Well its just Yahtzee loved portal so much, and knowing his general opinion of sequels all i can say is it better be Really good...Jumpingbean3 said:What is it with people recently assuming Yahtzee's going to hate everything (that is what you were implying right?)Quellist said:Looking forward to the gibs flying when Yahtzee reviews this...
Then everyone would call The Orange Box a steaming pile of #$%& because of the PS3 version.Soviet Heavy said:Judge a product by its weakest link, this case being the 360 version.Zenode said: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
That's why the article says "pseudo-indie".Skade said:They do have a publisher for retail (EA at the moment, Vivendi Universal before). They are not _owned_ by a publisher. Thirdly, Valve is an oddball, as they also act as a Publisher through Steam.SL33TBL1ND said:Valve doesn't have a publisher, that's what an independent studio is. A studio, that is not dependent on a publisher.ZiggyE said: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.
But I would not call them an Indie developer[1] though, as the "indie group" of game developers is usually associated with small developer groups with finite resources.
[1] Although its strictly true.
I pretty much agree with everything you said. The puzzles arent impossible but I did have to think about them sometimes and it took me about 5 hours to complete. Although even if you dont find the story mode challenging the story itself is interesting enough to warrant playing it.PurplePlatypus said:I wouldn?t like to say the puzzles are easier, it?s really difficult to judge, we are not going in fresh in the same way we did with Portal. We?ve probably all played Portal and some of us have gone on to the advanced maps and fan made mods.
You?re probably going to have an easier time with this game but I don?t know if it?s because it is actually easier. I think, for the main story, the difficulty is about right. If you?re a more seasoned player looking for a really difficult challenge, I think that?s best left to the advanced maps and modders catering to that.
As for the length, it took me just over 5 hours for the single player. That was semi-taking my time and with a bit of head scratching. Other people have taken longer, some will have steam rolled through it.
Don't let this review put you off, Portal 2 is a fantastic game.
I really doubt it - Microsoft doesn't like those sort of shenanigans. Could be wrong though...internetzealot1 said:Is the Xbox version able to play user-gen content made by PC gamers?
heh heh, no.internetzealot1 said:Is the Xbox version able to play user-gen content made by PC gamers?
Even though, according to this site, Valve said so?Everian said:heh heh, no.internetzealot1 said:Is the Xbox version able to play user-gen content made by PC gamers?
1) Two very different games, I don't see the point in comparing their review scoresCanadish said:Money dear boy.Paragon Fury said:Wait...so Portal 2 gets 4 stars, but DAII got 5 stars?
What the hell happened here?
Valve doesn't strike me as the type of company to threaten/bribe a website for a good review.
EA does.
Otherwise, the footage looks nice, might pick this one up.
I'll have a look at a few more reviews first though. Not sure I can trust the Escapist anymore for honest reviews.