The Book of Unwritten Tales 2
A charming, hilarious and fun adventure with the perfect balance of puzzle difficulty. This point and click has my favourite puzzle design because they are not too hard to figure out, but also not too easy. The characters are unique, interesting and lively, and the graphics are gorgeous without putting too much strain on a computer (as a laptop gamer, I especially appreciate this as there is nothing sadder to me than a game I really want to play with specs that my computer can just about manage with lags). As in the first game, Wilbur is an absolute treasure, Ivo is as great a female character as ever and Critter is quirky, sweet and loyal. Nate has grown more likable in this game as well as gained a fair amount of depth and development.
– Real player with 92.3 hrs in game
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If you played ‘The Book of Unwritten Tales (1)" you will probably enjoy this sequel. It brings back all the main characters from the first game and introduces a few new ones.
The textures and rigging are a little better than the first and the mechanics and walk paths are a little smoother but I still found that some of the walk paths (especially when you are switching between characters) are a little weird. You don’t have to do any pixel hunting because you can highlight all items that you can interact with so it’s hard to miss something. Some of the puzzles are not very logical to solve but most of them are reasonable.
– Real player with 61.5 hrs in game
YORG.io 3
EDIT: Warning: Game has been abandoned by the developer. Game is still good (multiplayer’s a wreck) but there’s not much hope for bug fixes and additional QoL/features.
The last development news was posted October 30, 2019 … then two months later (December 21, 2019 ):
“As you might have noticed, I was kinda inactive the past two months - this was mainly due to real life and the game not being as successful as I would have wished :frowning: I can’t promise when I’ll be back…”
– Real player with 77.0 hrs in game
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Game is surprisingly good! Its a mix between RTS, Tower defense, and most importantly… Its a zombie game!!! Its stupidly simple for beginners and shockingly hard if you want to get to those higher waves! Although there is one thing that’s bothering me about it. The spawner boss zombie, says it in the name, it spawns zombies. But, it also has an electric arc that hits multiple buildings. And that electric arc that’s whats bothering me! Why does it have a electric arc? Its a boss that should only spawn zombies and to me, it really hurts newer players that make it to wave 50. I’ve made to a high wave and that one particular zombie is the bane of this game. It completely disrupts game-play as you frantically figure out a way to stop it. Although I’ve only 12 hours clocked into this game (as of posting this review). this one time i got a seed (or map..? Its unclear on what’s its supposed to be.) that had a crystal mine but could only place 1 crystal miner by it, due to it being mostly in the fog. If those issues don’t bother you, all the more power to you! Overall, this game is a mix of different genres, has great game-play, has few glaring issues, definitively a solid 4.5 out of 5, and the dev team working on this made a game worthy of your $7. Go pick it up and see how far you can make it! or if you’re on a browser, go see the game for yourself for FREE! Safe travels zombie killers!
– Real player with 44.0 hrs in game
Thief™ II: The Metal Age
This is going to be a long one! As my name entitles, this is probably one of THE best stealth game ever made! I will go in depth why it is and why you should be playing it:
Let’s start off with a list. What makes a stealth game one of the greats? In my own personal opinion it is: Have engaging, functional, and consistent stealth mechanics. Provide the player with alternate routes and methods of completing an objective. have interesting, unique levels. Have said levels progressively provide harder challenges to overcome. little to no combat, and have an engaging story and setting that makes the player want to progress. Every stealth game I have ever played usually doesn’t have all of these things checked marked on the list. MGS has forced combat and has a questionably written story. The first two Splinter Cell games were far too linear and also forced combat at times. Not to mention the sub par stories. Conviction tries way too hard to un-check every thing on this list. Dishonored’s story is cliche and is WAY too easy any way you play it (Yes, even the non lethal no powers run is too easy). The list goes on. That’s why everyone’s favorite stealth games usually are Splinter Cell Chaos Theory, the Hitman series, Death to Spies, and other games that manage to check the checklist. What about Thief 2?
– Real player with 238.7 hrs in game
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Intro
Thief II The Metal Age is easily one of the best games of all time and the pinnacle of not only stealth in video games, but level design and story telling. I may be in the minority in saying that I prefer both the original and Deadly Shadows more, but goddamn if this isn’t a worthy successor in every way, continuing the series and building upon the world that you helped shape by the end of the last game.
The Great:
++The sound design in this game is phenomenal. The propergation engine, the voice acting, the ambient effects… it’s totally unique (to this day!), and hugely innovative in its connection to gameplay, etc. Everything is just at the highest standard possible, which is to say, totally unmatched.
– Real player with 237.4 hrs in game
The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III
Firstly, this is an EARLY review, written on the very first day of release.
[And then updated excessively week after, with some 70h of gameplay]
And to say this first, game is not FULLY completed - you can play story and scenarios up to level30. More features (Neverending Story, levels up to 60, probably a few completely new features). If this bothers you, wait a while, instead posting negative review.
Rather than continuing leveling from VH2 - (characters can be imported, but they don’t keep levels and items, they DO keep glory points and are given Epic item at start), the game offers whooping SIX classes, some redesigned builds from earlier games, but some rather unique to the whole genre, as is strength-based-stealth class I play.
– Real player with 157.9 hrs in game
I’ve now beaten the game with the Constructor and Elementatlist classes and I’m still going. I’ve tried out the Bounty Hunter and Phlogistoneer. I expect I’ll finish the game with the Phlogistoneer next, it and the Constructor are my favorites so far. The Bounty Hunter is a fun unique diversion, but feels ill handled for spawning mobs that a few enemies can throw at you - probably better to play in multiplayer. The Elementalist became quite enjoyable as soon as I added Frost wall to my skillset.
– Real player with 44.5 hrs in game
Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded
85 / 100
First thing to appreciate with Leisure Suit Larry (LSL) is that it is a game that originally was created in 1987! The gameplay in this ‘Reloaded’ version is essentially the same, with updated graphics, interface & full voice/audio support.
Being from an earlier generation, the gameplay can feel basic by modern standards and there is no real direction from a story perspective to guide you either. You only know that you need to guide Larry (the 40yr old virgin) to find love. With limited guidance, the ability to visit any of the locations in any order & a lot of abstract puzzles to solve LSL can leave you scratching your head for long periods.
– Real player with 14.8 hrs in game
AT A GLANCE
(Full review follows below)
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Game Name: Leisure Suit Larry in the Land of the Lounge Lizards: Reloaded
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Original Release: 2013 (1987)
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Genre Tags: Point & Click; Adventure; Mature; Nudity; Funny
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My Overall Grade: A-
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Estimated Playtime (Campaign): 1-8 hours
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Multiplayer Aspect: None
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Recommended To: Established fans of the genre; Those intrigued by the genre; Fans of the intellectual property; Casual gamers
– Real player with 8.2 hrs in game
The Journey Down: Chapter One
Overall, this is a solid P&C Adventure game, with reasonably logical puzzles once you immerse, and no Guide-Dang-It solutions- it’s possible to work out all the solutions given the information available in the game. That said, there was at least one puzzle that refused several plausible solutions in favor of what seems to me to be a less-plausible (though more amusing) one, and several in which I knew the concept of the solution, but there wasn’t much of an indication about how to actually do that. Plus the traditional complex “solve it because it’s there” puzzle that turns out to massively help your protagonist progress in a somewhat illogical way, but that’s so common in the genre that it might actually be considered a lack if it weren’t present. :-J There is the usual complete refusal by the protagonist to clean up after themselves- I wish more of these games would let us give people their stuff back once it’s not needed any more. Hopefully, there will be uses for the items still in Bwana’s pockets at the end of the chapter, instead of the traditional “lost everything during the cutscene” trope.
– Real player with 6.7 hrs in game
This title really surprised me with how well it was made. I came in having no expectations. I had bought the game as part of a bundle on indiegala, and was only really going to try it out while waiting for another (and much larger in size) game to download, and was frankly blown away right from the start.
You start off in dire straights with your electricity having been shut off because you hadn’t paid your bills for a while. This means you can’t make any money because the pump in your gas station that you own an operate relies on the power to run. However with some cheeky DYI smarts, you’re soon back to normal… If normal means no customers, which… it does.
– Real player with 6.1 hrs in game