Portal 2: Is it worth it?

Played it on a friends PC and from only 30-40 minutes of gameplay of SP and MP I can say yes ... though I'm still thinking whether I should get it since that same friend of mine spoiled everything by thelling me the ending and stuff -_-

It's worth every single penny.

It´s certainly worth it.

I usually play MMO RPGs on my PC and stuff like that and I haven't ever tried games on the PC that aren't MMO RPGs except this Star Trek game when I was really little that I can't remember. I've heard a lot of positive things about Portal 2, but I'm still unsure whether to buy it or not since I'm new to games like it. Can I have a quick summing up of the game Portal 2 from those who have played it? Thanks for helping if you do decide to comment.DoctorWho88

I strongly recommend playing Portal1 also (shouldn't take more than 3-5 hours). Without spoiling too much your kind of a lab rat and you are given a portal gun that allows you to open 2 portals an Enter and Exit. It allows you other objects to go from point A to B in an instant. You use the portal gun to solve puzzles while getting some amusing dialogue from a robot coercing you through the course.

Hope that helps :D

The original Portal is a free download on Steam, try it and if you like it, then definitely give Portal 2 a shot. Portal 2 does everything that Portal 1 did, but only better.

Both Portals are worth Full retail launch day price nevermind what they are on sale for now. Buy it and love it

The original Portal is a free download on Steam, try it and if you like it, then definitely give Portal 2 a shot. Portal 2 does everything that Portal 1 did, but only better.

NiteLights

[QUOTE="NiteLights"]

The original Portal is a free download on Steam, try it and if you like it, then definitely give Portal 2 a shot. Portal 2 does everything that Portal 1 did, but only better.

kris9031998

It's worth it even for $15. Very unique gameplay plus an awesome story, great characters and voice acting. The single player is about 10 hours and the multiplayer is about 8 hours, so you get your money's worth. Also there's developer commentary and challenge modes (least portals, fastest time) for some replay value. It's a game you will come back to years down the line just to experience it again and maybe show to friends.

Only if you like doing chores while robots with annoying voices crack jokes around you. Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

The challenge comes from figuring out the order in which to place portals as only a few surfaces support portals. If that sounds like fun please go ahead and buy it.

I suppose the coop campaign is fun. Never tried it. But the SP is a turd.

Only if you like doing chores while robots with annoying voices crack jokes around you. Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

The challenge comes from figuring out the order in which to place portals as only a few surfaces support portals. If that sounds like fun please go ahead and buy it.

I suppose the coop campaign is fun. Never tried it. But the SP is a turd.

Baranga

Definitely worth it in my opinion, I can say it's the most enjoyable game I've played this year.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Only if you like doing chores while robots with annoying voices crack jokes around you. Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

The challenge comes from figuring out the order in which to place portals as only a few surfaces support portals. If that sounds like fun please go ahead and buy it.

I suppose the coop campaign is fun. Never tried it. But the SP is a turd.

Silicel1

Only if you like doing chores while robots with annoying voices crack jokes around you. Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

The challenge comes from figuring out the order in which to place portals as only a few surfaces support portals. If that sounds like fun please go ahead and buy it.

I suppose the coop campaign is fun. Never tried it. But the SP is a turd.

Baranga

Yes, its incredible. if you can buy it with a friend so you have someone to play coop with. and trust me you will want to play the coop. get it now!

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Only if you like doing chores while robots with annoying voices crack jokes around you. Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

The challenge comes from figuring out the order in which to place portals as only a few surfaces support portals. If that sounds like fun please go ahead and buy it.

I suppose the coop campaign is fun. Never tried it. But the SP is a turd.

kris9031998

Buy and finish both Portal games. Portal 2 was my personal GOTY and I am sure after playing it you will soon come to realise why I and many others think the same.

Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

Baranga

Unfunny jokes? The Wheatley and GLADOS dialogue was freaking hilarious. I even loved the voice work done by the good and defective turrets. The part where the good turrets start getting disposed of and they yell "Why???" as they are flying into the incinerator, hilarious.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

Gooeykat

Unfunny jokes? The Wheatley and GLADOS dialogue was freaking hilarious. I even loved the voice work done by the good and defective turrets. The part where the good turrets start getting disposed of and they yell "Why???" as they are flying into the incinerator, hilarious.

I can't stand Wheatley's voice actor. I haven't finished the game but I only remember one funny part - the one where birds attack him. As for GLADOS, she was either boring or annoying. When she kept repeating that lame adoption joke I felt like punching my monitor :( And the turrets did the same thing in the first game lol

I would like someone to prove that there's more challenge to the game than figuring out the order in which to place portals. I'm not even allowed to experiment. I expected more multi-solution puzzles or confusing areas instead of having to look for the white squares. Every room telegraphs the solution and I just have to figure out the order in which to do things.

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

Baranga

Unfunny jokes? The Wheatley and GLADOS dialogue was freaking hilarious. I even loved the voice work done by the good and defective turrets. The part where the good turrets start getting disposed of and they yell "Why???" as they are flying into the incinerator, hilarious.

I can't stand Wheatley's voice actor. I haven't finished the game but I only remember one funny part - the one where birds attack him. As for GLADOS, she was either boring or annoying. When she kept repeating that lame adoption joke I felt like punching my monitor :( And the turrets did the same thing in the first game lol

I would like someone to prove that there's more challenge to the game than figuring out the order in which to place portals. I'm not even allowed to experiment. I expected more multi-solution puzzles or confusing areas instead of having to look for the white squares. Every room telegraphs the solution and I just have to figure out the order in which to do things.

I played the first hours and then saw much of the second half at a friend's house. I know the twists and gameplay mechanics. And it's still a simplistic and tedious puzzle game IMO.

The thing that kills most puzzle games for me is that you're only allowed to think like the designers intend. I'm not that kind of person unfortunately. I wish I could like this game as I thought Narbacular Drop and Portal were pretty cool, but to me it was a waste of money.

I wish Valve had the balls to take some risks but they played it way too safe with Portal 2.

I played the first hours and then saw much of the second half at a friend's house. I know the twists and gameplay mechanics. And it's still a simplistic and tedious puzzle game IMO.

The thing that kills most puzzle games for me is that you're only allowed to think like the designers intend. I'm not that kind of person unfortunately. I wish I could like this game as I thought Narbacular Drop and Portal were pretty cool, but to me it was a waste of money.

I wish Valve had the balls to take some risks but they played it way too safe with Portal 2.

Baranga

What does that even mean? I would think that would be obvious given the nature of what a puzzle is. And the exact same mechanics were present in Portal 2 that were in the original Portal...

Have you never played a Valve game before?

Best game I played since HL2.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

I played the first hours and then saw much of the second half at a friend's house. I know the twists and gameplay mechanics. And it's still a simplistic and tedious puzzle game IMO.

The thing that kills most puzzle games for me is that you're only allowed to think like the designers intend. I'm not that kind of person unfortunately. I wish I could like this game as I thought Narbacular Drop and Portal were pretty cool, but to me it was a waste of money.

I wish Valve had the balls to take some risks but they played it way too safe with Portal 2.

chrisrooR

What does that even mean? I would think that would be obvious given the nature of what a puzzle is. And the exact same mechanics were present in Portal 2 that were in the original Portal...

Have you never played a Valve game before?

A good puzzle game should have multiple solutions IMO. Or at least allow me to experiment a bit. The first game allowed me to try and go nuts with portals instead of having three white portal-supporting squares in the whole room.

I played Valve games before they decided extreme focus testing and exploiting lame memes is the best way to make games.

[QUOTE="chrisrooR"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

I played the first hours and then saw much of the second half at a friend's house. I know the twists and gameplay mechanics. And it's still a simplistic and tedious puzzle game IMO.

The thing that kills most puzzle games for me is that you're only allowed to think like the designers intend. I'm not that kind of person unfortunately. I wish I could like this game as I thought Narbacular Drop and Portal were pretty cool, but to me it was a waste of money.

I wish Valve had the balls to take some risks but they played it way too safe with Portal 2.

Baranga

What does that even mean? I would think that would be obvious given the nature of what a puzzle is. And the exact same mechanics were present in Portal 2 that were in the original Portal...

Have you never played a Valve game before?

A good puzzle game should have multiple solutions IMO. Or at least allow me to experiment a bit. The first game allowed me to try and go nuts with portals instead of having three white portal-supporting squares in the whole room.

I played Valve games before they decided extreme focus testing and exploiting lame memes is the best way to make games.

Watching some youtube videos on-line I believe there are multiple solutions to many (maybe not all) of the puzzles. I certainly did things differently than many of the videos I've seen.

The original Portal is a free download on Steam, try it and if you like it, then definitely give Portal 2 a shot. Portal 2 does everything that Portal 1 did, but only better.

NiteLights

Watching some youtube videos on-line I believe there are multiple solutions to many (maybe not all) of the puzzles. I certainly did things differently than many of the videos I've seen.

Gooeykat

^ This

I didn't so much notice it in the SP, but definitely in the MP. There were a few different ways to figure out the puzzles.

No need to hate on Baranga though. If he doesn't like the game, he doesn't like it. His dislike of the game does not take away from how awesome I thought the game was. Just gotta realize that everyone has different tastes.

Yeah I wish I could enjoy it as much as people here do :(

[QUOTE="Gooeykat"]

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

Unfunny jokes IMO, but IMMV.

Unfunny jokes? The Wheatley and GLADOS dialogue was freaking hilarious. I even loved the voice work done by the good and defective turrets. The part where the good turrets start getting disposed of and they yell "Why???" as they are flying into the incinerator, hilarious.

I can't stand Wheatley's voice actor. I haven't finished the game but I only remember one funny part - the one where birds attack him. As for GLADOS, she was either boring or annoying. When she kept repeating that lame adoption joke I felt like punching my monitor :( And the turrets did the same thing in the first game lol

I would like someone to prove that there's more challenge to the game than figuring out the order in which to place portals. I'm not even allowed to experiment. I expected more multi-solution puzzles or confusing areas instead of having to look for the white squares. Every room telegraphs the solution and I just have to figure out the order in which to do things.

[QUOTE="Baranga"]

[QUOTE="chrisrooR"]

What does that even mean? I would think that would be obvious given the nature of what a puzzle is. And the exact same mechanics were present in Portal 2 that were in the original Portal...

Have you never played a Valve game before?

Gooeykat

A good puzzle game should have multiple solutions IMO. Or at least allow me to experiment a bit. The first game allowed me to try and go nuts with portals instead of having three white portal-supporting squares in the whole room.

I played Valve games before they decided extreme focus testing and exploiting lame memes is the best way to make games.

Watching some youtube videos on-line I believe there are multiple solutions to many (maybe not all) of the puzzles. I certainly did things differently than many of the videos I've seen.

agreed. i found multiple ways to complete a lot of the puzzles in the game, especially during the gels section...

The original Portal is a free download on Steam, try it and if you like it, then definitely give Portal 2 a shot. Portal 2 does everything that Portal 1 did, but only better.