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Portal


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Sadly, Portal is as short as it is sweet. It took us a little under two and a half hours. That's long enough for the story it tells, and it tells it well, but it's so damnably good that the craving sets in as soon as the satisfaction fades.

Depending on gamer demand, Valve say they'll opt next for a straight sequel, a closer tie-in to the Half-Life games or some form of multiplayer. We just want more GLaDOS. Her lilting, darkly comic words of lethally unhelpful advice deserve a place in the annals of scary robo-speak, right beside "I can't do that, Dave" and "L-look at you, hacker."

"If you begin to feel light-headed from thirst," GLaDOS chirps, "feel free to pass out."

You'll love
  • Amazing puzzles/gameplay
  • GLaDOS is hysterical
  • Beautifully trippy
You'll hate
  • Really really short
  • May make you feel dumb
  • Waiting for Portal 2

 
3 Comments
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Kittie  - 1 year 2 months ago 
I agree, the game was short, but it was so much fun. It was a bit challenging at some parts, but after some thinking, it was simple. I adored the turrets and hated when I killed them, because afterwards they would tell you that they don't hate you, then die. Poor things.

Anyone looking for a twist on first-person shooters, this is the game for you.
oryandymackie  - 6 months 3 days ago 
It's too hard!!! I can't do it!! I'm stuck on the FIFTH level!!
A.J_Smiles  - 4 months 28 days ago 
Best game EVER. I could not stop playing 'till the very end (which only took a couple of hours, sadly).
I think Ben "Yahtzee" Croshaw (Zero Punctuation) described it best: "Absoloutely sublime from start to finish and I will jam forks into my eyes if I ever use those words to describe anything else ever again." XD
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Portal

Genre: Puzzle
Release date: 19 Oct 2007
Published by: EA GAMES
Developed by: Valve
Multiplayer Modes:
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1 player SOLO
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