Reviews - Theevina

EZ2 is a fantastic mod overall. It actually succeeds in adding true depth to the HL/Portal story in a way that others have only tried.

This mod is very well built and unique. I love the new setting and the original puzzles. But it is also kind of difficult and confusing.

Excellent new puzzle mechanic. The puzzles are difficult but not impossible. Great dialogue. It's just about the perfect Portal mod.

This is a fun little joke mod with several endings. Not to be taken seriously. Nice effort.

An interesting little joke mod. The goal is literally punting a can with a few secret endings included. Nice effort. Not much in the way of story or graphics.

I can tell that a lot of work went into this, which is why I regret not being able to give a higher rating. This is a decent mod even though it's very unfinished and it's very confusing. The first half was pretty boring, but the second half was a fun escape sequence. I have to give a thumbs down to the puzzles. They are either super easy or bizarre and confusing with an overreliance on reflexes. There are very few hints about where to go or how to get around obstacles in your way. I had to noclip a few times. There are new characters but no explanation as to who they are, what they are doing there, what their motives are, or what the overall story is. Of course, that might just be because I don't know Russian. I also don't know if I installed it incorrectly because it had tons of missing models. But since I love playing Portal mods, I feel like the experience was still worth it. With some more polishing and fixing up, it could be a much better mod.

A fun and well-designed mod with unorthodox puzzles and interesting new features. It had only a couple of issues. Finding the next place to go was sometimes confusing. The car also got stuck in some places which soft locked the game.

Short, difficult, but fun.

Excellent full-conversion mod. It was short, not very difficult, but a little confusing at a couple points. The story was good if a bit cheesy. All in all I loved it.

Review of the full Steam game (B-cup update):

G-String is an immersive, grim, cyperpunk experience set in a complex original universe, and it’s very ambitious considering it was made almost entirely by one woman.

As for the world’s bleak atmosphere, Eyaura totally nailed it. This is probably the game’s strongest feature. Each area looks appropriately decrepit, filthy, dangerous, and bizarre. It’s beautifully ugly.

The gameplay was decent. I didn’t have too much trouble finding the correct way to go, but the path seemed repetitive in places, particularly the first half. It very often followed long vents or jumping between objects. (I never liked jumping obstacles.) The other puzzles were well-made. Combat doesn’t really pick up until later in the game, but it was pretty balanced.

The space battle was a very cool choice for the final sequence. I’ve never seen something like that done on this engine before. (Just stay away from those coildrones.)

I admit I was disappointed by the lack of explanation in the ending. I still feel like I known almost nothing about these characters, their history, and their fate. What were those psychedelic visions all about? The anti-corporate/anti-authoritarian message permeates the game from start to finish, but what is it actually trying to communicate to the player? I’m not sure.

My favorite parts were mostly in the second half, starting with the chapter “Kobi.” I had some exhilarating moments, especially in the air refinery and the space sequences.

As of the time I write this (B-cup update), there are still occasional visual glitches that pop up and make it difficult to continue without closing and opening the game or restarting the chapter.

Was the experience worth it? Yes. It may not be a highly polished AAA release by today's standards, but it’s still an awe-inspiring labor of love. I’m proud to have contributed to it, even if it was just a couple of voice lines.