Release Date: June 28, 2022
A set of two installments of the cult puzzle game series Portal, developed by Valve. In Portal: Companion Collection we play as Chell, who explores the Aperture Science labs and solves puzzles under the watchful eye of an AI called GLaDOS.
Portal: Companion Collection is a two-part set of the bestselling puzzle game series called Portal. It was developed and published by Valve.
The games that make up the Portal: Companion Collection take us on a journey to a science fiction universe, to be precise, to the Aperture Science Enrichment Center.
In the first game in the series, Chell, the protagonist, takes part in testing a prototype of the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, commonly known as the Portal Gun. This is a device capable of creating the portals, which function as ageways between any two points in space. The whole experiment is supervised by an advanced artificial intelligence - GLaDOS - which constantly comments our actions. Although the AI promises that a delicious cake awaits us at the end, it does not seem to have very friendly intentions.
Portal 2, on the other hand, takes place a few hundred years later. Chell is awoken from her cryogenic sleep by Wheatley, one of the artificial personalities created by Chell's previous actions. They are thwarted in their escape from the ruined lab by none other than GLaDOS, who comes back to life and begins another phase of testing while trying to rebuild the facility. Soon, things take such an unexpected turn that GLaDOS and Chell must form an alliance...
In Portal: Companion Collection we observe the action from a first person perspective (FPP). During the subsequent missions we mainly solve logic puzzles.
In the first part of the series, the puzzles consist mainly of placing portals in such a way that Chell can get to new, seemingly inaccessible places. She also uses the portals to neutralize automatic cannons.
Portal 2 not only introduces much larger locations, but also significantly expands the game mechanics. First and foremost, the game increases the capabilities of the portals themselves, through which beams of energy can be transmitted, creating bridges or streams of air that repel or suck in objects that come within their range. In addition, there are special gels that change the properties of the surfaces covered with them. We can also manipulate lasers reflecting from selected objects.
While the first Portal allows only for solo play, the second installment of the series also allows for cooperative play. For this purpose, a separate campaign was designed, in which we play as robots together with another person and, equipped with Portal Guns, solve complex puzzles. The game offers the possibility to play over the Internet or in split-screen mode.
The games that make up the Portal: Companion Collecion feature good quality graphics. Time has been kind to them, which is due to the style and the fact that the largest part of the game takes place in sterile, laboratory rooms.
Platforms:
Nintendo Switch
Developer: Valve Corporation
Publisher: Valve Corporation
Age restrictions: 12+
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Portal is a series of platform puzzle games, the action of which is set in the universe of the Half-Life series. The brand enjoys great popularity and is one of the most important in the publishing portfolio of the Valve corporation.
Quite a few interesting things were discovered in the data files of Portal: Companion Collection. Thanks to this, for example, it became possible to run Half-Life 2 on Nintendo Switch.
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Adrian Werner
July 2, 2022
Game Ratings for Portal: Companion Collection Video Game.
Game is Recomended by 100% of Critics. There are 13 Critic Reviews.
Press Start: 9 / 10 by Shannon Grixti
What looked flat in the original game (which I confirmed by going back to it), now feels alive. Balls of light now beam off the worlds with the entire world around you being fully reflective in real-time, giving it a greater sense of immersion and scale. Similarly, the portals reflect on the walls surrounding them too, making the world feel more 3D and less flat.
Worth Playing: 8.5 / 10 by Cody Medellin
Portal remains a masterpiece of a game. Even more than 15 years later, the game still hits its marks, from puzzle design to length and everything in between. Portal with RTX adds to that by sprucing up the graphics enough that it immediately rivals many modern releases on more advanced game engines. The high system requirements, along with the breaking of some core functionality, restricts who can enjoy the improvements, but the sting doesn't hurt as much due to the fact that it's free. If you are fine with those caveats, give Portal with RTX a spin, whether this is the first time you're playing it - or the 50th.
AusGamers: 9.5 / 10 by Kosta Andreadis
It’s still a relatively short game, about three hours or so if you’ve got your Portal brain switched on - but still a remarkable experience. The puzzle rooms and pacing toward the big GLaDOS reveal, and iconic end and credits sequence is still spot on. Portal is as finely tuned, deep, and fun as ever.
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