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Portal 2: Playtime Announced

Valve just announced the playtime for Portal 2.

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BeastlyRig4762d ago (Edited 4762d ago )

I hope the game gets unlock by 2morrow!

welcome to steam ps3 players!

frjoethesecond4762d ago (Edited 4762d ago )

Article says 2.5 to 3 times as long as the first game.

Save people reading the poorly translated article.

dumahim4762d ago

So pretty much the same thing they've been saying for months.

despair4762d ago

Its on the PS blog, just look at the "every portal question answered" post. They said about 3 times as long for SP and twice as long for Co-op.

Took me a little under 2 hours to beat the first so I estimate 6-10 hours for both SP and Co-op, thats not too bad I guess.

newn4gguy4762d ago

Two hours to beat Portal the first time?

It takes 20 minutes to navigate the last level alone...and that's knowing the level pixel by pixel.

nveenio4762d ago

I recently played Portal again, and I was surprised at how short it was. I beat it in about an hour and a half, but I've dumped over 24 hours into Portal (including mods). I often use it as a jumpstart for my brain before I start programming.

hassi944762d ago

Thanks.

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Soldierone4762d ago

Yeah if you cant beat Portal in 3 hours....then well Portal 2 might last you a couple days....

HappyGaming4761d ago

Awesomeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee e!!!!!!!!

:D

I was late to join the Portal party but I loved the first one so much...

hardcorez4761d ago

Thanks, as I didn't want to click the "Translate" link.

nveenio4761d ago

I love how 4 people disagreed with me. I know I beat it in less than 1.5 hours because I did it on my lunch break.

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Bull5hifT4762d ago

Is Steam InGame Only or will there be a Side app like Netflix or something, and i Love Team Fortress 2 on my PS3 but is there any way to play it with Bots Offline, will it be trash in 2 years if they pull the Servers Down?

Gawdl3y4762d ago

Don't expect TF2's servers to EVER go down.
Team Fortress 2 is still alive and strong on the PC, although the console versions are like a dead shell of the far superior PC version.

Soldierone4762d ago

You start it when the game boots up. Being Valve the servers will probably never go down anytime soon since they dont need server space for any other games anyways.

Bull5hifT4761d ago

Is there a way to play DC universe offline also? I really wanted it but at the time i thought i was going to get Laid Off and that subscription feee.. And now im just waiting for them to release a Newer Pressed Disk with all the Updates put on it

dc14762d ago

Thanks! I'm setting up my steam account today!!!!

BeastlyRig4761d ago

yeah They updated steam on PC yesterday! One of the updates was about ps3 & psn..

xtremexx4762d ago

and every minute's gonna be gold :)

sam22364762d ago

"Portal 2 is about two and a half to three times as long as its predecessor"

Awesome!

Shazz4762d ago

I've never played portal , can anyone tell me does it have a story to it ?

clank5434762d ago

It has a great story. Its about an evil AI that tries to kill you in all these puzzles. Its absolutely hilarious with political doublespeak and really witty lines. It's pretty much the main draw to the game for me.

brish4762d ago

In portal you play a person that is in an experiment ran by a computer. To get to the next level you need to solve puzzles using a portal gun that allows you to shoot two portals on walls. When you pass though one portal you come out of the other one.

One problem is the computer that is running the experiment is trying to kill you! However, if you pass the experiments you get cake!

A quote from the game:

"The Enrichment Center promises to always provide a safe testing environment. In dangerous testing environments, the Enrichment Center promises to always provide useful advice. For instance, the floor here will kill you. Try to avoid it."

dead_eye4762d ago

Theres no real story to portal. But the story is the best part lol.

ShadowArchangel4762d ago

The above posters are right. But it also has a story that ties with black mesa from half life. This is evident from the songs and some posters you find through out the game, specially the last levels. It's not the main story, but at least we know it's part of the Half life universe.

johnthe5th4761d ago

Yeah and at the end of Half Life 2: Episode 2 they were going to investigate something related to Aperture Science (I won't spoil anything) so I'm hoping this game will tie the two series' together a bit more.

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rabidpancakeburglar4762d ago

I can only imagine that this game will take me 4-5 hours longer than the average gamer to complete

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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."

TheEroica40d ago

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

TheEnigma31340d ago

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

Friendlygamer40d ago

Valve should bring their games to ps5

Kados40d ago (Edited 40d 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.

Friendlygamer39d 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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thorstein47d ago

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

shinoff218347d 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.

Cacabunga47d 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

Inverno47d 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 Name47d ago

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

Inverno47d 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?

LucasRuinedChildhood47d ago (Edited 47d 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.

Inverno47d 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.

AuraAbjure47d 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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StalinSupremacy99d ago (Edited 99d 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.