Gamescom 2010: Portal 2

          Having played through Portal multiple times myself I became as a giddy as a school girl when I found out a 10minute game play video had been released during Gamescom. A teaser trailer was released several months ago and that was enough to get me all riled up, as it portrayed ridiculously complicated and ever changing environments that will make the puzzle solving quest that is Portal so much more difficult and therefore, so fantastic. This video shows that my speculations on the complexity of Portal 2's new environments were correct. Take a gander. 




         So to continue my, at this point, mostly unnecessary blather about the thing you just watched and already know; what we just watched is a sample of the new factors and beautifully busy environments that will come into play whilst you shoot portals, incinerate companions, launch baddies, and destroy tyrant AI bent on completing her experiments with no regard for the precious sanctity of life embodied through Chell.*pant* (Also, I giggled every time one of the turret robots was sent flying by either the Aerial Plates or the Repulsion Gel, classic comedy). The first part of the trailer is simply meant to show the beautiful new surroundings Chell will have to navigate. The little robot who speaks at you in this part is Wheatley, a charming and amusing little skamp (and by skamp I mean Personality Core that has gained sentience in the 100 years since GLaDOS was destroyed and Chell was put into stasis) voiced by one Stephen Merchant, the co-writer and director for The Office and Extras. The video then goes more in depth showing us new features such as the Excursion Funnel the Aerial Faith Plates(whose name I find particularly hilarious) the Repulsion and Propulsion Gel, all of whose affects you saw in the video. Aren't those little animations with stick figure Chell just the cutest? I personally am hoping that this was just a taste and the new awesomeness that is to be unveiled with Portal 2's release in 2011. Time alone will tell.

We also get to see GLaDOS, who clearly was not completely destroyed. Although, it is my personal opinion that GLaDOS may not to be the primary antagonist, but I could be wrong. (I love GLaDOS quote "I think we can put our differences behind us... for science... you monster.")
Needless to say I am about to explode rainbows and fairy dust because I am so freaking happy/excited/angry-that-I-have-to-wait-until-February-9-2011 for the game. Let me know what you think about the video in the comments!