I really don't want to spoil it for you, but there is a very interesting and unexpected turn of events as far as story goes and I simply loved it. This is definitely not the typical dystopian future Half-Life storyline where you're a hero scientist trying to save humanity, but it IS in fact very dystopian and we can see the developers' sense of humor reflected in it.
The only thing left to say is that at the moment the game costs 9.99$ on steam and if you haven't played other Half-Life games, you might as well get the Orange Box which contains all the goodies Valve produced in the recent years at a really good price (I am kind of a Half-Life fan so you might want to get someone else's non-biased opinion on this).
Oh and one more thing. If you're planning to get Portal 2, I strongly urge you to play Portal 1 first, since it makes the story much more enjoyable and you'll understand lots of references and jokes if you do. But more on Portal 2 later.
Agreed on the Orange Box recommendation.
ReplyDeleteJust finished Portal 2 last night, so this gave me a kick :P
I recommend this game to anyone who hasn't played it yet. It's a must-play!
ReplyDeletePortal is one of my favourite games of all time. I just need to play the second one, which I hear is even better.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the heads up :] Steam does some crazy deals sometimes. It's definitely worth checking out their deals on bundle packs!
ReplyDeleteLove this game. The story, the excellent gameplay, the amusing characters, everything. I now feel like playing through again.
ReplyDeleteThey were giving away this game for free at one point! I love it, I beat it like 3 times in a week before the sequel came out.
ReplyDeleteAnother Reason to play portal one before the sequel is to get used to the puzzle play first. I imagine there is an intro in the sequel but having played the first one you will get to jump right into the fun stuff.
ReplyDeletePlus Portal Puzzles Rock.
i loved portal 1, great time killer.
ReplyDeleteI finnish this game, and I enjoy every minute waht I played.
ReplyDeleteI agree. You must play through Portal to get a great idea of Portal 2.
ReplyDeleteI remember playing through this in one go. I was so hooked!
ReplyDeleteHaha yeah same here. One long sitting but so much fun.
ReplyDeleteRecommending to others as well, just (like you said) don't be disappointed because of the length of the game. It makes up for it in awesomeness!
ReplyDeleteI didnt play it, maybe i should give it a go
ReplyDeletePortal was such a great game, companies like valve and blizzard have such great humor
ReplyDeletePortal is always fantastic and I love how after all of these years Valve is still proving themselves valid competitors in the game development market - always pushing the limits of innovation.
ReplyDeletePortal 1 changed the way I look at puzzle games.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately I own a ps3 so Portal 1 isn't an option... =/ but I did watch a few friends play portal 1 so I get some jokes and know the story line.
ReplyDeleteI do recommend buying Portal 2 for the PS3 because with the game you get an activation code that lets you play the game on your PC via Steam... Ultimately it gives you a FREE PC copy of the game... so much win.
Also, Portal 2 is badass. Enough said.
I agree with @The Speaker. Portal 2 was dope.
ReplyDeletePOrtal 2 is definatly game of the year for me, because it was full of lemon and potatoe goodnes obviously. +1
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ReplyDeletethis is a awesome game!
ReplyDeleteFor some reason I like this one better than the sequel, not gameplay, graphics, or storyline wise, but just nostalgic wise.
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