20110417:
Save files:
Testchamber 08 Sun Apr 17 09:43:02 2011
Testchamber 08 Sun Apr 17 09:43:16 2011
Testchamber 10 Sun Apr 17 15:55:03 2011
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 16 Sun Apr 17 16:40:17 2011
Testchamber 18 Sun Apr 17 19:05:58 2011
Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 19:46:11 2011
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 19:57:06 2011
Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 21:15:21 2011
Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 21:16:17 2011
Steam says I acquired the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device at 3:55pm and completed the game at 9:14pm. Thus I estimate having spent 4 to 5 hours on my first playthrough.
[20120717][20130113]
20120717:
I started a new game a couple minutes after midnight.
Save files:
Testchamber 14 Tue Jul 17 00:38:19 2012
Testchamber 19 Tue Jul 17 01:45:49 2012
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 19 Tue Jul 17 01:45:52 2012
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 19 Tue Jul 17 01:46:29 2012
I stopped upon entering Testchamber 19. I probably have about an hour of gameplay for the story mode left.
Tip: For some fun, you can dislodge security cameras mounted on portal-susceptible walls with your portals.
[20120717]
20130113 Comment:
I'm tempted to complete the new game I started on 20120717, but I ultimately decide not to complete it.
20130118:
Today I completed the remainder of my second playthrough in just under an hour as estimated on 20120717; I played from about 3:50AM ET to about 4:45AM ET. In total, I spent under 3 hours on my second playthrough.
Steam Game Time: 1.0 hrs last two weeks / 9.0 hrs on record
[20130118][20181208 Edit]
Summary:
The game mechanic is innovative. At first you simply use the portals given. Working through the test chambers you eventually get one of the two colors. You keep going until you eventually get both and the levels slowly get harder. I can't say I recall how hard the first 18 chambers were for me the first time around, but it only took me about an hour and 45 minutes to complete the first 18 chambers on my second playthrough.
The game mechanics are fun and lend themselves to impressive in-game graphics. For example, positioning the portals in the right way can create an infinitely repeating image. Or, positioned in the right way, a player can fall through the portals endlessly.
And last, but not least, you're bound to enjoy the robot's commentary. I know I do.
[20120717][20181208 Edit]
Portal (PC) (2007)
Relevant Links:
Portal (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
My Portal 2 (PC) (2011) post.
Save files:
Testchamber 08 Sun Apr 17 09:43:02 2011
Testchamber 08 Sun Apr 17 09:43:16 2011
Testchamber 10 Sun Apr 17 15:55:03 2011
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 16 Sun Apr 17 16:40:17 2011
Testchamber 18 Sun Apr 17 19:05:58 2011
Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 19:46:11 2011
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 19:57:06 2011
Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 21:15:21 2011
Testchamber 19 Sun Apr 17 21:16:17 2011
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| Goodbye Companion Cube :-( |
Steam says I acquired the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device at 3:55pm and completed the game at 9:14pm. Thus I estimate having spent 4 to 5 hours on my first playthrough.
[20120717][20130113]
20120717:
I started a new game a couple minutes after midnight.
Save files:
Testchamber 14 Tue Jul 17 00:38:19 2012
Testchamber 19 Tue Jul 17 01:45:49 2012
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 19 Tue Jul 17 01:45:52 2012
AUTO SAVE Testchamber 19 Tue Jul 17 01:46:29 2012
I stopped upon entering Testchamber 19. I probably have about an hour of gameplay for the story mode left.
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| Cake! Wait a minute... |
Tip: For some fun, you can dislodge security cameras mounted on portal-susceptible walls with your portals.
[20120717]
20130113 Comment:
I'm tempted to complete the new game I started on 20120717, but I ultimately decide not to complete it.
20130118:
Today I completed the remainder of my second playthrough in just under an hour as estimated on 20120717; I played from about 3:50AM ET to about 4:45AM ET. In total, I spent under 3 hours on my second playthrough.
Steam Game Time: 1.0 hrs last two weeks / 9.0 hrs on record
[20130118][20181208 Edit]
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| "Still Alive" by Jonathan Coulton |
Summary:
The game mechanic is innovative. At first you simply use the portals given. Working through the test chambers you eventually get one of the two colors. You keep going until you eventually get both and the levels slowly get harder. I can't say I recall how hard the first 18 chambers were for me the first time around, but it only took me about an hour and 45 minutes to complete the first 18 chambers on my second playthrough.
The game mechanics are fun and lend themselves to impressive in-game graphics. For example, positioning the portals in the right way can create an infinitely repeating image. Or, positioned in the right way, a player can fall through the portals endlessly.
And last, but not least, you're bound to enjoy the robot's commentary. I know I do.
[20120717][20181208 Edit]
Portal (PC) (2007)
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| Title Screen after Beating the Game |
Relevant Links:
Portal (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
My Portal 2 (PC) (2011) post.
Date/Time
Sunday, April 17, 2011
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18:15
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