Guest viscosity Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 eh i kind of breezed through this one. was fun and some of the puzzles were clever (like the last bit that required transferring goo through multiple wormholes) good thing this game will undoubtedly get more hardcore mappacks through the modding community (like Prelude and the Flash pack of the 1st game) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprigg Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 the most annoying bits, as yahtzee completely correctly pointed out, were the bits where you were in those vast rooms searching for the square inch of wall that was portal-able. Fuck that shit. Those parts were agonizing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Fuck that shit. Those parts were agonizing. whatever, i just looked at Chell's ass via hallway portal any time i got frustrated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kaini Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Fuck that shit. Those parts were agonizing. whatever, i just looked at Chell's ass via hallway portal any time i got frustrated. they sexed her up for p2 i am not complaining, mind this is alesia glidewell, the character model for chell (as an aside, she should do porn with a name like that) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 i really enjoyed the climb up the elevator shaft Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blir Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Fuck that shit. Those parts were agonizing. whatever, i just looked at Chell's ass via hallway portal any time i got frustrated. they sexed her up for p2 i am not complaining, mind this is alesia glidewell, the character model for chell (as an aside, she should do porn with a name like that) <3<3<3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaarg Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 What? She's gorgeous, now I want to play her more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprigg Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Whoa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 the most annoying bits, as yahtzee completely correctly pointed out, were the bits where you were in those vast rooms searching for the square inch of wall that was portal-able. Fuck that shit. Those parts were agonizing. I actually really liked those parts. I felt like they were kind of interludes giving you a sense of exploration and breathing room, especially after some of the more difficult, small-room puzzles. I rarely got stuck in those parts, maybe because I wasn't looking for a way to progress but just wanting to check things out. I did get stuck during my second playthrough right after the fall where you have to put a portal inside that door that is partially cracked, that I agree is kind of easy to miss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baph Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Is anyone else developing a slight long fall boot fetish? I mean, I'm not, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprigg Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 I actually really liked those parts. I felt like they were kind of interludes giving you a sense of exploration and breathing room, especially after some of the more difficult, small-room puzzles. I rarely got stuck in those parts, maybe because I wasn't looking for a way to progress but just wanting to check things out. I did get stuck during my second playthrough right after the fall where you have to put a portal inside that door that is partially cracked, that I agree is kind of easy to miss. I can definitely see where you're coming from there, but for me they were 'i wanna get back to the puzzles' segments... though the turret factory part was awesome (especially catching one before it gets thrown into the incinerator). Is anyone else developing a slight long fall boot fetish? I mean, I'm not, either. I was thinking about them yesterday, actually... as cool/sexy as they are on Chell, I have a hard time thinking they'd look as awesome in real life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyrex Posted June 3, 2011 Share Posted June 3, 2011 Portal 2's Atlas - life size model: http://www.techmagicdesign.com/atlas.html Talking life size Turret (OMG IWANTONENOW!11!) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanpalser/sets/72157624786182542/show/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bitroast Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Portal 2's Atlas - life size model: http://www.techmagicdesign.com/atlas.html Talking life size Turret (OMG IWANTONENOW!11!) http://www.flickr.com/photos/ryanpalser/sets/72157624786182542/show/ can't sleep.. talking turret will kill me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oscillik Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 A turret would make a nerdgasmy case mod. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Wall Bird Posted June 5, 2011 Share Posted June 5, 2011 Valve typically have a fantastic eye for level design. Not only do their environments feel lived-in, but I feel very free moving around in them despite the fact that their levels are extremely linear. The first Half Life was full of fantastic moments in which I felt like I was somehow exploiting the game engine in order to progress through the level. It's not unusual for me to feel mighty clever after shimmying across an incredibly narrow beam, or piece of tubing sticking out the side of the wall. Only in retrospect, though, did it become apparent that they had planned for the player to take just such a route. Also, while I'm on the subject of the first Half Life, I would like to praise Valve for their enemy AI. By the time you start fighting against the soldiers storming Black Mesa I was having the time of my life getting into gunfights with three or four of them at a time. Their evasive tactics and alternation between aggressive and defensive movement was really stimulating to go up against. I really had to have my wits about me when going up against them. Good stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I hate all the fucking turret model bullshit. I fucking hate fucking turrets. Those things are fucking annoying pieces of shit. Fuck turrets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 pretty easy to avoid though, yeah? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 pretty easy to avoid though, yeah? yeah?? well maybe if you are a light bridge whore, fucking shitty ass bridges made of light. fucking worst mechanic of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meadows and Labyrinths Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 i am definitely a light bridge whore. ...for science!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubba69 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 lol, sorry, i was slightly inebriated when I wrote that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ganus Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 As I couldn't afford to buy it when it first came out, and just got it very recently, I've now finally beaten both co-op and single player, and feel as if I can visit this thread safely. I have a bit of a non-gameplay related complaint; What the fuck was up with the co-op credits? Those human models looked terrible and totally out of place in the Portal universe, or in any source game for that matter. On top of that, the credits lasted 6 minutes, and not a second of it was funny or interesting. All in all though, amazing game of course. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I've been playing Half Life 2 to try and replace Portal 2 in my life. I gave up on it a year ago and am having another go but it's not nearly as fun and I don't really like the way it gets me all tense and trigger happy, I want to relax when I'm playing games Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sneaksta303 Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I've been playing Half Life 2 to try and replace Portal 2 in my life. I gave up on it a year ago and am having another go but it's not nearly as fun and I don't really like the way it gets me all tense and trigger happy, I want to relax when I'm playing games If you own HL2 episode 2, you can run this free mod called Research and Development. No weapons other than eventually getting the Gravity Gun, which you will have to use creatively. Basically the goal, like Portal, is to move forward by figuring out puzzles. This mod is fucking BRILLIANT. Also, on the Portal tip, if you own the 1st portal, you can play a few good mods too. Standouts being: Gamma Energy Not that hard at all, but fun. Tells the Portal story a slightly different way. New boss battle. Factum Solus Not too challenging, but part 1 of an episodic series with an intriguing story. New gameplay elements are added. Short, but very much worth a play. Portal Prelude HARD! Really fucking hard! I'm a good ways through it now but goddamn. Portal: The Flash Version Map Pack Basically this takes the flash portal, and converts those maps into "real" portal. Hard at times, but not impossible. Has a boss battle. That's all I've played so far. I've just downloaded 2 more portal mods, i'll review them once done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Coalbucket PI Posted June 6, 2011 Share Posted June 6, 2011 I've been playing Half Life 2 to try and replace Portal 2 in my life. I gave up on it a year ago and am having another go but it's not nearly as fun and I don't really like the way it gets me all tense and trigger happy, I want to relax when I'm playing games If you own HL2 episode 2, you can run this free mod called Research and Development. No weapons other than eventually getting the Gravity Gun, which you will have to use creatively. Basically the goal, like Portal, is to move forward by figuring out puzzles. This mod is fucking BRILLIANT. Also, on the Portal tip, if you own the 1st portal, you can play a few good mods too. Standouts being: Gamma Energy Not that hard at all, but fun. Tells the Portal story a slightly different way. New boss battle. Factum Solus Not too challenging, but part 1 of an episodic series with an intriguing story. New gameplay elements are added. Short, but very much worth a play. Portal Prelude HARD! Really fucking hard! I'm a good ways through it now but goddamn. Portal: The Flash Version Map Pack Basically this takes the flash portal, and converts those maps into "real" portal. Hard at times, but not impossible. Has a boss battle. That's all I've played so far. I've just downloaded 2 more portal mods, i'll review them once done. I didn't even know there were mods, I'm on a Mac though and it looks confusing. I tried that Gamma Energy one and it's opening Xcode windows I don't understand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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