Metacritic users strike again: Portal 2 gets slew of negative reviews

This is something I did not expect. In what almost seems like a repeat of Dragon Age II’s slew of negative Metacritic user reviews, Portal 2 has been ripped a new one by much of the review aggregator’s community.

[Pozzle]

Good thing nobody cares about Metacritic user reviews.

[Anon1974]

Indeed. When users can go "I did not play this game. It's dumb. 1 out of 10," and have that factored into a score - kinda makes you question what use that metric is.

Now all metacritic needs to do is ditch those sites that just troll for hits in their reviews, like Destructoid. At what point do you start pulling reviewers when the quality of their work takes a nosedive like in Destructoid's case.

[heroicjanitor]

Yeah, there really should be some kind of quality control. "Waah there is day one dlc - 0 out of 10". That is not a review. I have no impression of how good the game is from someone moaning about their idiotic principles.

[thor]

There IS quality control, at least for the professional reviews. Each site is given a weighting based upon its influence, popularity, quality etc. and then this is used to weight the average accordingly. Not saying it's perfect, but they have at least thought of that.

The user reviews you can ignore, unless they are well-written.

[darthv72]

I can see this type of behavior when it comes to an exclusive and one side is trying to undermine the other.

This game is not exclusive. So.....WTF? Why try and bring down a perfectly good multiplatform game.

[Commander_TK]

Except MLD. He fucking loves that site.

http://youtube.com/generalm...

[VictoriousB13]

Lol that whole comment screams "Destructoid doesn't like the same games I do so they must suck".

[Heartnet]

BOy i love how people only listened to reviews when it suuits them :) saying Day 1 dlc and making it a low review score is valid since having day 1 dlc means they could have put that into the game instead of charging u alot for it

[HolyOrangeCows]

@Commander_TK

That's because, like the large amount of negative reviews for Portal 2 on Metacritic, MLD is a troll. He flip flops more than Obama on a pancake in Bush's pan! That's like, 3 levels of flip flopping.

[ikkokucrisis]

Yea Victorious,

Destructoid DOES suck, welcome to reality man...

[heroicjanitor]

@Heartnet

It isn't valid, it is childish and petty. Day one dlc has nothing to do with whether the content on disc is worth the money.

[LOGICWINS]

A lot of bitter people out there.

[darthv72]

why is that? Seems to me all 3 are equally entertaining. Why single out one from another?

[sobekflakmonkey]

@darthv72

I think he said that because, to be honest the 360 version of portal 2 is pretty ugly looking in comparison to the ps3/pc versions of portal 2, no doubt they are all entertaining, but honestly, look at screen shots of all three versions side by side, theres huge differences, visually that is. (im not siding with anybody or anything either...just saying.)

[creatchee]

I bought it on the PS3 (for the Steam integration), but I've seen the 360 version both on an HDTV at the store and in standard def at my friend's. The game looks fine on both consoles.

Besides - if you're playing Portal 2 for the graphics, you're missing the point.

[macky301]

Or Metacritic for that matter,..

Remember the days when people valued games on the amount fun you personally had with them,..

I guess, it is a good thing we have some kind of compass, so we don't buy a complete shit..

But metacritic scores are not an average score, because they value (ponder) different sites differently,..so I don't know.

It is best to find some outlets from authors, that have similar taste as you, when it comes to similar genre of game.

[Blaine]

Personally, reviews have absolutely no effect whether or not I'll buy a game. Hell, most of the reviews I ever watch are of games I already bought! I watch them a few days later (you know, you just bought a new game, play it like crazy for a few days--everyone does it!) just for kicks, see if the reviewer feels the same way I do.

I watch so many preview videos and trailers, and read up on so many news, I always know whether or not I'll buy a game a long time before the reviews hit anyway. And once they do hit, even if I'm still on the fence about a game, I'm so skeptical about reviews these days that they don't affect my decision at all.

[Downtown boogey]

It is an average.

[bozebo]

I don't like reviews because a game has to be bad to get a score worse than 8/10. They give nearly every game 9 or 10 for some reason. TBH, for a game to get 10/10 it has to be perfect. Even the likes of FF7, MGS and OOT should only get 9/10 (even though I couldn't describe any way in which they aren't perfect).

And what's with sports games crowding the top spots on metacritic? I understand it is just a side effect of the way they do things but in general I don't think sports games should be considered in the same way 'creative games' should be.

Also any site that only has scores out of 5 is instantly a failure, there isn't enough precision there. But anyway, the opinionated body of text itself is far more important than the score - it's the review itself that lets a consumer make a proper decision. Scores are only there so a review site can have their name on a box cover along with a clearly BS perfect 10/10 score which every damn game somehow achieves. So... yeah. Metacritic means nothing, not just user reviews but all reviews.

[lelo2play]

I haven't read any reviews for Portal 2.... because... spoilers.

Is the game only 4 hours long ?

4 hours long doesn't deserve a full price for a game... no matter how good it is.

[Kran]

God no. 10 hours at least.

Those trolls are just those who hate Valve because its not Half Life 3.

[KotC]

Yeah it's about 10 hrs long and I will put my bubbles in danger by saying I thought the game was a little boring. To me playing Portal 2 was kinda like the library levels in Halo CE.

[wicko]

The library level was one of my favourites actually. It has absolute shit level design, as its ridiculously repetitive and flat, but fighting the flood was a lot of fun IMO, the different enemy types made that level interesting.

[bozebo]

What Kotc said. Portal 2 was far too easy and short and plain. It does certainly have good points, I lolled a lot. But the puzzles are er.. wait, it's a puzzle game? I didn't notice :/

Also, it's more like 7 hours and 3 minutes long.

- and library was excellent on Legendary mode :D so much fun.

[starchild]

I've said it many times - user reviews on metacritic are next to worthless.

Overall Metacritic scores are not gospel either, but at least journalists have some kind of reputation to maintain. Unlike anonymous users who can write any old random crap with zero sense of responsibility or fear of consequences.

[Downtown boogey]

PC users are AGAIN complaining about developers focusing on the console version (whether true or not) even though many of them won't even be paying for the game.

[metsgaming]

lol the user reviews are a lot of the time more accurate of what the game really deserves. But in some cases the trolls come out in bunches. In the end im more inclined to listen to the people who actually have the game then reviewers or the trolls, which sometimes you cant tell which is which.

[saladthieves]

Just a bunch of raging fanboys and people who can't complete a puzzle game, all very angry to the bone, that's all.

Just like Pozzle said, nobody cares about Metacritic user reviews.

[RedSky]

It's a protest score obviously. Most of the people giving it 1-3/10 will probably still play it and enjoy it.

Before DLC and overly frequent sequels, game releases came as major releases and expansion packs.

Sequels used to see improved graphics instead of being almost identical but with a new skin, and time wasn't wasted developing massively overpriced and generally worthless DLC content. That effort went towards an expansion pack that was actually worth playing.

Not saying Portal 2 mirrors this exactly, but it's just particularly disappointing considering how good value Valve's games used to be (Orange Box, HL2) and how they previously avoided charging for updates and were willing to release them for free (and still to some extent do).

After all, do you think they weren't massively profitable then?

If you guys acquiesce to every move the industry takes towards extracting more money from you for less, what do you think will prevent Kotick's plan of charging subscriptions for games like CoD? What do you think will stop game length from getting shorter and shorter, and unecessary sequels offering less and less content from getting more frequent?

[NCAzrael]

The only time Valve has ever charged for an update or true DLC (the stupid hats/skins/gestures/etc is not true DLC) has been because Microsoft forced them to. PC releases are still free, and will probably remain that way for as long as they are in business. All this crying over "Day One DLC" and short gameplay length and lack of graphic upgrades are bullshit, plain and simple.

First, as I said, all the little dress up items don't count for shit as far as DLC goes. If they were charging for additional levels on day one, then sure, I'd be bitching right along with everyone else.

As for the length of the game, it's Portal, what did you honestly expect? I've blown through the first Portal in a handful of hours on my laptop at work on a slow afternoon. And not only is Portal 2 longer, it's also vastly improved on the variation and complexity of the gameplay. Maybe some people don't get that much out of it, but I played through Portal at least 10 times from start to finish since it was released. It appeals to me, and has high replay value. After finishing Portal 2, I can tell it's going to be the same way. And to top it off, there's a great amount of replay with the multiplayer. And thanks to the mod tools, we'll have all sorts of insane new levels to run through in a matter of months, not to mention the almost guaranteed stuff that Valve will throw at us.

And as for the bitching and whining about graphics, all I can say is get over it. I am a self professed graphics whore (I could easily blow an entire paycheck on a video card and not think twice about it) and I thought the game looked great. Source may be an old engine, but it's designed to be updated so that new titles aren't limited by old tech. The level design in Portal 2 was fantastic, the textures were superb, and the lighting was awesome. Throughout the entire game I never for even a moment thought to myself "wow, these graphics looks really dated."

Considering the fact that Valve is one of the few developers left who doesn't cater to douchebags like Kotick's vision of the future of gaming, I find it kind of sad to see so many people hurling accusations at them. Oh boo hoo, the game didn't release as early as the leaked copies and we had to PLAY GAMES to get it released earlier than the announced release time. Yeah, I would have been happy to have it release on Friday, but so what? It still released almost 12 hours early, and that's something considering how many games are constantly delayed in this industry.

Guess it doesn't matter, though. Haters are going to hate, and that's fine, 'cause Portal 2 (and Valve for that matter) can weather all the cry babies until the next big thing to hate comes out.

[bozebo]

Well. If they charged subscriptions for cod people just wouldn't play it.

You have a vote, It's called your wallet, use it (or... don't use it actually :P)

I never buy any dlc or partake in microtransactions. It isn't hard.

EA are trying to change how they operate due to financial feedback. So it must work.

Also, NCAzrael. If you look closely then yes, Valve are slowly turning the way of the devil, but it isn't as big a deal as a lot of people make it out to be :P

The one severe problem with valve games now is that they take windows cursor input instead of direct cursor input - which totally breaks any game for people who have very high mouse dpi but low in-game sens. Hence why the css competitive scene is dieing since they made the change and refuse to admit that it is a problem. (it's in portal 2 too)

The Source engine is incredible. It was designed future proof, all they've had to do since is add extra stuff, fix small issues and dial up the quality settings. A lot of people say it's outdated but they are usually idiots :P

[RedSky]

I'm not saying Valve is a particularly bad example, if anything it's held out longer than most other gaming companies.

But it is a slippery slope when it comes to pay models.

People pay for P2P internet gaming through Xbox Live, for example. Personally I think this is ridiculous and would never give them a cent for such a rip off.

But what's to say, now that every gaming executive can see from Microsoft's example that there is a market for this, from pushing it further? Who's to stop them charging a modest fee for multiplayer FPS access of say $3 a month then slowly ramping it up to WoW levels? After all, with enough mass advertisement, mainstream/casual gamers will obviously run like sheep to the slaughter for the next "insert milked franchise here".

Sure they'll justify it with additional content but as now with DLCs, they'll be nowhere near worth the cost.

[Xof]

I don't get why low metacritic scores always make people blame some small minority for "spamming" votes and skewing the statistic.

If the average rating is a 6 or a 7 or whatever... that's the average rating. The more you disagree with that, the more of an outlier YOU are. It's profoundly silly to assume you represent the majority and everyone who disagrees with you the minority when there's a slew of objective data pointing in the opposite direction.

[ReBurn]

Normally that's the case. Especially when the data is objective. But Metacritic user scores are not objective. They're entirely subjective and lack any sort of control mechanism.

The majority of user ratings for every version seem to be either 9's and 10's or 1's and 0's with the odd average number mixed in. To me that says most people aren't being objective.

The only objective way to look at is to assume that none of the reviews are objective and not worry about them.

[Xof]

@reburn: the data IS objective, isn't it? The only way it wouldn't be would be if single individuals could vote dozens or hundreds of times. Yes, the scores are subjective, but when dealing with opinion, EVERYTHING is subjective.

These scores aren't supposed to indicate the quality of a given product so much as the "reception" of a given product--it's a measure of how the consumers, in general, feel.

[ReBurn]

The user metascore is a joke. It's almost as if the lower the user score is the better the game. I don't understand why every forum has to be a battlefield in some contrived video game war.

[TheMrMadzen]

It's probably butt-hurt Xbox gamers, who didn't get Steam support

[Emilio_Estevez]

96,95,96 for actual scores....Plenty of trolls in the user section though. Clearly a lot of buthurt crybabies there.

[kingdavid]

I just dont understand what there is to be so butthurt about.

Chances are theyll see some half life at e3 so whats the problem? This game is great.

I understood L4d2 because it released so close to l4d1 but this is completely different..

[Saladfax]

Some people were upset about the Potato Sack deal on Steam, calling it greed when all it really did was promote indie devs like crazy.

Some people are upset about silly and trivial Day One DLC. It's honestly such vestigial content that only really serious collectors or enthusiasts will snag it. It adds nothing to the overall appeal to a massively great game, but for some reason people who won't buy it like to complain that it exists.

So yeah, I have a bit of a, "Oh c'mon," reaction to them padding profits like that, but it really isn't any different than costumes in LittleBigPlanet or skins in League of Legends.

Honestly, microtransactions in a larger capacity in gaming (as long consumers don't let it go overboard) are a really good idea. It allows users to tailor the experience to their preferences while getting proper feedback to developers regarding what the players like. It even potentially lowers the base price (see League of Legends = free).

Of course, unbalancing multi-player or changing facets of the core game is going too far, but even some of the micro-expansions for games like Dragon Age or Mass Effect don't really alter things too drastically. Paying for them isn't necessary to enjoy the experience of the game.

TL;DR: The game is really good (just finished it). People are whining for stupid reasons. Because they're stupid.

[bozebo]

Well, LoL is a free game apart from skins/boosts/other way to get runes. So they are entirely justified in following a microtransactions model.

Portal 2 is a fully priced game that has practically no play time if you compare it to other fully priced games.

I would hardly count skins as day 1 dlc though :P So yeah people are overreacting.

If it was something like a pack of levels, outrage would be justified. Especially if the content physically exists in software form on a hardware disk (in my opinion, that legally means you already own the content...). So even with skins and emotes they are storing the software on your hardware along with the rest of the content which you paid for. Which either means that legally you are stealing or valve are stealing... But obviously there is a logistical reason why it must be that way - otherwise only people who bought skins/emotes would see them and there would be no point in buying them (because they wouldn't be able to show off the cheap e-peen that they want to justify their purchase of).

Going back to things like LoL - having a skin shows you are more dedicated to that character (making the opponents think of you as more of a challenge, even if subconsciously) and that you support riot games - it's different for a free game .

[Lone]

Potato sack deal, pure head-up-the-*** nonsense on the part of the complainers. You can't really ***** about something that is/was entirely voluntary. Nobody had to buy that incredibly cheap bundle of quality indies, or play the games if they had them already. We all knew the release date and Valve stuck by their word about an early release time. Nobody got stiffed and we played early. Win-win from every angle. In some cases it seemed like people were replacing the simple rules of the offer with rumors; befriending this or that person on Steam, having so many potato's got you it earlier, etc...just stupid. Valve is not a stupid or devious company, they'd have explained it different if the rules had been.

@Bozebo;

"
Portal 2 is a fully priced game that has practically no play time if you compare it to other fully priced games."

This makes no sense as a response to anything in the thread and between it and your other comment I get the impression you didn't even play the game. It's 8 hours on average and most non-RPG releases fall into that range. And that doesn't even count the unique co-op that nearly doubles the play time or community additions. Whatever the case it's a mistake to value a game by dollar per hour.

[Ahasverus]

Wahahah they are Activision guys trying to not let gamers real worthy FPS with true content :P

Nah jk; and PC gamers ask why they are considered a joke.
What would they gain if the best game of the year (yet) doesn't sell? I'll answer: more generic games. Portal NEEDS to sell.

[fluffydelusions]

I just popped it in to my PS3 :)

[Emilio_Estevez]

They just need to get rid of user scores already and maybe kick some reviewers out while they're at it.

[Finger-Eater]

No one cares about you butt hurt fans. Getting my copy in a few hours.

[Lamarthedancer]

The same happened for Uncharted 2

It's got a high Metacritic but most reviews were mariking it down as ones and zeros because the game rating was too high...I mean wtf

[Kran]

And I could have sworn the game got Gamers choice awards and actual GOTY awards too. Uncharted 2 i mean ;P

[kingdavid]

Ive seen some retards do that.

Having a score as 0 and then as the comment they write "I am just bringing the score down to what it should be but its probably about an 8"

WTF?

[ape007]

also to mw2, lots of zeros LoL but who cares ?

[Gawdl3y]

That one is quite deserving of its horrendously low user score.

[SeraphimBlade]

"Yeah, stop supporting consoles so much! We don't like other people having fun, and don't care if it will yield ridiculous profit! Pander to us! Pander!"

Jebus, guys. There were some legitimate complaints about DAII, but you can NOT give a game a bad score because of how a company decides to market it. Do I have to give the "AAA games are expensive and need a wide audience to make profit" speech again?

Cliffhanger ending? I understand the frustration, but take a deep breath and think about how much fun you had getting there before you start flaming.

[HenryFord]

Complaining about the cliffhanger... The Portal 1 ending was a HUGE cliffhanger, so wouldn't you kind of expect that? They are really making a game done for nothing...

And the console-debate is so...frustrating. If they actually could point out something which would make the PC-Version worst, I would consider it - but Portal 2 has an awesome performance on all gaming-systems, so why should I care who can play the game?

[Fishy Fingers]

Not many people take notice of metacritic let alone it's user scores. Generally if you buy based on reviews you'd already have a certain source in mind.

[Ace_1975]

I wouldn't trust the gaming media as far as I can throw them. I would take user reviews over bribe taking scum like IGN any day.

[kramun]

I suppose we should all trust trolls like you then Ace?

[Krimson-Rage]

I'm proud of the fact that I've never viewed a single Metacritic page in my life. Thank god for 'free will'!

[bobrea]

Isn't free will also what allows you to view a metacritic score if you so choose....

Just saying

[Krimson-Rage]

I mean that I have no need to seek 'guidance' in buying a game.
What else is Metacritic for (beyond being a troll magnet, apparently)?

[ChozenWoan]

Free?... Will?

Tell us more about this object. Is it big and shiny... we like the shiny. Oh the precious precious shiny.

[Dr Face Doctor]

Hehe, wow. Are there really this many attention-starved anally distressed individuals out there that are mad at Valve for nothing?

[Jakens]

Make up your own mind. Nobody can decide for you.

[nightmarex121]

Journalist reviews aren't any better it's just like the presidential election anymore, nothing but a popularity contest. If you have a good track record, and they like the company automatic good score. But i know why most of them are bad scores though b/c people were piss about the game shop thing mostly, there been a big discussion on v and reddit.

[gcolley]

i agree 100%. dragon age 2 is a good example. the professional reviews were not even close to the user reviews and i agreed with the user reviews

[kevnb]

Who cares.

[Solidus187-SCMilk]

Its been going on for years on many different sites. Even places like Amazon have morons on there giving 1 star ratings to things they havent tried just because they are raging fanboys. It happens to the user reviews of every big game on websites.

Hell, even indi games on xbox live have been down rated like this by morons.

Only morons take user reviews seriously, they are always full of haters giving 1s and zeros to games that deserve much better. not just metacritic, but everywhere.

[bobrea]

So what?

[humado]

why hate the game? its on the PS3 PC and 360 and they all look great,run great and fun O.o

[Gen0ne]

I'll have mine in exactly one hour... with MK in tow.

[StillFree]

some people just loves to hate what most people loves to like..

[Ninjamonkey82]

Buy it for your ps3 are pc and enjoy it tbh.

[blackhammer]

Probably won't play it for a year or so.

I didn't pose as a reviewer, but I am kinda pissed that there hasn't been any recent updates on Episode 3.

[Shackdaddy836]

You're not playing a game because they wont release a different game? Talk about flawed logic....

[Shackdaddy836]

They are all giving it 0s and 1s because
A. They are trolling
B. They were dumb enough to buy the extra dlc without reading what it was

morons...

[ILikeTurtles]

I bet that it is jealous 360 gamers...
(the 360 version is quiet, while the other versions are like a party).

pretty sad this "console war" thing, since it's possible to get a pc with way better specs than the consoles for less
300us$.

[ILikeTurtles]

less than*

[Neko_Mega]

This game makes me wish I could play with 360 and PC users on my PS3 and the other way around.

This game is fun and I don't see how you can cry about the game not being long, when its a puzzle game (Or what ever it is called).

Plus not everyone is going to finish it in a short time to, some people take longer, I played with a PC user and it took along time. I had to tell him to give the box to me.

I pretty much finish it for him.

[-Gespenst-]

Bunch of whingers. Why do they care so much? Just fucking deal with it. I pre-ordered this and I can't wait.

[Scudd]

The game is great, dont give a toss about the DLC, game is a good length, story is great, graphics are as good as the source engine has produced and its entertaining. OMG is says the word console in the pc version, it must be a port!!!! get a life whinging metatwats.

[bozebo]

Portal 2 is far worse than Portal 1. Not much else to say about it really...

[UP]

How?

[Bear_Grylls]

Yeah how?

I found portal 1 boring as hell but I came back to it after 6 months and finished it. Still found it boring corridor puzzle shooter, but portal 2 looks good.

[Shackdaddy836]

No...

[radphil]

"Portal 2 is far worse than Portal 1. Not much else to say about it really..."

Some steel logic right thur...

[Lone]

Yeah...you'll have to come up with something better than that. Unless the statement is universally understood it always needs support. Meaningless otherwise.

[seniorfrito]

I've never even heard of Metacritic user reviews before. And I've never listened to people's reviews before. You think I'm gonna start now? I've already bought the game and I came home with it at 11:30am and was playing it up till 4:00pm. That's five and a half hours already and I'm not even done with the game yet. Granted I am playing the co-op and it seems to be more difficult to coordinate with a friend even on splitscreen, but I can't imagine the singleplayer is much easier. People need to get over themselves and the elitism. It's really sad actually. They think they're so good that they need to complain about how easy a game is or how quickly the completed it. I don't know if it's so much as complaining as it is measuring their e-peen.

All I can say is day one, I have no DLC and I'm having a blast.

[Hyperguy20]

Don't people have anything better to do?

[gcolley]

if you are on the fence about buying a game, user reviews are still useful. if you can read through the crap there will always be legitimate concerns in there somewhere. then you can decide whether you care or not

all i see here is a bunch of people dissing a bunch of other people who dissed the game

[transformboy007]

portal 2 is an amazing one time experience. it is not worth 60 dollars. it seems like a lazy sequel. sorta like super mario galaxy 2. apparently the compete experience will take 16 hours. with no online, free roam , level creation, 40 dollars would seem reasonable. even the engine could be improved

[diehardgamer1000]

yep it has to be pc gamers,bitching abt the alleged focus on consoles.im sorry do u buy games in the first place?.....yah i thot so.

waiting for sm1 to act like im saying every pc gamer doesnt buy games

[anonym]

The PC version actually has the highest aggregate user score. Both console versions are lower, so I'm not sure how this is the fault of PC gamers.

[ATiElite]

typical Metacritic post no matter what the game is....

Screen Name...(whatever)
Systems owned....PSP Wii
Game being reviewed ....360/PS3/Pc

Yeah even though I haven't played (any game) yet it sucks. it is really boring and I don't like the graphics. My friends all say Halo/COD is way better even though none of them have played (any game) either. So I wouldn't buy it. I give it a 8/100 because of sucky game play that's not like HALO/COD.

[ironmonkey]

the fact that the ps3 version is the major superior version by miles, people are out their to purposely rate low cause the version they wanted is the worse one. to bad fanboys.

[Haseo106]

those people are so pathetic! I think most of them are xbox360 fanboys. they just mad because the PS3 and PC version can connect to each others. My advice to them:
"SUCK IT UP and MOVE ON, Pathetic B*tches"

[earbus]

Had orange box since release still cant be botherd finishing portal they should have just made expansion packs those robots look like shit. Not everything is a conspiracy ps3 fans or does the p in ps3 stand for paranoid.

[UP]

what conspiracy are you talking about?

[Rybakov]

i rented it to see how it ties into half life but im feel like there trying too hard with this one

[HaVoK308]

They share the same DNA as the average N4G user. Just read through the comments above. Some even managed to squeeze some console fanboyism in.

[firetaw]

i had a trippy ride playing portal 2 single player. now just need to play the multiplayer portion.

[Kluv]

I'm joining metacritic now to counteract these stupid irrational assholes.

[RedSoakedSponge]

They should make it so you cant rate a game without proof uv played it. Like maybe linking your PSN/Xbox Live account information to it. Might be hard to implement, but would get rid of all these dumb arseholes' reviews.

[Sizzon]

Wow, what a load of butthurt crybabies.

Valve Studios is a bunch of talented guys.

[outwar6010]

is the game really 4 hours long? i really wanted this oh well i'll wait until a price drop

[Nikobaxton]

It can be finished in 5-7 hours or so, or much less if you want to blaze through. Then, after the single player campaign is finished, you also have the excellent co-op mode that has its own unique set of puzzles that can take upto 8 hours to complete. And then there is valve's post-launch support, which is always excellent.

[BI0RAPTOR]

I would have thought in this day & age that on launch of a game going main stream in all gaming avenues that they would at least gives us all the opportunity to play the same game no matter our gaming preferences choice.??

[_LarZen_]

I found Portal 1 to be insane boring, but the hype about Portal 2 makes we want to try it...

So should I listen to the reviewers or the gamers at Metacritic?

[NnT3291]

why do they have to rate down Portal 2 ? it's a great game and it's not exclusive to any system.

[RyuDrinksTheDew]

ugh, Metacritic has become a disease in the gaming industry.