Pandora Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 So today marks the release of Portal 2. Many of us (probably) have been waiting for this since 2007, the year that gave us The Orange Box (and MW, Crysis, Bioshock. Basically gaming god-year). Now I'd actually rather tell you guys that Valve released Episode 3 today, but we'll have to wait another 4 years for that. In the meantime I'd rather inform you about the second best thing that is Portal 2. I ordered a physical copy from Amazon, so I'll have to wait. The ones who ordered it at Steam have probably already played it. So, share your favorite moment, tell us about the gameplay, quote the funniest line and laugh about Weatley's accent or GLaDOS' cynisism. If anyone can actually be bothered to reply (I don't know how TGTAP's activity is lately..), then I might just add some nice info and the like to this post. In the meantime.. this is where I get off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 It's too epic for words. Knowing now what I know (on the penultimate chapter as we speak) I'd have hated it if I'd have known what was coming. It's too good. Claims that it's 15hrs are untrue. I'd call it 8, 9 max for anyone, even the touristy players like me who listen to the dialogue intently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted April 19, 2011 Share Posted April 19, 2011 Uh, can't believe I forgot about this game, definitely gonna order it through Amazon uk. The first Portal was so awesome I gotta see how this one turned out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EvoLuTioN Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I like how the TF2 Team snuck in and added hats to it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Anyone who posts spoilers will be banned (: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUN3R Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Heard the users at Metacritic hated it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 Also, once people start finishing the campaign, the co-op is pretty lulzy. Not great, and lacking the soul of the singleplayer, but good. Hit me up... Steam ID: MrLlamaLlama Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate10 Posted April 20, 2011 Share Posted April 20, 2011 I actually haven't even played the first, though I have The Orange Box coming to my house on Thursday. Idk but I actually was excited for Portal 2's release? Haha but yeah, If I like Portal, I'll get the second after I beat the first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gerard Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 I finished Portal 2 the other day. At first it seemed very similar to 1, but I really got into it by the end. Storyline was awesome, the new features are cool, and yeah pretty cool. It has some replay value, but I'd like to be able to pick a levels to replay (not just saves). Not tried co-op yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted April 24, 2011 Share Posted April 24, 2011 You can go back chapter by chapter, but they were pretty beefy as it was. Had the opp. to play co-op with some friends and i must say it has been very well thought out. Bring a mic though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUN3R Posted April 25, 2011 Share Posted April 25, 2011 Major spoiler: Glados is a potato. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted May 8, 2011 Author Share Posted May 8, 2011 I am disappoint.. No challenge rooms.. and the puzzels we're not all that challenging. Though I have to admit I had a few 'what now' moments, it usually was cause I didn't understand a certain game mechanic. Reveal hidden contents Best example might be the chamber in which you had to get the repulsion gel onto the turrents. An easy task as soon as you know that that's the whole clue, but I hadn't expected it to have that effect (turrents bouncing off). The puzzels also felt very, very linear, especially compared to Portal, where you could solve a chamber in multiple ways. I did like Portal 2, don't get me wrong. Just... felt like it could have done better. Reveal hidden contents Wheatley must be the worst antagonist ever and too much questions regarding the story are left unanswered. It's more of an afterthought though.. I enjoyed playing through it the first time. Sort of did it over again (well, half at least), but it's not that much fun doing it again.. unlike Portal 1, that gave you the possibilities to do things over again on a different way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted May 8, 2011 Share Posted May 8, 2011 Jace. JAAAAAAACE. Jace. So much Jace, gotta see it all. Jace Jace Jace. JAAAAAAAACE. Jace too big, wanna go home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pandora Posted May 9, 2011 Author Share Posted May 9, 2011 Eh, what? I don't understand. Am I the only one who felt a little.. I don't know, hollow when finishing the game? Reveal hidden contents Sure the space ending was cool and yeah the voice acting was superb. But I didn't have the feeling I had defeated anybody really special. I just got some rid of an absolute idiot. If anything I felt a little sad for him. So who is Chell? We know that she's a daughter of some employee (her name is at that bring your daughter to work day stand). So what's happened to her parents? Killed by GLaDOS? Perhaps her parents are Caroline and Cave. Who do not know.. And why does Aperture go from making shower curtains to making a portal gun en all those gels. And above all, what went so disastrously wrong that the old Aperture facility had to be shut down? For something set in the Half Life world I'd expect a bit more of a back story. Seeing as portal 3 is not an option, this left me a little empty. So once again: it's a very good game with very high production values and I'd certainly recommend it to everyone. It just isn't the best game ever and actually is even a step down on some fronts compared to the original. The challenge rooms of the original actually were what the name suggested: a real challenge. Portal 2 basically just makes you walk a predetermined path while listening to the lines of Wheatley and GLaDOS while now and then popping a portal here and there. It isn't as grim as I may make it sound, but I had a bit higher expectations.. On the other hand, it's hard to 'wow' once again when having to live up to something as fresh as Portal 1 was. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUN3R Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 It pwned. Gimme DLC Gaben. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrLlamaLlama Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 On 5/9/2011 at 12:47 AM, Jace said: Eh, what? I don't understand. Am I the only one who felt a little.. I don't know, hollow when finishing the game? The core... the one who Reveal hidden contents wants to go to space. Says SPAAAACE a shitload... :/ idk if you play games in Dutch or English so they might have changed it. Video: Reveal hidden contents So yeah... Jace / Space... eh i tried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Damjan Posted May 9, 2011 Share Posted May 9, 2011 Ah that core. Reveal hidden contents Core: I'm in space Wheatley: I know you are mate.Yup we're both in space.You know what i'd say? I'm IN SPACE! God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Spaz The Great Posted May 26, 2011 Share Posted May 26, 2011 I just don't know how it could possibly live up to the first game. I mean, the first game was the greatest game of all time. And I am rather upset that I cannot make it work on my computer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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