Portal 2, hell yes

[Homosexual]

Chell is back, potato power succeeded, anyone started playing yet?

It's bloody amazing, go and buy it/play it/stay up all night and don't revise for GCSEs.

[dbgtz]

Funny thing is that it was released in some parts today anyway.

Also I bought it on the PS3 and it was dispatched yesterday, so slim chance of it coming today, a larger chance tomorrow and almost guaranteed for thursday. What's it like compared to the original?

[Hiro]

Decrypting steam files now :D

[Michael]

Awesome, im going to get that.

[Andy-]

Lool at stay up all night and don't revise for GCSEs, that's abit extreme but I might check out the Game Reviews then buy it if I like it.

[matt$]

It seems harder by what i've read through reviews seems like valve wants to make us look like ******s but if i've got any spare money lying around i'll have to pick it up as its just one of those games you've got to get/try.

[Technologic]

This decryption is taking ages

[Stephen!]

Console port!!!!

http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/3183/portal22011041900173381.jpg

[Thomas]

i watched a few videos but im still confused what it actually is? can someone explain the goal of the game and what you do?

[matt$]

i watched a few videos but im still confused what it actually is? can someone explain the goal of the game and what you do?

It's sorta like a puzzle and you use portals that you can go through to take you to other sections to reach the end of a room, it's hard to explain :s

[Thomas]

It's sorta like a puzzle and you use portals that you can go through to take you to other sections to reach the end of a room, it's hard to explain :s
hm sounds good, shame i don't have £30 to spare.

[matt$]

hm sounds good, shame i don't have £30 to spare.

Why not get the first one it's only £7, try it out see if you like it then get the 2nd one :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/400/

[Thomas]

Why not get the first one it's only £7, try it out see if you like it then get the 2nd one :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/400/
that looks amazing!

[matt$]

that looks amazing!

Yeah its a really good game, very addictive yet frustrating when you getting further into the game as it gets real hard lol.

[dbgtz]

i watched a few videos but im still confused what it actually is? can someone explain the goal of the game and what you do?

You use portals to get to your objectives, where each portal links to each other. You have to get through turrets and use the portals logically to get to your objective as there is also physics heavily involved in the game. That's how I'd describe it. Portal 2 has more physics-based stuff though, like blob things which change the environment when you go on it (like one that makes you bounce I think).

[Technologic]

God damnit. Keeps crashing every time i try to load the game. Started randomly happening after about 5 hours of play...

[Hiro]

Just completed the single player story. It was epic the whole way through.

[matt$]

Just completed the single player story. It was epic the whole way through.

How long did it take you? cause i wanna know whether its worth buying or not.

[Fez]

Finished it today, Screenjabber review (http://www.screenjabber.com/portal-2-ps3-review).

Probably going to pour over whether or not it's the finest game Valve has produced.

[Technologic]

All i can say is WOW.

[redtom]

How long did it take you? cause i wanna know whether its worth buying or not.

Hardcore sesh could probably get it done in under 6 hours, a casual gamer who hasn't played the firs then I'd say at least 13, but that's just the single player. I haven't got the second one yet waiting for xbox but I'm pretty sure it will contain other game modes, such as the challenge maps which add extra game play and obviously the co-op story line will take you some time.

[Thomas]

i think im getting it this weekend :)

[Recursion]

Everyone who has it, you *****. :( LOL. I can't play it till i get back off holiday on Friday :@

[dbgtz]

having only played like 10 minutes the style compared to portal 1 is soooo much different.

[Thomas]

having only played like 10 minutes the style compared to portal 1 is soooo much different.
better or worse?

[Technologic]

better or worse?

I found it to be a lot better flowing

[dbgtz]

better or worse?

Better by far.

[dbgtz]

stuck on chamber 18
urgg kill me now.

[ben]

completed co-op yesterday its great

[Firehorse]

Why not get the first one it's only £7, try it out see if you like it then get the 2nd one :)
http://store.steampowered.com/app/400/

lol I bet they're milking portal 1 again, I remember when they were offering it for free and included with sales of CSS a couple of years ago.

[Chris]

It arrived today but I haven't had much chance to play it yet. :(

[Firehorse]

Played through portal one in about an hour earlier so i'm really wanting this now

Was gonna buy the ps3 version and resell it because I heard you get a free copy of the pc version with it, not sure if this is true though.

[Stephen!]

Played through portal one in about an hour earlier so i'm really wanting this now

Was gonna buy the ps3 version and resell it because I heard you get a free copy of the pc version with it, not sure if this is true though.

It's true, but I think you have to register the PS3 version with your steam account. Therefore you won't be able to sell it.

[Firehorse]

Everyone who has it, you *****. :( LOL. I can't play it till i get back off holiday on Friday :@

Thought you could play it on your macbook? Or you don't wanna download via mobile internet or something?

[Stephen!]

Wouldn't downloading 9GB through mobile internet kill him? rofl

Hell, it'd still be downloading by the time he got home.

[Recursion]

Thought you could play it on your macbook? Or you don't wanna download via mobile internet or something?

I had it on preload, forgot my MB charger though LMAO.

[dbgtz]

OOO
Did not expect that guy to go evil, although I feel like I should have expected it.

[Nemo]

£2 off in my bank account. ****. My. Life.

[Recursion]

OOO
Did not expect that guy to go evil, although I feel like I should have expected it.

NO. NOOO. I CLICKED IT. Damn having no self constraint. :@

[Thomas]

NO. NOOO. I CLICKED IT. Damn having no self constraint. :@
same :@

[dbgtz]

its not a huge spoiler, doesnt say who im on about and how they go like that etc. Anyway i got stuck again so I'm calling it for the night in the portal universe :L

[Technologic]

Chell is Cave's daughter

Look at all the clues, the photos, the "bring your daughter to work day" (there is a presentation by "chell") which is also the day GLaDOS took over.

Also another name there... Alyx.

Woops, mistyped a tag then. Sorry if anyone saw that....

[Fez]

Chell is Cave's daughter

Look at all the clues, the photos, the "bring your daughter to work day" (there is a presentation by "chell") which is also the day GLaDOS took over.

Also another name there... Alyx.

Woops, mistyped a tag then. Sorry if anyone saw that....

But that was on "Bring your daughter to work day."

Eli?

Also, Caroline (Cave's secretary) was put into GlaDOS... perhaps why she starts caring for Chell but then lets her go at the end. She knows that her daughter needs freedom, but she can't ever escape the facility.

By the way:

Just completed co-op. If you want an indication of the future of Portal, and how the mechanics are explored tot their full potential, play it.

Some other review bits:

- Stephen Merchant steals the voice acting show, but the game overall has the best voice acting in any video-game ever.
- The gels really show off how far the Source engine has come.
- Day one DLC is annoying and I disagree with it when it was obviously originally in the game. If Valve had made them reward items, and then put up a store along with that, then I'd be fine.
- The "lemons" speech by J.K Simmons is... lemons.
- The end credits song is equal to that of Still Alive.
- The hidden track by The National is fantastic.
- Game of the year and I don't see any game (given how Last Guardian has been delayed) out-gaming it.



Glados: Oh no, this is the part where he kills us.
Wheatley: Hello. This is the part where I kill you.
CHAPTER 9 - THIS IS THE PART WHERE HE KILLS YOU
Trophy unlocked: The part where he kills you: This is that part.

[dbgtz]

I love the humour in this game I have to say. I also love how a game which probably wasn't meant to have a proper full on story now has one.

to anyone whos completed it
ive just fallen down the lift bit wheres shes a potato, well not just. I'm in the room where you hear a speech from cave and his secretary and its like a huge room, where the hell do I go?

also regarding that day one dlc thing, is that only on the pc or is it on consoles too? I wanted to look, just out of interest, but saw nothing in both the ps store and the game menu

[Technologic]

I love the humour in this game I have to say. I also love how a game which probably wasn't meant to have a proper full on story now has one.

to anyone whos completed it
ive just fallen down the lift bit wheres shes a potato, well not just. I'm in the room where you hear a speech from cave and his secretary and its like a huge room, where the hell do I go?

also regarding that day one dlc thing, is that only on the pc or is it on consoles too? I wanted to look, just out of interest, but saw nothing in both the ps store and the game menu

See the slanted portal surface, put a portal there then jump from high up into another. You should fly through the aperture science logo onto a ledge

[Chippiewill]

See the slanted portal surface, put a portal there then jump from high up into another. You should fly through the aperture science logo onto a ledge

Took me hours to get that one personally, in fact, that entire area was a pain from start to finish.

[Homosexual]

Took me hours to get that one personally, in fact, that entire area was a pain from start to finish.

Have to agree with you, it was hard! I gave up and no-clipped some of it.

[dbgtz]

I loved this game loads, voice acting was brilliant and the ending was awesome too.
I was thinking throughout the game about the companion cube, and loled when the burnt one at the end was sent out. The outside had decent graphics too but thats quite irrelevant

Also I loved the references to the co-op bots :L

[Thomas]

ordered the game today, no idea when i'll get it thought :D
is there a multiplayer option in this game?

[dbgtz]

ordered the game today, no idea when i'll get it thought :D
is there a multiplayer option in this game?

2 player co-op offline or online
but damn psn on maintenance, i wanted to do co-op with this guy today gah.

[Thomas]

2 player co-op offline or online
but damn psn on maintenance, i wanted to do co-op with this guy today gah.
well im downloading it now for my mac so im not sure what online and offline does :P
its saying around 2 hours 5 minutes left :)

[Thomas]

well im downloading it now for my mac so im not sure what online and offline does :P
its saying around 2 hours 5 minutes left :)
it says 1 hour 52 minutes... i don't think thats right.

[Technologic]

Took me hours to get that one personally, in fact, that entire area was a pain from start to finish.

Took me ages to work out too until i spotted it and i was just, well im an idiot.

[Fez]

Took me ages to work out too until i spotted it and i was just, well im an idiot.

I was lucky enough to watch that puzzle get solved in a PAX 2011 video, so it was easy for me.

Loved the Cave Johnson Aperture Underbelly chapters really. Humanistic in tones and lemons.

End-game spoilers:

SPAAAAAAAAAACE!

[Thomas]

woot its downloaded time to try this game out :D
never played portal 1 so this if new to me :D

[dbgtz]

woot its downloaded time to try this game out :D
never played portal 1 so this if new to me :D

portal 1 and 2 are so different so portal 1 would still be a good buy.
3,820mb done out of the 10,118mb, and I started at around 3... I hate my internet.

[Stephen]

I've been downloading for 7 hours now :|

starting to think someone else is downloading in my house

[Thomas]

I've been downloading for 7 hours now :|

starting to think someone else is downloading in my house
mine only took 3 hours to download :)

[Technologic]

Mine took like 60 minutes lol

[Nemo]

2 hours left WoOoOoO

[dbgtz]

will people stop bragging
ITS NOT OUR FAULT OUR INTERNETS mostly mine SUCKS

[Recursion]

I HATE YOU ALL, THIS GAME LOOKS AMAZING AND HERE I AM NOT ABLE TO PLAY IT GOD DAMMIT.

I love you all really :(

[Thomas]

I HATE YOU ALL, THIS GAME LOOKS AMAZING AND HERE I AM NOT ABLE TO PLAY IT GOD DAMMIT.

I love you all really :(
its great ;)

[Thomas]

stuck here, any help?
http://i51.tinypic.com/33ngg78.png

[RyRy]

I HEART PORTAL 2 SO MUCH. LIKE SO MUCH. I'm near the end I think, but I've got work for the next few days and then I have to pack my stuff up for the end of next week and head back down south... Not gonna be able to complete it at this rate :'(

[dbgtz]

I HEART PORTAL 2 SO MUCH. LIKE SO MUCH. I'm near the end I think, but I've got work for the next few days and then I have to pack my stuff up for the end of next week and head back down south... Not gonna be able to complete it at this rate :'(

well theres 9 chapters so...

[Johno]

finished it in about 6 hours, absolutely loved it! the humour and voice acting was fantastic :)

I liked how the Aperture Science logo changed on the loading screens (as in, the old logo when in the old chambers) - thought it was a nice little touch

[Technologic]

finished it in about 6 hours, absolutely loved it! the humour and voice acting was fantastic :)

I liked how the Aperture Science logo changed on the loading screens (as in, the old logo when in the old chambers) - thought it was a nice little touch

"Whetley Science" was my favourite

[redtom]

stuck here, any help?
http://i51.tinypic.com/33ngg78.png

guessing you've done it now but put a portal up the top right drop in with a cube and use the cube for cover while knocking down the turrets.

[Fez]

"Whetley Science" was my favourite

Has to be the one they're putting on some of the shirts and shizzle:

http://store.valvesoftware.com/product_images/main_images/CP207main.png

[Oleh]

i've seen about 30minutes of gameplay and that on its own convinces me this is in the running for game of the decade

[Thomas]

guessing you've done it now but put a portal up the top right drop in with a cube and use the cube for cover while knocking down the turrets.
yes i did it after a while, then i felt like an idiot.

Stuck on the next one though 15/22 chapter 2

[redtom]

can you get a screeny? might be able to point you in the right direction

[dbgtz]

i've seen about 30minutes of gameplay and that on its own convinces me this is in the running for game of the decade

Bit early in the decade dont ya think? :D


yes i did it after a while, then i felt like an idiot.

Stuck on the next one though 15/22 chapter 2

Use the light bridge thing to stop you fully going over the platform, then you will be on the platform and you just walk across the bridge and jump down.

[Thomas]

Bit early in the decade dont ya think? :D



Use the light bridge thing to stop you fully going over the platform, then you will be on the platform and you just walk across the bridge and jump down.
i figured it out :P

[Stephen!]

i've seen about 30minutes of gameplay and that on its own convinces me this is in the running for game of the decade

9.5 More years left to go until we find out if you are right.

[Fez]

i've seen about 30minutes of gameplay and that on its own convinces me this is in the running for game of the decade

It's Valve's finest work, so I completely agree here. If this isn't my game of the year, which I'm more than certain of, then whatever upstages it is likely the greatest game ever made ever.

[ben]

How do you see total time played on steam

[Stephen]

do you mean total of all games played or just certain games?

cos

http://steamcommunity.com/id/PROFILEIDTHINGYHERE/games?tab=all

that shows all your times played on each game so just crack out a calculator if you want total lol. I swear there used to be a total time once :S

[Recursion]

Played for about an hour and a half, stopped playing at the beginning of Chapter 4 for now (about 17/22 or something?). Bloody loving this so much, I loved the first Portal but I cant wait to see the ending in this one :P

[Firehorse]

I gave in and splashed £30. Was originally gonna wait for the price to come down but it looks so good I couldn't resist the wait!

[Stephen]

zzz just realised my download was on pause :| Oh well in 5 minutes I shall be hit by the portal 2 love!!11

[ben]

Time played doesnt record in offline mode does it?

[dbgtz]

It's Valve's finest work, so I completely agree here. If this isn't my game of the year, which I'm more than certain of, then whatever upstages it is likely the greatest game ever made ever.

It might be hurt in chances because of day 1 dlc.

Anyway I hope uncharted 3 competes inentertainment, and the last guardian but thats likely out next year.

[redtom]

Regret spending my money on this now.. It was extremely good, but now its finish,way too short of a game for a full priced game, not even any challenge maps :'( Unless the co-op gets amazing I think I'll trade it in ASAP.

[Firehorse]

Regret spending my money on this now.. It was extremely good, but now its finish,way too short of a game for a full priced game, not even any challenge maps :'( Unless the co-op gets amazing I think I'll trade it in ASAP.

You can't trade it in (unless you have it on the 360 I think)

[Nemo]

Already on chapter 6 and ive hardly even played it, the parts of coop that i have done has been immensely fun and hilarious, as with the main game. But WAY WAY WAY WAY WAYYYYYYY too short.

[dbgtz]

You can't trade it in (unless you have it on the 360 I think)

I imagine with retailers for the ps3 one it'll be sold as with dlc or without and clearly labelled, or at least at cex. And theres still ebay


Already on chapter 6 and ive hardly even played it, the parts of coop that i have done has been immensely fun and hilarious, as with the main game. But WAY WAY WAY WAY WAYYYYYYY too short.

Really? I thought it was quite long. A probably with portal is the lack of replayability. I suppose there will be custom puzzles soon as far as I recall? And I guess I'll go trophy whoring.

[Thomas]

i just got to chapter 6 and stopping for today, how many chapters are there?

[redtom]

What's the DLC? I haven't had any (360) and for the custom puzzle is that steam only yes?

9 Chapters I would say that it gets hard and hard until you near the second to last chapter then it gets easy.

[Fez]

It might be hurt in chances because of day 1 dlc.

Anyway I hope uncharted 3 competes inentertainment, and the last guardian but thats likely out next year.

Day one DLC doesn't bother me, given I'm on PS3. I'll let Valve hear the community out though, I trust them.

I just believe the best video-games to be meaningful, compelling and interesting experiences. Uncharted 3 will be another Uncharted 2, which isn't a bad thing, but I just think there's nothing substantial there if you know what I mean. There's nothing to learn, nothing to think about - not in the puzzle sense but in the subliminal questions Portal 2 asks you. For example, all of the robots have human qualities with Wheatley having personality, humour and a sudden god complex. GlaDOS realises she was once human and opens up her emotions, and Cave Johnson is a dead man dreaming of living forever. Conversely we see Chell operates mechanically; solves puzzles as asked, does as asked, the linear format of the game supports this, she doesn't speak, she's a blank slate player character and she may or not be Caroline/Cave's adopted daughter. Valve clear use non-interactivity in the ironic sense, as they did with Half-Life 2.

It's that sort of thing that makes you ask what exactly does define humanity. Emotion? Cognitive thought? Love? Humour? Do people who don't laugh be described as robotic? Whose fault is it that Aperture Science goes all GlaDOS? Is it Cave's fault? Is it Caroline's? Is it the engineers creating so much power? Whose fault is is that Wheatley turned 'evil', given his regrets at the end, was it the player's? Were we acting out of fear of GlaDOS or hatred of her? Funny given we're quick to empathize with her soon after.

Just that kinda stuff that is so much more powerful than the train sequence in Uncharted 2. It's more subtle, more clever and has ideas that continue after its finished.

[dbgtz]

Day one DLC doesn't bother me, given I'm on PS3. I'll let Valve hear the community out though, I trust them.

I just believe the best video-games to be meaningful, compelling and interesting experiences. Uncharted 3 will be another Uncharted 2, which isn't a bad thing, but I just think there's nothing substantial there if you know what I mean. There's nothing to learn, nothing to think about - not in the puzzle sense but in the subliminal questions Portal 2 asks you. For example, all of the robots have human qualities with Wheatley having personality, humour and a sudden god complex. GlaDOS realises she was once human and opens up her emotions, and Cave Johnson is a dead man dreaming of living forever. Conversely we see Chell operates mechanically; solves puzzles as asked, does as asked, the linear format of the game supports this, she doesn't speak, she's a blank slate player character and she may or not be Caroline/Cave's adopted daughter. Valve clear use non-interactivity in the ironic sense, as they did with Half-Life 2.

It's that sort of thing that makes you ask what exactly does define humanity. Emotion? Cognitive thought? Love? Humour? Do people who don't laugh be described as robotic? Whose fault is it that Aperture Science goes all GlaDOS? Is it Cave's fault? Is it Caroline's? Is it the engineers creating so much power? Whose fault is is that Wheatley turned 'evil', given his regrets at the end, was it the player's? Were we acting out of fear of GlaDOS or hatred of her? Funny given we're quick to empathize with her soon after.

Just that kinda stuff that is so much more powerful than the train sequence in Uncharted 2. It's more subtle, more clever and has ideas that continue after its finished.

It's a matter of opinion really. To be honest, I want a decent horror game which doesn't involve any shooting to a large extent. Kind of like Alan Wake but not such a ridiculous plot line to start with of it being written by him and coming to life. Something which would make you chill in a more realistic sense. That would be my game of the year if it was done well.

[Fez]

It's a matter of opinion really. To be honest, I want a decent horror game which doesn't involve any shooting to a large extent. Kind of like Alan Wake but not such a ridiculous plot line to start with of it being written by him and coming to life. Something which would make you chill in a more realistic sense. That would be my game of the year if it was done well.

Amnesia on the PC is all of that. Low system requirements, low price, best horror game of the last five years.

[Recursion]

OH DEAR GOD THE ENDING BLEW MY MIND.

[Moh]

Finished it today. It was good, but some things got pretty repetitive (I know, I know, it's about portals).

Was upset when Wheatley turned against me, he was my only friend :(

[Homosexual]

Finished it today. It was good, but some things got pretty repetitive (I know, I know, it's about portals).

Was upset when Wheatley turned against me, he was my only friend :(

I got upset when GLaDOS called me fat. But then, she saved me. She redeemed herself.

[Moh]

I got upset when GLaDOS called me fat. But then, she saved me. She redeemed herself.
haha

I might finish the first one.. I thought the game was just a puzzle game with no storyline so I didn't complete it lool.

[Homosexual]

haha

I might finish the first one.. I thought the game was just a puzzle game with no storyline so I didn't complete it lool.

Damn, you've got to complete the first one then play the second one!

[Firehorse]

Completed it xD Epic story and epic ending, but was expecting a little more of

the outside world

[dbgtz]

Completed it xD Epic story and epic ending, but was expecting a little more of

the outside world

More in what sense? Because if you think about it, it is meant to be hidden as the practices are probably not legal so a remote wheat field or w.e makes sense, Although they must have dug a lot to fit it underground lol.

[Fez]

Finished it today. It was good, but some things got pretty repetitive

Don't get what's repetitive about it at all, whole game is one giant tutorial.

[Firehorse]

More in what sense? Because if you think about it, it is meant to be hidden as the practices are probably not legal so a remote wheat field or w.e makes sense, Although they must have dug a lot to fit it underground lol.

Just stuff like a hovering tractor in that field, or even running into cave johnson in a special room near the surface in which he wakes from a cryogenic sleep or something. After that many years maybe the world would have turned into a wasteland?

[Fez]

Done a thing about some of the things it does wrong design wise. Spoilers (http://blogossus.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/portal-2-ironic-non-interactivity/).

[dbgtz]

Done a thing about some of the things it does wrong design wise. Spoilers (http://blogossus.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/portal-2-ironic-non-interactivity/).

quite a cool read tbh and i agree with a lot of it.

p.s. i stole ur sig and av style after finding a picture.

[Fez]

quite a cool read tbh and i agree with a lot of it.

p.s. i stole ur sig and av style after finding a picture.

It's all in the legs.

Ontopic: This is probably the only game in existence which has me wantin' the DLC RIGHT. NOW.

[redtom]

finished the co-op today, fun but tedious.
They could of come up with something better to lead to the sequel than just a room of people.

[Chippiewill]

Done a thing about some of the things it does wrong design wise. Spoilers (http://blogossus.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/portal-2-ironic-non-interactivity/).
Just a comment about the end sequence with the turrets, due to the high amount of turrets the lighting on that would have killed your computer if they gave you interactivity then.

[Fez]

Just a comment about the end sequence with the turrets, due to the high amount of turrets the lighting on that would have killed your computer if they gave you interactivity then.

Pretty sure they had to make new lighting things just to make Portal 2 work half the time. Would really like to know if it was actually technically impossible or something.

[Chippiewill]

What I'm saying is that when you're lighting 150+ animated entities and you can't slow down the engine because you've got it synced to music you've got serious FPS drops and even on a very good computer I doubt you'd get above 10 FPS, even without the lighting factored in you're screwed, they've got dynamic lighting being affected by 150 objects, that's not going to work unless pre rendered.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1705/portalshot.png

I spend most a lot of my time in source engine games and I know when you get above just 50 props you're going to get problems. I'm saying it's impossible but I'm going to go check in garrysmod with the Portal 1 turrets.

Edit:
Just did a test, this is my pile of 147 Portal 1 turrets (Un-animated), the black thing and the red thing hanging off it was me trying to simulate dynamic lighting but garrysmod was just tinting the turrets instead, the turrets are all whited out due to some bug but it shouldn't affect the test at all. As you can see it's at 10 FPS and I'd like to say it wasn't, the engine slows down so that you never go below 10 FPS, and no they weren't even moving so the lag wasn't from physics.

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/892/portaltest.png

[Firehorse]

What I'm saying is that when you're lighting 150+ animated entities and you can't slow down the engine because you've got it synced to music you've got serious FPS drops and even on a very good computer I doubt you'd get above 10 FPS, even without the lighting factored in you're screwed, they've got dynamic lighting being affected by 150 objects, that's not going to work unless pre rendered.
http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/1705/portalshot.png

I spend most a lot of my time in source engine games and I know when you get above just 50 props you're going to get problems. I'm saying it's impossible but I'm going to go check in garrysmod with the Portal 1 turrets.

Edit:
Just did a test, this is my pile of 147 Portal 1 turrets (Un-animated), the black thing and the red thing hanging off it was me trying to simulate dynamic lighting but garrysmod was just tinting the turrets instead, the turrets are all whited out due to some bug but it shouldn't affect the test at all. As you can see it's at 10 FPS and I'd like to say it wasn't, the engine slows down so that you never go below 10 FPS, and no they weren't even moving so the lag wasn't from physics.

http://img815.imageshack.us/img815/892/portaltest.png


Doubt it would do that on my pc. What are your specs?

[Recursion]

Doubt it would do that on my pc. What are your specs?

Yes, it would.

[Firehorse]

Yes, it would.

I'm sure it will have a lower framerate but i'm sure it could still handle it. I get over 180fps on the source video stress test.

[Stephen!]

I'm sure it will have a lower framerate but i'm sure it could still handle it. I get over 180fps on the source video stress test.

Is that it? I get 295

[Firehorse]

Is that it? I get 295

specs?

[Stephen!]

The same as yours.

i7-2600k
GTX580

[Neil]

That might well just the greatest game I have played in a long time, amazing single player, although I felt it was a little predictable to be honest, apart from the end, that I was not expecting.

The co-op was amazing fun, more fun than any co-op I have ever played, last night I finally managed to pick up the last achievements I needed in it as well, the "Still Alive" achievement is a pain but pretty easy.

[Firehorse]

The same as yours.

i7-2600k
GTX580

And thats assuming you maxed out the settings? If I turn off AA and lower a couple of other settings I can also reach over 300fps.

[Stephen!]

This is the benchmark in CSS, right?

[Firehorse]

This is the benchmark in CSS, right?

yes

(msg too short)

[Stephen!]

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/5521799/img/Benchmarks/hl2-2011-04-24-14-17-15-74.png

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/5521800/img/Benchmarks/hl2-2011-04-24-14-18-34-46.png

[Firehorse]

http://www1.picturepush.com/photo/a/5521799/img/Benchmarks/hl2-2011-04-24-14-17-15-74.png

http://www2.picturepush.com/photo/a/5521800/img/Benchmarks/hl2-2011-04-24-14-18-34-46.png

hmm what are you overclocked to?

[Stephen!]

4.6, but that isn't going to give me a 120FPS increase

[Firehorse]

4.6, but that isn't going to give me a 120FPS increase

Then it's something else in the system bottlenecking my performance. Trying to find what it is, been having problems ever since I changed to this new motherboard.

[Stephen]

what happened to the portal 2 thread

[Stephen!]

Way back in the thread I think, lol. Sorry.

Back OT:

Nearly finished the game, about to finish Chapter 8.

[Neil]

Done a thing about some of the things it does wrong design wise. Spoilers (http://blogossus.wordpress.com/2011/04/23/portal-2-ironic-non-interactivity/).

I was interested until I got to this part;


Shadow of the Colossus
Fallout New Vegas - Really? That's just... Really..?
Bioshock/Portal 2
Portal 2/ Bioshock

[Firehorse]

4.6, but that isn't going to give me a 120FPS increase


Ah yes I found the problem, ruddy easy tuner that came with the motherboard was reducing the graphics memory clock by half the stock default without the option to disable it, and totally overiding the msi afterburner overclock :/ I match your fps now.

[Fez]

I was interested until I got to this part;

Shadow of the Colossus
Fallout New Vegas - Really? That's just... Really..?
Bioshock/Portal 2
Portal 2/ Bioshock

Don't hate me because of my opinion :(

I have an article in the works now given the other six emails I've gotten about that.

[N!ck]

Great game, but a little short.

The end sequence is blatantly pre-rendered, I don't even know how you could contemplate it not being.

[Technologic]

Its been stated by the devs themselves that the end sequence in the source engine would kill even GLaDOS!

[Chippiewill]

Doubt it would do that on my pc. What are your specs?

Urm, some i7 (Around 3Ghz) and an ATi 5870x2, even if it ran fine on a more powerful computer, that's not the point, source engine games are about running on low-spec systems, they'd prerender it even if you could get acceptable FPS.

[Chris]

Just finished it, I loved it and it deffo tops the first.

[Stephen]

did anyone else think the end bit was one of the easiest bits in the game? lol

[Chris]

You mean the bit where...

Where you defeat wheatley? If so then yeah, that was easy. :L

[Fez]

You mean the bit where...

Where you defeat wheatley? If so then yeah, that was easy. :L

WHAT ABOUT THE BIT WHERE

SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

[Chris]

WHAT ABOUT THE BIT WHERE

SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE

We didn't even do anything on that bit, except shoot a portal at the moon. Lol

[Chippiewill]

I love the bit with:
BOOBY TRAP THE STALEMATE RESOLUTION ANNEX

[RyRy]

I LOVE THE BIT WITH

WE'RE IN SPACE.... WE'RE IN SPACE.... YES YOU ARE... WE'RE IN SPACE

[Fez]

massive spoilers

in portal 2 there's a gun that shoots portals

[redtom]

massive spoilers

in portal 2 there's a gun that shoots portals

well done you ruined my life.

[crazed]

Can't even remember if I posted this but I got stuck a lot between the test chambers ;_; Jesus, the one in the massive room with the white gel/paint thing took me literally half an hour.

[redtom]

I spent ages just covering as much of the room with white paint as I could.

[Oleh]

Co-op is a blast! Very fun. Wish i had my capture card for a full co-op lets play. The ending is just ubermindblowinglyawesomesaws srsly.

The whole point of co-op was to get to a vault which has thousands of test subjects in.

[RyRy]

Co-op is a blast! Very fun. Wish i had my capture card for a full co-op lets play. The ending is just ubermindblowinglyawesomesaws srsly.

The whole point of co-op was to get to a vault which has thousands of test subjects in.

**** WHY DID I CLICK THAT

[Homosexual]

**** WHY DID I CLICK THAT

I did too! |:

[Thomas]

I did too! |:
same :'(

almost finished it, only 3 more test rooms in chapter 8 :D

[Stephen]

I clicked it too. Thought it was about singleplayer or something :|

[alex 1889]

I like it, but some of the puzzles were pretty damn frustrating when you weren't in the mood to think really hard about it. I just wanted to play with some portal physics. xD

[Homosexual]

I like it, but some of the puzzles were pretty damn frustrating when you weren't in the mood to think really hard about it. I just wanted to play with some portal physics. xD

aha, I woke up so early to play it I didn't think at all!

[Chris]

The first DLC has been announced and is coming this summer for free! :D


Yesterday we reported that Portal 2 DLC may be coming this summer and Valve has just confirmed it to be true; the first Portal 2 DLC is officially scheduled for a summer release at the exorbitant price of...free! The DLC, currently titled "DLC #1" will offer new test chambers, leaderboards, challenge mode for single and multiplayer modes, and more. It will be absolutely free of charge for all versions of the game, including Playstation 3, PC, and Xbox 360.

Read more: http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/712268/free-portal-2-dlc-announced-will-include-new-test-chambers-leader-boards-and-more/#ixzz1L6NEQIhw

Good news. :D

[Oleh]

Well i think i'm gonna have to re-rent this masterpiece when the dlc is out

[Thomas]

finished it this morning, 9 hours game play :D (first ever time playing portal/portal 2)

[Firehorse]

Just looking through videos on Valve's youtube channel and there are so many levels they made but didn't include in the final release :(. Hope they're included in a dlc.

[Paracme]

The single player was the best of the year but I can't comment on the co-operative campaign yet. The damn PSN network being down stopped my partner from being able to play with me via Steam. Don't spoil it for me! :c

[samsaBEAR]

Co-op is a blast! Very fun. Wish i had my capture card for a full co-op lets play. The ending is just ubermindblowinglyawesomesaws srsly.

The whole point of co-op was to get to a vault which has thousands of test subjects in.

i hope the rapture comes and takes me to heaven and removes the memory of me clicking that spoiler

[Paracme]

Same here Samsa.. Derp :(

[samsaBEAR]

I got it yesterday, just finished for the night and I'm just past all of the gels, like back into the test chambers, and I love it so much. The story is brilliant and the dialogue is just hilarious. I hope the DLC delves into the history of Aperture a bit more, because I really enjoyed that part of the game (although all the gel parts were tedious after a while)

[Thomas]

any1 for co-op?

[Firehorse]

any1 for co-op?

sure, add me on steam (same name)

[Thomas]

sure, add me on steam (same name)

added, want to play now :)