Garrys Mod Review

 

Garrys Mod is a Sandbox physics game created by Garry Newman, and is used by modifying the "source engine" which is used in many valve games such as counter strike, Team Fortress 2 and Half life 2. This game was released on Steam on November 29th 2006 and required that the user also had installed on their steam account either, Half-life 2, Counter-strike: Source, Portal or Team Fortress 2.

The game was released by one man who had adapted the Source engine for use by anyone who wanted to create their own "game within a game". Since then millions of people have created maps, created new game-modes, and has shared this with its online multiplayer feature. A game such as this doesn't really have any immediate competition as it has a fairly non-competitive genre, as well as, this genre being very hard to replicate in the fact that the gameplay between different people will always be different.

First off, We can talk about the number one point of ANY game, "Fun Factor". This is how the game is fun, and how it keeps YOU, the gamer, interested. The fun factor of this game is that it is ALWAYS different, unless YOU want it to. The entire single player experience is built around your creativity, as it is just you in an empty map with a "spawn list" which allows you to spawn in items to create your own world. This is also supported by "Steam workshop" and other mod support, so that you can download more items for your single player experience. Online is slightly different as this is where many people have chosen to showcase their own game modes. This is incredibly entertaining with groups of friends to play with you can be stuck at the machine for hours playing games such as "Trouble in Terrorist Town" Or "Prop Hunt", there are too many different games to name for this review.

The game doesn't have any plot-line and that is part of its charm, as this means the game has no target and it is completely free. This is unless you play online and enter into the multiplayer games that people have created.

 

The audio on the game is very basic as it is only needed for sound FX on things such as guns and cars etc. However, even though it is a small and simple detail the sound is very good and it keeps in tune with the overall feel of the game, without it being overwhelming for the gamer.

The graphics for the game are very basic and cartoony, but this is mainly as this was released a few years ago using a source engine that began with very basic graphics. This can be a bad point as graphics can be seen as a big portion of the consumers experience throughout the game. But, alternatively, this is not as much a big point as in games in the RPG genre for example which needs to be very in depth and realistic with its graphics. So the graphics being basic is a bad point but not so much due to its relaxed nature and genre.

The replayability of a game can be the make and break point within a game as this can be the defining point between "rent or buy". This games replayability in its singleplayer is in the fact that it is a sandbox game. Sandbox games rely on the creativity of its consumer and so this can be a difficult point to asses for the majority. But generally being able to make any kind game for yourself will be fun for anyone and it should keep you interested for enough time to warrant buying the game. It's multiplayer has a very large variety of game modes to play and should keep you entertained for a very long time as long as you have friends who are willing to play along.

Having these will mean that your game will always be different every time you play it, so you can have hours of fun, with the online constantly updating to bring out new game-modes and new items for singleplayer it really gives you a good sense of the community.

 

In summation Garry's Mod is an incredible game for those of you who are willing to spend time and develop your creativity to its single player, or if you just want to play with its silly game-modes created by people just like you but have been developed with thousands of people online. Overall I believe this game is a "Buy" as its replayability is enough to keep you coming back and wanting more and more.

 

"BUY"

 

4.5/5 Rating