![]() They’re finicky.Įven if the game doesn’t bring anything wholly new to the table for Portal fans and it leans on some filler toward the end, on the whole, I had a darn good time with this spin-off. Those later levels feel like a battle of attrition. The first half or so is well-paced but after that point, Bridge Constructor Portal begins running out of mechanics to introduce and resorts to raising its complexity by giving you more variables to work with and demanding more precision. That isn’t to say it’s unsatisfying - it feels tremendous to finally get your vehicle to the objective after fiddling with structures for far too long - but it is a different experience than you’d associate with Valve’s games. It’s about getting everything situated just right, not a-ha moments. It’s also unlikely that you’ll ever get “stuck” trying to find a “solution.” Rather, this game is about fine-tuning. If you’re well acquainted with the Portal series, you’ll rarely if ever be surprised by what you see here. ![]() But further into the game’s 60 levels, you might need to chart a course for vehicles to strategically avoid turrets until they can come back around and knock them out from behind guide Companion Cubes onto switches redirect energy pellets into receptacles or bounce objects off gel-caked surfaces. Starting off, you’ll just have to avoid pitfalls with toxic water and make sure your structures hold up. Altering your designs to better support themselves and distribute weight is a cinch. And while the physics can get funky (which is sometimes beneficial, sometimes a pain, and almost always funny), there are clear visual cues to show exactly where your structures risk coming undone. The construction process couldn’t be any easier. All you’re ever doing is adding onto a room by connecting pieces of scaffolding, road, and suspension wire together to create bridges, ramps, and other makeshift creations to help the autonomous vehicles get where they need to go. The room layouts and their components are all pre-set so, for instance, you won’t have to figure out where to put portals. If you don’t have experience with one or both of these games, that won’t be a problem - it’s intuitive. It’s more Bridge Constructor than Portal proper. You’ll get some Aperture Science window dressing here and there, and GLaDOS voice-overs help liven the place up, but don’t expect much in the way of a story. It’s better thought of as a series of individual levels. Whereas the Portal games had compelling stories to go along with their brilliant puzzle scenarios, Bridge Constructor Portal is straightforward. Released: Decem(iOS, Mac, PC) / Early 2018 (PS4, Switch, Xbox One) ![]() It’s not like GLaDOS is going to judge you if they get a little banged up along the way.īridge Constructor Portal (iOS, Mac, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox One) It borrows the ingenious puzzle mechanics of Portal and Portal 2, repurposing them for a physics-centric building game about (not so safely) escorting vehicles from one point to another.Īs long as the brave little stick figures complete their dangerous and often roundabout journeys, that’s job well done. Whether it’s a sign of more to come or merely an out-of-the-blue one-off, I’m surprised this game exists - and also how much I like it. And while the freedom in building could suggest that Bridge Constructor Portal, is in turn a rather simple game, then it is nothing more than a false impression. When a bridge failed, I wasn't dejected because the game makes you feel like you're so close to the solution that all you want to do is just keep trying.Bridge Constructor Portal is a mashup I didn’t know I wanted. There's nothing more satisfying than pressing the "test" button and watching the vehicle make it across all of your bridges with ease. If you loved Bridge Constructor, this is another very. A good puzzle game needs fair but challenging levels, and this title certainly delivers that. This makes scoring Bridge Constructor Portal super difficult, as it’s a totally different game depending on what you’re looking for. Bridge Constructor Portal, besides being a right mouthful of a title, is an engaging physics puzzler that is entertaining and challenging enough to fill those. In addition to the gameplay being fantastic, Bridge Constructor Portal also features over 60 unique levels, each of which taking anywhere between five minutes to an hour to complete. Aside from GLaDOS's hilarious lines and a few pieces of text at the beginning of the game, there's no story to be found here, and just like the graphics, that's also ok! Not every game needs a thrilling narrative with twists and turns like Uncharted, The Last of Us, or even Portal 2. This game focuses almost entirely on the gameplay and it most certainly pays off. "The title is presented in a style similar to the PSA's found on the TV screens in Portal 2."Īnother negligible aspect of the game is its story.
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