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Portal 2 |OT| Sleep. Spuds. Science.
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The Librarian
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Going through my commentary run, I'm finding a lot more of (spoiler just in case)
. Some are so obvious I dunno how I missed them the first time.
Ratman's dens
The Librarian
Banned
From the ones I've discovered, there really isn't anything specific to look out for. Playing chapter 3, I found like...3 or 4 of them. Just be extra attentive to the walls and ceilings I guess. It's been fun finding them!gdt5016 said:
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Is there an audio rip of the
without the level's music behind it?
It must be my ringtone.
companion cube's song
It must be my ringtone.
HELLP~
chapter 7.
I can't get past the 2nd
nevermind. Did it with keyboard and space bar. Couldnt do it with the pcx360 controller
chapter 7.
I can't get past the 2nd
ramp jump after you put the companion cube and the ramp goes higher so you can get to the higher platform. I can get onto the area below the mesh platform (which you're meant to land on) but I can't get higher. Tried about 8-9 times now
nevermind. Did it with keyboard and space bar. Couldnt do it with the pcx360 controller
MrCompletely
Member
Beat Portal 2 last night, 7.5 hours of game-time.
Fantastic game, but still think it could use more challenging puzzles, and some of the puzzle mechanics are introduced too late and way under utilized.
Fantastic game, but still think it could use more challenging puzzles, and some of the puzzle mechanics are introduced too late and way under utilized.
The Lamonster
Member
Well I finished the campaign. Of course it was a ton of fun, but I'm surprised they don't have challenge versions of some of the rooms. I was never really challenged in this game. Although, I haven't touched co-op yet.
Princess Skittles
Prince's's 'Skittle's
Oooh, thanks, I'll give it a try tonight.EVIL said:
slaughterking
Member
Just beat the game. Great, great fun.
My only complaints are
Other than that I really enjoyed it. Especially
Looking forward to the Commentary and the Coop.
My only complaints are
most of the puzzles outside of the test chambers that bascially consist of finding the two or three surfaces you can use portals on in a confusing enviroment. Not very clever, but necessary I guess.
I also kinda wish they wouldn't have done a song similar to Still Alive for the credits. It was naturally not as impactful as in the first game and I thought the Turret song was fun enough to make for a special ending.
I also kinda wish they wouldn't have done a song similar to Still Alive for the credits. It was naturally not as impactful as in the first game and I thought the Turret song was fun enough to make for a special ending.
Other than that I really enjoyed it. Especially
potato Glados was adorable.
Looking forward to the Commentary and the Coop.
Revolutionary
Member
Im not disagreeing with you that co-op is trickier, but what exactly do you mean by twitch puzzles? Like the one in Portal 1 where you have to quickly aim several times to propel yourself to the top of a room using momentum? If so, Ive played through co-op three times and I'm pretty sure there are no twitch puzzles like that. There was one we did incorrectly that used some twitch skills, but we quickly realized we did it wrong (but it still got us through).JWong said:
Just beat it.
For some reason i found the puzzles in Portal to be harder than Portal 2, i only got stumped a couple of times midway through.
The later puzzles i had no problem with, which is weird as you expect them to be the hardest. Saying this it didn't affect the enjoyment of the game and i still think it's better than the first.
Also i have to say the
Agree about the only gripe with the game is the loading times. Also i thought the graphics were great especially the
For some reason i found the puzzles in Portal to be harder than Portal 2, i only got stumped a couple of times midway through.
The later puzzles i had no problem with, which is weird as you expect them to be the hardest. Saying this it didn't affect the enjoyment of the game and i still think it's better than the first.
Also i have to say the
underground/old style exploring and the old puzzles were my favourite part of the game. Especially towards the latter part as it mixed puzzle rooms along with just traversing the area perfectly.
I thought the difficulty was the sweet spot around this part as well with the introduction of the gels.
Not sure why some thought it was the weakest part.
I thought the difficulty was the sweet spot around this part as well with the introduction of the gels.
Not sure why some thought it was the weakest part.
Agree about the only gripe with the game is the loading times. Also i thought the graphics were great especially the
gel floating through the lifting beams sections
slaughterking
Member
Sure, I can see why you would that. Maybe I'll like it more when I play the game a second time, butStuBurns said:
just now the credits were overshadowed by the feeling that they were forcefully trying to recreate one of the most memorable moments in (more or less) recent gaming history. Still Alive was something unique and unforeseen. Want You Gone was neither of those.
slaughterking said:
I do agree that it wasn't as unique certainly, although I didn't see it coming personally, I thought the turret bit was going to be what we got instead. But in terms of it's relevance to the game, it meant a lot more I think, it's also a much better song I think.
Joe Shlabotnik
Banned
Spinning Plates said:
I'm confused. Isn't all of Chapter 5 the part you spoilered? It's called
The Escape
The Big Rig
Member
I'm bored. Anyone who hasn't played co op want to play?
Jax said:
Good to hear. Just started Chapter 4 last night and am already feeling a bit meh at all the 'testing'. Just overly familiar, and I can better understand the loading complaints. It really does pull the momentum right from under you.
Marathoned most of the co-op last night too. (Finished Chapter 5 puzzles, not sure how much is left). Friend kept stating how much more advanced the puzzles in co-op have been compared to Single player(which he finished). Good stuff, but the narrative in co-op has been non-existent. Kinda hoping whatever is left does something to make it appear as more than just a bunch of test rooms.
Fancy doing co-op tonight pal? I've not started it yet but I'm going to Blackburn V City so it'll be when I get back.Smeghead said:
I really liked the
underground parts. I loved all the exposition to Aperture's history and seeing Cave Johnson's progression was superb. The moment when you encounter potato GLaDOS was hilarious too. I understand why some would have complaints with that section, as in general I found the puzzles there to be the weakest in the game (the gels) but I thought the added story content and break from the main Wheatley/GLaDOS storyline came at a perfect time and more than made up for what I found to be a frustrating puzzle section.
The atmosphere in particular was spectacular, and that was the moment in the game when I fully realised that Valve's writers and artists are leaps and bounds ahead of all others in the industry. I've been a Valve skeptic but this game made me have a Valvegasm and want to replay all their old games.
The atmosphere in particular was spectacular, and that was the moment in the game when I fully realised that Valve's writers and artists are leaps and bounds ahead of all others in the industry. I've been a Valve skeptic but this game made me have a Valvegasm and want to replay all their old games.
I really enjoyed Portal 2. I was loving it from the start. But as I played through I realised, it was never going to become as challenging as Portal 1. The lack of anything to do other then pick up the pretty simple achievements once you finish single player and coop is really disappointing. I mean I don't have the ridiculous professor portal bullshit achievement, but I have almost everything else now. Just need to go back and drop a turret on an aerial faith plate and I'm done.
I'd have been a lot happier with more portal limits, time limits, whatever. But they gave nothing. :-/ They don't even give any incentive to go back to coop, so do they expect people to purchase any of their ridiculously priced customisations in the store?
Blah, it's a good game, but it's not on the same level as Portal 1 for me.
I mean I don't have the ridiculous professor portal bullshit achievement, but I have almost everything else now. Just need to go back and drop a turret on an aerial faith plate and I'm done.I'd have been a lot happier with more portal limits, time limits, whatever. But they gave nothing. :-/ They don't even give any incentive to go back to coop, so do they expect people to purchase any of their ridiculously priced customisations in the store?
Blah, it's a good game, but it's not on the same level as Portal 1 for me.
Just finished it. Pretty good game. Enjoyed the game a lot more once the plot kicked in.The first 4 chapters were definitely the weakest. Some of the end game bits had some pretty crazy things happening. And the atmosphere was pretty neat.
I'd rate it about a 7.5/10. Just a tad too easy. Portal 1 had some pretty difficult bits. It was pretty easy once I realised that all the speed jumps, I had to use the keyboard as the x360 controller couldn't do the full speed run. I personally wish that there were
Still the fact that the game uses very little - the portal gun and that mechanic and it sustains itself for the 7 or so hour shows how great it is.
GAME FINALE spoilers
Now to read the spoilers thread.
Also
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I'd rate it about a 7.5/10. Just a tad too easy. Portal 1 had some pretty difficult bits. It was pretty easy once I realised that all the speed jumps, I had to use the keyboard as the x360 controller couldn't do the full speed run. I personally wish that there were
more to do in the human/office spaces you do get into (besides push buttons and pull levers) and more than just hearing the audio announcements - even a video wall room with some sort of story related video of some sort would have added a lot to the story - would have also been interesting to see some of the corpses in the game.
GAME FINALE spoilers
moon bit was suprising and awesome. However end boss fight was sort of lame. It felt random how you'd hit him and then ... 3 hits = win.Having to jump to stick on cores was a terrible idea as I think the jumping mechanic as a basic control method in Porta2 is pretty average. You never have to jump in the game (with the button - except to jump over lasers)
Now to read the spoilers thread.
Also
kept thinking spiderman's boss when I heard Cave Johnson (?) talk in the ruined area announcements. I'm pretty sure that actor did the voice acting
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when I saw the potato GLados, I immediately thought back to this thread title and was a little bit underwhelmed as I felt the thread had someone spoilered the impact by mentioning spuds. Just a whiff of ... "oh"
Mechanical Snowman
Member
I've only just realised that this universe is a hell of a lot bigger than I originally thought. I've never played Half-Life or know anything about it, but I've been reading about it a lot in Portal discussion - do they link together somewhat and is it worth buying?
Are you asking if Half-Life 1+2 are worth buying? God yes.Mechanical Snowman said:
They take place in the same universe as Portal but the stores almost never intersect.
Biggest similarities:
LEVEL DESIGN AND VARIETY
Subtle exposition - a great deal of the plot can be inferred by the world itself. Lots of stuff isn't explicitly spelled out
Rad electronic soundtrack
The Librarian
Banned
Yes! If you enjoyed Portal and Portal 2, you should enjoy Half-Life (though it's not a guarantee). Definitely worth a try. Half-Life 2 and episodes are some of my favorite games ever.StuBurns said:
Also, going through my Portal 2 commentary run has made me want to do a Half-Life 2 and episodes commentary run. I've never done it before. I think I'll start as soon as I finish Portal 2.
Not on the same level? If this game didn't pull it off, there was nothing they could do to have met your expectations.Ronok said:I really enjoyed Portal 2. I was loving it from the start. But as I played through I realised, it was never going to become as challenging as Portal 1. The lack of anything to do other then pick up the pretty simple achievements once you finish single player and coop is really disappointing.
I'd have been a lot happier with more portal limits, time limits, whatever. But they gave nothing. :-/ They don't even give any incentive to go back to coop, so do they expect people to purchase any of their ridiculously priced customisations in the store?
Blah, it's a good game, but it's not on the same level as Portal 1 for me.
The fact is, the challenge is absolutely on par with the first Portal. Would some challenge rooms been nice? Of course, but for the main story, they found a perfect balance. It's challenging, but not overly so. Additional content that comes down the pipe should do more to satisfy your craving for challenging puzzles.