Go into one hole, and you come out the other. The basics are these: Using this gun, you can create two distinct portals on certain walls, ceilings, and floors. Those unfamiliar with this technology need not fear: Portal 2 has a nice learning curve that quickly brings you up to speed. It's not long before you find an Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device (colloquially known as a "portal gun") and start slinging portals like it was 2007. Not only is it packed with splendidly witty writing and excellent voice acting, but it also manages to create robust characters out of metal parts and thin air. Like that of its predecessor, Portal 2's writing is a standout. His well-meaning yet slightly inept persona is an immediate source of laughter that consistently delights throughout the game. Despite looking like a metal basketball with handles and a camera lens, this AI is physically expressive and immensely entertaining. Almost immediately, you meet a very helpful and attentive AI who wants to team up with you so that you both can escape dire peril. "Now" may be a relative term in the bowels of Aperture Science, but the facility you enter is still reeling from your actions at the end of Portal. The single-player campaign starts by addressing the issue of what happens now that you've destroyed the malevolent AI who tried to incinerate you. Once again, you are caught up in the fantastic world of Aperture Science, where hilarious and endearing dialogue is delivered by disembodied voices and artificial intelligences, and where inventive gameplay mechanics and a smooth difficulty curve make the sublime satisfaction of puzzle solving accessible to all.īy clicking 'enter', you agree to GameSpot's Yet as you progress through the enthralling single-player journey and tangle with the clever cooperative campaign, any worries that things might be too familiar are swept away by the scope of your adventure and the characters you meet along the way. Rather, it expands upon that original experience, creating something that feels initially familiar. The result is a sequel that doesn't try to replicate the successful formula of its predecessor. Chief among them were, "What happens now?" and "How did that whole weird situation come to pass?" Portal 2 sets out to answer these questions, and in doing so travels both forward and backward from the conclusion of Portal. And for what it is, a puzzle game, Portal 2 is an excellent choice.After the outlandish setting, ingenious gameplay, and hilarious dialogue had all run their course, Portal left you with some pretty big unknowns. That is right - no coins to collect, no lives, no leveling up, no time limits, no secrete items or areas… Just straight and simple. There are no accomplishments besides solving the levels/puzzles. If you are looking for something complex, with many tasks or accomplishment, that will take a long time to complete - this is not the game for you. The only downfall may be that it is a simple game. To sum it up this is a great and simple game. Of course you don't want to fool around too much, but it made us laugh on several occasions. You can actually mess around and make funny gestures to each other, change the portals as the other is walking through, or simple just kill each other. I never saw the single player puzzles, which are different and most likely more difficult.)Īs for the characters themselves (the robots) they were hilarious, especially on 2 player. Enough to make you think, but not enough to make you frustrated. However, overall I didn't think the difficulty was high - just average. There were a few levels that took some creativity to solve, and those stumped them a bit. My friends speed through most of them without too much trouble. The puzzles on the other hand were pretty unique and fun. However, the graphics were not what I bought the game for so it didn't bother me one bit, nor did it bother my friends. The graphics on the game are nothing to brag about. From what I saw and from the reactions of my friends I came to this conclusion: I didn't play myself, but watched the whole time.
He played the two player version with one of his buddies. He opened the gift wrapping and started playing the game immediately. I had heard so many positive reviews that I decided my friend would like it, especially since he likes problem solving.
The game is more about solving the puzzles. And they were right - there really isn't a story line, at least not one you really need to know. I admit that I never played the first Portal, but after reading other reviews it was clear that you didn't need to in order to play Portal 2. I would actually give it more of a 4.5 out of 5 stars.
0 kommentar(er)
