Comments on: Beating the game http://beckism.com/2009/06/beating_the_game/ Fiction, opinions, and more Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:53:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ian Beck http://beckism.com/2009/06/beating_the_game/comment-page-1/#comment-23404 Ian Beck Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:38:25 +0000 http://beckism.com/?p=310#comment-23404 Yeah, Portal was a lot of fun. What surprised me so much about Portal was that something that appeared to be little more than a gameplay experiment turned out to have a story that sucked you in even more than the gameplay conceit. Definitely worth a complete play-through if you get the chance. Braid's story was a lot less easy to figure out; it was the puzzle design and attention to detail for Braid that really sucked me in. Yeah, Portal was a lot of fun. What surprised me so much about Portal was that something that appeared to be little more than a gameplay experiment turned out to have a story that sucked you in even more than the gameplay conceit. Definitely worth a complete play-through if you get the chance.

Braid’s story was a lot less easy to figure out; it was the puzzle design and attention to detail for Braid that really sucked me in.

]]> By: Matt Eppelsheimer http://beckism.com/2009/06/beating_the_game/comment-page-1/#comment-23393 Matt Eppelsheimer Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:20:46 +0000 http://beckism.com/?p=310#comment-23393 Ever given Portal a whirl? I only got to play it once for half an hour, but I thought it was amazing. You have to twist your mind into thinking about space in a completely different way, perhaps similarly to the way Braid requires re-thinking time. I'll give Braid a shot… Ever given Portal a whirl? I only got to play it once for half an hour, but I thought it was amazing. You have to twist your mind into thinking about space in a completely different way, perhaps similarly to the way Braid requires re-thinking time. I’ll give Braid a shot…

]]> By: Ian Beck http://beckism.com/2009/06/beating_the_game/comment-page-1/#comment-23345 Ian Beck Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:25:17 +0000 http://beckism.com/?p=310#comment-23345 Glad you liked the article! inFamous is one of those games that makes me wish I had a PlayStation 3; unfortunately for me, I don't really have much use for a PS3 otherwise, so it's all Xbox all the time around here (with a little Wii or DS thrown in occasionally to liven things up). Glad you liked the article! inFamous is one of those games that makes me wish I had a PlayStation 3; unfortunately for me, I don’t really have much use for a PS3 otherwise, so it’s all Xbox all the time around here (with a little Wii or DS thrown in occasionally to liven things up).

]]> By: Stefan http://beckism.com/2009/06/beating_the_game/comment-page-1/#comment-23340 Stefan Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:25:29 +0000 http://beckism.com/?p=310#comment-23340 Hi Ian, great article. Somehow we share a similar gaming history. I am really grateful that I have read your article _before_ starting to read up on a puzzle that I can't beat in Braid right now. It made me think about beating games too. Right now i am close to finishing inFamous on the PS3 - just another gem - even if this time a really big one. Hi Ian,

great article. Somehow we share a similar gaming history. I am really grateful that I have read your article _before_ starting to read up on a puzzle that I can’t beat in Braid right now. It made me think about beating games too. Right now i am close to finishing inFamous on the PS3 – just another gem – even if this time a really big one.

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