Bridge Constructor Portal Review – My Bridge Making Skills Are A Lie

<p>Yes&comma; the rumours are true&period; We are back to testing&period; With portals&period; And GlaDOS&period; And… Bridges&quest; <em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em> is a combination of the beloved <em>Portal<&sol;em> series and the slightly less known but still loved <em>Bridge Constructor<&sol;em> series&period; It actually manages to combine the two quite well and almost manages to make me forget my hunger for <em>Portal 3<&sol;em>&period; Almost&period; But that’s the last I will say on the matter as this is its own game&comma; with its own merits&period; You can turn the turret off now&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Classic bridge constructor gameplay returns in this instalment&period; If you don’t know&comma; <em>Bridge Constructor<&sol;em> involves you building bridges over more and more complex environments&comma; to deliver a package&period; To gain more points&comma; you have to successfully allow for a convoy of cars to travel past&comma; showing that the bridge is fully secure&period; The game is easy to understand&comma; hard to master and addictive&period; I’ve found it better to play in short bursts to avoid mind overload&period; Also&comma; a quick tip – use triangles&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;132861" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-132861" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-132861 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;01&sol;04094600&sol;rsz&lowbar;bc&lowbar;portal&lowbar;-&lowbar;4000x2250&lowbar;en&lowbar;-&lowbar;screen&lowbar;03&lowbar;logo&lowbar;preview&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Bridge Constructor 1" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-132861" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em>&comma; Headup Games&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>You could be forgiven in thinking <em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em> is a more streamlined version of the original <em>Bridge Constructor<&sol;em>&period; There’s only one type of material after all&period; However&comma; this is where the <em>Portal<&sol;em> aspects of the game come into play&period; Besides portals &lpar;colour-coded differently to the original game for ease of use&rpar;&comma; there’s also aerial jump pads&comma; turrets and more&period; Portals especially&comma; mean that the game’s levels can quickly become quite complicated with criss-crossing bridges and more jumps than a regular truck should be doing&period; You also have something else back…<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>GlaDOS is back and I’m thankful&period; The little digs and backhanded compliments make the game feel more like <em>Portal<&sol;em>&period; They also break up the gameplay a bit&comma; allowing you to refocus on a new puzzle&period; Ellen McLain returns as the voice and she’s actually incorporated in the game a lot more than I thought she would be – with a 3D model complete with animation&period; A lot has been done to pay homage to <em>Portal<&sol;em> and my little laughs while playing are testament to all they got right&period; The turrets are awesome as well&comma; offering plenty of laughs&period; Then there&&num;8217&semi;s the introspective looks into yourself as they ask you to &OpenCurlyQuote;please don’t hate me’&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;132863" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-132863" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-132863 size-large" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;01&sol;04094926&sol;BC-Portal-4000x2250-EN-Screen-07-Logo&lowbar;preview-1024x576&period;jpeg" alt&equals;"Bridge Constructor Portal 2" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-132863" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em>&comma; Headup Games&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The graphics are similar to <em>The Lab<&sol;em>&comma; a Vive launch title by Valve to show off the VR headsets capabilities&comma; which&comma; again features GlaDOS&period; They are clean and polished&comma; bringing plenty of character to the little 2D stickman who are the test vehicle drivers&period; Go slightly too close to a ceiling and some of the stickmen hitchhikers will jump for freedom to avoid getting crushed&period; Land a vehicle upside down and they’ll keep driving as they slowly turn over &lpar;if possible&rpar;&period; They give the game a lot more life and vibrancy in&comma; at its heart&comma; a bridge building simulator&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>That’s not to say <em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em> doesn’t have its problems&period; The UI is sometimes fiddly&comma; with myself finding trouble destroying some structures if they are too small&period; I would also accidentally move&sol;destroy other structures when clicking&period; You can zoom in and out&comma; which removes most problems&comma; but it’s still a bit frustrating&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<figure id&equals;"attachment&lowbar;132862" aria-describedby&equals;"caption-attachment-132862" style&equals;"width&colon; 1000px" class&equals;"wp-caption aligncenter"><img class&equals;"wp-image-132862 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;cdn&period;bagogames&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;01&sol;04094635&sol;rsz&lowbar;bc&lowbar;portal&lowbar;-&lowbar;4000x2250&lowbar;en&lowbar;-&lowbar;screen&lowbar;09&lowbar;logo&lowbar;preview&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Bridge Constructor 3" width&equals;"1000" height&equals;"563" &sol;><figcaption id&equals;"caption-attachment-132862" class&equals;"wp-caption-text">&lpar;<em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em>&comma; Headup Games&rpar;<&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<p>The difficulty is also a problem with some uneven gaps going from tough to easy when a new gameplay element is introduced then back to difficult&period; I’d rather a more even curve even if it means it’s generally less taxing&period; That’s not to say that the game&&num;8217&semi;s impossible – all the puzzles are doable &lpar;and sometimes not in the way you’re supposed to&rpar;&period; But rather it’s sometimes overwhelming just getting your head around what you’re meant to do&period; If this is the case&comma; I’d take a break and come back to it – you’ll usually work it out pretty quickly afterwards&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Conclusion&colon; <em>Bridge Constructor Portal<&sol;em> is a great and worthwhile addition to both the <em>Bridge Constructor<&sol;em> and <em>Portal<&sol;em> game series&period; With at least 60 levels and the many improvements to your bridge you can do to get the best score&comma; the game has a large enough life to recommend&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; center&semi;"><strong>A PC review copy of Portal Bridge Constructor was provided by Headup Games for the purpose of this review<&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;