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I'm doing Science and I'm still alive

Portal was one of the most enjoyable video games I’ve played in a very long time. Basically, it’s a first-person puzzle game (as opposed to a first-person shooter). Your character is equipped with a gun that only fires portals, one side of a portal at a time. The challenge is to get across various rooms and through various dangers (runs, fire pits, falling blocks) until you get to the next room. A computerized female voice goads you on with promises of cake. Simple and fun. In fact, a total blast.

In all, the game took about five or six hours to beat, which is incredibly short but I happily replay the game often – if, for not other reason, then the “thumping” noise the gun makes when you fire a portal. They’ve announced Portal 2, but it’s going to be a while before we see it. That said, there is a strong and creative enough fan base that we get things like the above typographical video of the Portal end credits theme. Fantastic.

Portal – Still Alive typography from Trickster on Vimeo.

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