My thoughts on some of the games in this sale. Keep in mind I usually gravitate exclusively towards puzzle/adventure indie games so those are pretty much the only ones I'm discussing below and have played:
Pneuma Breath of Life: 4/5. Really good first person puzzle game. Has clean visuals. Isn't too difficult though. But the payoff is in the interesting story. A great game to dive into before The Turing Test, seeing as this was the developer's first game before releasing The Turing Test.
Broken Sword 5: 4/5. Another really good puzzle game. This one is more of a laid back point and click adventure game. Very nice art style, European settings, and characters. This is a highly traditional point and click game - you talk to people, interact with objects and use inventory and the environment to solve puzzles and mysteries. Very enjoyable story + puzzles for anyone that loves the genre.
Her Majesty's Spiffing: 4/5. Hmmm this is a really really short game. The game play is not substantial but it's incredibly funny which saves the game for me. It's an adventure puzzle game that involves a duo exploring space at the UK Queen's bidding. The biggest strength was the game's humour. There were multiple parts that had me laughing audibly at the cleverness or absurdity of certain story situations.
Laserlife: I can't remember off the top of my head the rating I gave for this game but I remember disliking it. Rhythm game where you follow lines to the beat of the music. It was always difficult to tell where the lines were with respect to my position on the screen. Aaero is a similar game that is way more polished with better music, game play and presentation. I'd say buy Aaero at full price instead of buying this at a sale price.
Christ, I've gotta go to bed right now but I'll quickly say I also played these games:
The Bridge: 4.5/5
TurnOn: 4/5
The Fall: 4/5
Three Fourths Home: 2/5
The Turing Test: 5/5
The Turing Test is legitimately one of the best games on Xbox and this whole gen for me. My thoughts on that game are here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=215971632
Pneuma Breath of Life: 4/5. Really good first person puzzle game. Has clean visuals. Isn't too difficult though. But the payoff is in the interesting story. A great game to dive into before The Turing Test, seeing as this was the developer's first game before releasing The Turing Test.
Broken Sword 5: 4/5. Another really good puzzle game. This one is more of a laid back point and click adventure game. Very nice art style, European settings, and characters. This is a highly traditional point and click game - you talk to people, interact with objects and use inventory and the environment to solve puzzles and mysteries. Very enjoyable story + puzzles for anyone that loves the genre.
Her Majesty's Spiffing: 4/5. Hmmm this is a really really short game. The game play is not substantial but it's incredibly funny which saves the game for me. It's an adventure puzzle game that involves a duo exploring space at the UK Queen's bidding. The biggest strength was the game's humour. There were multiple parts that had me laughing audibly at the cleverness or absurdity of certain story situations.
Laserlife: I can't remember off the top of my head the rating I gave for this game but I remember disliking it. Rhythm game where you follow lines to the beat of the music. It was always difficult to tell where the lines were with respect to my position on the screen. Aaero is a similar game that is way more polished with better music, game play and presentation. I'd say buy Aaero at full price instead of buying this at a sale price.
Christ, I've gotta go to bed right now but I'll quickly say I also played these games:
The Bridge: 4.5/5
TurnOn: 4/5
The Fall: 4/5
Three Fourths Home: 2/5
The Turing Test: 5/5
The Turing Test is legitimately one of the best games on Xbox and this whole gen for me. My thoughts on that game are here:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?p=215971632