Since the 2020 Retail launch the 2011 release was renamed to: G STRING - BETA and in the future the G STRING - ULTIMATE EDITION is coming. Also don't be confused about the "Developer: LunchHouse Software" part. This is the G String Beta you are looking for, the one made by Eyaura. The display was changed because LunchHouse helped me a lot in publishing the game and this will help us both in promoting our work. Which reminds me: they're making PUNT! Go check it out! Since there is no way to list this on MODDB like on Steam (Developer: Eyaura, Publisher: LunchHouse Software) this is the best solution. Thanks and have fun!
Brief Summary: A Truly underrated masterpiece, one of the most unique mods that deserves more attention, even with its flaws.
Pros:
+ Excellent visuals and backgrounds, strangely reminiscent of Half-Life 2 Beta style and art design or Deus Ex's cyber-augmentation
+ Strong sound design and fitting musical accompaniment
+ Dark and very atmospheric story, satisfying from beginning to end
+ Very Impressive length: took +15 hours on Hard personally
+ Those weird dream-like sequences, very immersive and well done
+ Challenging Gameplay
+ Original steam-punk style weapons/enemies design
+ Plenty of "jump-skill" platforms and puzzles to spice up the shooting parts
+ Unique abilities are an excellent addition to the gameplay (Slow-Mo/Fire Spell/Telekinesis)
Neutral:
+/- Numerous bugs and glitches, but none are game-breaking
+/- The voice-acting is OK, but very hard to understand most of the time due to sound quality/background noises or ambient music, making it difficult to follow the story or know where or what to do on rare occasions
Cons:
- Level orientation is the biggest flaw of this mod, it's extremely easy to get lost while trying to find your way out of an area, making you do platforming that you would except to normally use to glitch out of a map in any other game, but it's strangely the way to move to the next level here
- Below average Gameplay balance: challenge is a good thing in any game, unless it excepts the player to accomplish the impossible in unfair ways: aimbot-type laser turrets you need to avoid or destroy with unlimited range in outside areas to groups of mass enemies with 2-3 hit kill shotguns at medium range inside closed-space environments forces you to quicksave/quickload often. (Be aware this playthrough was done on Hard Difficulty)
- Weak Pathfinding AI with "Robot Enemies"
- Props/Decorations are oddly placed and will often block you or force you to maneuver awkwardly to get out
Personal Recommendations: It's hard for me to give G String a perfect rating for some of the problems mentionned above, if the gameplay was tweaked a little more and some tips/guidance was given on some hard to navigate levels and the AI improved, it would have been better in all aspects. The addition of optional dialog Sub-Titles would have helped greatly too.
Conclusion: A very solid and well deserved 9/10 for an underrated mod created (mostly) by a single person which dedicated 5 years of effort to give us a very lengthy, unique and atmospheric mod on the gorgeous Source Engine. You have my support and encouragements for the upcoming final version and don't let my 9/10 rating slow you down! Keep up the good work!