this whole thing was a stupid waste of time for consumers...valve of course raked in the cash while providing no benefit whatsoever to the people by releasing it a negligible amount of time earlier
If you paid the money for these games on the sole premise that it would net you maybe a day or two early release of Portal 2, then you are the one at fault. When this thing started, it screamed of a cash grab that only the idiotic would fall for.
If you paid the money for these games on the sole premise that it would net you maybe a day or two early release of Portal 2, then you are the one at fault. When this thing started, it screamed of a cash grab that only the idiotic would fall for.
This whole promotion was pretty weak money grab. Projected to unlock a whole two hours early. They should have made it people playing Portal 1 and the mods or something. Well, whatever.
I'm happy getting my game from Amazon with $20 credit.
It makes us both a little sad that, having played through once, we can never look at these puzzles—in either single-player or co-op—with those same bewildered eyes again (barring, as Aperture would call it, “a very minor case of serious brain damage”. The included developer commentary, and of course an encore performance from the cast, would be the only things that might make us start playing again after Jonathan Coulton’s new song, “Glad You’re Gone” (which is good, but “Still Alive” is a really tough act to follow) rolls with the credits.
For that reason, our strongest words of caution are to choose your co-op partner carefully. You only really get one shot at these puzzles—don’t waste them with someone who’s already been through, as that would spoil the many surprises and the victory of discovering them for yourself.
We’ll definitely remember all of Portal 2 fondly, though, and as one of the best-written and finely polished gaming experiences in recent memory.
The original Portal benefitted from its brevity. It had a concise story paired with inventive first-person puzzle mechanics that challenged you to be creative while pulling the trigger. Portal 2 makes the original look like the prototype it was. It's filled with a larger cast of characters vividly brought to life through brilliant writing and some of the best voice acting in video games. Its puzzles are challenging without being unreasonable, and, once you're finished with the single-player mode, one of the best co-operative experiences on the market awaits. Valve cuts no corners and finds ways to make you care about everything from the major characters to the cubes used to solve puzzles. From the beginning of the single-player story to the end of the co-op mode, Portal 2 is a novel, unforgettable experience.
So the PS3 version comes with a plain old serial key to enter into Steam for its PC version. You can do whatever you want with it, it isn't tied to you in anyway.
http://www.justpushstart.com/2011/04/17/portal-ps3-and-steam-code-can-be-used-separately/
I see Portal 2 price for the PC becoming very cheap very quick lol
I wonder if that means I can sell my PS3 copy. It says it's just a CD-Key in the box so I should be able to sell it.