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First Impressions: Portal

Portal begins by demonstrating through hands-on experimentation how portals work, and which surfaces you can use. When you first gain the Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device, or the "portal gun", you can only place one portal, with the other fixed. It doesn't take long to grasp. "When we introduce a new mechanic, we'll playtest that and see if the player got it right away, if he was really confused, or just didn't get it at all, we have to go back to the drawing board," says Swift. "We just kept iterating on that until we found a good way to train players. Now we're able to teach them really complex mechanics and tricks." The benefits of this approach are apparent throughout. By the time the second portal is introduced, you're well into your stride, and happy to start firing them off. Left-click for blue, right-click for orange. Another example is the "funnelling" toggle in the options menu. Enabled, the game gives you a bit of help jumping or bouncing things through portals, without stopping you dead because you snagged the boundary by a pixel or two. Good work, playtesters.

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NitrogenB6949d ago

...but this game looks maaaaad booring.

gta_cb6948d ago

yeh doesnt seem to be an amazing game but ... it could end up being a seller, ya never know.

tony6948d ago

is cool. this game is not for everyone, i like it though, makes me think.

Robotz Rule6949d ago

It doesn't quite catch my attention either.

zonetrooper56949d ago

Can't wait to get this game with TF2 and HL2:EP2 for the PC. This game looks awesome, maybe not to you guys but it is for me.

gta_cb6948d ago

you will have to let us know how it is when you get it =)

DreamTension6949d ago

For some reason the concept behind this game really interests me. I think it will give us new spin on the genre. I like a game that makes you think.

I'm now a contributer!

gta_cb6948d ago

congrad DreamTension =) look forward to seeing some more news from you.

sumfood4u6948d ago

J/K LOL it reminds me of I Spy black vs white. interesting concept of game but lacks luster!

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Portal with RTX Update: Now With DLSS 4 & RTX Neural Radiance Cache

Today, Portal with RTX is being upgraded with DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation, multiplying framerates, as well as the transformer model for Ray Reconstruction and DLAA, enabling even better image quality. Portal with RTX is also adding RTX Neural Radiance Cache (NRC), a neural shader that improves indirect lighting, as well as a bevy of performance optimizations.

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Cancelled Portal Prequel "F-Stop" Asset Showcase Released

A gameplay demo of the cancelled Portal prequel F-Stop using recreated assets features no portals, and a unique camera that duplicates items.

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Portal With RTX Review - GamesReviews

From GamesReviews:"Portal with RTX is a fresh look for the 2007 classic. But it's not easy to run, and the results may not impress everybody."

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