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Portal 2 announcement released to expectant fans

Can Valve and Portal 2 bring us back to the Aperture Science labs even better than before?

It doesn't take much from Valve to get the fans of its Portal game stirred into a frenzy - and there's no better way to do it than with a brand-new teaser trailer for Portal 2.

It's got all the things you know and (hopefully) love from the original Portal game, including a very creepy GLaDOS and a look inside the decrepit testing facility that you once called home.

A jungle setting certainly seems like a bigger challenge compared to the rather pristine environments of the first, and the budget for Portal 2 appears to be massive - just check out those complex animations!

Also hinted at by Gabe Newell, co-founder of Valve, was that the PlayStation 3 version of the game will be the best of the console versions, and will even support Valve's Steam Cloud service; giving access to saved games from any console on the 'net.

Check out the Portal 2 teaser below:

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11 Comments

orcone Jun 17, 2010 10:31 AM	I tried replaying Portal the other day, until I got halfway through it and had to stop. The game didn't hold my attention, and it was actually a chore to play. I'm not excited by Portal 2, I have no strong feelings towards it either way. I honestly believe the hype around Portal had to do with "CAKE IS A LIE" spouting all over the internet in a desperate attempt for humour. And yes before anyone suggests it I have ADHD, just "don't get" the humour, possess a low IQ and am quite possibly a fag.
nukejockey Jun 17, 2010 10:33 AM	You dumb ADHD ridden, humourless poof! :) I enjoyed Portal as a Puzzle game, at an hour and a half to complete, its not exactly long :P
Bundy 2.0 Jun 17, 2010 10:36 AM	I was sort of disappointed a this and was hoping for more from Valve. Portal was great but it was a great puzzle game which came as part of orange box. As a full game it was short and had almost no narrative to follow the world felt empty etc as an IP it's almost nothing. Portal 2 had better be a whole lot more than a series of corridors and empty rooms with moveable boxes otherwise I won't be paying full price for it that's for sure.
Bundy 2.0 Jun 17, 2010 10:38 AM	Orcone you are right, they add 1 mechanic to a first person environment, like how EA adds 1 new mechanic to NBA live every year. The game was bland it was good complementing material in orange box but that's all it ever was.
smadge1 Jun 17, 2010 10:38 AM	I can finish Portal in under an hour, and probably have done so about 5 times in the past year. I can't wait for Portal 2.
Mademan Jun 17, 2010 11:33 AM	I should mention that views expressed by Orcone are his own, and do not reflect those of the Society For ADHD Ridden Humorless Poofs, of which I head frequently. Actually that doesn't sound right... I think Portal 2 looks brilliant. I loved the original, though only for one play through. It is, after all, extremely linear. I hope the new additions to the player's abilities help to broaden out the problem solving. It will at least look absolutely beautiful, judging by the trailers.
somemadcaaant Jun 17, 2010 11:58 AM	lol u go orcone. Portal for me was like playing a revolving door game of say, solitaire! Man a full game of this, wtf junk seriously, it better have scant clad females and sexual innuendo out the ying yang.
mark84 Jun 17, 2010 1:52 PM	Some game play footage for those that haven't seen some: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQLpU0T-Sow
Argotha Jun 17, 2010 4:15 PM	/orgasm
Brissmas Jun 17, 2010 6:22 PM	IKR
rony24mitra Jun 19, 2010 9:09 PM	Keep up the good work. Best of luck. From www.classgiftsahmedabad.com.

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