I really enjoyed your review. It is tempting to rate something you enjoy as perfect, just so others play it, too. I personally loved Portal 2. It took me longer than most people to beat it (11 hours!) but I think that was because I spent a lot of time messing around and trying to find secrets. I have to agree with you that the Underground part seemed really long, until you reach the pre-recorded messages. Once I found those, it didn't matter to me that nothing particularly exciting was happening because I enjoyed learning as much as possible about the new character. The puzzles in that section were also the hardest for me, and I was stuck in one terrible puzzle for an hour. In that sense I grew very frustrated, especially when my friends who had already beaten the game told me how easy everything was. I suppose not having a better help function helped me think a little bit harder in the end. But I agree/ perhaps even more strongly think that that area needed a bit more guidance here and there. Perhaps this post is getting to long though.
I just got into your reviews and really enjoy your sense of humor, keep on being awesome. -Cristina
I really enjoyed your review. It is tempting to rate something you enjoy as perfect, just so others play it, too. I personally loved Portal 2. It took me longer than most people to beat it (11 hours!) but I think that was because I spent a lot of time messing around and trying to find secrets. I have to agree with you that the Underground part seemed really long, until you reach the pre-recorded messages. Once I found those, it didn't matter to me that nothing particularly exciting was happening because I enjoyed learning as much as possible about the new character. The puzzles in that section were also the hardest for me, and I was stuck in one terrible puzzle for an hour. In that sense I grew very frustrated, especially when my friends who had already beaten the game told me how easy everything was. I suppose not having a better help function helped me think a little bit harder in the end. But I agree/ perhaps even more strongly think that that area needed a bit more guidance here and there. Perhaps this post is getting to long though.
ReplyDeleteI just got into your reviews and really enjoy your sense of humor, keep on being awesome.
-Cristina