No Portal 2 thread?

Demoniser · 20 Apr 2011 at 19:55

Nexus said:
It costs the same as any other game...

Are people just moaning because the original Portal shipped as part of The Orange Box, so it was like it was included for free?

At the end of the day, this sequel is a fully featured sequel and I would imagine will have similar play time to any other AAA release.

Probably because Portal isn't exactly the most action packed game series out there. When you get games like Cod, Crysis, Halo, Uncharted and God of War that are packed full of action and fancy effects, simple gameplay without the overdramatic flair isn't enough for some.

Sounds stupid but, when you get games like the above that fetch £40, and then something like Portal comes along, people will think, hang on, why should i pay the same price for this, when it doesn't have the same in your face flair and less flashy content? Surely it seems you get less for your money? (At a glance).

Some people only judge games by their cover. Seriously if you take a gamer that doesn't pay attention to the finer points of gameplay, and give them a choice between Black Ops and Portal 2, both say £40 and tell them they can only buy one, i bet they choose the former.

Vonhelmet · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:38

Portal was amazing. I need to pick up The Orange Box again.

msmalls74 · 20 Apr 2011 at 20:40

Shamikebab said:
Portal is one of the greatest games ever made, sequel is too much moolah though. I've got it on PC because it was significantly cheaper.

Why not get the PS3 version? You get to keep the PC version even if you trade in your PS3 version.

lunarwolf · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:46

Demoniser said:
Sounds stupid but, when you get games like the above that fetch £40, and then something like Portal comes along, people will think, hang on, why should i pay the same price for this, when it doesn't have the same in your face flair and less flashy content? Surely it seems you get less for your money? (At a glance).

because this game started as a free half life mod, so it doesn't cost much to make esp since they have amortized the engine a few times around by now. i loved portal, but i think £40 for it is steep, so i'll either rent it (since portal 1 was like 5 hours to play) or wait for prices to drop significantly - i'1m sure we will see tons in the in pre-owned bin after 1 week

Vonhelmet · 20 Apr 2011 at 21:58

Demoniser said:
Some people only judge games by their cover. Seriously if you take a gamer that doesn't pay attention to the finer points of gameplay, and give them a choice between Black Ops and Portal 2, both say £40 and tell them they can only buy one, i bet they choose the former.

Portal requires brains rather than twitch reflexes, which is a pretty unpopular distinction with the masses.

benskia · 20 Apr 2011 at 22:09

I've got it.
It arrived in the post today.
Missus and kids have just gone to bed.
So the xbox and telly are all mine.

Mine I say.

Miiiine

Margaret · 20 Apr 2011 at 22:14

Finished it earlier, amazing game. Last chapter of coop left to do.

Glad I didn't play it on pad though. Saw comparison pics of the console version, the PS3 version looks a lot better than 360 which was surprising.

Stephen Merchant nails the voice acting. :cool:

R0B75 said:
I wouldn't bother with co-op purely because you can never get a reliable partner and playing with randoms is boring. So for just a single play through (not played Portal 1 more than once, as great as it was) £35-40 is just too much.

Wrong. Single player is easily 7+ hours, making it in line with other full priced games out there, the coop adds another few hours. (over 4 for sure)

For a game of this high quality, 7+ hours of excellence it's definitely worth it whether you want to play coop or not.

Some people will always complain though, price of game doesn't dictate how long it will be. Be glad you got the first game so cheap.

Edit: Also the PC version can be had for around £22, it will run on almost anything from the last few years even my MacBook can run it on a mix of medium/high settings with some anti-aliasing and that's got a graphics card equivalent to 2005 top end hardware.

Overmostheads · 20 Apr 2011 at 22:16

This games 4 times bigger than portal. It's packed with action and cinematics. Almost feels like you're in a film, how immersive the environment feels.

Plainsong · 20 Apr 2011 at 23:05

1 was great and if it had been £40 on it's own I'd have bought it anyway.

Want this. Can't wait.

R0B75 · 20 Apr 2011 at 23:15

Margaret said:
Wrong. Single player is easily 7+ hours, making it in line with other full priced games out there, the coop adds another few hours. (over 4 for sure)

For a game of this high quality, 7+ hours of excellence it's definitely worth it whether you want to play coop or not.

Some people will always complain though, price of game doesn't dictate how long it will be. Be glad you got the first game so cheap.

I don't know how you work out that I'm wrong?

If you think 7+ hours with a bit of co-op added on is worth £35-40 that's fine. I on the other hand am not really interested in co-op so as I said, a single play through is not worth it for me.

The last time I bought a full priced game was Fallout New Vegas. For a game of that length I don't mind shelling out £40.

However, I'm glad you enjoyed it and if its as good or better than Portal then happy days.

Shamikebab · 21 Apr 2011 at 07:12

msmalls74 said:
Why not get the PS3 version? You get to keep the PC version even if you trade in your PS3 version.

I dont think the PS3 version works on the 360

PC will probably be the best version I guess.

Mike UK · 21 Apr 2011 at 07:54

Ill be buying a copy on a way home

point decay · 21 Apr 2011 at 10:38

damn psn is down again, so cant link the ps3 version with steam

stellasuppa · 21 Apr 2011 at 14:15

r3d zombie said:
damn psn is down again, so cant link the ps3 version with steam

me too was hoping it would be fixed for when i got back home but no

i have been having problems for about 10 days now with psn no logging in and the same error code .
Really looking forward to playing this on my ps3 i was hooked on portal on pc now i can play it with some off my pc buddies

boblove · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:15

hi,

can someone create a steam account for me on PSN becuse i cant login. If you need my PSN details PM me.

Thanks

point decay · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:20

boblove said:
can someone create a steam account for me on PSN becuse i cant login.

nobody can log in right now, probably another "anonymous" attack.

and welcome to the forum

edit

down for maintenance in Australia, NA and EU apparently
http://community.eu.playstation.com...ursday-21st-April-2011-80710A06/td-p/12758774

Naan_H · 21 Apr 2011 at 16:51

This cant be picked up for a fiver if you trade in 'select' game(s) at a high street shop.

stellasuppa · 21 Apr 2011 at 19:02

i have just tried to play the sp on portal 2 and that wont even start

i take it that code is not just for redeeming for the pc version but also to activate it some how or do you have to be signed in to play it :confused:

point decay · 21 Apr 2011 at 19:20

should be ok on the ps3, i was playing it earlier (SP)

Vonhelmet · 21 Apr 2011 at 19:21

Sounds like a great time for Sony to do their maintenance.