Be Excellent To Each Other

Thinking about it, I've definitely used my steam account (offline) on multiple PCs to play multiplayer HL2 before, so may be technically, if not entirely legally possible.

Only played an hour or so total, and up to chapter 3. The best word to describe it is "lovely".

Who else is getting the PS3 version? I'll be looking for a co-op buddy at some point. Although I suppose I could do the co-op mode on the PC, thinking about it...

I'll be getting the PC version (tonight probably), so I'll be interested in co-op fun at some point!

360 for me: friends and cheevos.

I want this bad, but... must... resist... wait... price... drop... Hnnngh...

Hopefully my copy of the PC version will have been delivered by now. I wasn't going to pre-order, but a combination of the reviews and wanting to play it before Internet Bastards spoiled the story swayed me. So to sum up: co-op me do!

I'm planning on grabbing the PS3 version in my lunch break today, although I suspect I'll actually play it on the PC for the most part. I take it it is the full PC version you get by purchasing the PS3 one, just one that's tied to the PS3 copy's licence?

Mine was delivered at 9:40am according to Amazon's tracker.

I must say that Sony choosing today to take PSN offline for "maintenance" was fantastic forward planning.

Thanks Sony!

Portal 2 get!

Gamestation had two sets of belmers trading DSis for 3DS, and neither could choose a colour to save their lives. I felt like shouting 'It doesn't matter which colour! It'll still give you headaches and make you look mentally disabled while you're playing it!'

Anyway Portal! Can't wait to get home!

Ohhhh, I really enjoyed the first one, how much game is there here?

Reviewers say 8-10 hours of single player and 5 or so hours of co-op.

It's in my greasy mitts, but I can't think about playing it while it's so nice outside, so I'm sat in the garden instead.

I have it. I may play it sometime soon

I bagsy an Dave for first co-op shenanigans!

What platform, Dave?

Ok, I'm too fucking hot out here now. Going inside to give this a whirl.

Just clocked it.


Wank.

Right, fuck PC Gamer's Facebook competition. Cunts. If I win it off them when they finally get around to announcing the winners, someone on here is getting a free copy.

*Spends money*

XBox, for reasons of controller and most likely platform for friends.

I've got a copy of the original Portal on Steam that I can gift to someone, so if you want it, say here and it's yours.

This could be romanista'a chance to find out what's so good about Portal!

11 GB?! Knew I should've set it off before footy.

Ironically, I'd be co-opping with you right now if you'd got PS3.

I'm about 1.5 hours in. So far, it's great - the script is particularly awesome.

Can't wait for my copy to arrive now.

2 hours, 7 minutes

Disappointed that the co-op is a different, shorty story. I suppose it would have to be though.

Surely it's better? Otherwise you're just playing the same thing through again with someone else.

I've played about half an hour of the single player so far and I'm loving it.

I don't play co-op games single-player first.

Bit good, innit? Looks beautiful on my 23" monitor too. It's amazing how they've continually made Source engine games look better and better. Unless you're on a console, of course.

No you wouldn't, considering PSN is still fucking down.

Bullshit

Oh, I want! Sent you a PM with my email!

Hello, lovely to meet you.

True story.

Much further in now, and DAYUM! It's ace! Looking forward to everyone completing it so we can start tentatively discussing SPOLIZRES.

Whatsisface, him who hangs round with Ricky Duhface, is actually really bloody good. I thought he'd be shit. I like the gels too.

Yeah he's really good in it, is Merchant. The whole thing is superbly written. Genuinely funny with so many subtle jokes thrown in. I reckon a second play through will be in order - at least - to truly soak it all in.

Mr Dave and I have almost finished the co-op section - some of the puzzles have really had us scratching our heads!

Finished the single-player last night. Effing ACE. Took me 9 hours according to Steam, although I bet a lot of that was standing around waiting to hear all the extra dialogue -- eg. at the very start of Chapter 9, when you're commanded to "Come back", go back and hang around for some bonus funny stuff. And if you want to get a cheevo:



It's rare that I buy games full-price on release day but I'm glad I did with this (although I won't deny getting it for £24 definitely sweetened the deal).

Mr Dave has covered me in goo, but at least we've saved science!

Finished! Absolutely fantastic. I didn't expect it to be anything but great, and it truly delivered.

Don't read SPLIOZERS until you've finished the story:

Single player done. Awesome. Game of the year. Really don't read spoiler.

This is genuinely the first time in AGES I'm left without even the slightest niggling regret about buying a game at launch. Totally worth it!

it was fun up until the part I'm at. It's now a bit tedious.

I'm hoping it'll get back to fun again soon.

I told Miss Malabar to keep me away from Game or I'd buy this.

She never fucking listens.

I discovered my GAME voucher that has been missing for 4 months, then went shopping in a place that didn't have a GAME