As someone who has only gotten around to playing the Portal series recently, I was blown away by the sheer creativity and mind-bendingly clever design of these games.
A lot of times, you'll open up a new level, look around 5 secs in and think "man, I don't even know where to start" but as you pick up the pieces gradually, you'll find quite often the answer is hidden in an obvious but well-hidden manner.
And when you finally do manage to put them together and work it out, it feels INCREDIBLY gratifying. At times, you'll do things that don't feel like they're possible at first.
The puzzles themselves are great, and very well-thought out, but what brings all of it together is the story.
Whether you're a person who likes lore in games or not, you're bound to enjoy the tongue-in-cheek writing and fantastic VA performances present in Portal 2.
Though there are only a handful of characters in the story, each one is different from the last and each add something to accentuate and contrast the tone of the game, in the best ways possible.
The first game was a monument of its own, bringing something completely new to gaming, and the sequel only builds upon it. I would recommend playing Portal 1 if you care about the story.
The art direction is something else I can truly commend with this game, there are a few different "locales" you visit over the course of the story and even though at times the colour palettes can feel minimal, it does a lot with what it's given to work with.
Without spoiling anything, some of the structures and environment design later into the game is simply awesome and I was fascinated by it.
And even when you're done with the story, there's a multiplayer campaign you can grab a friend along with and rack your brains together to.
Overall, I can't recommend this enough, such a damn good game.
A lot of times, you'll open up a new level, look around 5 secs in and think "man, I don't even know where to start" but as you pick up the pieces gradually, you'll find quite often the answer is hidden in an obvious but well-hidden manner.
And when you finally do manage to put them together and work it out, it feels INCREDIBLY gratifying. At times, you'll do things that don't feel like they're possible at first.
The puzzles themselves are great, and very well-thought out, but what brings all of it together is the story.
Whether you're a person who likes lore in games or not, you're bound to enjoy the tongue-in-cheek writing and fantastic VA performances present in Portal 2.
Though there are only a handful of characters in the story, each one is different from the last and each add something to accentuate and contrast the tone of the game, in the best ways possible.
The first game was a monument of its own, bringing something completely new to gaming, and the sequel only builds upon it. I would recommend playing Portal 1 if you care about the story.
The art direction is something else I can truly commend with this game, there are a few different "locales" you visit over the course of the story and even though at times the colour palettes can feel minimal, it does a lot with what it's given to work with.
Without spoiling anything, some of the structures and environment design later into the game is simply awesome and I was fascinated by it.
And even when you're done with the story, there's a multiplayer campaign you can grab a friend along with and rack your brains together to.
Overall, I can't recommend this enough, such a damn good game.