Aperture Science reopens its doors! Not in the way that Portal fans would expect, although it is not for this reason to lose sight of this fun puzzle video game that proposes us to guide a convoy of trucks through these crazy scientific facilities. Portals, gels, turrets and GLaDOS! In the Bridge Constructor Portal review you will discover everything that this Clockstone title offers.
Ok, yeah, it sounds like a bad joke. When we all look forward to the announcement of Portal 3, Valve arrives and presents Bridge Constructor Portal , a 2D puzzle video game that combines this great science fiction universe with the popular Clockstone series . Build bridges? To guide a convoy of trucks? Yes … and yes! But do not throw your hands so quickly that this is a highly recommended title. It’s witty, challenging, fun, and best of all, GLaDOS is there! Not just her. All the elements that have made the adventures great in Aperture ScienceThey are here, present, but with a curious twist that gives this production a special charm. It knows how to surprise by testing you in disparate ways even though, in essence, the playable premise never changes.
Build bridges ; create a safe path to guide workers who, as if they were the legendary Lemmings, will automatically advance through scenarios full of deadly traps. You will see them fall into acid pits, suffer under machine gun fire, collide with each other, get trapped in a dead end … and only your wits will put an end to their agony throughout the 60 levels who shape this video game. . At first it will be enough for you to put a few beams here and there but, as the hours go by, the action will become complicated to the point of having to coordinate the movements of the workers so that they do not annihilate each other. That you can cause accidents! And this is the most fun part of Bridge Constructor Portal. It seems simple but it is not at all.
Bridge Constructor Portal: Gameplay Trailer
Aperture Science in the worksWithout a firm foundation, all is lost! Bridges will collapse, roads will collapse under the weight of vehicles or, due to their oscillation, they may even change their course towards a fatal destination. With clever use of physics , nothing can be left to chance in Bridge Constructor Portal. Either with steel cables or interlocking beams, we will have to secure all our creations well to avoid that a sudden blow, or the passage of several simultaneous vehicles, ends up ruining the mission. In this sense, there is a certain mechanics of trial and error . You build, you watch, and if something goes wrong, you fix it with ease thanks to the remarkable user interface featured in the Clockstone video game.
Humor is very present in the video game. The instructions for each mission and the comments from GLaDOS seek to make us smile at all times.
Almost at first this will be your only problem; building bridges that can support the weight of vehicles over acid pits or whatever they work on at the Aperture Science facility. However, when portals kick in … well, you can get an idea. Everything becomes more difficult! But also much more fun. Create ramps that launch vehicles towards a distant portal; use the momentum of a fall to avoid a great abyss, dodge lasers, fire and other traps; in short, to solve the classic Portal problems but from a different perspective and without direct control over the protagonists. The matter has crumb.
It knows how to surprise by testing you in disparate ways even though, in essence, the playable premise never changesBridge Constructor Portal grows and grows with new elements to interact with; It will force you to use the propulsion gels seen in Portal 2 , or it will lead you to flip switches to open doors, redirect energy bolts, or use blocks to disconnect traps. And it’s great! Really funny, because besides, GLaDOS never ceases to harass with cynical comments that are hard not to smile at. It is a pity that the video game, at a specific point, stops introducing new options to exploit the already known ones over and over again. It’s not that it’s bad, obviously, these challenges are more difficult than usual, but it does leave you with a certain feeling that those responsible have run out of ideas. It’s a shame, because in the end you want more.
Take momentum and fly! The operation of the portals is identical to that of Portal; there are also gels or companion cubes as part of some puzzles.
No option to create our own portals, which would have been great, I appreciate the freedomaction provided by the video game. There is no single solution to the same puzzle; we can build what we please and try our luck. As an extra challenge, GLaDOS will count the money you invest in each level, so you can try to overcome each scenario spending as little as possible. There is more. You can also settle for guiding a single vehicle to the end of the level, which is essential to move to the next stage, or try to guide several trucks simultaneously. The risk is greater, the structures must be better, but the effort is worth it. The pity is that despite all this, Bridge Constructor Portal is not a particularly replayable video game. Once its challenges are complete there is little reason to overcome its devious puzzles again.
The fact that the game lacks a Portal-style plot also detracts from its appeal. Yes, the humor is there; winks at fans of the series too, but there’s little story to tell and in some cases, GLaDOS ‘jokes and humorous comments feel too forced. As for the graphics, Bridge Constructor Portal delivers without much fanfare; Good set design coupled with carefree aesthetics contributes to making Aperture Science’s return most enjoyable but, I insist, don’t expect anything particularly surprising. To highlight the good dubbing into English, which is in charge of Ellen McLain, the actress who in the past already gave voice to GLaDOS.
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Bridge Constructor Portal
The ingenious design of its puzzles, which take advantage of the imagery of the Portal universe, makes Bridge Constructor Portal a highly recommended video game. Impossible jumps, deadly traps and many portals to overcome! With a myriad of challenges to tackle, this puzzle game knows how to entertain while challenging your mind with increasingly convoluted trials.
- Ingenious and challenging puzzles
- Fun reinterpretation of the Portal world
- A greater variety of puzzles is missing
- It is a little replayable video game
