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Special Edition Podcast: Portal 2 Review

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by Matt Helgeson on April 21, 2011 at 07:00 PM

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Portal was one of the most surprising, innovative games of the last few years. Since our cover story on Portal 2, expectations for Valve's sequel has been sky-high. Thankfully, this game more than lives up to the hype, with a longer, more complex single-player mode, amazing writing and voice acting, and a brand-new co-op career that features completely different levels. All in all, it's likely to stand among the year's best games. To give you more insight into our feelings about Portal 2, host Matt Helgeson rounded up reviewers Adam Biessener and Ben Reeves along with Andy Reiner and Dan Ryckert for a special edition podcast on Portal 2. It's an interesting discussion and entirely SPOILER FREE, so listen without worry.

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by Bbrainss Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:11 PM

Two in one day?! That's CRAZY!
by Zebra3 Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:16 PM

Spoiler Free? I love it :)
by sealsaa Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:18 PM

Amazing game, and i'm loving the ability to play on either PS3 or PC without skipping a beat. Let's hope that innovative games like Portal (and not gimmicks like motion control and 3D) are the future of console gaming.
by xghost777 Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:19 PM

I would have been really sad if there was a spoiler. Thanks for keeping it spoiler free.
by BMW Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:23 PM

I love games that deliver a strong sense of a story in their Singleplayer.

That's truly how we get to know the game and its characters.

Go Portal 2!!
by christian b in da house Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:36 PM

woot! portal 2!
by Another Matthew Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:48 PM

You guys never cease to make me laugh. :P
by IceRice Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 07:55 PM

How is the replay value? I imagine that once you finish both campaigns there's nothing to do, since you already know how to solve them...
by arnberg195 Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 08:44 PM

listening these podcast at work make my day at work so much better and this weekend i have 2 to listen to
by Nate77 Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 08:47 PM

Nice!!!
by Boyzby Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 09:11 PM

Making another Thursday end with a bang.
by Rayne Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 09:23 PM

Mmm... Never played the first one. I went with the new MK. Might pick it up later after a price drop tho.
by ReignOfBlood Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 09:36 PM

I really liked the first Portal, they created a different concept that no one really ever thought of and ran with it and made it work beautifully. I don't see what more you could want in a great game like this.
by thejonnymar Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 09:48 PM

I will have to check this game out eventually...greatest hits?
by Brad Tramel Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 09:52 PM

I absolutely love Portal 2 so far.
by Solfleet Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 09:58 PM

Two in one day huh? Perfectly fine with me
by Roger Fountain Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10:03 PM

Yall's roof is gonna cave in, ROFLCOPTER!!! Shoot a portal and escape.
by Bayonetto Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10:38 PM

I actually made sure to beat the game before listening to this podcast that I knew was going up, so I was actually hoping for spoilers.

I usually listen to too much stuff about a game before playing it, but short games like Portal definitely need to be played first.
by Haiden Goodman Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 10:52 PM

The game is so awesome. I love it. The day one DLC doesn't bother me because they are purely cosmetic things. I think it's totally ok for them to do that.
by @ChrisContinues Thursday, April 21, 2011 at 11:35 PM

I'm sure some people were really interested in the discussion about the game, but I couldn't stop thinking about Curry Man... HE'S HOT.... HE'S SPICEY!!!