Frankly, the fact that you get both for only $20 on the eShop makes this one of the best deals in gaming. Even after hearing these lines repeated ad nauseum over the years, experiencing them in context again feels just like the first time. The story and humor are likewise a huge step up, getting to “The Part Where He Kills You” never fails to get a laugh out of me, and even then, the first is still absolutely hilarious.
Playing one after the other feels like a natural progression, emphasized by the sequel’s first few puzzles taking place in the same starting area as the original, though now in ruins. Portal 1 mostly has you moving yourself, cubes, and deadly turrets through portals but 2 ups the ante with lasers, light bridges, bouncy goo, and more. The puzzles increase in complexity as you go, especially in 2’s multiplayer, but that incredibly satisfying “aha!” moment is never too far around the next corner. One of the most common things you’ll be doing with portals is making speedy thing go in so speedy thing come out, for example setting up an infinite fall so you can gain momentum, then launching yourself by moving one of the portals somewhere else. It’s a very simple concept and only takes a few seconds to understand, but there are infinitely creative ways to use it so much so that I think even with two full games Valve has only scratched the surface. Simply shoot one color at a white surface then the opposing color at another and presto – you can walk through one and out the other. If you are somehow unfamiliar, Portal is a first person puzzle game in which you complete test chambers in the Aperture Science facility using a gun that allows you to connect two points in space. So, does Portal hold up? Or should the cake have remained a fabrication? It was a nice surprise then to see a collection of the two games release on Switch, especially seeing as Nintendo fans missed out on the originals. The impact Valve has made here can be felt throughout the entire game industry and some of the culture at large. Heck, you probably know the phrase “the cake is a lie” even if you’ve been living under a rock. You already know Portal and Portal 2 are two of the best games ever made.
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