Portal 2 an undeserving Golden Joysticks winner...

[twesterm]

Dr.Grass said:

twesterm said:

Dr.Grass said:

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.

Talking to your points one by one--

• Replay value -- not every game needs to be replayed 100's of times or be an 120+ hour epic.  Portal 2 was about as long as it needed to be and doesn't need to be revisitied.  Just because it's not a game that doesn't deserve another play doesn't mean it's not amazing.  I can think of plenty of incredibly games, books, and movies I've never touched again after finishing them but they still sit high on my list of their media.
• Humor-- it's impossible to please 100% of the audience so it's cool you didn't like the humor but just because you didn't like it does that make it bad?  In general, Portal 2 was an incredibly written game with amazing humor.  It just simply wasn't for you.
• Art Direction-- every games doesn't need to be Uncharted 3, Gears of War 3, or Killzone 2 to look amazing.  Portal and Portal 2 both had a definate style to them.  While it was nothing mind blowing, it fit the game perfectly.  Just because a game doesn't have the most cutting edge graphics, doesn't mean it can't look great.  I agree that Portal 2 wasn't the best looking game out there, but that doesn't mean it can't win any GotY awards (unless you're one of those idiots that think graphics are everything, which I assume you aren't).
• Puzzles-- maybe you're just good at puzzles.  The game eases you in and then starts with the mind bends.  Some people get them right away, some people take some time.  That's what happens with puzzle games.  Because some people make it through a game like Dark Souls without a lot of trouble does that make it an easy game?

I don't like your responses.

''Every game doesn't need to be...blah blah...''

I tried to be tentative with my OP. I'll requote myself:

''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.''

You are questioning my motives, but I am throwing that right back at you - WHY is it SO wrong to question the 'divinity' of Porta?

It's not wrong at all to question everyone's love of Portal 2, I'm merely stating why it should deserve whatever GotY award it gets and why your opinions aren't exactly invalid for personal tastes (since it's perfectly fine to not like it), but are pretty invalid on a larger scale.

Personally, I don't have a lot negative to say unless I really felt like being nit-picky which I don't feel like at the moment.