Recent reviews by Sam Handwich

Arguably the best Room yet. Not as much story and intrigue as The Room 3, but the puzzles are excellent. One thing I always wanted from the previous titles was to have more of the puzzles interlink with one another, rather than being self-contained. This game delivers on that in spades. Any piece could go anywhere, and you've got only your intuition, a few context clues, and the occasional hint to tell you where it belongs. Loved it, and I can't wait to see the next one.

I've spent tens of hours updating, and only a few playing. Every time I want to fly, it's anywhere from 30GB to 100GB of fresh downloads. It doesn't update through Steam, so you've got to have the game open before it will start downloading, and if you minimize it and try to do something else while the update is running, it will crash to desktop. Terrible experience, and I'm paying extra for the privilege given my ISP's new data caps. Would likely want a refund if I could still get one.

Fear and Loathing meets Detective Noir meets glorious communism. Best RPG I have played in a long time. My only complaint is there is *too* much content. Can't recommend this enough.

This is the best one yet. complexity but without being frustrating. Each level of the puzzle leads you intuitively to the next, which keeps things moving without needing to rely on hints or brute force (an issue I had with The Room Two). Very satisfying. This is the best one I've played yet.

This is like Chores: The Game. Sounds fun in theory, but the execution is just endless tedium. After 30 minutes of mopping, I couldn't keep going any longer.

This is a fun little puzzle game. Sometimes it's frustrating, but the game gives hints. My biggest peeve is actually that it's sometimes far too quick to offer a hint... They're optional, though, so you can always ignore them and not read them.

The other thing about it is that the story is unfinished. While you're unlocking all these puzzles, you're following the story of someone who tried to do some crazy alchemy business. Well, spoiler... you don't really find out how it ends. Just that you have now also done some crazy alchemy business. What does that mean for you? Cliffhanger.

Game crashes on launch for myself, and apparently tons of other users. This is true of every older Telltale game, in fact, all of which they're still selling. As usual, Telltale either ignores the problem or is just otherwise unhelpful.

I used to love Telltale, but clearly they no longer give a ♥♥♥♥.

This is absolutely one of the most amazing games I have ever played. If you like the Stanley Parable, you will also like the Stanley Parable.

The Stanley Parable is a lot like Portal. Sometimes it is actually Portal. You should play The Stanley Parable.

Edit: At this point I've played about 4 hours. I've accomplished everything there is to accomplish. I really wish there was more to this, because it's so good. I expected a lot more gameplay, honestly.

Edit2: Since it's on sale again, I should add this:

PROTIP: Before you buy The Stanley Parable, play The Stanley Parable Demo. Once you have the game, you cannot get the demo anymore. While the demo is very similar to the Stanley Parable, it is not part of The Stanley Parable. By playing The Stanley Parable Demo first, you effectively give yourself a VERY enjoyable additional hour or so of unique gameplay.

Sat there and burned things for 3 hours. No regrets. Also, I'm quite warm now, thank you for asking.

I'm not even a huge fan of city management games, but I just played this for 13 hours straight. That's after spending like 5 or 6 hours on the demo. This ♥♥♥♥ is like crack.