Portal!, I like cake! Options

[Psyke]

Wow, this game rocks so hard.

It's my favorite game ever at the moment. It's just so beautiful and everything is so nicely done. Simple and elegant...

I would buy a sequel to Portal in an instant.

Seriously, best game I have played in a while.
You guys managed to make a game with two very memorable characters (the sentries and gladis.. however you spell it)

The sentries were so awesome and I actually knocked over the broken sentry before realizing it was broken and spent about 5 minutes trying to stand it back up since it was nice and didn't shoot me. I felt bad knocking the sentries over.

The pipe with the box I did with two chairs and a computer, I only realized how to do it properly using the commentary.
I am surprised by the thought that went into so much of the level design, and it is incredibly effective and most of it is just completely subconscious stuff.

I hated having to destroy that companion box thing... That was great, the computer kept talking about it and we had to use it for the entire level and it protected us while we carried it around, it made it all have a lot of attachment. At the end when the computer said it invited my companion box but he couldn't come because I killed him I got so pissed.



To say the least, I am impressed.

[TychoCelchuuu]

At the end when the computer said it invited my companion box but he couldn't come because I killed him I got so pissed.

If that thing's a he then we're going to have some problems.

[Psyke]

I couldn't remember if the computer voice assigned a gender to the "weighted companion box".

[Abra]

Looks like we are not sharing a tent next festival, buddy.

[Corporal_Fortier]

lol @ the chair and computer stacking It took me a few minutes to figure out what to do, too, but I kept saying to myself "Think with portals, think with portals!!!!" ^^ Poor GlaDOS though... he/she/it let me no other choice I liked him/her/it!

Did anyone notice one of the balls on her back repeats the cake's recipe? I play with subtitles so it was hard to miss... I guess that's the same recipe that scrolls on the console screens?

[Psyke]

Make your own companion cube!

http://zip.4chan.org/po/src/1192220188409.jpg

[Abra]

Or visit 4chan, your call.

[Align]

fixed
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Plush Companion Cube for Christmas!
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Playing HL2 maps in Portal!

This post has been edited by Align: Oct 15 2007, 12:46 AM

[schkorpio]

LOL i just watched my g/f finish the game, and I noticed that Mike Patton (faith no more, tomahawk, phantomas, mr bungle etc) did the voice of the angry sphere LOL thats classic patton for ya.

[DiscoZombie]

if people have figured out how to play HL2 maps in Portal, I wonder how hard it would be to enable multiplayer in Portal? even if it's not fully implemented, it would be a fun sandbox, co-oping levels or trying to portal someone else into a slime pit...

[DiscoZombie]

I was looking into the minds behind Portal and I saw this Erik Wolpaw guy was a writer for Portal and for Psychonauts. Goes to show you how awesome writing can really make a good game perfect. I never knew about his website when it was around in the early 00's but I'm reading it now and it's pure gold, and you can clearly see the writing style exactly matches a lot of what comes out of GlaDOS' robot lips, not to mention Psychonauts...

quality writers (and translators) = unsung heroes of the gaming industry =p

http://www.oldmanmurray.com/longreviews/56.html

This post has been edited by DiscoZombie: Oct 15 2007, 05:09 PM

[Sub_zer0]

Finished it what can I say it was utterly fantastic I enjoyed all of it and would love there to be a sequel story telling what good puzzles kept me amused for hours thumbs up and a job tell done
best game ive played for a long time

[Merkaba]

Totally, brilliant game. I love the style of it, all clean and sanitised...with glimpses of its darker side throughout.

[SkulkBait]

I finally got to play Portal today. It was worth the wait, $20 game price, and $30 price for new graphics card. What can I say that hasn't already been said? Astoundingly brilliant, and not long enough. Thankfully theres an SDK, so we'll get a bunch of extra levels to pay with. On the whole, I thought the ones in the main game were a little easy, and the advanced ones merely tricky. If you've ever played all 50 levels of the latest release of Kiki the Nanobot (another mind bending puzzle game, highly recommended) then you know the kind of difficulty I'm looking to get out of custom maps (difficult in problem solving, not speed or accuracy. Regal in Kiki had me scratching my head for hours).

And now, for your enjoyment, a list of some of my favorite GlaDOS quotes:
"Well done, android. The Enrichment Center once again reminds you that android hell is a real place where you will be sent at the first sign of defiance."
(Red Dwarf fans will probably find more humor in this than others)

"Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit and I said 'Goodbye' and you were like 'NO WAY' and then I was all 'We pretended we were going to murder you'? That was great!"
I was in stitches after this one. I laughed so hard I had to take a minute to catch my breath. It was the only time I stopped playing for any reason.


"The effects of prolonged exposure to the button are not part of this test"
"Warning devices are required on all mobile equipment. However, alarms and flashing hazard lights have been found to agitate the High Energy Pellet, and have therefore been disabled for your safety."
"That thing you broke isn't important to me. Not any more. It's the Fluid Catalytic Cracking Unit; it makes shoes for orphans. Nice job breaking it, hero."
"Have I lied to you? I mean, in this room? Trust me."
"The Companion Cube cannot remain through the testing. State and local statutory regulations prohibit it from simply remaining here, alone and companionless. You must euthanize it."


Speaking of the Companion Cube, the developer commentary explaination for its existence was that when it was a non-descript cube players would leave it behind and interpret the halway as a timing puzzle, instead of using the cube to block the Aperture Science High Energy Pellets which would hint at the solution to the puzzle later in the room. I find this very odd, since you can just hug the sides of the hallways and remain completely safe from the Aperture Science High Energy Pellets.


This post has been edited by SkulkBait: Oct 17 2007, 08:22 AM

[OttoDestruct]

INCREDIBLY MIND MELTING NWS / NMS

http://img.waffleimages.com/a456d6d...neverything.jpg
http://img.waffleimages.com/913d61d...684d/nonono.jpg
http://img.waffleimages.com/8e25cfc...blamedisney.jpg


Congratulations Them. Barely a week and furries have already corrupted Portal. Jesus christ, what the hell is wrong with people.

PM me for the address.

This post has been edited by OttoDestruct: Oct 18 2007, 05:08 AM

[Xyth]

That's not a good idea otto... really not a good idea.

Edit: Also, way to just copy the preview URL from that SA thread. There aren't supposed to be any "..."s in the URL.
I know what you are trying to link though, and as funny as they are, not a good idea here.

Edit2: The first one wouldn't even work.

This post has been edited by Xyth: Oct 18 2007, 02:08 AM

[Liku]

Now I'm curious, bring it Otto.

[Svenpa]

Portal in, flash!

flash! Portal!

Don't kick me on the knees if it has been posted already.

[Crispy]

I couldn't remember if the computer voice assigned a gender to the "weighted companion box".

RockPaperShotgun has linked to an article (I refuse to recognise it as an analysis) by online games journalist Bonnie Ruberg who has made allusions to Portal being about lesbianism. Yep. She has about 900 non-existant pieces of supporting evidence to back it up, too. Anyway to answer your question, it transpires in the article that, in fact, the companion cube is a 'he' (although maybe he's 94Y, Bonnie! MAYBE!) >_>

Anyway here's the good link I promised, it's Portal wallpapers: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=447

I already have an awesome wallpaper that I'm never going to change so it's probably more use to you than me.

This post has been edited by Crispy: Oct 18 2007, 05:01 PM

[Thansal]

Portal in, flash!

flash! Portal!

Don't kick me on the knees if it has been posted already.

Wow, that is actually kinda fun!