The first Portal was a really big hit in our household. So, we were excited when we first heard about Portal 2 coming out this year. The game has now been out for 4 days and we still haven’t bought it. Why? Because we are not sure it’s really worth purchasing essentially an arcade game for $60. And it doesn’t sound like we are the only ones to think this.
If you remember, Portal was part of several games packaged together in the wonderful invention called The Orange Box. Included in this neat little game package was: Half-Life 2, Half-Life 2: Episode 1, Half-Life 2: Episode 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2. We bought 2 copies of the Orange Box so we could play a lot of Team Fortress 2 together. In total, it was 5 games for $60. It was the best value for our money we have ever spent on video games. Portal wasn’t a very long game, and Team Fortress 2 was online only, so not all gamers who bought it would probably play everything on the disc. We sure did. We loved the Orange Box so much, we named our house after it (we have a square, dark orange stucco house)!
But now they have released Portal 2, which I understand, is not any longer in length or more in-depth than the first Portal, so why do we have to pay $60 for what we essentially got for $12 the first time around? They could have AT LEAST released it with an updated version of Team Fortress 2, since console owners have gotten robbed of all those wonderful updates the PC gamers get. But I guess we are in the minority in this thinking. Most of the reviews for Portal 2 are very high, but if you take a look at Metacritic, you will see that there are some that kinda feel as jipped as we do.
I respect good video games and I am willing to pay for it. We see it as good art. But just as with art, there is a perceived VALUE. And from what we got last time, Portal 2 just doesn’t have $60 worth of value. This will be a renter.
anyone who pays full price for a game is crazy. Especially now that they are trying to charge people $60.. I have a rule, that I only pay full price and buy it right away if it is a triple A title that MUST be played such as Mass Effect 3 will be. However, I am so backed up with games to play now, I might end up waiting. I have a list of games I still haven't played that I bought. I own thousands of games that I have collected over the years that I have not finished. So the shorter the game, the better for me. I just bought portal 2 for $30… It has been $30 for a few weeks now I believe and this is only 4 months old. So ya. Pay full price if it is something that you just have to have, but for people like me who don't have time to play every great game when it first comes out, it is worth it to wait. I wanted to wait a little longer and get it when it drops in a Steam sell, but since I pirated the first game, AND LOVED IT. I decided to show my support to the company. See Pirating games is not all bad. It actually made me want to buy this game.
What in the world are you talking about??
Portal 2 is like 8 times longer, and has a far more surprising and enjoyable storyline… i've bought it and i haven't regretted it at any time…