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good game. never played
Gameplay - 10/10
The puzzles are fun and can get quite challenging at times, which only makes them more fun. They are always new, apart from the first few that are the same to the first few Portal 1 levels, but that is on purpose and the levels have had quite a big visual change.
Story - 10/10
The story is very good and the characters are funny (specifically Wheatley, who is voiced by Stephen Merchant). The story has a nice twist in the middle and some comedic humour added in at the correct times. The levels and puzzles are twisted nicely into the story and actually have relevance.
Co-op - 7/10
The co-op experience is good and its the only game that me and my friend like consistently playing (at the time of writing).
Performance - 10/10
I could probably run this on a Microsoft Surface Tablet thing as my friend ran it on his 'craptop' as a consistent 20-30fps on low settings. But, I dunno what i expected tbh as its from 2011.
Graphics - 8/10
Not quite on par with games like Horizon Zero Dawn or Red Dead Redemption 2... obviously, bcoz its from 2011. But if Valve Release Portal 3 with these graphics today, i would be happy.
Overall, I recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played it yet.
The puzzles are fun and can get quite challenging at times, which only makes them more fun. They are always new, apart from the first few that are the same to the first few Portal 1 levels, but that is on purpose and the levels have had quite a big visual change.
Story - 10/10
The story is very good and the characters are funny (specifically Wheatley, who is voiced by Stephen Merchant). The story has a nice twist in the middle and some comedic humour added in at the correct times. The levels and puzzles are twisted nicely into the story and actually have relevance.
Co-op - 7/10
The co-op experience is good and its the only game that me and my friend like consistently playing (at the time of writing).
Performance - 10/10
I could probably run this on a Microsoft Surface Tablet thing as my friend ran it on his 'craptop' as a consistent 20-30fps on low settings. But, I dunno what i expected tbh as its from 2011.
Graphics - 8/10
Not quite on par with games like Horizon Zero Dawn or Red Dead Redemption 2... obviously, bcoz its from 2011. But if Valve Release Portal 3 with these graphics today, i would be happy.
Overall, I recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played it yet.
Great Game - Spent a lot of my time playing this game but i'm not sure how other people have like 1000-2000 hours on this game as it feels like I've played this game for over 200 hours but I've only actually played just over 50 (as of review).
Recommended mods:
The Great War Mod
Road to '56 Mod
Sound - 6/10
Music can get a bit repetitive as i keep hearing the same music track over and over but i'm sure there are more soundtracks in the DLC. I'm also sure that there are some music mods out there but i have not been bothered to look.
UI - 9/10
The UI can be a bit overwhelming and complicated when you start the game but have probably one of the most simple Paradox Grand strategy games' UI in my opinion behind CK3 (Crusader Kings 3) which i have played on Xbox gamepass for PC.
Gameplay - 8/10
The gameplay is really fun and strategic after you get to 1939 (The historical start of WW2, but you can play against history)
The first few years in game can be a bit boring when playing historically but there is a 1939 start date to get right into the action. I do find problems with not being able to break through an enemies lines even though i have double or even triple their division, but i am sure that there is something that i am not doing correctly and that its not the games fault.
Performance - 5/10
even at low settings i get quite a lot of lag and most the game is played at 20-30 fps and i have a pretty good PC. It can get even worse late game going down to around 5 fps sometimes.
Edit: I have recently upgraded my PC and now the game runs great. But the game still needs a very powerful PC compared to what the game actually is (Horizon Zero Dawn runs at a higher fps than HOI4)
Overall, I recommend this with the Road to '56 mod if you want to play WW2 as it adds a lot more country focus trees whilst also allowing you to play to 1956 rather than 1949 end date (ends on 1st of January 1949).
Recommended mods:
The Great War Mod
Road to '56 Mod
Sound - 6/10
Music can get a bit repetitive as i keep hearing the same music track over and over but i'm sure there are more soundtracks in the DLC. I'm also sure that there are some music mods out there but i have not been bothered to look.
UI - 9/10
The UI can be a bit overwhelming and complicated when you start the game but have probably one of the most simple Paradox Grand strategy games' UI in my opinion behind CK3 (Crusader Kings 3) which i have played on Xbox gamepass for PC.
Gameplay - 8/10
The gameplay is really fun and strategic after you get to 1939 (The historical start of WW2, but you can play against history)
The first few years in game can be a bit boring when playing historically but there is a 1939 start date to get right into the action. I do find problems with not being able to break through an enemies lines even though i have double or even triple their division, but i am sure that there is something that i am not doing correctly and that its not the games fault.
Performance - 5/10
even at low settings i get quite a lot of lag and most the game is played at 20-30 fps and i have a pretty good PC. It can get even worse late game going down to around 5 fps sometimes.
Edit: I have recently upgraded my PC and now the game runs great. But the game still needs a very powerful PC compared to what the game actually is (Horizon Zero Dawn runs at a higher fps than HOI4)
Overall, I recommend this with the Road to '56 mod if you want to play WW2 as it adds a lot more country focus trees whilst also allowing you to play to 1956 rather than 1949 end date (ends on 1st of January 1949).