Sutton Dagger
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Amazing... I wonder if any Valve employees have seen it?
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Portal 2 |OT| Sleep. Spuds. Science.
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Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
...Valve helped so I would assume they have seen it.Sutton Dagger said:
Sutton Dagger
Member
Oh, didn't know that.Stallion Free said:
That proposal really should be its own thread. Great level, but the fact that he got Ellen McLain to read the lines puts it over the top into something truly special. I would have dragged him to the nearest city clerk's office and applied for a marriage license on the spot.
Portal: No Escape went up today -- from Dan Trachtenberg of Totally Rad Show
It was originally shown at Comic-Con - fantastic stuff --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drucg1A6Xk
It was originally shown at Comic-Con - fantastic stuff --
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4drucg1A6Xk
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
Way to go Dan.
Neuromancer
Member
So I finally got around to playing this game. I'm glad I did because for the most part I enjoyed it, but I didn't find it nearly as funny or clever as everyone else did. I think there was one moment where I chuckled out loud, that was about it (Glados telling you you're a horrible person, early on). I didn't think Wheatley was funny at all, Glados got real old, and Cave Johnson, well aside from the voice actor who I like a lot, I wasn't real impressed by.
As for the actual gameplay though, that I enjoyed a lot. The light tubes and bridges and the blue/orange gels were a lot of fun. I just wish they hadn't let the narrative take the front seat this time. A little bit of humor goes a long way, which is why I think Portal 1 worked better for me.
Also I seem to remember early screenshots/concept art where it looked like jungles and stuff, I was disappointed to be indoors/underground for pretty much the entire game.
Anyway just my 2 cents, didn't get around to playing the co-op but I don't know that I'm going to have time (library rental).
As for the actual gameplay though, that I enjoyed a lot. The light tubes and bridges and the blue/orange gels were a lot of fun. I just wish they hadn't let the narrative take the front seat this time. A little bit of humor goes a long way, which is why I think Portal 1 worked better for me.
Also I seem to remember early screenshots/concept art where it looked like jungles and stuff, I was disappointed to be indoors/underground for pretty much the entire game.
Anyway just my 2 cents, didn't get around to playing the co-op but I don't know that I'm going to have time (library rental).
Syracuse022
Member
Wait, wait, wait... Libraries carry videogames now? Where is this magical place that you live and how can I get a work visa and/or citizenship?Neuromancer said:
FieryBalrog
Member
You didn't like Wheatley or Cave Johnson????Neuromancer said:
I do agree that GlaDOS got a little old after a while, I especially didn't like her story arc towards the end.
BeeDog said:
I will third this. I need to go back and replay with an open mind because I know that everything else about the game was excellent. I was so irritated by the non-stop attempts at humor the first time, I forgot to enjoy the game. Wheatley was dreadful. Cave had his moments and I still dig Glados.
Uno Venova
Banned
I think Glados was hilarious until you
. I thought she was going to continue with the subtle jabs but she hardly said anything during missions.
picked her up as a potato
FieryBalrog
Member
I don't know what's up with you guys, I Looooved Wheatley.
He was so endearingly helpful.
He was so endearingly helpful.
diffusionx
Gold Member
The game is pretty funny, though it is dry and wouldn't be to everyone's liking.
Valve have my eternal gratitude for not leaning on the stuff that the internet latched on to and nearly ruined the game. I don't want to even mention them, they are so obnoxious.
I was impressed by the staging and scale of the game. It was bizarre, like it took place in some dream world. No wonder Cave went bankrupt.
Still need to go through co-op.
Valve have my eternal gratitude for not leaning on the stuff that the internet latched on to and nearly ruined the game. I don't want to even mention them, they are so obnoxious.
I was impressed by the staging and scale of the game. It was bizarre, like it took place in some dream world. No wonder Cave went bankrupt.
Still need to go through co-op.
Neuromancer
Member
Come to Baltimore County, Maryland, USA, my friend.Syracuse022 said:
http://www.bcpl.info/libpg/lib_specialcollections.html#videogames
And by rental, I meant, it's completely free. Well, not to County taxpayers. They're subsidizing my hobby.
Hello Portalers, hope you're well.
This unassuming thread demands your attention:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442343
This unassuming thread demands your attention:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=442343
Neuromancer
Member
I think they went a little too over the top with him and his 'facial' expressions. Well I think they went too over the top with everything really.FieryBalrog said:I don't know what's up with you guys, I Looooved Wheatley.
He was so endearingly helpful.
Glass Rebel
Member
StuBurns said:
Please tell me you're one of those posters who never write IMO
It's bizarre you say that, not only am I one of those people, I'm also one that complains when people tell me to, thank you for recognizing it and not doing so. Very nice of you.Glass Rebel said:Please tell me you're one of those posters who never write IMO
For me, Portal is much better than Portal 2. P1 has no hard edges, no fat, it's not as broad comically either. In Portal 2 I don't think the paints are good. I don't think the 'twist' with Glados was good, or even possible to not guess instantly.
I think it's an awesome game, but Portal is bordering on perfection, Portal 2 is just very good.
Neuromancer
Member
I agree, in fact I liked Portal 1 so much I didn't even feel like I needed a sequel. (As evidenced by how long it took me to get around to playing 2.)StuBurns said:
Truth be told though it's an almost impossible task to follow up on a game that excellent. I am kind of considering replaying Portal 1 now (think I got a free Mac version when I got Steam).
Snkfanatic
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Neuromancer said:
Wow that is nuts lol
Im sure you guys have seen this
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/romance-still-alive-portal-2-proposal-wows-001416958.html
http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/romance-still-alive-portal-2-proposal-wows-001416958.html
StuBurns said:
I agree Portal 1 is a tight piece of sexy ass, but it's more of a puzzle game with adventure elements near the end. Portal 2 is an adventure game with puzzle elements throughout. Going back and finishing Portal 1 and all the advanced chambers afterwards I was struck just how claustrophobic it all feels to me now. I could explore old underground Aperture all day.
Glass Rebel
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StuBurns said:
Thought so but you never know on GAF where people often post their opinions as fact. I also think it's not necessary to write it, I occasionally do it just to avoid exactly that.
StuBurns said:
It's certainly a valid opinion to hold even though I prefer Portal 2. Portal 1 for me personally stands out as one of those rare titles that still have that old "you're on your own in an unknown world/environment" feeling like Super Metroid or Half-Life. Which is quite ironic, because that's actually how I like my games but which they practically took out of Portal 2.
I just felt that P2 did those new things not featured in P1 so much better than any other game in recent memory. It also felt more believable, mostly due to the presentation. If they reworked the levels of P1 with the detail of P2 (textures, animations, effects etc.) I might have a hard time putting one over the other.
DisenLedZep
Member
I don't know... would be really difficult to do a game this long without a story to hold it on, so I think the overall story was spot on. Specially
True, sometimes Wheatly was annoying as hell and not so much funny, but the start of the last chapter was hilarious...
SPOILER:
Overall I found the game to be just right... everything clicks. I know, it's not the same as Portal where you put the pieces together and make the story yourself, but it's was cleverly made nevertheless.
The one thing that stills amazes me is how Valve does Single Player games. Every second you fell like you're going through an alternate way or place, but... that's the way to go. I felt like I was exploring all the time rather than following a straight path just to get to the other side. In that way, this game is pure genius.
the way Valve tells the full story of Aperture Laboratories and the one of Cave Johnson
SPOILER:
Spoiler The Part Where He Kills You
Overall I found the game to be just right... everything clicks. I know, it's not the same as Portal where you put the pieces together and make the story yourself, but it's was cleverly made nevertheless.
The one thing that stills amazes me is how Valve does Single Player games. Every second you fell like you're going through an alternate way or place, but... that's the way to go. I felt like I was exploring all the time rather than following a straight path just to get to the other side. In that way, this game is pure genius.
The Librarian
Banned
Portal 1 feels like a demo compared to Portal 2. It hurts the game on replays now.
diffusionx
Gold Member
I agree with the folks saying that Portal 1 was tight and just about perfect (nothing to add, nothing to subtract), and Portal 2 is not. However, that doesn't really make Portal 2 worse. Portal 2 was more of a game, less perfect, more sprawling, but that just gives it a different feel.
I liked the approach Valve took on puzzles much more here. In Portal 1, the puzzles were often easy to figure out but a bit challenging to do because of quick reflexes or whatever. In Portal 2, I sat there stumped for a bit until a light bulb went off. Then the puzzle wasn't very hard to do.
I liked the approach Valve took on puzzles much more here. In Portal 1, the puzzles were often easy to figure out but a bit challenging to do because of quick reflexes or whatever. In Portal 2, I sat there stumped for a bit until a light bulb went off. Then the puzzle wasn't very hard to do.
FieryBalrog
Member
Without the advance levels though (which are great, and the challenges) I like Portal 2's puzzles more. There's a greater number of them, there's fewer tutorial-learning puzzles, and you have those sweet sexy gels.
There is some downside, Valve drastically cut down on the number of portal-able surfaces and made it a little more obvious, and nothing is as satisfying as that one puzzle in the first game where you have to continually seesaw through a portal to get to the next higher platform.
Also co-op more than makes up for the advanced levels and challenges.
There is some downside, Valve drastically cut down on the number of portal-able surfaces and made it a little more obvious, and nothing is as satisfying as that one puzzle in the first game where you have to continually seesaw through a portal to get to the next higher platform.
Also co-op more than makes up for the advanced levels and challenges.
I definitely agree. Portal 1 arose as something of a tentative experiment for Valve, and it shows ever clearly after Portal 2's release. It still has its charms and I'll be replaying it until my hard drive is dust, but Portal 1 receiving higher acclaim is very much bound up in time and place. Swap the two games around with the aid of a time machine and I'd expect 2 to garner all the praises and for 1 to be criticized for simplifying the formula and losing so much characterization. Portal 1 wasn't perfect by any stretch of the imagination, it had some definite rough edges and balance problems (mostly later on), and relies on the same small clutch of tools for the entire experience, whereas Portal 2 is delightfully varied.Dax01 said: