Portal 2 released today :)

[PoorMansCamaro]

So I should get the first one first?

[VADR_H8R]

"the cake is a lie!!!" LOL

[Hemlawk]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

So I should get the first one first?

It's not necessary but it's a great game. It's only about 4 hours though.

[Brokinarrow]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

So I should get the first one first?

Original is only $10, well worth the money in my opinion

[Hemlawk]

Originally Posted by Brokinarrow

Original is only $10, well worth the money in my opinion

He could get The Orange Box cheap and he'll get Half-Life2 and Team Fortress 2. so YES! get it!

[robsls3]

Dont like it. I played like an hour and turned it off. Its going back to gamestop as a trade for something else.

[Brokinarrow]

Originally Posted by robsls3

Dont like it. I played like an hour and turned it off. Its going back to gamestop as a trade for something else.

You don't like puzzle games?

[irocnroll]

For those that got Portal 2 or preordered did anyone get any Portal 1 gift keys from Steam? I want to try the game out and I hear steam offered a bunch of bonus codes out to long time members and those that preordered the game. Before I go and purchase Portal 1 I figured I would check with you guys here. If anyone has a spare they want to get rid of send me a PM.

Thanks

[Steve Dallas]

I'M IN SPACE!!!!

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Originally Posted by Steve Dallas

I'M IN SPACE!!!!

i'minspace

[v6sonoma]

How long is the game? The first one was great but $60 seems steep unless it's a lot longer.

[Steve Dallas]

Originally Posted by v6sonoma

How long is the game? The first one was great but $60 seems steep unless it's a lot longer.

It's longer...I think they said 3 times as long?

Plus, after you get done with single player, you have multiplayer, which they say isn't as long as single player.

[PoorMansCamaro]

I like puzzles, but after watching that trailer, it just doesn't seem that great. So you just shoot portals and go through them?

[Steve Dallas]

Originally Posted by PoorMansCamaro

I like puzzles, but after watching that trailer, it just doesn't seem that great. So you just shoot portals and go through them?

It's challenging. It's using an engine similar to Half Life 2, great graphics, a very amusing storyline (better if you played Portal 1 first though)...

You have a gun, and you can place portals on many walls. You also have other things you can do, and the challenge is to get around various chambers, rooms and large interior spaces using the portal gun to progress. It's a great 3D challenge, and you have to think outside the box many times.

Consider this. A Portal has a orange side and a blue side. Place a blue portal on the ceiling above you, then place a orange portal below you. What happens?

Well...you fall infinately. You reach terminal velocity. Now...while you're doing this, what would happen if you placed the blue portal on the wall next to you. Well...you'd shoot out at high speed horizontally. Using these types of techniques, you can vault huge caverns, or get to platforms. There's other techniques, but maybe that will help expand your thinking on ways the portals can be used.