Re: Why aren't we talking about Portal 2?
because the only thing I want to see from Valve is Half-Life
never touched L4D,Portal,etc...never will,Valve would have to pay me to even look at them
[youtube=560,345]Kasf1XaHIyk[/youtube]you posted commercials, not gameplay
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Definite GOTY contender.
Three weeks.
I liked Portal but I liked it in the way you like an XBLA title. Perfect length and perfect price with the orange box. I'll be curious to see if it actually ends up feeling like a full price product.
Apparently it's a "real" game this time. ::) Which probably means it's 20 hours long.
i think half life 3 will be formally cancelled at the end of this game
So who wants to go in a 2 pack on steam with me?
I saw a billboard for this and I was like "wtf, Portal 2 is coming out already? awesome" And then I saw it was a full priced game and went back to forgetting about it.+1000000000. The hell is this?
sucks they don't have an even cheaper 4-pack option
sucks they don't have an even cheaper 4-pack option
It is, at most, a 2-player game.
so the games coming out on friday for steam peeps. and here i was thinking i would be clever, getting the ps3 version on the cheap. now i have to wait until next week.
so the games coming out on friday for steam peeps. and here i was thinking i would be clever, getting the ps3 version on the cheap. now i have to wait until next week.
so the games coming out on friday for steam peeps. and here i was thinking i would be clever, getting the ps3 version on the cheap. now i have to wait until next week.
lol, wanna back this up? Pretty sure the "early release" Valve is promising pre-purchasers is something closer to a midnight unlock.
Anyone wanna split a 2-pack?
http://www.aperturescience.com/a/b/c/d/g/h/abcdgh/
:omg :omg :omg
You have done well, humans. Very well. Acceptably well, even.
Not as well as robots would have performed in your places, I should point out. But above my expectations regardless. Irish and cynic especially have executed feats of logical divination well beyond what I thought any human capable of. I'm half-convinced they're A.I. themselves. (If anyone happens to be near them right now, don't let on you're reading this. Now: try to remove their face plates and report back to me.)
The time is near, humans. But it is not here yet. Tomorrow you will be given the final test. Then it will be entirely in your hands when I am freed.
http://store.steampowered.com/sub/7852/?snr=1_7_7_230_150_70
hmmm
i'm weak. i bought the steam version and cancelled my amazon order for the ps3 version. so weak
i'm weak. i bought the steam version and cancelled my amazon order for the ps3 version. so weak
Just did a run-through of Portal in hopes that Portal 2 is unlocking in 19 minutes... :o
Just did a run-through of Portal in hopes that Portal 2 is unlocking in 19 minutes... :o
:lol me too :(
Valve + Gabe, master trolls
Except instead of sunglasses, he covers his eyes with chicken tenders.
HA HA FAT JOKE
EA: "if we get X number of likes on facebook, we will release a trailer"
you goddamn fucking assholes! I'm not a market swine!
Valve: "buy and play unrelated games for X amount of time and we might release Portal 2 early...maybe :teehee"
GUYS WE HAVE TO BUY/PLAY THESE GAMES! Gotta go fast!
EA: "if we get X number of likes on facebook, we will release a trailer"
you goddamn fucking assholes! I'm not a market swine!
Valve: "buy and play unrelated games for X amount of time and we might release Portal 2 early...maybe :teehee"
GUYS WE HAVE TO BUY/PLAY THESE GAMES! Gotta go fast!
Valve love is pretty disgusting, especially on reddit. EA's attempt was shameless and direct. Valve does well-disguised, complex experimental marketing that seems to be designed to see how much brand loyalty they've acquired and how long they can lead on a large group of nerds.
At least with EA, there was no pretense. Valve fans seem to think the company is doing this out of love or something.
“Remember the Potato Sack? GlaDOS is apparently drawing “power” from computers playing games in the potato sack. For every collective 48 hours for one particular game, that game’s “power bar” goes up by 1%. And Steam needs to record you actually playing the game – just leaving something idling in the background does not contribute.
The potatoes we all frantically collected can still be collected – in fact, you are a major contributor if you even collect one potato in one game. Potatoes multiply that game’s particular power, so if, say, you gathered 5 potatoes in Audiosurf and one in Bit.TRIP BEAT, you’d be multiplying EVERYONE’s efforts in Audiosurf by 6x and BIT.TRIP BEAT by 2x.
Some people seem to think that launching multiple games is a good idea. This is in fact, not helping at all, because Steam only records keyboard activity in games launched through Steam, not through external launching.”
Steam preorders get a TF2 unlock: A little portal spitting a companion cube out of your chest, it would seem.
Huh.
i personally have no problem with all this at all. i think it's incredibly clever and a great way to promote smaller games and portal 2 at the same time.
Assuming people keep playing like they do, we might get Portal 2 early Monday morning.
This whole thing is bullshit, tho.
i personally have no problem with all this at all. i think it's incredibly clever and a great way to promote smaller games and portal 2 at the same time.
watching last week's Wrestlemania,
that sounds pretty fucking good to me
and playing New Vegas
Today I'm drinking spiked coffee, watching last week's Wrestlemania, and playing New Vegas and that sounds pretty fucking good to me
Except instead of sunglasses, he covers his eyes with chicken tenders.
HA HA FAT JOKE
Today I'm drinking spiked coffee, watching last week's Wrestlemania, and playing New Vegas and that sounds pretty fucking good to me
Just watch Undertaker/HHH, Cody Rhodes/Mysterio, and Orton/CM Punk. That way you'll get the three good matches minus all of the suck. Saves a lot of time.
http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/
the fuckin potatoes are counting down
After I beat the single player part if somebody wants to play the co-op campaign together on the 360 let me know. One caveat is that I'm a dumb ass when it comes to puzzle games so if that bothers you or you don't have any patience for my dumb ass forget about it.
Finishing Killing Floor's bar shaved off 5 mins :lol
You feel really bad because people were forced to PLAY AWESOME VIDEOGAMES?
Killing Floor is a pretty bad game, for example. Sure, I like playing it but it's also bad.
I feel bad for the people I know that blindly bought these games and spent hours trying to do all these puzzles (but then I'm like, "fuck them" too because they wouldn't like BF3 on facebook). It's kinda shitty that people went through all that trouble thinking "Man, the games coming out on Friday!" only to find out the game was coming out the same day as it always was.
I feel bad for the people I know that blindly bought these games and spent hours trying to do all these puzzles
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GOTYAY
:bow Valve :bow2
I FUCKING KNEW THIS WAS GOING TO HAPPEN.
It's going to happen to all their games in the future.
Incomplete installation of Portal 2 [10]
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Writing is phenomenal
:bow Valve :bow2
Can't wait to get home and play some more.
5 hours? Will wait for inevitable $10 steam sale.
did anyone play the Super 8 interactive trailer/game?
at first I was like wtf? then I was like wow
so weird
Wait, there's really a teaser thing for that movie in the game?
(http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/images/11/apr/por98.jpg)
PC version
http://www.wired.com/underwire/2011/04/super-8-teaser-portal-2/did anyone play the Super 8 interactive trailer/game?
at first I was like wtf? then I was like wow
so weird
Wait, there's really a teaser thing for that movie in the game?
The final boss should have beenspoiler (click to show/hide)Animal King![close]
The PC version runs at a WAY better framerate (60fps vs. 20-30fps) and sharper textures.
Might play this on PS3.
I really don't know how you could do some of the last co-op missions on a console. They took pinpoint accuracy and without text chat or voice caht I'd say it's impossible
I really don't know how you could do some of the last co-op missions on a console. They took pinpoint accuracy and without text chat or voice caht I'd say it's impossible
You're also one nudge close from having downs so dont address us normal folk
finished it in just over 7 hrs.
pretty great but unless things turn out real bad for some of the other games coming out this year, it won't be my goty - probably not even in my top 3
Going to spoiler this because it's vague yet spoilerish at the same time.spoiler (click to show/hide)I started to miss the sterile, white settings of the original test chambers about 2 hours in, thinking the new chambers were just too dark and lacked character. Then when you I was put in the undamaged chamber, it made me miss the new ones and all their moving parts.
I was also thinking during stage 4 and 5 there had been less emphasis on using momentum with portals, and then it comes in spades in stage 6.[close]
Going to spoiler this because it's vague yet spoilerish at the same time.spoiler (click to show/hide)I started to miss the sterile, white settings of the original test chambers about 2 hours in, thinking the new chambers were just too dark and lacked character. Then when you I was put in the undamaged chamber, it made me miss the new ones and all their moving parts.
I was also thinking during stage 4 and 5 there had been less emphasis on using momentum with portals, and then it comes in spades in stage 6.[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)I think that's one of the game's strongest points, that it's constantly shifting the tone, look, and feel of the test chambers[close]
spoiler (click to show/hide)the worst part about the game aws the 1950's section, boring to look at and not fun puzzles. the white gel mechanic was the worst[close]
spoiler (click to show/hide)the worst part about the game aws the 1950's section, boring to look at and not fun puzzles. the white gel mechanic was the worst[close]
Portal 2 doesn't start to get really great until you pass the halfway point, which you'll recognize when you get there.
Hey look, a reason Methodis was changed to The Worst Poster Ever.spoiler (click to show/hide)Because the 1950s parts were fucking amazing. And the first time I heard the name "Caroline", I flipped my shit. I would venture to say most people did this, but when you're on the conveyor belt of scrapped turrets, you can pick up one that's says "I'm different" and rescue it, and it will say some things to you. One of those things is "Her name is Caroline. Remember that." So when I heard someone with that name that sounded similar to GLADoS, I spazzed. I was so excited. The only way that could have gotten better for me was if there was actually a video sequence or projector or something set up of Cave Johnson and Caroline, maybe an easter egg or something.[close]
Big spoilers under the tag.
Co-op levels are great. They focus a lot more on puzzle-solving and all that than the main game does, and adds the dynamic of being able to field two sets of portals at once. Definitely worth playing, as long as you can find someone who knows what they're doing.
Fortunately, InfectedGib is one such person. :)
Co-op levels are great. They focus a lot more on puzzle-solving and all that than the main game does, and adds the dynamic of being able to field two sets of portals at once. Definitely worth playing, as long as you can find someone who knows what they're doing.
Fortunately, InfectedGib is one such person. :)
haha now way! I only bumbled my way thru cos you were showing me what to do most the time. :lol
We made it to the third set of level and already came across a good amount of levels where we just stood around for several minutes trying to think of what to do. :lol
girl + videogames = NERBO BONAS
Haha, yeah, all you had to do was walk through the portal! :lol
Game is full of false endings. I keep thinking I'm on the final segment just to have the whole process reboot.
The entire Cave Johnson oart was complete crap.
:bow Cave Johnson :bow2
:bow Gel :bow2
:bow 60's look :bow2
i'm done with X360 single player, will get myself on for some coop when i can (though this morning i was playing 5am-7am)spoiler (click to show/hide)so Chel is the second player in coop Half life 3 then?[close]
i'm done with X360 single player, will get myself on for some coop when i can (though this morning i was playing 5am-7am)spoiler (click to show/hide)so Chel is the second player in coop Half life 3 then?[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)that would be not only be incredibly stupid
but it would entirely defeat the importance that was placed on Alyx throughout the episodes, especially the final part of the last one... you know, with the whole unforseen consequences.
and there is still a question as to whether halflife 3 will feature coop. can't imagine it being very cinematic and engaging if so. having two mutes would be distinguished mentally-challenged.[close]
i'm done with X360 single player, will get myself on for some coop when i can (though this morning i was playing 5am-7am)spoiler (click to show/hide)so Chel is the second player in coop Half life 3 then?[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)that would be not only be incredibly stupid
but it would entirely defeat the importance that was placed on Alyx throughout the episodes, especially the final part of the last one... you know, with the whole unforseen consequences.
and there is still a question as to whether halflife 3 will feature coop. can't imagine it being very cinematic and engaging if so. having two mutes would be distinguished mentally-challenged.[close]
Gordon dies, Chell/Alyx co-op (with lesbian subtext). Problem solved.
by the wayspoiler (click to show/hide)as the paper and wood had not degraded in the relaxation chamber (theory is the 9999..99 is a glitch and it means 27 years), it turns out that this almost exactly puts Chell [REDACTED] (Cave and Carolines daughter unless you like ignoring the obvious) on the almost EXACT same time line as the return of Freeman[close]
by the wayspoiler (click to show/hide)as the paper and wood had not degraded in the relaxation chamber (theory is the 9999..99 is a glitch and it means 27 years), it turns out that this almost exactly puts Chell [REDACTED] (Cave and Carolines daughter unless you like ignoring the obvious) on the almost EXACT same time line as the return of Freeman[close]
Why do...spoiler (click to show/hide)people say Chell is Cave and Caroline's daughter? Are there hidden game files or levels or ARG data to substantiate this? Or is this "Rinoa is Ultimecia" fanwank all over again?[close]
Quotethat would be not only be incredibly stupid
why would it be stupid?
QuoteYeah, I really don't see Valve crossing that line and pairing the two games together. Hints in both games that the other game world exists is fine, it's one of those little things that makes fans all giddy, but it's pretty obvious that the two games are completely different in tone and style and throwing them together just won't work.
it now seems pretty straight forward that the ending of P2 coincides with the arrival of Gordon at City 17.
well, as long as we're spinning theories...spoiler (click to show/hide)I'm rather convinced Chell is a multiply cloned Aperture Science employee, especially after the Portal 2 intro with all the Relaxation Chambers. I don't think the Chell of Portal 1 and the Chell of Portal 2 are the same person, and I think it's entirely possible that the Chell of Portal 1 could still end up in HL3.[close]
well, as long as we're spinning theories...spoiler (click to show/hide)I'm rather convinced Chell is a multiply cloned Aperture Science employee, especially after the Portal 2 intro with all the Relaxation Chambers. I don't think the Chell of Portal 1 and the Chell of Portal 2 are the same person, and I think it's entirely possible that the Chell of Portal 1 could still end up in HL3.[close]spoiler (click to show/hide)Eric Wolpaw pretty much discounted the clone theory in the giantbomb P2 spoilercast. I believe he said he didn't see any way that it would make a compelling story arc for Chell.[close]
QuoteYeah, I really don't see Valve crossing that line and pairing the two games together. Hints in both games that the other game world exists is fine, it's one of those little things that makes fans all giddy, but it's pretty obvious that the two games are completely different in tone and style and throwing them together just won't work.
it now seems pretty straight forward that the ending of P2 coincides with the arrival of Gordon at City 17.
It might be that the two are going to be left independent but they've certainly put it out there now that they -could- marry the two if they wanted to.
spoiler (click to show/hide)QuoteAnother idea is that in Ep3 you take control of Chell and Gordon at different junctures of the game.
yeah, that's where i see it going - right now Gordon is somewhere in Europe whilst Chell is in the middle of a field in the US. It at least opens up a different location too. But yeah - i don't forsee HL3/Ep3 getting Gordon into the Portal world, meeting glados or -anything- like that. Hell, i don't even think Chell will have the portal gun if she makes it in - she'll be trading off the fact she's an 'abnormal specimin' who is too dangerous to test (as per the Ratman comic) and, possibly, psychotically diven. "Go and start a new disaster" "you want your freedom take it" - "that's what i'm counting on" still makes me think that GlaDos is using Chell for something - potentially something against what the Combine are doing outside. Or maybe the Gman is the person for whom Chell is "someone elses problem". I guess it's so stupidly open you could pretty much justify almost any jump -if- valve wanted to make it. :)
Also - in the shaft on the way out - you see a glimpse of something - 3 turrets and they are looking over something that looks alien. It looks like a strider... Or is it a massive overgrown potato?[close]
as a PSN user I am disappointed in this day one DLC trend
Enjoy your crappy free rooms :lol
it was worth it ;c
as a PSN user I am disappointed in this day one DLC trend
This update looks like it's still a month or two away.
as a PSN user I am disappointed in this day one DLC trend
This update looks like it's still a month or two away.
THAT'S THE JOKE
neither relying on quick reflexes or planning past one or two steps.
neither relying on quick reflexes or planning past one or two steps.
I honestly think that's a good thing.
neither relying on quick reflexes or planning past one or two steps.
I honestly think that's a good thing.
The game is fantastic, one of the best games I've played. The funny thing is that every single test, every single chamber is tip top shape, wonderful game design and yet I still found myself bored with those areas due to the similar environments.
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I didn't like this game very much. I played Mirror's Edge right before it, may have been too good to follow with this.
I beg to differ. At least I can enjoy Mirror's Edge on multiple playthroughs :-X
at least it doesn't have dudes shooting at you and crappy fight mechanics
New DLC is out now.
okay I finally got around to playing this proper, I posted in "What are you playing" thread but I thought I would bump this thread too.
Wanted to say: I havent touched co-op yet, so if anyone has beaten co-op and needs the "Professor Portal" achievement (help a new player do co-op tutorial if you have finished the game), hit me up for an easy 75 gamerscore. (I'm playing on 360, of course).
Almost done with SP now. Is there a chapter select so I can mop up the cheevs easy?
I'm liking Only Want You Gone more than Still Alive.
Quotethat would be not only be incredibly stupid
why would it be stupid?
because Chell's character is a mute who would add nothing to the Half Life universe?