Watch This: Portal 2 Gameplay
News about Portal 2 is flooding out of E3. Here’s the gist of what I’ve collected:
- Portal 2 takes place after Portal; the Aperture Science facility is overgrown and exposed to the environment in several places.
- GLaDOS is no longer playing around. She is now actively trying to kill you. The facility has become a lot more hostile, and it even reconfigures itself right before your eyes.
- You have a small droid companion named Wheatley. His gameplay functionality is currently unknown. He speaks with a British accent and provides a lot of comic relief. His current vocal recordings are not final.
New puzzle elements:
- Orange paint that reduces friction and allows you accelerate faster. Blue paint that you can bounce off of. The paint is released by valves and can be sprayed through portals.
- Cubes with lenses on the faces that redirect heated laser beams.
- A kind of tractor beam tunnel that stops you from falling through it and can be redirected through portals.
- Vacuum devices with enough suction to pull objects through portals and tiles off walls.
An entirely separate two-player campaign where you play as two droids.
Gameplay videos for your viewing pleasure:
- Portal 2 Backstage PS3 playtime
- G4TV Portal 2 Coverage
- Portal 2: Meet the Sphere (Wheatley)
- Portal 2 Teaser Trailer
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