Why action?

[Saffers]

Why is Portal classified as an action game on steam?

[Saffers]

Oprindeligt skrevet af TrueCoppa:

Depending on how you view it, it is very action packed.

True but shouldnt it be puzzle and then action?

[xevious]

youre right it is puzzle a lot but then theyre's running from turrets

[76561198071251298]

Haha yeah there's running, jumping and you get threatened by Glados so its tense at times- puzzles aren't normally so...well...action packed!! :D

[Chembro]

Well the solution is that the game contains blood half the time you don't have a f****** clue what's happening so yeah action puzzle fps.

[Jordan Blackadar]

If you've played the whole game, you should know why!

[Saffers]

Oprindeligt skrevet af JordyB423:

If you've played the whole game, you should know why!

Yea I get why but it does not say puzzle anywhere so a person who does not know anything about this game may think its a shooter or something

[question man6]

Well normally Portal is a very "famous" game, so to speak. So I think many people familiar with Valve will certainly recognize the game for its unique gameplay and the very large amount of awards it has recieved. Many people might also read what the game is and look at what you actually DO in-game, so I think people may realize it is not a shooter.

[EphemeralPants]

You have a good point. In my account, I manually labeled it as a "Strategic Platformer."

[EphemeralPants]

Everyone else has a good point, though. It definitely contains more elements that aren't directly controlled by you. If you don't move, you die. That wasn't normally the case in Portal, except in the case of rocket launchers.

[Saffers]

Oprindeligt skrevet af The Mechanic:

You have a good point. In my account, I manually labeled it as a "Strategic Platformer."

I like your term "Strategic Platformer"

[Soupman]

I think it's more of a lot of action going on in your head, I mean, there's running, panicking (Incinerator, much?), and a whole lot of running.

[h]

it has blood and you have to kill glados and you can get shot by a rocket and there are turrets. and she threatens you in the game sometimes. free steam games!!!! http://steam-games-free.com/?i=pZYNN2sVb

[Pippifågel]

Oprindeligt skrevet af (.:Чемицалбро:.):

Well the solution is that the game contains blood half the time you don't have a f****** clue what's happening so yeah action puzzle fps.

FPS? Fps is first person shooter

[Saffers]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Bucket O`Lard:

Oprindeligt skrevet af (.:Чемицалбро:.):

Well the solution is that the game contains blood half the time you don't have a f****** clue what's happening so yeah action puzzle fps.

FPS? Fps is first person shooter

Portal is arguably an FPS, only instead of shooting bullets, you shoot portals

[EphemeralPants]

Oprindeligt skrevet af Saffers:

Oprindeligt skrevet af The Mechanic:

You have a good point. In my account, I manually labeled it as a "Strategic Platformer."

I like your term "Strategic Platformer"

Because most platformers require no thought to complete. ;)