Portal 2

Portal 2

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50 Comments
vallibus 24 Dec, 2024 @ 2:23pm 
Fun to solve. Doubly happy because for once I didn't over complicate the solution, just paid close attention to the layout.
zigzagtenniscoe 23 Feb, 2024 @ 6:47pm 
Semi-blindrun (at least 4 years since I've played, took a break starting from late 2019)

Like how the fizzler/extra button at the starting platform and the extra steps it provides prevents the unintended solution I tried the first time :P
As always, very elegant design. Love the aesthetics of your chambers and I can rarely find any flaws in them.

Difficulty: 4.5/10
Design: 10/10
Enjoyed: 8/10
Dark Rozen 5 May, 2023 @ 12:11pm 
fun
hub 31 May, 2020 @ 4:18am 
:maglike:
Azorae  [author] 27 Jul, 2019 @ 1:59am 
@MSTB The walkway is to prevent people from getting irreversibly stuck on the exit platform
CLQ 4 Jul, 2019 @ 8:33pm 
Awesome map as usual !
What was the purpose of the very small walkway on the far right where you can come down from the exit ? That seems that is not needed. I did not use it at least.
Avatar 21 Jan, 2018 @ 10:39pm 
Simple and effective.
bullfrog 15 Dec, 2017 @ 1:35am 
Great puzzle, quite simple, but well designed and good fun.
jandlml 15 Mar, 2017 @ 10:38pm 
very nice simple map
zigzagtenniscoe 26 Aug, 2016 @ 1:10pm 
Very nice map, upvoted. Not too too challenging, I must have found out within 10 minutes or so what I was actually supposed to do. Very clever concepts as always, in this map just not as difficult as some others. Which I don't mind, especially when I'm going through playing a few of your maps all in a row :P
tu7650x 28 Jun, 2015 @ 1:39pm 
Great quality test as always. Thanks Azorae!!
Miami Mike 16 Jun, 2015 @ 1:36pm 
Excellent test! I also discovered the reason for your emergency escape route.
Petutski 12 May, 2015 @ 4:13pm 
Beautiful map. Really like the cube manipulation process. Thanks!
Chelliste 7 Oct, 2014 @ 8:34am 
Hint #1: Get to high ground so you can see all. Hint #2: There's an endless supply of cubes.

I don't understand why some authors have tens of thousands of ratings and Azorae has hundreds. These are among the best maps in the community.
wildgoosespeeder 5 Dec, 2013 @ 12:08am 
DISCLAIMER:
Read my profile before reading the rest of my comment!

I made this out to be slightly harder than it really was all because I played "Entanglement" by you. Very good.

Try my SP map?
http://www.steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails?id=192976369
Try my COOP map?
http://www.steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails?id=181160432
Snoodaard 5 Nov, 2013 @ 11:49pm 
Quite easy but very nice.
gooberspace 25 Sep, 2013 @ 1:33pm 
:)
Manifest Breastiny 30 Aug, 2013 @ 9:56am 
Nice little puzzle. Not too difficult, but a good little map that makes you think.
Loveless 12 Aug, 2013 @ 5:57am 
Nice.
Geneosis 5 Jul, 2013 @ 10:42am 
Really great puzzle, as macko68 I lost like 30 min walking around and thinking it was impossible... Then I came here to read the comments and for some reason the solution came to me in less than 10 sec XD Keep up the good work ;)
If someone is interested, here is my last chamber : Rotarium ^^
Haggis 23 Jun, 2013 @ 11:28am 
These are the type of puzzles i love. You look at it and think that looks easy, you think you will solve it in a few mins, but when you try to solve it, its actualy quite a tricky puzzle. Great mapping.
I lick 9 volt batteries 20 Jun, 2013 @ 11:30pm 
It took me about ten minutes before i figured out a novel way to solve it that probably wasn't the intended way. And if it was, you sir are a genius.
baphomet 28 Apr, 2013 @ 9:28am 
Excellent!
Diego 28 Mar, 2013 @ 9:56am 
Nice map, easy but funny
macko68 23 Mar, 2013 @ 2:21am 
Great puzzle. One of your best. For 30 minutes I was really confused. Normally I need up to 10 min for your other maps but this was an exception. Good distraction with platform on acid. It was very rewarding for me. Many thanks
zazaza 31 Jan, 2013 @ 12:16pm 
Reeal nice :) This didn't take me as long as your other puzzles, but it was very satisfying.
Mangus Toyl 18 Jan, 2013 @ 10:29am 
When it all clicked, it gave me goose bumps, which made me feel jolly inside.
Mangus Toyl 18 Jan, 2013 @ 10:26am 
Friggin' Awesome!!! Definately one of my favorite maps to date. More fun than brussels sprouts!!!
dneufeldt 12 Jan, 2013 @ 9:19am 
another good one
Pomko 5 Dec, 2012 @ 2:37pm 
My only complaint is how close the button is to the water. Had a cheap death after everything was perfectly setup.
KennKong 5 Dec, 2012 @ 11:41am 
Another good headscratcher. My blind play-trhough was embarassing, so I didn't post it.
Here's my solution: http://youtu.be/QMRQCQtxmC0
76561197963294130 28 Nov, 2012 @ 12:07am 
little easy, but I still liked it
Dale Cooper 24 Nov, 2012 @ 8:36am 
first of your maps that challanged me :D great job
esmo 14 Nov, 2012 @ 7:43am 
good fun, one of those maps that is quite easy to solve by working it out in reverse. cheers
LPChip 11 Nov, 2012 @ 9:25am 
I was unable to solve it myself, and had to look up your youtube video. Good map regardless of my incompetence, so thumbs up. :)
gaden002 7 Nov, 2012 @ 5:51pm 
I love these kinds of maps, first you think "how is that even possible", then that light goes on. Then, with a grin, you think "oh, yeah". Keep up the good work, man.
1980 1 Nov, 2012 @ 4:39am 
I don't also have any idea of why on earth your puzzles are less subscribed and evaluated than it should be. Some of yours are almost on the same level of those of Mevious's. And this one is quite awesome. What needs to be said about this?! Just subscribe it!
Zomby Woof 30 Oct, 2012 @ 8:46pm 
This one is a really great example of a unique way to move a cube around. You should really have hundreds of more people playing your tests.
sembiox 28 Oct, 2012 @ 3:32pm 
Great map. Took me a long time because I found an incorrect way of getting the cube on the switch in the tractor beam. Doing that wrong sure had me convinced it was impossible for awhile.
Innocentive 28 Oct, 2012 @ 8:35am 
Bravo! This map really forces you to tie it's parts together in a fashion that you rarely see. Very well conceived and executed. I love it when you first have to try out various combinations all of which lead to a dead end ... until finally the one single pattern crystallizes in your head and you're able to make it through the exit. Thank you so much for this experience!
Azorae  [author] 25 Oct, 2012 @ 9:55am 
I haven't edited either map outside of the Portal 2 editor, which automatically fills in the entrance and exit sequences. I'll try them out; it may be a problem with the workshop files.
CoachHines 25 Oct, 2012 @ 9:30am 
Awesome, IMO you are in the top tier of P2 mappers, and it is a small group. :) However, with this map and the extension one I'm not getting any exit screen upon completion...just the unending dark elevator ride from hell. Not sure if a recent update to either of the two amps is causing it. All your other maps exit properly on my end.
NiclO (- - ) 14 Oct, 2012 @ 2:35pm 
Great map! You really turned the difficulty way up on this one. Thank you!
Mathey2009 13 Oct, 2012 @ 8:59pm 
Agreed with Mothalius....it need more subscribers, this is an awesome map, and it deserves a hell lot more than the ratings than it has.....i find it perfect, its a portal unique....its got all, portal placements, clever puzzls....timings, everything a portal map should have.
jbiggs2 9 Oct, 2012 @ 2:09pm 
Fantastic map!
Moth 2 Oct, 2012 @ 8:58am 
Pretty good, this map needs more subscribers.
Azorae  [author] 25 Sep, 2012 @ 6:21pm 
See, I wasn't lying when I said that I was just going with the joke.
Gigo 25 Sep, 2012 @ 12:38pm 
Azorae - One of the few people I know who know what whoms means. :D
AkAttack99 24 Sep, 2012 @ 5:34pm 
Fantastic, very difficult and just like Mevious! Required a lot of thinking and some nifty portal techniques, 10/10
pythonzen 23 Sep, 2012 @ 3:52am 
Very clever. I can see the resemblance with Mevious map, but you managed to make it even harder.