Most of the times the things that have a sequel, have a prequel. This time it’s slightly different, as this prequel does not come from the makers of the game, and the successor is scheduled to release some time next year. I am talking about one of the most awesome mods for one of THE most awesome games I have ever played… Portal: Prelude.
Portal: Prelude, as its name states it, is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal. Its story revolves around the pre-GlaDOS epoch, even before she was plugged in. At this time, test subjects were monitored by real Aperture Science employees whose work was tedious, lengthy and repetitive. This is why they decided to build a great artificial intelligence that could both replace them in these difficult tasks, but also take responsibility for many other tasks within the complex and compete with Black Mesa’s superiority. All employees of the Aperture Science complex are now eagerly awaiting GlaDOS. Maybe even a little too eagerly, as the upcoming events will tell.
Taken from the About Page.
As the original, the game features 19 chambers in which you must demonstrate your puzzle solving skills. But be prepared to be thinking a little more then you might be used to. For a one-man project, the chambers sure are well thought through, and really present some good training for your brain.
The mod is about 800 MB in size, and freely available from the page. However bear in mind support for the mod is no longer provided. Also, there appear to have been issues with the free version of Portal Valve recently gave away for a limited time only. In my case though, the mod loads just fine without any modifications. Chances are it will work nicely for you also.
Prelude tries to re-create the dark atmosphere and the somewhat cinister and dark humor of the original, and so far for me, this worked greatly. I am deeply impressed at this one-man project (at which at a later stage three people were involved).
Before you go and get it, please consider this warning:
Portal: Prelude
Developers: Nicolas “NykO18″ Grevet, Jérémy “Capitaine Mousse” Barbe, Marc “Moroes” Bidoul
Type: Modification
Genre: First-person shooter, Puzzle video game
Based on: Portal, Valve
Original Release Date: October 10, 2008
Website: www.portalprelude.com
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