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LeftHandedGuitarist

05-03-2010, 18:56

Valve have announced that Portal 2 will be released for Christmas this year, and it will be a standalone product. Awesome!

Fatbloke

05-03-2010, 19:05

Was just about to post about the Ars article about the same thing.
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/03/portal-2-is-official-first-image-inside.ars

That story is a follow up to the strange goings on (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/03/valve-mystifies-gamers-with-portal-update.ars) in the original Portal game recently.

Haven't played Portal in ages, but it was a great game.

/wonders if Portal is out for the PS3...?

d80s0q

05-03-2010, 19:06

Portal ispart of the orange box on PS3 and eminently playable, despite the issues with the whole package porting.

Pity Portal 2 is only 360 and PC.

LeftHandedGuitarist

05-03-2010, 19:18

I had no idea the original Portal had been updated with a new ending.

Germinator

05-03-2010, 19:30

Bah what about EP3 of HL2!, thats what Im waiting on Valve to announce.

Jim989

05-03-2010, 20:08

Orange Box is worth buying for Portal alone on PS3 :) I am sure I read that Valve were a little sorry with their stance on PS3 and are looking at future game dev on it?

doogie

05-03-2010, 20:21

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSS! :)

That's a game that I was happy to buy the extended version of on the 360, despite not long finishing the Orange Box version on the PS3.

One of the things that swung me to picking up a Rock Band game was that Still Alive was available as free DLC for it :D :D

d80s0q

06-03-2010, 01:47

Orange Box is worth buying for Portal alone on PS3 :) I am sure I read that Valve were a little sorry with their stance on PS3 and are looking at future game dev on it?

Its the only game I've played on the orange box yet :)

Valve have said they will be looking at PS3 more in the future, but Eurogamer asked Valve what Portal 2 would be on and they said 360 & PC only. Could change, of course - would love it to. Portal was awesome!

Jedibitch

06-03-2010, 08:07

Awesome news, NOW GIVE ME MORE HALF-LIFE.

Be a miracle if it appears on PS3 given their relationship.

MetalGearAl

06-03-2010, 22:51

I had no idea the original Portal had been updated with a new ending.
Me neither, completely passed me by!

The new ending is here (http://kotaku.com/5485075/valve-updates-portal-again-now-with-new-ending), if you just want to watch it.

tpr007

07-03-2010, 21:12

Me neither, completely passed me by!

The new ending is here (http://kotaku.com/5485075/valve-updates-portal-again-now-with-new-ending), if you just want to watch it.

Is it a big spoiler?

I LOVED Portal, so am super-excited about Portal2 in theory.

LeftHandedGuitarist

07-03-2010, 21:21

No, it's just a tiny little adjustment to the very end.
Your character gets dragged away by something robotic-sounding that you can't see..

paulsaz

07-03-2010, 21:38

yay, but where the hell is ep3. I really hate it when game developers plan these massive trilogies and then cant be arsed to finish them in a timely fashion.

daboy3000

08-03-2010, 10:28

Portal 2 will have co-op play.

mr starface

08-03-2010, 10:43

Never really got into Portal, found it quite frustrating (could be me being thick though). Will have to give it another go someday.

I echo the desire for all Valve resources to be put into Half Life 3 and L4D3 though.

James45

09-03-2010, 15:00

Valve introduced episodic gaming and killed it before Ep2 was even out, just get back to releasing a full game every 3 or 4 years.

unrealnils

12-03-2010, 10:09

portal would have been laugh on the wii :D

nsb

12-05-2010, 20:10

Might be the wrong thread, but if there is anybody that hasn't played Portal ( :eek: ), it's now free for a limited time.

http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/

Jim989

12-05-2010, 23:14

Never really got into Portal, found it quite frustrating (could be me being thick though). Will have to give it another go someday.

My bro gave me HL:The Orange Box for PS3 as a present. He came round to see how it played on the 50" plasma, so I put on Portal cos at the time I had not heard of it. Hence to say, he left when we completed it. We each did a level at a time with a few beers. I would say Portal (1) was the best F(irst) P(erson) S(hooter/But I would say Game) I have ever played. Normally I hate with a passion anything in FPS but this held my interest because the puzzles+story were soo gripping.

I will (probably) find it hard for P2 to compete with that experience.

Boink!

12-05-2010, 23:26

Might be the wrong thread, but if there is anybody that hasn't played Portal ( :eek: ), it's now free for a limited time.

http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/
Whoo, thanks for that, will d/l it when I get in!

cluderi

13-05-2010, 22:47

If I didn't own Orange Box twice already I'd be logging into steam right now, and Portal being free just makes me want to go home and fire it up again.

Although one of the original Portal team has left Valve I'm pretty sure they can put out a worthy sequel.

Now, I wonder if I've got the Jonathan Coulton end music on my iPod to get me through the day.....

mamboboy

16-06-2010, 00:33

mr_woo

16-06-2010, 00:40

Boink!

16-06-2010, 02:03

Whoo, thanks for that, will d/l it when I get in!

Have been working my way though Portal and it's pretty good fun. A couple of levels really got me stumped until I worked through what was needed.
When I get my new PC built I'll reinstall all my Valve games onto it and go through them again (in better resolutions!). :D

Boink!

16-06-2010, 02:18

double_cut

16-06-2010, 07:05

Awesome news, NOW GIVE ME MORE HALF-LIFE.

Be a miracle if it appears on PS3 given their relationship.

Miracle confirmed? At least Valve are now on board with the PS3. Video does look really good as well. Would love to see them integrate even just a little of the Half-Life story into Portal since it is set in the same time period, if only to see what Glados makes of the Combine.

cluderi

16-06-2010, 07:17

Only watched the first minute of that E3 gameplay footage but I'm totally sold, sad to say that this is probably the most exciting announcement at E3 for me. I can't wait until this Wii/Kenetic/Move fad is over.

Fatbloke

17-06-2010, 05:42

You have a friend in the new game. Meet Wheatley, the (currently) British sphere.

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ShakeyJake

17-06-2010, 08:04

It's a bit odd that voice coming from a computer. Is it final?

MetalGearAl

17-06-2010, 08:24

I hope not, proper naff :lol:

Edit: Love the comments that think the voice is DEFINITELY Nick Frost - wtf :nuts:

Fatbloke

17-06-2010, 08:37

It's a bit odd that voice coming from a computer. Is it final?

Maybe - the voice is supposed to be one of the staff at Valve and only temporary. However, the people who wrote this article (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2010/06/portal-2-given-story-british-friend-deeper-game-play.ars) seemed to like it, so who knows whether it'll be replaced. :shrug:

LeftHandedGuitarist

17-06-2010, 08:40

Yes the voice did seem a bit weird! The humour in the scenes was fantastic though, had me chuckling all the way through (and in some respects the voice added to the charm of it). "I can't do it with you watching!"

ShakeyJake

17-06-2010, 08:40

If they stuck some kind of filter over it wouldn't be too bad, make it sound a bit more like GLaDOS

scoobyood

01-07-2010, 18:39

Jaime

02-07-2010, 21:38

Fatbloke

03-07-2010, 08:29

Some of those moves look so complex - especially the ones where you're flying through the air, portaling as you go multiple times. Hope this isn't too frustrating (read: HARD!)

target

03-07-2010, 08:40

You had to do that on one of the levels in the first one. As someone who general plays slow paced strategy games I did find that level quite frustrating compared to the rest of the game so I also hope there's not too much of that!

scoobyood

03-07-2010, 09:45

MetalGearAl

03-07-2010, 10:49

Certainly looks like the design is going to be even more complicated than before, can't wait :D

So unfair them releasing all these videos when we can't play until next year!

James45

05-07-2010, 07:45

Edit: Love the comments that think the voice is DEFINITELY Nick Frost - wtf :nuts:

Sounds more like http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0884313/

Fatbloke

19-08-2010, 12:40

February 9, 2011 :clap:

http://games.slashdot.org/story/10/08/19/0518211/emPortal-2em-Gets-Release-Date

MetalGearAl

19-08-2010, 13:29

More footage here, and it seems that Stephen Merchant is now involved!

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cluderi

31-08-2010, 22:47

Teaser trailer for the new co op mode in Portal 2, loving this more and more. From that video I'm assuming that one player can only shoot orange portals and the other blue

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target

23-09-2010, 11:39

It's now listed on Steam! Looks like it's slipped all of a day from the above and is now 10th Feb.

tomos

23-09-2010, 12:57

thought this trailer was better

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smst

21-03-2011, 08:36

This is out in just one month! I'm very excited, and may break my usual rule of buying everything when it's cheap after some time by ordering advance of the release. The best I've seen for the PS3 is £32.91 at Amazon.co.uk (http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8&url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/B004IEA4Q4/thedvdforums-21). Has anyone seen it cheaper?

Adge

21-03-2011, 09:17

My most anticipated game of all time...

target

21-03-2011, 09:21

If you buy it today you can get it from The Hut (http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=81&url=http://www.thehut.com/games/platforms/ps3/portal-2/10215566.html?affil=BUYAT) for £30.85 using the code SPRING2. Code expires today though
Or a touch under £30 if you have any Walkers 10% vouchers left.

MetalGearAl

21-03-2011, 09:40

Anyone seen what the best prices are for a boxed copy of the PC version?

PlexShaw

21-03-2011, 10:02

I stuck down a pre-order for the 360 version with Game this morning. Can't wait! :thumbs:

ShakeyJake

21-03-2011, 10:13

I played the first one on the PC and it always struck me that some of the quicker movements needed in the later levels would have been a bit tricky on a slower control pad. Was that the case?

LooNaTiK

21-03-2011, 10:18

PlexShaw

21-03-2011, 10:19

I played the first one on the PC and it always struck me that some of the quicker movements needed in the later levels would have been a bit tricky on a slower control pad. Was that the case?
I thought that having played the first game on the PC originally but actually that turned out to not be the case when I played it on the 360 recently.

target

21-03-2011, 10:25

Anyone seen what the best prices are for a boxed copy of the PC version?

Hut Group again using the above voucher or preferably walkers codes.

I posted it in bargain forum a a while back - best price for all formats as far as I'm aware. :) http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=605561

smst

21-03-2011, 10:47

I played the first one on the PC and it always struck me that some of the quicker movements needed in the later levels would have been a bit tricky on a slower control pad. Was that the case?

Somebody from Valve recently said that they found a lot of people got stuck on those later levels because they needed ninja execution skills as well as figuring out the solutions to the puzzles. This being Valve, who learn so well from actual playtesting, I understand that they've designed Portal 2 with avoidance of this problem in mind.

...

Here you go. Look at the "Don't Stress" section:

http://uk.kotaku.com/5782141/how-to-play-portal-2

Also, thanks for the buying links.

Mr M0by

21-03-2011, 10:47

I stuck down a pre-order for the 360 version with Game this morning. Can't wait! :thumbs:

Getting the PS3 version as the code to download the PC version is free with it too. :)

Adge

21-03-2011, 11:05

Yeah, the PS3 versions also supports cross platform play/chat with the PC/MAC gamers too.

MetalGearAl

21-03-2011, 11:22

How good are The Hut for release day delivery?

PlexShaw

21-03-2011, 12:34

Getting the PS3 version as the code to download the PC version is free with it too. :)
For me, it came down to a choice between the 360 and the PC version because I don't like using the PS3 controller for first person games.

I opted for the 360 version because I enjoyed playing the first game on that system more. I also like 360 achievements more than trophies/whatever Steam offers.

target

21-03-2011, 13:34

How good are The Hut for release day delivery?

Good question! One of my friends pre-ordered a 360 game and it arrived on release day last week. I had a PC game delivered on release day last month but beyond that I don't really know. I don't tend to worry about release days so I've not paid much attention beyond knowing from my warcraft days that Amazon suck at that. :D

Getting the PS3 version as the code to download the PC version is free with it too. :)

I thought both consoles did. :( I didn't realise it was PS3 only but I see now it is. How about cross platform play? Is that PS3 to Steam only too?

:( I'm told the Hut voucher codes have expired despite various voucher code sites saying they expire at the end of today. Well, it's still worth keeping an eye on them - they have vouchers so often, there's bound to be another before release!

Wooglie

21-03-2011, 14:32

Getting the PS3 version as the code to download the PC version is free with it too. :)So any PS3 owners who don't have a PC want to go halves?

RonnyJ

21-03-2011, 14:40

Getting the PS3 version as the code to download the PC version is free with it too. :)So any PS3 owners who don't have a PC want to go halves?It has to be linked to the same steam account on ps3 as the PC I believe

Wooglie

21-03-2011, 14:45

Aw so you can't play both at once :( Guess it was too obvious for valve to let us have a free copy.

AKPiggott

21-03-2011, 15:49

As good as the first game was, I cannot summon any enthusiasm for this whatsoever. I honestly can't see where they can go with the concept. I'm also annoyed that HL2 Episode 3 keeps getting shelved in favour of other projects.

Tom Whitaker

21-03-2011, 15:55

Co-op? The possibilities there are endless? Plus free reign for a talented team to do everything they wanted with the idea, rather than it just being a side-project that had to prove itself before? How could you NOT be excited? :)

Ono

21-03-2011, 16:01

So, I can't buy the PS3 version. Get my PC version code and flog the PS3 version back the same day?

ShakeyJake

21-03-2011, 16:10

PlexShaw

21-03-2011, 17:20

As good as the first game was, I cannot summon any enthusiasm for this whatsoever. I honestly can't see where they can go with the concept.
Really? You can't see the potential of this concept?

Mind you, I suppose it's a case of different strokes for different folks. For me, not even the most powerful microscope in the world could locate my interest in L.A. Noire but there's a whole thread full of people excited about it on here.

MetalGearAl

21-03-2011, 18:15

AKPiggott

22-03-2011, 15:16

Really? You can't see the potential of this concept?

You have a portal gun to get through mazes. It was pretty much done to death in the first game.

Portal was a great little game, I just can't imagine springboarding a franchise from it.

We'll see Duke Nukem Forever before HL2 Ep3 sees the light of day.

Oh wait...

:lol:

I'm actually really excited about DNF. There's probably something wrong with me. :D

PlexShaw

24-03-2011, 11:13

You have a portal gun to get through mazes. It was pretty much done to death in the first game.

Portal was a great little game, I just can't imagine springboarding a franchise from it.
I think it has loads of potential, particularly with the new mechanics they're adding. Plus, the storyline and the world are ace, so I'd welcome more of that anyway.

AKPiggott

24-03-2011, 12:11

Well I hope to be proved wrong!

I had similar reservations about Left 4 Dead (i.e. annoyed that they were doing it in favour of ep3), which I ended up loving!

LooNaTiK

25-03-2011, 13:51

definitely getting this now that duke has been pushed back...

how much do people reckon i'll get for halo reach in trade in at gamestation?

LooN

IndianaJones00

27-03-2011, 17:18

definitely getting this now that duke has been pushed back...

how much do people reckon i'll get for halo reach in trade in at gamestation?

LooN

A tenner if your lucky.

mr_woo

09-04-2011, 22:58

Anyone been following the clues/puzzles Valve have been doing in the run up to Portal 2 ? It's very impressive and fun to read about.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=426492

target

09-04-2011, 23:04

I wondered why a load of my Steam games that hadn't had updates in ages suddenly got updated!

mr_woo

09-04-2011, 23:40

http://valvearg.com/wiki/Investigation_History

Fatbloke

11-04-2011, 08:16

Oooookay....:cuckoo:

nsb

11-04-2011, 11:54

I am pretty interested in seeing how well the PS3 version sells since it has the PC version included. I usually buy multi-platform games for 360, but I'm pretty tempted to go PS3 for this.

LeftHandedGuitarist

11-04-2011, 11:59

http://valvearg.com/wiki/Investigation_History

I think I only understood about 30% of the words on that page.

Ono

11-04-2011, 12:13

I am pretty interested in seeing how well the PS3 version sells since it has the PC version included. I usually buy multi-platform games for 360, but I'm pretty tempted to go PS3 for this.

If I buy the PS3 version - can I flog it and just play the PC version instead? :D

GAmbrose

11-04-2011, 12:17

I thought the PS3 version gives you Portal 1 on Steam?

nsb

11-04-2011, 12:30

If I buy the PS3 version - can I flog it and just play the PC version instead? :D

Nah, the games will be tied somehow.

mr_woo

11-04-2011, 13:22

I thought the PS3 version gives you Portal 1 on Steam?

It gives you a free version of Portal 2 for the PC, not Portal 1.

I'm wondering how it'll work. Obviously the PS3 version also uses Steam so will it be a kind of cd key thing like DC Universe where you can't use the disk again after registering it or will it just be a voucher for the PC version (which I don't see happening). Valve aren't exactly stupid so I am sure that they've got it covered. They also have to make the PS3 version playable offline without registering for Steam. Maybe it'll create a local account or something like that.

smst

11-04-2011, 14:04

Part 1 of the tie-in comic is up at IGN:

http://uk.comics.ign.com/articles/116/1160605p1.html

cluderi

13-04-2011, 02:30

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Saber

13-04-2011, 03:32

Pre-loading on steam now.

daboy3000

13-04-2011, 09:06

Pre-order at HMV for £30.99 with this code 2HMVOFF20 Portal 2 (http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=10&url=http://hmv.com/hmvweb/displayProductDetails.do?ctx=-1;6;-1;-1;53&sku=925744&_tag.WT.ac=xbox+360-PBODY-HC_360_PREORDER_LEAD-925744)

unrealnils

13-04-2011, 09:13

I thought the PS3 version gives you Portal 1 on Steam?

I think its the pc version that gives you portal1 either for self use or a gift via steam...

Wooglie

13-04-2011, 09:19

The PS3 version gives you the PC version for free, but they are both linked to the same steam account.

smst

13-04-2011, 09:32

If I don't want to play on my PC, is there any benefit in linking my PS3 version to my Steam account? I won't bother if not, and then the one-time code (which is how I presume it's implemented) will be unused if I want to sell up when I'm finished.

Adge

13-04-2011, 09:34

If I don't want to play on my PC, is there any benefit in linking my PS3 version to my Steam account?

You will be able to play with PC & MAC players online from your PS3.

smst

13-04-2011, 11:15

I didn't know that, but it makes sense. Thanks.

nsb

13-04-2011, 12:45

Looks like you will be able to buy the PS3 version, link it to your PC steam account, sell it and get the PC version for free.

GZ: Does that leave the system open to abuse? Let's say I want to pick up the PC version. Are there any measures stopping me from buying the PS3 version, linking the code to my Steam account, immediately selling back the PS3 game to a store and effectively getting a PC copy for next to nothing?

JB: No, I don't think there's anything that would prevent that. We're willing to take the risk that someone might jump through all those hoops to create what we think is a really compelling feature that people are going to like.

http://www.gamerzines.com/ps3/previews/valve-portal-2-interview.html

smst

13-04-2011, 13:04

Interesting, thanks.

Looks like Portal 2 might be arriving four days early, probably for Steam purchasers:

http://kotaku.com/#!5791396/portals-glados-invades-bittrip-beat-amid-more-talk-of-portal-2-arriving-early

smst

13-04-2011, 14:04

Looks like you will be able to buy the PS3 version, link it to your PC steam account, sell it and get the PC version for free.

http://www.gamerzines.com/ps3/previews/valve-portal-2-interview.html

Reading the interview, if you did that then the code in the box would be spent and so the buyer of your PS3 version wouldn't get it. If the market works (and the buyers are savvy), that would lower the resell value.

Also from that interview: online co-op on the PS3 requires a Steam account but doesn't require linking to your own Steam account with the included code. You can create a "quick" account through the PS3 just for playing online co-op with other PS3 users. That's reassuring.

Harsin

13-04-2011, 14:26

Portal 3 PS3 to be the most traded-in game in history?

LouBarlow

13-04-2011, 14:32

After Homefront.

AKPiggott

13-04-2011, 15:10

Considering how Valve have snubbed the PS3 in the past, it seems strange that Steam has somehow been integrated into the PS3 version...

nsb

13-04-2011, 15:42

http://i.imgur.com/68GIo.jpg

unrealnils

13-04-2011, 15:53

C.r.e.a.m

AKPiggott

13-04-2011, 15:54

Really? I'm not so sure, Valve/Portal/Half-Life have a far more established fanbase on the PC and 360. Seems really weird that the PS3 version is getting extra attention.

ShakeyJake

13-04-2011, 16:11

I thought it was all done as a bit of leverage against MS to get them to make Live a bit less of a closed garden for devs. At least that's the impression I got when they announced it all.

smst

13-04-2011, 16:14

I believe there are two factors to the seeming change of attitude to the PS3 between Orange Box and Portal 2.

1. When Orange Box came out, Valve didn't have the resources to port it so they outsourced it. That's why PS3 Orange Box has some minor technical problems and no Trophies; Valve added achievements to their own 360 version but didn't want to spend time or money on doing so for the third-party port.

2. Now Valve are big enough to do so they want to support PC, PS3 and 360 (and Mac!). So ideally they want to integrate Steam with all versions. There was talk a while ago of Microsoft not being amenable to that integration on the 360, but Sony being more accommodating (perhaps because they wanted to lure Valve back to the platform). I don't know how much truth there is in the MS story though.

d80s0q

14-04-2011, 07:54

http://www.gamesradar.com/pc/portal-2/news/rumor-portal-2-may-arrive-early-after-glados-hacks-steam/a-20110413155544169033/g-20100308124447849051

One popular theory is that Portal’s GLaDOS has hacked Steam, infecting the Potato Sack titles and forcing an early release of Portal 2. So will Portal 2 release ahead of schedule on April 15? If it does, will the early release be exclusive to Steam users? We expect more clues to surface from the ongoing Potato Sack ARG investigation in the coming days, but we’ll know for sure at 9:00 am on Friday, April 15.

pip&pop

14-04-2011, 08:08

Gutted to find I won't be able to swap between playing on my PS3 downstairs on the TV and upstairs on my PC using the same save game.

Really, what is the point of having a PS3 copy with free PC version if you can't do this.

You can't use the PS3 and Pc simultaneously for co-op in the house either.

It just seems strange to me that your progress can't be shared....

mamboboy

14-04-2011, 12:42

Apologies if this has been posted...

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smst

14-04-2011, 14:19

Reading the interview, if you did that then the code in the box would be spent and so the buyer of your PS3 version wouldn't get it. If the market works (and the buyers are savvy), that would lower the resell value.

Also from that interview: online co-op on the PS3 requires a Steam account but doesn't require linking to your own Steam account with the included code. You can create a "quick" account through the PS3 just for playing online co-op with other PS3 users. That's reassuring.

Replying to myself...

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5477-WPJM-9388#ps3codeforpc

The Steam Support site says that linking to your own Steam account is also fine without the one-time code. Having the PS3 game linked with your Steam account is not what enables the PC download: the one-time code does that. That's a subtlety I hadn't previously grasped.

So you can create a new Steam account from the PS3 or link your PSN ID to an existing Steam account, all without using up the code. The code is only used if you want to be able to play Portal 2 on the PC/Mac. So if (like me) you don't own a PC capable of playing modern games, you can still link PSN & Steam without wasting the code.

AKPiggott

14-04-2011, 15:36

The whole idea is quite appealing. Shame that Games for Windows Live, in all its naffness, will prevent a similar concept on the Xbox 360.

fivebyfive

14-04-2011, 20:25

Gabe Newell was quite anti-ps3 in the days of orange box. I would not be surprised if sony brought some exclusivity as thats what they are doing with DLC stuff (despite saying they were against it)

anyway, Giant bomb quick look are always good, Portal 2 looks great.

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nsb

14-04-2011, 20:28

Pre-ordered the PS3 version tonight, mainly to support Valve bringing Steam to PS3 :thumbs:

mr_woo

14-04-2011, 20:41

fivebyfive

14-04-2011, 20:59

Well Valve aren't stupid

No Half life 2 episode 3 is all I can say to that ;)

bringing some Steam functionality to the PS3 puts pressure on MS as that means they can deliver free content to PS3 owners whilst 360 owners will probably have to pay for it.)

I think if the ps3 gets free content then 360 owners get it for free

mr_woo

14-04-2011, 21:11

No Half life 2 episode 3 is all I can say to that ;)

I think if the ps3 gets free content then 360 owners get it for free

Valve work on the now legendary Valve time, this is a well known fact. :D Plus perfection takes time ;) I guess we'll find out eventually about the DLC, I hope you're right though.

nsb

14-04-2011, 21:28

I doubt Microsoft will allow DLC to be free. In the past, there have been games on Steam that have received free DLC yet were still paid-for on 360. I guess since it's PC, it's not the same thing, but now Steam is on PS3 you never know...PSN doesn't have anywhere near the same restrictions as Xbox Live and we don't know what sort of deal Sony have made with Valve now and for future updates/titles.

fivebyfive

14-04-2011, 21:38

the PC is different case (to MS) when the ps3 got free maps for one of the RB6 vegas games (red or black maps) 360 owners got them for free as they were 800 points or something at first

anephric

14-04-2011, 22:21

I don't think MS honour the "if it's free on PS3 it's free on 360" thing anymore. The Mirror's Edge DLC was free on PSN for ages, not so on 360. Don't know if that freeness was sponsored by someone.

mamboboy

14-04-2011, 22:28

The footage in this Gametrailers preview is from the PC version seemingly, and it looks so much better than what was shown in the (console) GameSpot one I posted earlier.

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Looking more forward to it now :)

MetalGearAl

14-04-2011, 23:29

Mine's all pre-loaded and ready to go. Hope the source engine hasn't evolved much since Episode 2, I don't have the best PC, but I played that fine!

Stopped watching that vid above as it looks a bit spoiler-tastic. Would like to go into the game as blind as possible.

mamboboy

15-04-2011, 00:19

360 version has leaked a week early

MetalGearAl

15-04-2011, 06:45

I'm sure that will help continue the relationship between Valve and Microsoft!

Ono

15-04-2011, 06:48

PS3 version also leaked.

smst

15-04-2011, 08:17

Leaked as in I-won't-touch-it online pirate business, or as in street date broken, will be in the post earlier than expected? ('Cause I don't want to have to cancel my weekend away if Portal 2 will be arriving early.)

mr_woo

15-04-2011, 08:28

It's the typical situation where the pirate version hits the internet the weekend before it comes out. I'm sure it was entirely expected by Valve/Microsoft. It usually results from people getting it a few days early in the US from mom and pop shops in various areas.

Just be careful for spoilers and avoid youtube videos for Portal 2 etc.

fivebyfive

15-04-2011, 08:38

I don't think MS honour the "if it's free on PS3 it's free on 360" thing anymore. The Mirror's Edge DLC was free on PSN for ages, not so on 360. Don't know if that freeness was sponsored by someone.

I know the PSN only maps were free but the other maps were paid for. Not like EA to give away free stuff like maps for long

RichB

15-04-2011, 09:04

Ahem Bad Company 2

MetalGearAl

15-04-2011, 09:35

So, adding fuel to the rumours that Portal 2 might be released early, there's now a countdown at http://www.aperturescience.com/a/b/c/d/g/h/abcdgh/

Deano

15-04-2011, 09:45

Could be out tonight on PC, which would be ridiculous but awesome.

AndyH

15-04-2011, 10:08

Those investment opportunities videos are superb!

"I'm different" :lol:

rebeccajones

15-04-2011, 10:12

Am I the only one EXTREMELY annoyed by this turn of events?

you just know that the inernet is going to be full of THE CAKE IS A LIE AGAIN for weeks to come. and since Im an old ludite who wants a physical copy I have to wait till next Friday before I can get to play....

bah humbug

Adge

15-04-2011, 10:21

Someone I work with has already downloaded a priate PS3 copy, so in a way I can see why they would release early so the paying steam customers can play too.

ShakeyJake

15-04-2011, 10:24

Physical copies of steam games seem completely pointless to me. As soon as the cd key has been entered it has 0 value so just sits on a shelf forever more, or gets thrown in the bin.

MetalGearAl

15-04-2011, 10:44

Yes but you can install off the disc again without needing to download it. Will help out in the distant future if you want to fire up an old PC, install HL2 on it, crack it and play it.

However, in this case I caved and just Portal 2 on Steam. Was only 23.99 and will be getting it earlier than the physical release.

target

15-04-2011, 11:50

Physical copies of steam games seem completely pointless to me. As soon as the cd key has been entered it has 0 value so just sits on a shelf forever more, or gets thrown in the bin.

I'm the opposite way around. I have to have a physical product for my money where possible. Besides which, online retail games sellers are so competitive in the UK that Steam can rarely compete. I paid £22.37 for Portal 2.

[edit]
Mind you I didn't know at the time that the retail release was after Steams and obviously didn't know the steam release might even be early! But meh, I'm away this weekend anyway!

MetalGearAl

15-04-2011, 12:46

To be fair this time round you could get Portal 2 for £23.99 if you were buying with a friend, which beats all current retailers. But yep if you were buying just yourself it's more.

ShakeyJake

15-04-2011, 13:25

I'm the opposite way around. I have to have a physical product for my money where possible. Besides which, online retail games sellers are so competitive in the UK that Steam can rarely compete. I paid £22.37 for Portal 2.

[edit]
Mind you I didn't know at the time that the retail release was after Steams and obviously didn't know the steam release might even be early! But meh, I'm away this weekend anyway!

I was happy paying £26.99 on Steam to save me the hassle of dealing with the box :D I've got shelves full of plastic boxes. I can't stand the things any more.

smst

15-04-2011, 16:03

Here we go:

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

Play the 13 indie games in the Potato Sack bundle to push up the numbers on that page, and cause Portal 2 to be released early.

MetalGearAl

15-04-2011, 16:12

That's what it seems to be. Looks like it will count the unique amount of computers that play the games.

I'm not picking up the potato sack so will hope the world does a good team effort on this one, just so I can benefit :D

mr_woo

15-04-2011, 16:16

You don't even need to buy the potato sack if you have any of the games already in the pack, just play a few of them :D

ShakeyJake

15-04-2011, 16:16

I'm not spending £25 to get it early. Hopefully there are enough nutters out there that will :p

AKPiggott

15-04-2011, 16:17

Uncle Nick

15-04-2011, 16:29

The original was brilliant and fresh, but I have no interest in a samey sequel that's 2-3 times the length.Shame. Can I have your copy then?

RonnyJ

15-04-2011, 17:17

I can't help but think that this 'keep games running on your PC continually in order to unlock Portal 2 slightly earlier' isn't exactly the most environmentally friendly of promotions.

I kinda expect a bit of criticism for saying that, but it's still true, no matter how relatively small it is - there's probably going to be tens of thousands of people, if not considerably more, leaving PCs on continually, some overnight etc.

fivebyfive

15-04-2011, 17:30

Hopefully any cake is a lie is not in this. was not even funny, at first it was portal reference and turned into a unfunny joke. the people who made the recent castlevania game who just put through it in the game when you picked up scroll telling the last moments of a soldeir. it was like, "my wounds are mortal blah, blah" and at the end it just has the " the cake is a lie" :cuckoo: ******* idiots, was not even in context

It looks <strong>exactly</strong> the same as the first game, which is now four years old... :|

I still can't fathom the hype for this. The original was brilliant and fresh, but I have no interest in a samey sequel that's 2-3 times the length.

it looks a bit better than the 1st game, the source engine is old and a bit ropey looking now compared to the cryengine 3

Looking forward to this as its change from the brain dead military shooters pumped out. Looks like there is some new ideas and also co-op which can more than said for the CoD single player experience. (not aimed at anyone here)

Tom Whitaker

15-04-2011, 19:27

I'm playing it. It's not just a retread at all. Massively expanded game world.

d80s0q

15-04-2011, 20:07

I'm playing it. It's not just a retread at all. Massively expanded game world.

On Steam?

Tom Whitaker

15-04-2011, 22:04

We've done work on the promotion so I have a promo copy. I probably shouldn't be posting :)

Deano

16-04-2011, 01:32

It looks <strong>exactly</strong> the same as the first game, which is now four years old... :|

I still can't fathom the hype for this. The original was brilliant and fresh, but I have no interest in a samey sequel that's 2-3 times the length.

Most FPS manshoots all look the same as each other too. Yet you seem to have played all of the Call of Duty games. I feel comfortable guarenteeing that Portal 2 will introduce more new gameplay mechanics than any new version of CoD has.

The first Portal had a fairly unique look and it'd be silly to change it. But there are lots of new toys and gameplay elements. Plus the first one was ridiculously well written and funny.

Yes, "the cake is a lie" is horribly over-used and it annoys the crap out of me now. But I'd been waiting for the first game since Narbacular Drop. Played it on the day The Orange Box came out while everyone was still getting obsessed over the 'main event' of Episode 2. And that line about the cake being a lie was funny. It made me laugh. The ending song practically had me in stitches with a huge grin on my face.

Of course, I played it and discovered all this stuff before having it shoved down my throat in every other game and internet forum first. If you came at it in the other direction, I imagine it'd be annoying.

It's like when I finally get around to watching Downfall, I'm not going to be able to take *that* scene seriously.

I'm not spending £25 to get it early. Hopefully there are enough nutters out there that will :p

No need to - if you don't already own any of the games just buy one. It's a couple of quid. Cogs is a nice puzzler, The Ball is a bit Portal-esque, Defense Grid is like the ultimate tower defense game

eye__writ

16-04-2011, 01:58

Anyone who's moaning about Portal 2 being a bit Portal-esque can **** off. :nuts:

orac

16-04-2011, 18:22

for ps3 and 360 its down as in stock at Play.com - so hopefully arriving before all the bank holidays

Jim989

16-04-2011, 19:37

The original was brilliant and fresh, but I have no interest in a samey sequel that's 2-3 times the length.

I am guessing you had no love for the weighted companion cube and had no moral issue when it came to euthanising it. :cry:

Just love the pic here : http://www.crackajack.de/2008/03/21/real-life-portal/

AKPiggott

16-04-2011, 20:51

Most FPS manshoots all look the same as each other too. Yet you seem to have played all of the Call of Duty games. I feel comfortable guarenteeing that Portal 2 will introduce more new gameplay mechanics than any new version of CoD has.

I'm obviously not making my point very well. Portal was a high concept game and totally fresh-feeling, Valve were right to make only a short game out of it. If it were any longer, it would've gotten stale. There's very little variation in the gameplay, it's essentially just room after room with a portal gun. Call of Duty is different (although I'm finally sick to death of it after nearly 8 years), in that it has the freedom to mix things up a bit with new weapons, characters and exotic locations. Portal is a great game just based on sheer cleverness born out of simplicity. As it's a short game, it's elementary style doesn't outstay its welcome.

I really would like to get sucked into the hype for this as I've loved Valve since playing Half-Life back in 1998. There's just nothing I've seen or read about this that has me convinced. There's a good chance I'll be eating my words when I do finally get to play it (hopefully).

target

16-04-2011, 21:15

You actually finished Portal without being desperate for more GladOS voiced levels? :o

Tom Whitaker

16-04-2011, 22:58

I've not been following the videos etc released in the run-up to the game to avoid spoilers so I'm not sure what about Portal 2 is common knowledge and what isn't, but if you've got any notion that it's the same thing just 2-3 times longer, get rid of it because you're wrong. The basis is the same, yes, but the elements used in the puzzles, plus the scope of the world you're playing in, is massively expanded. And there's co-op too, which from what I've played is superb.

Low expectations are always a good thing, but don't write it off without playing it.

mr_woo

16-04-2011, 23:05

I'm obviously not making my point very well. Portal was a high concept game and totally fresh-feeling, Valve were right to make only a short game out of it. If it were any longer, it would've gotten stale. There's very little variation in the gameplay, it's essentially just room after room with a portal gun. Call of Duty is different (although I'm finally sick to death of it after nearly 8 years), in that it has the freedom to mix things up a bit with new weapons, characters and exotic locations. Portal is a great game just based on sheer cleverness born out of simplicity. As it's a short game, it's elementary style doesn't outstay its welcome.

I really would like to get sucked into the hype for this as I've loved Valve since playing Half-Life back in 1998. There's just nothing I've seen or read about this that has me convinced. There's a good chance I'll be eating my words when I do finally get to play it (hopefully).

You're doubting that Valve, one of the best game developers in the world, will try new things with the concept (and succeed) ?

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v240/mr_woo/25-OG-Come-On-Son.gif

ShakeyJake

17-04-2011, 11:10

I think at the rate this GLaDOS@home thing is going we'll end up with the release being even later than it would have been without it :lol:

Deano

17-04-2011, 19:33

There's very little variation in the gameplay, it's essentially just room after room with a portal gun. Call of Duty is different (although I'm finally sick to death of it after nearly 8 years), in that it has the freedom to mix things up a bit with new weapons, characters and exotic locations.

I've mostly been avoiding the hype, but I do know there's at least one new weapon (the gels). And don't forget that half of Portal wasn't actually set in the challenge rooms, there's no reason it couldn't take place anywhere. Frankly I'd be well up for Portal: Vietnam but then that's just me.

Plus there are new characters. There's at least one new AI, even if it is Stephen Merchant.

MetalGearAl

18-04-2011, 06:53

I think at the rate this GLaDOS@home thing is going we'll end up with the release being even later than it would have been without it :lol:
Looks like it's not going to amount to much, going to bring it forward by about 6-7 hours I reckon. Given that it was going to be originally be released at 4pm, I'll be at work anyway so I couldn't give much of a monkey's!

target

18-04-2011, 09:49

Well they can't have its release date shifted earlier than Tuesday because otherwise it won't coincide with the bringing online of Skynet. :p

orac

18-04-2011, 13:44

mine has been posted (play.com)

smst

18-04-2011, 14:03

I ordered with Zavvi. Come on Zavvi! Send me my game.

What are Zavvi like for sending things out early?

d80s0q

18-04-2011, 14:26

Mine nowhere near being posted. From Amazon (http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8). I had a voucher so needed to be them. Do hope it arrives for the holiday weekend. One of them, at least...

target

18-04-2011, 14:48

I ordered with Zavvi. Come on Zavvi! Send me my game.

What are Zavvi like for sending things out early?

Generally they post so it arrives on the day. Which is slightly annoying as this is the first ever steam game you could actually play early due to the Steam release being earlier than retail!

The404

18-04-2011, 14:56

Mine has been posted from sendit.

rfawley

18-04-2011, 16:01

I ordered with Zavvi. Come on Zavvi! Send me my game.

What are Zavvi like for sending things out early?

Well thehut posted mine early this afternoon and they are the same group so would have thought they would all start moving today?

AndyH

18-04-2011, 16:02

Game have just shipped.

RonnyJ

18-04-2011, 22:46

Looks like the Steam release will be sometime early morning 19th in the UK.

Not particularly impressed by the Valve scheme to get it released early - hundreds of thousands of CPU hours, tens of thousands of people spending time on it, probably thousands of 'potato sack' games packs sold on the back of it, and it looks like it'll be only about 9 - 10 hours 'early' (may have been the intention all along).

MetalGearAl

19-04-2011, 07:20

Played through the first chapter. Very nice! I like the graphical improvements and it's been polished to the hilt like you'd expect of anything by Valve.

Will probably avoid this thread till I'm done with the single player campaign to avoid any spoilers :)

swanny

19-04-2011, 09:37

Eurogamer give it 10/10

daboy3000

19-04-2011, 09:52

HMV has shipped

mr_woo

19-04-2011, 09:55

Unlocked this morning on Steam and literally only managed to make sure it got to the title screen before having to go to work. Meh :mad:

Questor

19-04-2011, 10:10

Wheatley is brilliant!

LouBarlow

19-04-2011, 10:23

9.5 on ign

pip&pop

19-04-2011, 10:53

Potato sacker who got all the potatoes seemed to have been given a free copy of portal 2. Nice for them

ShakeyJake

19-04-2011, 10:57

Or nice for the friend they give their extra copy to :p

smst

19-04-2011, 11:36

No email from Zavvi but my order status says it was posted today. Fingers crossed I'll be playing it tomorrow. Thursday will do, but with three no-post days this week I'm really hoping it's no longer than that.

Uncle Nick

19-04-2011, 11:50

Potato sacker who got all the potatoes seemed to have been given a free copy of portal 2. Nice for them
Or nice for the friend they give their extra copy to :pYou want to go have a read of the Steam forum (http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=854) for P2. The butthurt level is... indescribable :lol:

orac

19-04-2011, 11:52

Eurogamer 10/10

IGN 9.5/10

Ono

19-04-2011, 12:20

Unlocked this morning on Steam

Leaving office on time today methinks :thumbs:

unrealnils

19-04-2011, 12:28

If i buy portal 2 from steam will i still get portal free ??

mr_woo

19-04-2011, 12:37

Leaving office on time today methinks :thumbs:

I wish I could, no such luck :(

If i buy portal 2 from steam will i still get portal free ??

Not sure but if you don't you can have the free copy I was given.

LeftHandedGuitarist

19-04-2011, 12:43

So it's been released early on Steam, but retail shops/online still won't have it until Thursday?

target

19-04-2011, 12:52

So it's been released early on Steam, but retail shops/online still won't have it until Thursday?

It was always planned for today on Steam and Thursday on retail (here at least - US retail is today too). It's simply been released hours earlier on Steam - not days.

TonyG

19-04-2011, 12:57

ShopTo have shipped it this morning, so should arrive tomorrow. :thumbs:

Ono

19-04-2011, 20:02

Just had a quick blast of the PC version.

Humour isn't doing it for me at the moment. The Brit voiced guide is annoying me.

swanny

19-04-2011, 20:12

PC users not happy.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-19-portal-2-metacritic-user-score-pounded

Ono

19-04-2011, 20:19

Didn't realise we had Day 1 DLC.

Pathetic really.

ShakeyJake

19-04-2011, 20:23

The Brit voiced guide is annoying me.

It's Stephen Merchant and he's brilliant :p

LouBarlow

19-04-2011, 20:23

PC users not happy.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-19-portal-2-metacritic-user-score-pounded

They never are.

fivebyfive

19-04-2011, 20:26

Some are also arguing that the PC version is a straight port of the console version, probably prompted by a "Please don't turn off your console" message that appears when you save the game.

:nuts:

How the hell did they (developers) miss that?

LouBarlow

19-04-2011, 20:27

I honestly can't believe people are complaining about it. Just play the game you geeks.

ShakeyJake

19-04-2011, 20:29

The DLC is expensive but you in no way need it. If someone wants to pay £5 to wear some robot glasses that's up to them. Personally I wouldn't buy it if it was 5p, but each to their own.

I don't know why they're whinging about it being too short. It took me 6-7 hours and it seemed well paced. Then you've got the co-op on top of that.

It's all REALLY good.

Ono

19-04-2011, 20:41

GLaDOS is scaring me now. She's nuts.

Jedibitch

19-04-2011, 20:44

I"ve become tired of this cheese smelling PC owners always bleating on, has there ever been a game released that they like?

They should move out of their parents home and buy a console.

Ono

19-04-2011, 20:46

tomos

19-04-2011, 20:52

I"ve become tired of this cheese smelling PC owners always bleating on, has there ever been a game released that they like?

They should move out of their parents home and buy a console.

i live in my own place, have a PC and all last gen consoles. i haven't turned the consoles on for a while as they are inferior to my PC

happy ranting :thumbs:

rustybin

19-04-2011, 20:53

They should move out of their parents home and buy a console.

:lol:

Jedibitch

19-04-2011, 20:55

i live in my own place, have a PC and all last gen consoles. i haven't turned the consoles on for a while as they are inferior to my PC

happy ranting :thumbs:

I see you don't deny the cheese smell though.

orac

19-04-2011, 21:10

I see you don't deny the cheese smell though.
:lol::lol::lol:

give me a 7 hour amazing game, compared to say 12 hours of crysis 2 (was totally bored after 4 hours and sold it)

fivebyfive

19-04-2011, 21:14

crysis 2 was 7 or 8 hour game (unless you had clubs for hands) :p

orac

19-04-2011, 21:37

crysis 2 was 7 or 8 hour game (unless you had clubs for hands) :p

not according to the reviews...

rustybin

19-04-2011, 21:45

not according to the reviews...

The reviews also said it was very good so it shows what they know.

fivebyfive

19-04-2011, 21:51

its matter of opinion how good the game is, so the reviews can't be wrong - unless you get a cheque for the homefront review ;)

Saber

19-04-2011, 22:10

Perhaps the problem is that it is being compared to Portal, and that came as a bonus with episode 2 and tf2 so you can forgive it for being short. As Portal 2 is a full priced game, I was hoping it would be considerably longer. The coop is fun but I won't want to play through it more than once and it very short as well. The single player campaign is 19 levels which is the same as Portal.

mr_woo

19-04-2011, 23:21

Amazing game so far, Valve really hit the ball out of the park with this one. Just oozes class. Of course it's been wrecking my head a good few times as well :lol: Definitely more difficult than the first game. Can't say I've found it that short either but I'm taking my time and just enjoying it.

Kryten

19-04-2011, 23:42

I am loving this. Plays really well on the PS3 (not installed the Mac copy yet that comes with it). I am sure it will be fairly short, but it is very good fun, and seriously funny. Cannot remember the last time I laughed out loud to a computer game (other than Portal 1).

Deano

20-04-2011, 02:21

:nuts:

How the hell did they (developers) miss that?

Well I've been playing for 4 hours now and didn't see that message once, so that's probably why (can only guess fast enough hard drive = don't see message).

Didn't realise we had Day 1 DLC.

Pathetic really.

It's costumes for co-op. Utterly pointless tat, but I like to see it as selling that to the obsessive/rich fan was why the game was only 23.99 on Steam to start with (as a double pack).

Perhaps the problem is that it is being compared to Portal, and that came as a bonus with episode 2 and tf2 so you can forgive it for being short. As Portal 2 is a full priced game, I was hoping it would be considerably longer. The coop is fun but I won't want to play through it more than once and it very short as well. The single player campaign is 19 levels which is the same as Portal.

It's a lot longer than Portal. I am really taking my time, but 3.5 hours in and I've only just finished the first of 3 acts. I don't know where you get 19 levels from, fairly sure there were 19 rooms in the first act alone (plus a whole bunch of other bits).

It's at least twice as long as the first game. It stands up well to the Orange Box actually - Portal wasn't a 'bonus', it was a full third of the box with Ep2 and TF2 being the other two thirds - they're about equal in length, except for TF2 which is as long as you want it to be (10 minutes for me). But you get a single player campaign the length of Portal and Ep2 combined, and a multiplayer component. Early reports say that's about twice as long as Portal 1 as well...

Only thing that seems to be missing are the challenge levels that the original Portal had.

Saber

20-04-2011, 02:32

My mistake, I finished act one but I was looking at the level cards and it went up to 19 so I assumed that was all the levels like in Portal (excluding the escape part).

MetalGearAl

20-04-2011, 06:59

Still loving this. I can imagine some people getting annoyed by the humour though, Stephen Merchant must have had a hand in writing his part or at least improv'd a good deal of it because it the humour is definitely his style. I quite like it but can imagine it might drive people a bit mental!

It's a good deal longer but can't say it's going to be too long, I've played about 3.5 hours and I'm on chapter 7 now. Will have the co-op to play after that though :)

AndyH

20-04-2011, 11:19

My copy from Game just arrived!

d80s0q

20-04-2011, 11:21

Amazon (http://forums.thedigitalfix.co.uk/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=8) have moved to 'dispatching soon' but its still not sent! They'd better get it out today...my voucher allowed me to get it 1st class, so I want it tomorrow please!

Jedibitch

20-04-2011, 11:22

Just started this on the 360 and it's fantastic, a breath of fresh air in the FPS overload world.

I just don't get how people can't find it amusing and a joy to play.

And Eurogamer are spot on a perfect 10.

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-04-19-portal-2-review

Adge

20-04-2011, 12:00

My copy from Game just arrived!

Mine hasn't... Grrrrrr, I blame the postman.

Ragnarak

20-04-2011, 12:22

Is the PS3 version the one worth getting? I was hoping Game/HMV/etc would have it in-store yesterday but they didn't so tempted to buy the PC version instead.

smst

20-04-2011, 12:22

I do like my postie very much. But not today. Ah well; work this afternoon after all.

nsb

20-04-2011, 12:31

Is the PS3 version the one worth getting? I was hoping Game/HMV/etc would have it in-store yesterday but they didn't so tempted to buy the PC version instead.

It’s the better version out of the consoles, but obviously the PC version is best overall. Depends if you’re interested in ever playing it on PS3 as you get the PC version with it free anyway.

Radiohead

20-04-2011, 13:27

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/44013/OPINION-GIve-em-an-inch

Jedibitch

20-04-2011, 13:29

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/44013/OPINION-GIve-em-an-inch

He forgot to mention the cheese smell but he is otherwise on the money.

Radiohead

20-04-2011, 13:31

Hard to disagree with any of it I thought.

ShakeyJake

20-04-2011, 13:42

I don't think the article goes into what is actually contained in the DLC that has enraged so many. It's hats. It has absolutely no effect on the game, it's not extra maps, or something that makes the game better in any way. They're just vanity items pure and simple. It's like complaining that your car didn't come with any free go faster stripes.

LeftHandedGuitarist

20-04-2011, 14:01

Played 20 minutes and its made me laugh out loud more times than I can count.

SlyMarques

20-04-2011, 15:15

Just bought this from Tesco Entertainment.... Could not resist any longer. Did any current owners see the SUPER 8 teaser embedded in the game?

MetalGearAl

20-04-2011, 15:32

Friend told me it was hidden in there but I didn't want to find out about it just yet, will look at it after I've finished the SP campaign.

How much were Tesco selling it for?

SlyMarques

20-04-2011, 15:36

£32.70 including next day delivery for the PS3 version. Fingers crossed that I ordered not too late today.....

IndianaJones00

20-04-2011, 18:04

Tesco Entertainment usually dispatch items from Jersey so 2/3 days for delivery is the norm.

Where did you see it promise next day delivery?

LeftHandedGuitarist

20-04-2011, 18:07

Just had my first encounter with hard light bridges and they are a LOT of fun!

fivebyfive

20-04-2011, 19:57

It’s the better version out of the consoles,

technically there isn't much in it but "funny" how value get into bed with the sony and the 360 gets slightly unpolished graphics :suspect:

TonyG

20-04-2011, 20:50

Only midway through Chapter two so far but loving it already. Merchant does a fantastic job with his character, plenty of chuckles from me. Already missing him though & hope he pops back ASAP.

SlyMarques

20-04-2011, 21:13

Link here: http://www.tescoentertainment.com/Store/games/-portal-2/8%3A736597/

It says next day delivery. Got email confirmation too. Fingers crossed....

MetalGearAl

20-04-2011, 23:05

Just finished it. Still undecided on what I think of the plot, but will say:

Enjoyed the new song, though not a patch on Still Alive. The turret bit just before it was a bit too strange though.

Felt a bit odd having a CGI ending like that in a Valve game.

Have to say though it was overall a very funny game, though I think Wheatley is going to prove really divisive with some people.

daboy3000

21-04-2011, 08:06

only midway through chapter two so far but loving it already. Merchant does a fantastic job with his character, plenty of chuckles from me. Already missing him though & hope he pops back asap.

spoiler????

mikegray

21-04-2011, 09:12

HMV shipped it via HDNL so bang goes my chances of playing it over the bank holiday. :|

LouBarlow

21-04-2011, 09:24

HMV shipped it via HDNL so bang goes my chances of playing it over the bank holiday. :|

Why? I have HDNL deliveries arrive next day from Amazon. You might be lucky.

Tom Whitaker

21-04-2011, 09:31

Radiohead

21-04-2011, 09:32

So the PS3 version is better than the 360?

mikegray

21-04-2011, 09:37

And I have HDNL deliveries "left in a secure location at the front of the flat". Which in the case of my Wii was the bin cupboard out front. On the day they get emptied. In the run up to Christmas when they were incredibly rare. So that's on a landfill somewhere.

It has happened again on a different delivery but luckily not on bin day, so I managed to dig it out.

Absolute chumps.

My experience is that they're hopeless. Amazon order left in a puddle behind the house, no note. Thankfully it wasn't an easily damaged item. At least this will fit through the door!

LouBarlow

21-04-2011, 09:43

I think it's fair to say that all delivery companies have their bad moments, even the mighty Royal Mail! :D

You are not missing anything anyway. It's rubbish.

The above statement is a lie

TonyG

21-04-2011, 09:43

I overheard our stores department moaning that there are no courier services running either tomorrow or Monday.

smst

21-04-2011, 13:00

Finally, it's here! Although PSN is down so I can't hook it up with Steam -- does anybody know what happens with Steam Achievements if you haven't linked up with an account yet? Will they show up retroactively when I get in to Steam later?

(Plus I'm working, and busy most of the evening. But it's here! That's the main thing.)

nsb

21-04-2011, 13:10

Yeah I should think that would happen. Steam achievements also unlock Trophies and vica versa apparently...

RESSEH

21-04-2011, 13:44

Any supermarkets selling it cheap? :o

Game seems the best when trading in motorstorm apoc (£19.99 from morissons) + £5.

daboy3000

21-04-2011, 15:37

I really want to play this tonight, mine is still on the delivery van according to the website, anyone know how reliable Home delivery network are?

orac

21-04-2011, 16:08

darn it - play.com posted mine on monday and its not here- great :(

TheDot

21-04-2011, 16:20

Link here: http://www.tescoentertainment.com/Store/games/-portal-2/8%3A736597/

It says next day delivery. Got email confirmation too. Fingers crossed....

Isn't that next working day despatch, rather than delivery?

Elzar

21-04-2011, 16:48

Alot of people not happy that HMV have shipped it via HDNL. Myself included as I've now got to get time off work so I can be at home to sign for the thing!

http://www.google.co.uk/search?q=hmv+hdnl&hl=en&client=safari&rls=en&prmd=ivns&source=lnms&tbm=mbl&ei=DV-wTafxFY2o8AOyra2DDA&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=9&ved=0CBgQ_AUoCA&prmdo=1

Do HMV do this with every game now?

Ono

21-04-2011, 17:15

Great game. It's one of those where you get stuck for a while and then it all happens and slots into place.

GLaDOS is one mean biatch :lol:

Jedibitch

21-04-2011, 17:31

It's a real gem and Steven Merchant is a fantastic choice.

Any DLC planned?

orac

21-04-2011, 17:38

darn it - play.com posted mine on monday and its not here- great :(

can't seem to login into PSN anyway.

IndianaJones00

21-04-2011, 17:43

Link here: http://www.tescoentertainment.com/Store/games/-portal-2/8%3A736597/

It says next day delivery. Got email confirmation too. Fingers crossed....

That states next day dispatch though which isn't the same thing, they might send it the next day but delivery could still take 2/3 days.

HMV shipped it via HDNL so bang goes my chances of playing it over the bank holiday. :|

I was a bit worried too when I saw that but had my copy arrive at lunchtime :clap:

LouBarlow

21-04-2011, 17:51

It's a real gem and Steven Merchant is a fantastic choice.

Any DLC planned?

I believe so.

God bless Valve because this truly is a brilliantly fun game.