April 22nd, 2011 a hardcover version of the guide, with more content and artwork. Portal 2 is a firstperson puzzleplatform video game developed by valve corporation. Many years after portal, chell reawakens at aperture science and tries to stop glados once again with the help of wheatley, who has his own plans for the historical facility. Journalist geoff keighley was granted unprecedented fly on the wall access to valve over the past three years to create this story. Primas official insiders guide is a coffee table book written by david hodgson and published by prima games in november 2004, in a hardback and paperback cover, comprising a collection of images chronicling the development of halflife, team fortress, day of defeat, counterstrike, counterstrike. Much like the final hours of portal 2, this goes into the development history of bioware, a bit of history on casey hudson dude loves planes, and of course, lots of concept art, statspolls, and. Apr 19, 2011 with ellen mclain, stephen merchant, j. Im looking to see if the first song is an original one by valve, or if its an existing song. Grab the cube, and take the faith plate one last time. I actually got interested into this book after reading some of the online stories about what portal 2 went through. May 18th, 2011 a digital e book that focuses on the behind the scenes decisions and. The digital pc version is distributed online by valves steam service, while all retail editions were distributed by electronic arts. Given that the main character in the book is a high school boy and the book discusses terrorism and murder, this book is inappropriate for anyone younger than. They would have to remake the whole book to get it to work in linux.
A book about a friendly box and a bunch of talking orbs. Portal 2 is an accessible, clever, and downright hilarious adventure into the eccentric world of aperture science. Wheatley, formerly an intelligence dampening sphere attached onto glados, is a loose personality construct and was the deuteragonist for the first half of the singleplayer campaign of portal 2. Portal 2 the final hours is an interactive digital ebook. We can calculate how long wheatley would spend flying in space before crashing down to the surface of the moon since he was flung out perpendicular to the surface, hed plop back down exactly where the portal was. Journalist geoff keighley was granted unprecedented fly on the wall access to valve to create this staggering 15,000 word multimedia experience. Apr 21, 2011 the final hour of portal 2 takes you deep within the topsecret offices of valve, creators of halflife, for an unvarnished look at the creative process behind the new video game portal 2. Apr 19, 2011 portal 2s single player campaigns runs for roughly 68 hours, and its coop campaign runs for 68 hours. In the final hours of portal 2 ebook, keighley mentions that. Its just a lot longer im pretty sure my first playthrough lasted over 8 hours in about 2 3 sessions. Thats assuming the wheat field is nonartificial and is the same place as the parking lot. The book is either called the final hours of portal 2 if. Im not sure why people assume the parking lot must be above glados chamber, at the end of portal, when glados final module was incinerated, a vortex opened up in the roof and ripped everything out of the room, swallowing chell and glados and spitting them back out over the parking lot, hence why. The final hours of portal 2 kindle edition by keighley, geoff.
The singleplayer portion of portal 2 introduces a cast of dynamic new characters, a host of fresh puzzle elements, and a much larger set of devious test chambers. Portal across to the other side where the button is, and notice how the bridge goes through the portal. In the reading of the passion story and the extinguishing of the candles, we participate symbolically in christs descent into death. Journalist geoff keighley chronicles the creation of this new game and reveals neverbeforetold details that will be a mustread for any fan of valve. The final hours is a digital book about wait, dont tell me no, its gone. Set the light bridge up so both the cubes land safely on the ground and push the button again. The final hours of portal 2 takes you deep within the top secret offices of valve for an unvarnished look at the creative. Written by geoff keighley who also authored the final hours of halflife 2000 and the final hours of halflife 2 2004, it was released on april 21, 2011 on ipad and may 17, 2011 on steam. About the digital book the final hours of portal 2 takes you deep within the topsecret offices of valve for an unvarnished look at the creative process behind the new video game portal 2.
That would mean between approximately 2020 and 2029, give or take. Portal 2 draws from the awardwinning formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music that earned the original portal over 70 industry accolades and created a cult following. I dont think i could do it under 3 unless i was really making an effort to. Follow the path and keep doing this trick to get to the cube. Pages in category portal 2 the final hours the following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total. Portal 2 final hours is now available on steam macpc platforms. Portal 2 the final hours is a digital book that takes you deep within the topsecret offices of valve for an unvarnished look at the creative process behind portal 2. In the final hours of portal 2 youll step inside the offices of valve in seattle to. The 15,000 word multimedia experienceinteractive documentarydigital book was created by geoff keighley during portal 2s development. I dont think thats going to happen but we will probably get all the new books when they are made for other games if they make any more. A book focusing on the solutions and some story content of portal 2 and portal. The final three are in the control room, which cant be missed. The final hours of portal 2, also known as portal 2 the final hours, is a windows, mac and ipad interactive book chronicling the development of portal 2.
It doesnt explicitly say that portal 2 was set in 52,000 ad, but the general point was that the events between the two series are so distant from one another as to. Aug 24, 2010 107 facts you should know about video games s2 e12 107 portal 2 facts you should know the leaderboard duration. Directly from geoff keighley twitter channel, couple of hours ago he said. Its kinda spoilery so if you plan on it dont get it till you finish the game. Wheatley after you climbed up with some portals you have to follow the hallway through the backside of aperture or wheatley science and pass past the gel pipelines until you are at the end of this hallway. Just after portal 2 was released, valve and geoff keighley also released the final hours of portal 2, an interactive book about the making of 2011s best.
Portal 2 is a firstperson puzzler game from valve software that draws from the original formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music, which earned the original portal more than 70. Could you really have survived the end of portal 2. This is an unofficial novelization of a video game, which valve owns. Place the other portal on the wall so the laser goes into the receiver. After glados crushes your dreams, head into the test chamber. Portal 2s single player campaigns runs for roughly 68 hours, and its coop campaign runs for 68 hours. To everyone asking, yes, youll be able to experience final hours of portal 2 on other platforms soon. The final hours of portal 2, also known as portal 2 the final hours, is a pc, mac and ipad interactive book chronicling the development of portal 2.
The final hours of portal 2 takes you deep within the topsecret offices of valve for an unvarnished look at the creative. One way to further differentiate portal and halflife was to set the game far in the futureat least 50,000 years. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the final hours of portal 2. Two hours is his first book, and a more than useful debut, but one suspects that he has yet to glimpse the limit of his own performance. I finished reading it last night and thought it was fantastic.
The final hours of portal 2 combine overwiki, the original. To get to the other side again you need some more portal action and once you replace one portal the exit closes again, but hey, the mirror cube doesnt move, so just jump through the portal that is already pointing towards the mirror cube and then again shoot the other portal to where the laser hits the wall. The book is either called the final hours of portal 2 if you believe valves emails, or if you place your trust in steam its called, portal 2. The final hours of mass effect 3 mass effect 3 giant bomb. Gamelengths average play times for portal 2 single player. Dying didnt hurt, but coming back to life sure did. He is one of the many cores seen awakening at the end of portal, although he had previously been awake before glados takeover of the aperture science enrichment center. It includes articles, photos, videos, interviews, interactive experiences, and other. The final hour of portal 2 takes you deep within the to.
The final hour by andrew klavan is an adventure fiction novel intended for young adult readers. The core of this app is a 15,000 word story about the making of. How much time has passed between the events in portal 1 and 2. Gamelengths average play times for portal 2 single. Welcome to your new summer job at freddy fazbears pizza, where kids and parents alike come for entertainment and food as far as the eye can see. This multimedia journey takes you through over 3 years of development and shares new insights into the creative process behind the game. The final hours of portal 2 is the story of the creation of the new video game portal 2 from valve. Gives lots of insight into valves creative process and the people behind it, and the numerous starts, stops, and startovers that went into the game. She exercised at night when the lights were off and she wasnt checked on for hours, which gave her time to.
Final hours love in time book 1 kindle edition by dean. The intro suggests that it takes place far in the future, but many have speculated it takes place around the time of half life 2. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The digital pc version is distributed online by valves steam service, while all retail editions were distributed by electronic arts like the original portal 2007, players solve puzzles by placing portals and teleporting. Here you stuff the talking potato also known as glados into the pod and here we go up, directly into wheatleys. The final hour of portal 2 takes you deep within the topsecret offices of valve, creators of halflife, for an unvarnished look at the creative process behind the new video game portal 2. It takes 24 hours after you are registered with the student portal to be able to change your initial password in the password managementpsynch system. I have been blown away by the kind words and comments about the final hours of portal thank you for your interest and support. It was released in april 2011 for windows, os x, linux, playstation 3, and xbox 360. No more than three times, though ive played a few chapters repeatedly.
The two narratives dont run parallel to one another frankly, the less said. Closes the book by describing the thoughts and feelings of valve after portal 2 was finished and released. In the final hours of portal 2 youll step inside the offices of valve in seattle to experience the development of portal 2 first hand. May 18th, 2011 a digital ebook that focuses on the behind the scenes decisions and. Stand in the middle of the bridge over the gap, and change the bridge to where the picture shows. Lots of spoilers, so dont read the book if you havent already played portal 2 all the way though. Apr 28, 2011 at the end of portal 2, there are two songs. From the hushhush portal prequel that was shelved to the last minute scramble to complete the games story, the final hours of portal 2 is a gripping and dramatic story. The final hours of portal 2 kindle edition by keighley. The final hour of portal 2 takes you deep within the topsecret offices of valve.
From the hushhush portal prequel that was shelved to the last minute scramble to complete the games story, the final hours of portal 2 is a gripping and dramatic story brought to life by exclusive photos, videos, interviews, interactive experiences, and other surprises. Portal 2 is a firstperson puzzler game from valve software that draws from the original formula of innovative gameplay, story, and music, which earned the original portal more than 70 industry. The final hours of portal 2 by geoff keighley goodreads. Its just a lot longer im pretty sure my first playthrough lasted over 8 hours in about 23 sessions.
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