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Why is Portal 2 better than 1?

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Portal consists primarily of a series of puzzles that must be solved by teleporting the player's character and simple objects using "the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device", often referred to as the "portal gun", a device that can create inter-spatial portals between two flat planes.
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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.
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What was so special about Portal 2?

The narrative is very compelling and contains several memorable moments. There are even a few cleverly orchestrated twists. As a result, the tale holds up against the best story-driven games, regardless of their genre. Portal 2's writers also deserve praise for the dialogue, as it's consistently hilarious.
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Should I play Portal One or two?

As for gameplay instructions and explaining how things work, yeah, you'd be much better off playing the first one first. Portal 2 drops you much more suddenly into the thick of things than Portal 1 did. Those reasons aside, you should get Portal 1 simply because it's a kickass game!
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Is Portal 2 the same story as Portal 1?

Both Portal and Portal 2 are set in the same area and in the same universe (along with Half-Life). Both games feature a similar storyline - an opening sequence of waking up from stasis, going through tests and later escaping the testing track and sneaking through maintenance areas.
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Is Portal 3 going to happen?

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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Is Portal 1 or Portal 2 better?

Why doesn't Valve make Portal 3?

Interestingly, Wolpaw reckons one of the big reasons Valve haven't made a game with a three in it is because developers tend to be more interested in making sequels than threequels. He argues that when devs finish the first game in a new IP, they can look back and see everything they want to fix.
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Do humans still exist in Portal 2?

GLaDOS rebuilds ATLAS and P-body, claiming that 100,000 years have passed since the conclusion of the 'Mobility Gels' course. She also claims (unconvincingly) that all of the humans are still alive.
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How many Portal 2 endings are there?

Portal 2 will offer two different endings, one for single play and one for co-op play, developer Valve has confirmed. Speaking to Videogamer, the title's writer Chet Falliszek promised, "Both sets of credits [will feature something special], because we've got two credits."
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How is Chell alive in Portal 2?

Chell reappears in Portal 2 where she is reawakened by Wheatley. She and Wheatley attempt to escape the laboratory, and in the process accidentally reanimate GLaDOS. GLaDOS, furious with Chell for having "murdered" her, forces her to do more tests until Wheatley helps her escape.
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What happened to GLaDOS after Portal 2?

The final scene reveals that GLaDOS was not entirely destroyed. Her backup system activates a room full of Personality Cores and files a letter to Chell, telling her that she is "still alive" and "not even angry" at her, but not before extinguishing a candle on the cake, which was not a lie after all.
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Is Portal 2 good for the brain?

According to the initial results of a study conducted at Florida State University, playing Portal 2 is much better for warming up your cognitive skills than “brain training” software, such as those offered by companies like Lumosity.
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How long does Portal 2 take to beat on average?

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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Is Portal still alive the first game?

Portal: Still Alive is an Xbox 360 Live Arcade exclusive edition of Portal released on October 22, 2008. It features the original game, with various new levels and 9 new achievements.
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Who is the real villain of Portal 2?

Initially serving as a comedic foil to the player-character Chell during the first half of Portal 2, Wheatley becomes the main antagonist of the second half as he takes GLaDOS's place and wreaks havoc on the facility before Chell and GLaDOS cooperate to stop him.
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Why did Portal 2 remove blood?

Portal 2 has no blood though because they wanted to get the game's rating moved down from Teen to Everyone.
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Who betrays you in Portal 2?

But right when Wheatley is about to let Chell go free, he becomes corrupted and betrays her, accusing her of selfishly using him.
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Is Chell actually mute?

As with all the playable characters in the Half-Life universe, with the exception of Alyx Vance, Chell is silent. However, female Citizen sounds (by Mary Kae Irvin) are reused when she is hurt in the first game.
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How far did Chell fall?

They are capable of surviving truly long falls, up to and possibly beyond the subject's terminal velocity, as it appears when Chell falls four kilometers down to old Aperture Science and falling into a portal until reaching terminal velocity.
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Why doesn't Chell talk in Portal 2?

Valve's Erik Wolpaw has said one of the reasons Chell doesn't speak in Portal 2 is because she is a silent protagonist which "could be anyone." "[Chell] could be anyone," Wolpaw said during a NYU's Game Center talk.
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How long was Chell asleep for in Portal 2?

When you first wake up, he says you've been in suspenion for 50 days, basically the equivilant of nearly 2 months. This is the amount of time that has passed since Chell defeated GLaDOS. After taking her physical exam and going back to sleep, she finds when that at least 99,999 days has passed since she last woke up.
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Are there hidden rooms in Portal 2?

After the test chamber with the ramp puzzle, there is an opportunity to access a secret room to see a portrait of Aperture CEO Cave Johnson with a mysterious woman, who GLaDOS finds 'familiar'. Viewing the portrait also bags you the Portrait of a Lady achievement.
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Is GLaDOS Chell's mother?

In the events of the second game, Glados discovers she is Caroline (basically) and that Chell was her daughter. She becomes more protective and loving torwards Chell.
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Is GLaDOS evil Portal 2?

GLaDOS is frequently cited as both a quality villain and a quality computer character. IGN called her the greatest video game villain of all time, stating that while their time with her was short, she left a mark on players like no other villain has.
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What does P body stand for in Portal 2?

Programmed Female (P-body)
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Is Cave Johnson Still Alive in Portal 2?

In Portal 2, Cave Johnson became a prominent character through a variety of automated audio recordings from 1952 to as late as sometime in the 1980s. His current status and whereabouts are unknown, but he is presumed dead due to his exposure to the toxic by-products created as a result of refining moon rocks.
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