Portal 2, euh what?

[S.]

So these guys at Valve decided to ask 45 money for this. Well, I don't know, but imo Portal 1 was quite fun, but after completing each test 3 or 4 times, you're done, know the game by heart and the replay value's gone.
Either Portal 2 takes 48 hours to complete, or the replay value is insanely high.
The latter I don't see happen, as puzzels are, well, puzzels. Once you've solved them, you know how to solve them and it's not a challenge anymore.
I can't imagine great diversity between the various coop games either, even if it has a shitload of maps. Once you've played them all through, you know them by heart and it's no challenge anymore.


So do you think 45 euro (don't know in dollars) is too much to ask for this? Or do you think Valve came up with some way to make the puzzels interesting every time you play through them, thus increasing the replay value by a lot?

[blue_h3x]

£30 for us in the UK.

£30 is about the limit I'll pay for a game. CoD:DC was and still is £40 which is too much imo.

Seen as the OB was £25 when I bought it for 3 games (5 if you count the ones I had already), it's quite a jump in price.

Maybe to offset some of the money it'll cost to give all those PS3 gamers they want to reel in their free copies for PC?

[Mincus]

It is too much. It's currently discounted at £26.99 (around €32) here in the UK (plus the free Portal 1 gift), which is about the limit I'd be willing to pay for it.

US price is apparently $45, so slightly more than the UK price (£27 is about $43).

EU is getting done up the shitter by Steam again.

[blue_h3x]

I'll wait for the 25% off sale, it'll happen. The free copy of portal is hardly a gift, seen as they handed it out for free anyway.

[Mincus]

Ah, I think It's worth the £30 personally. But I do love original.

As to replayability, there is the co-op stuff they've added, so presumably there must be some additional replay value through that. Will have to see.
It's still not acceptable that there is a 25% markup on the US price though.

[blue_h3x]

For pay now, play in two months, it's too expensive.

I'd spent £25 on it, if it was out now.

As for the huge mark-up for Europe, it's not called for.

[ViRUS]

at least you don't have to pay $180 for it

[Razaeria]

at least you don't have to pay $180 for it

Heh... for that price, it better come with a free portal device.

[Laserrobotics]

at least you don't have to pay $180 for it

Heh... for that price, it better come with a free portal device.

Hell, I'd give a leg for a functional portal gun.

[blue_h3x]

at least you don't have to pay $180 for it

Heh... for that price, it better come with a free portal device.

Hell, I'd give a leg for a functional portal gun.

You'd not need to walk afterall

[lavacano201014]

For the game itself? A little high.

But with that "Free Portal" thing they did back when Mac Steam came out, as well as all the sales they do on their games, I think the $45 price tag is justified.

Still stops me from buying it though - DAMN MY BEING POOR.

[fergtm]

Hmmm, I was saving money for something else. It's $542 here, I must resist...

[Sensei Le Roof]

at least you don't have to pay $180 for it

I wonder if Yahtzee's gonna (make The Escapist) pop for it.

[Cadiuro]

What? Average games cost around €60 here nowadays, especially the big ones like Call of Duty.

€45 is just perfectly fine for me.

Also, seeing how I paid only (since I got it in the Orange Box) €10 for the first, I think it kind of evens out. Because, well, we DID play that game over and over again.

[S.]

But with that "Free Portal" thing they did back when Mac Steam came out, as well as all the sales they do on their games, I think the $45 price tag is justified.

Yeah well why do I need to pay for the free gifts OTHER PEOPLE received? I already owned Portal 1, and I do not intend to pay another time for it

Maybe to offset some of the money it'll cost to give all those PS3 gamers they want to reel in their free copies for PC?

Again, why do I need to pay for other people's game? They want to give free copies to PS3 users, then don't put the cost on the people who don't benefit from that.

EU is getting done up the shitter by Steam again.

Seriously, who came up with that shittie idea to NOT convert dollars in euros?

I'll wait for the 25% off sale, it'll happen. The free copy of portal is hardly a gift, seen as they handed it out for free anyway.

Yeah, as much as I'm eager to try this game, I'll wait for a discount. I don't need another copy of Portal. Having another gift pass open for years (Like I had for HL2 & Ep1 for years after buying OB) is more of a punishment than a present to me.

As to replayability, there is the co-op stuff they've added, so presumably there must be some additional replay value through that. Will have to see.

Well Portal 1 I know pretty much by heart now, so the challenge is off and so is the replay value. I can't think of any way to prevent people from not learning co-op mods by heart.

at least you don't have to pay $180 for it

You got to be kidding me.

€45 is just perfectly fine for me.

Also, seeing how I paid only (since I got it in the Orange Box) €10 for the first, I think it kind of evens out. Because, well, we DID play that game over and over again.

45 + 15(I paid 50 for 3 games) = 60
60/2 = 30
Personally, I don't think Portal 1 is worth 30 bucks.
I can't wait to read the reviews. If those say that Portal 2 is four times better(longer) than Portal 1, I might spend 30 bucks on P2, but the problem is that it's not 30. It's 45.



Bleh, my economics teacher just said today: "There is no such thing as justice in economics".
Perhaps he's right.