August Review
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War for the Overworld
54 hours playtime
54 of 141 achievements
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A Normal Lost Phone
2 hours playtime
13 of 13 achievements
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Portal
9 hours playtime
10 of 15 achievements
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911 Operator
13 hours playtime
15 of 15 achievements
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Rusted Warfare - RTS
21 hours playtime
no achievements
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Factory Engineer
19 hours playtime
8 of 8 achievements
I played some more War for the Overworld and finished up the DLC I purchased (My Pet Dungeon).
A Normal Lost Phone had a surprising storyline and I probably enjoyed it more by going into it blind.
Last summer sale (2017) I purchased the Portal bundle and I finally played the first one. It is a fun and (at times) funny game but, admittedly, I did not even try the challenges.
911 Operator was purchased by a friend to test on Linux and it works great. It is a fun “disaster simulator” that brought back memories from years ago, but those memories are too fuzzy to know exactly why.
Rusted Warfare - RTS is enjoyable and I could see myself playing hours and hours with friends like I wished I could back when I had more time (and also no Internet access or dial-up).
Factory Engineer is decent, but nothing special. I would consider it a “conveyor belt simulator” and there are several other games like it out there. If you already own it and like these kinds of games, I would recommend it. If you do not already own it, there are better, similar games available.
Total Progress:
One Year Ago:
Saw your comment about enjoying A Normal Lost Phone after going in blind. I have it as well (it was on my wishlist too) and decided to play it. All I could remember was that you find a phone and are trying to figure out who it belongs to to return it. I really wasn’t expecting the story, but I quite enjoyed it.
You’ve finished some great games :) I really enjoyed 911 Operator, and Portal of course is a classic. Some of the challenges are quite hard, I watched a lot of youtube videos to get them all…
What did you think of War for the Overworld? I have it in my backlog, but don’t know how high I should prioritize it…
When I first played it performance was terrible, but they seemed to have resolved that. It is fun, but the focus seems more on map challenges than anything else. If you want a story, do not look for much of one. Most of the main mission does not allow for much “dungeon simulation,” but there are skirmish maps and DLC that fill in those gaps. I have chatted with the developers and they have been very communicative, so I feel I have to recommend it :)
Thank you for your answer :) Ok, seems like I’ll rank it in the middle. It’s always great to have developers that are actual people as well. I’m happy you had pleasant interactings with them.