Welcome Back to Aperture Science
So I justI recently finished Portal 2, Single player and some Co-Op. I wanted to just give my two cents on the game
Story- When you compare this games to its predecessor In terms of story, you can see that Valve TOTALLY upped their game in this department.
From a simple, short and amazing add on for The Orange Box, Its sequal has been made into a full retail game and rightfully so. Glados is back with the addition of Wheatly who is Stephen Merchant (Who is absolutely hilarious) And J.K Simmons as the past owner of Aperture Science. They all act as the voice that accompany you as you progress through the game and the new addition of characters fit perfectly well throughout the game.
It has twists and turns that will garuntee to shock many.
Gameplay- As with the previous games you have a portal gun, one that Shoots Blue Portals and one that shoots Orange ones. They are both connected that enable you to transport one location to another. The puzzles that are included in this game are GENIUS. Although at the beginning you will find to be ploughing through puzzles quite easily. In my experience , the REAL hard puzzles start around chapter 6 but towards that chapter the puzzles are quite enjoyable and will Build you up for the later puzzles.
Once you finish one puzzle, you will be compelled to solve another...And Another... And another till you find yourself at the end of the game.
Graphics- A lot more polished since the first 1 and really pleasing to look at. But when you're playing a Portal game, you're not looking at the graphics although still very nice looking.
Music- Simply amazing. For the atmosphere of the game, It truly complements it. The techno vibe throughout is just a joy to hear.
I haven't even BEGUN to mention the multiplayer component. Granted I only completed to core chambers, It's just genius how with the addition of another portal gun, the types of puzzles they came up with.
Overall- The game is fantastic, with a compelling story, some truly mind bending puzzles, great music and a fantastic co-op mode this game truly is one hell of a ride.
The only problem is once you completed the puzzle, that's it. You know it and in that sense its a one trick pony but knowing valve There WILL be some free content coming in for portal 2 players that keep me holding on to my copy and patiently waiting for some awesome new content.
Now I wonder if they are making a Portal 3?... We all know how much Valve have a difficulty of developing games with a "3" at the end of it...
