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Geek Culture / The cake is a lie?

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Dragon Knight
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Posted: 25th Jan 2009 21:16
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I've recently purchased portal, completed there now, I heard rumors they're creating a Portal 2, I'd say these sort of genre of 'casual ' games will be the way forward. Giving indie developers like ourselves chances of making it big.

Whats your take on it?

Did you find the cake?

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Omega gamer 89
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Posted: 25th Jan 2009 21:49 Edited at: 25th Jan 2009 23:20
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Spoilers:


EDIT: I actually think there was a thread about the next portal game here a while back. I not sure if its locked yet, but its around here somewhere.

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Mr Z
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Posted: 25th Jan 2009 22:53 Edited at: 25th Jan 2009 22:54
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More spoilers:


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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 04:02
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even more spoilers:


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LD52
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 04:14 Edited at: 26th Jan 2009 04:19
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Um yeah Casual games seem to be were the industry is going but, i don't see lengthy games with maybe the latest graphics, a good story and tons of features becoming obsolete as i think there will always be a market for those games, imho, well just from my experience no matter how many free flash games, or casual games i play, i need a good lengthy or atleast with a good story kind of game, once in a while. Though in terms of casual games, the market is growing with Apple iTouch developer kit being released, Xna 3.0 supporting games for the zune, and so on.
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Coldfire
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 04:28
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sigh... i miss companion cube...

I dont remember where i heard it, but Ive heard they were thinking of merging the portal gun into the next Half-Life, but ill believe it when i see it...

another really cool and innovative project using source is ballmen... take dramamine if you are easily prone to vertigo

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Dragon Knight
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 06:47
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thanks for the replies, LD52, i know exactly what you mean. I'm surprised even though most games are free these days i still buy them, probably because they've gotten so cheap heh.

I dunno why but when REALLY good graphics come into it, it's usually not really good game play for me. Either that or I haven't played a good game in a while heh (Portal and half life being the exceptions).

Coldfire, if they put the portal gun into half life I think they'd be too many exploits haha, e.g. when they're chasing you through a small space just place one portal where they will run and watch them fall out of a side of a building lol. Could actually start a new genre 'Ways of Dying/Killing' sort of like Burnout except seeing how much damage you can do with people haha.

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Sid Sinister
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My girlfriend was a champ and played through the game. Video games aren't her forte, and she was new to both the first person shooter scene and 3D puzzles like Portal has. It took her a while to even grasp what the portals were doing LOL. It drove her nuts, but I promised her I would buy her a piece of chocolate cake if she beat the game. That was enough motivation for her! I have pics if you want me to post them

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Dragon Knight
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 08:23
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haha sid go for it, my gf cannot figure out how to use WASD instead of up down left and right arrow keys.

She couldn't get past the first level but i love her for trying haha.

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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 08:39
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Posted: 26th Jan 2009 11:22
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I love when she is imitating you XD



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