Chances are that rather than reading this website you’re playing Portal 2, or you’re at work counting down the hours until you can play Portal 2. I honestly wish I was playing Portal 2 right now. I think I might go and make a sandwich in a moment, then play some Portal 2.
Valve made a terrible error, however: releasing their little-known title on the same day as GOG.com’s well-publicised launch of Star Control 1 + 2? That’s madness no matter how many Gabe Newells you have. It could have slipped right under the radar.
It has been a good week for games; as well as the aforementioned we’ve been treated to Section 8: Prejudice and the 1.5 beta release of Minecraft. My friends on our Minecraft server are eager to find some zombie pigmen. Me? I’ll log into singleplayer for the first time in months and try to ride a pig off a cliff. Sure beats Fortresscraft.
It’s a while since we posted a lulzy video on a Friday so here’s a retro treat for you. I also picked up Battle Isle 4: Incubation on GOG.com earlier in the week, and included on the soundtrack is this gem of a song:
It’s a scaaaaary rap about flesh-eating monsters trying to kill your squad! This is something we can all relate to, right?
I’m also happy to report that the game is every bit as good as I remember, clunky camera aside. If you fancy something X-Com-flavoured with some tactical puzzler elements, give this a go. It comes in a bundle with the rest of the Battle Isle games which I never played, but I’ll have to give them a try now.
Oh, hey, it’s also been really sunny in the UK. Really sunny. I hear that’s nice?
Comments
5 responses to “It’s Friday, it’s sunny, but there ain’t no game at the beach”
Sadly being a parent means staying at home playing Portal 2 is not an option. We went on a local easter egg hunt this morning and I spent the afternoon writing mails, following tweets, filling in forms and posting to Electron Dance. I am about to spend 10 minutes playing Portal 2 before the children wake from their afternoon sleep.
Busy life! Fortunately Portal 2 is sufficiently packed with jokes and fun that even 10 minutes should prove entertaining. :)
I've just discovered that Cargo: A Quest for Gravity was also released yesterday. Oh man! This week!
It might be in a years time or it may never happen, but I will do as I did with the first Portal and hold off and hopefully Steam will release the game for free on a one day crazy sale / give-away.
Think of all the Internet memes you'll have to half-heartedly pretend to understand!
… or ignore
I still have the CDs of Incubation somewhere. The hot seat multiplayer was a hell of a lot of fun