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General => Off-Topic => Topic started by: eric22222 on 2007-04-30, 06:13:30 PM
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Check this out: this fall, Half-Life 2: Episode Two is set to be released. Coming with it is a game called Portal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28computer_game%29). The genre itself is enough to draw my attention: a first person puzzle game. The idea is that you can use a device to shoot two portals into walls. The result is, obviously, a portal perfectly connecting the two impact points. Light, momentum, gravity; it's all taken into account.
I'm not too up-to date on Half-Life, so I probably won't end up getting Portal. Still, Portal does look cool. Check out the gameplay video (http://www.bestofgooglevideo.com/video.php?video=464).
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Wow, I hope the game allows for a little more contemplation than the gameplay video suggests. Seems intense, but very interesting. It's interesting how you can use the portals to affect other object's behaviors too.
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I tend to agree with BlueMonk on the contemplation bit, but looks like a frickin' awesome game!
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Hey guys, found a sort of spiritual predecessor to Portal. Best part? Free download. It's a bit short, but a lot of fun.
Narbacular Drop (http://www.nuclearmonkeysoftware.com/narbaculardrop.html?downloads.html)