Earlier this month, Valve announced the upcoming release of Portal 2, which is set to debut during this year’s holiday season. Though not much information has been released about the game, Valve CEO Gabe Newell is claiming that it is “the best game [Valve has] ever done.”
Newell chatted with 1up.com about Portal 2 which, unlike Portal, will be released as a full game.
“One of the nice things about the Orange Box was it allowed us to try out a couple of different things, and Portal really seemed to resonate. We got the signals that we wanted — this is what people liked; this is what people didn’t like. And to us, it was like, ‘OK now we know how to take this big,’ so that’s what we’re going to do with Portal 2,” said Newell.
Newell did express some trepidation over getting consumers to accept and pay for the larger game, especially after backlash from gamers last year over the release of Left 4 Dead 2, which came only a year after the release of the its predecessor.
“I think you always have that challenge on your new games, explaining ‘Why is it worth their time? Why is it worth their money? Why is it worth their passion?’ And that’s a case you have to make with every release you do,” he said.
1up.com did try to weasel some details about the game out of Newell, but all he would say was that, “Jonathan Coulton is awesome — he’s just brilliant; he’s a joy to work with.” Jonathon Coulton is the creator of “Still Alive,” the ending theme from Portal, signifying that another humorous tune will grace Portal 2.
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