Thursday, 14 November 2013

Game Review: Portal 2

Hiya, everybody!

Today I will be reviewing one of my favorite games and is considered by many to be one of the best games of the generation! This game was highly acclaimed by audiences and critics alike, even more than it's predecessor! What game am I talking about? Why, its Portal 2, my friends!
Portal 2 takes place a few years after Portal, with Chell frozen in her cryo chamber. A little robot named Wheatley wakes her up, because the entire facility was falling apart! They eventually get seperated and Chell has to navigate the ruins of the test chambers of Aperture Science. However, something awful happened, Wheatley accidentally brought GLaDOS back from the dead! GLaDOS is more vengeful than ever, and subjects Chell to more horrible tests. Will Chell and Wheatley find a way to destroy GLaDOS again, or will Chell be doomed to test for the rest of her short life? Play Portal 2 to find out!
Wow! What a great game! I mean, the first one was good, but THIS, THIS is GOLD!!!!!! The gameplay and new game mechanics are great, the voice acting is top-notch, the story is excellent (3 stories, actually! One for the main story, one for multiplayer, and one for the community test chambers! All 3 stories fit together PERFECTLY!), the music was awesome, the characters are all likeable, and the humour was really funny! There are so many Easter Eggs in this game so it has lots of replay value to go back and find them all! This is the best game I have ever played! Now, this game I would probably recommend for ages 9 and up. There is no blood in this game, but there is a tiny bit of swearing in it. Nothing too bad, just damn and hell. This game is excellent! Go and play it NOW!!!!!!!!!! However, before you play this game, read the Portal 2: Lab Rat web comic because it explains some very important elements in the game. There is a link to it in-game and you can read it on the Portal 2 website. The soundtrack is also available as a free download there! Overall, this game gets a 5 out of 5 stars!!!! This is a must-play for any gamer of any kind! You will not regret it!

Have you played Portal 2? What did you think of it? Tell me in the comments!

Monday, 4 November 2013

Game Review: Minecraft

Hello, and welcome to my next review. Today I will be talking about the most successful indie game of ALL TIME!!! It became so successful, that is soon migrated from PC, to Xbox, Playstation and iPhone! Basically everyone I know has heard of or plays this game. Of course, I am talking about none other than MINECRAFT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Minecraft is a first-person open-sandbox game created by the Swedish man Markus Persson, A.K.A. Notch, and his video game company, Mojang. In Minecraft, you play as Steve, a block man who woke up in this strange world of cubes and pixels. In Survival mode, he must learn to survive. He must build a house, collect resources, craft tools, eat food, kill animals, battle monsters, and MUCH MUCH MORE!!!!!!!! Or, in Creative mode, Steve must go crazy and build whatever he wants! Eventually, you can travel to other realms, such as the Nether or, The End, the lair of the Endermen and the ferocious Enderdragon!  Sometimes, you will find a village filled with the friendly Villagers, who like to trade emeralds with you. If you want infinite building space or the ultimate survival challenge, go on superflat mode! If you want to play with other people, hop onto a multiplayer server! And, if you are lucky, you may just run in to the mythical Herobrine.....
This is an AWESOME GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!! It doesn't really have a storyline, so you can play it over and over again differently every time! My brother especially loves Creative mode in this game because he likes to build with LEGO, and Creative mode is basically LEGO. I have never been in to LEGO much, so I like Survival mode. My brother loves to go on Multiplayer servers, I'm more of a Singleplayer guy. You can play this game however you want! There is no right or wrong way! Now, I would not recommend this game for young children because the game is quite complex and difficult and the Night Time, when the monsters come out, can get kinda intense. If you are a fan of LEGO, you will like this game! If you don't like LEGO, you will like this game! This is a game that anyone can play and enjoy. Although, the iPhone version and console ports are pretty crappy. Now, this game isn't completed yet. It is constantly being updated and new content is constantly being added! A new game in the series is even being released, Minecraft 2.0!!!!! If you are a hardcore fan, You could go to Minecon, a HUGE Minecraft convention! It is in Orlando, Florida this year. (Disney World, Universal Studios, SeaWorld, AND Minecon!?!? I must be dreaming!) All the Minecraft YouTubers go, PewDiePie, Tobuscus, TryHardNinja, CaptainSparklez, The Yogscast, SkyDoesMinecraft, and many MANY MORE!!!!!!!!

Anyway, I highly recommend this game! 5/5 stars! Good work! Oh, and one more thing, watch out for Herobrine!

To be continued!