indigo-cyclops
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Let's be realistic here...Aruarian Reflection said:
I agree though, the constant loading is kind of annoying. The game looks phenomenal though, god the Source engine is old but they continue to keep up. Good for them.
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I agree though, the constant loading is kind of annoying. The game looks phenomenal though, god the Source engine is old but they continue to keep up. Good for them.
Original-Blue
Neo Member
Glados
Is more human in this game, I find some of the things she says strangely sexual...
I'm getting a weird behavior on all Valve/Source games and I think my video card might be overheating. Basically, I will be playing fine for a while, all graphic settings on max without a hitch, but then the game slows down considerably and lags like hell for around 2 minutes. After that, it continues working just fine, but the slow-down happens again eventually. I haven't tried anything yet, maybe I'll grab a duster soon and see if it's dirt that's blocking the fan or something (this is a laptop).
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
hxcmuziq said:
To you maybe. People aren't all the same.
For me, being stuck is literally the worst experience I can fathom having in a game. Impossible boss fights? I'm cool with that. Lost in a level? Makes me want to turn the game off. I don't feel satisfied when I finally figure out a solution, I like there's some sort of problem with me. Now, there's a certain level of puzzle challenge I appreciate and enjoy in a game, but if I get to the point where I'm running around a room randomly blasting portals and suiciding because I haven't been able to work out what to do in the last 15 minutes, that's when I draw a line and just use a guide. Because the payoff is not worth it to me.
I appreciate that this is not how you and many other portal fans are wired. I respect that. But I should ask that you return the favor to those of us who aren't that into it.
YES. That's one of my biggest grips so far actually.
Twilight Princess
Member
the solution space is extremely linear and narrow. usually there is only one way to finishing the puzzle. so yea, unlike a real life problem where you can start at any point and converge to the solution, you have to think in the way the game creator wants you to and block off other creative ideas you might have. just like portal 1.Dance In My Blood said:
Original-Blue
Neo Member
What is happening on screen when this happens?Fireblend said:
What gfx card?
I'm having similar problems.
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
Valve completely nailed the concept of mostly eliminating the concept of twitch based portal puzzles in favour of simply trying to work out what must go where. Once you 'get' how a puzzle must work, you can very easily 'do' it.
People should keep that in mind if they're getting stumped. If you find yourself trying to do some tricky move odds are you're doing it wrong.
People should keep that in mind if they're getting stumped. If you find yourself trying to do some tricky move odds are you're doing it wrong.
pauljeremiah
Gold Member
I'm level 17 now and I'm enjoying every last bit of it. The athmosphere is excellent! The first 15 levels felt more like a tutorial and I hope that it gets a bit harder from here on out, but the feeling, when you solved a puzzle is still better for me than finishing a level in any shooter. The First game was already finished at this point, so I hope this goes on for a little longer.
I'm looking forward to my first co-op session after I finished the SP
I'm looking forward to my first co-op session after I finished the SP
indigo-cyclops
Member
pauljeremiah said:
My eyes are seeing those bloody blue tunnel things everywhere now.
Just finished SP, probably took about 5/6 hours in the end. I wasn't even blazing through, stopped to read stuff, even got the "Found the missing experiment" achievement.
Have to say, the last boss
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Also, my only gripe was
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Only thing though, after the game's ending
EDIT: Oh and also, the last few chambers were a bitch.
I found, especially in the CJ sections, the best bet is just to look for the exit, then trace the steps from the exit to where you are. Just stop and think for a couple of minutes and it becomes easy as.
Just finished SP, probably took about 5/6 hours in the end. I wasn't even blazing through, stopped to read stuff, even got the "Found the missing experiment" achievement.
Have to say, the last boss
Holy shit, all you can do is shoot the moon, so what did i do? Shot the moon, holy fuck that was brilliant
Also, my only gripe was
no bloody tie in to half life, besides the Borealis, CJ mentioned Black Mesa, that was about it
Only thing though, after the game's ending
What the hell's she gonna do now? We're assuming she's free in the open but where the hell is she gonna go? Also would've preferred the ending to be NOT FMV, if Ep3 uses that i won't be too happy. But it was funny.
EDIT: Oh and also, the last few chambers were a bitch.
I found, especially in the CJ sections, the best bet is just to look for the exit, then trace the steps from the exit to where you are. Just stop and think for a couple of minutes and it becomes easy as.
ThoseDeafMutes
Member
celebi23 said:
Yeah I was stuck for ages too. Basically, you're not trying to get into the main entrance you can see in front of you when you walk in. You're trying to get to a door on the opposite side of the room. You'll want to take advantage of the railing up high to get momentum to punt yourself onto the platform. There should be one of those 45 degree surfaces perfectly placed for it.
Original-Blue
Neo Member
No I mean what is happening on screen? It usually happens to me when there is a particular particle effect or many portals in view of each other...Fireblend said:
Oh.. I've thought that as well, like it's loading some resource in particular or it's a effect-heavy moment, but it's not like it goes away if I walk away or look elsewhere; I pause it and after 2 minutes it will go back to normal regardless of whatever it is that's currently loaded or what I'm looking at. If it's indeed loading-related, it's not as easy as "when there's too many particle effects" or "when many portals are in proximity". I'm almost hoping it's not that, because it'd be a pain to track down.Original-Blue said:
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Hey guys, I'm not sure if this has been covered in this thread but I have a quick question. If I buy the PS3 version of the game can I gift the Steam copy to a friend and play with him from my PS3? I know cross-platform co-op is supported but what I'm wondering is if there are actually two different copies included with the PS3 purchase or one that can be played on either the PS3 or Steam. I know you have to sign into Steam from your PS3 to play so I'm guessing you are really only getting one copy, although I'm hoping to be wrong.
ashbash159
Member
Can someone tell me if anyone has got their roll cage skin yet?
Also has anyone figured out what the
achievement was about?
Also has anyone figured out what the
Ship Overboard - Discover the missing experiment
I didn't get that achievement! Now I'm thinking there's Episode Three stuff / Borealis content still in there to discover!
Mithos
Member
The_Darkest_Red said:
This is what we are waiting to get an answer on.. BUT.
It sounds like it would be possible.
Source: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=21906087&postcount=20
EatChildren
Currently polling second in Australia's federal election (first in the Gold Coast), this feral may one day be your Bogan King.
It's sad people are playing this and being disappointed it doesn't offer some great (or even much of any) insight into Episode 3.
Valve cooed for almost all of this game's development that while it's still part of the universe, they want to seperate Portal as much as possible from Half-Life. It's why they set it when they did.
Everybody disappointed with the lack of Half-Life have only themselves to blame. You guys should stop expecting a game to be something other than what it is. It's not like Portal had much insight into the events of Half-Life either. References? Sure. Apertures history relative to Black Mesa? Absolutely. Extra information into the Half-Life plot? Basically nothing.
Maybe they should have made it clearer, but I dont really know how they could have.
Valve cooed for almost all of this game's development that while it's still part of the universe, they want to seperate Portal as much as possible from Half-Life. It's why they set it when they did.
Everybody disappointed with the lack of Half-Life have only themselves to blame. You guys should stop expecting a game to be something other than what it is. It's not like Portal had much insight into the events of Half-Life either. References? Sure. Apertures history relative to Black Mesa? Absolutely. Extra information into the Half-Life plot? Basically nothing.
Maybe they should have made it clearer, but I dont really know how they could have.
Seriously?hxcmuziq said:
FUCK OFF!!!
Edit: FUCK ME!! I was putting one of my portals in the wrong spot. Ugggh.
Just got to the true entrance door to the older aperature science
The Librarian
Banned
Glad to see everyone enjoying the game. I'll pick it up later today but won't play it until tomorrow.
celebi23 said:
You want to get through the logo to the well lit area that's a bit off the ground, like you said. Across from that on the far wall is a column with one panel at an upward angle. That is where you want to place your exit portal, not on the wall itself.
Edit: Oh, well there you go.
Edit two: So has anyone found the (achievement related spoiler)
woman's photo? I assume it's Caroline and should be somewhere in the CJ area but didn't see it.
ashbash159 said:
Yeah, it was i one of the CJ areas, i honestly can't remember what chapter, but there's a
3 Story like, waiting room/offices bit, where you found GLaDOS int he bird's nest. On that top floor, go to the back corner, and half covered by a bookshelf or a server or something you'll see a door. If you walk up to the door it'll open and through there you'll get the achievement.
I won't say what you'll find though
I won't say what you'll find though
MurkyZebra2417
Member
Aaaand done, awsome game.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
just beat it amazing ending
This continues to piss me off. It's the ONE area where Valve continues to drop the ball time and again. They just cannot seem to handle loading properly. Eventually faster PC hardware solves the issue, but it's still frustrating. HL2 was seriously compromised at launch as a result of loading issues. Portal 2 seems better than that, but the fact that the loading screens are longer and more intrusive than the original Portal is a huge disappointment.INDIGO_CYCLOPS said:
I'm surprised they haven't found some way to stream level data in Source yet.
The_Darkest_Red
Member
Tryckser said:
Awesome, how long did it take you guys?Rygar 8 Bit said:
MurkyZebra2417
Member
The_Darkest_Red said:
~7 hours
matrix-cat
Member
All Source engine games seem to give me headaches, Portal especially. So was it a smart idea to play Portal 2 in one sitting? FUCK YEAH!
Goddammit I loved it so much.
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Goddammit I loved it so much.
Every single little bit. It just keeps getting better and better all the way through, from the 'Say Apple' gag at the start to Portalling to THE MOON at the end. I spent the whole weekend watching those stupid GLaDOS@Home bars filling up but it was forgotten pretty much the moment I started playing the game.
I could not be more impressed with Valve right now. I absolutely loved the trip through the underworld of Aperture Science Innovations and finding out GLaDOS' real origin. I shouted out loud when she accidentally answered Cave Johnson's recorded voice (by the way, J.K. Simmons is on fire in this game). And seeing the retro plywood Storage Cubes and levered Buttons was glorious.
And, goddamn, some of those puzzles were brutal. One of the very late ones with the three turrets behind a glass panel that you need to drop Blue Gel on had me stumped for a good twenty minutes. I can't wait to play through co-op for another helping.
I could not be more impressed with Valve right now. I absolutely loved the trip through the underworld of Aperture Science Innovations and finding out GLaDOS' real origin. I shouted out loud when she accidentally answered Cave Johnson's recorded voice (by the way, J.K. Simmons is on fire in this game). And seeing the retro plywood Storage Cubes and levered Buttons was glorious.
And, goddamn, some of those puzzles were brutal. One of the very late ones with the three turrets behind a glass panel that you need to drop Blue Gel on had me stumped for a good twenty minutes. I can't wait to play through co-op for another helping.
EDIT -
Got that one,stupei said:
it's a portrait of Caroline and Cave. I can't remember exactly where, but after one of the early-ish CJ area tests (probably still in the Blue Gel part), if you look up to your left before before you leave the test area you'll be able to Portal into an upstairs area. You can see the stairs clearly but they're blocked off, so you have to Portal in there.
Rygar 8 Bit
Jaguar 64-bit
was anyone else expecting a head crab to pop out of the wheat field and attack chell?
MurkyZebra2417
Member
Rygar 8 Bit said:
Nope, but the ending pretty much confirms that the combine are defeated, the sky is blue
Pipomantis
Member
SPOILERISH SPOILY SPOILERS Finish the game first.
Have you seen that in the room with all the dioramas, the one with the fast growing monstrous potato is made by Chell?
matrix-cat
Member
Pipomantis said:
Is it actually hers? I spent a good few minutes in there looking for any names on the dioramas and couldn't see anything. I was hoping there might be some sort of vague confirmation that Chell was brought in to Aperture on Take Your Daughter to Work Day, but I figured they left it ambiguous.
astroturfing
Member
PS3 impressions? cross-platform play..?
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edit: ok i found some impressions. PS3 version looks.. great? :O
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edit: ok i found some impressions. PS3 version looks.. great? :O