- You Don't Know Jack is a fun twist on trivia games. The bad thing is that only 4 people can play.

- Drawful is my personal favorite game in this pack. Nobody is very good at drawing on their phones and tablets with just a finger/stylus, which leads to many hilarious pictures and guesses.

- Word Spud is by far the worst game in this pack. My family and I played it one time and never again. It doesn't have a set goal and is just about adding random words to other random words. No winners or losers and the game itself isn't really interesting.

- Lie Swatter can be pretty fun, but people inevitably end up just tapping randomly on their phones in hopes that they get the correct answer the quickest.

- Fibbage XL is excellent. A Jackbox staple for good reason. Plenty of room to get creative while also being a perfectly challenging trivia game in its own right.

Overall this pack is great and a good way to get into the spirit of Jackbox games. Drawful and Fibbage XL are the best of this pack and are good for livening up just about any casual social gathering.

What can I say that hasn't been said many times before? The writing is top tier. The voice acting is great. The choices you make have surprisingly big effects on how the plot plays out. The entire middle act of the game is totally different if you side with Roche instead of Iorveth or vice versa. The art style is interesting even if the graphics haven't aged all that well. The gameplay is passable. Just buy it and play it, ideally before The Witcher 3. But even if you've already played TW3, this game is still definitely worth your time.

This game improves over nearly every aspect of the first game. Once again, the hint system is absolutely fantastic in that it reveals a little bit of a clue, then a little more if you're still stuck, and so on. Also, this game has a much more interesting (albeit short) ending, as opposed to the incredibly lame ending of the first game.

The first game took me only about an hour to complete. This one took me about 2 hours.

The biggest thing I didn't like about this installment is a certain tedious puzzle that involves you doing the same thing over about 3 times.

Disclaimer: I have only played this game on easy, so that may have affected my enjoyment of the game slightly.

I feel like this game is overrated by a lot of reviewers, but it is a pretty decent game to scratch that Uncharted-type itch. If you're a fan of third person action/adventure games with mild puzzles and a lot of enemies to shoot, this game is for you. I wish there weren't as many enemies spammed at you, though.

Plus the voice acting is pretty mediocre overall. None of the performances stood out to me as being particularly awful or great.

Check this game out before you play The Talos Principle (or simultaneously, like I did)...

It's very hypnotic to solve these puzzles. And they reward you with some cool little things in TTP. Some of the puzzles here seem to have no answer, but if you take a break and come back to them later, you'll wonder how the heck you didn't get them at first.

(Also, according to Steam, it took me 5.5 hours to complete. Very good value for a solid, free puzzle game that won't bombard you with ads like literally any puzzle game of the sort on mobile.)

This is a very short game. According to Steam, it only took me 68 minutes to complete. I also didn't even look up any solutions for the puzzles. BUT that is a good thing because it's a testament to the game's INCREDIBLE hint system. Seriously, this is the best hint system I've ever seen in a puzzle game. The hints for certain, more difficult parts, always start out fairly vague so that you're not just simply given the answer. If you're taking even more time to figure out what to do, the hints will get progressively more and more specific. This is fantastic because it encourages you to keep trying for yourself and not google the answer.

For example, a certain part required me to use a key on a fairly small keyhole. I didn't see the keyhole at first, so I was unsure of what to do. The hint told me to simply find a keyhole, so I was made aware that a keyhole was indeed what I should have been looking for, but the game didn't just tell me exactly where it was. They give you just enough information. It's very nifty and other games should take notes!

The puzzles themselves are never too difficult but not too easy either. I enjoyed solving all of them. The biggest thing I didn't like about the game was the ending. It's seriously lame. Spoiler alert (not really): it's just a blank screen basically telling you that "you feel like your journey is over, but it has only just begun." Such a stupid cop-out. Anyway, get this game for a cheap price if you can and enjoy it while it lasts.

I know this has been stated countless times, but I will say it again: this is exactly like playing an interactive episode of the show with a shockingly good turn-based combat system on top. It's a solid parody of the fantasy RPG genre with that signature SP humor. This isn't one of my favorite games ever, but it's definitely worth playing for any fan of the show.

Although, be warned that it is fairly short. At least, shorter than I expected it to be. It only took me around 11-12 hours to complete, which may not suffice for certain money-conscious people.

I was expecting to enjoy this game for a bit of fun, but it ended up being one of my favorites of all time.

Pros:
- Puzzles are fun and challenging.
- Graphics are good and the worlds are very pretty to look at.
- Philosophical elements of the narrative are very well-integrated to the rest of the game and the story.
- Voice acting (where it exists) is solid.
- Story is very unique and unforgettable.
- Soundtrack is beautiful and relaxing.

Cons:
- Some of the puzzles are a little too challenging. But that's all part of the fun!

If you like puzzle games, particularly those similar to Portal and Portal 2, this game is an absolute must-play.

Pros:
- In terms of gameplay, it's very smooth (the trusty Source engine never fails) and easy to learn while also being fun. The game can also run perfectly even on low-end machines.
- Obviously, the game is primarily based around its puzzles. They are always fun to solve and the progression of difficulty is perfect. The puzzles and the various gameplay mechanics (portal gun, reflection cubes, light bridges, etc.) are extremely simple concepts to grasp, yet the puzzles can still be challenging enough for the game to avoid being too easy. (It's never too difficult, either.)
- The dialogue is fantastically written. It's hilarious and at times, touching. This is probably one of the best-written games ever. It's near the top of the list, at least.
- The voice acting is one of my favorite parts about the game. Seriously, it's spot-on. There aren't many characters that have a speaking voice in the game (right now, only 4 or 5 come to my mind), but every single voice role in the game is perfectly cast. GlaDOS' voice actress gets a lot of deserved praise, but I feel that the real star is Wheatley (voiced by the impeccable Stephen Merchant). The speech/personalities/voices of the characters make them ALL extremely likable.
- The plot progression perfectly balances exposition through the characters' speech and through exploring/observing the environments on your own, which gives the game's setting a much more realistic (and ominous) vibe.
- The cooperative multiplayer is very creative and requires participation and communication between you and your partner. It's certainly not just a lazy re-hashing of the single player campaign. (ahem Call of Duty spec ops missions ahem)
- The story seems rather simplistic at first, but deepens over time at a reasonable pace. The ending is also satisfying (which I feel is abnormal for a lot of story-driven games these days).

Cons:
- Nothing negative immediately stands out to me, but if I HAD to pick something I don't like about the game, I'd say that the loading times are too frequent. There's a loading screen almost every time you progress from puzzle to puzzle, but the good news is that they're not too lengthy, so this complaint is very minor.
- It feels like it's over too soon. (The length of the game is perfectly fine, but you'll never want it to end.)

Overall, I definitely recommend this game to ANYONE who plays games. I'd even go so far as to call it a must-play. (If you never played the first one, that's fine. You don't need to, and if you want to catch up with the story, a Wiki plot summary does the job just fine.) Portal 2 is one of my favorite games of all time, so just buy it already!

Most significant cons:
- The game has WAY too many logical problems, primarily due to the player-character's abillity to turn back time. For example, it works perfectly during most of the mundane encounters you have, but it inconveniently stops working in crucial moments to increase the dramatic flair of the story. Generally, it's just used to solve boring puzzles or lazily move the story forward.
- Don't be fooled by the "choices" you get to make to influence the story. The entire game comes down to one binary choice, so none of the countless other decisions you make actually matter.
- The voice acting is subpar at best and cringeworthy at worst. A lot of the dialogue is clearly written from out-of-touch adults trying to sound like kids.
- There's not a lot of gameplay aside from walking around and clicking, but that's just not really my cup of tea, so it may not be a con for you.

Most significant pros:
- The best thing about the game is the murder/kidnapping mystery subplot. That's the biggest thing that kept me playing all the way through. Unfortunately, I don't think it's enough for me to recommend the game.
- The first episode is pretty good, and starts the series off in a promising way.
- Some moments and surprising plot points are very interesting.

All in all, I'd say you'd be better off watching a playthrough if you're really curious about the story.

This is pretty much the textbook definition of a 6/10 game, but I wouldn't be surprised to see many lower scores from other players. The gameplay is incredibly basic for a third-person shooter with a few extra abilities added in for some spice, and it's clear that Remedy was more focused on the story and cinematics. Four episodes of a live action TV show that tell part of the story may have been a novel idea, and I applaud them for being so bold as to do that in the first place, but...well, I'll just say this: thank goodness they decided not to do that again in their later games. I know Microsoft approached them to make this one, so maybe it was their idea? It would fit with the philosophy of the marketing for the Xbox One at the time ("it's not just for games").

At the end of the day, I found this to be a satisfying experience, albeit the ending feels really anticlimactic. It's interesting to see the various aspects that the devs would expound upon for Control and Alan Wake 2, as well.