Today’s game is Portal 2. In the background I finished up Assassin’s Creed 3 Remastered. Turns out I had missed an achievement about playing Fanorona and I’ve just been putting off beating that. I got that done though. And decided to swap it out with Portal 2. Make that my current “Project” game. There’s some challenges/achievements I’d like to do so I’m picking this up.
First thing I noticed, and I’m sure everyone always talks about this. But it’s how timeless the game feels. It’s one of those games that honestly I don’t feel like feels dated. I know it got a few updates here and there but honestly it plays so well and is so well written I feel like it could come out today and I wouldn’t bat an eye.
Second thing I noticed? There’s a companion cube with Cat ears in the game. I like cats. That’s all their really is too it. I just thought it was interesting and cute.
I like that we have more characters in this one to. That’s another aspect I like. I know it’s just one more character but just having Wheatley there I feel like helps balance things well between Glados and Chell, considering Chell doesn’t talk whatsoever. He’s like a whole other spectrum of likeable villains I feel like to Glados.
Anyways. This shouldn’t be a long play. It’s not a long game and I’ve played it like 5 times in the past. And considering my urge was to play this or replay Alan Wake 2 for the millionth time, this was probably the better choice in terms of uniqueness.
I replay this every few years just for JK Simmons’s Cave Johnson.
It’s fun to go back to and all the performances kill it. I like to play through the Singleplayer and then steal a friend to play through multiplayer
I DON’T WANT ANY OF YOUR DAMN LEMONS!
When ever he speaks, I listen to it’s glory. The man can rant.
It’s a timeless classic.
My favorite sign: 'in case of implosion look directly at implosion"
I like looking at the signs in the game. There was one I saw today that said:
DO NOT LOOK AT, TOUCH, INGEST OR ENGAGE IN CONVERSATION WITH ANY SUBSTANCES BEYOND THIS POINT.
It got a laugh out of me
I heard that the developers put a lot of time on that animation and then in play testing found out that a lot of people missed it entirely by looking the other way. So they added the sign.
I was going to include that but opted for brevity (hoping someone would contribute it, like you did).
I love that they did it with some story telling (a sign) rather than capturing the camera and forcing the player to watch it.
Such a fun game.
If you really like it, you can extend the good times with Portal: Reloaded and Portal: Revolution.
I played through Reloaded once! I’m not sure about Revolution though. I think it’s in my library but I’ve yet to touch it
Thanks for mentioning those mods, seems very ambitious with so many new test chambers. Now I want to play Portal 2 again and then continue with these two mods.
They’re really good and at least one of them has coop
“You may have a very minor case of serious brain damage.”
ComCation Cube :D
I remember driving while listening to NPR once and Stephen Merchant was being interviewed. For some reason, I got more and more inexplicable angry as the interview went on. I don’t even remember any of the content; only this emotional blinding rage.
Took me a few minutes to put 1 and 1 together that Stephen Merchant is a prolific entertainer and voiced Wheatley. Can’t stand that voice though.
was one of the best story games ive played
I really enjoyed the first one and will probably enjoy this one soon on my Steam Deck.
