Poll: should i get portal 2 or mortal kombat?

[Bre2nan]

For me, I'd have to say Portal 2, but this is from my own experience and yours is 100% likely to be different.

But in case you're not here for a recommendation and instead are investigating reasons why people like one game over another, here's the rundown. I don't like fighting games: it could be said that I despise fighting games. I wasn't old enough at the time to enjoy the early-90's fighter craze, most of my friends growing up would rather play Halo than Soul Calibur, and whenever I've tried to pick up one I have SUCKED, HORRIBLY at them.

I get why people enjoy them, but I can also acknowledge that I am not one of those people. The new Mortal Kombat is supposed to be a lot like the old ones, and it's all the better for it, but the problem for me is that I didn't like the old Mortal Kombats either.

Portal is a different story. I love puzzle games, and Portal is no exception. I've logged god-knows-how-many playthroughs of Portal 1, and just recently finished my first playthrough of Portal 2 and liked it, a lot. Took me 12 hours to beat it, and I have emerged fully willing to go back and replay it for god-knows-how-many times. Even without forcing one of my friends to play co-op with me, I would say without a doubt that it was worth the full price.

TLDR version: I don't much care for Mortal Kombat, but I love Portal. One vote for Portal.

 

[Biodeamon]

here let me illustrate my decision through this gif

 

[GeorgW]

Ridiculous question, Portal 2. It's Portal 2, that's why!

 

[rh1006]

okay durr rent portal 2 ands buy mortal kombatz

 

[Cracker3011]

If you like feeling smart and laughing at the best comedy in games ever: Portal 2.

If you like gore: MK.

I am a genius. :3

 

[JWRosser]

I bought both.

Now, both are awesome, but it depends what you want. I'm purposely going slow with Portal because if I complete it mega quickly I'll feel like I've wasted my money no matter how much fun I had whilst playing it....

Mortal Kombat is awesome too, although I tend to get bored of fighting games after a while. Saying that, there is a lot to do, what with the ladder (arcade) matches, tag teams, versus, "Test Your..." matches, story mode and the challenge tower, as well as a lot of unlockables.

Both are brilliant games - it does just depend on what you want out of it. Or get both.

 

[SilentBobsThoughts]

If you like feeling smart and laughing at the best comedy in games ever: Portal 2.

If you like gore: MK.

I am a genius. :3

Nah, Mortal Kombat could be for the nostalgia reasons seeing as it is basically returning to its roots with the latest instalment, you genuinly enjoy fighting games, you like gore, you (Like me) love the variation in characters I could go on.

But if you want Portal 2 then you could be jumping on the bandwagon, enjoy puzzles, enjoyed the last one, like dark humour, enjoy seeing robots as potatoes or like the portal gun gimmick.

I sir/madam, am a genius. Or get both cos why the fuck not?! >

Either way, who really cares, seeing as it's just a choice between two games? I mean, does it really need this much fanboyism? (Not directly aimed at who I'm quoting.)

 

[GonzoGamer]

Don't forget that a competently made fighting game will always be superior to an insultingly simplistic puzzle game.

So this one was competently made?
That's a relief.

I'll agree that the puzzles in the Portals aren't the least bit challenging (mind you, I haven't gotten to the end of P2 yet) but I find something that is so unusual (when you compare it to every other example of the overused FPS motif) more compelling than a re-make of a fighting game I played to death in the 90s.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

the first Portal was crap and the Mortal Kombat demo seemed promising so I would go with that.

Spoiler: I see what you are trying to do, nice try!

Get Portal 2, unless you are REALLY into fighting games. I mean like arcade-pad-memorize-all-the-combos into fighting games, because if you aren't then it is going to get really stale really fast.

Portal 2 is clever, addicting, fun, fast-paced, and you know valve is going to be adding free updates and addons if you get it for PC, Mac, or PS3.

 

[Nautical Honors Society]

Portal 2. Because I'm an arty snob who thinks that dark humor and puzzles are more engaging then pressing a button to rip someone's head off.

Dark humor and puzzles are awesome...and so is ripping someone's head off. You are doing a terrible job helping this person pick a game.

Portal is for artsy snobs now? I also thought it was for anyone who likes having fun.

OT: Refer to my previous response. Mortal Kombat if you're really into fighters. Portal 2 if you aren't.

 

[Grabbin Keelz]

You should get Portal Kombat.

 

[RatRace123]

I say Mortal Kombat because that's what I got when I had to make that choice, enjoying it so far, even if the story mode gets kinda (really) cheap at certain points.

 

[Chairman Miaow]

MK. I bought both on the same day. I have finished both Portal 2 singleplayer and co-op modes and MK story mode. MK has a huge amount of replayability and is an absolutely amazing return to form. One of the best fighting games I have ever played. Hilarious and brilliant as it was, Portal 2 has no replayability.

 

[mew4ever23]

Portal 2, because of exchanges like this: