It can be both. Said developer can be arrogant and insufferable and also brilliant and insightful, with some deplorable opinions and some admirable ones. The world would be a better place if people as a whole were more able to embrace dialectical thinking.

+1 to Baba is You, fwiw. In my own humble opinion it's the best puzzle game ever made, full stop.

I think Braid is brilliant as a puzzle game. As a narrative, it's pretentious as all hell. I think smrq is right: it can be both.

Braid is a very good game that stands the test of time; Jon Blow is a kind of acerbic guy with some anti-progressive political opinions which makes him a figure a lot of people like to hate, and I think this drives (unprincipled) sentiment against Braid.

I programmed alongside Blow back in the halcyon 1990s, and even briefly knew him in-person, and my soul swelled with admiration and respect for the guy’s skill, talent and wit. He was clearly a standout in the TinyMU* hackers gang, and it’s no surprise that he has made a name for himself after choosing such a thankless, competitive career. My own wouldn’t have been the same without guys like him.