Portal 2 review scores 94

We've played and reviewed Portal 2 and awarded it 94 and an Editor's Choice award. The review appears in the latest issue of PC Gamer US, and the June issue of PC Gamer UK, on-sale May 11.

Why did it get that score and the prestigious award? We described it as "hilariously well-written and acted", "full of thrilling showcase moments" and "some of the most social gaming you'll have." We basically think it's outstanding.

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I am NOT reading this. I am just getting the game.

Give it a week before all the initial wave of reviews are done. I'm sure the game is good but every major release first reviews, unless the game is truly terrible, has someone gushing over the game and awarding it a high score.

Didn't they gave the same score to DA2?

Didn't they gave the same score to DA2?

Masculus

Wow, seriously? I hope that isn't true. No chance that game deserved that kind of score.

Ill have to pick thsi up sometime next week

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Didn't they gave the same score to DA2?

mkaliaz

Wow, seriously? I hope that isn't true. No chance that game deserved that kind of score.

Yeah, because reviewers have to agree with the majority opinion right?

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Didn't they gave the same score to DA2?

mkaliaz

Wow, seriously? I hope that isn't true. No chance that game deserved that kind of score.

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Didn't they gave the same score to DA2?

JangoWuzHere

Wow, seriously? I hope that isn't true. No chance that game deserved that kind of score.

Yeah, because reviewers have to agree with the majority opinion right?

So, are you trying to say you think it deserved that kind of score? 94 means its damn near perfect.

Just about every website puts out a review that we tend to disagree with. PC Gamer gave Far Cry 2 80+. In my opinion anything over a 50 was too high. But that's my opinion. So yeah, some times the reviews reflect your opinion and sometimes they don't.
They gave CoD Black Ops 60%, and I completely agree with that. PRowcester

Don't compare it to DA2 reviews. Obviously bribed to give a high score all over the place, even one of the developers made a user review on metacritic.

Based on the scores I read in this thread, I'm starting to understand how PCGAMER give their score, and that is based on the pre-release hype/popularity of the games:

- Portal 2 - tons of hype, Portal 1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a high score ( I personally thinks it's going to be awesome )

- DA2 - tons of hype, DA1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a high score ( didn't like the first or the second )

- FarCry2 - some hype, FarCry1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a good score ( loved the first, found the second had few redeeming qualities )

- CODBO - hype from Activision campaigns only, previous games hated ( by the louder part of the community, the others were busy playing :) ) - so they gave it a bad score

From those scores alone PCGAMER seems like a "follow the herd" kind of reviewer.

Don't compare it to DA2 reviews. Obviously bribed to give a high score all over the place, even one of the developers made a user review on metacritic.

ventnor

I hope the game isn't overdone with comedy and silliness. I think it would feel forced and not funny; the dark humor woud be diluted. The original had just the right touch.

Great score. I don't get the lack of Portal 2 hype on this site. You'd think atleast SW would be alive with PS3 version bragging.

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Based on the scores I read in this thread, I'm starting to understand how PCGAMER give their score, and that is based on the pre-release hype/popularity of the games:

- Portal 2 - tons of hype, Portal 1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a high score ( I personally thinks it's going to be awesome )

- DA2 - tons of hype, DA1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a high score ( didn't like the first or the second )

- FarCry2 - some hype, FarCry1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a good score ( loved the first, found the second had few redeeming qualities )

- CODBO - hype from Activision campaigns only, previous games hated ( by the louder part of the community, the others were busy playing :) ) - so they gave it a bad score

From those scores alone PCGAMER seems like a "follow the herd" kind of reviewer.

Majd_Abdulqadir

I hardly think that's fair. Gamespot gave a very high score to CODBO, does that mean they follow a certain section of the gaming population? Does that mean they were bribed? Well probably. Gamespot is a little bit like Fox news. Like to call them fair and balanced :P

However, I don't think any review is "wrong". Its an opinion of one person only, the person who reviewed it. Just because you don't agree with it, does not mean they are bribed and have no credibility.

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Based on the scores I read in this thread, I'm starting to understand how PCGAMER give their score, and that is based on the pre-release hype/popularity of the games:

- Portal 2 - tons of hype, Portal 1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a high score ( I personally thinks it's going to be awesome )

- DA2 - tons of hype, DA1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a high score ( didn't like the first or the second )

- FarCry2 - some hype, FarCry1 was popular amongst the community - so they gave it a good score ( loved the first, found the second had few redeeming qualities )

- CODBO - hype from Activision campaigns only, previous games hated ( by the louder part of the community, the others were busy playing :) ) - so they gave it a bad score

From those scores alone PCGAMER seems like a "follow the herd" kind of reviewer.

PRowcester

I hardly think that's fair. Gamespot gave a very high score to CODBO, does that mean they follow a certain section of the gaming population? Does that mean they were bribed? Well probably. Gamespot is a little bit like Fox news. Like to call them fair and balanced :P

However, I don't think any review is "wrong". Its an opinion of one person only, the person who reviewed it. Just because you don't agree with it, does not mean they are bribed and have no credibility.

It doesn't matter if they where bribed or not and I don't think they are. People think what they think, they bring their own experiences into everything they do which makes them biased. Bias plus bias equals balance. Get many opinions if you need them to make a decision. I personally read reviews to see if a game is a buggy mess and otherwise unplayable. If not I'll trust my gut to make the decision to buy or not. I don't go by someones arbitrary or subjective score. Just sayin'.

If not I'll trust my gut to make the decision to buy or not. I don't go by someones arbitrary or subjective score. Just sayin'.

Rickylee

I think that's exactly how it should be. I am more concerned about knowing the technical faults of the game, rather than how strong the story is. I think its really a waste of time how reviews dedicate a lot of time to review the story of the game. Really, it doesn't matter! Just as long as the mechanics are fine.

PC gamer also gave Dragon Age 2 a 94 and reviewed it BEFORE it went gold (so a paid review). Their credibility is zero.

Though I'm pretty sure Portal 2 will be great.

Was excepting a bit higher, but lets see how the other reviews look... yes I wanted it to get a higher score than anything this year! /Rage.

PC gamer also gave Dragon Age 2 a 94 and reviewed it BEFORE it went gold (so a paid review). Their credibility is zero.

Darth_Kane

You totally know your facts!