It required the kind of weirdo lateral thinking that we’ve come to expect from Portal games, and the “A-ha” moment when I figured it out was as satisfying as any in the main game. The solution involves stretching the square crate into a rectangle and extending it through different portals. It’s also a really cruel way to destroy a turret. Scaling also presents some interesting new possibilities for puzzles in one room, I had one box that I had to use to hit three switches. Scaling allows you to resize a crate to hit two buttons simultaneously or make a giant, heavy box to break through a glass floor. On a more basic and functional level, though, Portal Surfing is a quick and easy way to fix those times when your placement is just a little bit off.
I didn’t see its value at first, but then I learned that the game knows which side of the hole is “down,” which means that you can reorient portals to do things like launch Repulsion Gel across a room by turning the portal upside down or accessing a hard-to reach spot by turning the portal sideways and sliding it into a narrow space that you wouldn’t normally be able to fire at. Portal Surfing lets you grab a portal you’ve already placed and drag it along a wall or rotate it. Join gaming leaders live this October 25-26 in San Francisco to examine the next big opportunities within the gaming industry.
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