Author Topic: Portal 2 (and not Episode 3 :maf) (Read 12890 times)

fistfulofmetal · « **on:** March 05, 2010, 12:55:45 PM »

http://store.steampowered.com/news/3559/

Madrun Badrun · « **Reply #1 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:06:00 PM »

I'm excited.

cool breeze · « **Reply #2 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:08:43 PM »

demi · « **Reply #3 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:24:48 PM »

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #4 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:27:18 PM »

What do the underlined letters mean?

drattmannh0nee

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #5 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:27:40 PM »

This news is relevant to my interests.

Bebpo · « **Reply #6 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:31:39 PM »

Quote from: demi on March 05, 2010, 01:24:48 PM

meh

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Portal wasn't really screaming for a sequel. It's the Bioshock thing all over again.
Meanwhile HL2 Ep2 was....

But hey, let's make more L4D games, more Portal games, but not, you know, half-life games, the games that matter.

cool breeze · « **Reply #7 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:43:13 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on March 05, 2010, 01:38:32 PM

Portal was screaming for a sequel though, because the gameplay is fucking awesome, and there's still a lot they can do with the game. HL2...stories in games...zzzzzzzz

Totally

Despite all the cake is a lie, companion cube, glados, w/e in Portal, it was a puzzle game. It's like Mirror's Edge a bit, except all the ancillary stuff in Mirror's Edge was ghastly.

But Portal is kinda the perfect example of having a story told through gameplay. A lot of people like the HL2 stuff where you start around and jump on Eli's head as he tells you about Alex, but even that feels like goofy and restrictive. Portal had amazing consistency between story and gameplay because they never took away abilities you've learned or artificially stopped your progress.

TEEEPO · « **Reply #8 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:44:56 PM »

you know why a sequel is needed? because if it's done properly, it'll make the entirety of the first game seem like a training exercise.

M3wThr33 · « **Reply #9 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:51:12 PM »

Quote from: TEEEPO on March 05, 2010, 01:44:56 PM

you know why a sequel is needed? because if it's done properly, it'll make the entirety of the first game seem like a training exercise.

LIKE? I beat the game over my lunch break. It was a tutorial plus one level of a game.

demi · « **Reply #10 on:** March 05, 2010, 01:52:44 PM »

360 version confirmed

cool breeze · « **Reply #11 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:00:05 PM »

maybe it has multiplayer to add value

Rman · « **Reply #12 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:03:46 PM »

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on March 05, 2010, 01:38:32 PM

Portal was screaming for a sequel though, because the gameplay is fucking awesome, and there's still a lot they can do with the game. HL2...stories in games...zzzzzzzz

I'd have to agree there. There so many concepts that they can flesh out. Also the first was pretty short, so the more the merrier.

demi · « **Reply #13 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:06:44 PM »

Quote from: Borys on March 05, 2010, 01:59:55 PM

Quote from: demi on March 05, 2010, 01:52:44 PM
360 version confirmed

Well duh. GI wouldn't do a front cover for a lame-ass PC exclusive.

Remember when you were like. OMG DRAGON AGE PC ROX

And then 360 came up and you had egg on your face? lol.

Bebpo · « **Reply #14 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:18:16 PM »

All the potential that is there for Portal?

Yeah, to merge it with HL2 Ep3. That was the next evolution of Portal, to bring it into real world levels and mix it with combat scenarios. Between the original Portal, the challenge rooms, the user made puzzle levels, the Portal puzzle formula has been done. A lot of people were hoping that Portal 2 would just be HL2 ep3 which would feature puzzle elements streamlined into the rest of the adventure. That seemed like the best course of action to keep both franchises fresh.

But who knows, maybe Portal 2 will be real world stages with combat. I mean if it's a "full-priced" game, there's a decent chance it won't just be puzzle rooms.

cool breeze · « **Reply #15 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:21:49 PM »

I remember that mod that let you play HL2 with the Portal gun, and if you used it on an enemy, it would totally break their AI or something like that. If they can have Portal based combat that works, it could be cool. Or it could be like the episode of Spider-Man where he fought the spot guy who could open portals anyway. Someone shoots you, open a portal in front of you with the exit pointing at his back.

cool breeze · « **Reply #16 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:41:16 PM »

implying PS3 owners have expectations anymore

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #17 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:44:00 PM »

> implying Portal is worth playing on the 360

Vizzys · « **Reply #18 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:46:48 PM »

Quote

Coming this holiday. Portal 2 is the sequel to 2007's Game of the Year and draws from the award-winning formula of innovative game play, story, and music that earned the original over 70 industry accolades. Features single and multiplayer co-op modes. The single-player portion of Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers. Players will explore never-before-seen areas of the Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion who guided them through the original game. The game’s two-player cooperative mode features its own entirely separate campaign with a unique story, test chambers, and two new player characters. This new mode forces players to reconsider everything they thought they knew about portals. Success will require them to not just act cooperatively, but to think cooperatively.

coop yall

Himu · « **Reply #19 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:48:18 PM »

Awesome!

demi · « **Reply #20 on:** March 05, 2010, 02:49:12 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 05, 2010, 02:44:00 PM

> implying Portal is worth playing on the 360

> implying Portal is worth playing at all

Don Flamenco · « **Reply #21 on:** March 05, 2010, 03:27:54 PM »

Quote from: Synthesizer Patel on March 05, 2010, 02:44:00 PM

> implying Portal is worth playing on the 360

I liked it on the 360. You don't have to be super accurate with the game.

HL2 on the 360 felt straight clunky though. and that aiming reticule is awful.

ManaByte · « **Reply #22 on:** March 05, 2010, 03:31:21 PM »

Quote from: Borys on March 05, 2010, 02:54:00 PM

From other forums:

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The Steam announcement is really short. I can imagine Valve was sitting laughing at our pathetic speculation, and then someone came in the room and said "Uh guys, GameInformer just announced Portal 2" Complete silence for a few seconds and then everyone scrambled to their desks.

GI busted Valve.

Because Gamestop/Game Informer HATES Valve.

I've had a Gamestop manager tell me he was going to report me to anti-piracy authorities for talking about Steam "because downloading games is illegal"

Howard Alan Treesong · « **Reply #23 on:** March 05, 2010, 04:38:56 PM »

ManaWORLD! Hey, it could happen!

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #24 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:33:50 PM »

Awesome. Other than Team Fortress 2, I will buy all my Valve products on consoles. Look forward to paying a $10 premium for couch potato play. I might even pay for the Xbox Live Arcade update in anticipation!

OptimoPeach · « **Reply #25 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:34:57 PM »

Quote from: Borys on March 05, 2010, 01:39:39 PM

Quote from: Genghis Cohen on March 05, 2010, 01:38:32 PM
Portal was screaming for a sequel though, because the gameplay is fucking awesome, and there's still a lot they can do with the game. HL2...stories in games...zzzzzzzz

Besides when Portal got REAL GOOD it was the last level already and the whole game ended.

They can make SO MUCH more with it. I hope Portal 2 delivers!

http://www.portalgamemaps.com/index.cfm?pg=1&sid=38

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #26 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:49:21 PM »

What do I have to buy to get Half-Life 2: Episode....3? :'(

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #27 on:** March 05, 2010, 05:50:00 PM »

The Orange Box... AGAIN.

Bildi · « **Reply #28 on:** March 05, 2010, 06:06:57 PM »

Portal doesn't need a sequel because the first game was just an expensive demo (if you paid for it).

Third · « **Reply #29 on:** March 05, 2010, 07:00:52 PM »

I don't know what to say. I've bought the Orange Box and liked Portal. But I don't really need a sequel. Portal is basically a glorified flash game.

I'd rather want Episode 3 with the portal gun.

drew · « **Reply #30 on:** March 05, 2010, 07:09:51 PM »

does paying five dollars for the entirety of the orange box count?

chronovore · « **Reply #31 on:** March 06, 2010, 12:22:54 PM »

You should give it a shot. It may have been overhyped, but at the time it was a fresh idea: the puzzle FPS. It's like someone just jammed two marketing terms together and made gold. The writing is funny too, and I bet there will be a few jokes you might not have even heard 20 times on internet forums.

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #32 on:** March 06, 2010, 12:52:00 PM »

Quote from: chronovore on March 06, 2010, 12:22:54 PM

The writing is funny too, and I bet there will be a few jokes you might not have even heard 20 times on internet forums.

Like "Robot Hell is a real place, and you will be sent there at the first sign of insubordination."

Whoops.

tiesto · « **Reply #33 on:** March 06, 2010, 02:34:52 PM »

Niiiice, can't wait to play this on my shiny new RoG laptop!

Vizzys · « **Reply #34 on:** March 07, 2010, 04:27:34 AM »

DELICIOUS SCANS

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325998/scanz/portal21.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325998/scanz/portal22.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325998/scanz/portal23.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325998/scanz/portal24.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325998/scanz/portal25.jpg
http://dl.dropbox.com/u/1325998/scanz/portal26.jpg

GilloD · « **Reply #35 on:** March 07, 2010, 04:49:26 AM »

THESIS:

Portal 2 is the announcement for Ep 3. They will lead directly into each other.

pilonv1 · « **Reply #36 on:** March 07, 2010, 05:06:26 AM »

Not happy about it being full price, and worried that co-op will be a stupid gimmick. But this is great news.

maxy · « **Reply #37 on:** March 07, 2010, 06:31:43 AM »

Quick summary,not done by me

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- Portal was a 'trial'. Size and assets specifically kept minimal. Had no idea it would be this popular.
- Portal was a 'test bed', Portal 2 is a 'game'.
- GlaDOS returns as the antagonist.
- Chell returns, and we play as her.
- Portal 2 takes place a long time after the original. Hundreds of years, in fact. The complex has overgrown.
- Those orbs seen at the end of Portal are personality orbs. They've cornered off sections of the labs as their own, and are concerned about the decaying state of the complex.
- The opening sounds **** awesome. Im a bit **** I spoiled it for myself.
- Portal gun remains unchanged.
- Physics will now be part of portal puzzle solving. EG: A vent that sucks air in can be combined with a portal to 'suck' from a different location.
- "Paint" mechanic, various liquid substances that cause some reaction. For example, in the demo shown a orange substance on the floor caused Chell to be propelled upwards. Using portals you can apply these 'paints' to other areas of the level for puzzle solving.
- Reflection cubes will allow Chell to reflect lazers for various puzzles.
- The co-op campaign will have you playing as two bipedal robots. They like to hold hands.
- Splitscreen for people playing on the console, and 'picture in picture' available for those playing remote co-op (eg: PC). This allows you to easily communicate with the other player and combine efforts for puzzle solving.

Rman · « **Reply #38 on:** March 07, 2010, 10:47:22 AM »

Man, this is coming to the Mac and not the PS3.

demi · « **Reply #39 on:** March 07, 2010, 12:45:52 PM »

Quote from: Kosma on March 06, 2010, 04:24:35 AM

Never played Portal. Not even a demo.

Here's the twist: The "full" game is the demo

trippingmartian · « **Reply #40 on:** March 07, 2010, 12:48:03 PM »

Because everything must have a sequel.

Rman · « **Reply #41 on:** March 07, 2010, 12:52:16 PM »

Quote from: Stringfellow Hawke on March 07, 2010, 12:37:18 PM

Sweet. I'm getting the Mac version for sure. Might get the 360 version too!
Valve

You've heard that Steam is also coming to Mac as well? It's basically confirmed.

fistfulofmetal · « **Reply #42 on:** March 07, 2010, 02:14:07 PM »

it takes place hundreds of years after the first but you play as the same character...?

Joe Molotov · « **Reply #43 on:** March 07, 2010, 02:59:25 PM »

Quote from: fistfulofmetal on March 07, 2010, 02:14:07 PM

it takes place hundreds of years after the first but you play as the same character...?

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #44 on:** March 07, 2010, 03:00:08 PM »

I will purchase this with money upon its release.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #45 on:** March 07, 2010, 03:48:54 PM »

Picked up a used copy of The Orange Box today, just for Portal. Cheaper than buying Still Alive, and then I've got all the Half-Life episodes for play.

chronovore · « **Reply #46 on:** March 07, 2010, 11:21:41 PM »

Quote from: The Fake Shemp on March 07, 2010, 03:48:54 PM

Picked up a used copy of The Orange Box today, just for Portal. Cheaper than buying Still Alive, and then I've got all the Half-Life episodes for play.

If you want a TF2 wingman, let me know.

The Fake Shemp · « **Reply #47 on:** March 08, 2010, 12:28:41 AM »

I actually popped in to see if people are still playing it on XBL, and to my surprise, I found a bunch of full games.

Vizzys · « **Reply #48 on:** March 08, 2010, 12:29:27 AM »

so the beta is still running

Vizzys · « **Reply #49 on:** March 08, 2010, 01:24:17 AM »

Quote from: dcharlie on March 08, 2010, 01:15:08 AM

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it takes place hundreds of years after the first but you play as the same character...?

"I have your brain scanned and permanently backed up incase something terrible happens to you..."

Kosma, if you aren't going to play, you need to at least listen to the GladOS statements :

spoilertastic of course.

best line in the game

thats you, thats how dumb you sound

Great Rumbler · « **Reply #50 on:** March 08, 2010, 10:59:55 AM »

Himu · « **Reply #51 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:27:14 PM »

Portal 2 seems like the most pointless sequel ever looking at the GI interview but i'm still excited.

Raban · « **Reply #52 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:34:00 PM »

I hate how smug Valve is being about this. Like first they were all "Hey guys we're not delaying things anymore, we're on top of it!" and then now it's "C'mon guys, it's us! You know us!"

Fuck you, Valve. Fuck you up your stupid ass.

archie4208 · « **Reply #53 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:36:41 PM »

Valve hate? What kind of thread have I stepped into.

Raban · « **Reply #54 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:38:02 PM »

I used to love Valve, man, it used to be beautiful. But I can't put up with this shit anymore. Like Biz said earlier, their last full-length game was Half Life 2. What the fuck!?

Himu · « **Reply #55 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:43:17 PM »

Yes, if you ignore TF2 and its numerous additions, L4D1/2 with its numerous modes and customization.

What exactly is a full lengthed game? Games aren't movies or books, a 3 hour game is a full-lengthed game, and that's not even bringing up the multiple modes and difficulties.

Raban · « **Reply #56 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:53:12 PM »

Himuro I don't care how much you love Valve, I probably love them more. I literally own every game Valve has published, bought and paid for, and some I've bought more than once. Rising to the defense of them when it comes to this shit is promoting their bullshit behavior.

When I say full-length I mean exactly what Half Life 2 is. A complete single-player experience with a cohesive plot that starts and ends within the length of the game.

Valve has confessed that Portal was not a full game, it was a risk that they spent very little money on and packaged with other games to test out.

Himu · « **Reply #57 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:53:38 PM »

I didn't say I love Valve in that post. I'm merely being realistic.

Honestly 4 hours is all I need for a good game so long as the pacing is tight.

Also, Half Life 2 was too long. Half Life episode 1/2 length please.

Raban · « **Reply #58 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:55:20 PM »

I honestly don't complain about this with anybody but Valve. Even Blizzard rarely puts out a release date/window and then delays it. They just take a long time to announce the release of a game. That I can respect, take your time.

But don't promise a date, delay it, be smug about it, and delay it again sometime down the road. That's serious bullshit.

Himu · « **Reply #59 on:** June 09, 2010, 02:56:07 PM »

Meh. It'll be here when it's done.

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