I mean, I know it was short, but at the end when I thought a game with outstanding game play was coming to an end, it continued one more level, a great story kicked in, and it finished stronger than I thought possible.
Poll: is the first portal the best game ever?
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No.
But only because there is no such thing.
What is the best film ever? The best novel? The best play? The best sculpture? The best TV series?
But only because there is no such thing.
What is the best film ever? The best novel? The best play? The best sculpture? The best TV series?
Hell no.
Yeah, it was really good, and shall serve as a great example of how to do pacing and an integrated tutorial in a game, and it was indeed quite funny and innovative and a hell of a lot of fun, but it's nowhere near the best game ever.
Yeah, it was really good, and shall serve as a great example of how to do pacing and an integrated tutorial in a game, and it was indeed quite funny and innovative and a hell of a lot of fun, but it's nowhere near the best game ever.
No. It's a very good game, and Valve is an amazing developer, but it's not the best. There isn't one.
You're confusing "perfect" and "best". There is a "best" for everything. In order: Boondock Saints, Ender's Game, Hamlet (this is the most subjective out of all of them, based on who's preforming), Michelangelo's David, Firefly.latenightapplepie said:
Portal is a great game, but not the best ever. I'd say that that would be either Deus Ex or Knights of the Old Republic.
I think I'm among the few that didn't really like Portal, the bulk of the game felt like an unneeded tutorial. When the real puzzles showed up I found them less innovative, and fun for that matter, than Nabacular Drop's. For me the only redeeming quality the game had was GlaDOS. Had I not got the game from The Orange Box, and actually paid for it individually, I'd probably be pretty pissed.lady man lady said:
Well, speaking from a purely personal standpoint, no. It was awesome, and I'm looking forward to Portal 2, but there are other games I've enjoyed more.
The general opinion also seems to be that it's a great game, but it is very hard to commit to anything in terms of it being the best example of its kind ever. You'd basically need to get everyone in the world to agree, and that's never happening. ;-P
The general opinion also seems to be that it's a great game, but it is very hard to commit to anything in terms of it being the best example of its kind ever. You'd basically need to get everyone in the world to agree, and that's never happening. ;-P
I don't believe I am. And I would disagree that there is a "best" for everything. All those artistic mediums contain too much variation to allow sufficient comparison to find an objective "best". "Good" and "bad" are such vague adjectives. Their superlatives just as much so.Himmelgeher said:
Not even in the same ball park as "Best Game Ever". It's good, borderline great. I wouldn't put it in my top 100.