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Finished the game. Now I want to get an avatar picture of the yellow core.
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I enjoyed it, the new puzzle elements made it interesting, although the majority were fairly easy to navigate through. Pretty much everything Wheatley and Cave Johnson said was hilarious, but Glados had her moments as well.
The only thing that really irritated me was the constant load screens on PC - I can't understand why there are so damn many for a game that really isn't amazing visually, especially at the start - you're blazing through the puzzles, and getting a loading screen everytime you enter the elevator. It get's slightly better later when the levels get bigger, but it's still fairly annoying to wait 5-10 seconds every few minutes as it loads up.
The only thing that really irritated me was the constant load screens on PC - I can't understand why there are so damn many for a game that really isn't amazing visually, especially at the start - you're blazing through the puzzles, and getting a loading screen everytime you enter the elevator. It get's slightly better later when the levels get bigger, but it's still fairly annoying to wait 5-10 seconds every few minutes as it loads up.
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One question about the ending.
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Are you talking about the puzzle with only 3 turrets?Zixinus wrote:I'm stuck near one of the endgame rooms.
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You need to set up the "floating" ray to take you and the dispensed blue gel from the side where the gel comes out to the other side (the one where you started).
Once there run to the button to reverse the ray, then after the gel has passed through the first portal, (but before it hits the emitter) get off the button (causing the ray to switch back to blue/pushing) while setting up the second portal to go over the turrets.
Wait until the gel has floated over them, thencut off the first portal (that's right next to the emitter).
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Yup.Spoilerbilateralrope wrote:One question about the ending. Spoiler
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The developer commentary has some gems in it. It seems that smooth jazz is funny to all ages, ethnicities and genders.
It seems that all the maps have proper dimensions except one. My guess:
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Finished it up today, it was.....great
I enjoyed the hell out of it, and all the puzzles. There were a few puzzles I had to save the game, and step away for a hour or two instead of constantly beating my head against the wall and come at it at the correct angle.
But overall, I'd say it's worth a 8.5 out of 10.
I enjoyed the hell out of it, and all the puzzles. There were a few puzzles I had to save the game, and step away for a hour or two instead of constantly beating my head against the wall and come at it at the correct angle.
But overall, I'd say it's worth a 8.5 out of 10.
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Cruising low in my N-1 blasting phat beats,
showin' off my chrome on them Coruscant streets
Got my 'saber on my belt and my gat by side,
this here yellow plane makes for a sick ride
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Damn, I had to cheat and watch a walkthrough for the middle part of puzzle 19.
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SpoilerZixinus wrote:Finished the game. Now I want to get an avatar picture of the yellow core.
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Okay. Yeah. That was definitely one of the best games I've played in a good long while. Even with the loading breaks every other step, it's a total blast. Or several, really. Had trouble with a few of the rooms towards the end but that's a good thing, I think.
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I am in chamber 75 right now...
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So, this hasn't been mentioned here yet, but it seems like our heroine is a legacy.
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I am a bit unsure how that works.
For one, her name is redacted and according to the comic, she was old enough to both have a police record and to be pronounced dead.
And the Bring Your Daughter to Work Day looks like it was done around the time GLADoS started pumping deadly, deadly neurotoxin. I doubt that the exhibits would have been kept for decades.
So, I think it's just a red herring. It doesn't fit with the timeframe.
On my own thoughts: I finished the Co-op campaign and I have to say, I'm a bit dissapointed by the ending. That's it? I was expecting some big reveal, but we were downright told what we were getting. Also, it seems to have destroyed the character development we have seen in GLADoS.
For one, her name is redacted and according to the comic, she was old enough to both have a police record and to be pronounced dead.
And the Bring Your Daughter to Work Day looks like it was done around the time GLADoS started pumping deadly, deadly neurotoxin. I doubt that the exhibits would have been kept for decades.
So, I think it's just a red herring. It doesn't fit with the timeframe.
On my own thoughts: I finished the Co-op campaign and I have to say, I'm a bit dissapointed by the ending. That's it? I was expecting some big reveal, but we were downright told what we were getting. Also, it seems to have destroyed the character development we have seen in GLADoS.
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Bought it, played it (single player so far). It's a hell of a game. I'm very fond of it.
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Do you mean the test question? That just asks if anyone would file a police report if she went missing.Zixinus wrote:I am a bit unsure how that works.
For one, her name is redacted and according to the comic, she was old enough to both have a police record and to be pronounced dead.
Aperture standard procedure seems to just forget about stuff and leave it standing, rather than cleaning up. Plus, that potato's been there a long long time. That all could be during the sleep chamber, but you never know.And the Bring Your Daughter to Work Day looks like it was done around the time GLADoS started pumping deadly, deadly neurotoxin. I doubt that the exhibits would have been kept for decades.
I'm not so sure, but it might be more complicated than we think. This is the same continuity as Half-Life, after all.So, I think it's just a red herring. It doesn't fit with the timeframe.
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Here's an interesting picture. It explains a few things. Most of which I'm sure many have caught about Different Turret's mystical advice, but there's a few things I missed. The portrait especially was interesting.
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Thats the great thing about media with half-hidden backstory/mythology: its fun to connect the dots and in the end everyone gets to believe his own favorite version.
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