Portal 2

[mikenoob]

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Anyone finding it too easy?

What chapter are you on? I thought the same thing until I hit a couple areas in chapter 7 and am now currently stuck on chapter 8.

[Blzer]

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LOL I'm on Chapter 2, but I'd like to take my time doing it. The first game only had 19 levels (not chapters, levels lol) so I just hope this game will last me a long time.

[Cpre5]

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Anyone finding it too easy?

Ya I went through it pretty fast, had 2 levels or so that gave me a lil trouble. Co-op on the other hand gets you thinking

[goh]

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What chapter are you on? I thought the same thing until I hit a couple areas in chapter 7 and am now currently stuck on chapter 8.

Nah I only watched someone play it on a stream and it seemed rather easy so was wondering. He was having trouble in parts but the answer seemed pretty clear most of the time and he kept trying some other nonsense until he eventually figured it out.

[Hooe]

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Anyone finding it too easy?

Played it today, did not find it easy. Not too hard, not too easy; there were spots where I had to stop and think about how everything in a room fit together, and after some time would have an "a-ha!" moment where I figure it out.

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There were one or two spots, primarily in the opening and between-chambers portions of the Cave Johnson parts, where I ended up just shooting portals at walls and hoping something stuck. A big reason, I think, is that the environments in these parts are simply massive (not cluttered and full, but everything is simply monumental in size to the point where I would stop and marvel every once in a while). For the most part, the game does a great job of providing hints in these sections as to the path with light cues.

The single-player game itself is brilliant. The dark humor sets this (and the original) apart from anything else I've played to this point. Hopefully I can team up with someone and get to the co-op soon.

[Hooe]

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Oh, and this was easily my favorite exchange in the game:

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rSk_37So0Xk

[ultralow36]

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@goh.... it looks very simple watching someone play but get crazy at chapter7. co_op forget it,love this game

[Sandman42]

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Just finished it. All the voicework is great in this game, probably the funniest game I've played. Those saying that the puzzles get tougher in Chapter 7 on are right. There were quite a few where I was sitting there for 5-10 minutes trying to figure out where to go.

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Great ending also. Definitely did not expect you being able to portal up to the moon.

[Alai]

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This game just gets better and better more I play.

[Burns11]

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I was really disappointed in the difficulty, at least in the single player, haven't been able to try any co-op yet.

Only problems I had was not knowing where I was supposed to go

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when moving around the rubble in the old parts down below

and in the finale

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I had no idea where the last damn personality sphere came down

Other than those, I found everything pretty simple to solve and just walked through the entire game.

[mikenoob]

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The co-op levels are really easy too. I haven't been able to finish it up considering the issue with PSN, but I think I have spent up to about 10 minutes max on a level with a friend.

[mrprice33]

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I just finished it after a marathon session. I didn't have too much trouble either, but it was highly enjoyable. I can't wait to go back and play with dev commentary.

[Skyboxer]

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WHats the genera; concensus??
Worth the full price?
Fun?
Challenging?

[Hooe]

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WHats the genera; concensus??
Worth the full price?
Fun?
Challenging?

Even having not played the co-op missions, I think it's fantastic and well worth the price of admission on single-player alone. Go buy it first thing this morning.

To your other questions: challenging? It's challenging enough, but it's not going to present you with something supremely difficult; the difficulty does ramp up as the game continues. Fun? YES YES YES. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a game that's better written and also one that is so thoroughly designed. It is well-paced, well-balanced, and doesn't overstay it's welcome.

[mrprice33]

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Even having not played the co-op missions, I think it's fantastic and well worth the price of admission on single-player alone. Go buy it first thing this morning.

To your other questions: challenging? It's challenging enough, but it's not going to present you with something supremely difficult; the difficulty does ramp up as the game continues. Fun? YES YES YES. I think you'd be hard-pressed to find a game that's better written and also one that is so thoroughly designed. It is well-paced, well-balanced, and doesn't overstay it's welcome.

I agree with all of this. I finished the SP in about 8 hours, but I had a grin to a full smile for like 6-7 hours of it, and laughed out loud many times. I'm going to start a second playthrough with commentary in about an hour, and I imagine it will take me less time, so I'd say another 6-7 hours of SP (for a total of 14-15) and I haven't even touched co-op yet.