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Portal 2 |OT| Sleep. Spuds. Science.
- Thread starter The Librarian
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DevelopmentArrested
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Beat it. Feel like an idiot.onlyindreams said:
put orange up to very top, blue on ground. Go to top, shoot orange at slanted platform on wall facing Aperture sign, jump all way down through blue.
canadian crowe
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So any initial impressions? I love Portal, Stephen Merchant, and Valve, but I'm still not sure if this is day 1 for me or not.
The Librarian
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Dude. It's Valve and a sequel to Portal.canadian crowe said:
Marty Chinn
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Mithos said:
I'd like to know this too because I want to play with my wife and it would be nice if she could play on the PS3 while I play on my laptop.
ThaiGrocer
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I have a spoiler-ish gif ready to use when the game is finally released on Steam (linked to save bandwidth):
Feel free to use this to express your excitement when the game is released.
http://i52.tinypic.com/14o2g5e.gif
Feel free to use this to express your excitement when the game is released.
ashbash159
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Man there's so many tempting things about Portal 2 on the internet.
I watched the first 30 minutes or so on YouTube and it looks amazing. Wasn't too much I hadn't already seen from previews and videos.
I kind of wish I wasn't so tempted by these video though. I'm finding it really tough to not watch any more.
I watched the first 30 minutes or so on YouTube and it looks amazing. Wasn't too much I hadn't already seen from previews and videos.
I kind of wish I wasn't so tempted by these video though. I'm finding it really tough to not watch any more.
ashbash159
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It's coming out Thursday in retail because it's Good Friday and things don't happen on that day.Carl said:
You should have got it on Steam!
onlyindreams
Banned
Haha yep. That worked.DevelopmentArrested said:
I have a feeling alot of people are going to get stuck here.
FunkyMunkey
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Is this game going to be harder on computers than Portal 1? My laptop could handle portal 1, everything full, 1920x1200, but that's the max it can do lol. It'll struggle if it's much more fancier 
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.A lot harder (Portal was one of the lightest titles in the Orange Box). The levels are much more detailed, there's some new effects that look great, and there's heavy use of dynamic shadow-casting lights (something Portal 1 didn't use at all).FunkyMunkey said:Is this game going to be harder on computers than Portal 1? My laptop could handle portal 1, everything full, 1920x1200, but that's the max it can do lol. It'll struggle if it's much more fancier
How your computer runs Left 4 Dead 2 and Alien Swarm are probably the closest indicators to how it'll fare here.
A quick request for anyone getting the game soon:
I still haven't played Episode 1 or 2; I was planning to play through both those followed by Portal over my Easter break.
I'm dimly aware of links between Ep2 and Portal2 (
), but I'm not sure how substantive those actually are; if there's any wonderful 'aha!' moments which crop up thanks to associating what occurs in Portal 2 with what you've seen beforehand in the Episodes.
So, all that said: Anyone who's played through Portal 2 (which won't be many people yet, but I'm going to ask this once then bail from the thread until it's good and safe once again), could you PM me with one simple (spoiler-free!) statement: An opinion on whether you think it's better to save Portal 2 until after the Episodes to maximise the enjoyment, or if Portal 2 is distinct enough that it doesn't really matter all that much.
I still haven't played Episode 1 or 2; I was planning to play through both those followed by Portal over my Easter break.
I'm dimly aware of links between Ep2 and Portal2 (
The Borealis
So, all that said: Anyone who's played through Portal 2 (which won't be many people yet, but I'm going to ask this once then bail from the thread until it's good and safe once again), could you PM me with one simple (spoiler-free!) statement: An opinion on whether you think it's better to save Portal 2 until after the Episodes to maximise the enjoyment, or if Portal 2 is distinct enough that it doesn't really matter all that much.
FunkyMunkey
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Botolf said:
Ah thanks for the tip. I can run L4D2 well on reasonable settings so I'll probably be okay. At least once I turn off a couple dynamic lighting effects(which brings me from 30 fps to 10 haha).
I am sick and tired of this crap. At best it looks like it will release tomorrow night, but probably will release Monday. What the fuck Valve?! You started all this hype from a 2-week ARG and then only make it end up being one day ahead of release?! Are you fucking shitting me?! I cleared out my entire weekend to play your game, yet I'm still sitting here earning potatoes instead!
A countdown to another countdown was the absolute worst part. Valve, you really fucked up. Don't make this worse than the Half-Life 2 launch.
/rant
A countdown to another countdown was the absolute worst part. Valve, you really fucked up. Don't make this worse than the Half-Life 2 launch.
/rant
DevelopmentArrested
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The game is great and worth the wait...Hylian7 said:
/sorry
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Deleted member 30609
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read that post out loud
then never make another post like that
then never make another post like that
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Valve has made it so people are actually angry when release dates are still release dates now.Hylian7 said:
bender
What time is it?
I was able to pick up a copy of the PS3 version at Game Force toady. I finished the first six chapters. Steam integration is nice, you can chat with your friends using a shift-tab styled overlay from PC Steam by hitting select (it's also speedier way to look up your trophies).
I never played the Orange Box on PS3 so I can't compare but it seems to perform really well. I've only noticed slowdown once and that was during an auto-save. There is some noticeable aliasing. Even though the Playstation.com site reports 1080i support, that isn't the case (480p or 720p only).
The writing is as sharp as ever which is a pleasant surprise. I was doubtful that they could recapture the magic from the original. The only downside I see is the lack of challenge at least so far. Nothing has come close to stumping me so far. Maybe I'm just early on but if you played portal it's smooth sailing. I guess you can't expect them to make mind benders early on because it has to be tuned for the folks who never played the original.
I never played the Orange Box on PS3 so I can't compare but it seems to perform really well. I've only noticed slowdown once and that was during an auto-save. There is some noticeable aliasing. Even though the Playstation.com site reports 1080i support, that isn't the case (480p or 720p only).
The writing is as sharp as ever which is a pleasant surprise. I was doubtful that they could recapture the magic from the original. The only downside I see is the lack of challenge at least so far. Nothing has come close to stumping me so far. Maybe I'm just early on but if you played portal it's smooth sailing. I guess you can't expect them to make mind benders early on because it has to be tuned for the folks who never played the original.
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those BASTARDSHylian7 said:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I hear a pretty awesome game is coming out on Tuesday or even Monday.Hylian7 said:
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so hey you guys who have the game, how does it handle loading?
bender
What time is it?
madmook said:
Not with the default setup:
look - right stick
move - left stick
jump - x
crouch - circle
portals - r1/l1
use - square
zoom - r2
multi-player:
gesture - down
partner view - triangle
quick ping - l2
ping tool - right
pause - start
steam - select
In preset #3, L3 & R3 are mapped to quick ping and zoom.
Rez said:
There are 20-30 second loads ever so often. I'd say they occur after 2-3 test chambers.
Yeah, you're going to look back at this comment in the coming months and feel really silly.Hylian7 said:
Unless Steam itself breaks down or your copy of the game is plagued with NPCs stuttering their lines (which is what happened in '04), this launch will be looked back on rather fondly. Comparing it to HL2's positively nightmarish launch really does a number to your credibility here.
We're all dying to play, so it follows that any hitch will be blown out of proportion and made to be a gigantic problem. Could the final timer been communicated better? Certainly, but it hasn't and won't derail the entire ARG or launch like some are convinced it will. You're pinning the final verdict of history on your gut feeling of the very moment. And when the game comes out, your gut feeling will be completely different. Stop consulting it and place your bet on the likely outcome: the ARG, despite its hiccups, will be remembered for the overwhelmingly positive impact it had.
That's something we already knew. I have a hard time believing you're not at all disappointed by this. They kept teasing a Friday release, we weren't completely sure about that one, until someone the guy on the Gaijin Games blog said something about an early release. Now that didn't have to mean Friday, but still, at this rate it's looking like Monday. Woo fucking hoo, only one day ahead of time, and on a Monday when no one has any damn time to play it.Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
What, exactly, was the point of this ARG in the first place if it just looks like it's coming out Tuesday/close to Tuesday anyway?!
DevelopmentArrested
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Mostly elevatorsRez said:
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Yeah I was disappointed that it didn't come out on Friday. Then I remembered it's still coming out on the planned release date and I felt fine.Hylian7 said:
Valve's ARG doesn't meet Hylian7's expectations for quality. Pack it up, Valve, you had a good run.
Only slave labour on a grandoise scale will make the last two words of your sentence a possibility.Liu Kang Baking A Pie said:
Or, a community or something I think it's called.
Idling Audiosurf as we speak.
I am disappointed, but the friday release teaser was COMPLETE assumption until it was facilitated by BS rumours that people ate up in the name of hype. I seemingly thought it would just be another Portal 2 "surprise," you know, kinda like this CPU bullshit now.Hylain7 said:
Fimbulvetr
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DevelopmentArrested said:
Portal 2 is a prequel to Mass Effect 1?
lolez2matt
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madmook said:
gladly i say no!!! <3
bender
What time is it?
purple cobra said:
See above. Four button layouts. You can also change to Southpaw, invert look type and adjust vertical/horizontal sensitivity. Unless I'm missing it, I don't see an option to fully customize button layout.
DevelopmentArrested said:
It will also semi-frequently go to a black loading screen beyond the steaming that occurs in elevators.