G IS FOR GIRLS (I LIKE GIRLS)

Hello there, guys!
I bring you the next small update of the ABC challenge. This time I finished G, more or less.

The chosen game was Girls like robots. It’s a tile puzzle game in which each kind of tile (Girl, Robot, Nerd, Pie…) have different likes and dislikes, and you have to order them in a grid to maximize points (Usually happiness of everyone). I got the feeling that the hidden message inside this is not that girls like robots, but that girls hate nerds.
The problem is the game turned out to be a snoozefest. While every few levels new mechanics are added to keep it fresh, I only managed to finish Act 1 and I was already hating it. Graphics are simple and cute, but cutscenes and everything seems too childish and easy. It’s not a bad puzzle game, I guess, but it is one I didn’t like at all.

FINAL SCORE: 4/10 MEDIOCRE

So I failed at finishing this game, and I don’t regret it at all. Since I promised to finish one game per letter, and my only other game with G is Grid Autosport, which I’m waiting to get some better controller/wheel for, I decided to play one game I’ve been itching to get for a while:

Glusterfuck… I mean, Clustertruck!! This was an amazing experience, I love this game. It was challenging and very, very fun to finish. It’s not too long, which adds to the experience, since a longer game would probably start to get boring. It’s kind of hard, but you can usually finish every level with a few tries. Maybe too hard for small kids or for people who are not used to play games that require control accuracy, but otherwise give it a try if you can get it.

FINAL SCORE: 8/10 VERY GOOD

And now I want to comment a few lines about other games I finished lately.

A bird Story: short game from the creators of To the moon. But it doesn’t have to the moon’s soul. It’s a bland, uninspiring and empty story in the end. When you make a game that’s only story, you can’t make a bland story, or your game it’s just… nothing. To the moon was a marvellous experience, and this game just doesn’t deliver anything. Let’s wait patiently for Finding paradise now, and forget about this.

FINAL SCORE: 4/10 MEDIOCRE

Trine: Enchanted Edition
Another very good game I’ve had in my library for too long. It’s a puzzle/platforming game in which you control 3 different characters with different skills. It was a very fun game to play with my GF, and its length was good, with 5-6 hours of playtime. Puzzles were too simple at times and the story is fantasy cliché, but the gameplay was good and the backgrounds are very beautiful. A good option for co-op play. I’ve already started Trine 2, which is supposed to be the best in the series.

FINAL SCORE: 8/10 VERY GOOD

And I think that’s all, I will keep pushing with the ABC challenge, now with 5/26 letters killed. I’m currently playing D,E and F.

Have a nice killing, mates!