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I knew that the first few minutes was tutorial, but I could hardly tell where tutorial ends and the real game begins.

For me, Courtesy Call was obviously a tutorial, but as you said, it also humorously subverted that expectation for experienced players like myself: _Press Space to Say "Apple"_ "Now what you're doing there is jumping."

Ubisoft: Press W to walk This is garbage!!! Valve: Press W to walk THIS IS THE BEST TUTORIAL EVER!

This is why Garry'smod will never go away and why its really my most favorite game. the 1st time I played it back in I think 2015 I at 1st was overwhelmed by all the freedom I had...then I explore to 2 maps the game comes with GM_Construct and GM_Flatgrass, maps just...empty and calming. I then learned what a liminal space was. People think the Backrooms started this, but Garry'smod started this back in 2006.

nice vid !

yes it has because gabe newell is my Christ, steam is his body and valve's games are his blood

It's crazy that I instantly recognized the flash game at 1:21. That's one of the Don't Escape games, Don't Escape 2 iirc. I loved that game so much, Don't Escape is great, haven't played it in a looong time.

... Portal 2 ... Best ... In Gaming? yea

The best tutorials are the ones you didn’t even realize you had.

Most people feel the existential dread of a place where people are supposed to be, but aren't, but that's not all liminal spaces are, and I wish the other side was portrayed a bit more, instead of just BiG sCaRy MoNsTeR iN tHe BaCkRoOmS!!1!

The video feels like the first of a series, talking about the game chapters at a time.

Is there an audio glitch at 8:32, or is it just me?

The commentary, gameplay, and editing made me think this channel was those ones with at least 100k subs, very nice video!

Counterpoint: The correct balance of explanation and exploration and handholding varies wildly from person to person, dependent on their temperament, preexisting gaming experience, preexisting game knowledge, mood, and the real-world context they are playing the game in. One person's way-too-handholdy is another person's way-too-open-ended-and-confusing. Therefore, no game can have a perfect balance because there _is_ no single perfect balance. Side note: This is a part of the motivation for very handholdy games - many developers consider the player feeling patronized and gated is considerably less bad than the player being confused and unable to play the game.

84th subscriber. You will do amazing things, I can already tell.

From the Portal 1 Developer Commentary: "Portal is effectively an extended player training exercise. We spend a huge portion of the game introducing a series of gameplay tools, then layering these tools into increasingly difficult puzzles." Basically the entire game is a tutorial for the next section, naturally building on itself to teach complicated concepts and puzzle elements. That's part of why the game is so genius

I actually didn’t realize the whole chapter was a tutorial, it’s that good

Fantastic video! I hope this gets more views :3

I need more portal videos or I’m going to explode

Here before this blows up

Bro, I thought this was a big channel, this video is so good, I hope your channel grows bro! Good stuff

Hey bud, I have liked and subscribed, but wanted to give some feedback - The feedback SEEMS negative but I am sharing because I think you have lots of potential and maybe this might help guide you. Maybe you agree, maybe you disagree, but better for me as a Portal-obsessed binge watcher of youtube videos to share my thoughts, just in case you think "Oh yes, this might improve my next video and keep the audience engaged!". So my behaviour when clicking on the video - I clicked on this video because I love Portal 2 videos. I am a game dev. I love learning about history of the game, lore, or weird questions that RUclipsr's come up with. I have ADHD, but typically watch videos through from start to end, especially if it is an interest of mine (e.g. portal, valve, tf2). I was NOT interested in your video immediately, it's a slow intro on your video, showing the intro, then "Origins" section and such, I feel it should go more quickly into the actual Courtesy Call section where you analyse/compare with portal 1 and such. I was skipping to later parts and was suprised it's nearly half-way through the video before you begin talking about the main point of the video's title. The intro/origins part gives similar vibe of "Using google to find a recipie for cookies, but getting a life story of their past on why these cookies are important". It's a tricky one, on one hand, you want to share your perspective and experience and show your personality on your RUclips channel, but it also took priority over the actual title of the video in terms of "order" of where you placed things. I do wish to hear about your own experiences/opinions and such, perhaps shorter snippets of this WITHIN the actual "Courtesey Call" section, or at least moving it all to later part of the video. I am glad your video wasn't too much like "Portal 2 is a fps game from 1970 that did X Y Z and you play as Chell and it was produced by Valve", as this is a common issue with other videos, often games are known already and we get "reintroduced" to a game, thus making viewers skip parts of videos. Anyway, excellent stuff, hope to see more, and hopefully this comment is useful to you - I don't speak for EVERYONE but just something to consider. I guess the takeaway is to make sure the video's core focus is the priority, which you did do, but even more so!

Great production quality. I was shocked that you have 39 subs

I was really impressed by the tutorial in Spy Party, have you tried it?

Good video :) interesting topic as a game dev

Agreed. 🍰

Great video. I played through Portal 2 at a very young age (in comparison to many), and at no time did I feel overwhelmed or unable to figure out what to do. I just felt it fueled the exploration of mechanics, while also keeping the solutions somewhat linear and straight forward, so that anyone can easily get immersed in the atmosphere and the story...

I also feel like this theres times I've seen corridors only lit by clear fluorescent lights and it literally made me want to sit on the floor facing up looking at the fluorescent lights

Finaly dude, someone gets it. Honestly an underrated video, I really appreciate the effort you put into it in fact I'm watching it again cause of how hypnotic and how honest it all feels. God bless you man :)

It's hard to talk about liminal spaces, because people never seem to share my sentiments. They're always portrayed to be horror, but I never see them as anything but comforting. Knowing there are no other people, it's just you (or one familiar person with you) makes everything feel so safe.

fantastic. seriously understand this feeling, yet i never thought about it in this way - i live day to day, yet i do not absorb the days as well as i could.

Great video and insanely chill vibes from the music,to the voice, and the concept of liminal spaces in general. Keep it up man :)

Underated

one of the first cakey-type videos

this is a really deep topic and i feel that It opens up my mind. Something about how media is interpreted and how its used as method of escape vs reality. Its a real mind opener and make me think about how I watch media and how I use it to escape and deal with the modern world.

I think this movie changed me somehow. I can’t explain it.