After 15 minutes I can already tell that Portal 2 is an incredible game. Sharper graphics and precise controls make it a blast to play, but most importantly the same blistering wit that suffused the original is back. Newcomers will find an enthralling introduction to a game that appears capable of standing on its own, but anyone who loved the original is certain to fall in love with the world's most dangerous laboratory all over again.
A long time has passed since the events of Portal, long enough so that vines have tunneled their way through Aperture Labs and the Enrichment Center's sterile walls are crumbling into rubble. Into this strange future awakens Chell. Aided by a quirky new bot named Wheatley, gamers must guide Chell through the same early puzzles as in Portal but the passing centuries have left some changes.
On my 2010 MacBook Air (2.13Ghz, 4GB), Portal 2 runs extremely well and looks both sharp and vibrant without any changes to the default settings. Shooting the portal gun is just as smooth an experience as it used to be. It might even be smoother.
Played silently, Portal was an excellent puzzler. With the the volume on, and the homicidal robot chatter audible, it became transcendant. And from the first few minutes the old humor comes roaring back. In the dialogue and the visual gags, there are hilarious jokes literally falling out of the rafters. Even after four years of waiting, Portal 2's first 15 minutes are an oustanding reintroduction to a game that everyone should have played.
Check back soon for the official GeekOlogy review. It shouldn't take long to arrive because I can already feel Portal 2 calling me...
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