Tag: The Power of Paint

heard about this years ago because of portal 2 gels of course but i didn't realize it was on steam. now that i've finally witnessed history, i'm impressed by how similarly the paint works here: - green jump paint (repulsion gel) has exactly the same wall jump physics so i felt right at home bouncing between walls both vertically and horizontally. this game doesn't have a jump button or a crouch button so you'll need to be mindful where this paint goes. - red speed paint (propulsion gel) is also involved in very familiar puzzles like avoiding timed obstacles or doing a long jump with the green paint. there are also plenty of good ol' ramps to spray it on. - blue stick paint is the notable one here for being the scrapped "adhesion gel". while it may have been too disorienting for a game with portals, the simplicity of this student project makes it function pretty well actually. they have a 3d arrow ui to remind you which way is down and the momentum from walking gives you a little boost when you exit the paint. (you can use this to escape the credits room btw) the urban grafitti setting plus the use of a paint gun to move fast and climb walls also reminds me of a certain other shooter game, so this was a very comfy 40 minutes to me. i wonder if there's any other games like this...

Used to play this free game when I was little, 10/10 The first time I saw Portal 2 added gels with different properties, this game came to my mind and I thought Portal was copying it, however, as a matter of fact, Valve hired the devs because they liked the concept of the game

It's nice to see the origins of the Portal 2 gels. This game also has great music. The adhesion gel can be a little buggy sometimes, but it works. The game is short, but still fun. Plus, it's free! 9.5/10