Just an absolute textbook definition on how to do a sequel.
The original Portal was a pretty small game, but one that had a ton of say and will go down in the history books, and this takes nearly everything from that game and both elaborates and improves on it. The story is pretty incredible, it expands upon the first game without changing much about it and tells a really depressing yet heartfelt tale about the human condition and how impermanent we are, with the help of characters that are nothing short of iconic.
The mechanics themselves are a perfect elaboration upon what the first game was not only showing but hinting at, with brand new concepts joining the fray to wonderful effect, like the gels. The co-op is also at no stop before unforgettable.
I say "nearly everything" earlier because, while I do believe this to be the better game and one that's deserving of a 5/5, I prefer the atmosphere of the first game. For all the great moments that Mike Morasky's score has, it just doesn't come anywhere close to instilling the same feeling of dread and trepidation that Kelly Bailey's score for the first game had. However this game definitely has a different story and vibe, and for all it threw out there, Morasky's score works very well.
The original Portal was a pretty small game, but one that had a ton of say and will go down in the history books, and this takes nearly everything from that game and both elaborates and improves on it. The story is pretty incredible, it expands upon the first game without changing much about it and tells a really depressing yet heartfelt tale about the human condition and how impermanent we are, with the help of characters that are nothing short of iconic.
The mechanics themselves are a perfect elaboration upon what the first game was not only showing but hinting at, with brand new concepts joining the fray to wonderful effect, like the gels. The co-op is also at no stop before unforgettable.
I say "nearly everything" earlier because, while I do believe this to be the better game and one that's deserving of a 5/5, I prefer the atmosphere of the first game. For all the great moments that Mike Morasky's score has, it just doesn't come anywhere close to instilling the same feeling of dread and trepidation that Kelly Bailey's score for the first game had. However this game definitely has a different story and vibe, and for all it threw out there, Morasky's score works very well.