Portal 11-17
I thought that these chambers were more difficult, due more to the actual controls than the puzzles themselves. I really enjoyed figuring out which strategies to use, which portal to shoot where, but when it came to executing them, I couldn’t use the the keys to make it happen. This was especially frustrating on the last step of chamber 15, when you had to run through a portal to press both buttons and then shoot a portal to make the orb hit the sensor. I figured it out after experimenting with a few different strategies, but it took me almost 30 minutes (this is NOT an exaggeration) to actually accomplish this. I was also super motion sick at this point so that may have contributed to my struggles.
GLADOS was significantly more silent during these levels, and everything that she said was neither helpful nor made any sense at all. She also said something weird during one of the chambers (I can’t remember which one) along the lines of “Thank you for helping us help you”. I wouldn’t say I know exactly is going on with the plot, but both of these things definitely give the game an apocalyptic vibe. I am super excited to play more but am worried about using the more advanced controls as the chambers get more difficult.
I agree that I am still kind of unsure exactly what the whole plot of the game is. And the reasons for what we are doing and the comments glados makes. But I am excited to continue playing and find out all of these things and also to face the new challenges in each of the levels.