7. Portal

The puzzles never end!

Time for a classic, if you’ve never heard of Portal it’s a game focused around the lovely female….GLaDOS. Well, yes and no, the PROTAGINAST of the story is Chell. We just rarely see…and hear her. As opposed to GLaDOS who literally never stops talking.

Portal is a puzzle platformer. The game was released back in October 9, 2007, a relatively long time ago.

Portal gameplay video

The player is thrown into different puzzles with various completion methods. You are given a portal gun or “Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device” as Valve refers to it, and heel springs to prevent fall damaged.

Can we fund this? We need portal guns and heel springs!

The way portals work are pretty simple to remember. The same speed you go in is the same speed at which you’ll come out. Ok, that’s it, you can go home now. In order to gain momentum to “fly” over objects you have to increase the speed when you enter the portal. You can jump off of objects or use multiple portals for this case.

Portals have no designated entrance or exit. It can be used as both.

GLaDOS a.k.a. an advanced Siri.

During the passing of level you’re being watched by the ever so wonder AI, GLaDOS. The closest thing you have to human interaction is her weirdly dark humor and her blunt comments.