Portal 2 Review

[Russ Pitts]

Portal 2 Review

The indie darling returns in a AAA sequel, but is it still good enough for science?

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[cubikill]

Thank you for the review, for science!
This is about what i expected, great but not amazing, i will still be picking this up, for science!

 

[Metcarfre]

Queue immediate complaints that you 'didn't really play it' because this was the 360 version.

 

[Vanbael]

Saw the video and the review. I am excited, hoping that the ARG for Steam pays off all in the name of SCIENCE!
As for the game, I'll just have to play it myself. Can't wait though.

 

[dtthelegend]

whats with the "SCIENCE!" thing?

 

[SovietSecrets]

Good enough for me. Can't wait to pick it up in the morning. Have yet to be let down by Valve.

 

[RedEyesBlackGamer]

whats with the "SCIENCE!" thing?

Dr. Insano, most likely. He helped turn SCIENCE! into a meme.

 

[Zenode]

I must ask, why review the 360 version of the game when its a primarily PC version, or even the new PS3 version to see how it stacks up?

OT: I expected the loading times thing because it happens with every Valve game

 

[ZiggyE]

You use the term 'indie' a lot when describing Portal.

Portal isn't an indie game nor a 'pseudo-indie' game. In fact it was made by one of the largest studios in the PC market.

 

[Bobbity]

About what I expected; it was always going to be difficult to try and make a fully fledged game of this.

Could you, or someone else, please go into a little more detail about the co-op mode. You seem to be hinting that it's the best bit of the game, but don't really talk about it.

 

[Ima842]

I'm going to pick this up when I have the money. I was hoping that the levels could be a little more difficult than the first one.

 

[callmegreen]

whats with the "SCIENCE!" thing?

Dr. Insano, most likely. He helped turn SCIENCE! into a meme.

OFCOURSE DON'T YOU KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT SCIENCE!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[dududf]

Staring at the count down, 18 minutes left at this time I'm posting. HURRY UP. (for SCIIEEENCE)

 

[Iron Lightning]

So they made the puzzles easier, eh, that statement alone has pretty well curbed my enthusiasm for this new installment.

 

[Soviet Heavy]

I must ask, why review the 360 version of the game when its a primarily PC version, or even the new PS3 version to see how it stacks up?

OT: I expected the loading times thing because it happens with every Valve game

Judge a product by its weakest link, this case being the 360 version.

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

You use the term 'indie' a lot when describing Portal.

Portal isn't an indie game nor a 'pseudo-indie' game. In fact it was made by one of the largest studios in the PC market.

Valve doesn't have a publisher, that's what an independent studio is. A studio, that is not dependent on a publisher.

 

[gigastar]

Well, 2 more days for me to wait because for some reason the rest of the world still doesnt get theese games at least at the same time as America.

So they made the puzzles easier, eh, that statement alone has pretty well curbed my enthusiasm for this new installment.

Theres bound to be a challenge mode. Valve wouldnt leave that out would they?

 

[lumenadducere]

Aw, what? The puzzles are easier? That's horribly, horribly disappointing, especially since the first one was already really easy. I'm picking it up in two hours as it is, but that's sad news to hear before doing so.

And just a note, the constant "SCIENCE!" in the video review was cute at first, but then it rapidly got a bit annoying. Maybe spread it out a bit next time.

 

[Catalyst6]

SCIENCE!

I'm looking forward to it, I am.

On a side note, is that a potato attached to the portal gun? Heh.