Today’s game is Portal: Alive and Kicking. I saw this existed somewhere the other day and grabbed it. From everything i understand it’s a remake of Portal 1 in the Portal 2 engine. It’s a minute difference I’m sure, but I was bored and wanted to try it.
Honestly this is a bit of a hard thing to right about because… it’s just Portal 1. I’d like to give some introspective about how cool “such and such” is compared to the original. But honestly there’s not much to say because it’s so well put together that I can’t tell any difference.
I did actually manage to lock myself out of the door which got a laugh out of me. All I had to do was take the cube off the button and put it back on. But it was funny to see.
There’s one change I actually just remembered I actually really like. At least I think it’s a change. The energy pellet collector thing(?) will cast a light on the opposite wall, which makes placing a portal far easier. This could totally be a thing in the original though so I could be wrong.
I made it as far as Chamber 10 before stopping. I wanted to go all the way to the end but it was getting late and I had some stuff to do, so I decided it was a good point to stop. I would like to actually go back and finish this. It’s just portal 1, so it’s not like it’s a crazy long thing to finish. I do also have a bunch of stuff already on my plate though I want to finish so maybe not.
Awesome, almost 800 days.
I have a distinct sensation of muscle-memory nausea just looking at the picture 😵💫
Portal 1 and 2 are two of the greatest games that will ever be made.
It’s high up there on my list. I replayed 2 so many times on my PS3 that it’s burnt into my head. I wish I had gotten that same chance with 1 growing up
the energy pellet receiver casting light on walls is something that existed in the original game as well.
the remake itself is great, as there is more to it than meets the eye. especially the Escape sequence.
Damn. I really thought I had found something different there. It does make sense though. I remember when I noticed it I thought to myself “well. Maybe the OG does have it. it seems like an obvious detail to include so people know where to aim”
Its like the difference between Minecraft Java and Bedrock, theres something slightly different and I couldn’t tell you what. When i first saw this i though it was portal 2 before i saw the subtitles.
oh dang, I forgot everything about this. If it is near 1:1 of the original… what’s the point? I’ll probably try it out tonight as well, it’s been a while since I was thinking with portals.
Anyway, thanks for the reminder!
I can’t really say what the point is. If I had to guess just QOL stuff and better graphics. I mainly picked it up out of curiosity, so I’m not really sure what the target audience may be
It’s basically a remake of Portal with Portal 2 graphics.
Better graphics so the zoomers can enjoy one of the best games of all times without complaining about the graphics
Recently played Portal for the greatest time, it’s a lovely game.
Fun, simple, clean, nearly perfect as far as games go
