Portal 2 "Bot Trust" - Second Aperture Investment Opportunity

[Shawn Zipay]

The second week of Portal 2 trailer goodness has just dropped. This week in the Aperture Investment Opportunity lineup is the "Bot Trust." Enjoy how Cave Johnson explains why robots are the best "bang for the buck" when it comes to testing!

Portal 2 is just a couple of short weeks away now!

[K-16]

Re: Portal 2 "Bot Trust" - Second Aperture Investment Opportunity

Ok so lets see what this trailer teaches players:

• Partially introduces the co-op campaign's storyline (reasoning behind making artificial test subjects).
• Yet another preview of Gamestop's/EB Games' rollcage skin (probably unlockable for those who don't get the bonus).
• Yet another introduction of Atlas and P-Body.
• There are spring panels that sort of work like a catapult.
• You can carry prism cubes.
• Expect LOTS of player griefing as any multiplayer environment would have.
• Know who Cave Johnson is and like him before the game is even released (applies to all trailers that feature him really...).
  (Actually I believe CS-Nation is one of the first to reveal him as a job posting for a voice actor, hinting at Portal 2's pre-production.)

So functionality-wise, this trailer did nothing (since we're already familiar with all of the above). Entertainment-wise, however... It's frickin' viral. I'm going to watch this again before sharing it to others. Hmm... Maybe that IS the functionality of this trailer. On a side note, I wonder if the UK pre-order skin bonus is available to unlock for the other regions? I mean, it's a tacky reskin that is about as much of an incentive as the Gamestop/EB Games bonus, but I would like to know whether I need to actually grab it as a custom reskin released on the internet, or if I can just simply unlock it. Guess I'll find out upon release.