Portal - review

[Cintaria]

So the Orange Box arrived today Half Life2, Ep1, Ep2, Team Fortress 2 and Portal all for a nifty £25

Anywho - can't install all of them at once, so I've decided to go through Portal first and see if it's everything I expected it to be

The answer is, no, it is not.

To start off with, there's no plot! You

Spoilers

wake up in a room with the computer saying hi, nice to meet you. Then you run around for no apparent reason other than there's no where else to go. There are 19 levels in the game, and I didn't find any of them particularly difficult. Except the last one. There's a timer and it took me a minute to work out what to do >.>
The first time I died, was after I had done these 19 levels and had unlocked the advanced levels! And what's the deal with the 'help' and the 'the pie is a lie' thing!? There are all these little clues suggesting an actual plot, but there doesn't seem to be one... other than escape =/

OK, so it's pretty. A lot of games now are. And the portal system isn't new - I've seen it in Prey and Narbacular Drop, although Narbacular Drop is the first one to let users shoot the portals where-ever they want.

And the voice of the computer is very much so irritating >.<

And although I enjoy games that make you think, I found these to be very easy - even the expert games >.<

This is a nice game and I would recommend it for the fun factor and if you've got time to waste. If you're looking for a deep meaningful story and character development, try another game.

[Fallen-Angel]

The cake is a lie.

[Cintaria]

Flash version

[Wedgy]

Its a shame you were not woooooed with it as a hear people are loving it.

Well i think you may change your mind after trying this mod:
http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/...life-2-portal/
Check out the vid

Also the real review here:
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/arti...The-Orange-Box

[Laz]

I watched my son play one of the top levels (16?) and the computer voice of the laser thingys was hilarious. We wanted to get a quick replay for some of the quirky phrases.

[X-Buster!]

Shame that Valve are too busy polishing PC gamers' arses to update the console versions.

[Wedgy]

Originally Posted by X-Buster!

Shame that Valve are too busy polishing PC gamers' arses to update the console versions.

Yup with all those TF 2 updates my bum has become quite shiny.

I slid straight of the chair last time i sat down.

[Cintaria]

I've not played TF2 since I first got it
Been too busy with uni and girlfriend stuff