IGN's week long look at Valve's upcoming titles continues today with a look at Portal.
The first play through is expected to take roughly three hours to complete with a "challenge" mode unlocked after the first play through. This mode will impose portal number restrictions on a player, or offer up unique level variations that the player can take on.
More investigative gamers can uncover the history of the Portal program by keeping a keen eye on the environment. In later stages of the 24-mission single-player game, you come across areas where the paneling has been removed. The exposed areas lead you behind the test chamber, where you'll find scribblings on the wall offering more back story. "There's sort of a resistance to this test that's going on and that maybe there have been people who've been hiding behind the scenes of the test chamber," Barnett told IGN. "It explains the story of what [Portal] is... [and will help you to] understand what's going on behind the scenes of the test and what your purpose is within it."The preview is two pages and features a good deal of new information. One such note of interest is the fact the turrets will talk to you, the player. They aren't so bad, they're just doing their job. Really.
The first play through is expected to take roughly three hours to complete with a "challenge" mode unlocked after the first play through. This mode will impose portal number restrictions on a player, or offer up unique level variations that the player can take on.
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