Portal - Page 3

simpson_yellow · 11-14-2007, 12:57 AM

It's basically just loading HL2 maps into Portal. In the 'About This Video' pane for the clip, there's a link to a page explaining how they did it. You can do it with a bunch of Source Engine games (there's also a Portal / CSS clip - not as much fun though, since there are no enemies).

I'm kind of impressed that the engine's flexible enough to handle it without tying itself in knots.

Intrepid Homoludens · 11-14-2007, 01:13 AM

Yeah, if I were gonna show some kind of regret for not doing the PC version, it would be that, all those cool mods for the game.

But I no longer own a bleeding edge PC and have invested most of my money on my X360 and HDTV and such. I do hope that Valve can create a few new DLC for Portal.

LuigiHann · 02-25-2008, 05:03 PM

I know I'm late to the party (and it looks like I missed all the cake) but I have to say that this game is awesome.
And something that bugs me more and more: is there a reason why this isn't considered an "adventure game"? I don't want to start an argument over vocabulary, but I'm very curious about what rubric you could use to claim that Penumbra is an adventure game and Portal is not. I held off on playing this game for a long time due to my assumption that it was a lot like a First-Person Shooter, so I was extremely pleasantly surprised to see the fantastic learning curve and the focus on cleverness rather than reflexes.

BenjaminBunny · 03-12-2008, 06:24 PM

has anyone else tried the bonus maps yet? I'm stuck on advanced test chamber number 15. Seems to be a study in reflexes, and I can't quite get it.

frustrating.

in a good way.

*Melanie68* · 05-21-2008, 09:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LuigiHann

And something that bugs me more and more: is there a reason why this isn't considered an "adventure game"? I don't want to start an argument over vocabulary, but I'm very curious about what rubric you could use to claim that Penumbra is an adventure game and Portal is not.

I know this is a February post but *cough*.

Anyway, it's fun! Although I'm already stuck on Test chamber 5:

Spoiler:
the one with the mucky floor that you can't touch

Ninja Dodo · 05-22-2008, 02:30 AM

There are a lot of chambers with mucky floors so I'm not sure which one that was again, but I found that coming back to it later if I was stuck always made it click eventually. Just be sure to pay attention to Glados and the little icons on the walls.

Clovis · 05-22-2008, 04:18 PM

oblig:

don't listen to them....

.....the cake is a lie!

Sgt. BigMac · 06-06-2008, 05:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Clovis

oblig:

don't listen to them....

.....the cake is a lie!

Actually, at the end there was cake, and if you no clip to the end, you can get to the cake.

11-14-2007, 12:57 AM	#41
simpson_yellow Squeaky Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Canberra, Australia Posts: 1,320	It's basically just loading HL2 maps into Portal. In the 'About This Video' pane for the clip, there's a link to a page explaining how they did it. You can do it with a bunch of Source Engine games (there's also a Portal / CSS clip - not as much fun though, since there are no enemies). I'm kind of impressed that the engine's flexible enough to handle it without tying itself in knots. Share Share this post on Twitter

11-14-2007, 01:13 AM	#42
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Yeah, if I were gonna show some kind of regret for not doing the PC version, it would be that, all those cool mods for the game. But I no longer own a bleeding edge PC and have invested most of my money on my X360 and HDTV and such. I do hope that Valve can create a few new DLC for Portal. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

02-25-2008, 05:03 PM	#43
LuigiHann Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 141	I know I'm late to the party (and it looks like I missed all the cake) but I have to say that this game is awesome. And something that bugs me more and more: is there a reason why this isn't considered an "adventure game"? I don't want to start an argument over vocabulary, but I'm very curious about what rubric you could use to claim that Penumbra is an adventure game and Portal is not. I held off on playing this game for a long time due to my assumption that it was a lot like a First-Person Shooter, so I was extremely pleasantly surprised to see the fantastic learning curve and the focus on cleverness rather than reflexes. Share Share this post on Twitter

03-12-2008, 06:24 PM	#44
BenjaminBunny fire breathing Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: New England Posts: 514	has anyone else tried the bonus maps yet? I'm stuck on advanced test chamber number 15. Seems to be a study in reflexes, and I can't quite get it. frustrating. in a good way. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ~Tranquility is beyond form, it cannot be grasped and held. It is beyond sound but perhaps within sound, yet it cannot be heard. It cannot be seen yet it lies in everything we see.~

05-22-2008, 02:30 AM	#46
Ninja Dodo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 2,459	There are a lot of chambers with mucky floors so I'm not sure which one that was again, but I found that coming back to it later if I was stuck always made it click eventually. Just be sure to pay attention to Glados and the little icons on the walls. Share Share this post on Twitter

05-22-2008, 04:18 PM	#47
Clovis Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 10	oblig: don't listen to them.... .....the cake is a lie! Share Share this post on Twitter

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