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Portal

2007 | Puzzle & Cards

PC

The player controls the protagonist Chell from a first-person perspective, and is challenged and taunted by an artificial intelligence named GLaDOS to complete physics puzzles using a portal gun, with the promise of receiving cake at the end.


Published by Valve Corporation
Developed by Valve Corporation
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Portal Reviews & Ratings (42)
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Stoneysilence (30 KP) rated

Sep 7, 2017  
Portal
Portal
2007 | Puzzle & Cards
Puzzle Gameplay (0 more)
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For it's day it was amazing, still holds up quite well
Portal is probably one of my top games of all time. When it came out it was very unique and was an exciting new game. In my opinion it still holds up quite well.
  
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Daniel Johnson (11 KP) rated

Sep 5, 2017  
Portal
Portal
2007 | Puzzle & Cards
Level design (3 more)
Character Design
Dialogue
Game mechanics
Relatively short story (0 more)
One of the smartest games around
Portal (2007) is one of the best video games around, and led to an even more successful sequel. The games premise is simple- you wake up in a testing room, with only an homicidal A.I to guide you through puzzles as you try and escape the testing facility. The twist comes in the dialogue, and the story that unfolds around you.
Your character doesn't speak, and her past and future are a mystery, which only adds to the intrigue the story incites.

The design is simple, a clean high-tech facility, equal parts simple and beautiful. You navigate through this world with use of a portal gun. Strategically placed, these portals can lead to your victory or your doom, and thus begins the most enjoyable 3D puzzle of the past 20 years.
Dialogue, as said, is a clear highlight, somehow balancing comedy and adventure perfectly, much akin to a Douglas Adams novel. It even manages to make G.L.A.D.O.S, a homicidal A.I, a genuinely endearing character, and one that is welcomed quickly, and missed once the game is complete.

Over all, it is clear why this game has so many devoted fans, and why we were all eager for more. This game, while simple has many levels, that make replaying and exploring a thrilling experience that you can have again and again and never get bored.
  
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Catherine (40 KP) rated

Aug 31, 2017  
Portal
Portal
2007 | Puzzle & Cards
Brilliant Concept (3 more)
Well-Made Mechanics
Captivating Universe and Characters
Puzzles!
Not Particularly Narrative-Based (0 more)
Nothing Better
I have yet to find a game I like more than Portal