Free Portal (on steam)

Pink · Post by **Pink** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:35 pm

Yep, free portal til May 24th on steam. Go check it out if you never played portal.

http://store.steampowered.com/freeportal/

Play with max graphics for pretty game.

LivingWithGames · Post by **LivingWithGames** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:38 pm

Correction: The game will be free until May 24th.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Thu May 13, 2010 10:39 pm

For both Mac and PC.

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Thu May 13, 2010 11:28 pm

Anyone who's anyone should already have Portal.

LivingWithGames · Post by **LivingWithGames** » Thu May 13, 2010 11:39 pm

Me.

Bought 'The Orange Box' in May of 2008

And you,people?Since when you guys did buy The Orange Box pack?

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Fri May 14, 2010 12:24 am

Keychain wrote:Anyone who's anyone should already have Portal.

This.

Datastream · Post by **Datastream** » Fri May 14, 2010 11:01 am

I bought the Valve complete Pack 2009 in january right after the l4d release.

Btw, I've used mac before and I couldn't right click. How is that going to work out on portal?

destiny · Post by **destiny** » Fri May 14, 2010 11:11 am

i got the orange box somewhere in 2008 dont remember wen though.

Col.Plate · Post by **Col.Plate** » Sat May 22, 2010 2:36 am

Still nice of them to release a full game for free.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sat May 22, 2010 3:42 am

By the way, Portal for the Mac is blurrier.

Datastream · Post by **Datastream** » Sat May 22, 2010 9:27 am

That is because it is using OpenGL and Directx is just better.

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sat May 22, 2010 5:37 pm

Datastream wrote:That is because it is using OpenGL and Directx is just better.

Not true what-so-ever. OpenGL can be just as good as any directx game. I assume the blurriness is because of poor port of the engine to a different API.(Basically saying, it's Valve's fault, though it might also be a problem with the Mac)

Datastream · Post by **Datastream** » Sat May 22, 2010 7:59 pm

Directx is certainly better but OpenGL is following right in its footpath. The blurriness was indeed the fault of Valve. It has been fixed.

Here is the difference btw.

http://www.anandtech.com/show/3726/quic ... erformance

Gary · Post by **Gary** » Sun May 23, 2010 5:59 am

Datastream wrote:Directx is certainly better but OpenGL is following right in its footpath. [...]

What?

Directx is a windows thing, games use it as MS owns and supports it, the more support from MS, the more it will be used and OpenGL won't.

OpenGL has had features before Directx even did, only with the new Dx11 does Directx have all the features OpenGL had.

Also, I know that the game runs worse on Mac, the Mac was never made for gaming. Plus, Valve just now ported it, so it's not going to be as great as the windows version.

Mr_Fuzzy · Post by **Mr_Fuzzy** » Tue Jun 01, 2010 1:59 am

right click for mac is command click