Portal 2 an undeserving Golden Joysticks winner...IMO
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/323236/golden-joysticks-2011-your-ultimate-game-of-the-year-is/
Here are some points I'd like to make:
- I really liked the game and bought it day 1. However, after finishing it I haven't touched it again at all. I know of several friends who haven't played it after finishing either. Have you played it again after you finished it? So I'm talking about the value here.
- The humour (which is praised so much) was really a little lame to me. Also, I played the co-op 3 times (only finished it once out of the 3 times since I didn't always have friends at hand) and the exact same lines seemed to be repeated.
- Technically it was certainly not up to the standards of other games (speaking of the console versions). Art direction is meant to be bland I guess, but then it could've been more shiny or something...?
- While it was fun to solve the puzzles, I kind of had the feeling that they weren't pushing the boundaries with them enough. It was a little predictable and I didn't even play the original. (I'm being extremely critical here, but hey - if it's game of the year quality it should stand up to scrutiny)
-Its just about as cool to like Portal as it is to dislike Call of Duty.*
Conclusion:
It is certainly a fresh experience, and worth playing no matter who you are. However, as a full-blown game it just doesn't compare to other major releases that are stacked with content. I've been hanging out at my friends house recently and we played Gears 3 more in one weekend than either of us played Portal 2 in total - and we both got Portal day one.
Now considering the point above*, I'm sure peole are going to hate on me for this. But the real purpose here is to see if anyone has anything negative to say, since I haven't seen anything but praise anywhere, and I've been...slightly underwhelmed.
