Portal 2

VenomIreland · 19-04-2011 06:49PM

Kiith wrote: »

It's €35.99 on G2Play, and you can just download it through Steam.

http://www.g2play.net/store/Portal-2-Steam-Key.html

And I've found out that it's €30 in Gamestop

kearneybobs · 19-04-2011 07:04PM

So, can we get confirmation of who is selling what version where early?

I'm almost certainly going to cancel my amazon order and take a walk down to the shops either tonight or tomorrow morning.

Jonny7 · 19-04-2011 07:13PM

pixelburp wrote: »

Reading Kotaku and the ilk, apparently there's something of a OTT backlash taking place against Portal 2; it seems the great unwashed of the internet are getting themselves into a tizzy that Portal 2 is not the second coming of Christ. 6.6 on Metacritic atm. Bizarrely people are most annoyed about the graphics. The mind boggles.

15 paid professional reviewers have given it an average of 9.5/10

I play online games with the unwashed masses, I don't trust them nor their nerd crusades one inch

Nollog · 19-04-2011 07:19PM

Some folk just like complaining.

Grumpypants · 19-04-2011 07:39PM

Playing it now on PS3 and its very good, graphics are fine not mind blowing but better than 1.

Game is really funny too Steve Merchant does a good voice over. I like his weird farmer voice.

johnny_ultimate · 19-04-2011 07:57PM

This game is a pile of win. Oh the smirk when I realised how

the light bridges combined with portals

in chamber 11! Merchant is hilarious, and

GlaDoS is one worryingly bitter sentient AI!

Headshot · 19-04-2011 08:02PM

Im a horrible person it seems

Basq · 19-04-2011 08:03PM

Am unsubscribing from thread til I get the game..

.. yes, I am that immature and annoyed I don't have it.

pixelburp · 19-04-2011 08:06PM

After a couple of hours playing this I have come to the following conclusion: this is not a video game, this is an interactive comedy, 'cos I haven't laughed this much since ... well, Portal 1 I guess. The haters must be ADD-riddled idiots because who'd want to rush through a game this enjoyable and fun? They must have missed most of the funny stuff...

Whoever wrote the script & gave Stephen Merchant the gig to voice the robot deserves a holiday because it's quality stuff. Genuinely funny lines delivered so naturally. I'm torn between Glados' sarcastic psychosis & Merchant's witty babbling

"I found some bird eggs here, jammed up the door mechanism ... "
"Arrgh, a bird!"

Ok, it's funnier in the game I admit

Healium · 19-04-2011 08:11PM

Basq wrote: »

Am unsubscribing from thread til I get the game..

.. yes, I am that immature and annoyed I don't have it.

I should stop reading, too. I've read every damn spoiler tag. Can't help it

Luckily most of them aren't really spoilers, but I read one big one

Menengroth™ · 19-04-2011 08:16PM

Healium wrote: »

I should stop reading, too. I've read every damn spoiler tag. Can't help it Luckily most of them aren't really spoilers, but I read one big one

the cake is a lie.

Helix · 19-04-2011 08:18PM

the graphics are well past their sell by date, but the engine is older than jesus so im not sure why thats surprising anyone.

The game itself is incredibly good imo, ill stick my review up later, but ive been digging it muchly

Menengroth™ · 19-04-2011 08:33PM

best use of the Source engine yet imo, felt so damn smooth and polished, ran like a dream.

Helix · 19-04-2011 08:44PM

Menengroth™ wrote: »

best use of the Source engine yet imo, felt so damn smooth and polished, ran like a dream.

it runs fine, but it looks about 8 years old

DARK-KNIGHT · 19-04-2011 08:59PM

sorry should have stated cheapest xbox360 version of the game online? i would look myself im just sure one of you have the answer

#
thanks guys

tman · 19-04-2011 09:02PM

Looks just fine to me! It can be quite beautiful in places, in a weird kind of way...
It was never going to outdo the likes of Crysis 2 in terms of graphics, but it pisses all over it in every other aspect!

/edit
@ DARK-KNIGHT - Amazon seem to be the cheapest

Captain Chaos · 19-04-2011 09:07PM

Helix wrote: »

it runs fine, but it looks about 8 years old

Well the game engine is almost 7 and the Source Engine was delayed for years because of the development of HL2. Still though Portal is not about the graphics, so that aspect can take a back seat imo.

Captain Chaos · 19-04-2011 09:08PM

tman wrote: »

/edit
@ DARK-KNIGHT - Amazon seem to be the cheapest

Ditto on Amazon, just wish someone would pass them the memo on the release date.:pac:

Varik · 19-04-2011 09:43PM

Any difference in feel/play between the robots in co-op.

5uspect · 19-04-2011 09:50PM

tman wrote: »

Looks just fine to me! It can be quite beautiful in places, in a weird kind of way...
It was never going to outdo the likes of Crysis 2 in terms of graphics, but it pisses all over it in every other aspect!

It's graphics are great where it matters, in the small details. The textures on keyboards on random computer keyboards are crisp and sharp for example. The amount of blurry low res textures was one of the most broken things in Crysis 2.

There is a really nice document floating about on how they developed the various fluid effects. Such much better than maximum bloom.

Grumpypants · 19-04-2011 10:03PM

pixelburp wrote: »

After a couple of hours playing this I have come to the following conclusion: this is not a video game, this is an interactive comedy, 'cos I haven't laughed this much since ... well, Portal 1 I guess. The haters must be ADD-riddled idiots because who'd want to rush through a game this enjoyable and fun? They must have missed most of the funny stuff...

Whoever wrote the script & gave Stephen Merchant the gig to voice the robot deserves a holiday because it's quality stuff. Genuinely funny lines delivered so naturally. I'm torn between Glados' sarcastic psychosis & Merchant's witty babbling

"I found some bird eggs here, jammed up the door mechanism ... "
"Arrgh, a bird!"

Ok, it's funnier in the game I admit

Thats probably who laid the egg oh livid

It is pretty tasking too some levels im getting lost in.

Magill · 19-04-2011 10:08PM

Helix wrote: »

it runs fine, but it looks about 8 years old

What are you smoking !!!!!

Helix · 19-04-2011 10:14PM

Magill wrote: »

What are you smoking !!!!!

are you honestly trying to tell me it looks like as good as most modern games? it doesnt, it looks like a modern game through played through a tea bag

that doesnt stop it from being one of the best games ever made though, its merely an observation that it looks a little dated

Magill · 19-04-2011 10:24PM

Helix wrote: »

are you honestly trying to tell me it looks like as good as most modern games? it doesnt, it looks like a modern game through played through a tea bag

that doesnt stop it from being one of the best games ever made though, its merely an observation that it looks a little dated

errr..... yes. Im playing it on the PS3 but it certainly doesn't look out of place with any other game i've played recently. Its no KZ3 or Crysis2 but it certainly doesnt look dated.

Helix · 19-04-2011 10:25PM

Magill wrote: »

errr..... yes. Im playing it on the PS3 but it certainly doesn't look out of place with any other game i've played recently. Its no KZ3 or Crysis2 but it certainly doesnt look dated.

have you bought a game since 2007?

Magill · 19-04-2011 10:28PM

Helix wrote: »

have you bought a game since 2007?

The last few games i've played were DA2/Bioshock2/Black ops and KZ3.. The settings don't really allow the game to show off graphically like KZ or Bioshock but the limited character animations in the game and the lighting and even the textures are solid, not going to win any awards but like i said i don't find them dated. Maybe the lack of explosions and action scenes are clouding your judgement

Helix · 19-04-2011 10:53PM

Magill wrote: »

Maybe the lack of explosions and action scenes are clouding your judgement

are you missing the bit where ive continually referred to it as one of the greatest games ever made?

Overheal · 19-04-2011 10:57PM

Helix wrote: »

are you honestly trying to tell me it looks like as good as most modern games? it doesnt, it looks like a modern game through played through a tea bag

that doesnt stop it from being one of the best games ever made though, its merely an observation that it looks a little dated

Well it is running DX9 but in fairness to it there is a lot of (a lot of) attention to detail. Not to mention things constantly being thrashed around. Dont get me wrong I would have loved it under DX11 or something with motion blur and whatnot but I have to give them huge credit for making such an incredibly atmospheric game.

"In event of Implosion: Stare into Implosion"

"He's not just a regular moron: he's the product of the greatest minds of a generation working with the express purpose of creating the dumbest moron that ever lived.

And you've just put him in charge of the entire facility. *clap* *clap*. Good, that's still working."

KilOit · 19-04-2011 10:58PM

Graphics look great and iv'e just come from playing Crysis 2

Krieg · 19-04-2011 11:12PM

Just finished single player
Brilliant, fantastic, hilarious!
That is all

Portal 2

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