What Made Portal 2 One Hell of A Game?

Despite all the game’s new mechanics, puzzles, and characters, Portal 2’s primary draw for me is the relationship between Chell and GLaDOS. It’s a kinship laced in nuance, which is astounding when you consider GLaDOS is lifeless artificial intelligence and Chell is a character who doesn’t even speak.

As an aside, I can’t take about GLaDOS without quoting some of my favourite lines of hers. There’s the comically unsupportive “The next test is impossible,” the iconic “We can put our differences behind us for science, you monster,” or my personal favourite “Here come the test results: You are a horrible person. That's what it says. A horrible person. We weren't even testing for that.”

Put simply, the overgrown wilderness in the long uninhabited Enrichment Centre would feel a lot more vacant without GLaDOS.

So, masterpiece is a word I see banded about often, but it’s a term I seldom use. For Portal 2 though, for me no other word suits. The strength of the game’s writing and mind-melting puzzles, its contrasts, its narrative, its charm, wit, and ingenuity, they’re simply too strong to call it anything else.

[Curt_Randall]

Portal 2 is a perfect game. The game design, voice acting, writing, graphics, sound, controls, content, and length all come together to be one of the best video games ever made.

[Zirus_Blackheart]

You sir, hit the nail on the head.
I've been gaming since 1984 with only the odd day off and Portal 2 (1 gets love too) is the only game I would personally use the term Masterpiece for... it is.... Perfection.

[Craxin]

I remember getting to the end and shooting that portal up on the moon, which takes a good couple of seconds to connect, and freaking out how crazy that solution was.

[darkstar]

One of the best games ever. Two player co-op is the best. And challenging. I did it with a friend and we had no mics made it more difficult but so rewarding.

[WellTraveledGamer]

It's one of the best scripts ever written for a game. We're lucky to have games like this. Just think of the garbage that's come out the last few years. None of them compare.

[stanleystriker]

I love GLaDOS' humor. It's even better when you see it in other games. Like Cyperpunk 2077... :)

[callmepsycho]

I really wish Portal and Portal 2 were on PS5

[TheDuxun]

i just beat portal 2 last week ( played portal when it came out ) for the first time . what a masterpiece ( constant 300 + fps ).

[TheGamerCritic]

This game are possibly one of the funniest games ever made, GLaDOS and Wheatley humor never gets old, but what shocked me when I first played it was the heart. This game got me crying my first play through back in 2014. This is truly one of the closest games out there that we can call perfect, Gameplay, Story, Visuals, its just wonderful.

[littlemissevel]

My dad who hasn't played a game since ...idk... controllers were invented? Over lockdown i made him play it. It was really interesting to see what he floundered at (mainly anything that involved speed and not falling off things) and what he just took to. After a while i left him to it. Annoyingly he gave up 30 seconds before the end but that is still something.
It has a great learning curve even for people who have never used a controller before. And the most universal game all round game i can think of. I would literally recommend it to anyone AND everyone. I have .. bought it for people to get them to play it. I love it.
ALso once you have finished the solo, it has one of the best 2 player games ever too! I'm always looking for good 2 player games... (particularly those that aren't designed to cause rage and hostility ...which seems like only a select few :P )

[CollinsHD]

some of the best atmosphere ever created in a game, eager for 3

[mackinblack]

I literally just installed my 360 copy of Portal2 on my Series X last weekend. The auto HDR looks pretty good but i wish this game was one of the games that had fps boost...

[Dissection]

I love reading and watching Portal videos. It's a great game, that seldom disappoints.

[gregdunn]

Recently got the Companion Collection on Switch for my son, we both love it

[HazletNJ]

I didn’t play Portal. Is starting with Portal 2 going to hurt my game-play?

[eddyk]

Why oh why is there not a Portal 3????

[Aerodrone]

And if you don't run with Wheatley the room gets sprayed with neurotoxin by glados

[fenixaz]

So happy I get to play this again on Switch in 60fps this time. I’ve already beat 1 and 2 then 1 again. Now back to part 2. Best $20 ever spent. I still remember playing it back in the day on 360 in 720p 30fps. Part one is great, part 2 is perfect. 💯 ❤️ #ThisWasATriumph

[rogerh]

I"m curious why Portal 2 got more attention than The Talos Principle?

[mrfoxfam]

graphics, amazing mechanic, comedy, and low price