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Portal 2 |OT| Sleep. Spuds. Science.
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BannedEpisode
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Wario64 said:
My roommate and I felt the same way after we each played it.
Easily one of the best endings ever too.
dreamer3kx
Member
Finished last night, told myself I wouldnt go online for anything, Im not the best at puzzlers but managed to complete it, awesome, a couple test had me scratching my head for awhile but took a deep breath on those and analyzed everything slowly, never played the first Portal, going to give that a go in a few days, is it harder then this one?
finished co-op last night.
the co-op puzzles definitely get more difficult and elaborate than the sp ones. i dug that. makes sense too, because it encourages you to talk about them with your partner and exchange ideas etc. that also allowed for some really fun timing and momentum based puzzles which would have been too frustrating in sp, but totally worked in co-op because one person can focus on the mechanical and the other one on the timing part. good stuff.
the co-op puzzles definitely get more difficult and elaborate than the sp ones. i dug that. makes sense too, because it encourages you to talk about them with your partner and exchange ideas etc. that also allowed for some really fun timing and momentum based puzzles which would have been too frustrating in sp, but totally worked in co-op because one person can focus on the mechanical and the other one on the timing part. good stuff.
paperspace
Member
I have an extra copy of Portal 2 on Steam, if anyone's interested in trading send me a PM!
Patrick Bateman
Member
Wow, Portal 2 really is amazing.
And Portal 1 really looks like a test, after you see what they come up with in P2. :O
And Portal 1 really looks like a test, after you see what they come up with in P2. :O
Mrbob said:
Yeah. I'm playing on PC with a real life friend who's on PS3. Such an amazing game. Single-player has the incredible story and great gameplay, then you go into co-op and it's too fun having to work together to solve these. Have most of world 5 to play yet. Going to savor it.
blame space
Banned
just played through the co-op with my chum, insane game. the best co-op game i've ever played.
we played system link right next to each other.. this is the way to do it. kept confusion to a minimum.
can't wait to dig into single player.
we played system link right next to each other.. this is the way to do it. kept confusion to a minimum.
can't wait to dig into single player.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
Yeah, my brother and I wrapped up chapters 4 and 5 now that I'm home for a few weeks. Playing in the same room made everything about ten times more awesome. I really can't see how we would have beaten the puzzle whereblame space said:
you have to burn the turrets with the laser cube in mid-air
Oh, and we're pretty sure we sequence broke the game on about three puzzles.
blame space
Banned
The_Technomancer said:
that level was insane
we both had the biggest shit-eating grins on our faces when everything finally clicked and we knew what we had to do
So I just started playing the game, loving it so far!
Just got to Chapter 2. I have a question regarding something I found in one of the test chambers in this chapter.
Just got to Chapter 2. I have a question regarding something I found in one of the test chambers in this chapter.
What am I supposed to do with the radio? Is there a specific place I have to take it or place it? The song playing is boss.
The Technomancer
card-carrying scientician
It definitely took timing. The solution that we went with wasblame space said:
orange portals themselves onto the launch ramp. Blue puts portals under the dispenser, and onto the diagonal plate and then orange runs off the ramp and catches the dropped cube in mid-air before it hits the emancipation grill. While orange is in mid-air, blue has to change the portal under the dispenser to one of the plates down below, and then once orange is through and flying upwards change the other portal to the second plate
Sound about right?
Rewrite
Not as deep as he thinks
There's anh3ro said:
achievement for finding a secret message on a denn. It's hidden somewhere in that test chamber where all the trash is thrown out (specifically where you place the portals so that the trash can reach you). You have to portal your way in a hidden room with the radio with you so you can see the secret message.
cooljeanius
Member
I almost thought of doing a playthrough just to count and label the locations I wished had commentary nodes but didn't have them.Red UFO said:
Hasphat'sAnts
Member
Just finished it. It was great.
blame space
Banned
The_Technomancer said:
haha i think so
the use of spoiler tags is cracking me up
faceless007
Member
Crap, think I might have screwed something up. I was going to link my brother's PSN account to his Steam account so we could play co-op, but when the Steam overlay came up I accidentally hit "Create a new account" instead of "Use an existing Steam account," so it just created a new half-Steam account. Is there any way to undo that so we can link to his real Steam account?
n/m, googling shows I need to contact Steam support.
n/m, googling shows I need to contact Steam support.
PjotrStroganov
Member
The_Technomancer said:
Funny thing that it took some time for us (me and my brother) to come to the conclusion that
letting the cube come out of the side ramp didn't work out.
Also loved the
collide-in-mid-air-to-finish-the-level-puzzle.
Patrick Bateman
Member
I'm in chapter 8 thus far and I have to say that, in my opinion, this is the most innovative game of the last ten years.
Arjen
Member
So i finished this yesteray, and honestly i liked portal 1 better.
I loved the characters, the humor (i laughed a lot out loud) but i enjoyed the puzzles in Portal 1 way more.
No story spoiler, but regarding the levels, so just in case
I haven't tried co-op so maybe that makes al my complaints redundant.
This may sound al a bit negative which isn't really fair, because i really did enjoy the game a lot, i guess i was expecting something different.
I loved the characters, the humor (i laughed a lot out loud) but i enjoyed the puzzles in Portal 1 way more.
No story spoiler, but regarding the levels, so just in case
What i liked about the original portal, was the non stop amount of test chambers, i wasn't in it for the story, i was in it for the puzzles. Sure, Portal 2 had a good amount of that, but what i disliked were the setpieces in between test chamber, which weren't really puzzles but more a "stare in the distances and find a white spot to put a portal"
Although i liked the new edition of gels etc. i thought there were to many chambers wasted on introducing al the new stuff, leaving to little room to fit in really challenging puzzles. I think i only had one moment were a puzzle was a good headscratcher, i felt portal 1 was more challenging
Although i liked the new edition of gels etc. i thought there were to many chambers wasted on introducing al the new stuff, leaving to little room to fit in really challenging puzzles. I think i only had one moment were a puzzle was a good headscratcher, i felt portal 1 was more challenging
I haven't tried co-op so maybe that makes al my complaints redundant.
This may sound al a bit negative which isn't really fair, because i really did enjoy the game a lot, i guess i was expecting something different.
A Link to the Past
Banned
Arjen said:
They're probably saving the hard stuff for the DLC.
yes, portal 1 is the more challenging game and definitely more unique. i understand people who are saying that they enjoyed portal 1 more and even think it's a better game altogether. i'm not sure if i agree entirely, but there are valid points to be made. that said, the co-op does indeed make some of your complaints redundant. it's shorter than the sp, but it's essentially all test chambers with practically no story and filler in between. PLUS the puzzles are quite a bit more challenging and there's a bit of a return to the more twitch and momentum based puzzles later on (which were more prominent in portal 1 and absent from the sp campaign in portal 2)... but they're less frustrating this time around, see my post here. so, definitely play through the co-op campaign!Arjen said:
TriniTrin
war of titties grampa
I am still in disbelief that my friend and I could play the PS3 and PC versions of Portal 2 together! We played all of the first set of puzzles and I am still stunned that it worked. Why dont more games use this kind of service, this is the only game I have heard do this. Such a great idea!
UltimaPooh
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Get to designing.
http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=5539&p=1
http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=5539&p=1
The Librarian
Banned
Jill Sandwich
the turds of Optimus Prime
Just finished the SP, what a fantastic game, and quite an ending! My friend's been patiently waiting for me to go through Portal 1 and 2 to play co-op with me 
charlemagne
Member
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