Braid has only been out for less than a week, five days to be exact, and it is already receiving universal acclaim by gamers and reviewers alike, despite its controversial $15 price tag.
But, to a lot of people's surprise, the game exceeded most expectations. According to the official Braid blog, the game is now "the highest rated game" for XBox Live, with a 92/100 from both Metacritic and GameRankings. The blog also mentions that the wildly popular and addicting Geometry Wars 2 is second highest, with a 90/100.
But, as if that wasn't enough, Braid is in the 10th highest ranked game for the 360 on Metacritic, among the ranks of such amazing titles as GTA4, Bioshock, Gears of War, Oblivion, and Rock Band. The blog jokingly says that if they get one more point on the Metacritic rating, they will jump to 8th, surpassing Guitar Hero 2 and Rock Band.
vgcharts has also reported that the game has sold an astonishing 28,500 units in three days. It has beat out Rez HD in opening weekend sales by 3,000 units.