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General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Smooth Groove on January 21, 2008, 10:18:52 PM

Title: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Smooth Groove on January 21, 2008, 10:18:52 PM: Please answer only if you have Orange Box.

I thought it was great and beat it in one sitting.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: y2kev on January 21, 2008, 10:19:34 PM: Twice!
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: MrAngryFace on January 21, 2008, 10:20:41 PM: I beat it on YouTube mode. I have the attention span of a gnat anymore.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 21, 2008, 10:22:15 PM: One time normally, and one time in commentary mode.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Fragamemnon on January 21, 2008, 10:23:52 PM: loaded it as soon as it was released on steam, played it in one sitting until 5:30AM or so and Teknopathetic, Ferrio and I from GAF finished it at about the same time and then started mining the GCF for the ending song.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Smooth Groove on January 21, 2008, 10:28:12 PM: So did any of you get dizzy? I've always laughed at my friends and cousins who complain that FPS games make them dizzy. However, Portal made me feel strangely nauseated. I had to pause for 30 mins before beating the last couple of stages.

Quote from: Phil Ken Sebben on January 21, 2008, 10:20:41 PM
I beat it on YouTube mode. I have the attention span of a gnat anymore.

:lol

I can't criticize you when I do the same for movies,shows, etc w/wikipedia. Portal is pretty short though and the game is set up in such a way that you might beat the game differently from the youtube guy.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: demi on January 21, 2008, 10:34:42 PM: Nope, need to get the Gnome achievement in Episode 2 before I bother

edit: Should clarify that I havent even seen the title screen yet
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Vizzys on January 21, 2008, 10:37:13 PM: twice
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Hitler Stole My Potato on January 21, 2008, 10:39:23 PM: I don't see how you couldn't. The thing is barely 2 hours long....even shorter if you know what to do.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Smooth Groove on January 21, 2008, 10:58:11 PM: Quote from: demi on January 21, 2008, 10:34:42 PM
Nope, need to get the Gnome achievement in Episode 2 before I bother

edit: Should clarify that I havent even seen the title screen yet

I heard that the achievements for Portal's advanced levels are really frustrating.

Quote from: Hitler Stole My Potato on January 21, 2008, 10:39:23 PM
I don't see how you couldn't. The thing is barely 2 hours long....even shorter if you know what to do.

I think most gamers would take about 3-4 hours. In the beginning, you just need to figure out the solution but near the end, the game requires a lot more reflexive gaming skills.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: bork on January 21, 2008, 11:16:17 PM: I have yet to play Portal. I think I played Orange Box like once since I got it.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 21, 2008, 11:37:34 PM: Quote from: lyte edge on January 21, 2008, 11:16:17 PM
I have yet to play Portal. I think I played Orange Box like once since I got it.

Well, you do have Wii Fit. That should take priority.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 21, 2008, 11:39:59 PM: Quote from: lyte edge on January 21, 2008, 11:16:17 PM
I have yet to play Portal. I think I played Orange Box like once since I got it.

smh
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: HyperZoneWasAwesome on January 21, 2008, 11:49:27 PM: Yeppers.
And I love it like it were my own child.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Shuri on January 22, 2008, 12:55:00 AM: It was way too short but then again gimmick was really wearing thin by the end too; i guess that's why the game was so short, the whole portal gimmick was limiting.

Maybe the game could had been a classic if they had better level/puzzle designers on hand. I miss the days of The Lost Vikings and stuff like that.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Himu on January 22, 2008, 01:28:47 AM: how is possible to not beat portal
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: T234 on January 22, 2008, 01:34:33 AM: Oh, shuri.

TERRBLE TASTE

I'D SOONER TAKE MUSIC SUGGESTIONS FROM PHOENIX DARK
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: drohne on January 22, 2008, 02:07:00 AM: portal :bow :bow :bow

i've been playing the hl2 episodes -- i'll probably run through portal again as long as i've got the disc out
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: drohne on January 22, 2008, 02:13:30 AM: yeah, i'm about to finish ep1, and i'm not too impressed with it -- it just seems to reiterate the end of hl2. everybody seems to prefer ep2...i'm looking forward to that
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: CajoleJuice on January 22, 2008, 02:13:54 AM: Quote from: T234 on January 22, 2008, 01:34:33 AM
Oh, shuri.

TERRBLE TASTE

I'D SOONER TAKE MUSIC SUGGESTIONS FROM PHOENIX DARK

ROCK BAND SONGS ARE SUBPAR
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Smooth Groove on January 22, 2008, 02:29:00 AM: Quote from: drohne on January 22, 2008, 02:13:30 AM
yeah, i'm about to finish ep1, and i'm not too impressed with it -- it just seems to reiterate the end of hl2. everybody seems to prefer ep2...i'm looking forward to that

It's really amazing how much better EP2 looks better than the original HL2. Sadly, even the superior console version seems to be a significant step down from the PC version. I only tried the XBL demo though. Perhaps the final version is a bit more refined.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: The Fake Shemp on January 22, 2008, 03:25:45 AM: Episode Two looks a crapload better than Half-Life 2 Remixed and Half-Life 2: Episode One. Plus, Episode Two is one of the best single-player FPS experiences of 2007. Episode One is probably the worst Valve-made installment in the Half-Life franchise thus far.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: demi on January 22, 2008, 04:16:01 AM: I played EP2 and I don't think it looks any different than the other games on OB. The difference is probably more noticable on a PC
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: bork on January 22, 2008, 05:14:33 AM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 21, 2008, 11:37:34 PM
Quote from: lyte edge on January 21, 2008, 11:16:17 PM
I have yet to play Portal. I think I played Orange Box like once since I got it.

Well, you do have Wii Fit. That should take priority.

???
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 22, 2008, 06:54:52 AM: Quote from: lyte edge on January 22, 2008, 05:14:33 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 21, 2008, 11:37:34 PM
Quote from: lyte edge on January 21, 2008, 11:16:17 PM
I have yet to play Portal. I think I played Orange Box like once since I got it.

Well, you do have Wii Fit. That should take priority.

???

Translation: WTF are you doing playing Wii Fit when you could be playing Portal.

No i'm not calling you fat ;)
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Joe Molotov on January 22, 2008, 08:55:03 AM: Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 22, 2008, 06:54:52 AM
Quote from: lyte edge on January 22, 2008, 05:14:33 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 21, 2008, 11:37:34 PM
Quote from: lyte edge on January 21, 2008, 11:16:17 PM
I have yet to play Portal. I think I played Orange Box like once since I got it.

Well, you do have Wii Fit. That should take priority.

???

Translation: WTF are you doing playing Wii Fit when you could be playing Portal.

No i'm not calling you fat ;)

Or better yet, he could probably play Wii Fit and Portal at the same time! It would be the ultimate test of dexterity and stamina.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: tiesto on January 22, 2008, 08:55:06 AM: Beat it, though was slightly LTTP with it (got it for Christmas and beat it over the course of the following week)... I thought it was excellent, as a fan of puzzle games, but I could totally see where Shuri was coming from with his criticisms... by the end of the game, quite a few of the solutions seemed to repeat (how many times can I fall into a hole and use momentum to launch me?).

My favorite puzzle:

spoiler (click to show/hide)
At the end of stage 18 I think it was, where you needed to keep on using upward momentum to bounce between three progressively higher platforms
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Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Cormacaroni on January 22, 2008, 09:14:47 AM: Quote from: Groo on January 22, 2008, 06:58:32 AM
Quote from: Cormacaroni on January 22, 2008, 06:54:52 AM
Translation: WTF are you doing playing Wii Fit when you could be playing Portal.

Well, you could be playing Bioshock, Mass Effect, Assassin's Creed... but you aren't :p

True :gloomy

Then again, with that time, I'm raising my future maid/chef/nurse, rather than wasting cash + precious time on virtual hula hoop practice :)
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: cloudwalking on January 22, 2008, 10:20:39 AM: jarosh and i played and beat it together, 2 heads are better than one :-*
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: drew on January 22, 2008, 10:36:48 AM: Nope, too many games.

:(
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: demi on January 23, 2008, 09:49:16 AM: Beat it just now, gave it a shrug. More of a distraction than anything. I will do the advanced and strive for Gold.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: DJ_Tet on January 23, 2008, 11:26:51 AM: I want to. I played it once, got to Level 9 or so and wanted to 'savor the experience.'

I plan on beating it, I really enjoyed what I saw. I too, have the attention span of a gnat anymore.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Kyle on January 23, 2008, 12:10:21 PM: just finished it :D
spoiler (click to show/hide)
boss battle is amazing :D
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Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: hyp on January 23, 2008, 01:44:36 PM: yup, in one sitting as well. easily one of the best short gaming experiences of my life.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: Shins on January 23, 2008, 10:11:45 PM: First part of the Orange Box I played. Started it up planning to just goof around for a few minutes before jumping into Episode Two, and instead ended up playing it full through.
Title: Re: Did you beat Portal?
Post by: demi on January 23, 2008, 10:13:13 PM: I don't think you have a choice, since the game is practically over the minute you start