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Portal 2 |OT| Sleep. Spuds. Science.
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Ad Infinitum
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Finally downloaded. Running well on my macbook pro - Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz, 4gb 1067 MHz DDR3, GeForce 9400M.
I've noticed an option to connect a 360 controller, i'm struggling with the trackpad until i get home but i do have a spare ps3 controller - anyone know how i can make it work? Any info would be massively appreciated.
I've noticed an option to connect a 360 controller, i'm struggling with the trackpad until i get home but i do have a spare ps3 controller - anyone know how i can make it work? Any info would be massively appreciated.
Jenga said:
No i'm pretty sure he's gone. Valve laid it out pretty clear in the dialogue that if he died before they could do it she'd be the one to take over the facility instead. People like me hoping for some big portal/hl3 interaction were too offbase... it isn't going to happen
http://www.motioninjoy.com/Ad Infinitum said:
PC drivers for the DualShock 3 that allows it to emulate a 360 controller. Set that up and Portal should automatically recognize everything.
Some screenshots I took highlighting Valve's incredible art direction.
Possible spoilers don't say I didn't warn you. Be sure to view at full size
http://steamcommunity.com/id/rabhw/screenshots/?tab=&showdate=1&filter=app_620
Possible spoilers don't say I didn't warn you. Be sure to view at full size
http://steamcommunity.com/id/rabhw/screenshots/?tab=&showdate=1&filter=app_620
Lostconfused
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mid game spoilers
TheBez said:
There is a warning sign showing a silhouette of one. It had a hose attached to a giant backpack.
well the thing is...Ferrio said:
I'm basing this on
the ad campaigns so spare me. They were all copyright 1998. It's the only reason why I think Cave lived longer than the 80's. I don't know, I mean why else would they make such a little detail? If I'm not being too silly, then not only was Cave around in 1998, he didn't sound sick. yes I know this sounds very, very reaching, but otherwise why would valve make such a detail?
wayward archer
Member
Lostconfused said:
Nah I'm not pretending anything, it's Valve's story not mine. Just one of those times when I think they told too much of the story, had they left that ambiguous it would have been much better IMHO.
I ain't mad, game is still incredible.
edit:
Jenga said:
I hope he comes back too, maybe as recordings on board the Borealis. J.K.Simmons was perfect for that role.
wait a sec, doesn't that remind you ofLostconfused said:
that backpack gun from HL1? You got it around the reactor level and it shot a beam and shit. MAYBE it's a little throwback to the idea that Black Mesa rips off everything from Aperture? I don't know, I need to see the silhouette again
yessss
http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090802171155/half-life/en/images/a/a1/Gluon_w.jpg
MegaKungFuRadio
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Loved it. Much shorter than I expected, but I only expected that because I was led to believe this would be significantly lengthier than Portal, and I was done after
including about an hour total spent hunting pixels in mid puzzle traversal. Still, no complaints here because I was actually dreading a super long sequel because one of the things I loved about Portal was its brevity and high saturation of quality as opposed to high quantities of crap.
5 hours
MegaKungFuRadio
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Palmer_v1 said:
I'm OK with it. I'm not the greatest twitch gamer, so those probably would have ended up much more frustrating than satisfying. Also, default mouse speed is SO slow, you get the early impression that the game is not about speed at any point other than the obvious ones.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
They have to compensate for controllers. I'm pretty sure that's why they said they moved away from it in a recent interview.Palmer_v1 said:
There was really only 1 level in Portal 1 I can remember where reaction speed mattered. It required chaining a bunch of portal jumps or something to get to the top of some acid pit room.
I'm glad reaction speed isn't a huge deal. It's pretty disorienting to go through a lot of portals in a row, and if you had to be super fast through a dozen portals it would take a ridiculous amount of trial and error to master.
I'm glad reaction speed isn't a huge deal. It's pretty disorienting to go through a lot of portals in a row, and if you had to be super fast through a dozen portals it would take a ridiculous amount of trial and error to master.
Lostconfused
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Nope you can take all the time in the world to do that one. You just need good reaction time to get through it quickly.Zzoram said:
sykoex said:
They repeated a lot of tests from Portal as it is, I am glad there weren't any more
There are quite a few levels I remember Valve showing off at trade shows like E3 that didn't make it into the game. The one I'm mainly thinking of is with using the speed gel to get past 10 or so crushing plates as they formed a wall of death. I hope some will make a return in dlc with developer commentary explaining why they were cut. Could be a really cool director's cut feature.
MrPing1000
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I'm curious about the history of Aperture.
Cave made his money in shower curtains before moving into science, it started well, employing brilliant physical specimens to work on the tests. But the money dried up and he ended up using homeless people. How did Aperture go from nearly being bankrupt to having enough money to create the AIs and robots? They got in trouble for basically shitting on human rights, and because of this Black Mesa was getting all the government contracts. As far as we know the portal device never made it out of the testing stage, despite being decades ahead of anything Black Mesa had come up with. Black Mesa didn't figure out teleportation until the late 90s and even then had to use Xen as a slingshot, Aperture figured it out wayyyyy before and in a much more convenient manner, albeit without the vast distances that Black Mesa version could achieve (unless in the target is visible the portal gun is useless). Also before GlaDOS killed most of the staff, it looked like they were getting close to converting to a mostly robot work force / test subject system anyway. Where'd the money come from?
So basically where did the money come from in the 90s that allowed the creation of the AIs and new testing facilities?
So basically where did the money come from in the 90s that allowed the creation of the AIs and new testing facilities?
The Librarian
Banned
I really don't see that being the case, particularly because Episode 2 ended with Eli Vance telling the player to destroy the ship no matter the cost.Zzoram said:
Portal was never really about super quick reactions anyway. You could pull it off if you wanted but it's a puzzle game at it's core, so it's nice to be able to take your time with it.Zzoram said:
Plus, if anyone ever tried that map pack from the people that did the portal flash game ... that was extremely twitch-based and you could end up dying something pretty much anywhere. Got fed up with that.
snoopeasystreet
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Playing the game everything cranked up to the max. Looks really nice for a source game. Engine is evolving well. The Atlas and P-Body animate so well.
I'm about over half way through single and just finished 3 in multiplayer. Think I have a grasp on how the two campaigns are linked.
As far as gameplay and storytelling goes, the game is a masterpiece. The game is the perfect story based puzzler. I havent been stuck but constantly challenged. I learn the outcome to puzzles through play rather than being told what do.
Certainly one of the best games I've played in years.
I'm about over half way through single and just finished 3 in multiplayer. Think I have a grasp on how the two campaigns are linked.
As far as gameplay and storytelling goes, the game is a masterpiece. The game is the perfect story based puzzler. I havent been stuck but constantly challenged. I learn the outcome to puzzles through play rather than being told what do.
Certainly one of the best games I've played in years.
Lostconfused
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Huh http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Aperture_Science
Edit: Might want to be a bit careful. I don't think any Portal 2 spoilers made it in there just yet but can't be sure.
Edit: Might want to be a bit careful. I don't think any Portal 2 spoilers made it in there just yet but can't be sure.
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
I found that annoying as shit too. It's generally not clever or entertaining if done poorly.Sober said:
Just beat it.
I'm going to talk about non-spoilers first.
First, the source engine is BEAUTIFUL, the sound engine if not source is spectacular.
Stephen Merchant is hilarious, he added a great deal to the story, that made me extremely happy. GlaDOS also, my god, her voice change, insane demeanor, all of it, my lord.
The game was great for single player, i cannot wait for Co-Op.
Alright, spoiler time.
For anyone wanting to know the backstory of chell.
Aperture science history.
So much backstory revealed, my god i LOVEEE it.
Time to read over all the spoilers <3.
I'm going to talk about non-spoilers first.
First, the source engine is BEAUTIFUL, the sound engine if not source is spectacular.
Stephen Merchant is hilarious, he added a great deal to the story, that made me extremely happy. GlaDOS also, my god, her voice change, insane demeanor, all of it, my lord.
The game was great for single player, i cannot wait for Co-Op.
Alright, spoiler time.
The ending, HOLY SHIT, i was just like, no way, the fucking moon? That's hilarious, i thought Chell was going to die in space, but i'm so happy GlaDOS saved her.
The cave johnson caroline sub-story was awesome, the backstory to everything was GREAT! Him getting sick, dying etc, crazy shit.
You're finally out, at the end, chell is free, the companion cube, all of it, it's done.
For anyone wanting to know the backstory of chell.
Chell's parents abandoned her as an infant, they never cared for her or even saw her grow up, chell volunteered to be in aperture science's tests, she was never abducted. Chell did MANY tests before portal 1, as seen in the rat man comic, she never gives up, and is in the 1 percentile of successful applicants. Chell is mute, she does not choose to not talk, she is a mute woman. Chell is one of MANY subjects who have been around, but she has gone the farthest, most died trying to retrieve the portal gun.
Aperture science history.
Cave Johnson started experimenting with potatoes in the 40's, in 1946 he was awarded many awards in potato science from the Idaho insitute. Cave started Aperture as a scientific company, and developed testing for projects, in 1951 the United States military signed a deal (except the Navy branch) with Aperture science to create lead based shower curtains to protect soldiers, eventually this was canned in the 70's. Aperture science bought a salt mine in Michigan and started to build their spheres as seen in the final few chapters. During this time cave started attempting tests with portal technology, gelatinious materials that was intended to be pudding, but started physically crawling out of people's throats. Through the years experimenters became scarce, and started using homeless people. Eventually they started using moon rocks to start with portal technology, although it was highly lethal, resulting in Cave dying in the 70's. His final initiatve was to put his Assistant Caroline's mind in a computer to continue testing and running Aperture, which resulted in GlaDOS. In the year 1998 the black mesa incident happened, as the final portal technology was perfected by Aperture. This is where Portal 1 starts around 2-3 months after the flooding of the enrichment enter.
So much backstory revealed, my god i LOVEEE it.
Time to read over all the spoilers <3.
JetBlackPanda
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I need to hurry and finish this game! With all the black it looks like a cia secret file up in this thread.
ColtraineGF
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Oh yeah, this part:
(Ch. 9)
Oh so good.
(Ch. 9)
PotatoGladOS: And this is the part where he kills us.
Wheatley: This is the part where I kill you!
Chapter 9 Title: The Part Where He Kills You.
Achievement Unlocked: The Part Where He Kills You - "This is that part."
Wheatley: This is the part where I kill you!
Chapter 9 Title: The Part Where He Kills You.
Achievement Unlocked: The Part Where He Kills You - "This is that part."
Oh so good.
Awesome Animals
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snoopeasystreet said:
This. I'm on Chapter 4, and I have spent time on a few levels, just tinkering, playing around, randomly hurling portals around see if I can find something. They are introducing mechanics at perfect rates, and they are adding just enough that I will forget about one, and then remember it and realize I need that to solve it. They bring back all the mechanics continuously so they all become part of the solution. It is so brilliant.
It is also a bit jarring looking through portals that change the orientation of the level. I love it. Especially because I feel completely immersed.
Mr. Spinnington
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Takamura-San
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I'm Stuck on chp4:
Don't know what to do next
Edit: scratch that, i found my way out
Right after you destroy the neurotoxin and get sucked into the tube
Trying to figure out how to get out of here
Trying to figure out how to get out of here
Don't know what to do next
Edit: scratch that, i found my way out
José Mourinho
cocknose
You're a gentleman and a scholar. Cheers mate!Zzoram said:
Stallion Free
Cock Encumbered
awful and outdated. why would anyone buy that.Mr. Spinnington said:
MrPing1000
Member
Plasmid said:
Wrong,
Chell is the child of at least one employee of Aperture, she took part in bring your daughter to work day and may have been enslaved around the time Cave started making testing manditory for employees or after GlaDOS starting killing the staff. Why she is mute may be due to the lengthy time in stasis, brain damage, the traumatic things that have happened to her, death of her loved ones or perhaps she just chooses not to for her own safety etc etc etc