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Portal 2 Will have more dialogue than you can guess

If you wanted more of the gems that were GLaDOS' lines, then your wish has now been granted. Portal 2 has many times the number of dialogues than in the first game.

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SnakeMustDie4879d ago

Too bad only GlaDos and the personality cores are the only ones who talk in the franchise. Can't wait for Portal 2

jeseth4879d ago

Too much dialogue is

1) A problem for Metal Gear Solid 4.

2) Not a problem for Portal 2? Also not a problem in Mass Effect 2, Dragon Age, etc.

Hmph? Odd why some gamers overlook this on some titles and use it as a crutch to bash others.

Hmph. Wierd.

NBT914879d ago

Well the problem with MGS4 is it had too much BORING dialogue. So not as weird as you might think.
And as well as that, it was not the dialogue itself but they way the cut scenes dragged on far too long. Not a problem for me, but I can see why others would think that.

kramun4879d ago

There's a difference between a game having some dialogue and a game having cutscenes that go on for half an hour or more. And the dialogue in Portal will be in-game as you play, it won't have cutscenes.

Persistantthug4879d ago

Hasn't all the console MGS games had cut scenes?

I didn't play MGS2 or 3 (I had a Dreamcast and PC for 6th gen), but I clearly remember MGS1, and it had tons of cut scenes that I never complained about.

I mean, if you see an MGS game, shouldn't you expect that by default?
That's why I don't understand the complaints.

And with that....MGS4 was freakin awesome, and I want MGS5.

TABSF4879d ago (Edited 4879d ago )

All Valve games have great dialogue.

Look at TF2, L4D and HL

divideby04879d ago

cant wait to play CoOP with some of my PC budz with the PS3 ?
guess I will have to use TS or V on the PC, while playing on the PS3 to chat with them.....?

Darkfiber4879d ago

More than 10 million hours of dialog? Crazy.

Kon4879d ago

Where did you read that? this is impossible. 10 million hours LMAO

kramun4879d ago

What are you going on about Darkfiber?

Darkfiber4879d ago

It said more dialog than I could guess. I guessed 10 million hours worth, so according to the title of the article, it's more than that. I can also guess three hundred and ninety trillion hours worth. Apparently it's more than that as well.

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Steam's highest-rated game is now less than a dollar in the Spring Sale

Jack writes: "Yet again browsing the latest offers in the Steam Spring Sale has led us to track down the very best. In terms of price to quality, we don’t think that it gets much better than this. Portal 2 is now less than a dollar, and if you haven’t got it already, now is the time to pick it up."

TheEroica67d ago

Portal deserves to be one of steams highest rated games... It's almost tetris levels of perfect game design.

TheEnigma31367d ago

It's a great game, but highly overrated. But for $1, it's an amazon deal.

Friendlygamer67d ago

Valve should bring their games to ps5

Kados66d ago (Edited 66d ago )

Gotta love Steam. Just got Portal 2 for .97 cents CAD. Should have been $1.29, selected the bundle with Portal 1 and 2, which gets a 25% discount, already have Portal 1, so it removes the cost of that, and still applies the full 25% bundle discount to Portal 2. 90% + 25% discount.

Friendlygamer65d ago

That's sweet, I've been thinking about building a modest pc to play some oldies

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All the Essential Video Games Everyone Needs To Play At Least Once

Given the medium's wild diversity, this primer of the essential video games everyone should try is a good place to start.

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thorstein74d ago

.... from the 2000s (mostly).

shinoff218374d ago

I can't fk with this list. They missed on alot of games probably before the writers times. Also I know people loved some portal but I was never a fan.

Cacabunga74d ago

Tomb Raider 1
Driver 1
Abe’s Odyssey
FF6
King of Fighters 94
Mortal Kombat OG
LINK 2 the past
Street Fighter 2
Resident Evil 1

Inverno74d ago

Infinite but not the first two games? Witcher 3 but not the first two games?? GTA V but not literally any of the games before it??? Portal 2 but not the first? Also if you're going to play Shadow of The Colossus play the remaster and not the remake. Can't say I disagree with the list but my man it's all over the place.

Name Last Name74d ago

I mean some sequels are objectively better and you don’t need to play the whole series.

Inverno74d ago

But most of these games have a story to follow, sure you can catch up with a YouTube vid but where's the fun in that?

LucasRuinedChildhood74d ago (Edited 74d ago )

A list like this isn't telling you not to play the previous games if you want to. It's just giving you legendary games to play.

But tbh, you don't always have to force yourself to play every entry in a franchise to get to the better ones.

- The vast majority of Witcher 3 players never played the first 2 and had a great time. The first 2 games aren't in the same league.
- The GTA games are self-contained with the odd fun reference. You can easily jump into any of them.
- The Shadow Of The Colossus remake looks and controls better than the original (plus it has a 60fps option while the remaster is just 30fps). New players will enjoy it more.
- Portal 2 is a lot better than Portal 1 and takes the concept much further gameplay-wise. Storywise, Portal 1 is fairly light too. Not that you shouldn't play it but realistically ... you'd love Portal 2 whether you play it or not (at lot of Portal 2 players have never played 1).

Bioshock 1 is the only one I agree with you on simply because it's one the best games of all time and arguably better than Infinite. No other setting like Rapture.

Looking at the list, I'd recommend playing Uncharted 1 before 2 but no doubt, 2 is the legendary one you have to play.

Inverno73d ago

I get it, but that's just my opinion on his opinion. I just think that before you play a sequel you should still play what came before it. Maybe it's just me but i find it fascinating playing through the first game in a series and seeing how it has evolved through its sequels. Like I said I don't disagree with the list, other than SoTC which I strongly believe the remaster of the original should be played above the remake.

AuraAbjure73d ago

Awesome list! Hot take on Fear (and it's hard af expansion Persaus Mandate!) Bioshock Infinite is stellar, so is the Witcher 3 and you nailed it by having Ocarina of Time. So many fantastic games! Gotta play 'em all! Next one on my list is Prey after I beat Dead Space 2 and Splinter Cell Conviction.

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The story behind Portal: Revolution — A fan-made prequel to Portal 2

Chris Brandrick, writing for overkill, speaks to Stefan Heinz, the lead developer on Portal: Revolution, a new fan-made campaign prequel to Portal 2.

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StalinSupremacy125d ago (Edited 125d ago )

valve suck so much at making games now, opting just to smaug on top of an enormous pile of money,
that fans got so desperate that they have to make their own games.
this industry is fucking over.