DP ServBot
01-04-2012, 03:50 PM
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2012/01/goty-2011-portal-2.jpg (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/) The success of the Portal games comes from a combination of two completely different aspects: gameplay and narrative. Portal 2 (http://joystiq.com/game/portal-2) is, on one hand, a great puzzle game in the classic tradition, sending you through a series of enclosed, self-contained puzzles. These require the arrangement of provided tools to create a single, predetermined "solution" and allow you to advance.
On the other hand, it's the story of the rise and fall of a gigantic research company, and of '60s-style "for its own sake" science -- it even has Flubber! -- told years after the fact, diegetically, by two rogue AIs and a series of tape recordings. And it's genuinely funny!Continue reading Joystiq Top 10 of 2011: Portal 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Joystiq Top 10 of 2011: Portal 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Permalink (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/) | Email this (http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20137965/) | Comments (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/#comments)
More... (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/)
On the other hand, it's the story of the rise and fall of a gigantic research company, and of '60s-style "for its own sake" science -- it even has Flubber! -- told years after the fact, diegetically, by two rogue AIs and a series of tape recordings. And it's genuinely funny!Continue reading Joystiq Top 10 of 2011: Portal 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/)
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif (http://www.joystiq.com)Joystiq Top 10 of 2011: Portal 2 (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/) originally appeared on Joystiq (http://www.joystiq.com) on Wed, 04 Jan 2012 15:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds (http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/).
Permalink (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/) | Email this (http://www.joystiq.com/forward/20137965/) | Comments (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/#comments)
More... (http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/04/joystiq-top-10-of-2011-portal-2/)