Portal 2 review: from this banana loving monkey
Please note: I have took good care not bill is many details and spoil this game with in this review, please enjoy.
Playing Portal 2 is a dream.
I am not through the main campaign, though I am third fourths done. Its a refreshing change of pace from shooting zombies. The crisp clean graphics are a vast improvement from its predecessor in the orange box. Happily it has not lost any of its charm.
The voice acting, partially from the character Wheatley, had set an endearing mark. The funny one liners are gems. After you have solved a puzzle and are transitioning to the next the commentary from the robots in the lab are rewarding. Trophies are nice but nothing can take the replacement of rewarding content.
The Puzzles
The puzzles where challenging, though not overly so. Portal 2 plays smoothly for the new comer to the Portal franchise. The gradual progression of difficulty made the player feel as If they had to think but not get frustrated over not getting it. There are visual does as where to plot your portals. Hint: look for the light. For being a puzzle game it is not mind boggling. If your a math wiz looking for a challenge, Portal 2 is not that game.
Steam Support
The steam support, integration slides in seamlessly.I bought a used copy so, not able to get a free version on the PC. Seeing how d bought it for the PS3 and really only want to play it on the console I didn't see this as much as a disadvantage. Though having steam it was a great advantage in seeing my friend coming online and could message me that he was ready to play a different game on steam. That was great seeing how it saved him on a phone call.
I have not played the co-op yet. Though d look forward to playing that as soon and finish the campaign.
