deanb Posted March 15, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2011 Yeah Thursday that's pretty old trailer. Anywho how to tell it's PAX and that Portal 2 is out in a month: http://www.vg247.com/2011/03/14/wolpaw-players-dont-care-about-portals-chell/ Piece on how while most folks don't care for Chell or even really know who you play as, they are put off by Glados recognising you as a new character. I'd imagine that's what lead to the new ending for Portal http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/108449-Portal-2s-Writer-Didnt-Try-to-Reinvent-the-Cake (the video is just a trimmed co-op trailer) As I kinda assumed (I guess others assumed differently) they're not planning to put in any forced memes. I hope folks won't put it as a bad mark if this doesn't spawn a new "cake is a lie". Not gonna bother getting an article but J.K Simmons of J.Jonah.Jameson fame is playing Cave Johnson, the head of Aperture Science, and your kinda-glados guide for the testing stages. Oh and there's this which I'm not watching: First few minutes, couple of puzzles and some of J.K Simmons VA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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deanb Posted March 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 So I'm unsure if any of you heard but the past day or so has been a buzz with the news that Valve basically have decided they're not gonna use advertising agencies for Portal 2 as they find them pretty useless. So they're doing the ad's themselves. Well about an hour or so ago the first one came out: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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excel_excel Posted March 22, 2011 Report Share Posted March 22, 2011 Ha the ads are great real Pixar quality to them. Also the demo looked incredible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I'll update it later. But it's amusing none the less Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) Considering my profession is going to be Advertising, I was dishearten when Valve came out and basically said, "Ad agencies are worthless because they're unoriginal and terrible." Then again, I've always believed that creative works benefit more from in-house advertising, so it's about time they came around! Nah, but really, when I heard the news, I began wondering how you could advertise the game. For the most part, those who are gamers know exactly who Valve is and have at least seen their work thanks to their previous efforts like Team Fortress 2's "Meet the..." Not to mention millions have at some point heard, "THE CAKE IS A LIE!" So, really, Valve barely needs advertising when it comes to their target audience. The target market however, yeah, you could reel in a million or so more with a good television ad. Truthfully, Valve nailed it. In fact, I was thinking the same concept right before I watched their television ad. (What about two portals in a corner and running in a circle!) With advertising you've got to show the benefits, not a laundry list of features. With Portal 2, yeah, you could go on and on about all the new game mechanics, but what does that all boil down to? Basically, in that television ad, and with (almost) no words, you know that you'll have a device that creates portals and with those portals the laws of physics are your tools to manipulate so as to progress through highly dangerous obstacles. That is what separates Portal from practically almost every video game. Edited March 28, 2011 by Atomsk88 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wyduSUyIChA And in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Not going to lie, but robots give off Appeal +5 for me. Subconsciously, I think that's what makes me like things like Wall-E, Daft Punk, Killzone, and FLCL even more. MOTHERLICKIN' ROBOTS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 My main issue would be they've hardly covered the SP campaign at all. I don't know if it's cos the robots have more marketability, or if they want to keep it mostly secret or what. It just makes me a tad nervous on what to expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I would say that the robots do have more marketability because, as far as I'm aware, have shown more character than the actual main character. I forget her name, but she kinda just exists to be your avatar. Not to mention there isn't a grand overarching storyline and GLaDOS provides most of the narrative. So yeah, the robots definitely have the advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Well, Chell, I think that is her name, got to finish her conflict with GLaDOS and that is what the main storyline is. The two robots just are icing on the cake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMightyEthan Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 I think it's just that the two robots lend themselves more to advertisements than Chell does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorgiShinobi Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Well, Chell, I think that is her name, got to finish her conflict with GLaDOS and that is what the main storyline is. The two robots just are icing on the cake... Well, GLaDOS is back! So, like, so much for that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 If you're gonna coop this. You must... must must must must must... must use voip. Or be psychic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deanb Posted March 29, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Yeah was gonna ask: PS3/360 co-op = splitscreen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hopefully splitscreen on PC, too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 (edited) Yeah was gonna ask: PS3/360 co-op = splitscreen? Ummm... don't believe so. I'll let you know. There's a few little tricks to help communicate without voice, but conveying "When I jump from here to here, you need to put a portal there... 3, 2, 1...NOW!" with pointing and gestures and bouncing on the spot is only going to lead to frustration. EDIT: Split-screen on PC? Like with two mouses and two keyboardses? Probably not. Edited March 29, 2011 by Thursday Next Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyber Rat Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 EDIT: Split-screen on PC? Like with two mouses and two keyboardses? Probably not. Pssst... You didn't hear it from me, but I've heard they're implementing USB gamepads that work with PCs. Just don't tip Kotaku or else everyone might find out. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thursday Next Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 EDIT: Split-screen on PC? Like with two mouses and two keyboardses? Probably not. Pssst... You didn't hear it from me, but I've heard they're implementing USB gamepads that work with PCs. Just don't tip Kotaku or else everyone might find out. Didn't occur to me to do that, I can't imagine playing something FPS-ish with a controller when there's a Mouse and Keyboard option. Still don't think it's on the cards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faiblesse Des Sens Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 EDIT: Split-screen on PC? Like with two mouses and two keyboardses? Probably not. Pssst... You didn't hear it from me, but I've heard they're implementing USB gamepads that work with PCs. Just don't tip Kotaku or else everyone might find out. Didn't occur to me to do that, I can't imagine playing something FPS-ish with a controller when there's a Mouse and Keyboard option. Still don't think it's on the cards. You don't have much of an imagination. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mal Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 When my brother comes over, he can be the PS3 peasant, while I be the PC master race. We will be playing right next to each other. Going to be fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MasterDex Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I started playing Portal again last night. Unfortunately, it didn't give me my completed save file when I reinstalled so I have to play through all of the game again to get to the Advanced levels I wanted to play through but never had. As for Portal 2, the idea of getting stuck in a co-op game with a person using a gamepad is scary. I'll definitely be only doing co-op with people I know have the game on PC (and don't use a gamepad for FPS games). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kovach_ Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 I'm guessing the puzzles in Portal 2 will be more about thinking it through and timing, rather than super fast and precise... shooting. Of portals. So i'm pretty sure you'd be fine playing with someone on a controller providing that it isn't like his first time playing a fps-ish game on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
excel_excel Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 That'll be me then Dex you'll be co-oping with I'm not worrying about the quality of the single player at all. Its Valve. They ain't gonna half ass shit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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