J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars vs The Room 2
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars
J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is truly a game that's very unique. Despite its apparent appearance - it does look like "just another space sim", doesn't it? - the game is a fun and innovative, story-driven adventure game with a heavy dose of mystery added for good measure. In this game, you'll get to step into the spacesuit of Rachel Manners, a 35-year-old astrobiologist who initially embarked on a critical mission to explore and collect data on potentially habitable planets with a crew of of other elite and hand-picked scientists, but somehow, things went awry, and she found herself alone with J.U.L.I.A., the space probe's rather tempermental AI and Mobot, the reconnaissance robot.Driven by a need to know, you'll need to help Rachel search for clues which might potentially explain the mission's failure and the missing crew. You'll also get to travel to six widely varied planets where you can then get to work trying to reveal their secrets. There will be plenty of puzzles and mini-games in your journey as well just to give your brain some intense workout from time to time.
That said, the puzzles in the game can be a tad bit frustrating to solve, mainly because it's the sort of "trial and error" puzzle-type. So, unless you have a thing or two against this specific game mechanism, J.U.L.I.A.: Among the Stars is a really nice puzzle-adventure game to buy and play.
The Room 2
The Room 2 is the highly anticipated sequel to the original first game in 2014. The storyline in this game continues from The Room where you've uncovered a single major breakthrough - an enigmatic scientist known only by his/her initials "AS". The game also expands on its puzzle gameplay, providing players with a whole new set of devices for them to tinker and toy with. The graphics in the game has seen a huge upgrade as well, further deepening the immersion of the bizarre world this game is set in.If you love The Room, you'll definitely like The Room 2. If you haven't played The Room, you might want to get that to-do checked before moving on to this game just so the storyline won't feel odd to you.