wow finally got it, that was actually like an hour, that was crazy

I gave up on that and just skipped it. It was so frustrating. It's the only puzzle I skipped. Thankfully the others were fairly easy in comparison.

Originally posted by UsernameIsInUse:

wow finally got it, that was actually like an hour, that was crazy

I'm still stuck on this (I did only start playing the game yesterday, mind) - you say you finally found the solution, could you share that for those of us who are still banging our heads on it?

Okay, I finally figured it out - the issue was a sequence thing, of course.

Solution under spoilers:

After using the magnet to get to the middle platform first, throw the blue magnet back down to the gateway, THEN throw the lever to bring up the drawbridge. Cross the platform to the right side, jump on the button, THEN change the polarity to the red magnet. You should now be able to walk across to the escape.