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Weekend Confirmed Episode 59
by Garnett Lee, May 06, 2011 11:00am PDTBy popular request, Weekend Confirmed takes on all of Portal 2 in the opening segment. Though the conversation covers much of the game in feel and concept, there are spoilers. So for those wanting to avoid them, skip forward to the start of the second segment at the 32 minute mark. And there's still plenty of great stuff to come from there like Child of Eden, Outland, Thor, our new "knockout" game, how Sony could tackle E3, the top news stories of the week, and Finishing Moves to top it all off.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 59: 05/06/2011
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Weekend Confirmed comes in four segments to make it easy to listen to in segments or all at once. Here's the timing for this week's episode:
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 1: Start: 00:00:00 End: 00:31:22
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 2: Start: 00:31:57 End: 01:01:00
- The Warning: Start: 01:02:09 End: 01:33:13
- Featured Music Adam K feat. Naan "Wake Up (Morgan Page Remix)": 01:33:13 End: 01:36:40
- Front Page news: Start: 01:36:40 End: 02:14:30
Adam K dropped some amazing progressive house on this week with "Wake Up (Morgan Page Remix)." It's one of four remixes you can checkout on his Hotbox Digital site (and I strongly recommend you do, particularly the Adam K and Soha version). Today's track can be purchased from both iTunes and Beatport. For more from the awesome Adam K check out his official site and Facebook page and Hotbox Digital.
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Comments
I was more on the Garnett side of the Portal 2 discussion. Unlike, Jeff I rarely felt “smart” for solving a puzzle, I felt more like “I figured out what Valve wanted me to do.” There were so many moments where the environment was specifically designed to lead to you a solution. Maybe it is the Architect in me, but I have an eye for extraneous overlooks that serve no other purpose. (I’ve never designed a catwalk with a random part jutting out). I realize it was necessary for the places outside the test rooms but it brought me out of the game. The story kept me playing but the "twist" was telegraphed and it overall was very Bioshock-y.
Anyone who thought the SP was too easy, should try the co-op. Already a few hair pulling moment and I'm not done.
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I compare the puzzles in the first game to be like a regular jigsaw puzzle; you know the goal/picture, but getting there is tough as there are many possibilities. With Portal 2, its like those 3-D puzzles where you have the pieces to build a building like the Eiffel tower; the pieces pretty much telegraph where it should go, but its a matter of putting those pieces in the right order.
That said, I find the story pretty good in balancing the light-heartedness, intrigue to the game lore, and the seriousness of the situations.
That said, I can't wait to jump right into co-op. I hope the DLC is like the previous game where there are bonus test chambers, or previous test chambers modded up to be tougher. I love going back to the first one and going for some of the gold challenges (ie. using at least 4 portals to complete the test).
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