The great debate

There's no debate. Portal 2 is superior in every way. End thread

Portal 1 was more popular but Portal 2 was a better game

i hate stephen merchant so portal 1

>>383314153
Portal forever. Nothing comes close.

>>383315956
This. I get why Karl's bully instinct sometimes kicks i around him.

Portal felt like it did a lot with a small budget. 2 felt like it wasted a large budget on story sections that werent that good and gameplay that was less concise

Portal 1 was tech demo.

i have no friends

portal 1

Portal 1 has much better atmosphere and humor, and features puzzles which actually require thought about where to place a portal (most of Portal 2's puzzles have black tiles all over the place).

Multiplayer and a user-friendly level editor are huge advantages for Portal 2 though, so objectively the two games are more-or-less equal.

How is it even a debate? Portal 2 was better in every single way.

Probably the only game I know of that deserved it's 10/10.

p1's visuals are incredibly bland and the gameplay isn't anything beyond necessity

p2 creates a far more interesting visual (and narrative) world to explore, and adds new gameplay mechanics on top of the original ones

there's really no excuse to pick 1 other than really strongly disliking the narrative
though that is definitely a valid reason

>>383314153
Portal, cause my autism kicks in due to that they updated the ending to a shittier one, just so the could justify a sequel.

Portal 1 is better for me. All I want is a good puzzle game with a nice gimmick.
In 2 I get a lesser version of that and a whole lot of other nonsense I didn't ask for.

Portal 1 is fun to replay. 2 isn't because I know that every 3 puzzles some wacky shit has to happen.

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this is like comparing L4D and L4D2. The sequel is better in every single way, and there is literally 0 reasons to play the original, because the sequel has/can have all the levels from the original.

Not to mention if you only play portal games for the puzzles, you can just play community chambers indefinitely

Portal is a nearly 'Perfect Game'. Portal 2 was a huge disappointment for not pushing things as far as it should have, neither mechanically or in the mostly retread plot. It was too short, versus Portal 1 being perfectly sized for its price and ambition. It was still a very good game judges entirely on its own merits, it just failed to even approach the original.

If the in-game level editor and auto-workshop system they tried to add later had actually worked that might have justified its existence. Otherwise, I wish they'd just put the effort into something a little more actually novel/unique (capturing the Spirit of Portal rather than just More Portal).

>>383314153
They're both dull shit.

I dont see how any one can enjoy a game where half the time you have to spend reading a walkthrough to play it.

>>383317196
brainlet

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>>383317196
>needing a walkthrough for Portal

>>383317196

whos that gamer girl who said that she didnt complete portal because it was too long?

>>383317747
but it doesn't stop her from enjoyit it ;)

Portal 1 almost feels like a demo for portal 2

>>383317747
ijustine?

>>383317196
>I dont see how any one can enjoy a game where half the time you have to spend reading a walkthrough to play it.
i think maybe you don't have the brain to play the game.

1 was a better designed with more difficult puzzles and little to no downtime while 2 has more replayability with co-op and the Steam Workshop and mods.

2 is the best in terms of content and what will keep you coming back, but the main game had several flaws while I'd argue that the first one was 10/10 and is one of the few games I've ever played that had literally nothing wrong with it, if that somehow makes any sense.

>>383318369
>1 was a better designed with more difficult puzzles and little to no downtime
Because it's like, a two-hour long game

Portal has better atmosphere and humor but Portal 2 has better puzzles.

>>383318434
And? So long the game is appropriately priced, there is nothing wrong with a short game.

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>>383317196
>half the time you have to spend reading a walkthrough to play Portal
This is both hilarious and pitiful.

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>>383317196
>portal
>walkthrough
autism incarnate

I thought that the p1 story was better

Portal 1 had consistent quality.

Portal 2 had higher highs, but fucking lower lows. Man fuck those "Find the little white dot where you can shoot a portal" levels.

>>383317196
decent bait

>>383320809
not really, it was pretty obvious and I can't believe all those people actually fell for it, but it was a good one though

>>383318208
Portal 2 almost felt like portal went mainstream and sold out you cluck

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qvhjczPD1DA&ab_channel=Escapist

>>383322471

fuck this guy. hate his voice

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ein57OSrqoA

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>>383317196
>Walkthrough

>>383322801
Regardless, pretty much sums up Portal 1 vs 2

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>>383317196
>walkthrough to play it.

>>383317747
>it was too long?
I swear portal is like a 2-3 hour game.

>>383323086
>I swear portal is like a 2-3 hour game.
That's the issue...

imo 2 was superior, with more physics, harder puzzles, longer game, and a relatively decent story

>>383317196
>walkthrough
>on Portal
nice b8
Even if you are a brainlet, getting stuck, experimenting, and piecing it toghether is literally the fun of the game.

>>383314153
both are shit but 2 is better

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>>383314153
>The great debate

What fucking debate? Portal 1 is a god tier fun little puzzle game and Portal 2 is annoying overproduced reddit tier fan service.