Recent reviews by Boiled Juan

Great game, just wished it was longer, especially considering the price. I saw the "Horror" tag on this game and that made me buy it, and it wasn't really what i expected in that regard, but i enjoyed the story nevertheless. It left me feeling the same as after finishing Hellblade, and Martha is Dead, thinking that it is a nice psychological horror game with a nice dark atmosphere but i wish they did more with it.

I haven't played the original version of this and maybe some nostalgia would have made it feel like a great game but i found it to be alright. The game is pretty linear, story is ok end enjoyable for the ~10 hours it lasts but I wouldn't have liked it to be 20 or 30 hours. I found no reason to explore the open world and the gameplay that was a bit clunky at times did not help either.
I couldn't recommend buying this for the full listed price but it can provide some fun if you get a good discount.

Great game, the humor still holds up and the puzzles are fun and challenging.
If you're looking for more, there are community mods like Portal Reloaded and Portal Revolution to make your brain hurt.
10/10

fun

I saw a review here where the person recommended this game for a chill couple of hours. I finished it and completely agree, definitely give it a shot if you're into analog horror and have a couple of hours to spare.
It's a nice and short short horror series with a level of polish you wouldn't expect from a free game. The achievements are tied to exploring all the choices and trying to get them all is actually fun (it took me around 90 minutes to explore it all).
I would love a longer version of it (free or paid) where they expand the theme and develop the story further.

The fact that this 2,39€ pixel graphics indie game has 99% of its 87k reviews positive is reason enough to buy the game, so there isn't much to argue about. The game is amazing, the value you're getting for your money is insane, and reading the system requirements doesn't feel like a fever dream. Give it a shot

It's refreshing to clean your palate with a linear game that doesn't send you grinding for resources or climbing towers and chasing minimap icons to stretch out playtime. This is a psychological horror similar in theme to Hellblade: Senua's sacrifice, and it gets quite graphic at times, with scenes depicting disfigurement, dismemberment, self harm and all that. Don't buy it expecting much action or jumpscare galore, as it is more of a slow burn, but it is a great story nonetheless.
The graphics are nice, and there is a surprisingly in-depth (arguably even needlessly in-depth) photo mode with an old camera with various attachments where you develop pictures in a dark room and you will find a lot of different lenses and attachments to suit any situation.
The objectives are straightforward, the gameplay feels nice, the game doesn't overstay its welcome, i would definitely recommend it, but 30 dollars may be a bit much for a ~7 hour game and i wish they did more with this concept.

Awesome game

It is a great game, but for the love of God, DO NOT buy the game on Steam. Let me explain.
I bought the game on steam because i like hvaing my games here and having my playtime keeped tracked of. It was 10 eur and it included the base game and Heavensward expansion. That means i got 30 days of playtime and removed the free trial's limitations. But at level 50 (iirc) you'll have to buy the next one, Stormblood. Now, on steam you have that packed with Shadowbringers for 35 eur.
But wait, you say, there are discounts online, right?
The thing is, you can play on multiple platforms, playstation, pc, mac, BUT steam and the Square Enix platform both share the same license slot, meaning that as soon as you buy anything, let's say the base game, from any of those two platforms, you are locked to that platform, pc-wise, and have to buy everything from there. Now that isn't a problem, i bet there are just as many sales on steam as there are over there. I mean, it's only logical.
No. You see, i have 50 hours on this game. Which is nothing compared to the thousands of other players, but it all comes down to how much free time you have, and for me, free time was a rather scarce resource. Upon getting to ~25 hours of playtime i saw that the base game along with ALL the released dlc's (including Shadowbringers) was 16 eur on their site, while costing 45 eur on steam. It was frustrating, but i was stubborn and kept playing, hoping for a steam sale. It was at the 50 hour mark that i gave up. I researched it a bit and sales on steam are unpredictable, few and far between. I actually did know that beforehand because people are warning you everywhere but i ignored them because i went full "this can't help me because i can't read"/"I wAnt GamE oN stEem".So i bit the bullet. I created a new account, bought the game again and started doing the level 1 quests again..
So.. i had to buy the game twice, which was an unpleasant, frustrating experience. Don't do what i did. The game is definitely worth 16 eur. And it sure would be worth paying the full 45 eur price, but it is the fact that you could be getting it at 1/3 of the steam price that makes it questionable and weird. Also, good luck navigating their site when you decide you want to buy it. It is going to take you a while, that place is a UX nightmare.
But wait, can't you just download the launcher from steam and use your square enix account? I mean surely, the launcher is the same everywhere and they just check your account's permissions from their database, right?
The steam launcher is different from the normal launcher, you cannot use it with your normal account, and vice versa. This is just weird, it is counterintuitive and just feels stupid. Oh, oh, did i mention that you cannot refund it on steam? "This purchase contains consumable content that cannot be refunded."
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ANYWAY!
I say definitely go for it if you're like me and you find a steam sale, but keep in mind that you'll be relying on these steam sales from now on. Otherwise, if you buy the game on the sq enix platform you'll probably save yourself some time, money and frustration. You have their discounts, the online cd-key stores, the physical copies, etc, the possibilities are many more.

Blender is amazing, the number of things this piece of software can do is mindblowing. Some guy at Pixar said that it can do most of the things that their software does.It's free, it's open-source and the community is huge. Sounds too good to be true? Well, let's address the elephant in the room.
The main problem with blender is its steep learning curve. Using blender as a beginner feels like riding a broken mechanical bull. You will feel like the anime character left alone in some haunted woods to practice some arcane magic. You will feel miserable, you will want to give up. You will see everyone showing off with photorealistic renders, these human models that look realer than you, and then look at yourself struggling with your donut tutorial series...
It will all click in your head, things will start to make sense, or at least you will build some muscle memory or PTSD from all the torture you brought upon yourself. That eureka moment comes when you find THE tutorial. For me, it was the "Complete Blender Creator: Learn 3D Modelling for Beginners" on Udemy. There are plenty of tutorials and courses on youtube and wherever.
Since the 2.8 update, blender feels way more beginner-friendly. The interface is nicer and more intuitive. I am still following the course i mentioned above, and i started to feel that i'm piecing things together in my head, rather than feeling like a newborn baby, assaulted with new information and crying myself to sleep just to wake up in the same nightmare.
They are still updating it, bringing new optimizations and features, and i can't wait to understand the words in their patch notes. I really encourage you to continue on this journey even if it feels hard at first.
It's nice to have blender on steam. I like it because it keeps track on the time i spent on it. It makes me proud of myself and makes me want to learn more, if that makes sense. But you may want to disable automatic updates and update it if you want, so you don't lose things because of compatibility issues. This was a problem when they jumped to 2.8, so keep that in mind. You can also download the program from their site[blender.org], where you can find experimental builds, long-term-support (LTS) versions and whatever.
Don't give up. Give it a shot. It is a valuable skill, it is hard at first but it quickly becomes rewarding. Maybe blender is not for you, but it is free and incredibly powerful so it deserves a chance. Keep in mind that everyone started in the same place as you do, and you can be one of those people pushing blender to its limit to achieve realism or express what you want to express through your art. Good luck and have fun!