Chase Porter
Staff Writer
Portal 2 has opened my eyes. For years, first person shooters have dominated the gaming world and now, finally there’s a shooter game that is still is loads of fun without shooting up virtual bad guys.
Portal 2 is fun, visually appealing and well crafted. It rarely has a slip within the game play and plot. The attention to detail is extraordinary and you will have a blast playing this game for hours.
“Personally, I don’t think the game would be as fun if you haven’t played the first game but you can still have a lot of fun playing through the puzzles and jumping through portals without knowing what’s going on,” junior Keannon Wester said.
In this sequel, you are still playing as a robot named Chell, who is trapped in the Aperture Science facility following the events of the first game. You soon will meet Wheatley another friendly robot to take on GLaDOS, an evil robot who is destroying the Aperture.
Throughout the game the player will be trying to find a way out of the Aperture and defeat the evil GLaDOS. To do this you will first find a portal gun that will allow the player to shoot an entry and exit portal that will allow the player to travel throughout the Aperture. This portal gun lets the player complete the puzzles that allow you to proceed through new and more challenging puzzles.
“Just playing the game and making your own path with the portal gun is a great time,” junior Ash Patel said. “The portal gun makes you feel like you have so much power because you can go anywhere.”
Completing these puzzles may seem hard to some players who have played puzzle games in the past, but the game has a great balance of difficulty and fun. Valves, the game creators, does a great job of presenting the clues to help you figure out the puzzle without making it too obvious. Some puzzles will be simple but others will stress the mind until you have used every possible idea you can think up.
Even though the single player mode is a blast to navigate through, the co-operative mode is something you just can’t pass by. Grab a partner because the puzzles that take place in co-op mode happen after the events of the single player game and all of the puzzles are completely different from the single player mode.
The co-operative game play makes you think in a completely new way from single player, because you and your teammate both have a portal gun. This means that puzzles will actually become more complex because now you can shoot more portals. The co-op mode also has the same attention to detail as the single player so you will still be entranced by the game play.
“Me and my friends play the co-operative puzzles just for fun but you can’t go anywhere if you and the person you’re playing with doesn’t communicate and talk because you will end up getting stuck,” freshman Johnathan Ferry said.
The graphics of this game are astounding and the attention to detail is incredible. From the way that the portal gun shoots to the movement of objects throughout the aperture are extraordinary; you might just be entertained watching someone play this game. The graphics aren’t especially realistic but this game has style like none other I have played in a while.
Also, the dialogue of the characters is fantastic. All of the characters are witty and funny and make for a very joy filled play through. The mixing of this dialogue and the sound track make for an intense and fun filled game that you will play for hours whether it is with a partner or by yourself.
Portal 2 was released on April 19th and is available everywhere. I recommend this game for anyone who enjoys a good challenge without the repetition of a modern shooter game.
