Excuse me while I pick up piece of my left lobe...

mrk · 15 Oct 2007 at 00:27

...that was one of the greatest gaming experiences I have ever had since Deus Ex - hands down!

It wasn't much on the action or story front but it was the puzzle factor that just hooked me and I'm not the type of gamer who likes puzzle games either. I'm the type who puts off Twilight princess after watching his 9 yr old brother complete the puzzles as they looks too difficult but wow Portal was something else!

According to STEAM my Portal completion took exactly 2 hours and I cannot wait for more.

This kind of thing is what games need and I cannot see how something like this would port easily on a console considering the amount of accuracy and rapid movement needed by use of mouse/keyboard.

PC gaming = <3

You know how they say puzzle games that make you think logically are good training programs for your brain? well this is it folks.

Margaret · 15 Oct 2007 at 00:31

Cake.

manoz · 15 Oct 2007 at 00:31

Yeah there's already been like a gazillion threads on thos already. Where's the Profile thing btw to find out completion time?

badbob · 15 Oct 2007 at 00:32

I remember that combat 3D shoot em up...definietly gave you a sense of vertigo. Can't remember the name.

modo77 · 15 Oct 2007 at 00:33

Community tab in steam

Hyper · 15 Oct 2007 at 01:55

Totally agreed, awesome game and very original, I didnt expect what happend in the last level which made the expierence that little bit better

Begbie · 15 Oct 2007 at 02:10

Got to agree aswell. Hardly play games, but this got me hooked. Didn't stop untill it was finished. More games should be like this.

::: CooliceT :: · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:27

thanks for posting a picture of this... for those who yet to complete it

i have done my best to avoid anything to do with portal and HL2 EP2 screens.
find this thread... didnt think anything would be about portal inside...

and BAM! cheers dude. much appreciated.

BigDannyO · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:35

::: CooliceT :: said:
thanks for posting a picture of this... for those who yet to complete it

i have done my best to avoid anything to do with portal and HL2 EP2 screens.
find this thread... didnt think anything would be about portal inside...

and BAM! cheers dude. much appreciated.

To be honest, that screenie doesn't give much away about the game, considering how it all pans out

Masterdog · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:37

badbob said:
I remember that combat 3D shoot em up...definietly gave you a sense of vertigo. Can't remember the name.

Descent?

FrankJH · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:40

BigDannyO said:
To be honest, that screenie doesn't give much away about the game, considering how it all pans out

Still disapointing for a spoiler warning not to be in the thread title - doesnt bother me (not that interested in it), but I can see what Cool is on about

PinkFloyd · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:43

::: CooliceT :: said:
thanks for posting a picture of this... for those who yet to complete it

i have done my best to avoid anything to do with portal and HL2 EP2 screens.
find this thread... didnt think anything would be about portal inside...

and BAM! cheers dude. much appreciated.

Oh no, you now know a new background can be unlocked. Completely ruined the game for you now knowing that, bad luck mate. :rolleyes:

BigDannyO · 15 Oct 2007 at 08:50

FrankJH said:
Still disapointing for a spoiler warning not to be in the thread title - doesnt bother me (not that interested in it), but I can see what Cool is on about

Oh I totally agree, i'm just saying that in the grand scheme of things he hasn't really seen anything that will destroy his enjoyment of the story

bledd · 15 Oct 2007 at 09:11

PinkFloyd said:
Oh no, you now know a new background can be unlocked. Completely ruined the game for you now knowing that, bad luck mate.

exactly, it's not a story based game that is now ruined....

mrk · 15 Oct 2007 at 09:31

Heh I didn't think it was anything wowsers to actually spoil the game. This is NOT the ending either, there are 2 key endings one after the other and neither one of them are the start screen

It's like someone posting a screenshot of each new level start screen when you load the game because it changes when you reach the next level in HL2 !

andyp · 15 Oct 2007 at 09:36

badbob said:
I remember that combat 3D shoot em up...definietly gave you a sense of vertigo. Can't remember the name.

Prey?

bledd · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:36

yeah, i was sick (when hungover) from playing prey before!!

badbob · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:43

andyp said:
Prey?

Nah years ago. Masterdog got it right. Prey is in 3 dimensions however in Descent it's like a 3D maze.

Hen_Dawg · 15 Oct 2007 at 11:49

You're saying it only takes 2 hours to complete? :confused:

Bit short sounding. Will more levels be added, episodic style?

DampCat · 15 Oct 2007 at 12:20

No, but it wasn't a full game. It was a showcase of technology and possibility. The idea is that Valve will implement this into other games. Also, They've pretty much given Portal to the community, so expect a metric-mucktonne of custom maps to tackle. Should be great