Abstract: No one tells a story the way Valve does.Rather than take a cinematic “here’s the story, stupid” route that is the industry standard, Valve tells stories by dropping the player into an environment that provides 90% of the story. In the case o...
A gorgeous game, rife with witty dialogue delivered by engaging characters, Portal 2 is easily a shoo-in for Game Of The Year. There is no chance that we could possibly forget the experience in the next year… or even decade. It just does so many things...
Abstract: It’s been a long, long time. Three and a half years after the cult classic forever changed the internet and bred many a meme, Valve Software returns after two years of zombie bashing with science! Literally throwing players into a mix of physics tests,...
The original Portal benefitted from its brevity. It had a concise story paired with inventive first-person puzzle mechanics that challenged you to be creative while pulling the trigger. Portal 2 makes the original look like the prototype it was. It's f...
Abstract: So here we are again. Portal 2.Firstly, let me apologise for this not being in our usual format. With it not being a full/large game, how much can one say?When Valve announced Portal 2, people were over the moon. After playing Portal people were left want...
Abstract: Portal 2 was a long awaited game for a lot of us with delays pushing it back further and further and within that slightly annoyed, highly anticipated group was an eager yet impatient me. I was one of those who pissed and moaned about things being pushed b...
Published: 2011-05-23, Author: Stephen , review by: avforums.com
Abstract: The gaming world has seen somewhat of a slump of late, what with Sony's servers being hacked and the post-Christmas rush leaving many gamers gasping for one or more games to re-ignite their passion for gaming. But fortunately we can rely on developers lik...
Solving wickedly devious puzzles with two portal guns in coop,
Difficult to replay once all the solutions and surprises are out.
Every designer's nightmare - making the sequel better than the original - has become a glorious triumph with the introduction of more characters, more gizmos, more humour and a fiendishly clever co-op mode that will leave you begging for Portal 3 and c...
Yes VALVe, you got me. Like many others I had pre-purchased Portal 2 through the steam platform amid rumours of an early release. With considerable smugness at the thought of being proven correct with my early release predictions, I cleared my weekend ...
