I'm in 12.2 hrs (according to Steam) in and I've just finished the Farmer's Market level and I'm heading back to Arcadia. :S Am I seriously that slow? I'm taking my time to search everything tho...
I know that there has been a lot of talk from fans who believe that they will incorporate the Portal Gun into the next game, but... after recently beating the all the games... I'm starting to doubt it. I mean... knowing Valve they will probably do something that we won't expect. Sure it would be nice to have both the 'Half-Life' and 'Portal' games come together in a way (which I'm sure it will judging by the end of the second episode) but having the Portal Gun wouldn't have that "awe" effect on a player IMO. Maybe we could get a modified Portal Gun but... I think it would be kinda lame to have the same Portal Gun from 'Portal' (don't get me wrong... it's actually one of my favorite Valve games).
Umm as for making it a success... I guess varied environments/ gameplay, that's something that Valve already does with this series. I would like more memorable/ bigger puzzles like the broken bridge in HL2: E2. I'm not expecting any changes to be made to the engine other than it being slightly modified. As for weapons... they're fine, but if there are any additions that would be nice. I really liked that there were new enemies in E2 so... more of that. A new vehicle could be interesting... perhaps a helicopter or something? Maybe Gordon/ Alyx manage to take down one of the Combine airships/ dropships (not sure which is correct) but yeahh I would like a new vehicle.
The thing that they really have to nail with this episode is the story. I'm really looking forward to how they're going to tie 'Half-Life' and 'Portal' together. I also want some more questions to be answered. And definitely a memorable ending that will keep fans satisfied until HL3.
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