when you look up metacritics and see the user reviews for the game, everyone is trashing it because it has "80$ worth of dlc on day one" and that the game is only 3-5 hours long. but i can't find anything on the internetz that says the same.

 http://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/portal-2/user-reviews

are troll kids just trolling or is there truth to this? is it just a shop like the one that team fortress 2 has?
i still would be pleased even if it has only 5 hours of playtime. ordered the uk version from germany for about 29$. that's not a bad deal.

edit: are these maybe the call of duty kids and fanboys that everyone is talking about?

The metacritic troll bots must be at work here.

" when you look up metacritics and see the user reviews "

Literally no idea what they are talking about. Maybe they saw the Potato sack and got confused?

I saw this myself earlier when I was checking out the aggregate, noticing the user score was ... low, to put it mildly. I put it down to "Oh, the internet.." at first, but I really don't get what all the whining about DLC or missing content is all about. *shrugs*

It's similar to the TF2 store, which people seem to get unreasonably shitheaded about. You can buy little animations or skins for your robot in cooperative multi. As usual, the Steam forums and other places like 4chan are literally functionally retarded and don't understand that these kind of microtransactions help fund their ability to provide the free content updates you see with games like Team Fortress 2 or from other companies like Killing Floor, which charges for skins but updates the game for free. They're also complaining because you can't edit the FOV, so suddenly it's a "horrible console port" and Valve has sold everyone out.

No wonder why no one develops just for the PC anymore- I can't even believe there's many whining entitled brats and they reflect poorly on gamers as a whole. I do feel badly for Valve, because sometimes I find their userbase to be absolutely infuriating.

Hey if the game is only about 5 hours long, that mean's I will finish it. I spent the money and if I enjoy the game I will be happy with it. I've spent money on games that haven't held my intrest all the way through before.

There must just be a set of troll form letters out there that these guys are filling out and posting.

<TITLE> is one of the most disappointing games I've played in many years. I've been a huge fan of the series, but <DEVELOPER> has really destroyed the franchise with this entry. The game is extremely short and adds nothing to the formula. <NEW MECHANIC> completely breaks the game. <PREORDER BONUS> and <DLC> feels like it was cut out of the game. BLAH BLAH BLAH...

"Hey if the game is only about 5 hours long, that mean's I will finish it. I spent the money and if I enjoy the game I will be happy with it. I've spent money on games that haven't held my intrest all the way through before.
Don't get me wrong, there are great games that are long too. I just also enjoy a quick game that is very well done."

" It's similar to the TF2 store, which people seem to get unreasonably shitheaded about. You can buy little animations or skins for your robot in cooperative multi. As usual, the Steam forums and other places like 4chan are literally functionally retarded and don't understand that these kind of microtransactions help fund their ability to provide the free content updates you see with games like Team Fortress 2 or from other companies like Killing Floor, which charges for skins but updates the game for free. They're also complaining because you can't edit the FOV, so suddenly it's a "horrible console port" and Valve has sold everyone out.No wonder why no one develops just for the PC anymore- I can't even believe there's many whining entitled brats and they reflect poorly on gamers as a whole. I do feel badly for Valve, because sometimes I find their userbase to be absolutely ingratiating. "

" @Th3_James said:

"Hey if the game is only about 5 hours long, that mean's I will finish it. I spent the money and if I enjoy the game I will be happy with it. I've spent money on games that haven't held my intrest all the way through before.
Don't get me wrong, there are great games that are long too. I just also enjoy a quick game that is very well done."

My god, someone actually gets it for a change. "

I've only played an hour so far. Hour and a half at most. Wheatley has made me immensely happy with his lines. Just for that, it's definitely worth the €30 I spent on the game, even if it does last only three more hours.

Fuck haters.

The people bitching are the ones with no TF2 hats. Your l

Your loss not playing TF2 enough.

Sorry posting from iPhone on mobile site.

" @benjaebe said:

" It's similar to the TF2 store, which people seem to get unreasonably shitheaded about. You can buy little animations or skins for your robot in cooperative multi. As usual, the Steam forums and other places like 4chan are literally functionally retarded and don't understand that these kind of microtransactions help fund their ability to provide the free content updates you see with games like Team Fortress 2 or from other companies like Killing Floor, which charges for skins but updates the game for free. They're also complaining because you can't edit the FOV, so suddenly it's a "horrible console port" and Valve has sold everyone out.No wonder why no one develops just for the PC anymore- I can't even believe there's many whining entitled brats and they reflect poorly on gamers as a whole. I do feel badly for Valve, because sometimes I find their userbase to be absolutely ingratiating. "

ok, that's exactly what i thought. i normally don't give a f*ck about these kind of user reviews. but here it was something i never heard of before regarding portal 2.

and for checking metacritics: always interesting to see the variety how video gaming sites and magazines score certain games. i'm not a "metacritic buyer", i mostly buy what i like and what seems cool. also: i have the bomb!


 @GetEveryone said:

" @Th3_James said:

"Hey if the game is only about 5 hours long, that mean's I will finish it. I spent the money and if I enjoy the game I will be happy with it. I've spent money on games that haven't held my intrest all the way through before.
Don't get me wrong, there are great games that are long too. I just also enjoy a quick game that is very well done."

My god, someone actually gets it for a change. "

+1. even if i'm reaaally interested in the fallout games, they take way too long for me. i want an immersive experience in 5-9 hours and i'm sold. (i don't want anymore cods, crysis or homefronts. i'm done with those) "

oh, yeah. i'm interested how duke nuked forever is going to be received. they are talking about a "old school" lengh up to 20 hours. no shooter in the world can hook me this long.

" oh, yeah. i'm interested how duke nuked forever is going to be received. they are talking about a "old school" lengh up to 20 hours. no shooter in the world can hook me this long. "

@mortal_sb said:

" oh, yeah. i'm interested how duke nuked forever is going to be received. they are talking about a "old school" lengh up to 20 hours. no shooter in the world can hook me this long. "

Wow! There's no way Duke Nukem Forever is going to keep me engaged for 20 hours.

mmhh. maybe i WILL get 20 hours out of it..

If you spend $80 you're an idiot. You can get it all for $35 

"  I find their userbase to be absolutely ingratiating. "

Get off of Metacritic. That shit'll rot your brain.

" I do feel badly for Valve, because sometimes I find their userbase to be absolutely ingratiating. "

in·gra·ti·at·ing /inˈgrāSHēˌātiNG/

They're probably talking about the "Robot Enrichment" store. While it is slightly disgusting, they should just get over it and enjoy the game.

" @benjaebe said:

" I do feel badly for Valve, because sometimes I find their userbase to be absolutely ingratiating. "

in·gra·ti·at·ing /inˈgrāSHēˌātiNG/

Adjective: Intended to gain approval or favor: "an ingratiating manner".

Damn it, I need to stop being "that" guy.

"

Paying for ANIMATIONS in a not-free2play game

Valve, LEADING THE FUTURE.

" It's similar to the TF2 store, which people seem to get unreasonably shitheaded about. You can buy little animations or skins for your robot in cooperative multi. As usual, the Steam forums and other places like 4chan are literally functionally retarded and don't understand that these kind of microtransactions help fund their ability to provide the free content updates you see with games like Team Fortress 2 or from other companies like Killing Floor, which charges for skins but updates the game for free. They're also complaining because you can't edit the FOV, so suddenly it's a "horrible console port" and Valve has sold everyone out.No wonder why no one develops just for the PC anymore- I can't even believe there's many whining entitled brats and they reflect poorly on gamers as a whole. I do feel badly for Valve, because sometimes I find their userbase to be absolutely infuriating. "

" @mortal_sb said:

" when you look up metacritics and see the user reviews "

That's your problem right there. "

2) There is no “Day 1 DLC”. There is the daft store, with all the overpriced guff that aesthetically augments your co-op character for the enjoyment of the one other person you’re playing with. I’m very happy to be disparaging about such silly expense, but it absolutely isn’t missing content for the game being charged for on top of the box price. That is something that gets me really riled, and something that I think openly mocks the customer – discovering that even though they’ve paid for the game, if they want to full version with all the missions/levels/weapons, then they need to pay more. But that’s in no way the case here. You’re not missing out on anything, but for some pointless skins and hats for the co-op character that make no difference at all to the game. -RockPaperShotgun

The DLC is all small aesthetic additions for the co-op game. From what I've seen the very large majority of the people on Metacritic giving the game bad reviews are acting like spoiled kids.

It's true! "The items cost a total of $85.64 though can be purchased in a bundle for $34.99".  Holy Shite!