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Finished: Portal
Finished: Portal
Review: 5/5
Amazing in all respects. Superbly funny, wonderfully concieved and executed, a script and story that are both chilling and hilarious, a genuinely unique game mechanic.
The cake is a lie
The awesome Portal is getting some well deserved recognition:- Slashdot covers it with the importance of Portal
- Gamers with Jobs has an article, Portal
- MTV Multiplayer makes a good case for Portal having the move of the year, Never Mind Game Of The Year, “Portal” Has The MOVE Of The Year
- Of course there is the requisite Penny Arcade comic with corresponding blog post
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.