11-17 Chambers
Obviously after playing 0-10 chambers portal seemed to be a pretty easy game. When the gun evolved into allowing you to shoot two portals the game changed and obviously became way more difficult. Test chambers eleven and twelve were both very simple. They just require you to shoot portals in certain positions and move blocks. Thirteen became a little more difficult when entering the second room. The fourteen and fifthteen were both pretty difficult. Sixthteen gave me real trouble with the lazer and having to move/destroy them with the portals. I ma not a huge puzzle game person and this is exactly the type of game I don’t like I was also playing with a trackpad which made it about ten times harder to complete the levels.
The game does incorporate some interesting elements. The portals in general are really interesting. I had a little bit of motion sickness especially when having to shoot a portal at the ceiling and fall through. I feel like the portals are a good concept, but they made me feel sick while playing.
Overall I think that the first ten chambers were pretty fun and not that challenging. I did not like how the game also did not open up with any real directions on how to use portals effectively. I was forced to understand all those controls by myself. I think that the actual chambers and feeling of being alone made me not enjoy the later portals as much it felt like you in a prison. Having to adapt to increasing difficulty was fun going off of strategies you already used and modifying them. This makes the game really intriguing and obviously why it was extremely popular. However, I am not a huge fan of this game.
Fair assessment, I can’t blame you for not enjoying all aspects of the game if puzzle games are not your favorite genre. I know you said you didn’t really enjoy the progression of having to learn how to do certain things on your own, but in my opinion, its what made the game a lot more fun for me. Since I love puzzle games, going in and not knowing all the rules by which the game plays by was really interesting for me. I would agree if it weren’t a puzzle game, but since it was, in my opinion, it enhanced the game.