A misadventure, but not a misstep.
The Misadventures of P.B. Winterbottom has inevitably drawn comparisons to Braid, the indie darling otherwise known as Pretentious Metaphor-Fest. This isn't necessarily an unfair point, as both games feature mind-destroying out of the ordinary puzzles. P.B. Winterbottom is the story of the titular character, a dapper gentleman in a bowler and monocle. He is a pie thief by trade who, while chasing a giant monster pie, falls into a temporal rift that gives him the power to create clones of himself which he must interact with to steal all the pies in a level. You must use these clones to synchronize a complicated series of jumps and switches, all with a set amount of clones you can have during a level. While a couple will have you scratching your head, none of the puzzles are as frustrating and complicated as Braid's ridiculous levels. After finishing the main story levels, a series of challenge levels open up, asking you to finish levels under time and clone number restraints, really adding to the replay value.
Where Winterbottom truly shines, though, is its atmosphere. The whole game is done in the style of a 1940's era silent cartoon, coupled with an amazing Danny Elfman-like score, and the end result is a very Tim Burton-esque vibe. The visuals and soundtrack are both amazing, and even more impressive once you consider how small of a team developed the game. Priced perfectly at 800 points, P.B. Winterbottom is well worth your time and your money.