Portal 2

GLaDOS returns here

Portal 2 is a 2011 puzzle video game developed by Valve, the sequel to Portal.

Players use a gun that creates linked portals on surfaces to navigate test chambers, manipulating physics and momentum to solve increasingly complex puzzles.

The game expanded on the original with a longer campaign, cooperative multiplayer, and the sardonic AI antagonist GLaDOS.

I spent all weekend playing Portal 2.

narrative

GLaDOS

Wheatley · humor · sarcasm · betrayal · redemption · lore · recordings · potato · neurotoxin · testing

gameplay

puzzle

Challenge testing ingenuity

levels · physics · platformer · mechanics · cubes · turrets · lasers · gels · flings · momentum

cultural

memes

Self-propagating cultural units

cosplay · merchandise · legacy · awards · influential · beloved · nostalgia

technical

Valve

Game studio and storefront

  • SteamDigital game distribution service
  • PCHome computer, or tactful
  • consoleComfort in distress

PlayStation · Xbox · graphics · loading · workshop · mods · splitscreen · online · DLC

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Opposites
series sequence

Portal 2Half-Life

Valve's landmark FPS series

Half-Life 2

gameplay philosophy

Portal 2Call of Duty

Military shooter gaming franchise

DOOM · Quake · Counter-Strike · Mortal Kombat · Halo

tone and narrative style

Portal 2The Last of Us

Survival story amid infection

Dark Souls · Silent Hill · Gears of War · Mass Effect

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Family

portal, portals

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G