Have you ever wanted to become a better writer, but don’t quite know how? Does your current grade level make you feel discouraged about your future in writing? Do you want to improve your writing skills, but don’t know where to start? If so, then you’ve come to the right place! In this article, we will introduce you to a fantastic new game that was specifically designed to help you level up your writing skills and become a better writer!
Introducing: The Portal Of Letters
Portal of Letters is a fantastic game that was built with love by a team of passionate writers and programmers. The game was inspired by the classic text-adventure game, The Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy, and uses a similar format and ruleset. It is the perfect game for fans of the famous book series and for anyone who wants to learn more about the Craft of Writing.
The Portal of Letters is a perfect mix of easy-to-learn rules and engaging stories. Even if you’re a seasoned writer, you’ll find it challenging enough to keep your attention while also improving your skills! We hope you enjoy playing as much as we enjoyed developing it.
How Does It Work?
The Portal of Letters is available on both desktop and mobile devices and uses a standard text-adventure format. When you first load the game, you will be presented with a huge library of text-based stories. The stories are completely optional and you do not need to read or complete any of them to progress through the game. However, reading the stories will give you some much-needed context about the game itself and the different rules and challenges it presents. In order to progress, you need to enter the Portal of Letters and navigate your way through the first-person account of a shy girl named Clementine. The gameplay is made up of three distinct parts and is as follows:
Logic And Maths
Like many games derived from textual adventures, Portal of Letters is a logic-based game that requires you to solve puzzles and make clever use of your surroundings. The game uses a variant of the Monte Carlo method to present you with a random series of numbers and letters, which you must then use to navigate your way through the game. These numbers and letters are weighted according to a set of rules, which you must learn while playing. For example, the letters A, B, C, and D are all equally likely to appear in the first section of texts, but the letters A and B are more common than C and D, resulting in the latter being worth more in the grand scheme of things. Solving puzzles and finding clever wordplays helps you level up, as you gain experience points which allow you to read more elaborate texts and access new areas of the game. For instance, if you solve the first puzzle in the game, you will gain five experience points which allow you to read the next chapter of text.
Enchanting Stories
Even though you may not need to read the stories in Portal of Letters to progress, we still think they are a fabulous addition to the game! The developer of the game, Zebra Technologies, says that the stories in the game are there to help you remember the different rules and nuances of the game and to add an extra layer of storytelling to enhance your gameplay experience. One of the things we love about Portal of Letters is that it allows you to interact with the text through simple yet efficient commands, like click to move the camera around or enter to search for words which appear in the text. In some situations, the game might read that you need to “click on a word to use it” but won’t tell you which word you need to click on. In other situations, it will read “click on a line of text to make a word” but won’t tell you which line you need to click on. Instead, it will just ask you to “click anywhere in the text to make a word.” In these cases, you will have to figure it out yourself! As a result, the stories in the game tend to be much shorter than usual, giving the player more time to focus on the puzzles at hand.
Rewarding And Challenging
Portal of Letters is very much a game of skill and requires you to use your logic and math skills to navigate through it. However, the stories and puzzles in the game are also very much a part of it. Solving puzzles challenges you intellectually and gives you a feeling of accomplishment, but reading the stories rewards you with a deeper understanding of the game itself and its various rules and puzzles. We love that the developer of the game put in the extra effort to create a seamless experience by blending gameplay with storytelling; it makes the game that little bit more rewarding when you complete a puzzle or solve a game mechanic, because you know that you’re also completing a story along the way!
If you’re looking for an engaging and immersive writing experience, then Portal of Letters is the perfect game for you. Even if you’re not a seasoned writer, you’ll still find the game engaging enough to keep your attention while also strengthening your writing skills. Plus, who knows – maybe you’ll even enjoy writing a bit more because of the game!