Recent reviews by distilledchaos

Plenty of allusions to Portal. Surprisingly, I found this to have too many puzzles. Puzzle solving became too rote, and I wasn't getting any satisfaction from solving them after a third of the way through. The solutions weren't particularly elegant, and there wasn't enough story to keep me engaged. Took me quite a while to get through this game since it didn't have a lot of draw.

I'm fairly surprised by this experience, since I enjoyed The Talos Principle and its DLC, and that was a _lot_ of content. I suspect it was a combination of a) more rewards for exploring, b) more story in general, and c) way more free time because I was in College.

It's an enjoyable game, just drags on for way too long. I'd rather do something else with my life.

Is this worth the $60 price tag? Yes, easily. Is it worth the cost of a whole VR heatset and a rig to drive it? No, probably not, though it goes a long way toward justifying that expense. If you have the opportunity, play this game. You'll only regret the parts where the black headcrabs are crawling up walls.

Top 1 game. Hekkin fantastic. Play this game. Play it!

I tried to write a longer review. It got convoluted fast. I really enjoyed both this game and the separate game in the DLC.

What do you need to know? Puzzles. Every puzzle is enjoyable in its own right, and unique in its solution and in what manner you must alter your expectations. Some puzzles subvert very deep assumptions about puzzle games, and that makes it one of the best games I've played.

The story? Good. A solid good. Stellar? Not quite, but nothing exceptionally terrible either.

9/10

The best $7 I've ever spent. Alpha or not, with this game I unleash gleeful devastation. The simple yet flexible mechanics and relatively customizable controls enable awe-inspiring contraptions. The AI clearly needs work, though there is something satisfying about mowing down fields of brainless blood-sacks.