By thick humor he means Wheatley, dammit: a stand up comedian schtick with no resemblance to what they had in P1. Cave Johnson is what kept the game afloat with like 8 speeches during the entire middle half. Even Glados is reduced to a shadow of its former self: remember all the scientific research satire ("you have beaten the odds in the face of extreme pessimism!")? All gone, now it's just her bitching around.
Zero Punctuation: Portal 2
- Thread starter Yahtzee Croshaw
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I only have one major problem with the sequel: There is nowhere to stop and fool around. Most of the time the ceilings are broken, and the walls can't sustain portals. I miss being able to stop the puzzle and put myself into an infinite loop. Portal 2 seems to restrict the usage of its core gameplay element.
Here's another one.Srdjan Tanaskovic said:
Worst aesthetic design in almost any game I've ever seen in my life. Grey panels don't take effort to make.
I dissagree...
Portal 2 has quite a few things that are meme worthy
The best of which:
Space core.
[small]Dad, are you space?[/small]
Portal 2 has quite a few things that are meme worthy
The best of which:
Space core.
[small]Dad, are you space?[/small]
I have to disagree the co-op maps was to damn easy, I was expecting it to start out on the same levels that the last puzzles had and then work itself up from there, not simple puzzles up to the last 3 or 4. Hope the DLC brings something much much harder ._.
Still haven't played Portal 2 and I still really want to. Everything I've learned about it though does point to the expected conclusion of "yes, its different from portal 1. Shame."
And it is a shame, really, because Portal 1 was such a runaway hit, and when something is that awesome we always wish there was more of it. The solution to the problem, of course, isn't to make a sequel: its to go back in time and make the original bigger and longer so that there is more space for the quintessence of awesome to permeate its entire being and thus further enrich our lives with the god juice that was the original Portal 1.
Thats not to say Portal 2 was always destined to be a bad game, just that it was, is, and always will be DIFFERENT from Portal 1. It is its own, separate game that, while rooted in conventions and mechanics of its predecessor, is still a separate animal entirely. Its like growing up with (in your opinion) the best damn dog on the face of the planet, and enjoying that dog so immensely that you jack its sperm/eggs and grow a new best dog on earth to replace the old one. The problem is that this new best dog on earth is going to grow up differently and will probably have a slightly deeper bark and maybe wag his tail a little more vertically than horizontally and instead of standing on his back legs with ease he is better at jumping and catching things. Its just a different animal from Portal 1, and because Portal 1 was such a fantastic animal its tough having to compare something that is at once derivative of its awesome but still separate from it.
I don't know how clear that all was. I still intend to play Portal 2 as soon as I can. I still plan to enjoy it, and I still expect to grow very, VERY tired of Wheatley before I finish.
And it is a shame, really, because Portal 1 was such a runaway hit, and when something is that awesome we always wish there was more of it. The solution to the problem, of course, isn't to make a sequel: its to go back in time and make the original bigger and longer so that there is more space for the quintessence of awesome to permeate its entire being and thus further enrich our lives with the god juice that was the original Portal 1.
Thats not to say Portal 2 was always destined to be a bad game, just that it was, is, and always will be DIFFERENT from Portal 1. It is its own, separate game that, while rooted in conventions and mechanics of its predecessor, is still a separate animal entirely. Its like growing up with (in your opinion) the best damn dog on the face of the planet, and enjoying that dog so immensely that you jack its sperm/eggs and grow a new best dog on earth to replace the old one. The problem is that this new best dog on earth is going to grow up differently and will probably have a slightly deeper bark and maybe wag his tail a little more vertically than horizontally and instead of standing on his back legs with ease he is better at jumping and catching things. Its just a different animal from Portal 1, and because Portal 1 was such a fantastic animal its tough having to compare something that is at once derivative of its awesome but still separate from it.
I don't know how clear that all was. I still intend to play Portal 2 as soon as I can. I still plan to enjoy it, and I still expect to grow very, VERY tired of Wheatley before I finish.
Yeah, I've seen that crop up in a couple of different reviews. I liked the video, don't get me wrong, but I mean if you compare Portal 2 to most anything that came out in the last year it would stand up really well. But no, we are comparing it to Portal 1 which has the distinct advantage of having come first and taken everyone by surprise.Scrumpmonkey said:
But the Zero Punctuation was what it had to be. The Yahtz couldn't spend 5 minutes drooling all over the game and the best way to tear it down is to compare it to everyones warm and fuzzy memories of the original.
I don't know, it could just be subjective or the fact that I really enjoy Stephen Merchant's humor from Extras and I don't think that just because it's shtick it's somehow lowbrow. I do agree that Cave Johnson was probably the best addition. As for GlaDoS I had no real complaints. She still provides solid black comedyxdiesp said:
Personally I found more solution possibilities for Portal 1 levels than for Portal 2 levels, especially since the latter one's later ones often feature an entirely black room with only 1 white panel on them (hyperbole, but you get my point).zehydra said:
I never got stuck in Portal 1. I got stuck multiple times in Portal 2. Portal 2 was definitely harder.ActionDan said:
And this. So what if it wasn't "as fresh" or as "unexpected as portal 1"? It was still an amazing game. Good gameplay, good story, hilarious dialogue.trollpwner said:
Whatever. His opinion, my opinion, all subjective.
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Oh? Nothing memetic coming from Portal 2? Yahtzee hasn't hung out around the internet much these last few weeks then. "SPAAACE!!!!" That is all.
Also, there was one mention of the cake, easily missable. It's GLaDOS's trap:
Still, yes. I seriously thank Valve for not bringing up the cake again, and I think they took care of the companion cube thing perfectly.
Also, there was one mention of the cake, easily missable. It's GLaDOS's trap:
the emergency GLaDOS shutdown and cake dispensary room
I have to say, I was a little disapointed in the puzzles too. Most of the time it's not "Where should I put this portal?" it's "Where on this massive dark grey wall is the single panel of lighter grey where I can plonk down a portal." the way you can't put down portals almost anywhere just makes the puzzles easier.
*sigh of relief* I was worried you'd spoil the story for me, Yahtzee. Thanks. I'm trying to hold out until the price drops...
