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Lewis's avatar

The ability to play Portal all the way through in a single sitting is one of its greatest strengths, I think. You get fully immersed in the world of the test chambers, wake up stuck and attempt to escape all in one go.

I love it so much and I’m not a big puzzle gamer either. It really had a profound impact on millennial nerd culture. Surprising how good Portal 2 was too, it actually managed to build upon the great success.

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Ali ‘shanodin’ Rees's avatar

Yeah I really agree with that about one sitting!

I never completed Portal 2 I got stuck 😭 I will definitely go back to it though I think it's too long for QP.

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Lewis's avatar

Yeah Portal 2 is at least double the length of Portal, probably more. Though in today’s market of 60+ hour games as standard it would still be considered a short game!

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Matthew Addison's avatar

You know reading this makes me think that I maybe just played portal 2 and never og portal! Might have to rectify that. Love the article, very cool to hear about your gamer roots x

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Ali ‘shanodin’ Rees's avatar

Oh my gosh you absolutely should check it out!!

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