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There is a large amount of people who thank them for making such amazing games. I was in the ARG irc and so many people were spamming the channel telling the people at valve to let the developers know how much we love their work.
Also, I beat the singleplayer. I was not disappointed in any way. Lived up to my incredible hype.
Also, I beat the singleplayer. I was not disappointed in any way. Lived up to my incredible hype.
The thing that pisses me off is the day 1 DLC... $80 worth.
I'm voting with my wallet and skipping this game.
I'm voting with my wallet and skipping this game.
Portal 2 is honestly one of the best games I have ever played and I wouldn't blame Valve if they took this reaction and decided to shit on all their fans.
Have I become so jaded that I now except a group of supposed fans to, unfounded, bitch and moan about how the developer made the game wrong? FUCK THE WORLD.
I, too, wonder what has become of Fanboy Fridays. When will Indefinity (it's a word now) be at an end? Most likely some conscientious user will have to make a blog entry about the latest,greatest fanatic antics of the week.
This crap they're spewing may not be gold but it's shinin', man!
This crap they're spewing may not be gold but it's shinin', man!
Bought the game on PS3 and am loving it so much. The PS3 port looks great as well so kudos to Valve for stepping up and, for that matter, embracing the more open nature of PSN by giving us essentially Steam Lite.
Can't wait for the user created levels. This is a step in the right direction for both PC gaming and consoles. Hell, it isn't like I can't use a keyboard and mouse on consoles anyway.
Can't wait for the user created levels. This is a step in the right direction for both PC gaming and consoles. Hell, it isn't like I can't use a keyboard and mouse on consoles anyway.
Well I know Jim "Don't complain about videogames" Sterling is going to jump my ass for this, but yeah, I'm a little disappointed with Valve.
This has nothing to do with Portal 2 itself- I ordered the game but it's in the mail now, haven't played it yet- rather with Valve's weird marketing scheme.
Look at it this way- they led us through an (incredibly) complicated puzzle with the promise of an early release of a game, and then the final puzzle turned out to be unwinnable. There was no way to get P2 out early, and then when the game *did* come out, it's loaded with Day 1 DLC and other useless junk that TF2 is now famous for.
I'm not complaining about the quality of the game, I know Valve is pretty consistently good with that sort of thing, but even an 8-hour playthrough is just 'okay' for a $50 title.
I don't know, I just don't think the butthurt complainers are completely unbased. There are legitimate reasons to be angry about Portal 2, I just don't think their rage should be *quite* as palpable.
This has nothing to do with Portal 2 itself- I ordered the game but it's in the mail now, haven't played it yet- rather with Valve's weird marketing scheme.
Look at it this way- they led us through an (incredibly) complicated puzzle with the promise of an early release of a game, and then the final puzzle turned out to be unwinnable. There was no way to get P2 out early, and then when the game *did* come out, it's loaded with Day 1 DLC and other useless junk that TF2 is now famous for.
I'm not complaining about the quality of the game, I know Valve is pretty consistently good with that sort of thing, but even an 8-hour playthrough is just 'okay' for a $50 title.
I don't know, I just don't think the butthurt complainers are completely unbased. There are legitimate reasons to be angry about Portal 2, I just don't think their rage should be *quite* as palpable.
This is the problem with metacritic in general.
Little whiny kids can drive scores down. Reviewers for some podunk website that wants to make a name for itself can rate a game negative, just to get a reaction. Or if the reviewer just has a beef with a particular developer, or if they just aren't interested in a game, they can rate it really low even if the game is good. People give low reviews just to make the overall score lower, which is a spiteful thing to do. Or they rate it high, because they are a super fanboy that won't see anything bad.
It is dumb, and open to griefing.
Little whiny kids can drive scores down. Reviewers for some podunk website that wants to make a name for itself can rate a game negative, just to get a reaction. Or if the reviewer just has a beef with a particular developer, or if they just aren't interested in a game, they can rate it really low even if the game is good. People give low reviews just to make the overall score lower, which is a spiteful thing to do. Or they rate it high, because they are a super fanboy that won't see anything bad.
It is dumb, and open to griefing.
@jacobdixon you need to be banned in the worst way. Try presenting your arguments without sounding like a racist 12 year old and people might give a damn about what you say.
Wow! The level of immaturity in the gaming community is outstanding! Really bitching about day 1 DLC? Overinflated egos, on top of bratty behavior. This is what the future holds in terms of how we will treat each other. Self absorbed, entitled nonsensical bullshit from people who are nothing more that consuming gluttonous beasts..
People saying that Valve stated portal 2 would be about 4x as long as portal one, probably didn't play Portal very much. The original Portal can be beaten in 30-40 minutes even when not trying to do speed runs, just after you figure out the puzzles it's very easy to play through. The puzzles in Portal 2 are just insane sometimes. you could probably beat it in 2 hours after you remember what to do.
@Jim, not that I'm complaining, and I agree with everything in your article, but... I've seen you write this article 3, maybe 4 times so far this year. I'm really not sure what to take from that. I'm not saying you should stop writing about it, because it's a current event in the gaming world, and is therefore relevant. I guess it's just kind of rage inducing that this article has to be relevant so often.
@Jim, not that I'm complaining, and I agree with everything in your article, but... I've seen you write this article 3, maybe 4 times so far this year. I'm really not sure what to take from that. I'm not saying you should stop writing about it, because it's a current event in the gaming world, and is therefore relevant. I guess it's just kind of rage inducing that this article has to be relevant so often.
Sorry, but I cannot support the microtransaction bonanza that Valve has been treating its customers to. It started innocent with the TF2 hats, then that started getting out of hand. Now we have over $80 of DAY 1 DLC in Portal 2. Sure, most of the stuff might be simply cosmetic, but that is no excuse to have created items specifically for the said game and had them ready before the game was released, then withold said items so people can pay for them. Any other company would get crucified for this, but everybody is too busy licking Valves nuts to remember. Horse Armor is just a cosmetic add-on too and that hasn't stopped everybody and their mothers from complaining constantly about it...Valve does the exact same thing, but on a more massive scale and people are falling over themselves to back Valve up. Valve is a great company, but they won't stay that way if we fail to call them on their bullshit.
Also, maybe its not a mini-game, but its not quite worth $40-$50 for a 6 hour game with no replay value whatsoever. I will wait for the inevitable Steam sale.
Also, maybe its not a mini-game, but its not quite worth $40-$50 for a 6 hour game with no replay value whatsoever. I will wait for the inevitable Steam sale.
I'm with you here Jim. The game is great, I haven't finished it but Steam tells me that I've played it for 5 hours (and I haven't played coop yet)
There's no Day 1 DLC, it's a store for coop items (and you don't have to buy anything to enjoy the game. it's completely optional)
It's not a port, it was obviously developed with PC users in mind (and I must say that Source looks rather good considering it's a 2003 engine)
There's no Day 1 DLC, it's a store for coop items (and you don't have to buy anything to enjoy the game. it's completely optional)
It's not a port, it was obviously developed with PC users in mind (and I must say that Source looks rather good considering it's a 2003 engine)
I remember when we'd be content with a 45 minute arcade game for £60 upwards during the 16 Bit era. I haven't played Portal 2 yet, and I already know that it won't last as long for me as most reviewers said it would(they always seem to be off by about 2 or 3 hours for me), but I really do not care. Frankly, I think some games are getting far too long. People complained about the supposed brevity of Dragon Age 2, but I loved the 32 hours I spent there. I completed almost every quest available and it didn't take up too much of my time. 4-8 hours is the perfect length for an action/puzzler like Portal. Hell, we paid full price back in the day for The Orange Box on the 360 specifically FOR Portal, which was a 3 hour game at its longest. Sometimes brief and excellent is exactly what we need!
Gamers in a general sense are self-entitled ass hats. Who is surprised? Also, this review needs to go up. All of the unanimously glorious praise for this game has me a little leery. I don't tend to trust such praise when there seems to be no dissenting opinion. Surely someone out there doesn't like this game. I'm afraid its going to be me.
People saying that Valve stated portal 2 would be about 4x as long as portal one, probably didn't play Portal very much. The original Portal can be beaten in 30-40 minutes even when not trying to do speed runs, just after you figure out the puzzles it's very easy to play through. The puzzles in Portal 2 are just insane sometimes. you could probably beat it in 2 hours after you remember what to do.
@Jim, not that I'm complaining, and I agree with everything in your article, but... I've seen you write this article 3, maybe 4 times so far this year. I'm really not sure what to take from that. I'm not saying you should stop writing about it, because it's a current event in the gaming world, and is therefore relevant. I guess it's just kind of rage inducing that this article has to be relevant so often.
@Jim, not that I'm complaining, and I agree with everything in your article, but... I've seen you write this article 3, maybe 4 times so far this year. I'm really not sure what to take from that. I'm not saying you should stop writing about it, because it's a current event in the gaming world, and is therefore relevant. I guess it's just kind of rage inducing that this article has to be relevant so often.
I can understand the "DLC" complaints, but the other stuff is just 12 year olds wasting time in class...
Big props for the PC copy in the PS3 box however, I wish more games would do the same.
Big props for the PC copy in the PS3 box however, I wish more games would do the same.
yeah, been too busy playing portal 2 on the ps3 than to check metacritic...
Srsly? I didn't know there'd be that much butthurt. Over what exactly? Cosmetic shit? don't buy it then...
Portal 2 = GOTY.
Srsly? I didn't know there'd be that much butthurt. Over what exactly? Cosmetic shit? don't buy it then...
Portal 2 = GOTY.
I don't really even like valve games save for Portal, but Portal 2 looks great from where I'm standing.
No true fan would whine about this game. Also, a lot of this is just people jumping on the Portal 2 hate bandwagon that originated primarily from /v/.
*off to play World of Tanks*
/For The Love Of The Game
*off to play World of Tanks*
/For The Love Of The Game
The only complaint I have with the game so far is that there are way too many loading screens and I haven't really seen any reviewers comment on that.
Valve fanboys are some of the most entitled-feeling fans out there, which means shit like this happens when they believe they've been wronged. I say fuck 'em, keep doing what you're doing Valve, and that's making awesome games and keeping up Steam.
What I don't understand is why so many people are skipping the game simply for the fact that there's $80 worth of cosmetic DLC at launch. Just don't buy the DLC, it's not like it actually adds any gameplay value.
Portal 2 is (so far) awesome. But remember when people threatened to boycott L4D2 Valve flew them out and gave them a tour of their HQ so complaining stupidly about Valve has historically paid off. Maybe they should stop encouraging this idiocy?
Portal 2 is amazing, played co-op with my GF last night and had a blast. I had to rent it mind you as fucking Amazon is taking forever to ship.
I also have read a lot that people have beaten the single player in 4 hours and are posting achievments/steam unlocks with time to prove it.
I also have read a lot that people have beaten the single player in 4 hours and are posting achievments/steam unlocks with time to prove it.
I put in Portal 2 last night and was nothing but happy the entire time; everything was better than I expected. I even put the Gears Beta on hold because this was so good.
@SpeedNut
how can you understand the DLC complaints? the "dlc" (hats were never called DLC in TF2, by the way) is completely pointless and is not needed for most people. It's not BioWare cutting a part of the game and selling it seperately. It's just some cool texture, some cool model for you co-op robot. Some animations.
Stuff only the person you play with will see (that is, in most cases, one of your friends). And stuff that doesn't influence the gameplay in any way.
And mind you, i'm almost 100% sure that if there is any actual DLC (with actual content not just visual stuff), it will come for free (on PC and PS3, at least) as it did with l4d or tf2. I mean, come on - they are giving the actual maps, characters, voiceovers, stories and all the important stuff for free, by funding it with some small meaningless and unimportant stuff like hats. Stuff you don't HAVE to buy to eventually get some cool stuff for free. And people complain about that. What's wrong with people today:/
how can you understand the DLC complaints? the "dlc" (hats were never called DLC in TF2, by the way) is completely pointless and is not needed for most people. It's not BioWare cutting a part of the game and selling it seperately. It's just some cool texture, some cool model for you co-op robot. Some animations.
Stuff only the person you play with will see (that is, in most cases, one of your friends). And stuff that doesn't influence the gameplay in any way.
And mind you, i'm almost 100% sure that if there is any actual DLC (with actual content not just visual stuff), it will come for free (on PC and PS3, at least) as it did with l4d or tf2. I mean, come on - they are giving the actual maps, characters, voiceovers, stories and all the important stuff for free, by funding it with some small meaningless and unimportant stuff like hats. Stuff you don't HAVE to buy to eventually get some cool stuff for free. And people complain about that. What's wrong with people today:/
I have it, and I absolutely love it. Hell, I replayed the first bit for my wife who is a non-gamer to say the least, and she loved it. I've played it for at least 5 hours now, and I've only really been stuck on the last 3 rooms. There is more then enough content on there. Some people are just never happy, and there for should just end it all and quit bothering people.
im @ around 17 or 18 /22 turned into side story, i played for 3.5 hours yesterday since start, hard to see if there'd be 3 more hours where i'm at but i'm excited for the end. i dont regret my purchase or have any negative feelings about the game so far, i was gonna tryr and start SOCOM 4 for the last hour but this game just makes you want more and more.
Agreed. DLC, Early unlock, NOTHING TO DO WITH THE ACTUAL GAME. Not that it hasn't ALREADY proven itself in the first day of release, but don't these idiots see that if their sad attempt to destroy the game's reputation actually SUCCEEDED, it would mean no further development in the series?!
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Eh, what do you expect? Valve fanboys are some of the most entitled little shits on the planet. Just visit any Steam forum related to any of their games and bask in their unadulterated hate and spite.
"Fans" being mad about Portal 2 (I say "fans" because I am unconvinced it's not just trolls) is possibly the most retarded thing that's ever happened on the internet. It's like being mad that the Beatles aren't releasing new albums. You've got this utterly brilliant, fantastic sequel in your hands and you're complaining? Really? What else could have happened? How could it have been better? I honestly can't think of too much, besides a lack of loading times.
I'm not playing it because I'm working, but the only thing I can think about is when I'm done and I can play it again.
I'm not playing it because I'm working, but the only thing I can think about is when I'm done and I can play it again.
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