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Bridge Constructor Portal Leak

ChaosXVI

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Oh wow...WOW am I glad I went to sleep just as someone mentioned a Portal rumor that I shrugged off as bull. But man, that is quite the fan-smashing announcement. This is like Federation Force levels of failing to understand an audience.

It's a cool idea for a game...but it'd be a lot better if there were you know...an actual Portal game coming so that a spin-off can be accepted as being its own thing.
 
EloKa

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Static said:
Totally unpredictable, I know. Who could predict that fans of a massively popular, long dead property would react badly to it getting used as thematic window dressing for a game it has little in common with.
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Like it did with Audiosurf, Killing Floor, The Ball, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!, BIT.TRIP.BEAT, Still Alive, Amnesia and several Lego Games? (and propably many other games?)

A huge part of the Portal franchise comes from its appearances in other games
 
SJRB

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Ugh didn't you guys hate when Valve developed that Portal game with a bunch of toys, Batman and Lord of the Rings characters?

Uuuugh, fuck Valve, am I right?
 
Jerry

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Static said:
Totally unpredictable, I know. Who could predict that fans of a massively popular, long dead property would react badly to it getting used as thematic window dressing for a game it has little in common with.

I'm not blaming the developers, and I honestly feel sort of bad for them in light of this leak, especially if it is to go along with an actual portal related announcement. But there's a reason shit like Metroid: Federation Force goes over poorly.
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So you're saying you would rather have nothing?

If you don't like the product, don't buy it.
 
CollectedDust

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Oct 27, 2017
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This bums me out so much... however, as a mobile game it could do quite well for them.

Side note: I thought the leak was a bad joke at first, guess I'm not jaded enough yet.
 
Mr.Deadshot

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They missed a trolling opportunity with that one. Should have been a card game. But maybe they safe that for Half-Life³ :D
 
Static

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EloKa said:
Like it did with Audiosurf, Killing Floor, The Ball, AaaaaAAaaaAAAaaAAAAaAAAAA!!!, BIT.TRIP.BEAT, Still Alive, Amnesia and several Lego Games? (and propably many other games?)

A huge part of the Portal franchise comes from it's appearances in other games
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You're describing an event that was immediately prior to and orchestrated by valve to drum up hype for an Portal 2. That's not the same as what is (so far as we know, though it may prove otherwise) just a standalone Portal themed game. It's not the same.
 
Al3x1s

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Mister Megative said:
Ah, ok. Yeah, I get it. But he does make a salient point. Just for funsies, I think a Portal collection would be far more likely than Portal 3. I guess we'll see.
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A collection huh? I'd only slightly really care if they remade Portal 1 with Portal 2 quality. Not just visual, expand the rooms and puzzles to bring them on par with 2, maybe make the campaigns connect seamlessly (complete with fake-but-real credits inbetween). Just for funsies though, anyone have a good clue of how decently Switch could potentially run source engine stuff? From easiest, Half-Life 2 itself, to toughest, Titanfall (never gonna happen)?
 
PurelyChris

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Can we not call it a "leak"? It wasn't leaked. It was spelled out in a press release from Headup Games to go live today at 2PM GMT....
 
N00MKRAD

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So that's what Gabe meant when he said in his AMA that there is a "single-player game in the Half-Life universe" in development...
 
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PurelyChris said:
Can we not call it a "leak"? It wasn't leaked. It was spelled out in a press release from Headup Games to go live today at 2PM GMT....
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Someone put it out earlier than he was supposed to, so I think leak is the appropriate term. If the mods disagree with this and I'm missing something, they're free to change it to a more appropriate title.
 
Static

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Jerry said:
So you're saying you would rather have nothing?

If you don't like the product, don't buy it.
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I'm saying that some if this doesn't accompany something resembling the announcement of a proper Portal release, some disappointment and even cross reactions are to be expected. I'm not trashing their game. I'm just saying that in the space of a two hearbeats it has the power to build and crush the hopes of its potential audience. Look no further for an example of this than Valve's own Artifact reveal in August.
 
Wamb0wneD

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Heart_Attack said:
What are people smoking. This game looks fun Unlike the piece of shit that was Federation Force which looked awful since its reveal.
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Uh no? The main reason people shit on Federation Force was because it wasn't Prime or any other proper Metroid game, just like this is no proper Portal game. Noone cared if FF was fun. (It was with some people).
 
Unaha-Closp

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I expected nothing and still I was let down.......okay maybe a bit too dramatic. Hope it's good of course as we all hope all games are good. Still say a Portal thing is coming and Portal fans are going to expect Portal 3 - that cannot be helped. It's been a long time since I've played Portal 1 and 2 so maybe I'll just go and do that.
 
Potterson

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That's why I say - never get hype for TGA announcements :P

Geoff is always like "MEGATONS INCOMING" but it's rarely something mind-blowing and actually worth getting hyped about.
 
Mobyduck

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Honestly, seems like a cool idea and it would be nice to see the Portal IP showing up in other games. It was used very well for one TD game I now don't remember the name, and it seems it's gonna add lots of twists to this entry of the Bridge Constructor game.

Also, was this actually gonna be announced at the TGA? Seems like a really big event for a considerably small indie game (maybe they are bigger than I'm assuming they are).
 
Springy

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Static said:
It literally is. Long dormant, much beloved franchise, used as branding and thematic window dressing for a game in a different genre by a different developer. The way it sets up and then crushes expectations in the space of its title reveal is very similar.
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"Bridge Constructor..."
Oh fuck yeah baby gimme it
"...Portal"
ah screw this shit
 
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