Daves Personal Blog

GLaDOS Companion Cube

I bought the XBLA version of Portal a few months back.  Well okay, maybe more.  I had heard a lot of  hype about the game, but couldn’t really figure out why people liked it so much.  Was it the nefarious references to cake?  Was it the cuddly companion cubes that I saw all over the Internet?

So I dropped the coin and downloaded Portal.  After learning the basics of portal I was hooked.  Granted, I’m not the best at this game, I had a couple of times I couldn’t think spatially.

There were a few times, I needed a hint from an anonymous source on the Internet.. but only in a few of the areas.. The game became extremely addictive when I did play, and I was forced to leave it from time to time.  The game had a wonderfully fun game play, but looks to have limited replay value.

The game was a lot of fun and did keep me entertained, and the final credits were the best part of the game.  GLaDOS was extremely entertaining too.

I would definitely recommend this game to anyone.  It wasn’t too hard, but it wasn’t so easy that it wasn’t enjoyable.  I think maybe in a few months I may go back and play some more.  I also will plan on doing the challenge maps to try and get some more achievements.  There are some achievements that I KNOW I won’t be able to get.. but that’s okay..

Rating: 8 out of 10
Recommended: YES

So I was able to finally find a copy of Fable II.  It’s been sold out in a lot of the retail stores around here.. and I hate buying games over the internet.

I’ve only played this game for a total of around 1 hour and 4 achivements. So far the game has not let me down.  It had alot of the elements that I like in games.  The ability to go off the path and “Quests”.  I’m a huge quest hound which is probably why I like WoW so much.

The graphics on the gameplay and the fighting are nothing more that astonishing.  The cut scenes, what few there are, are beautifully done and add well to the story line.  The idea of the dog companion is great, I like that he helps find little things that you might otherwise miss, and playing ball with a dog is always fun!

As I said, I’ve only got about an hour under my belt so I can’t rightly say how the game is, but the gameplay, the graphics and the story are keeping my interest; for someone with ADD that’s a plus.  I will return after I’ve completed the game (if I can get that far) and give you and over view of what I like, what I hated.  As of now, I’d give this a 4.5 out of 5 stars.

I do plan on downloading the DLC (Knothole island), but will give my final review before I play that.