Hey there escapees. I started a thread a while ago about Portal. Regarding wether or not I should get the game. The masses spoke and it was a unanimous "YES!". Well I got the Orange Box a few days ago for my birthday. I was excited as hell, but I kept Internet Krakens words in my head, "Don't expect it to be godly" or something to that affect. Basically don't expect the second coming of Jesus. And I didn't. So I popped it in. Played it. And about 30 minutes ago, beat it with my final time coming in, JUST a little under 2 hours(like 1hr 58min) Well I must say.......Thats what all the commotion was about?
I knew about the Cake joke, and the "Im trying science" joke, but now I understand them. I must say.......disappointment is the only word that describes how I feel. It might be because Im a veteran of Flash Puzzle games, or what, but there was only 2, maybe 3 puzzles that had me stumped for more than 25 minutes. I will admit the idea was cool, and the incorporation of the Portal gun in a game was cooler then I expected. I like the part of the game where a "difficult" puzzle is presented before you, and the satisfaction that comes with solving it. However......I was extremely upset when around level 9 when the puzzles started REALLY making me think, the game ended about 2 levels later. I was very mad that it was so short, but not because it needed to be longer, but because the last 3 puzzles were the only challenging ones.
The writing, it was comical. I wont say funny, because it didn't make me laugh. What it did was make me chuckle once, about every other level. The whole side story about other "convicts" Im guessing, was cool. About how they try to help you by leaving the writing about the cake being a lie, or the bloody signs of where to go. Also, I liked the lines given by the turrets. Those were comical, but they got repetitive quick.
The companion cube. I am confused. Most of the art I see only, or even in GAME show everyone loving the companion cube. Was the joke that I killed a friend? Cause it was just metal. Was the fact that the earlier convicts might have been insane the reason why GLaDOS was so surprised when I killed the cube so fast? I dunno, but hey, I got an achievement out of it.
I will end by saying that it was a fun game. I understand why people say the game has immense replay-ability, especially when they throw in so many challenges afterwards. However the game did not live up to expectations. It was hyped by most of you and Yahtzee himself so I had to keep a level head while playing. I will finish by saying That it was enjoyable and I will probably go re-do some levels just for the challenges but I could have gotten the same amount of enjoyment from a flash game.
Still, I got Team Fortress 2, and Half Life 2 outta it. So do you guys agree with me? Disagree?
I knew about the Cake joke, and the "Im trying science" joke, but now I understand them. I must say.......disappointment is the only word that describes how I feel. It might be because Im a veteran of Flash Puzzle games, or what, but there was only 2, maybe 3 puzzles that had me stumped for more than 25 minutes. I will admit the idea was cool, and the incorporation of the Portal gun in a game was cooler then I expected. I like the part of the game where a "difficult" puzzle is presented before you, and the satisfaction that comes with solving it. However......I was extremely upset when around level 9 when the puzzles started REALLY making me think, the game ended about 2 levels later. I was very mad that it was so short, but not because it needed to be longer, but because the last 3 puzzles were the only challenging ones.
The writing, it was comical. I wont say funny, because it didn't make me laugh. What it did was make me chuckle once, about every other level. The whole side story about other "convicts" Im guessing, was cool. About how they try to help you by leaving the writing about the cake being a lie, or the bloody signs of where to go. Also, I liked the lines given by the turrets. Those were comical, but they got repetitive quick.
The companion cube. I am confused. Most of the art I see only, or even in GAME show everyone loving the companion cube. Was the joke that I killed a friend? Cause it was just metal. Was the fact that the earlier convicts might have been insane the reason why GLaDOS was so surprised when I killed the cube so fast? I dunno, but hey, I got an achievement out of it.
I will end by saying that it was a fun game. I understand why people say the game has immense replay-ability, especially when they throw in so many challenges afterwards. However the game did not live up to expectations. It was hyped by most of you and Yahtzee himself so I had to keep a level head while playing. I will finish by saying That it was enjoyable and I will probably go re-do some levels just for the challenges but I could have gotten the same amount of enjoyment from a flash game.
Still, I got Team Fortress 2, and Half Life 2 outta it. So do you guys agree with me? Disagree?
