Portal 2

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

JC left because he was constantly bullied, basically.

nickachu · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 10:55

WTB wrote:

JC left because he was constantly bullied, basically.

He'll be back!

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

He won't. He left months ago. I've subsequently spoken to him on Steam, trying to get him to come back - he's pretty much fully moved on now and won't be returning.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38473

He's on STAG. Obv.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:04

WTB wrote:

JC left because he was constantly bullied, basically.

Constantly. Bullied.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:06

Christ, don't bring this up again.

Grim... · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 11:07

Which one?

LaceSensor · **Joined:** 2nd Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 3137

DavPaz wrote:

He's on STAG. Obv.

STAG has aids

myp · **Posted:** Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:46

LaceSensor wrote:

DavPaz wrote:

He's on STAG. Obv.

STAG has aids

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Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22279

Downloading via Steam.

Yes I am weak.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38473

I want to play portal 2. Maybe when MiniPaz starts school

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Holy crap: http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/

By spending time playing the indie games in the Potato Sack bundle that launched on Steam a few weeks ago, people are building towards an early unlock of Portal 2 by contributing CPU units to emergency reboot GLaDOS. What a genius idea. Note that the games that count are not Valve games -- they are all from tiny little indie devs.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 17:23

That's a cool gimmick.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38473

The whole ARG has been pretty fascinating

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Valve are so fucking great.

NervousPete · **Posted:** Fri Apr 15, 2011 17:46

I'm not that big a fan of Stephen Merchant, so I was a little boo-urns over him being a voice acting choice, but then I found out that that J. Jonah. Jameson guy plays a big part in it as some chap called Cave Johnson, and as the man is a living laugh legend I am mighty reassured.

Really want this game now. Art design is lush. Pay more attention to art design, developers! Write better scripts! Like Valve do!

LewieP · **Joined:** 29th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 7600

Also, a song or two by The National.

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

Pre-ordered for PS3, after some internal debate. I feel that Sony's willingness to work with Valve, contrasted with Microsoft's cuntiness around mod support for previous Valve titles (and UT3) should probably be rewarded with some of my money. Plus, getting the PC/Mac version for free ain't half bad.

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38473

Having been out of the loop of PC Gaming for a while, Imma ask a noob question.

If I want to play a steam game offline, do I have to go into offline mode before I disconnect?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I've never messed around with that jazz because I'm always plugged in, but I'm 90% certain that's how it works DavSpaz!

DavPaz · **Joined:** 27th Jun, 2008 **Posts:** 38473

Thanks, Jahonny!

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16562

10/10 on Eurogamer:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011- ... l-2-review

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

The Glados@home project is complete, so the game is live on Steam now; and the reviews are appearing. Eurogamer gave it 10/10:

Quote:

It's impossible to completely allay Portal fans' fears that this sequel might sully its pristine beauty. Although it's certainly no pushover, it's definitely more eager to please, and sometimes it's guilty of playing to the gallery. If you hate the idea that Stephen Merchant, comedy robots and tart fat jokes can exist in the same universe as Half-Life's Combine and Black Mesa, Portal 2 might offend you.

There's simply too much game here for it never to falter – but it hardly ever does. It's so generous and complete, so satisfying in each moment and in the whole, that a momentary lull, an overused mechanic or a cheap gag seem like trivial flaws.

Portal is perfect. Portal 2 is not. It's something better than that. It's human: hot-blooded, silly, poignant, irreverent, base, ingenious and loving. It's never less than a pure video game, but it's often more, and it will no doubt stand as one of the best entertainments in any medium at the end of this year. It's a masterpiece.

Edit -- worth pointing out the console versions offer split-screen co-op, too.

Zardoz · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:38

Well that's me sold.

360 version for me I think.

Malabelm · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 10:41

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Edit -- worth pointing out the console versions offer split-screen co-op, too.

Hooray!

Runcle · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2011 12:08

My strategic return of a lovefilm game on saturday and putting portal 2 at the top of my priority list has masterfully gave me need for speed hot pursuit to enjoy this week.

Trooper · **Joined:** 4th Mar, 2010 **Posts:** 22279

Just played the first 5 minutes (the intro sequence basically) Runs great on my i7 iMac and is very funny

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

Pre-ordered for PS3, after some internal debate. I feel that Sony's willingness to work with Valve, contrasted with Microsoft's cuntiness around mod support for previous Valve titles (and UT3) should probably be rewarded with some of my money. Plus, getting the PC/Mac version for free ain't half bad.

Now really regretting not doing the same, after realising the PC version doesn't have the co-op bit.

lasermink · **Joined:** 31st Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1883

Do you have to actually have a PS3 and play the game on it for it to become available in Steam, or is there simply a steam code included in the box or something?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

I'd like to know this - are you getting the full and proper version with the PS3 version? It'd make sense even if you didn't have a PS3 to buy that version, use the code then trade it back in, wouldn't it?

Rodafowa · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:03

Nik wrote:

Now really regretting not doing the same, after realising the PC version doesn't have the co-op bit.

Uh? What am I missing? From the Amazon page for the PC version:

Product Features
Platform: PC
Extensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story
Complete two-person co-operative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

WTB wrote:

I'd like to know this - are you getting the full and proper version with the PS3 version? It'd make sense even if you didn't have a PS3 to buy that version, use the code then trade it back in, wouldn't it?

I'm guessing that would break the terms of the license and so would technically be piracy.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Rodafowa wrote:

Nik wrote:

Now really regretting not doing the same, after realising the PC version doesn't have the co-op bit.

Uh? What am I missing? From the Amazon page for the PC version:

Product Features
Platform: PC
Extensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story
Complete two-person co-operative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay

This is confusing! I have heard that you can't play co-op on PC and PS3 with just the one copy of the game (PS3 and free PC version), but I don't understand how/why they'd disable co-op for the "free" PC version if you wanted to play it with other PC users or whatever.

Is the free version a different version of the game? We need answers!

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Rodafowa wrote:

Nik wrote:

Now really regretting not doing the same, after realising the PC version doesn't have the co-op bit.

Uh? What am I missing? From the Amazon page for the PC version:

Product Features
Platform: PC
Extensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story
Complete two-person co-operative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay

Ah, interesting... I may have got the wrong end of the stick from the Eurogamer review.

If the PC version doesn't have co-op, presumably I can get a refund from Amzon (£5 cheaper than Steam).

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

WTB wrote:

Rodafowa wrote:

Nik wrote:

Now really regretting not doing the same, after realising the PC version doesn't have the co-op bit.

Uh? What am I missing? From the Amazon page for the PC version:

Product Features
Platform: PC
Extensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story
Complete two-person co-operative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay

This is confusing! I have heard that you can't play co-op on PC and PS3 with just the one copy of the game (PS3 and free PC version), but I don't understand how/why they'd disable co-op for the "free" PC version if you wanted to play it with other PC users or whatever.

Is the free version a different version of the game? We need answers!

Can someone who's bought it on Steam confirm the presence or absence of co-op?

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

WTB wrote:

myp · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:15

A cute little kitten dies every time you pirate something.

romanista · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:17

could someone make me help undestand what's so fun about portal i kinda liked the demo of the first game, but 10/10?

markg · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 16562

Have you actually read the Eurogamer review? I thought it justified the score pretty well.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Nik wrote:

WTB wrote:

Rodafowa wrote:

Nik wrote:

Now really regretting not doing the same, after realising the PC version doesn't have the co-op bit.

Uh? What am I missing? From the Amazon page for the PC version:

Product Features
Platform: PC
Extensive single player game featuring next generation gameplay and a wildly-engrossing story
Complete two-person co-operative multiplayer game featuring its own dedicated story, characters, and gameplay

This is confusing! I have heard that you can't play co-op on PC and PS3 with just the one copy of the game (PS3 and free PC version), but I don't understand how/why they'd disable co-op for the "free" PC version if you wanted to play it with other PC users or whatever.

Is the free version a different version of the game? We need answers!

Can someone who's bought it on Steam confirm the presence or absence of co-op?

The PC version definitely has co-op - I was watching a playthrough on YouTube last night. However, I doubt it has split-screen co-op, and also, as I understand it, if you buy the PS3 version, it won't let you play co-op with the person using the "free" PC version without buying another copy of the game, even though proper full copies of the game support cross-platform co-op. I think that's where the confusion may lie.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

romanista wrote:

could someone make me help undestand what's so fun about portal i kinda liked the demo of the first game, but 10/10?

It's a genuinely original bit of puzzling fun with an intriguing storyline and truly excellent writing. It's also tied-in to the Half Life storyline, but we're not entirely sure how yet.

Nik wrote:

WTB wrote:

It's a funny face in response to the piracy comment! :hat:

Doctor Glyndwr · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 32619

The PS3 version is also a Steam version. Steam won't let you be online and gaming in two places at once. Hence, you cannot co-op between the PS3 and the PC versions on the same Steam account. And yes, you need to take the PS3 version online and link your PSN account to your Steam account in order to claim the free linked PC version.

And the Eurogamer review specifically says that all versions have co-op but only the consoles have split-screen co-op.

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

Doctor Glyndwr wrote:

The PS3 version is also a Steam version. Steam won't let you be online and gaming in two places at once. Hence, you cannot co-op between the PS3 and the PC versions on the same Steam account. And yes, you need to take the PS3 version online and link your PSN account to your Steam account in order to claim the free linked PC version.

And the Eurogamer review specifically says that all versions have co-op but only the consoles have split-screen co-op.

Aha! Cheers, Rich!

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

WTB wrote:

romanista wrote:

could someone make me help undestand what's so fun about portal i kinda liked the demo of the first game, but 10/10?

It's a genuinely original bit of puzzling fun with an intriguing storyline and truly excellent writing. It's also tied-in to the Half Life storyline, but we're not entirely sure how yet.

Nik wrote:

WTB wrote:

It's a funny face in response to the piracy comment! :hat:

It's this sort of cliquey in-joke that puts me off posting.

myp · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:30

It's not a Beex in-joke. I didn't get it right away, but I gone done used my noggin to have a good guess.

Mr Russell · **Joined:** 6th Apr, 2008 **Posts:** 12247

Nik wrote:

WTB wrote:

romanista wrote:

could someone make me help undestand what's so fun about portal i kinda liked the demo of the first game, but 10/10?

It's a genuinely original bit of puzzling fun with an intriguing storyline and truly excellent writing. It's also tied-in to the Half Life storyline, but we're not entirely sure how yet.

Nik wrote:

WTB wrote:

It's a funny face in response to the piracy comment! :hat:

It's this sort of cliquey in-joke that puts me off posting.

It's nothing cliquey. I've never seen it before.

Oh, a smiley face. As you were.

Nik · **Joined:** 30th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 1982

Thanks for clarification re split screen. I want split screen.

I'm assuming to play co op on a local network I'd need to buy two copies?

WTB · **Joined:** 27th Mar, 2008 **Posts:** 14497

There's nothing in-jokey about it! It's a facial expression!

Nik wrote:

Thanks for clarification re split screen. I want split screen.

I'm assuming to play co op on a local network I'd need to buy two copies?

Yep - you'd both need to be logged into separate Steam accounts anyway, so you'd need a copy on each account!

myp · **Posted:** Wed Apr 20, 2011 9:34

WTB wrote:

There's nothing in-jokey about it! It's a facial expression!

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