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Playing Through Portal 2 Co-Op

Recently I decided to play through Portal 2 again and afterward wanted more to play. Originally when I played Portal 2 it was such a great experience I felt no draw to play the co-op missions. The Portal 2 co-op missions take place directly after the single player story is complete and feature Atlas and P-body, two testing robots sent forth by GLaDOS. I asked Travis if he wanted to play the co-op missions and he was happy to oblige. Tonight we started through the missions together and I am happy to say, it was lots of fun.

Portal 2 co-op reminds me more of the original Portal than anything. The co-op game focuses way more on straight testing than story which make... Read All

Oh, it's you: Portal 2 beta for Linux

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One of the last Valve games waiting to get the Linux treatment is now in beta. You can opt-in to it to play it now!

Very few games from Valve's library are left now. It may only be CS:GO? Not sure. But it's good to see another high-quality game join the Linux circle, even if it was one that was obviously coming.

Portal 2: This Fantastic Game Is "Still Alive"!

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I just completed Portal 2 after playing it over a few sessions this weekend. For quite some time i've wanted to relive some Valve classics and on a lark, I decided to pop in my PS3 disc and give it a spin. From the start, Portal 2 is an engrossing dystopian tale where you wake up after countless years to a Aperture Science facility in ruins. Featuring a talented voice cast consisting of Ellen McLain as GlaDOS, Stephen Merchant as Wheatley and J.K. Simmons as Cave Johnson the game is full of amazing moments and great character pieces.

I figured the game would look a bit dated on the Playstation 3 but Valve's look for Portal 2 is beautiful in 720p. For comparison I... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 02/09/2014 at 08:49pm

Valve's games don't age. That's one thing you have to give them. Half Life 1 still holds up to the gameplay test even if the graphics are a little dated. I still have a much fun with it now as I ever did. I'm thrilled with the Black Mesa remake, because the improved graphics may make it more approachable.

More on your topic though, Portal 2 could have been longer but it was so much fun. I played it once in about two days and immediately started another game.

After the first one I was a little worries the second wouldn't live up to the first, but it couldn't have been a better sequel.

Now I want to play it again. :)

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 08:54pm

I really enjoyed the length and think other games could do well to riff that. It's simple and can be completed I. A few sittings. They could have added some more puzzles I suppose but I really loved it as is.

To put it a different way, Portal 2 is all killer and no filler. I am thinking of writing another post talking a bit about it.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 02/09/2014 at 11:26pm

If you interested in picking it up, check out the first Single player challenge time I just set. :D

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New shower curtain

We got a new shower curtain to replace the periodic table one that was getting a little nasty.

MINOR PORTAL 2 SPOILERS:

If you've played Portal 2, you may remember that Aperture got their start making shower curtains, and accidentally discovered the portal technology when trying to design a more efficient shower curtain.

This one, unfortunately, does not have portal technology.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/02/2013 at 03:55am

Thats awesome. Where did you snag this?

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/02/2013 at 04:53am

Amazon. I have no idea what I'd do without Amazon sometimes.

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/02/2013 at 05:02am

Go to the store? :D

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 09/02/2013 at 05:05am

Well for some things, yes of course. I doubt I'd find stuff like this at Wal-Mart though. :)

jdodson Admin wrote on 09/05/2013 at 03:17am

Still think "New shower curtain" takes the cake for awesome post titles.

beansmyname Supporter wrote on 09/12/2013 at 10:43pm

That is GREAT!

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/27/2014 at 05:57am

My first thought was "That's a lot of mouthwash." Then I facepalmed when I realized it was a mirror :)

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/27/2014 at 05:31pm

Haha, it's still a lot of mouthwash. Three bottles. One was almost empty so we had a replacement, but my wife and I prefer different kinds.

Travis Admin Post Author wrote on 01/27/2014 at 05:32pm

Actually it looks like you can only see two in the pic. The mirror was playing tricks on me.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/27/2014 at 06:29pm

Thanks for reminding me guys, I need to buy some of that.

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 01/27/2014 at 06:30pm

I know man, we hung out Saturday.

jdodson Admin wrote on 01/27/2014 at 06:45pm

/ZING!

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The Turret Anthem: Source Film Maker Creation

Just found an awesome video made with Valve's Source Film Maker called "The Turret Anthem." It features turrets from Portal and Portal 2 and contains a cool song and a great animation sequence cut together with Valve's Source Film Maker.

Up vote it on Steam here:
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=122130516

Portal 2 PC Gets Splitscreen in Big Picture

Recently an update to Portal 2 included these updates:

Big Picture Support
- Added 2 controller splitscreen support for Standard Co-Op. Press X on the second controller inside the first Co-op menu to activate it.
- Fixed controller's ‘quick ping’ button causing the player’s movement to stop.
- Fixed not being able to exit Robot Enrichment or Create Test Chambers menus with the controller.

This is awesome news for people wanting to run Steam in the living room as adding the same console features to the PC version helps this. Recently Big Picture mode came to my Steam and my first thoughts of it were good. Over the next few days I plan on doing a bender of Lets Plays,... Read All

When Gordon Met Chell

YouTuber Timtimfed recently posted one of his new creations "When Gordon met Chell." People have mused about a possible Portal and Half-life mashup and this video delves into that territory.

I think its pretty fun that both characters sign in the video to keep cannon with both games having silent protagonists.

The Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative is a really fun

The Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative is a really fun map editor and sharing platform. Making maps and sharing them with friends really brought me back to my early map making days with Wolfenstein, Doom, Warcraft 2 and Starcraft. Looks like Valve is taking the Perpetual Testing Initiative one step further and allowing people the ability to make co-op maps!

A snip from the Valve blog post:

"That's right: Puzzle creators can now design and publish co-op maps, which puzzle players can now greedily consume. Well, as long as they have a co-op partner. Which the 75% off coupon should help them (i.e.: you) find. We've also added a "Quick Play" feature that creates... Read All

Portal 2: Jumpsuit

As I figure out how to capture video to show everyone my Terraria world, he is a video of a real life Portal 2 jumpsuit! I am going to try to convince my wife this should be her Halloween costume.

Hmmmmm, I wonder what odds Vegas would give me on that happening? Longshot or 2 to 1?

Ive been playing portal maps and mods for a while. I am

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I've been playing portal maps and mods for a while. I am happy to attempt to contribute some of my own puzzles with the release of Portal 2's Perpetual Testing Initiative. I've completed two maps so far and am enjoying the process. It's a unique kind of puzzle itself trying to create these puzzles: making the map intuitive enough, making sure the player can't get stuck, watching for unintended solutions, etc. It's a lot of trial and error, but I'm enjoying it. Please let me know what you think of my first two efforts. Thanks!

"Flying is Easy..." http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=71983192

Description: "This is my first map. It should be relatively... Read All