Nmil-ek said:
Treblaine said:
I suppose next you're going to ask what is the big deal with Citizen Kane, Shakespeare's plays or Casablanca?
If you have played the game and don't realise how great it is... maybe it's just YOU.
Perhaps you are just not mature enough to appreciate the nuances of the game. People who have been gaming for a while (like me and most other people on these forums) can get pretty jaded by games and really want something deeper, fresh and new. Portal offered that.
PS: as an indicator of whether it is worth explaining why Portal is so good, answer me this question:
Did you think Transformers 2 was a good movie?
If No, please reply and I will take the time to explain it to you.
If yes, you did think Transformers 2 was a good movie... then just go away.
I'm not going to waste my time with mindless puissant. Your rights to start new threads should be revoked.
Who died and made you the judge of taste? I personaly did not like Portal either felt like any other valve game to me slow, shallow and ultimatley relying on one gimmick to pull them through (physics engines oh wow never seen that one before)
Lets not mention the run time or countless fucking meme's it spawned shall we (and no the cake is a lie was never funny not 4 years ago sure as fuck not now)
No one died, and more importantly I never claimed or implied to be the soul judge of taste.
You are just making irrelevant straw man arguments to discredit my opinion that I have every right to express. I never said I was speaking for all, I was merely stating my position such as "not going to waste MY time".
Memes? I suppose we should all hate Shakespeare now because he is quoted so causally and often? Stop making excusing for discrediting a game when it is nothing but down to your own personal taste - or should I say lack thereof.
I really cannot believe people are complaining about the play time. Although it is reviewed and often viewed separately, most people bought Portal as part of the Orange Box package, that is 5 games for the price of one. Anybody bitching about their gameplay per amount paid need to get real. And Portal is a game that is FAR better to be short and good than stretch it out too much.
How can you dismiss the success of Valve games as down to "physics gimmicks"? Have you even PLAYED Half Life 2 to the end? Most importantly played long enough to get the gravity gun? I mean HL2's approach to POV story telling able to achieve such characterisation and connection with other NPCs, immersion in the game world, the wonderful flow and variety of gameplay.
Where is the Physics gimmick with Team Fortress 2? That is all character, depth, breadth and variety of gameplay with such varied and distinct classes with a real personality and
charm that has never been seen in any other online multiplayer. I mean it has creativity up to the eyeballs and so perfectly balanced, and literally constantly updated with new features and content... so good only a fool would dismiss it as greatness and I pitty the poor fellow who cannot put their prejudices behind them ("but TF2 looks too cartoony!") and appreciate these gaming works of art.
GenHellspawn said:
Treblaine said:
I'm not going to waste my time with mindless puissant. Your rights to start new threads should be revoked.
I fail to see why people can adapt such an elitist attitude towards a goddamned video game. Come on, man, are you so high and mighty that you can't for one minute overlook the fact that somebody disagreed with you to treat them like a person? Your taste in games is not the gold standard, and people that differ from it are not a failed attempt at being you. Get your head out of your ass, and try explaining your opinions next time.
Elitist? What are you on about? Did you just pick a random pejorative to label me with?
This guy played it for only 4 hours on the PS3 and has nothing to say about it other than "What? is it the physics or something?". It is just how closed minded and dismissive the OP can be, so narrow minded to think it is about the "physics" and no mention of the plot or the narrative or mise en scene.
Yeah, I wonder if you are going to call me "elitist" just because I used a French word. Yeah, go on ya philistine, I like a good meat n' potatoes shooter like Gears of War as much as the next gamer but I'll be DAMNED if I'll let Portal be dismissed as just as "gimmicky physics demo".
I thoroughly protest your slanderous insinuation that I am forcing my standards on others when if you just stop and consider for a second you will realise just how lauded valve and their games are, so many awards and game of the year awards it is crazy, so many articles pouring over how Valve has been able to get it so right, what is the key to their critical success in being able to deliver such a plethora of wonderful games.
This is not MY opinion, this is the CONSENSUS.
