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Portal, the game by Valve, has some rabid fanboys. I only played it this year because my computer was unable to handle it. I was disappointed with how easy and

by b0rsuk 6y ago

Portal, the game by Valve, has some rabid fanboys. I only played it this year because my computer was unable to handle it. I was disappointed with how easy and short the game was. Style over substance for someone who enjoys Baba Is You or Riven. Anyway, the first several negative reviews read like this: "Are you seriously looking for a negative review? Come on! The game is amazing! Buy it!" I hate the people who don't cast their vote to represent just their opinion, but rather try to get the score where they think it belongs. " Absolutely amazing dont listen to the "gamers" that havent even played it yet and just love to get on a hate train. " (10) " A fantastic game troubled by some technical issues. It's obvious that right now it doesn't deserve that 10/10 (with some patches tho? possible), but I'm still scoring it like that to counter all the review bombing GTA kiddies (more depth, rotfl) and trolls that haven't even seen the game. " (10) The above from the most overhyped game of the year.

pjc50 6y ago
> Portal, the game by Valve Published in 2007. > I only played it this year Portal is to a great extent a tech demo for its unprecedented "portal" rendering. This enabled some very 3D puzzles of a style that gamers hadn't seen before. Of course it's going to look a little pale in 2020, although you'd hope any original bugs were fixed.
- b0rsuk 6y ago
  Sharpshooter fallacy: shooting a rifle at a barn and painting a bullseye around the biggest cluster of hits. "Portal is to a great extent a tech demo" (therefore it shouldn't be judged as a game) Yet Portal is sold as a game in its own right. Riven was released in 1997 and is still a delightful intellectual challenge today, with nothing really like it. It's very much the opposite of modern games with a built-in GPS system telling you where to go. Riven is clunky, pixellated, but integrates good puzzles and a well thought out world in a way I haven't seen anywhere else. It was also a technical feat at the time. Like I said in my Steam review, I believe Portal popularity comes from the fact it's a puzzle game attractive enough to draw people who don't play puzzle games. Baba Is You is going to be a classic 20 years from now, despite its ugly graphics. In hands of anyone else, it would be just a gimmick, like Portal. But the idea was masterfully executed.
  - garaetjjte 6y ago
    Portal was made as full game, tech demo was earlier Narbacular Drop. (personally I think Portal is a great game, but obviously it won't satisfy hardcore puzzle-solvers. however I don't think every game have to be about tricky puzzles)

by b0rsuk 6y ago

pjc50 6y ago

> Portal, the game by Valve Published in 2007. > I only played it this year Portal is to a great extent a tech demo for its unprecedented "portal" rendering. This enabled some very 3D puzzles of a style that gamers hadn't seen before. Of course it's going to look a little pale in 2020, although you'd hope any original bugs were fixed.

b0rsuk 6y ago
Sharpshooter fallacy: shooting a rifle at a barn and painting a bullseye around the biggest cluster of hits. "Portal is to a great extent a tech demo" (therefore it shouldn't be judged as a game) Yet Portal is sold as a game in its own right. Riven was released in 1997 and is still a delightful intellectual challenge today, with nothing really like it. It's very much the opposite of modern games with a built-in GPS system telling you where to go. Riven is clunky, pixellated, but integrates good puzzles and a well thought out world in a way I haven't seen anywhere else. It was also a technical feat at the time. Like I said in my Steam review, I believe Portal popularity comes from the fact it's a puzzle game attractive enough to draw people who don't play puzzle games. Baba Is You is going to be a classic 20 years from now, despite its ugly graphics. In hands of anyone else, it would be just a gimmick, like Portal. But the idea was masterfully executed.
- garaetjjte 6y ago
  Portal was made as full game, tech demo was earlier Narbacular Drop. (personally I think Portal is a great game, but obviously it won't satisfy hardcore puzzle-solvers. however I don't think every game have to be about tricky puzzles)