Portal 2

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Reknoc wrote:Well. Fuck. Those are the pretty much the only two Valve games I don't have.
You can still try Alien Swarm, it also runs on the new version of Source AND it's free.
Reknoc wrote:Mmhm so they're not compatible? Shame. Thought they might be since they synced achievements.
Yep, that's the only thing about it, felt disappointed 'bout it too.
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Just finished the Co-Op mode in Portal 2. Lots of fun. Still willing to do it with you guys if ya still up for it, trying to get some achievements from the game.
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RWDebara wrote:Just finished the Co-Op mode in Portal 2. Lots of fun. Still willing to do it with you guys if ya still up for it, trying to get some achievements from the game.
I might go for it, however... *Pokes offline PS3*
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I just started playing it. So far, it's hilarious. XD
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Kaito-kun wrote:I might go for it, however... *Pokes offline PS3*
Well once the PSN crisis is over the testing will begin. :)
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Arr! Thar be DLC spotted on the horizon!

(Before you ask, no, I don't know why I went into pirate mode either.)
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^Nice

I really want to replay Half-Life 2 to see the connections between Aperture Science and Black Mesa. Both companies are mention in a few parts in both games.
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Tharr be tunes for thee lovers of the Portal 2's Blues!

(I don't even know why I went into pirate mode.)
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So I guess I've had enough time to think about this and multiple attempts at co-op ending in just being bored I'm gonna throw down some thoughts on Portal 2.

Portal was a short game that came in an amazing bundle at a reasonable price. It was released stand-alone as a budget download game. Portal 2 is a longer game at full price.

The problem here is that Portal 2's puzzles were not as good as Portal's and some parts weren't even puzzles, just pointless traversal. I hate to say it but I do wonder if this was a conscious decision by Valve because of the console version wasn't just going to be a quick port job this time. The original had quite a few that required quick reactions while being launched by portals. Also for me by the time I was at the underground lab the game was already outstaying it's welcome. I was bored but was soldiering on for the amazing writing.

Speaking of the amazing writing, it's both Portal's greatest asset but also its worst. There are a lot of good lines in Portal 2, indeed I'd say the writing (and graphics) are the only actual improvement from Portal 1. However just like Portal 1 mouthbreathing morons quickly latched onto one thing and thought it'd be hilarious to run it into the ground.

It took a week for Portal 2's meme to be run into the ground, that has to be some kind of record.
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Reknoc wrote:However just like Portal 1 mouthbreathing morons quickly latched onto one thing and thought it'd be hilarious to run it into the ground.

It took a week for Portal 2's meme to be run into the ground, that has to be some kind of record.
This.

It's a cracking game, but...
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