These are the three games I bought last night, for under $10. And I think I’ve played Terraria the most as it’s like a 2D version of Minecraft.
So, let’s get down to it and talk about these games and what I think about them;
Game 1: Terraria
This is my favorite game of all three of the games I’ve bought. Now I won’t go into too many details. I’ll save that for another post.
So, what is this game? It’s a 2D Survival/Sandbox game, with similar gameplay to Minecraft (which is why I like it).
Terraria has a very limited story. There’s some unknown corruption sweeping the land, slowly taking over the entire planet with a dark, gloomy purple haze. A hero is needed to stop this corruption and bring peace. You, are that hero. Will you stop the corruption? It all matters on you.
For you are Benie, total n00b of this game! 🙂 lol. Anyway, your first mission is to survive your first night, similar to Minecraft. The sun goes down, and monsters come out. Thankfully, there’s no Creepers.
You must harvest wood from chopping down trees and build a house. Now house building is not like it is in Minecraft. Building a 2D house is tedious. It took me three ingame days to finally figure out how to do it, watching numerous YouTube Terraria tutorials.
To close this off, the game has a really nice soundtrack. It changes depending of your location and the time of day or if it’s raining.
Moving on.. Next game!
Game 2: The Binding of Issac
This game is quite… disturbing, and that’s putting it mildly. But it’s also pretty fun. So you’re Issac, a small boy in fear of his mother hearing voices from God to make your life a living hell.. and kill you.
So this game is a 2D Survival Game but it’s nothing like Terraria. You use tears as ammo to kill freakish bad guys, get powerups, get keys, get coins to buy stuff, and face the final boss which is random as hell… while trying to stay alive.
Speaking of random, everytime you die is a new adventure. New rooms to explore and defeat the evil guys.
This game is quite addicting, but it also gets boring killing monsters. So.. there’s not much else to say.
Next game!
Game 3: Tiny And Big: Grandpa’s Leftovers
This game is weird, but it’s quite funny as well. It also has a pretty dark story. I’ve played the Demo and saw a walkthrough of it and thought “ehh.. not really all that exciting”. But I saw that deal and decided to get it.
The game has a pretty wacky story. A very special pair of pants has been taken by Big, your arch enemy. You play as Tiny, a genius technician that has a device that can cut through nearly any object. Your job is to get those pants!
Why? Two reasons. 1. These pants meant a lot to your Grandfather who passed away and put you in charge in protecting them from Big (as his final wish). 2. These pants aren’t any normal pair of pants. In the wrong hands.. or on the head, can gain them super strength. Which is why Big has the pants. Yeah.. so now you know why you must stop him.
This game is a 3rd person Sandbox/Puzzle with Borderlands-like graphics. There is no killing involved. You just have to manipulate objects to work in your favor to get through complex puzzles.
The toolset (device on Tiny’s back) has three options of manipulating dynamic objects;
1. Cutter. Slice off from specific structures. You can use this to get through obstacles or use them as a ramp to jump across (depending on the situation).
2. Grapple. Use to pull objects towards you. Required in some areas.
3. Rocket. Attach a rocket to an object to blast it away. Best used on objects you can’t push.
You don’t come alone. You have a helpful device called “The Radio” to guide you through the first steps of the game.
There’s a few interesting items along your journey of reacquiring the pants. One is called “A Boring Stone”. I have yet to figure out why you even need to collect these. You can also get music tapes and have The Radio play music for you as you slice your way to victory.
You need to be careful how you slice things, as you can end up screwing yourself over if you don’t slice correctly. This is the Sandbox aspect of the game. Fortunately you can start over by hitting the O key by default.
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And so, that’s my thoughts of these games. Expect a Terraria full review soon. Possibly tomorrow.