morphine wrote:I don't understand why people would think Portal 1 is better. Because there was less of it? Because the graphics were worse? Because the mechanics were far more limited? Because now they feel that the puzzles are easy? Well no s**t Sherlock, they played the first game, small wonder the first few puzzles are obvious. The later ones cracked my brain just as hard as the ones in the first game.
I mean, I still love Portal 1, but I'm reading some ridiculous stuff around the net. For instance, someone in Ars Technica wrote an article claiming Portal 1 is much superior because it made him feel alone in the game and that was real scary. Um ok dude, whatever rings your bell, but "horror" isn't what I'd use to describe Portal. Suspense maybe, but even then...
Portal 2 is an bigger Portal 1 with an overarching story. More specifically, it doesn't have anything less than the first, so I honestly can't understand the complaints. I guess it's one of those cases where you're damned if you do, damned if you don't.
because it wasn't 50$. because it had more freedom. because it was harder. If you had trouble in this second game, then IDK what you're smoking. there wasn't a SINGLE puzzle that took me more then 10 minutes to complete, start to finish, in number 2. Since there is only 1 way to beat them, in the second game, and only 4 or so ways of interacting with stuff, it doesn't take long. I have not played the coop. i hear it's mildy better, but it took my bro not long to complete, and with the 5-6 hours the main game took that doesn't give it much game time. and the replayability on these games is non-existent. once you know, you know. coop, from what i hear, is no fun second time around. just like the first game is no fun the second time around.
I liked merchant. in fact i love him. I think he's one of the funniest people alive. he's a pleasure to listen to. I also love J.K. Simmons. Both of them are hilarious.
Maybe i'm not part of the target demographic. I didn't listen to the annoying glados song on purpose from the last one. I didn't buy cake shirts or say "the cake is a lie", as that's just nerdsterbation to me, and retarded. I play games to win. I play games for a challenge. I enjoy a story, but only if the gameplay and challenge are with it. I commend them on getting top talent for voice overs, but the game wasn't hard, at all. and was too short. They have announced the mod tools, but that's just getting somebody else to finish what they should have done in the first place. I like mod tools, but i like them to come from a complete game, which i didn't feel portal was.
I don't think portal 2 is a bad game. i think it's an overrated game, made by an overrated developer, and overpriced. Those are my issues. it's a good game, but not worth 50$ IMO.