How on earth are you supposed to follow up a game like Portal? I can only imagine that question had to be at the forefront of the minds of the developers over at Valve as they worked away at this game; it certainly was on the mind of everyone who watched with bemusement and curiosity … Continue reading Portal 2
Tag: Puzzle
Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
As a general rule, I’m not one for combining gaming and shared socialization. I tend to be pretty solitary when it comes to games; chalk it up to a childhood of single-player titles. Clearly I enjoy writing about my experiences and spreading that around, but in truth it’s often done as an exercise in catharsis. … Continue reading Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective
Portal
I thought my Skyrim review took me a long time to write - this one took me even longer! Portal (PC, PS3, Xbox 360 [reviewed]) Released Oct 2007 | Developed / Published: Valve Genre: Puzzle | HLTB: 3 hours Wow, where do I even start with Portal?. It is, without a shadow of a doubt … Continue reading Portal
Professor Layton and the Lost Future
It’s probably a rule of mystery and fantasy writing codified somewhere that at some point you are honour-bound to try and involve time travel in your plot. Then again, when your protagonist is a well-spoken and seemingly infinitely educated British gentleman, perhaps you simply have to throw in some time shenanigans because, well, the comparisons … Continue reading Professor Layton and the Lost Future
Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
I said it in my review of the first game, but puzzle games often just make me feel dim. I’m not really a videogame masochist; I like playing games on easy, I tend not to even glance at games that are supposed to be difficult, and although I’m happy to try pretty much anything, I … Continue reading Professor Layton and Pandora’s Box
Donut County
Sometimes you can get a general sense of what a game might be like from its title, or the first few images you see of it. Other times, well, you get Donut County. I really didn’t know, and nor do I think I could have guessed, what Donut County was about. Donut County (Android, iOS, … Continue reading Donut County
Professor Layton and the Curious Village
There’s nothing like a puzzle game for making you feel incredibly dim! Professor Layton and the Curious Village (NDS) Released Jan 2007 | Developed: Level-5 | Published: Nintendo Genre: Adventure, Puzzle, Visual Novel | HLTB: 12 hours Fun fact: this was the first game I ever owned for the DS. I can remember going into … Continue reading Professor Layton and the Curious Village