Portal 2 - The Final Hours Download

If you are an avid Portal fan and have ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes to create a highly anticipated sequel title. Geoff Keighley’s The Final Hours of Portal 2 is a three-year multimedia project that details the studio’s creative ups and downs in bringing Portal 2 to market.

The Final Hours
Portal 2 - The Final Hours Downloadable
Portal 2 The Final Hours Download

The Final Hour of Portal 2 interactive iPad Story takes into the top-secret office of Valve, creators of Half-Life, for an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes look at the making of its latest game Portal 2

In the Final Hours of Portal 2 Valve reveals: That Portal 2 actually began as a prequel to the first game. Hear the surprising details of the story and see the art that was scrapped. The Directed Design Experiments created after Half-Life 2: Episode 2, including video of a never-before-disclosed project, Two Bots, One Wrench. Download The Final Hours of Portal 2 and enjoy it on your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. ‎The Final Hour of Portal 2 takes you deep within the top-secret office of Valve, creators of Half-Life, for an unvarnished, behind-the-scenes look at the making of its latest game Portal 2.

Keighley explains how he got involved with the project:

I was a huge fan of Valve, and it is one of a very small handful of developers that gamers are interested in hearing the story about the company as well as the game. They have made a ton of great games over the years. I read in Forbesa few months ago that per employee they make more profit than Apple or Google. It’s such a popular interesting company, and they really push game design in new directions. So all those things combined led me to say, “Hey, there’s an opportunity to write a story about the making of their game.”

The iPad app The Final Hours of Portal 2 is now available to purchase on the Apple iTunes App Store for $1.99. (310mb download)

More information about the project is available on the The Final Hours of Portal 2 website.

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The Final Hours of Portal 2
Author(s)
Language	English
Subject(s)	Video game design
Publisher	Ola Balola LLC
Publication date	April 21st, 2011^[1]

The Final Hours of Portal 2, also known as Portal 2 - The Final Hours, is a Windows, Mac and iPad interactive book chronicling the development of Portal 2. Written by Geoff Keighley who also authored The Final Hours of Half-Life (2000) and The Final Hours of Half-Life 2 (2004), it was released on April 21, 2011 on iPad and May 17, 2011 on Steam, and is available for $1.99, €1.99 or £1.49.

The book provides exclusive information about the game's development, as well as numerous previously unreleased concept art images and early screenshots. It also contains interactive features set around standard text.

1Contents
- 1.1Introduction
- 1.16Bonus: The Art of Rattmann

Contents[edit]

Introduction[edit]

Foreword by Geoff Keighley[edit]

About the author[edit]

About the game[edit]

About the developer[edit]

Chapter 1: Let the Games Begin![edit]

Describes a typical day at Valve.

Chapter 2: Prince Squid and Judge Dredd[edit]

Talks about the origins of Erik Wolpaw and Chet Faliszek and their hiring into Valve.

Chapter 3: A Triumph, Huge Success[edit]

Summarizes the origin of the Digipen game Narbacular Drop and its transformation into Portal.

Chapter 4: Two Bots, One Wrench[edit]

Talks about the Two Bots, One Wrench design experiment as part of the 'Directed Design Experiments'.

Chapter 5: Eccentric Dead Billionaire[edit]

Describes the fifth Directed Design Experiment, F-STOP, or the failed attempt at a Portal prequel that did not feature any portals.

Chapter 6: The Aha Moment[edit]

Documents Valve's issue of how to make a storyline-filled game from Portal and how Personality Cores were the answer.

Chapter 7: Just One Person[edit]

Introduces a Valve employee, Karen Prell, and her former work for Jim Henson, and talks about the design of Wheatley.

Chapter 8: The Power of Paint[edit]

Talks about the introduction of the paint mechanic to Portal 2 by way of the Digipen student project Tag: The Power of Paint and how they created the underground areas to introduce it to the player.

Chapter 9: The Odd Couple[edit]

Describes the announcement of Portal 2 and the creation of ATLAS and P-body and the co-op campaign. Serial cleaner game + official soundtrack bundle crack torrent.

Chapter 10: Making Games is Hard[edit]

Summarizes the 'surprise' Gabe Newell made at E3 2010 and Valve's need to delay the release date for 2011.

Chapter 11: Used to Want You Dead[edit]

Describes how Jonathan Coulton worked with Valve on making 'Want You Gone'. Endless legend™ - starter pack crack filler.

Chapter 12: The Final Hours[edit]

Talks about the last few steps before completing Portal 2, including details from inside the 'test chamber', or playtesting area.

Chapter 13: The World is About to Change[edit]

Closes the book by describing the thoughts and feelings of Valve after Portal 2 was finished and released.

Chapter 14: Unlikely Architects[edit]

Describes development on the Portal 2 DLC Peer Review and the Portal level editor.

Bonus: The Art of Rattmann[edit]

A gallery of the artwork left by Doug Rattmann through the Enrichment Center made by artist Andrea Wicklund.

Gallery[edit]

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Credits[edit]

References[edit]

The Final Hours

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