Portal 2 - Let Valve Eat Cake

Shockingly it has been 4 years since I first got a nibble of Portal on the PS3. Since then it has become somewhat of a cult game and considered by many to be Valve's greatest achievement (which is saying a lot for a company which such a rep). The only issue I had with Portal is that the "packing game" nature of it left me starving for more of its splendor. It's obvious Valve knew they were on to a winner with this game and the large sales of The Orange Box were undoubtedly fueled by the presence of this game as part of their already epic package. I am aware that the short nature of the original Portal fits perfectly with its narrative and the experimental nature of the testing of the Portal Gun synchronises perfectly with Valve's testing of the game by means of attaching it to the Half Life 2 compilation and Team Fortress 2 (which they knew would sell).

Well four years on and we are now less than a month away from the release of the long awaited Portal 2. Valve have promised that the game has been refurbished with a new storyline, characters, gameplay mechanics, setting, soundtrack, co-op game mode and probably a whole other host of little surprises. Valve are generally not ones to release gaming fap and from the initial previews this game certainly looks far from it. A few key things have already gotten me very excited. One of the key ones of these is the addition of a robot called Wheatley (voiced by Stepehen Merchant). On top of this is Valve's promise that there will be 13000 lines of dialogue in the game (a definite + over the original Portal). What I am most excited about though is the  co-op mode which with its four portal interface seems like a definite place for noobs and long-term Portal fans to rejoice and take their Portal experience to the next level. So from all of us here at MRHP (I'm gonna speak on behalf of everyone) make sure to get your cake covered mits all over a copy of Portal 2 from April 18th. As an extra note consider opting for the PS3 version as it will include a code to download the PC version of the game (WIN!).