guess that Braid is less evocative for those who didn't grow up with 2d platformers, though. The game persistently pulled out all the skills I honed playing Super Mario Brothers on the nintendo, crumpled them up, and gave them back to me as pterodactyl origami. I loved it. I imagine if you had little 2d platforming experience, you'd be missing something from the experience.
I would guess that Braid is less evocative for those who didn't grow up with 2d platformers, though. The game persistently pulled out all the skills I honed playing Super Mario Brothers on the nintendo, crumpled them up, and gave them back to me as pterodactyl origami. I loved it. I imagine if you had little 2d platforming experience, you'd be missing something from the experience.