>>2103
I am excited and have it pre-ordered on steam but I've held myself back from looking up videos and trailers of it so that I'll be more surprised when I do play it.

I pre-ordered it but not on Steam. They were selling it for €28.95 on Zavvi and I had a coupon for a discount of 10%. Classy.

I hope we can play together.

>>2106
Assuming you got it for PC: it's a steamworks game, so it will be no different than if you bought it through them. I think that's how it works anyway.

If anyone isn't excited, they are likely retarded.

I hope single player doesn't suffer from them focusing so much on co-op.

I'm gonna look for a place that sells it in my country.

I like to have important games in my shelf, and 40 bucks is too damn expensive for a digital game.

Counting down the days, me and a friend are doing a non-stop livestream of co-op mode as soon as we can play.

  first 7 minutes of co-op gameplay. I hope my lack of mic doesn't fuck me over too much

I'd love to play it with you guys, but from the looks of the specs, my puny laptop doesn't seem like it will support it.

Oh well. I guess I'll have to wait until after I get a better computer, if I ever do.

>>2135
It looks like you should be able to get by with just text chat and the commands.

Game's ready for pre-loading!

So how different is the co-op campaign going to be compared to the single player? Is it same story but different chambers? Or will the story and the chambers both be different?

>>2239
Co-op is supposed to be it's own thing I think. Different characters (except glados), different story, different areas.

>>2240
It might even take place during a different time period, since the chambers in the single player are decayed and look like ruins and in co-op they look clean and functional as ever

Preload is all done. Time to wait warmly for release

Man, my PC had to die on me just a week before the release?

I preordered it too...

What's funny is that in the time between Episode 2 and Episode 3 they've already made Portal and it's sequel. I'm starting to wonder if there will ever be an Episode 3

There's a rumor going around that the Steam release is being moved up to Friday.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=427264

>>2259
Reverse Valve Time???

>>2255
Portal 2 is Episode 3

>>2261
Chell and Gordon will meet, and communicate solely via throwing physics objects around and crouching constantly.

>>2259

Damn, I gotta fix the computer fast.

I have a question.
I just bought Portal 2, and steam told me I get a free copy of Portal with the pre-order, and in case I already hav it, I can gift it to anyone.

Well, I got Portal from the Nvidia give-away last year, do I have have an extra copy too? And in case I do, where the hell do I see it/gift it?

>>2269
In your steam window click "Manage Gifts and Guest Passes".

>>2270
Under the games tab. I probably should have mentioned that part

>>2270
>>2271

Thanks, found it.
Now anyone wants a free Portal 1 copy?

>>2272
You should ask on the steam page, and the first member to call dibs gets it.

>>2273

ok, guess I'll do that.

>>2273
That's a bad idea I think, a lot of guys that are joined in that group don't even come to the site, they just joined for the sake of joining.

>>2275

Really?
...well, I'll keep offer here if anyone's interested.

>>2275
check how many groups they are in and if they're in like 100 groups or something he can pass them over.

>>2277
However keeping it here would probably the best solution I guess, since I didn't really think of all the "posers"

>>2277

I'd do that, but I don't want to deny it to them if they already won.
It just doesn't seem fair.

>>2279
Isn't it up to you to decide who to give it to?
if you don't want to give it to someone who doesn't know what TC is, then don't, no one's forcing you to.

>>2280

Well, I'd give it to anyone that appreciate it, and I'm pretty sure TC people might do that better than someone who joins many random groups to get free stuff.
But I can't prove someone doesn't visit the site, can I? So it's easier to post it here.

Who hasn't played the first portal by now though? I have an extra copy too but I don't think anybody would want it.

>>2282
Well with me I had played it on the xbox when it first came out, and played through again on PC after I got it from my pre-order.

>>2282
i've never played it, but i have no interest in playing it either.

Bought it yesterday. Shit's gonna be a blast.

>>2284
Don't let all the "PORTAL CAKE ECKS DEE!!!" shit ruin it for you. The game's really good. Short too; you can beat it in about two hours.

>>2285
Yeah, there's really no reason to deprive yourself of Portal. It's a unique experience.

>>2285
>>2287
I mean puzzlish games like this just don't interest me much.
The whole aspect of portals is neat, but i'd probably hit some annoying puzzle and just stop playing.

they hold your hand the whole way through so things never get too difficult. I wasnt a fan of the gameplay of portal but its worth playing through just for the high production values of the game and portal 2 looks way above portal 1 in that regard

>>2288
It's not really that tough. There's one or two stages where you have to experiment a bit before you find the correct solution.

>>2289
Agreed. The original isn't a great game, but it's definitely worth playing.

On a slightly related topic, anybody know of any other good puzzle games that don't feel too puzzle-y (ie. Bejeweled) such as Portal or Braid?

  >>2288

The ending song alone would be worth the 3 hours of game.

>>2291

You mean something like a puzzle platformer?

>>2293
Uhh, yeah I guess though it doesn't necessarily have to be a platformer.

>>2295

Ever played the oddworld games?
The first two are the best.

>>2288
I normally don't like puzzle games either but Portal is really top-notch. The atmosphere and the humor is great (if you can get past the internet running shit into the ground), and it's not a hard game by any means. If the people itt still have the spare copies you should definitely let them give it to you.

15 hours to go.

http://www.aperturescience.com/a/b/c/d/g/h/abcdgh/

>>2300
Clearly that countdown is for the release of Episode 3. I mean come on Portal 2 isn't out until the 19th

My portal 2 preload just got an update. Oh god what's going on

>>2300
Goddamn it valve. Seriously, fuck you.

>>2300

It's like Gabe Newell heard my prayers!
Hopefuly my PC will be ready for the release.

>>2300
you need to collect potatoes by playing steam games to play portal 2? i remember when you could just buy games, those were the days

>>2328

Well, the regular release was planned for next week.
This is just a promo where we all have to collaborate to get it earlier.

So what's going on with the release? I just woke up ( ¯ω¯·)

>>2329
And then everyone pitches in, and against all odds, they buy enough Potato Sacks to push forward the release.

And it still gets delayed.

>>2333

It not about buying the potato sack, and even if you do, you don't have enough time to play all the games until the release.
It's about playing the ones of the pack you already own.

At this rate the game will only unlock like a few hours before it's real release date. Then again maybe that's the point

http://www.hasportal2launchedyet.com/

So far the game will be launched 14 hours early. Yay, I guess?

>>2282
I wouldn't mind taking it and playing the game again, if my steam worked that is.

>>2349
Portal is an awesome game to replay, at least a few times with enough time between them.
Half Life 2 too.

>>2342
Now it says 50 minutes early. A third of the bar being full giving us less than an hour hardly seems worth the effort

>>2353
If the early release is only in terms of hours I'll probably sleep through it anyway.

>>2349

Post your steam id here, or in the group and I'll gift it to you.

The Toki Tori bar on the GLaDOS@home thing just filled and it knocked one hour off of release. This seems so pointless

>>2356
well, as I said, my steam isn't working at the moment, but if no one else wants it...
http://steamcommunity.com/profiles/76561198037123873

>>2391

I think you have to accept my friend request for it to work.

If any of you haven't preordered it yet, you should get it from Best Buy. It's only $35 and you get a $10 gift card.

>Portal 2 + The Potato Sack bundle

Goddamnit, I bought them separately last week.

>>2395
Steam's deals are a double edged sword. One time I bought Hitman Blood Money and there was a sale like a week later that would have gotten me EVERY Hitman game for just a few dollars more.

http://www.aperturescience.com/glados@home/

The potato count is going down.

>>2406
Joystiq posted something saying the Auxiliary Power counter will reach 0 around 10 PM EST.

>>2407
I'm going to be sleeping by then, making this whole thing pointless for me ;_;

It's going to unlock soon!

>>2411

Yeap, only one hour left and I still have to download 700mb more.

Let's see who is faster, glados or my shitty 1mb connection.

>>2411
Nevermind, completing the Killing Floor bar only took off 5 minutes. Now the game will be released after midnight EST, which is also it's normal release date. What a coincidence!!!

>>2412
Shoulda preloaded it

>>2414

I just got my new hard drive yesterday after the old one broke.

I've been preloading it all night.

Out of curiosity, why did none of you pirate the game to play it before its "HOLY SHIT OFFICIAL RELEASE" then just buy it to show your support?

>>2416
I didn't want to

>>2416

I don't know, I guess I actually want to try the multiplayer first.

>>2416
It was cracked?

All this teasing by Valve was just a pretext to get people to buy more Steam games, without moving the actual date up. Pretty shitty of them, but what are you going to do.

>>2422
whoever bought a bunch of games they didn't really want just to play another game slightly early is an idiot anyway.

The funny thing is people who got the games and got all the potatoes would have been given portal 2 for free, but they most likely already bought it

>>2425
also the free copy they got is non-giftable

Portal 2 has a hat shop, and TF2 hats are cross-compatible

It's unlocking!

Damn, glados was faster.

98% of my download.

Decrypt faster already!

Ooooohhhh the anticipation...

Ok, now it's decrypting.

Why does it decrypt so slowly ;_;

Holy shit this game is even better than I thought it would be

oh god it's stuck at 13% help

>>2434

Damn it giascle don't do this to me.

>>2435

Wait for it, it's normal.

Is anyone here from europe? Ill need someone to play co-op with.

>>2438

I'm from south america, but I don't think it's region locked.

God damn it, now its updating.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/rvat

Lets try to play some co-op if i manage to stay up long enough to get to that part then.

>>2441

ok, I'll join once I get this damned update.

Incomplete installation? Servers are too busy? Goddamn it, Valve.

>>2443
Try switching your download region in steam's settings. That's how I got it to work.

Pretty fun so far. Very atmospheric. I'll probably beat single player tomorrow and then I'll be in the mood for some co-op! \(°∀°)ﾉ

I played through co-op tonight, it was really fun. I'd love to run through it again with a brohno, send me a message if you're interested.

http://steamcommunity.com/id/arrem_arref

I'm probably like halfway done at this point and it's really exceeded expectations.

My copy has been sent this Monday. See you next week.

is this piratable for PC yet

I realize most of you guys are playing this on PC, but I'm posting this anyway since I picked up the 360 version.

Here's a PS3/360 screen comparison. They're comparable, but 360 has an ugly, ugly blur/gritty film over everything, supposedly because the 360 can't do 720p + HDR + AA without tiling.

http://www.play-mag.co.uk/screenshot-comparison-2/portal-2-ps3-vs-xbox-360-screenshot-gallery/

/v/ didn't like the game apparently.

>Gabe Newell stated at last year’s E3 that the PS3 version of Portal 2 will be “the best version, on any platform”
howcome it's better than PC?

>>2465
/v/ complains about everything. I'd never trust their opinions.

Also, is anybody up for the co-op tonight from around midnight eastern-standard-time?

>>2466
I'd like to know this also, the console versions seem more expensive then the pc version, I'd like to know what reason there is for this, if any.

I'll just leave this here.

http://www.teamfortress.com/post.php?id=5325&p=1

On chapter 3. It's been very similar to the first so far. Not too impressed.

I beat it. Really fun game. The only thing I didn't like was how one part's solution was to put a portal on a moving part of a wall, which is impossible to do at all at any other time in either game.

>>2465
It's like /v/ is full of retarded children or something!

>>2103
I just picked up a copy of it for the hueg box 360. I social engineered an extra cooperative play skin code from the guy at Gamestop.

Just finished, really good.
I'd change some details about the end though (story-related stuff)

>>2492
Like what?

Chapter 6 alone destroys the expansion pack-esque first half. Hopefully this keeps up.

>>2494
Not the same person, but I agree, the end was a bit.. weak..
shooting a portal to the moon? and the singing orchestra of turrets? really?

THE SPAAAAAAAAAAAAACE WAS A LIE XD

>>2505
This SPAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACE is so delicious and moist

>>2504
how the fuck would you end it? it sure as hell couldn't possibly come close to SHOOTING A FUCKING PORTAL TO THE MOON

>>2507

I did notice the comment about the moon rocks being good portal conductors, It just seems a bit silly is all, I don't believe the gun would have that kind of range.

Yay!

>>2516

My partner disconnected and I never finished it...

;_;

>>2517
Yeah, I had 2 disconnects too. But you should really go back and finish it. Some of the maps in the last world of coop are pretty fun to solve together.

>>2508
You're trying to take Portal seriously? Calling the ending silly is like calling Gurren Lagann silly.

>>2526
Who says casual gamers aren't ruining games for the rest of us?

>>2526
It's weird because crushers and shit are all over in co-op

>>2466
>>2468
Apparently, when you buy the ps3 version (just ps3, not 360) you get the pc copy of the game for free also, if you have a steam account.

>>2528
There's really only that one puzzle where crushers are actually a threat. Even then, only one of you has to get the timing correct.

>>2574
why

>>2594
Science isn't about why, it's about why not!

>>2594
You're fired.

Completed co-op with my brother yesterday. So much fun.

My little brother keeps making space jokes

halp

  ????

>>2721
cute

>>2721
awesome

>>2721

Haha, what a genius.

  All games should be rated A so we don't have to deal with annoying parents anymore.

>>2962
What exactly about Portal is "educational"?

>>2962
I'm surprised I even lasted until they said the game is rated E.

>>2962

I never thought I'd rage over anything on /tc/.

>>2973

You'd be surprised how much you train your brain in certain aspects when you solve puzzles.

Now for the low low price of 140 dollars, you can play portal 2 on your pc like you were playing it on the wii

http://store.steampowered.com/app/901666/

>>3602
This looks awesome. Not particularly innovative, but awesome.