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Benc82 · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 12:14 am�� Post subject:

Finished it. Awesome game. Awesome ending.

Merchant was perfect too. I thought his wit and delivery might be watered down for something American, but it wasn't.

Gonna give co-op a go on the weekend.
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StorminNorman · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 8:18 am�� Post subject:

I also finished this game last night.

I never thought I'd play a game that was better than the original Portal, but now I have. Definitely one of the absolute best games I have ever played.
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fatpizza · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 10:20 am�� Post subject:

Karai Pantsu · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:03 am�� Post subject:

So, apparently people have been bombing the Metacritic rating for PC as some kind of protest about Portal 2 A) being a console port, B) having a store full of DLC, and C) the ARG promotion that lead people into buying unrelated Indie titles.

What say you, PALGN folken? Sounds like just about the height of childish gamer syndrome to me, but I guess I haven't played the PC version yet.

Aside from a few references to consoles in loading text and the like, is there any noticable problems with the PC build?

Points B and C are utter tot - you don't need to buy the extra costumes and gestures, and no-one forced you to buy a bunch of indie games. Christ. I'd understand it if you *had* to buy these games to then be able to purchase P2, but if you rushed out and spent a bunch of money on games you don't like just 'cause you couldn't wait a few days for the original relase date of Portal 2? Yeah... I have no sympathy. L2willpower, gamers... FFS.
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Frozencry · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 11:13 am�� Post subject:

As a massive enthusiast of the PC platform, I can say with confidence it's nowhere near being a 'port'. There are 'moments' where it feels like it's been toned down very slightly due to consoles, but it's pretty much nothing to worry about anyway as the game is still absolutely fantastic.

It looks beautiful and clean, runs at 125 fps constantly at 5306x1050 with 8xSSAA and 16xAF, has full surround sound support and controls like a dream.

Pretty sure that's not how a console port runs.

Also the Day 1 DLC is utter crap to complain about, and the ARG stuff was friggin' awesome. It's the best marketing strategy I've seen in years and motivated me to play games and really enjoy my weekend.

PC Gamers are little bitches, pretty much.
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StorminNorman · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:08 pm�� Post subject:

Apparently the increased number of loading points is a concession to the consoles.
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Jarrod · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:25 pm�� Post subject:

Source doesn't handle large, complex environments very well. It's one of the engine's weaker points unfortunately, so you often end up with a lot of loading. Portal 2's was hardly any worse than the original Portal. In many cases you'll load after each test chamber, but that was also in the original.

Graphically, Source is 'out dated' technology in that it isn't pushing a lot of what other engines are doing, but meh. In my opinion Valve's artists are still among the best in the industry, and the fact they can make this technology look so goddamn beautiful through art and nothing more is testiment to this. The colours, tones, shades, lighting, animation, art theory in world construction, etc. Valve 'get' how to make worlds look great. They know how to use art theory to draw your eyes to the right places, contrast with the right tones, and create catching silluettes.

Also, like Blizzard, Valve arn't interested in melting hardware. They're more interested in making games everyone can enjoy at all different hardware levels. As a result, Portal 2, like most Source games, scales beautifully from low to high. It's so satisfying to crank all settings to full, max out AA and AF, hit up the tripple buffering, and have the game run silky goddamn smooth from start to finish. Framerate and performance go such a long way. Valve know it, and I love it.

As for the ARG, I went from loving it to very disappointed. Not because Portal 2 didn't release early, but because I think Valve dropped the potato on it's execution in the final moments. It went from an involved experience to a cheap bar filling marketing stunt, a false one at that. It was the golden wrenches all over again. It didn't really bother me, I just thought it was a really disappointing finally to an otherwise A-grade ARG. Everything up to that point was just pure bliss to follow, and a love letter to their most passionate fans.

As for the Metacritic thing, its those kinds of reviews that give reason for why sites like that are absolutely useless. People dont post reviews. They post agendas. A bunch of folk pissy at Valve for whatever reason have taken it upon themselves to start a smear campaign. It's sad, pathetic, and devoid of any reason and logic. They're not judging the game for the game it is and the quality it offers, they're screaming and shouting like four year olds trying to take down 'the man'.

As for the store, I wont be participating but I dont care. It's just like the TF2 hats. Valve know the suckers will pay high prices for a cosmetic change, and so are exploiting that to their advantage. The rest of us who dont want to pay extra still get to enjoy all the actual game content at no loss. If Valve had day 1 DLC in the form of maps and what have you, then I'd probably be shitty. But I expect Portal 2's major DLC to be just like TF2; completely free.
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Frozencry · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:35 pm�� Post subject:

The load times were hardly a hindrance. Less than 10 seconds per level is nothing. It's very common for source games to have constant loading between stages, Half Life 2 being a good example. And as Jarrod said, it's a limitation of the source engine, not console porting that causes that.
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Jahanzeb · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 3:45 pm�� Post subject:

Head on over to our review boys and girls!!

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Jarrod · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 5:56 pm�� Post subject:

Spoilers: Click here for mind blown.
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Karai Pantsu · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:39 pm�� Post subject:

That just happened.

/hat off
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G3ck0 · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:43 pm�� Post subject:

Just finished it, serious GOTY contender. Everyone needs to play it, seriously. One of the funniest games I've ever played, and I am so glad I bought it. Valve is definitely my favourite developer, I haven't played a game of theirs that isn't amazing.

Frozencry · Posted: Thu Apr 21, 2011 6:47 pm�� Post subject:

sobriquet835 · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 3:07 pm�� Post subject:

I just finished this. Wow. So awesome. It's gonna be mega difficult to knock off for GOTY. I only place it behind Uncharted 2 and the first Portal so far this gen. The only reason the first is better (IMO) is because I personally thought the level design in the first one was marginally better, although I haven't played Co-op yet. But yeah, the ending is so awesome.

G3ck0 · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:03 pm�� Post subject:

Does anyone want to play co-op some time (Steam?). I've only played the calibration level, so haven't really started it, and I'd rather play with someone who hasn't played either, so that we both don't know how to complete the levels.

StorminNorman · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 6:34 pm�� Post subject:

A l e x · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 8:14 pm�� Post subject:

Finished this earlier today, really enjoyed it especially once it opened up a bit after chapter 4 and turned into a completely different game. The dialogue was really good and quite funny and that ending is probably one of the best ive seen in a game tbh.

:edited it out so i dont have anyone else having a cry but as sobriquet said what do you think is gonna be posted in a thread about the game

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bobboblaw · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 9:15 pm�� Post subject:

^^^ spoiler tag ffs
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sobriquet835 · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:04 pm�� Post subject:

^ If you come in to a thread about a specific game, expect spoilers. I'm not saying people shouldn't use spoiler tags, but what did you expect?

bobboblaw · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:17 pm�� Post subject:

Wow, you two are actually defending revealing the location of the final level for a game that's not even a few days old yet? Read the fucking rules regarding spoilers, it doesn't matter that it was posted in the Portal 2 thread, I'm sure there are forumers here that don't have the game yet, or haven't progressed very far, but visit the thread to see other users' (spoiler-free) impressions. This has been discussed on these forums before, why ruin the experience for other players? It's a selfish dick move.
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A l e x · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:22 pm�� Post subject:

whatever, edited it out wont happen again now get over it
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Spacecow · Posted: Fri Apr 22, 2011 10:37 pm�� Post subject:

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