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Is Portal 2 fun single-player?

The single-player game is fun, but there is something magical that happens when you and a friend begin to experiment with the portals and levels to try to find a solution to each puzzle.
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Is Portal 2 fun alone?

You should play the single player first, since it does a much better job at tutorializing the new test elements. Many of the levels in the co-op campaign assume you're already familiar with them. It doesn't matter but the co-op section is set up by the single player story.
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Is Portal 2 a good campaign?

One of the great joys of Portal 2 was the co-op campaign. It was smartly constructed, fun to play, and had more than its share of delightful moments, making good use of the extra complexities that a two person, four-portal world enabled.
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How long is Portal 2 single-player?

When focusing on the main objectives, Portal 2 is about 8½ Hours in length. If you're a gamer that strives to see all aspects of the game, you are likely to spend around 21½ Hours to obtain 100% completion.
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Should I play Portal 2 single-player or co-op first?

Yes, play the single player first. 1. Chronologically, the co-op campaign takes place after the single player. However, there are really only minor references to the events of the single player that you may miss whilst playing with a friend.
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Is Portal 1 or Portal 2 better?

Is Portal 2 the best game of all time?

Portal 2 is one of the most famous puzzle games of all time. One of the reasons it's so well-known is because it was developed by Valve. But mostly, its fame comes from the fact it's critically acclaimed. And it's easy to see why it's beloved by both critics and fans, as the game is incredibly enjoyable to play.
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Is Portal 2 better than Half Life 2?

Whereas the last Half-Life game, Half-Life 2: Episode Two, was released back in 2007 and had much more outdated graphics. Even with the mods and the official graphical overhauls, Portal 2's graphics are still a lot more tolerable than the last Half-Life game's. Plus, the physics are better too.
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Is Portal 2 a hard game?

Wolpaw says the puzzles in Portal 2 aren't necessarily easier. Given some of the game's new twists to how its world works, they're certainly going to become complex, but he says players may find the game's physics a little more forgiving.
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Is Portal 2 a short game?

Even so, co-op play puts an amusing spin on the familiar formula. All told, however, Portal 2 is still pretty short. The single-player campaign weighs in at about ten hours and the cooperative mode another five.
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How many chambers does Portal 2 single-player have?

GLaDOS' testing track is the testing course featured in Portal, and partially revisited during the course of Portal 2's intro in the single-player campaign. Consisting of 19 test chambers, it was first used by Chell as part of her mandatory testing.
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Are there jump scares in Portal 2?

Thanks! There are none unless you count a white screen fading into view is one or nearly dying in portal and falls in portal 2.
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Is there anything scary in Portal 2?

1. There are certain parts of the game which can be scary for example there is one easter egg where if you find this secret room you hear creepy cackles and... thats it just that. there are plenty of things like this if you look hard enough but if your kids can handle this type of stuff i think they will be fine.
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How many endings does Portal 2 have?

Portal 2 will offer two different endings, one for single play and one for co-op play, developer Valve has confirmed.
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Is Portal 2 inappropriate?

With nothing in the way of sex, no bad language beyond "hell" or "damn", and very little that could be classed as violence (there are no human, or even living characters to face off against in the game), Portal 2 is about as clean as they come.
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Is Portal 2 relaxing?

By way of contrast, Portal 2 will allow you to relax and take your time. The game contains no combat at all—no enemies bearing down, no unpredictable bullets whizzing your way. You will (almost) never feel hurried, and as a result you can take all the time you need to ponder the puzzles and line up your shots.
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Do you prefer Portal 1 or 2?

Portal 2 is in all aspects a bigger fuller and more comprehensive game with more variety, diversity, characters, laughs, gameplay mechanics, multiplayer and level editor. But nothing will ever beat the simplicity, originality of Portal 1. I'd say Portal 2 is better as a GAME, but Portal 1 is better as a WORK OF ART.
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Does Portal 2 have a story?

Portal 2 is the sequel to the award winning and hugely successful Portal developed by Valve Corporation. It features a single-player story set after the events of Portal's story; and a brand-new Co-op game mode, featuring additional test chambers designed specifically for Co-operative play.
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What age range is Portal 2 for?

Due to some mild language and realistic hazards such as machine-gun turrets and toxic waste, Portal 2 is recommended for children ages 10 and up.
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How long do you sleep in Portal 2?

At the beginning of Portal 2, she is woken up for the first time after 50 days of sleep after the events of the Lab Rat comic, for a mandatory set of physical and mental exercises.
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Is Portal 2 repetitive?

It's definitely evocative, and imposing, and mysterious. But it's also repetitive and frustrating.
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Is Portal 2 replayable?

Portal 2 has a host of fresh puzzle elements in its many devious test chambers, but replaying the game lacks the fact that players already know how to solve the puzzles they are replaying, making for a quicker experience than the last.
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Is Portal 3 confirmed?

Even after both titles in the series are critically successful on every front, there's no sign of Portal 3. Since the release of CS:GO, Valve has been moving away from single-player games. That's a sad fact considering that a single-player title, Half-life, literally laid the foundation of what the company is today.
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What is the point of Portal 2?

Portal 2 is a first-person perspective puzzle game. The player takes the role of Chell in the single-player campaign, as one of two robots—Atlas and P-Body—in the cooperative campaign, or as a simplistic humanoid icon in community-developed puzzles.
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Is Portal 3 being made?

Just because you don't have Portal 3 doesn't mean that there's not more Portal in your life — you just need to look a little harder. While Valve isn't making an official Portal sequel, it's given its blessing to a number of spin-off projects that should keep you so occupied that you won't need a sequel.
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How many hours of gameplay is Portal 2 coop?

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The single-player game can take six to 10 hours to play, and the co-op campaign is at least five hours long. This standalone campaign stars a duo of robots called Atlas and P-Body who have to work together to solve all the puzzles, each with his own Portal gun.
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