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Learn how to get the puzzle piece in Braid World 4-2 using freeze platforms and time manipulation. Rewind to reach the alcove.

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Learn how to get the puzzle piece in Braid World 4-2 using freeze platforms and time manipulation. Rewind to reach the alcove.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    From the previous area, return to the lever and flip it again.
  2. 2
    Climb the ladder to reach a platform that stops on the right side.
  3. 3
    Open the door using the key obtained earlier.
  4. 4
    Climb the ladder past the door. To the right, you will find a death pit with a climbing surface above it.
  5. 5
    Climb across the death pit, avoiding fireballs from below.
  6. 6
    Once you reach the other side, fall or climb down the ladder.
  7. 7
    To your left, you will see two cannons spouting fireballs and two more cannons in the top corners spouting enemies. Amidst this is a death pit below and a climbing surface.
  8. 8
    Climb all the way to the left, dropping onto the bottom left cannon.
  9. 9
    To the left of the cannon, in a small alcove, is a green switch. Flip it.
  10. 10
    A green platform with a strange green aura will rise from the death pit. Stand on this platform. This is a new game mechanic: a freeze platform that anchors you physically while allowing you to manipulate time.
  11. 11
    While standing on the freeze platform, rewind as far as you can. Use the bumpers to speed up the rewind.
  12. 12
    Once the screen warps and things become silent, you have reached the point where you entered the level.
  13. 13
    Quickly jump onto the climbing surface to your right.
  14. 14
    Climb right and hop down onto the cannon.
  15. 15
    Climb the ladder and head left over the climbing surface.
  16. 16
    Jump down the ladder and clamber into the alcove where your puzzle piece awaits. If the barrier is closed, you either did not rewind far enough or were too slow.
Tips
  • World 4 introduces a new time mechanic: time is frozen until Tim moves. When Tim moves right, time moves forward; when Tim moves left, time moves backward. Rewinding only affects Tim's position, not the actual time flow.
  • Freeze platforms anchor you in place, allowing you to rewind time without moving yourself.
  • Ensure you rewind completely and act quickly after rewinding to reach the puzzle piece before the barrier closes.

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