Portal

Amazing puzzle game that honestly instilled in me a love of the genre. It's incredibly short, with one playthrough taking around two hours, but it kept me hooked the entire time. The puzzles themselves are pretty tricky at points, but nothing a little determination won't solve. Additionally, there are usually multiple ways to complete courses which gives the player some freedom. Usually, games just demand you complete the puzzles as the developers intended, so this is a breath of fresh air. Achievements are pretty straight forward with the only difficult one requiring you to achieve all the gold medals for six levels. Medals are given out for completing each level with the least amount of portals placed, the least amount of steps taken, and the least amount of time accrued. These are a pain to get, but I honestly enjoyed learning the different speed running methods used to make this achievement easier. Overall, this is an underrated classic that is overshadowed by it's much bigger brother, Portal 2, and everyone must pick it up. Valve only makes PEAK.

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Very fun still hold up in the big 26

Portal is a simple but surprisingly enjoyable puzzle game. Even though I'm generally not a fan of puzzle-focused games, Portal kept me engaged from beginning to end because it understands exactly what it wants to be without trying to overcomplicate its mechanics. The puzzles are straightforward, easy to understand and gradually become more interesting without ever feeling frustrating or exhausting. The Portal Gun is a simple concept, but the game constantly finds new ways to build clever situations around it, keeping the gameplay fresh throughout its relatively short campaign. One of Portal's biggest strengths is its length. The game never drags on longer than necessary, the maps remain compact, and the pacing stays consistent from start to finish. I actually think making the game significantly longer would have made the core mechanics repetitive, so ending when it does was the right decision. Portal isn't a game packed with content, but it doesn't need to be. It's a fun, well-paced experience that delivers exactly what it promises and is easy to recommend to anyone looking for a clever puzzle game. [b]Score: 7/10[/b] ☐ (1) Trash☐ (2) Horrible☐ (3) Very Bad☐ (4) Bad☐ (5) Average ☐ (6) Fine ☑ (7) Good☐ (8) Very Good☐ (9) Great☐ (10) Masterpiece

PS: Im suprised that even after nearly 2 decades of it's existence I could've had such a bash in a game that I have known of and refused to play for whatever reason that forged in my frontal lobe, but I don't regret installing this so late at night and playing through the entire thing essentially blind, give or take a couple of things I have known of such as the radio and the music it played as well as the portal guns and their functionability. I'll be looking forward to playing Portal 2 soooon(-ish), not immediately cause it breaks the immersion of the last game. Remember to play through games that are currently collecting dust in your library friends! PPS: The credits music hits hard like a truck at 2AM, in a good way. PPPS: Might've been why Im currently running on only a mere 3 hours of sleep. FINAL THOUGHT: My gratuitous sleep schedule will have some reconfiguration in the following days im afraid. FINAL THOUGHT PS: -NOT. Like that's ever gonna happen. HAHA, FAT CHANCE.

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I freaking love Portal, one of my top favorite video game franchises and I've beat this game so many times, is very rare for me to replay and entire game.

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