Quote from: Hot_Dog on June 13, 2011, 10:52:44 am

I'm going to start off by saying that I have not played Portal 2 yet.

However, I was reading about it, and when I heard the designers say that each of the 2 campaigns would take 6 hours each, I was hesitant, especially considering how much time the company took to make Portal 2.  Furthermore, I read that many players beat the game in far less time.

What do you think?  Was there enough gameplay in Portal 2 to make it worth $60?

$60? On steam you can buy it for ~$40 which is worth the money.

It's 49.99USD on Steam atm. It's a fantastic game, (not quite the messiah of games some make it out to be, but quite an experience regardless) but I've become such a cheap tightwad when it comes to Steam that 50 dollars does seem pretty high for the game. If price is really that much of a concern for you, you could do what I did-- wait for a sale. Steam has very attractive prices on sales occasionally, I've picked up every game I have on Steam on a sale: Got Orange Box years ago for 20 (HL2, EP1, EP2, Portal, TF2), Garry's Mod for 5 dollars, Counterstrike: Source for 5 dollars, Left4Dead for around 4.50, Left4Dead2 most recently for 5 dollars. Given due time I have no doubt that you'll find a sales figure much more to your liking. It's just a matter of time. And not having people spoil the story for you. :p

To address one other concern of yours, the suggestions that one could complete Portal 2 in astonishingly short lengths of time of anywhere from two to six hours is a rumor generated around launchtime when Steam's ingame time tracking was malfunctioning -- some spent days playing Portal 2, and their playtime was recorded as a couple dozen minutes. Needless to say, the game is satisfyingly long. If I recall correctly, it took me around 2-3 days of mostly fully dedicated time to beat Portal 2's singleplayer campaign. The multiplayer campaign took a friend and I around a day or two, though we took some breaks and have played co-op many times together, so we're comfortable coordinating together. Your experience is likely to vary on this account.

Which reminds me...if I recall correctly, Portal 1 had 19 levels (besides the big ending puzzle).  How many levels are in the single-player version of Portal 2?

There are 52 "Test Chambers" in Portal 2, but that is also ignoring a significant amount of gameplay that is not test chambers as well.  I haven't put my opinion in here yet, but let me just say I originally bought Portal 2 on steam for $50 and would gladly make that same decision again having played the game.

EDIT: And there are 40 test chambers in the co-op section 

One thing to keep in mind, though, is that many FPSes have puzzles or things to solve. In some cases you might end up being stuck for hours before you figure things out. Also some are extremly hard, even in the lowest difficulty. This can inflate the lenght, but the second time you play you usually go through the entire missions in a few hours.

^Laser vs turret ^^

Seriously, everything Valve has made has been epic. Half-Life 2 is a great example of an FPS that retains its awesomeness under the most strenuous conditions.