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Free Portal!! :D

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Just giving everyone a heads up, Steam is offering a free download of Portal until May 24!

here's the link: http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/		2010-05-13 04:27:00

Author:
koneko
Posts: 95

It really annoys me. I bought the **** game. Money back now.2010-05-13 07:10:00

Author:
CreateNPlay
Posts: 1266

Oooh, thanks! PC portal FTW 2010-05-13 07:30:00

Author:
Burnvictim42
Posts: 3322

Hooray, everyone needs to play this, now!2010-05-13 11:24:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

PC and Mac. o/2010-05-13 11:25:00

Author:
Syroc
Posts: 3193

Hooray, everyone needs to play this, now!

Oh yes, i never got to play it, i've been wanting to for the oh so many references i see out there, so i'll be sure to!		2010-05-13 12:07:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

Ive always wanted to play this!

TY koneko!!		2010-05-13 12:42:00

Author:
Testudini
Posts: 3262

I think I'll be picking this up too I hear it's not a very long game, is this true?2010-05-13 13:24:00

Author:
rtm223
Posts: 6497

I'll obviously be getting this.

I haven't even played portal yet!

My friend has though, and I watched him for "10 minutes", even though it was more like a half hour, but still...		2010-05-13 13:29:00

Author:
KlawwTheClown
Posts: 1106

I think I'll be picking this up too I hear it's not a very long game, is this true?

No its about 3-5 hours depending on how good you are, but the PC version has a dedicated modding community so i'll definately be picking this up.		2010-05-13 14:57:00

Author:
robotiod
Posts: 2662

My computer is so old and slow that I'm pretty sure it can't run portal.
Good thing is that I have the orange box for the PS3 		2010-05-13 15:28:00

Author:
napero7
Posts: 1653

i hope it works on my computer 2010-05-13 15:40:00

Author:
Unknown User

I can beat it in about 60-75 minutes, depending on how rusty I am, but playing the first time should only take 3-5 hours. As for the the modding community, it's definitely got some awesome stuff.

I suggest thinkingwithportals.com. The forums are pretty dead, but the content is awesome. At least it used to be...

2010-05-13 21:40:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

No its about 3-5 hours depending on how good you are, but the PC version has a dedicated modding community so i'll definately be picking this up.


Uh, more like an hour o_o. It's a very short game and the majority of it is the tutorial.

It's a good game, but it's also the most over-exaggerated. It gets way more credit than it really deserves. Don't get me wrong, it's a great little game... But, it's not really as innovative as everybody seems to think. Furthermore, the length and difficulty was really disappointing to me. I had been hoping for a much larger game, with far more complicated puzzles, and as a result was a little bit disappointed with it by the end of the game (although, you can't really be disappointed with the Orange Box as a whole ).

That being said everybody who is up for a fantastic hour of simple, yet elegant, puzzles should definitely consider cashing in on this opportunity. It's worth the time, for sure... Since it's free for a bit that's all that really matters. I don't know if I would really be willing to pay for portal again, though. I guess it would depend on the price... It's just too short, and when I played through it user made content was scarce, and not of very high quality. I'm sure that has changed now, though.

Sooo, have fun... But, don't ruin the game by over-using the references, please .		2010-05-13 22:06:00

Author:
microchirp
Posts: 412

Hehe, just finished it, was pretty good, the ending song is kinda funny. 2010-05-14 02:54:00

Author:
Silverleon
Posts: 6707

I don't have a steam account.

But I have Orange Box somewhere. I got stuck/lost in a red basement section in Portal at one point and gave up. :/
I'm somewhere near the end i'm guessing.		2010-05-14 02:57:00

Author:
midnight_heist
Posts: 2513

5 hour download yuck, ill have to start downloading overnight or sumthin :/2010-05-14 03:03:00

Author:
Littlebigdude805
Posts: 1924

5 hour download yuck, ill have to start downloading overnight or sumthin :/

Wow, really? Even with my terrible connection, it took about 35 minutes... *Boots up free Portal*		2010-05-14 03:27:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

well thats the estimate :/ havent tried yet.2010-05-14 03:49:00

Author:
Littlebigdude805
Posts: 1924

It said 5 hours for me too, didn't take nearly that long. I just booted up LBP, and played that in the interem 2010-05-14 05:01:00

Author:
Burnvictim42
Posts: 3322

20% after 5 mins...5 hours my burlap butt :/ lol2010-05-14 05:13:00

Author:
Littlebigdude805
Posts: 1924

I went back and finished portal. Haha, the boss is very funny.
Great stuff.
I'm gonna have to go back and play that LBP version now that I get it. 		2010-05-14 06:29:00

Author:
midnight_heist
Posts: 2513

This was a triumph!
I'm making a note here:
"HUGE SUCCESS!!"

It's hard to overstate
my satisfaction.		2010-05-14 19:41:00

Author:
767
Posts: 123

For anyone who hasn't come across it yet, this is how it's done:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHGOFfY9oPg		2010-05-14 21:40:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I downloaded it for MAC last night - took about 50 minutes (initially said 5 hours too) So far I like it. Comphy's levels make a lot more sense now 2010-05-14 23:10:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Ehh its free but i don't like it =/2010-05-14 23:18:00

Author:
Snrm
Posts: 6419

SWEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEET!!! I'm so downloading this! 2010-05-15 00:53:00

Author:
Phosphorus15
Posts: 463

at chamber 18..walked into a room with lots of stuff going on and got shot down by two turrets :/ save and quit ill finish tomorrow maybe lol. How far along am i?2010-05-15 01:20:00

Author:
Littlebigdude805
Posts: 1924

i am at the end now
Room 18 was Hard 		2010-05-15 01:31:00

Author:
Unknown User

I just got the companion cube, and decided to call it a break from there... fun and original concept but it feels like it's gonna be over soon...2010-05-15 03:21:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

I beat it in 3 hours on my first run. Is that good?2010-05-15 05:33:00

Author:
Phosphorus15
Posts: 463

lol you incinerate the companion cube on the same level you get it lol. Thing with Portal is yea its kinda short but theres a few quality mods with more gameplay and content than the original. Also a map maker but first i gotta finish the original :O2010-05-15 05:36:00

Author:
Littlebigdude805
Posts: 1924

Where is the map maker?2010-05-15 05:41:00

Author:
Phosphorus15
Posts: 463

I just got the companion cube, and decided to call it a break from there... fun and original concept but it feels like it's gonna be over soon...

You will like the ending. Don't worry about that!


at chamber 18..walked into a room with lots of stuff going on and got shot down by two turrets :/ save and quit ill finish tomorrow maybe lol. How far along am i?

There are safe spots in that room where you can stand without being shot. Just play around. Take advantage of the quicksave option, by pressing F6. You can then reload with F7. Worse case scenario, search for Portal Chamber 18 on Youtube.

There are 19 chambers, but that last one is a bit "special" 		2010-05-15 15:32:00

Author:
comphermc
Posts: 5338

I absolutely loved Portal and one of the things I enjoyed the most was the length! I loved that it was short and sweet!2010-05-15 15:52:00

Author:
mrsupercomputer
Posts: 1335

considering Portal is a source game you can get a boatload of other mods. (which are basically full games)


- Pirates, vikings and Knights II ~ http://store.steampowered.com/app/17570/ ~

- Age of Chivalry ~ http://store.steampowered.com/app/17510/ ~

- Zombie Panic! source ~ http://store.steampowered.com/app/17500/ ~

etc...

edit: seems like the free version doesn't come with source SDK 		2010-05-15 16:38:00

Author:
oldage
Posts: 2824

I already bought TF2, so I can get those anyway. Thanks for the links!2010-05-15 21:55:00

Author:
Arkei
Posts: 1432

I wish this came with Source SDK. That ruins part of it.2010-05-15 22:15:00

Author:
Phosphorus15
Posts: 463

I'm in #15 and it's a doosey. lol.2010-05-15 22:18:00

Author:
Morgana25
Posts: 5983

Well I'm done. It didn't even take me a couple of hours to finish but I enjoyed every minute of it, love the end

I love the way they use the portal idea, I can't wait for the sequel. For the most part I just breezed through it but one part did stump me...

Do we need spoilers here? Well, right after you escape the fire I had no idea where to go but eventually figured it out.		2010-05-15 22:31:00

Author:
Foofles
Posts: 2278

room 16 was the funnest roon 18 the hardest2010-05-16 02:46:00

Author:
Unknown User

Yeah Portal is great
"still alive"-song is awsome and for somereason do i dont "hate" the robot in the end because she song so nice ;P		2010-05-16 08:47:00

Author:
Smelling-Cowboy
Posts: 668

Yeah Portal is great
"still alive"-song is awsome and for somereason do i dont "hate" the robot in the end because she song so nice ;P

I don't really think the player is supposed to hate GLaDOS... Stockholm syndrome is wonderful .		2010-05-16 23:00:00

Author:
microchirp
Posts: 412

Funniest quote from GLaDOS:
Didn't we have some fun, though? Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit, and I said "Goodbye", and you were like "NO WAY", and then I was all like "We were going to pretend we were going to murder you". That was great		2010-05-19 09:17:00

Author:
Smelling-Cowboy
Posts: 668

Funniest quote from GLaDOS:
Didn't we have some fun, though? Remember when the platform was sliding into the fire pit, and I said "Goodbye", and you were like "NO WAY", and then I was all like "We were going to pretend we were going to murder you". That was great
Totally agreed. I was laughing for so long after that! 		2010-05-19 23:16:00

Author:
Phosphorus15
Posts: 463

Totally agreed. I was laughing for so long after that!

Yeah, that's one of my favorite lines... Along with:

"2 + 2 is.... 10! IN BASE 4 I'M FINE!"

I laughed .		2010-05-20 07:17:00

Author:
microchirp
Posts: 412

I bought the DARN thing!2010-06-04 10:52:00

Author:
SPONGMONKEY56
Posts: 209


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