[SP] Without Portalgun Demo ?2: Volleygel
Very nice map, and great puzzle idea!
Timing was a bit tricky sometimes, but that's not a big problem at all, since you can retry very quickly. (I.e. you don't have to get a new cube from the other side of the room, or something like that.)
The design is absolutely fabulous, and nicely detailed. I only found one minor issue: after the second test there's one gantry model that overlaps with the surrounding geometry in a visually unpleasant way:
http://steamcommunity.com/id/portal_HMW/screenshot/468609975003896671
If you view that part in-game, there's an area between the beam and the floor that flashes between the two colours. Moving the gantry up or down by just one Hammer unit solves that.
Going to try no. 1 now!
Other Portal 2 maps: Medusa Glare
Portal 1 maps: Try Anything Twice | Manic Mechanic
You really managed to get the whole old-style vibe. Add to that a really interesting and well made puzzle-concept and the 5/5 rating is the only feasible rating.
Maybe for future releases you could do something similar, but with a one-portal-gun? I'm looking forward to see more of you!
Agreed !!
Very very very entertaining map !!
So, I got in a lift today because the room I was stored in lead me there, and after exiting I found my ASHPD stripped from my hands and a bunch of gel I can't move. A few minutes later I was well into this test and loving it! Well, most of it. When done, I wrote on the self reporting form all about the ups and downs of the test. Then I hoped the creator wouldn't create a time travel device of their own and then beat me to death with my own review. If you would like to read said review, there's a little opener of nothing below, and you can follow the convenient hyperlink to the post at ASEMBLE.
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As a general rule of thumb, don't ever do science unless you are sure you have the right equipment. If you don't have the right equipment it's a safety hazard, and that's where you get all of those repetitive punny safety posters in high school labs. [Handle test tubes like a gun, they might go off!] Well, I was told upon being 'hired' that Aperture wasn't exactly the safest science company, so I was prepared for stuff like unattended radioactive waste, uninsolated machinery, a lack of those OSHA-issue latex glove boxes on the walls... But really, asking me to do dangerous physics with dangerous gels over dangerous water with untested exposure to ginormous buttons is pretty hardcore. Especially when you're used to figuring it all out on your own.
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Okay, since I just know you're enticed, you can go read the full review, soak up a bit of healthy criticism, and rage at me all you want at http://asemble.thepodkast.com/rest-tests-vollygel/#more-454. I do believe you'll find some ideas for future demos!