TOG - The Older Gamers

Drac · 10th March 2010, 09:02 AM

Those who visit the steam forums a lot probably already know this, but for those who don't, Portal 2 is to be a full title release, not a "short" game like the original Portal and it includes a multiplayer Co-Op campaign.

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Coming this holiday. Portal 2 is the sequel to 2007’s Game of the Year and draws from the award-winning formula of innovative game play, story, and music that earned the original over 70 industry accolades.

Features single and multiplayer co-op modes.

The single-player portion of Portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers. Players will explore never-before-seen areas of the Aperture Science Labs and be reunited with GLaDOS, the occasionally murderous computer companion who guided them through the original game.

The game’s two-player cooperative mode features its own entirely separate campaign with a unique story, test chambers, and two new player characters. This new mode forces players to reconsider everything they thought they knew about portals. Success will require them to not just act cooperatively, but to think cooperatively.

An Insider’s Guide To Portal 2 | Kotaku

More Portal 2 Details Materialize | Game Rant

There has also been a series a updates to the original Portal in the past week, it now has additional achievements and an edited ending to tie it into the upcoming Portal 2.

Vulcan21 · 10th March 2010, 10:19 AM

Certainly a must have title later this year.

Ned · 10th March 2010, 01:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Drac

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and it includes a multiplayer Co-Op campaign.

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Nice

Drac · 10th March 2010, 06:16 PM

Edit: Wrong thread...

Vigilantfox · 11th March 2010, 05:02 AM

As much as I love portal I really want Half life 3 or episode 3, whatever. I always assumed that portal started out as a tech demo for what was going to be in the next half life. The portal gun!!

Mako · 11th March 2010, 03:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Vigilantfox

As much as I love portal I really want Half life 3 or episode 3, whatever. I always assumed that portal started out as a tech demo for what was going to be in the next half life. The portal gun!!

Agrees, this is not being as well recieved my end as it should. Where am my Ep3 gone?

Drac · 12th March 2010, 07:08 AM

Portal is a puzzle game, Half Life is a story driven action/adventure. I can't really see Valve changing direction for Episode 3 and having lots of slow puzzle stuff towards the end of the story - they'd be wanting to go in the other direction and amp up the action with some epic alien-ass-kicking battles.

Indeedy, freeman should have to fight to save the world. Outsmarting some benign architecture to save the human race would be kinda lame.

In the long run it's probably better that they're doing a separate Portal 2 game.