4 GAMES COMPLETED!
- INSIDE
Another gem from the makers of Limbo, Playdead. INSIDE is a great platformer that features no narrative or dialogue much like Limbo and requires the player to make their own assertions about the plot. I had as much fun reading up on the theories about this game as I did playing it. I’ll keep it short and recommend it as a must play if you enjoyed Limbo, even though the puzzles are much much easier. The visuals are great especially when you’re traveling through shades of black and grey and finally see a bit of sunlight. If you managed to grab this from the Monthly, do play it.
- CROSS OF THE DUTCHMAN
I picked this up in a trade because it looked like a fun top down hack n slash. It was surprisingly short, only lasting 3 hours before I completed it. The story revolves around a farmer defending his family and home from the encroaching Saxons. The story was pretty mediocre because I predicted what would happen in the first hour of the game despite having no information about any of the lore involved in it.The combat is nothing special either. You can use your fists or your sword (which is given to you in the 2nd last chapter of the game iirc) and both have 4 special moves that consume stamina. It has a regenerating health bar which makes the game very easy, as you can just stand behind and recover health while your allies clear out the enemies. All in all, I’d give it a 6 out of a 10. A good choice if you’re looking for a quick finish, that doesn’t require much effort on your part.
- PORTAL 2
I’ve already played the game before and this was a trip down memory lane. I’m sure no one needs me to describe what the game is like since most of us might have already played it. If you still haven’t, what are you waiting for? :P I do have to say though, the “Professor Portal” and “Friends List with Benefits” achievements were a bit of a pain.
- PORTAL STORIES: MEL
As my hopes of ever playing Portal 3 or Half-Life 3 dwindle, I turn to mods to fill that gaping hole in my metaphorical gaming heart and let me tell you, Portal Stories: Mel does a great job at filling those holes ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°). The story is set in the time between Portal and Portal 2 and features Mel trying to find a way out of Aperture Sciences. I loved the plot, especially the way they connected it to the the beginning of Portal 2. I found the puzzles to be much more challenging than Portal 2 and if you want a greater challenge, you can turn to the Advanced maps. My absolute favorite thing about this mod, however, is the music. Portal Stories: Mel has one of the best soundtracks I’ve listened. In fact, I’m listening to it right now as I write this! So, if you have a craving for all things Portal, give this mod a chance which does a very good job of capturing the essence of the main series.
P.S. I really like the Portal gun design.
P.P.S. If you know of any Portal 2 or Half-Life 2 story mods like this one, let me know!
Portal Stories is amazing… loved it too. Same as you, had to find something to fill that hole in my heart because we’ll never see Portal 3 or HL 3 T-T… anyways, awesome game, great story and I even found it a bit harder than Portal.
And for your question, you could give Transmissions Element 120 a try. It is set in HL universe… not great, but it’s not bad. I enjoyed the two hours of gameplay and they made a new gravity gun \o/
Yeah, I’ve already played Transmission Element 120. It was a good mod to pass the time. I’ll google for some good mods to play.
Another Portal 2 mod I enjoyed playing is Thinking with Time Machine. While it doesn’t offer any story or that great humor, it has a creative puzzle mechanic and enjoyable puzzles. Here are my thoughts about it after finishing it last year.
Thank you for the suggestion! I’ll add it to my playlist.
Portal Stories: Mel is a great game indeed :) I should replay it soon! Glad you had fun with it too.
Thanks! I should try out more story mods. If they’re even half as good as this one, I’ll had loads more fun.