[ALL] Portal 2

[SethMode]

Now this is my kind of college professor...

 

[Twigg4075]

Yes! My copy arrived today.:rockon:

Fuck! PSN is down.:headache:

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I picked it up today, can't play it until I get back to school with my PS3. Played through the first one today in a little over an hour lol

 

[wingsfan77]

should get mine tomorrow, it got into Harrisburg at 9:30 AM this morning and wasn't delivered....agh.

 

[calgaryballer]

All done the single player. I think the best way to describe this game is 'charming'. The humour is impeccable, Stephen Merchant is perfect, GLAdOS makes you empathize with her while at the same time hating her.

There is literally nothing I would change about this game. My Steam clock says 7 hrs, and I would say this is some of the best 7 hrs I have ever spent gaming. Two or three puzzles slowed me down, but on the whole, it has bumped Portal 1 down a slot on my best games of all time list.

I really don't know how Valve does it. They are the best for a reason. The way they flesh out the side characters makes me empathize more with Chell. She never says a word, but I feel like I know her.

Which brings me to a sidepoint. On the PC Gamer Podcast 3-4 weeks ago, they had a discussion about whether or not Gordon Freeman was the best protagonist ever. The con side used the fact he never said anything and is essentially and empty shell as their argument. The pro side said basically the same thing, but argued that it's because he is an empty shell, you are able to put your own emotions and feelings in to the character. You're not feeling what you're told to feel (ala Call of Duty), you're feeling what you feel as a person. I have to say I found myself feeling the same way in this game. At some point, you come to empathize with Chell, and just want her to escape.

Next bit in spoilers, regarding the end game

 

I think that is why I enjoyed the end of the game so much. Not just the silliness of a bunch of turrets forming an orchestra, but the 4 seconds of Chell emerging on to a sunny farmland. That alone is enough to pull my heart strings, but throwing in a charred companion cube? Fantastic. The companion cube developed a personality of it's own through Portal 1, and the way the community adopted it. The idea that Chell and her only friend the Companion Cube are slowly roaming a future world where the skies are always blue is the perfect way to end the game

 

[padman59]

I picked it up today, can't play it until I get back to school with my PS3. Played through the first one today in a little over an hour lol

The first one is pretty short, but it was interesting to see what they did with what started as a school project.

And this run is ridiculous.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1U5RUVENNE"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W1U5RUVENNE[/ame]

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Just to clarify, if I want to sell my roommate my Steam copy by just putting is steam account name on my PSN, will that negatively affect me at all?

i.e. permanently linking my PSN name to his Steam or something like that?

 

[padman59]

Just to clarify, if I want to sell my roommate my Steam copy by just putting is steam account name on my PSN, will that negatively affect me at all?

i.e. permanently linking my PSN name to his Steam or something like that?

I'm not sure if the link is permanent, but you don't have to sign in to Steam whenever you play singleplayer. However, you might need to sign in for online co-op. I don't know whether that's the case though since PSN went down before I could try it.

Aside from that, the only problem you may have is down the road when Valve releases another title on the consoles.

 

[wingsfan77]

I was finally able to start playing yesterday...it's been said before but the puzzles aren't THAT incredibly challenging, definitely having fun so far.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I'm not sure if the link is permanent, but you don't have to sign in to Steam whenever you play singleplayer. However, you might need to sign in for online co-op. I don't know whether that's the case though since PSN went down before I could try it.

Aside from that, the only problem you may have is down the road when Valve releases another title on the consoles.

Yeah, I think I thought about it and I can't think of anything wrong with him signing in with his PSN and just using the code through that, my Steam and PSN accounts would both still be unlinked.

I feel a little dumb I didn't think of that before lol.

 

[padman59]

Some of these easter eggs in the game are awesome. Be sure to take some time and look around for some of these. They're worth it IMO.

And I think the Developer's Commentary is worth a go as well. It's very interesting to hear why some of the level designs were chosen and Valve's philosophy on making games.

 

[Twigg4075]

For those that missed out on the Amazon credit deal and the Best Buy deal, apparently Gamestop is going to have Portal 2 for $40 starting tomorrow...

http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=293205

 

[padman59]

Portal 2 DLC is expected this summer. No details on whether it's more test chambers or crap like hats.

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/04/28/portal-2-dlc-should-arrive-this-summer/

 

[Twigg4075]

What is all this talk about hats?!?

 

[padman59]

What is all this talk about hats?!?

Valve introduced hats in Team Fortress 2. It's essentially a virtual marketplace where you pay for items to customize your character. In Portal 2's case, you can customize your co-op bots on the PC version with items bought from the store. I don't know if they'd bring hats to the consoles with this DLC.

 

[padman59]

More on the DLC:

For the asking price of $0, DLC #1 will offer "new test chambers for players, leaderboards, challenge mode for single and multiplayer modes, and more."

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/29/portal-2-dlc-1-free/

Still no official date.

Now, something that I'm curious about, what's going to happen with the second and any subsequent pieces of DLC? Will they be PC/PS3 exclusive considering MS's policy on only one free piece of DLC per game? Or will Valve relent and allow MS to charge for it?

 

[Twigg4075]

More on the DLC:



http://www.joystiq.com/2011/04/29/portal-2-dlc-1-free/

Still no official date.

Now, something that I'm curious about, what's going to happen with the second and any subsequent pieces of DLC? Will they be PC/PS3 exclusive considering MS's policy on only one free piece of DLC per game? Or will Valve relent and allow MS to charge for it?

One of the many reasons I refer to them as M$. That shit pisses me off. They refuse to allow mods and they basically refuse companies to offer free DLC. Fucking bullshit.

I would absolutely LOVE to see Valve make any additional DLC free and exclusive to PC/PS3. It would be such a 'fuck you' to M$ and their bullshit policies.

 

[padman59]

Update on deals for Portal 2:

-$35 at K-Mart for consoles
-$30 at GameStop for PC

 

[Diivox]

I would absolutely LOVE to see Valve make any additional DLC free and exclusive to PC/PS3. It would be such a 'fuck you' to M$ and their bullshit policies.

not trying to start a flamewar here, but... you could just play games on a pc, where everything is free, especially games like portal you'll finish and never play again.

just sayin

 

[padman59]

Yet another update on deals:

-Amazon has price matched everything I listed in my last post ($35 for consoles, $30 for PC) for the Deal of the Day. However, the PS3 version appears to be out of stock for the moment.

not trying to start a flamewar here, but... you could just play games on a pc, where everything is free, especially games like portal you'll finish and never play again.

just sayin

Assuming you mean piracy, there's almost no need for it on PC if you have access to the ridiculous deals that pop up on Steam, Direct2Drive, etc.

That aside, it might not be easy for the average gamer to make the leap from consoles to PC once you consider the time and cost required to either research the components to build a PC and the often inflated price of pre-built PCs.