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[Alias]

So it really isn't much longer than the first Portal, then. :|

[Vision#]

Not to worry i found it quite long enough, it has way more chambers that portal one had
and the puzzles were trickier so of you don't abuse your brain powers you should be able to play this game quite a while, finished it myself and i would like to know how many of you found the "over the board" achivement,
cant say what it is cause some havent played and dont want spoilers.
Found it myself at to say was quite proud of my find

[Ion Cannon!]

People who think they've completed the game in 4hrs or less are either lying or using steam time (Which is currently a bit buggy, most users report low times for portal 2 despite playing a fair bit longer) - Or rushing.

The game is 2-3x longer than the original portal, but the scale of the thing? well 10x at a rough guess. I probably spent 1hr just looking at the environments, I also explored as much as I could, though couldn't get the radio to give out the secret message, must be some other knack to it. Theres also a fair amount of easter eggs and other goodies to read all over the place. The puzzles themselves are not that difficult, apart from one which stumped me for a bit. The game spends so much time introducing all the mechanics that there really aren't many tough puzzles, that said I think the puzzle difficulty was similar to portal 1, excluding challenge chambers.

I completed the single player campaign in about 8 hours, apparently the co-op one is similar in length and more challenging, it also leads on from the single player campaign.

Oh and I found "Over The Board"

Edited by Ion Cannon!, 20 April 2011 - 15:26.

[Libains]

Well, according to my steam time I've played about 4hrs. I'd say that's rather buggy, and I've probably got about 6 out of it. Tbh I was a little disappointed it ended quite so quickly, but that said, the game was pure genius. Brilliant writing, fantastic environments, and (reasonably) challenging puzzles. I think I agree with Ion when he says that they spend a lot of time introducing new things, so much so that you barely get to play with them before the game is up. However, I believe the co-op almost immediately kicks off assuming you have that knowledge, and thus the puzzles are supposed to be a fair bit more demanding.

Tbh, aside from it being a little short (and still almost totally lacking in links to HL) (and there not being a huge amount of JK Simmons AKA Cave Johnson), this is a wonderful game. It looks beautiful, plays beautiful, and sounds beautiful. It's engrossing/engaging/whatever you wish to call it. Simply wonderful.

[Ion Cannon!]

AJ, on 20 Apr 2011, 17:13, said:

Well, according to my steam time I've played about 4hrs. I'd say that's rather buggy, and I've probably got about 6 out of it. Tbh I was a little disappointed it ended quite so quickly, but that said, the game was pure genius. Brilliant writing, fantastic environments, and (reasonably) challenging puzzles. I think I agree with Ion when he says that they spend a lot of time introducing new things, so much so that you barely get to play with them before the game is up. However, I believe the co-op almost immediately kicks off assuming you have that knowledge, and thus the puzzles are supposed to be a fair bit more demanding.

Tbh, aside from it being a little short (and still almost totally lacking in links to HL) (and there not being a huge amount of JK Simmons AKA Cave Johnson), this is a wonderful game. It looks beautiful, plays beautiful, and sounds beautiful. It's engrossing/engaging/whatever you wish to call it. Simply wonderful.

Eh? there was loads of JK Simmons, though more wouldn't have gone amiss. Did you do all the vitrified doors?

The lack of HL links is unsuprising, afterall this is 200 years after the first Portal game which itself, occurred after Black Mesa.

Spoiler

At the end the field of wheat looks tended, so I guess Freeman was successful in ridding the combine from earth.

It's more likely the next HL game will have references to Aperture.

Edited by Ion Cannon!, 20 April 2011 - 16:40.

[NergiZed]

Took me a little under 7 hours to complete. What a truely sublime game. Story-telling, gameplay, pacing; everything was great.

Even Wheatley comes off to be a rather strong character, though not nearly as good as GLaDOS. Cave Johnson though is a much stronger character.

Spoiler

Still, a little dissappointed that there was nothing in the game about Borealis. The only secrets I ever stumbled upon were those rooms where the insane scientist from the comics lived.

Edited by NergiZed, 20 April 2011 - 17:04.

[Vision#]

The steam time is totally off, as i was said to complete the game in 1.5 hours. I played only SP and it took me around 8 hours aswell.

Spoiler

About the nothing about Borealis, you didn't look enough as there is a big one, just missed it.

[NergiZed]

Vision#, on 20 Apr 2011, 15:36, said:

The steam time is totally off, as i was said to complete the game in 1.5 hours. I played only SP and it took me around 8 hours aswell.

Spoiler

About the nothing about Borealis, you didn't look enough as there is a big one, just missed it.

[Magma]

If Steam game time really is off, then Portal just felt way too short.
Gona play it second time, and play detective on every corner to try and find every secret etc.

Edited by Magma, 21 April 2011 - 04:37.

[amazin]

be sure to read the posters in the

Spoiler

underground segment with cave johnson

they are hilarious, especially the $60 dollar yacht one

[MR.Kim]

I watched whole videos on youtube and pretty intersting story.

Spoiler

There also promo stage after beat game or something. Call "Super 8" level

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[Vision#]

Spoiler

Indeed there is, its an interactive trailer of super 8. You can access it through the extras, there are many more clues about the movie but if you have seen the trailer it ends same way as the door flys off the train.

Im gonna leave my 2nd play after i play coop though. Btw look if you can notice Big/Fat turret stuck in the elevator shafts before elevator arrives, it was near beginning the first or second row of chambers and quite an achivement for me atleast.

[CJ]

http://valvearg.com/c/o/u/n/t/down/

Just posting this here...

[Ion Cannon!]

CJ, on 23 Apr 2011, 1:12, said:

http://valvearg.com/c/o/u/n/t/down/

Just posting this here...

The ARG Champions who went to Valve said they would be creating more ARG's in the future, quite possibly with the help of Valve / the 13 indie devs. So I guess thats what it is.

[Ion Cannon!]

I've been playing a few custom maps recently, namely the winners of the summer initiative mapping competition and one map called Sphere:Delta bunsen. They're pretty good. Patent pending is the most challenging I think, though its easier if you use the alternate methods. Infinifling is just about portalling at the right time but it's still quite a fun map and Sphere:Delta Bunsen has some very nice mechanics and is a good length. So if your looking for more portal and more of a challenge than the official game, check these out

There is also a good number of coop maps, though I haven't tried any of those yet.