Portal: A Whole Lotta Awesome
A little bit of game history was made today when I was able to add Portal to the small list of video games I've completed. What made the moment even more memorable is I believe this is the first time that I've completed a game without having to use the Internet to get through a portion of the game with which I was struggling.
As for Portal, it is one awesome game. Yeah, folks have been saying it for months but I'm not your typical gamer and most games just require too much time and dedication in order to complete them. So it's very rare when the general concensus on a game matches my own expectations.
Portal was able to do that and do it in spades.
The length was perfect. The gameplay innovative and challenging. The plot uniquely creative. From the opening introduction to the last song, "Still Alive", in the closing credits I was totally blown away. In a word, it rocked!