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[cleansanchez]

The past week or so I have been playing Portal 2 on my PS3. Seems that it is available on Mac. TBH I had no idea. Hoping for comments on how it compares against the PS3 version. I can't think that it would have lower quality graphics. It is not like it would actually push a graphics card, surely.

How does co-op work on the Mac? Do we get a split screen? Is some kind of co-op play possible on multiple computers at home here? It is a pretty good "family" game we'd all enjoy playing.

I am not a fan of split screen and I just suffer it on my console games.

In the "Adventure" category? It is hardly a violent game and yet I liken it to a Zork or Hitchhikers game. Or Myst perhaps. So I guess at Adventure.

[Tesseract]

Co-op is network only on Mac and Windows AFAIK. You can certainly play with two computers in the same home, as long as each has its own Steam account. I don't know if it offers true LAN play though; it may always go over the internet.

The graphics look great in the Mac version, and performance is good too. I haven't seen the PS3 version so I can't comment on the differences.

The genre is more puzzle/FPS (since you do shoot portals), but yeah, whatever. It certainly has adventure elements. It's really only nonviolent in the sense that you can't harm other living things though; you can die in quite violent ways and you can do some pretty mean things to the turrets…  

[Matt Diamond]

It's generally considered to be a puzzle game, though it has strong story and skill elements of course.

No split screen on the Mac/PC versions. You can have two players of course but they are on separate machines. I believe they can play coop against someone on the PS3 version though, so you wouldn't need a 2nd Mac/PC.

If you've been playing it for a week then you can probably answer your questions about what age group it is appropriate for. There are turrets (non-humanoid robots) that shoot bullets at you on some puzzles- loud and violent-sounding, but still bloodless. That's as violent as it gets really. And you never fire anything except the portal gun.

[dojoboy]

cleansanchez, on 13 June 2012 - 08:37 AM, said:

The past week or so I have been playing Portal 2 on my PS3. Seems that it is available on Mac. TBH I had no idea. Hoping for comments on how it compares against the PS3 version. I can't think that it would have lower quality graphics. It is not like it would actually push a graphics card, surely.

How does co-op work on the Mac? Do we get a split screen? Is some kind of co-op play possible on multiple computers at home here? It is a pretty good "family" game we'd all enjoy playing.

I am not a fan of split screen and I just suffer it on my console games.

In the "Adventure" category? It is hardly a violent game and yet I liken it to a Zork or Hitchhikers game. Or Myst perhaps. So I guess at Adventure.

If still available, Steam let's you d/l the Mac version free with a registration code. I actually played most of it on my Mac.

[cleansanchez]

Thanks. I am enjoying the voice acting in the game. Funny.

I like how we can in general see exactly where we have to go, what we have to bounce off, whether we need to make a surface slippery, and so on and yet we still have to figure out how to go about it. Never had so much fun NOT killing stuff.

[The Liberator]

cleansanchez, on 16 June 2012 - 03:03 AM, said:

Thanks. I am enjoying the voice acting in the game. Funny.

I like how we can in general see exactly where we have to go, what we have to bounce off, whether we need to make a surface slippery, and so on and yet we still have to figure out how to go about it. Never had so much fun NOT killing stuff.

Agreed. I had a grand old time playing it.

Lib.

[Matt Diamond]

Been meaning to try out the level editor that was recently released. And a friend of mine played the top-rated player-created level and said it was good stuff. So this is a game I may return to soon..

[Wumpus]

If anyone doesn't have this yet, I have a 75% off coupon for Portal 2 that's set to expire in a few days. The 14th I think, so if anyone wants to use it, that would be a cheap pickup. Let me know.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

Wumpus, on 11 September 2012 - 10:11 AM, said:

If anyone doesn't have this yet, I have a 75% off coupon for Portal 2 that's set to expire in a few days. The 14th I think, so if anyone wants to use it, that would be a cheap pickup. Let me know.

*Raises his hand*

[Frigidman]

Yeah, I've been given one of those 75% off as well, but all my steam friends already have it! Haha. So... yeah. I got one to trade off (free... or a nice hat in TF2 rofl).

[Frigidman]

Just checked, my -75% off coupon for Portal 2 expires sept 14th as well. If anyone wants it... let me know before then. Will go to waste otherwise.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

*Jumping up and down waving his hands*

[Frigidman]

Leme add you as a friend on steam, and I'll shoot that over. Invite sent, just ping me when you get on (cant trade unless both people are at the computer at the same time *sigh*).

[Frigidman]

Well, I was online all day, and its now 12:20 AM... and am beat tired. I will be back on in 9 hours. If the coupon still works tomorrow (today is the 13th, right? geezus midnight always screws me up) Steam says the last time you been on was 25 days ago? LOL! Silly steam!

[Wumpus]

Sorry forgot to check this thread. My steam name is in my side profile here...thought you might add it

What's your steam name/id? I'm basically on Steam all the time.

*edit* nevermind, added you as a friend. Says you were online 1 hour ago. Oh well. Hit me up later.

[Frigidman]

I sent him my coupon... but he was having trouble actually making a purchase cause steam was getting all rejecty and feeling like a snit yesterday. I hope he finally got the purchase through.

[Thain Esh Kelch]

Nope, didn't get it so far. 24 hours of errors during billing, so far. I wrote support 10 hours ago, they have yet to report back.