wow it didnt felt like i had played the game. I would never have payed 15 euro for this game.
Ubersoldat87
Yeah it's relatively short. Who cares, it was free to you. It came in my Orange Box which I bought for $10 back in the day, I was more than happy to have a little something extra to play.
According to the Gameinformer Portal 2 article, Portal was more of a test or proof of concept than a full fledged game. Look for Portal 2 to be much longer with more features. Although I agree its pretty short, I didn't think it was too short, especially on my first play through. The stages outside of the test chambers inside the Aperture Science complex were awesome.
Valve did something nice and you're complaining the game's too short. It's a good thing you didn't pay anything cause I'd hate to be you if you bought the game.
People tend to get so upset whenever you mention a game they love, and you don't mention it like its shining in the glory of God(s).
It was a short game, it was ok, nothing all that special for me. Though I play many games. Not saying it was bad, just it was decent, and it over-rated IMO.
Now people are gonna quote me, and say portal is the best thing since "the sun." But hey decent deal for Orange box, awesome for free, but $15 dollars for it would have been LOL.
There is much more play time if you play the advance and challenge levels. They will really test you as it requires a you to use the least amount of portals and stuff like that.
I agree that Portal was short, but keep in mind that it was originally bundled with the Orange Box and that, as someone already posted, was first released as a proof of concept as opposed to a full title. If you feel that you didn't get enough out of it, either play through some of the challenges or download some mods for it.
Is a shooter? I didn't play the game, but as long as I saw is more like a puzzle.
Ondoval
It is a puzzle game, if somebody wants to say it's first person something then consider it a first person adventure game. Pft...innovative FPS...people these days.
Is a shooter? I didn't play the game, but as long as I saw is more like a puzzle.
DanielDust
It is a puzzle game, if somebody wants to say it's first person something then consider it a first person adventure game. Pft...innovative FPS...people these days.
agreed, sure it has a gravity-like weapon thingy.. but It is more of a First person perspective (rat through a maze with the cheese (cake) waiting at the end) game,shooter doesn't really describe it. Though some of the challenges were fun, I really hope portal 2 will have much more complex scenarios.
i paid 20 euros back when i bought it i havent regret it. Even though its only 3-3,5 hours long is one of the best games. Challenging but not frustrating, Clever humor, simple yet complex. Also there is portal prelude a free mod that adds another 3-4 hours although prelude becomes frustrating at times
No, seriously, it was fun for the under-three-hours it took me to beat it; but I'd have been rather pissed if I'd paid $29.99 for it! However, for free? Totally worth it!
Correction: Portal = best game ever.harry_james_pot
If Serious Sam never came out, I would agree fully with this post. :P I do agree that Portal is very short. It took me a while on my first playthrough, but it got easier each time I re-played it. Its still one hell of a game.
well seeing as it isn't a fully fledged title by itself, and merely an addition in the orange box it would be rather stupid to expect it to be 8+ hours long. Furthermore, portal was an extremely innovative game that did something that no one had really tried before (at least to my knowledge). However, Portal 2 is meant to be a full stand alone title which will no doubt be longer, to satisfy the needs of the people who complain, even when they played for free, and the further improve the enjoyment to the ones that appreciate the epicness of the game :)
[QUOTE="millerlight89"]Portal is not my most cherished game, but my lord the game is free for the time being, why do you feel the need to complain.Advid-Gamer
People pirate games all the time and complain about them, they were free, why is this game any different? We are not talking about pirating a game. It is obvious that people who steal have no morals. The game is generously given to us for free, yet some still feel that it is their job to complain.
[QUOTE="Dan7aylor"]arh yes, trying to justify pirate games :D way to try and kill the industry buddy ;) fail. :D on topic, portal was a great game, alittle overrated and short but a great addition to the orange box and def not anything to complain about getting it for free.
I hope everyone realize that this game was initially sold as part of the bundle with the Orange Box. It was only sold separately after all the praise it got. So it was never a full game to begin with.
It was actually what kept me from regretting my purchase of the Orange Box. I didn't like any of the HL2 games. TF2 was ok.
Even though it's short it's still one of the best games I've played. I like it more than any of the other Valve games.
[QUOTE="Advid-Gamer"][QUOTE="millerlight89"]Portal is not my most cherished game, but my lord the game is free for the time being, why do you feel the need to complain.millerlight89
People pirate games all the time and complain about them, they were free, why is this game any different? We are not talking about pirating a game. It is obvious that people who steal have no morals. The game is generously given to us for free, yet some still feel that it is their job to complain.
[QUOTE="bulletsword"]You do realize that there are games worth $50-$60 that are much, MUCH shorter than Portal is, right?Pvt_r3d
I can't think of any. Wasn't Rouge Warrior $50 at launch? That was around 2 hours long, which, from my playtime (first time), is shorter than Portal was.
[QUOTE="bulletsword"]You do realize that there are games worth $50-$60 that are much, MUCH shorter than Portal is, right?Pvt_r3d
I can't think of any.
Rogue Warrior. According to GS, it's about 2 hours long. Even if the game was good, there's no excuse for selling a game that short for $60. I haven't played Portal in a while, so maybe it's an exaggerration, but I'm pretty sure Portal at least topped 3-4 hours for me.
Wasn't Rouge Warrior $50 at launch? That was around 2 hours long, which, from my playtime (first time), is shorter than Portal was.The-Mosher
[QUOTE="Pvt_r3d"][QUOTE="bulletsword"] I can't think of any.bulletsword
Rogue Warrior. According to GS, it's about 2 hours long. Even if the game was good, there's no excuse for selling a game that short for $60. I haven't played Portal in a while, so maybe it's an exaggerration, but I'm pretty sure Portal at least topped 3-4 hours for me.
Wasn't Rouge Warrior $50 at launch? That was around 2 hours long, which, from my playtime (first time), is shorter than Portal was.The-Mosher
Ah, beat me to it. :P
Hmm didn't realize that about rouge warrior.. lol but Portal was about 3-3.5 hours for me.
To be honest it worked, couldnt care less if it was short, its a puzzle game that came with the OBox and one that never repeated itself not did its concepts overstay its welcome.. portal is great, just try and pin other flaws to it other than its length--I simply cant
well i end it in Portal 4.2 hrs / 4.2 hrs im sure i could have end it quicker than that if i didnt get stuck on one puzzle. the rest after that was a smooth run. i died once at the final boss, though. i also had to take a break cause the damn game made me want to vomit.
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