Wait wait wait... did they remove Propulsion- and Repulsion gel out of the game?
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No, just the particular puzzles that they advertised in the trailers. Only the pneumatic pipe mechanic got removed.
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Finished the game. I wasn't too impressed
ARE YOU KIDDING THIS GAME IS BASICALLY SEX. By far one of my favorite voices in the game. One more under the belt for the Northmeister. |
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"AHH I can't see a thing, what just happened? Better open fire *click click click* ..damn."
I admit the defective turrets rock! |
I finished it. Loved it.
Especially the ending. |
Fuck you all for having Portal 2. :<
I want it too, but I don't have mooooonneeeeeeyyyy. |
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Absolutely loved it even though I completed it in just one afternoon, and it did feel like some of the new gimmicks weren't as developed as they could have been. I also missed the High Energy Pellets, though I can understand why they didn't include all of the gimmicks from the previous game. I also wish there'd been a bit more test chamber 16-style content (the one that was replaced by a live fire course). There was disappointingly little slow, thought-out close-quarters interaction with the turrets. It was mostly all either too quick to think about or a case of killing them from a distance with the various gadgets. But yeah, I did really enjoy it. The ending was lunacy (see what I did there?) and brilliant, with a great parallel to the battle with GLaDOS; I think they constructed a really brilliant, really fitting ending for the game's story, and it gives at least some information about the far-off end of the Half Life series (the Combine hasn't destroyed the Moon and the Earth supports plant-life! Omigosh!) The song was brilliant. :D My favourite quote was Wheatley's, "It's alright, I'll manually override it - I'll manually override that wall." Also there were some turrets in a secret room in one of the earlier test chambers which were engaged in a truly hilarious activity. Now I need someone to do multiplayer with... |
If anyone wants to run through co-op with me, add me on Steam (search for Chubfish). Mind you I've completed pretty much the entire game 100%, but I don't mind running through it again.
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Something just occured to me.
Cave Johnson was promoting all the modern hardware made by Aperture in the promo video's (panels, turrets, boots) but he died long before the new facility was put into use (I think). The last message we hear from him is in the 'old' chamber built in the early 80's, the lemon video posted earlier. In that bit he sounds extremely sick and near death, yet in the promo's he sounds perfectly healthy. Story continuation flaw or is it implied here that Cave is still alive? |
I think the trailers are non-canon. Something I have noticed about Valve games is that even though their storytelling is fantastic, their consistency isn't very good, especially between sequels. I'm a bit OCD when it comes to noticing them and I've had to learn to ignore that.
EDIT: Stuff like how Portal 2 is set "several centuries" after Portal 1 (which is said to take place between 2000-2009) yet the decay seems to be that of several decades rather than several centuries. And how does stasis work? How is Chell (and her clothes) still pristine and un-aged when the room she's been sleeping in for several centuries has decayed around her? Also, why are the old labs in such pristine condition considering their age? Did sealing off the old labs also seal away the air to stop them deteriorating? I like how they're set out as a museum, it's a good way of storytelling, but it's not consistent and makes the nitpicking part of me question why they kept the chambers and lobby from 1950 when they were running out of money in the 1970s, and why the 1950s chambers didn't deteriorate much between the time they were built and the time they were sealed off. Portal 2 has a different art style from Portal 1 and people have pointed this out as an inconsistency because the lifts and chambers from Portal 1 are totally different even though some of the layouts are the same, but it's so typical from Valve that I think it can be fair to dismiss this as simply being an art style change rather than a canonical change. Portal 1 was made as an experiment after all, so Portal 2 is more polished as a game - Obviously they had to retcon a few things. |
All in all I think Portal 2 is how Portal 1 was originally envisioned if they would have had the time and budget to work out a story and better environments. In Portal Aperture Science is just a company with no identity. Glados is just a murdering computer. Panels were movable but not in the way they are shown in Portal 2 where every possible shape is available.
I don't think Valve ever expected Portal to become such a huge succes and expected it to remain an indy game. Their insane marketing for Portal 2 shows they want people to see it as a full game, not a random mod or indy game. |
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Probably the ARG wiki people releasing their thankyou video to Valve.
EDIT: Yep, seems I was correct. http://valvearg.com/thankyou/ Looks a bit overloaded at the moment though. |
just played through the whole thing (ending was epic) and am now in the process of playing through the commentary.
has anyone found the imposable space yet? |
I kinda feel for bad for Chell and Wheatley at the end, what is Chell going to do now she is free? after Portal 2 I don't think she wants to be free? and Wheatley is trapped in SPAAAAACE forever but its not his fault he went power crazy.
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Why is the co-op credits music so addictive?
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I bought it on a whim ?Thursday night, decided I needed it with my Season 3 Venture Bros. box set.
It's pretty much the most well designed game I've ever played. It has made me laugh out loud, repeatedly. Wheatley and Taters are both awesome companions. My only qualm is that it doesn't feel like there are enough testing areas that really let you fly around a room with portals. It's an amazing game and you should get it. I got it for 360, if it matters. |
Yay, I just got some money and I'm def. going to get Portal 2 in a week or so.
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I loved every second of single player, and am loving every second of the Co-op. I'm different.
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I used to think you were acting stupid as some kind of joke or to wind me up, but jesus. You really are the stupidest person on these forums. |
Did anyone else make a connection between Cave Johnson saying something like "I want Caroline to take over from me if I die. You'll have to make her though, as she's quite modest" and GLaDOS trying to kill everyone immediately after being switched on?
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Yep, her backstory is even labelled as "tragic" by the developers commentary if I remember correctly.
I just completed it a second time - It has as much developer commentary as the first game, but considering the length of this one, I was expecting a bit more than that. It was still insightful, but it only gives you a tiny glimpse behind the scenes. I hope Valve release another "Raising the Bar" book. |
Holy balls. Just beat it, then restarted from "This is the part..." and did it over again. I loved this game. Adored it even. I have Xbox Live again, if anyone wants to play Co-op. It is literally one of the most enjoyable, entertaining games I've ever played. I loved every second of it. (except for the test where you have to use the bouncy gel to kill the turrets for the first time. That took me FOREVER). I'm so glad I didn't spoil it for myself.
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You too huh? I hated that one, and the one before it where you have to bounce portal over a gap through a pusher tunnel thing. Fuck that one.
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I found that one easy once I sat down and thought about it and THE FUCKING CUBE STOPPED RUNNING OFF THE BUTTON.
That really pissed me off in the later levels. There I was about to finish a test chamber and the cube decides it's sick of standing on it's button. I was quite good at dropping them on their back by the very end. Does the secret area in Test Chamber 17 go anywhere? I've found the oddly-shaped room and the corridor below it, but is that it? I don't want to look off into the distance of that ruined area looking for a spot to shoot a portal unless I know I'm going to find something. |
I think you have to drop them a certain way and they'll stay put or something.
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You can nudge the edge of the button and let go. Momentum generally makes them land on their back.
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Someone on Facepunch has ported almost every model from Portal 2 into Garry's Mod
http://www.facepunch.com/threads/108...k-extravaganza |
Just the models or do stuff like buttons actually work??
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I want this game so bad!!!
even portal one was such a good game |
Finally got my hands on Portal 2 today, it didn't cost me that much and I'm having fun with the co-op. Singleplayer seems really promising and all, but it seems like it's pretty short. Anyways, definitely enjoying it.
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I fucking loved every second playing it. I may even re-play it tomorrow it's that good. On my first playthrough I honestly thought that Justin Lee Collins was voice acting in the game then I figured out (due to my Google abilities) that it is in fact Stephen Merchent. Funny fellow he is. |
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I want the cute turret plushie! I will put it behind my front door and people will go 'awwwwww'
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Awwww
I want it! :D |
I had to return it to Blockbuster today. Sucks, because the only reason I rented it was because I can't afford the Steam version, and I wanted to play the co-op version, but the PSN is down so I couldn't log in. I really would have liked to play multiplayer.
Is there a separate storyline in co-op mode, or is it just a bunch of interchangeable test chambers? |