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REVIEW: Minecraft - By: hb24kp

21 July, 2011 - Cookington | 0 Comments

PLEASE READ THIS!
This review ONLY covers Minecraft Beta, the paid for version. I will be reviewing (Or somebody else) Classic/Outdated later on.

If any of your friends are big MMO fans, ask them if they've heard of Minecraft. Most chances are, that's going to be a yes. If you (or your friend) hasn't heard about Minecraft (Big shame on you, you should've heard about it), it's a sandbox game where you build stuff. The thing is, there are TWO modes to play Minecraft. Outdated/Classic is the free version, which is basically you building stuff, and yes, ONLY building stuff. Then there's Beta, a paid for version of Minecraft that looks better, and plays differently. Sure, you're still building stuff, but it also adds the element of survival to it. The problem is, are you willing to pay the steep price, 20 euros? Let's find out.

Beta mode starts off by loading a randomly generated world. The thing is, I'm not sure if it FULLY generates a new one each time, as I ran into the same world 4 times already (And yes, I did NOT start the same world file, I started a new one). Not a big deal though. When you spawn, you can either admire the world and die, or start hunting. I bet you can figure out what to do (And that's hunt). Unlike Classic/Outdated, you don't get unlimited blocks to use. Instead, you must gather blocks, and form new ones. The thing is, gathering blocks to build exactly what you want can be a little repetitive after a while. Good thing was, I didn't build those crazy pixal art stuff (And if I wanted to, I'd do it in The Orange Block or Minecraft Classic/Outdated). Though, do you remember how I said survival? Yes, that's what I said. You must go hunt the little animals that run around in the world (NO, THERE IS NO BLOOD OR GORE IN THIS), and use whatever it gives you. Crafting also takes part here, where you'll have to build tools if you want to even GET anything. You can build a sword to kill the monsters--I forgot about that. There are also enemies that surround the world too, like zombies (Not so favorite), spiders (Still not so favorite), and the creepers (Favorite!). Back to crafting: Build pickaxes to mine diamonds and more, boots/armor/helmets (lol) to give you more protection, and much MUCH more. All before it becomes night, where the monsters (finally) appear.

The graphics here are like it's younger brother/sister, Outdated/Classic, except it adds a little more detail, like shadows. You can also add texture packs that will give it even MORE detail, and it's even simpler than adding texture packs to Classic/Outdated. Just Pause/Main Menu and change it. I'm pretty sad still they didn't do that to Classic/Outdated.

Sound is pretty repetitive. All you'll hear is crunching noises and noises of you building. Plus the creepers/zombies/spiders. The music there is AWESOME though. Listen to the "This is Minecraft" Youtube video. AMAZING!!!

ADVANCED RATING: 4/5
BASIC RATING: Should Buy.

Game will get boring and repetitive if you don't download any mods or play with any friends, but it's still a great game (And TONS of players!).

REVIEW: Portal 2 - By: hb24kp

20 July, 2011 - Cookington | 0 Comments

PLEASE READ THIS!
This review contains some spoilers. YOU'VE BEEN WARNED!

Everyone should know Valve. Valve is the creator of Steam, the thingy you're using right now. If you don't know Valve (Shame on you), they were the creators of the amazing Half-Life. Portal 2 is the sequel to the first Portal, which was orignally made for The Orange Box, then made as it's own game because of the popularity. Well, the game ended off were you killed GLaDOS and came up to the surface. That was the ending, done deal. Then, many years later, Portal 2 gets released. Should you buy it? Well, read on (Doh).

Portal 2 starts off with you waking up to the (Addicting) Aperture Science theme, and then telling you to start with the basics. Then, even more years later, you wake up again, and you hear a knock on the door. You find a core/robot named Wheatly, and then you start your amazing adventure through the industry of Aperture Science.

Let me tell you, the graphics are DEFINETLY NOT for older PCs/Macs. If that happens to be so, you will have to go to the Lowest Settings. While it's not the worst, you will still experience some slight framerate drops. I discovered this while playing Portal 2 on my dad's older desktop, upgraded to Windows 7. I always had to play on Lowest/Low if I wanted to get a decent experience. Then when I got my own laptop, I could run Portal 2 at highest. So just make sure you get something that is new if you want to play Portal 2 and get some nice details.

The story here is quite heavy on you to make sure you've played the 1st. If you're not willing to pay some money and play through it, watch a walkthrough on Youtube. The story here isn't exactly original, but it's certainly not the worst either. It's all about betrayal and getting revenge. GLaDOS always tries to talk about you killing her at times, and at the stupidest times too. Wheatly here is the joker. He makes all these laughable mistakes and jokes, and you HAVE to listen to them. You, well, is the silent Chell.

The gameplay is like the original, except you will be all over the place. So you aren't only going to be doing GLaDOS deadly tests, you will also be trying to escape a (Unknown) surprise, and destroying neurotoxin (The evil poison from Portal) generators. It's like the original if you ask me, so I shouldn't be really explaining it. Simple way: Blue portal here, orange portal there, profit.

The sounds and music here are more techno. Characters though really say bad things though, and that makes me wonder HOW Portal 2 even got an E10+ rating. It's funny too.

ADVANCED RATING: 5/5
SIMPLE RATING: Buy It

While the game may be short and all, it will make you want to replay it over and over again. That's how fun it is.