A first-person action/puzzle video game, developed by Valve Corporation. It is the sequel to Portal.
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Any fix for Portal 2 hang/freeze on PS3?
I checked out a copy of Portal 2 from the library, hoping to spend part of Father's Day gaming. Whenever I put the weighted cube on the switch in test chamber 6, my PS3 freezes. I've cleaned my disc ...
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How does Wheatley recover after GLaDOS's crush?
How does Wheatley reassemble himself after GLaDOS crushes him when she awakes? I have looked all over chapters 2 and 3 but I must be missing something.
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How do I earn the Steam trading cards in Portal 2? [duplicate]
Portal 2 supports steam trading cards. I want to know how do I earn them? Do I have to do specific challenges or play the game for a specific amount of time? I already put in 16 hours into the ...
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How can I get dubbing or subtitles to Portal 2?
I'm from Czech Republic and I love playing Portal 2. I'm quite good an English speaker, but I just don't understand some parts of what they're saying.
I was looking around the internet. But I can't ...
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Where is the Portrait of a Lady achievement?
Where do I need to go in Portal 2 to get the Portrait of a Lady achievement? I thought it would've been the portrait of Chell I found (the one that was on the cover of the comic) but that apparently ...
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What's the story behind the drawings on the wall in Portal 2?
While playing Portal 2 I encountered several drawings on the walls:
Something about someone getting shot, companion cubes, people choking on poisonous gas and Chell doing nasty things to GLaDOS.
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Does GLaDOS say anything meaningful when she “gives us the fast version” in Test Chamber 8?
When we enter the testing area, GLaDOS informs us that she has to go attend to the turbines; before she leaves, she sarcastically gives a radically sped up "explanation" of the test we face in the ...
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How do I actually start the Peer Review DLC on Portal 2?
I just downloaded and installed the Peer Review DLC as well as a game update for Portal 2 on PS3. How do I actually play the new co-op mode, though? When I select co-op, all it lets me choose is Co-Op ...
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The Final Hours of Portal 2 without an iPad [closed]
I was just wondering if The Final Hours of Portal 2 is available somehow for people who don't own an iPad?
Thank you!
EDIT: It is now possible to get it on Steam : ...
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Can we play Portal 2 co-op on one PC or Mac?
Is there a way to play Portal 2 co-op on a single PC or Mac? If so, do we need two keyboards, or two mice, or what? Do we need to buy two copies of the game?
Note: The wireless XBox 360 controller ...
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Why was everything unlocked the first time I started Portal 2 coop?
I was playing Portal 2 co-op for the first time. We were on PC in split-screen mode. When the game started, we were dumped into a level selection chamber, and a voice announced that all levels were ...
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Where can I find Portal 2 mods?
I obviously don't own Portal 2 yet but am considering buying since it's on sale on Steam at the moment. My question is - I've heard that the SDK has been released some weeks ago so one would expect ...
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Can Portal 2 co-op be played between PC and PS3 Steam linked accounts?
The PS3 version of Portal 2 comes with a code to link it to a Steam account. Apparently this allows you to play on both the PC and PS3 with one purchase.
Can this be used to play co-op between the ...
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Who is GLaDOS's “only friend”?
At the end of Portal 2, GLaDOS sings "goodbye my only friend", but then follows up with "oh, did you think I meant you?" Did she really mean Chell, or was is Caroline? The Companion Cube? Wheatley? ...
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How do I play Portal 2 workshop maps?
I've subscribed to several workshop maps in Portal 2, but when I launch the game, I can't find the maps. I've tried searching on YouTube for answers to this question and all the videos have a menu ...
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What are all the facts that Core 3 babbles about in Portal 2?
I just finished Portal 2 and found the facts by Core 3, the "fact" core, quite humorous and informative (I don't believe him). Since time was short, I couldn't listen to all the facts he might say.
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Switch split screen game views in Portal 2 PTI
In the Portal 2 Perpetual Testing Initiative (the map builder) you can test out your maps by going to the Game View. If you're building a co-op map, the Game View is automatically split screen, each ...
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Why does the game crash every time I complete a level under development using the Puzzle Maker?
The title explains it all. Every time I complete a level currently under development using the built-in puzzle maker, the game crashes when I reach the "Test complete. Restarting..." screen. What ...
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Is it possible to save co-op progress in Portal 2 on the 360?
This is basically the same question as Is progress in the coop campaign in Portal 2 saved?, but that one is PC-specific and I'm asking about the Xbox 360 version. The major difference is that there's ...
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Is progress in the coop campaign in Portal 2 saved?
I've started playing the coop campaign of Portal 2 during launch break today, and had to stop because of time constraint. I didn't find an option to save the game, so we just disconnected.
Is there a ...
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How do I take the companion cube with me after the level “Cold Boot” in Portal 2?
In "Cold Boot", on GLaDOS 7 -- the first time I encounter a companion cube -- the Material Emancipation grid is broken.
GLaDOS makes a point of pointing this out, and saying don't take anything with ...
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How to enable trajectory lines in Portal 2? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Turning on Aerial Faith Plate trajectory display?
I want to see the trajectory lines mentioned in developers commentary (youtube link) in Portal 2; developers used them ...
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Third Person Mode for Portal / Portal 2
I picked up Portal and Portal 2 when they were on sale on Steam a few weeks back. I think these could be really good games, but I (for whatever reason) get vertigo when playing first person games.
Is ...
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How big is the Portal 2 download from Steam?
I'm currently in a country where internet access is expensive (New Zealand), and I'm curious if I'll be able to download Portal 2. How big is the download in Steam?
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How Can I Reproduce GLaDOS' Voice Modulation Effect? [closed]
One of things I'm particularly interested is how they transformed Ellen McLain's voice to GLaDOS' musical one. I don't think it's entirely a natural effect by voice acting, though I have to admit I ...
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What are the licensing terms for Portal 2's soundtrack? [closed]
I am building a game and would like to reuse a song from the Portal 2 soundtrack.
But while it's free as in free beer, I can find no information on licensing.
What are the licensing terms for reuse ...
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Portal 2 coop says my Ping Tool is Not Assigned
At the start of Portal 2 coop, GLaDOS wants me to use my ping tool to select my favorite animal, but the help text says the button is Not Assigned. I tried to edit my keyboard controls, but I can't ...
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What is Caroline's fate at the end of Portal 2?
At the end of Portal 2, when something in the building makes an announcement that Caroline is deleted, how much of her was really deleted?
Maybe this is intended to be open-ended, but it seems a ...
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I get an error message every time I try to install Portal 2 via Steam
When trying to start Portal 2 Steam starts completing the installation, aborts after a few percents and then gives the error message
Incomplete installation of Portal 2 (10)
I've verified the ...
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What happens if I catch Wheatley?
Near the beginning of the game, when Wheatley (your companion, the robot personality sphere) jumps off his rail, what happens if you manage to catch him? I slipped and missed him, and I'm a little ...
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How to unlock the achievements related to hidden areas in Portal 2?
Portal 2 features a number of achievements that are related to "hidden" areas:
Door Prize
Final Transmission
Ship Overboard
Portrait of a Lady
Party of Three
How can I unlock them?
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What are the lyrics to the Turret Opera at the end of Portal 2?
So after you beat the main game and the finale movie starts to run, Chell's upward elevator-ing is abruptly halted by a quartet of turrets. Rather than shoot at you, they start to... sing?
What are ...
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Music like Portal 2 ending opera [closed]
It would be nice to find anything like the ending Portal 2 opera (The one made by the turrets, before you exit through the shack).
So, is there any other music like it? (Obviously it doesn´t have to ...
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Who sings “Want You Gone” by Jonathan Coulton?
What is the name of the singer who sings the Portal 2 song "Want You Gone" by Jonathan Coulton?
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What are the lyrics to the song PotatOS Lament on Volume 2 of the Portal 2 Soundtrack?
What are the lyrics to the song "PotatOS Lament" on Volume 2 of the Portal 2 soundtrack? It doesn't sound like English (though some parts do sound like the word "potatoes").
Is it another language? ...
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Where is the “impossible space” in Portal 2?
One of the commentary nodes by a Portal 2 developer, Eric Tams, said they used "world portals" to quickly reconfigure maps and puzzles during testing, which allowed them to create rooms that were ...
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How do I extract Portal 2 sound effects?
Okay, so I have Portal 2 on my PC. I would like to use one of its sound effects for a little project, so I started searching the installed files. Well, eventually I found a bunch of "sound" files. I ...
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Are the posters within Portal 2 available as a resource?
I would like a copy of some of the safety signs/posters within Portal. Are they available within the Portal 2 folder somewhere?
Example poster: "Know your paradoxes! In the event of a rogue AI ..."
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How many vitrified doors are there in Portal 2?
I'm trying to get the Door Prize achievement in Portal 2, by investigating vitrified doors. I don't want spoilers to their locations or areas, but I would appreciate knowing
How many vitrified ...
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Can I use challenge mode to get achievements?
I have completed the Portal 2, but still want to get all the achievements. On the PS3, the only way to go to individual levels is challenge mode. Can I still gain achievements in this mode, or do I ...
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Is there any way to escape the “good listener” room?
In Chapter 4, after Wheatley busted me out and I did a bit of running, Glados opened up the "final" test chamber and asked me to complete it. (This is the room with the heart on the wall, and you get ...
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How do I achieve “Smash TV”?
Which eleven monitors do I have to break to obtain the Smash TV achievement?
I'm assuming it's the monitors that appear throughout Chapter 8?
But, having just run through Chapter 8 and trying to ...
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How can I extract the full audio or get subtitles of GLaDOS's sentences in Portal 2?
I started playing Portal 2 and GLaDOS voice and dialogs are simply amazing.
I would like to hear or read again some of her sentences. Is it possible extracting them in audio or text form, from some ...
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How can I get more saved-game slots in Portal 2?
I'm playing Portal 2 (Windows XP version), in chapter 5. When I try to save, the game tells me there are no saved-game slots left, and I will have to delete some saved games. I find this behavior ...
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Can I transfer a Portal 2 saved game across accounts and platforms?
I started playing Portal 2 on my friend's Steam account on his Mac, and just bought the game for myself to play on my PC. Is there a way to transfer the saved game from his account on his Mac to my ...
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How do you time Portal speed runs?
Now that I finished the game I wanted to start training for a speed run but I'm not sure how I can time it.
Is there a built-in function I have to activate?
Is it just timed "manually"? If yes do ...
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Where can I find a transcript of Portal 2 dialogue? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
How to extract full audio or subtitles of GLaDOS sentences?
I'm trying to find a list of the dialogue in Portal 2 (all the quotes, not just the popular ones, those I can ...
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What are the column-like beams on Portal 2 called?
What is the real name of the column-like beams in Portal 2 called? They are only (as far as I know) referred to as "beams" (By Wheatley: "I'll turn the beam off."). Here is a screenshot for reference:
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Portal 2 Authoring Tools
IGN mentioned recently there was no information, just wanted to see if anyone else knew differently. Has there been any announcement of Portal 2 level authoring tools for PS3? I see there is beta ...
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What is the redacted lyric in Portal 2's credits?
In the credits song "Want You Gone" of Portal 2, there is one line where the text is [REDACTED]. The lyric is either "I'll stop feeling so bad" or "I'll stop feeling so glad", but after listening ...
