I wish I had a portal gun
In case you’ve never heard of Portal, here’s the introduction that Valve spread around the internet last year.
Mind bending right? Here’s a clip of how the game starts.
And a sample of one of the levels after you have the fully activated portal gun (able to shoot two portals).
In case you can’t tell, I really like this game. The portal mechanic is just so addictive. Machine gun turret getting you down? Pop out and shoot a portal above it, then shoot a second portal under a heavy block. Block falls through, crushes turret. It’s such an inventive game mechanic.
The only downside is that the game is quite short and is essentially an extended introduction to the portal mechanic itself. I really hope that Valve develops this into a full fledged game soon.
If you want to check out the portal action but don’t have the Orange Box you can play this 2d flash version of the game.
If you don’t mind some minor spoilers, you can listen to the hilarious song sung by the AI from the game in this video. I’ve been listening to it all morning, highly addictive.
Brad said
Oct 17, 2007 @ 10:53 AM
Did you beat Portal: TFG? I’ve gone through the game a few times, and can’t stop thinking about it. Clearly we need a ~100 level 3d portal game to keep us entertained.
Stephen said
Oct 17, 2007 @ 01:38 PM
I haven’t finished the flash game yet, still on level 37.
The 3d portal game is doing a great job of keeping the interest up. After you complete the game it gives you the option of playing through most of the levels with greater challenges: an advanced version of the level, trying to finish with the fewest steps taken, using the fewest portals, or in the least amount of time. All very fun challenges.
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