there will be cake

[rivendellrose]

We (The Boy and I) just finished Portal. By which I mostly mean that I played stages 1-15 and then had to admit that I don't play enough video games to actually succeed at the trickier timing and shooting bits and had The Boy play the rest with me watching and providing color commentary (usually "oh god, you can't do that!" "YOU'RE GOING TO DIE!" "I think you just died," or the ever-useful shrieks whenever something shocking happened).

I ♥ this game, and cannot wait to make him play the sequel. ♥♥♥

Comments

[arionrhod.livejournal.com]

Just remember that the cake is a lie. *nods*

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

It IS. Well... sort of. ;)

[vonquixote.livejournal.com]

I had a very similar experience with the Portal thing - the early levels where you're learning to use the gun are great, but there comes a point where application and reflexes and controller experience are in order (the point at which the casual gamer is excluded, which happens sooner or later in any computer game, depending on game and gamer and skill requirements) and that's the part where I had to say "okay, I know what I have to do, but I can't physically waggle the little sticks fast enough to do it" and give up.

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

"okay, I know what I have to do, but I can't physically waggle the little sticks fast enough to do it"

Yeah, that was where I got to in Level 15. I just couldn't cope. So from 15 on, I just watched and provided back-seat-player commentary.

"No, no, over there. Wait, what did that say? Turn left... no, a bit more... Ack, evil robot!!!"

[platoapproved.livejournal.com]

:D Hooray! Congrats on your collaborative victory! Wasn't the end AMAZING?!

[rivendellrose.livejournal.com]

It was amazing!

"We pretended we were going to kill you." ♥ Oh, GLaDOS, you evil, evil psycho-computer. ♥♥♥