Portal

[The Dennis]

I admit to enjoying the living hell out of TF2, but I really bought the Orange Box for Portal. I have to say that it didn't disappoint. The humor throughout the game is genius! And without giving away the ending, the credits are hilarious.

Thoughts! Go!

[KakTheInfected]

I played a few rooms, and while I can definetly enjoy something like this, it's gets boring pretty quickly.

[Arek the Absolute]

now you are thinkin with portal

[AMT]

I was surprised at how short it was, but even so, it was an awesome game. I'm looking forward to trying the challenge modes.

[big giant circles]

AWESOME game. really unique--never played anything like it before, and I doubt there will be many that manage to rip it off.

Hilarious, challenging, and just plain fun.

also, BEST. ENDING. EVAR

i must get the soundtrack (especially the credits music) to this game. MUST.

[I-n-j-i-n]

Nice addition to the Orange Box, but for $20, I'd feel ripped off.

[Imagist]

Speaking of Orange Box, Episode Two is just as awesome as Half-Life 2, if not more so. While Half-Life 2 was a little on the easy side and Episode One was so frustrating and had so rewarding elements it felt like a chore, Episode Two is both decently challenging and full of insanely fun new gameplay mechanics.

Also, holy crap the story is going somewhere cool now. The ending snuck up on me entirely.

[Imagist]

This is a double post because Portal is worthy of it. I have to say, I have no regrets that I did nothing but play Valve games and eat for the last fourteen hours.

[KakTheInfected]

I thought the ending was cool but the whole game feels like playing one really long Zelda dungeon with no variety. I want a sequel but maybe just a lil different.

[FiremanJoe]

Thankyou all for confirming my suspicions. =D I can't wait to play either Portal or the new Ep. I just wish I had some cash with which to buy this...

[Dunnowhathuh]

Thankyou all for confirming my suspicions. =D I can't wait to play either Portal or the new Ep. I just wish I had some cash with which to buy this...

Man, we gotta wait till next week haha. Dammit, why can't all games have a simultaneous release.

[sephfire]

also, BEST. ENDING. EVAR

Absolutely true. Best end credits sequence ever as well.

[Final Guard]

Coming from someone who played through Narbacular Drop (http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com/narbaculardrop.html) several times, I really want to play Portal so bad.

[!Nekko!]

Just got through beating the advanced levels. I'm not quite sure how you were supposed to beat the last one, but I did it in the most unorthodox fashion. I don't know if I have the patience for the challenges, though.

[eternal Zero]

Absolutely true. Best end credits sequence ever as well.

It was quite awesome.

[UnforgivingEdges]

Strong contender for game of the year. Awesome in almost every regard: gameplay, writing, pacing, and atmosphere. And the ending is so good.

[PlastikBag]

This was probably the most fun I've had playing a game in years. It was entertaining, hilarious, and extremely satisfying.

[The Damned]

Anyone check out the flash game (http://www.armorgames.com/games/portaltheflashversion_game.html)? Done by someone else, it's a 2D version. And if I had fun playing that, I'm thinking I should have fun playing the full version.

Not having played Half-Life 2, and seeing how fun just the 2D version is... maybe I will go pick up Orange Box.

[SirChadlyOC]

Go buy The Orange Box at Circuit City or Fry's if you haven't yet. They're both selling it for about $40 this week after taxes, but I'm sure it'll be back to retail prices by Sunday.

I haven't played anything other than Team Fortress 2. Not only that, but I played only as an Engineer for the first 4 or 5 hours straight.

But after I break my addiction, I shall give Portal a try. And HL2.

[suzumebachi]

is there a way to get Portal without buying the orange box (i already have HL2)? ...please don't say steam distribution. i would rather hang myself. seriously.

[The wingless]

I have portal sigs! HORRAY!

[Blaster1980]

is there a way to get Portal without buying the orange box (i already have HL2)? ...please don't say steam distribution. i would rather hang myself. seriously.

There's a Black Box that contains just Portal, TF2 & HL2 Ep 2 for PC users only.

[suzumebachi]

There's a Black Box that contains just Portal, TF2 & HL2 Ep 2 for PC users only.

no there's not. (http://www.joystiq.com/2007/05/19/half-life-2-black-box-gone-only-orange-box-remains/)

:(

[CHIPP Damage]

Ok, wait wait wait. I've got a good one. You ready? Here it goes. "What is Portal and what system is it for?" Waaahaaahaaaaaa! But seriously...

[Imagist]

To suzu: I think Orange Box is the only physical retail option. Although it doesn't make the limitation any less annoying, there's an option to transfer the HL2 and E1 rights to someone else via Steam, so you could get your money back by finding a friend to pay you for them.

Otherwise, it costs an exorbitant stand-alone amount on Steam.

[Darth Lime]

I saw some preview for it on Cinematech a while back and it looked like an awesome game. I just $40 and its mine. Bwhahahahaha

[PlastikBag]

Otherwise, it costs an exorbitant stand-alone amount on Steam.

What does? Portal? $20 is hardly an exorbitant amount for a 3-4 hour game with some extra challenge levels. Especially one that is so well scripted and well done.

[TehDonut]

k well this is my first post on OCR forums, though signed up on these forums about 9 months ago...and I hang around the IRC channel sometimes...but anyways...

Omg wow this game is amazing... personally i loved the credits song at the end...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6ljFaKRTrI if you wanna here it..the lyrics are there too..

I loved the personality of the robot...GLaDOS or whoever it was..
just wanted to put my two cents in about this great game...worth the money IMO (at least the orange box is)
If you haven't beaten or played the game yet just look carefully at some of the walls and you will know why "the cake is a lie!"


lol I also found something interesting - http://aperturescience.com/
type login and the password is portal
from there you can explore it on your own...

[Legion303]

Amazing game. I was cracking up most of the way through.

-steve

[kitty]

Speaking of www.aperturescience.com you can also use the login: cjohnson and password: tier3 to get a different result.

[anosou]

Make a mac version already! or at least a console one!
I hate to admit it but this game looks sweet. Really sweet.
and I'm one of those "I-don't-like-valve-or-FPSs"guys..

GET ON WITH IT! THIS IS SO INNOVATIVE YOU HAVE TO GIVE IT TO US ALL!

[JoeFu]

Such an awesome game. I love the voice of the turrets.

Ending song is like the best song ever.

Companion Cube <3 ftw!!!!

[Doulifée]

Such an awesome game. I love the voice of the turrets.

Ending song is like the best song ever.

Companion Cube <3 ftw!!!!

seconded.

Please put me down! - I don't blame you

[TehDonut]

Make a mac version already! or at least a console one!


well anso, they released the orange box for xbox360...and they are releasing it for ps3 soon too.
But i don't think and official mac version will be released...

[Imagist]

I invited your friend Companion Cube but he couldn't come because you murdered him. I invited all your other friends but they couldn't come because you don't have any other friends.

[anosou]

well anso, they released the orange box for xbox360...and they are releasing it for ps3 soon too.
But i don't think and official mac version will be released...

Then I guess I'll eventually get a PS3 though. Xbox ain't my thang ;)
thanks for the info donut my friend

[sephfire]

Don't count on anything Mac from Valve for a while. Gabe Newall has expressed strong distaste for Mac as a gaming platform in general.

[Airwalker]

:shock: Absolutely brilliant.

Even if it was a tad short, I don't feel like I wasted $20 at all.

Actually, the first I heard of this game, I stumbled on the credit sequence and I immediately had to find the game it belonged to. I read a little about it, and bam, I just had to buy it. Sure, it kinda spoiled the ending, but knowing all of the context, I still smiled.

[anosou]

Don't count on anything Mac from Valve for a while. Gabe Newall has expressed strong distaste for Mac as a gaming platform in general.

The bastard!
I'm glad I don't like other Valve stuff that much then. Mainly because I never played it lol

[Wintermute]

How...informed and intelligent of you. =/
IMO, Valve is pretty much the best in the business now.

[Antipode]

How...informed and intelligent of you. =/
IMO, Valve is pretty much the best in the business now.

I'm beginning to agree. Valve not only has some excellent games, but I think Steam keeps getting better and better as a delivery service.

[Citris]

Then I guess I'll eventually get a PS3 though. Xbox ain't my thang ;)
thanks for the info donut my friend

Moer leik GAYbox amirite ?!?!?!?!?lololololol


Anyway. I'm glad this is for PC as well. I'm getting this.

[anosou]

How...informed and intelligent of you. =/
IMO, Valve is pretty much the best in the business now.

Stop making me cry for not playing pc games ,_,

[Vivi22]

Don't count on anything Mac from Valve for a while. Gabe Newall has expressed strong distaste for Mac as a gaming platform in general.

Not surprising. The Source engine (on which all Valve games are currently built) uses DirectX quite heavily; something Macs don't support. Releasing on a platform without it would require some serious re-tooling of the games, which is probably why EA is handling the PS3 port.

[eternal Zero]

I invited your friend Companion Cube but he couldn't come because you murdered him. I invited all your other friends but they couldn't come because you don't have any other friends.

You had to put on subtitles in that sequence to get the full feel. If you haven't, give it a try, you won't be displeased.

[TehDonut]

"Cake and grief counseling will be served at the conclusion of this test. Thank you for helping us help you help us all"

That's probably my favorite quote.

[UnforgivingEdges]

Then I guess I'll eventually get a PS3 though. Xbox ain't my thang ;)

So awesome games aren't your thing? Maybe you should find a new hobby.

[The Damned]

Now, now... let's not get into another console fanboy fight. We've all had enough of those.

[Merk]

Mac Users:
Portal apparently runs under WINE in Linux (http://appdb.winehq.org/objectManager.php?sClass=version&iId=9432), maybe it would run under WINE in OS X

[atmuh]

Now, now... let's not get into another console fanboy fight. We've all had enough of those.

its not a matter of being a fanboy
its a matter of being an idiot

[The wingless]

I swear to you, Overclocked Remix... I will not rest until I have made the world's first and best and ONLY remix of the end credits theme.

I SWEAR, THEREBY, I FORESWEAR!

[sephfire]

I was thinking about remixing that, but I'd rather somebody do it who is worthy to remix such brilliance.

[The Damned]

I swear to you, Overclocked Remix... I will not rest until I have made the world's first and best and ONLY remix of the end credits theme.

I SWEAR, THEREBY, I FORESWEAR!

Countdown to awesomeness initiated!

[Airwalker]

I swear to you, Overclocked Remix... I will not rest until I have made the world's first and best and ONLY remix of the end credits theme.

I SWEAR, THEREBY, I FORESWEAR!

I'm counting on you! At the very least, do it for the weighted companion cube.

[eternal Zero]

its not a matter of being a fanboy
its a matter of being an idiot

What's the difference?

[atmuh]

i am in no way a fanboy of anything anymore (used to be a nintendo person haha) just takes brains to not buy a ps3 and get a 360 instead

but ANYWAYS
just beat this
WOW

[TehDonut]

Maybe this calls for the top 50 remixers to collaborate and make one giant super fun hyper happy mix

[DjSammyG]

We're collabing at magfest. I do declare. Still alive '08.

[Dead Hex]

Why would you remix it, it is perfect. No flaws. Perfect.

[kitty]

I swear to you, Overclocked Remix... I will not rest until I have made the world's first and best and ONLY remix of the end credits theme.

I SWEAR, THEREBY, I FORESWEAR!

I'm looking forward to this so you better deliver.

[The wingless]

Why would you remix it, it is perfect. No flaws. Perfect.

Because I can, you fat fuck!

[Doulifée]

I swear to you, Overclocked Remix... I will not rest until I have made the world's first and best and ONLY remix of the end credits theme.

I SWEAR, THEREBY, I FORESWEAR!

*takes notes*

[Knives]

KEEP THE LYRICS THOUGH! If possible, and just change everything else in your end credits theme remix for portal.

[The wingless]

KEEP THE LYRICS THOUGH! If possible, and just change everything else in your end credits theme remix for portal.

Bitch, I do whatever.

[UnforgivingEdges]

I swear to you, Overclocked Remix... I will not rest until I have made the world's first and best and ONLY remix of the end credits theme.

I SWEAR, THEREBY, I FORESWEAR!

Too late. My friend irez already made an electro remix of the song.

[!Nekko!]

I made a gabber remix of the song before it was even released.

[The wingless]

Too late. My friend irez already made an electro remix of the song.

s-s-so... it... it probably isn't even good, anyways.

I... I have to go.

::runs up the stairs sobbing::

[Dead Hex]

Because I can, you fat fuck!

Ok wangless.

...I'm not fat... *sniff*

[TheCatPhysician]

oh, i get it

you guys are pretending you're on gaia

haha good one

[The Dennis]

Anyone else having trouble with the challenges? I've done all golds on the 'least portals' ones, and half the 'least time' ones... but I can't even get a bronze on any of the 'least steps' ones. There's just something frustrating about jumping out of a portal and having a landing cost me 4 steps.

[Citris]

So I just beat it. I'm almost in tears at how awesome that was.

Also the first time I watched myself fall through a hole in the floor while stepping out of the wall at the same time bended my mind. My mind was bended.

EDIT:



Also chasing myself down an inter-dimensional hallway I made was one of the coolest things I've ever done in a game. EVER.

[TehDonut]

Anyone else having trouble with the challenges? I've done all golds on the 'least portals' ones, and half the 'least time' ones... but I can't even get a bronze on any of the 'least steps' ones. There's just something frustrating about jumping out of a portal and having a landing cost me 4 steps.

Ok well for steps you need to realize that steps only count when you touch the ground with a certain force. So when you want to travel just shoot a portal on the ground where you want to go and another portal right below you. You should be in an inifinite loop of going through one portal and going straight back down into the other portal. When you exit through the portal of your destination quickly shoot another portal ( the color of your destination portal) and you will land softly and it won't count to your steps. This is probably the strategy that you will use the most in the steps challenges.

[Yoshi3gg]

This game not only met, but greatly exceeded my expectations, and the Coulton song at the end was the icing on the.. uh... c..cake.

[Dunnowhathuh]

Australia got shafted (again). We have to wait till next week to get the damn game - the whole orange box for that matter. What's even cooler is, the guys at EB said they weren't even 100% that we'd get it next week. So, we pay more for games and gaming devices that we have to wait longer for and now we don't get access to Portal and it's friends for a full two weeks (or more) after it gets released in the States. It's bloody awesome being an Aussie gamer.

[Cecilff2]

Hey people that don't have it, until you do, there's also this. (http://www.armorgames.com/games/portaltheflashversion_game.html)
level 38 kinda gets odd problems with the cubes though. It's still solvable though.

[Wintermute]

s-s-so... it... it probably isn't even good, anyways.

I... I have to go.

::runs up the stairs sobbing::

CRY SOME MORE!

[EvilHorde]

Picked up Orange Box today, the release date in Europe. Naturally I bought it for TF2 - been waiting for a decent TF for almost ten years now dammit - but I decided to test out Portal right away too. And damn, I like it so far. Great sense of humor in there and awesome, very clever puzzles.. WORLD-NEEDS-MORE-PUZZLE-GAMES. So every now and then when for some reason I find myself NOT playing TF I might give this baby a decent GO.

[RoeTaKa]

Too fucking short, ok it was a great 2 hours but now I don't touch it. Why would I wanna do those puzzles in less steps, when I would've been greatful for a longer experience. And then it was all to easy aswell...

Pushover on the snes is an awesome puzzle game, it's actually hard too.

[D.Radium]

For those who felt that Portal was a little too short (though not detracting from how awesome it was), look no further.

Now, you can import the Portal game tech into Half Life 2 itself (http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/17/half-life-2-portal/) for an entirely new gameplay experience.

Looks like my weekend just went bye-bye.

[Inimitable]

Technically, you're importing Half-Life 2 into Portal. ;)

[Barnsalot]

I need to get this game.

[RedFusion]

Just searched this thread, doesn't seem to have a mention about newgrounds --

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/404612
>> Portal Flash version

There's a flash 2D game which is very much based off Valve's Portal.

Though I don't know too much about the HL2 version of Portal, this 2D one's a puzzler, but it's fun and challenging.

It's a pretty good flash game, might wanna check it out if you've got Portal cravings, or not, otherwise.

[The Damned]

You obviously didn't check the first page, then.

[RedFusion]

You obviously didn't check the first page, then.

Lol, excuse me for not seeing your post then.
Mind you, I DID read the first page, but, you must have your forum view settings to shows more posts on the front page. ;)

Seeing as I don't really have an interest in HL2 or Portal itself, I didn't read further - I just thought you guys would be interested in the flash game.

[Gerbah]

Awesome, thanks for the link on the whole "importing Half-Life into Portal" dealie! It's got a few bugs (getting stuck sometimes, portals not appearing, and Combine not actually shooting), but it's still very, VERY neat to be able to do what I wanted to do: Place a portal behind some Combine and blast them in the back of the head with a shotgun in my own safe little corner.

[Hy Bound]

Just beat HL2 ep2... and damn! that was friggin' good. I kinda saw it coming close to the end, but still... WOW.

[eternal Zero]

The best part about Portal for me is the fact that it -is- set in the HL universe. I would say more, but those would be spoilers. And those of you that I want to know already know what I'm driving at.

[Jaybell]

Word of advice: Don't shell out sixty bucks for a game that doesn't run on your shitty computer.

:(

I want to play this game SO SO SO MUCH. Why must my computer be made of shit?

[The wingless]

...your computer can't even run one of the most power-unintensive games in the modern market? You can't even run Portal, which is ostensibly, levels comprised of small rooms?

BWA HA HAHAHA. Oh wow.

That's so pathetic, I'll *buy* you a computer.

[The Mutericator]

Word of advice: Don't shell out sixty bucks for a game that doesn't run on your shitty computer.

:(

I want to play this game SO SO SO MUCH. Why must my computer be made of shit?

Look on the bright side, you can log into your Steam account on a better computer and it will let you download the whole thing (or reload it from the same CD) for free.

[TehDonut]

...your computer can't even run one of the most power-unintensive games in the modern market? You can't even run Portal, which is ostensibly, levels comprised of small rooms?

BWA HA HAHAHA. Oh wow.

That's so pathetic, I'll *buy* you a computer.

Wait, does that offer stand for anyone? :shock:

[!Nekko!]

lol nerd elitism

[Citris]

Wait, does that offer stand for anyone? :shock:

Ditto. My comp barely ran it. I just dealt with it because I wanted to play so badly.

...I have 128MB of RAM...

[!Nekko!]

Just so put it out there.

HL2 Specs.

Minimum: 1.2 GHz Processor, 256MB RAM, DirectX 7 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection

Recommended: 2.4 GHz Processor, 512MB RAM, DirectX 9 level graphics card, Windows 2000/XP, Mouse, Keyboard, Internet Connection


I was running it on my AMD 2400+ XP with 512MB Ram and Geforce 4 MX440. Didn't look great, but it ran fairly smooth. RAM is dirt cheap now anyway, so you should invest in some if you use your computer for more than surfing the web.

Edit: Here are the orange box specs.

1.7 GHz Pentium 4
512 MB system RAM
DirectX 8 compatible video card

[Jaybell]

Yeah, I'm guessing my graphics card is directx 7. It can play Half-Life 2 (which I am really loving). But when I try Portal, it goes "NOPE".

But when I think about it, my computer is like five dang years old, so this makes sense I guess. I really should get a new one. (Or have Wingless buy me a new one out of pity and elitism. :P)

This is why I rarely PC game. Because my computer is crappy. >_<

[zircon]

So, SO good. I bought this for $20 after all the hype, and at first I was skeptical. But it really is amazing. Fantastic atmosphere, great music & sound design, great humor, awesome gameplay. Took me about 4-6 hours total, I did die a lot (20-30 times) so I felt the challenge level was there. Not too many really annoying parts. The post-testchamber stuff is where I really began to enjoy it in earnest, particularly the end parts.

One thing that makes the game good is how it really makes you feel rewarded for figuring out how to do something. You genuinely feel smart and accomplished when you solve a difficult puzzle.

[Ramaniscence]

Yea, post test chamber stuff was the funnest part, WHICH is why I can't really wait for the next game with a Portal.

The game ITSELF seems like an experiment to see what kind of fun that could have with the Portal gun, and then after the testing putting it to a more "real world" less straight forward use. Now that the gun is loose....DUN DUN DUN

I'm also friends with GLaDOS on MySpace (http://www.myspace.com/gladosaperturescience) :o

[bladiator]

Wingless made this thread total win.

A+++ would read again.

[kamoh]

my roomie got it and finished in one sitting, I'm somewhere in the escape.
Fun concept, needs more real world (i.e. Halo or HL2) application.

[Skrypnyk]

Skrypnyk does weird shit when he's bored. (http://skrypnyk.escariot.net/music/No%20hard%20feelings.mp3)

[Citris]

GLaDOS is my favorite malevolent AI next to SHODAN.

[Knives]

Fun concept, needs more real world (i.e. Halo or HL2) application.

Like this?: http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/17/half-life-2-portal/

[Dunnowhathuh]

Keeps crashing on my computer for some reason. What I've managed to play so far is pretty fun though. Now, if only I can get the damn game to play for more then 10-15mins without crashing...

[Schwaltzvald]

Keeps crashing on my computer for some reason. What I've managed to play so far is pretty fun though. Now, if only I can get the damn game to play for more then 10-15mins without crashing...

Try this trick as it may help you...

- - - - -

A while back I kept getting errors to where when I have the high quality settings turned on for the games they would crash in a matter of minutes.

ESPECIALLY HL2: Ep1

So in my search to find a solution I found this on another forum which for me actually worked.

--- --- ---
Start Menu > Run > regedit

Surf down to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double click on "PagedPoolSize". Hexadecimal is listed first. Change the "Value Data" to one of these below:
(Note: You only need to enter EITHER Hexadecimal or Decimal. They both are the same.)

Megabytes Hexadecimal Decimal
192Mb 0c000000 201326592
256Mb 10000000 268435456
384Mb 18000000 402653184

I went with the 384Mb option

Once I was done I made sure to reboot my computer.
--- --- ---

When I tried the game again it ran flawlessly as well as all of the source games.

If any of you guys encounter an error referring to something about DX8 Index buffer or something like that, try that solution as it may help

[WesPip]

GLaDOS is my favorite malevolent AI next to SHODAN.
No no, GLaDOS is clearly the best AI ever.
She sings.

[Barnsalot]

Try this trick as it may help you...

- - - - -

A while back I kept getting errors to where when I have the high quality settings turned on for the games they would crash in a matter of minutes.

ESPECIALLY HL2: Ep1

So in my search to find a solution I found this on another forum which for me actually worked.

--- --- ---
Start Menu > Run > regedit

Surf down to this key:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Contro l\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double click on "PagedPoolSize". Hexadecimal is listed first. Change the "Value Data" to one of these below:
(Note: You only need to enter EITHER Hexadecimal or Decimal. They both are the same.)

Megabytes Hexadecimal Decimal
192Mb 0c000000 201326592
256Mb 10000000 268435456
384Mb 18000000 402653184

I went with the 384Mb option

Once I was done I made sure to reboot my computer.
--- --- ---

When I tried the game again it ran flawlessly as well as all of the source games.

If any of you guys encounter an error referring to something about DX8 Index buffer or something like that, try that solution as it may help

What exactly does this do?

[Dunnowhathuh]

Try this trick as it may help you...

Thanks for the suggestion. Yeh, I'm pretty sure I've been having severe paged pool memory issues ever since I got my new rig. Halo 2, Portal, Hellgate London Demo and a couple of other games I can't remember have all been having a crash fest on me they all crash the same way (screen goes black, looping sounds). Gave your suggestion a go and it seemed to do the trick but I can't be 100% certain, only gave it around 5mins. After I gave Portal a go, decided to see if the Hellgate demo would work but it still had the same problem. Will get around to trying Portal again when I have time (longer than 5mins this time) and hopefully I'll be able to play the whole way through. Thanks again.

[Schwaltzvald]

What exactly does this do?

It's an odd issue as it has to do with how memory is managed, in particularly with games that run on direct3d more so than ogl. My rig has about one gig of ram, plays Quake Wars, Quake 3A, Quake 4, FEAR+expansion beautifully, yet when it came to games that are dependant to direct3d, unless I was running on very low settings, would crash on me after a while.

I could be wrong, but my vid card was more or less catered to playing games likw Quake Wars (ogl) although it can play games like HL2 beautifully after I did the trick.

If any one else with more knowledge about the issue and how the trick alleviates the problem are more than welcomed to give more info.

Edit: Dunno, what's your system specs..? You might even have a hardware issue for all I know.

[Dhsu]

So I just beat it. I'm almost in tears at how awesome that was.

Also the first time I watched myself fall through a hole in the floor while stepping out of the wall at the same time bended my mind. My mind was bended.

EDIT:



Also chasing myself down an inter-dimensional hallway I made was one of the coolest things I've ever done in a game. EVER.
Sounds like someone never played Narbacular Drop (http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com/narbaculardrop.html)...

[Penfold]

Got to play Portal for the first time this weekend, and I've gotta say it's brilliant. I was expecting it to be good, but it turned out to be better than I imagined.

[BardicKnowledge]

Portal was a triumph all around -- I can't wait to see HL2: Episode 3 now though...I hope they fully integrate the Portal gun into the gameplay.

[Knives]

Portal beaten in 18 minutes in one sitting: Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koB2cEYjx8w), Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBe5WtrQG4)

A must-see for everyone, except probably those who are stilling waiting to get the game and don't want any spoilers or hints at how to complete the levels, though the guy does it so fast I doubt watching this video gives away much of anything except the silly humor valve implemented.

[BardicKnowledge]

^that's slick. Has it been posted to speeddemosarchive yet?

[Knives]

I think Groobo (the guy who did that run) may still try again for a faster time before submitting to SDA. There's actually a big portal thread on the SDA forums where he's contributing along with other portal enthusiasts and speedrunners on how to beat the levels in the fastest manner possible, so the video sort of did originate from SDA, but has yet to be submitted and posted.

[Fishy]

Fucking hell, that was bar-none the greatest game I've ever played. Great idea, well executed with a beautiful sense of humour. The sudden change of atmosphere was superb, and the puzzles were challenging but do-able. Also, best ending/credits to a game aswell. I can't wait to see if they incoporate this gun into any other HL titles.

I loved the feeling of being this guinea pig to some maniacal AI that probably killed the entire Aperture staff itself. The way it tries to convince you otherwise was a constant source of entertainment.

[Wacky]

"Good news. I figured out what that thing you just incinerated did. It was a morality core they installed after I flooded the enrichment center with a deadly neurotoxin to make me stop flooding the enrichment center with a deadly neurotoxin. So get comfortable, while I warm up the neurotoxin emitters."

"2+2 is… 10… in base four."

"There was even going to be a party for you. A big party that all your friends were invited to. I invited your best friend the companion cube. Of course, he couldn't come because you murdered him. All your other friends couldn't come either because you don't have any other friends because of how unlikable you are. It says so here in your personnel file: Unlikable. Liked by no one. A bitter, unlikable loner whose passing shall not be mourned. SHALL. NOT. BE. MOURNED. That's exactly what it says. Very formal. Very official. It also says you're adopted, so that's funny too."

"Look - we're both stuck in this place. I'll use lasers to inscribe a line down the center of the facility, and one half will be where you live, and I'll live in the other half. We won't have to try to kill each other or even talk if we don't feel like it."

This must be what SHODAN is like if she had the Girl's sense of humour. And Petulance.

I loled. I am still lolling.

[Fishy]

GLADOS is actually the best character ever. She was so good at creeping you out and making you laugh at the same time.

[Antipode]

So now wacky you see why everyone wouldn't shut up about this game just recently. I think the writing is probably the best of any game I've played.

"We had some fun though, right? Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit and I was all like "goodbye" and you were all like "NO. WAY." and then I was like "we pretended we were going to kill you!" That was great..."

[Barnsalot]

I hope they don't mess it up if they make a sequel.

[Alexis]

Portal beaten in 18 minutes in one sitting: Part 1 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koB2cEYjx8w), Part 2 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JfBe5WtrQG4)

A must-see for everyone, except probably those who are stilling waiting to get the game and don't want any spoilers or hints at how to complete the levels, though the guy does it so fast I doubt watching this video gives away much of anything except the silly humor valve implemented.

That's friggin insane. It also pissed me off when he got past one part near the end in about two seconds and it took me like 15 minutes.

[Effef]

I cannot stop playing TF2. Whenever I can, I will pick up Portal.

[maniater]

Portal Samething goes for me i bought the game for portal XD enough of those other games, i wanted to see how portal was and what i got in the end was not happy i was in shock it was the best game i have played ina long time. Current Chart Chrono Trigger Tales of Symphonia and now Portal man very good game XD.

[anthonium]

Weighted Companion Cube Case Mod = <3!!!!

I so want to make this: http://www.bit-tech.net/modding/2008/01/21/the_weighted_companion_pc/1

[Shadow Wolf]

I have portal sigs! HORRAY!

Now that you mention it, Wingless, where did those sigs come from? Because if I've got my timeline right, you had that sig WAY before portal came out.