Abstract: Name: Genre: Platform: For those who never played the original Portal, stop reading this, head down to your local used games shop, pick up the game, come back home and pop the disc into your console or PC. It's one of the finest puzzlers ever built an...
Anyway, to round things up, I know that overall my review was more concentrated on surface stuff and seldom went deep into boring analysis, and there are a few reasons for that: firstly, it is because the only thing I wished I’d done while playing Port...
Abstract: Valve has an undeniable knack for creating compelling and intriguing game worlds, and the massive underground complex of Aperture Science is certainly no exception. The relative lack of context and background information paired with the seemingly rich ...
Abstract: This was a triumph.I'm making a note here: HUGE SUCCESS.It's hard to overstate my satisfaction.Aperture ScienceWe do what we mustbecause we can.For the good of all of us,except the ones who are dead.Little-known development studio Nuclear Monkey Softwa...
It’s a testament to Valve’s ability to craft such an inspiring sequel out of a game that was, more or less, a very polished tech demo. There are few who would argue against them being the premier developer for the PC market, but with the release of Por...
Abstract: What are the odds of an FPS becoming the 2011 Game of the Year? Now what are those odds if that game is rated E10+ and you never fire a single bullet or kill a single alien or living person? And what if that game were “educational”, teaching core value...
Abstract: Portal introduced us to our silent protagonist Chell and her fight to escape the deserted Aperture Science facility controlled by the insane AI GLaDOS armed only with her portal gun. Portal 2 picks up roughly 300 years after the first game where Chel...
Abstract: There are so many moments in Portal 2 similar to the spoiler above that you may or may not have read, moments that surprise and astonish. All of them made me think Valve was in my head while I played the game. They knew what I was going to do before I did it. They knew how I would react to certain situations, what I would think and feel, before..
Abstract: To help kick off what's sure to be one of our smallest game reviews ever, allow me to ask two simple questions. First, has Valve ever released a less-than-stellar game title? And second, could Portal 2 really be the one to stray from the pack? On seco...
