Is Portal 2 a first person shooter or RPG puzzle?

[Chinese Jedi Pong Krell 獨立]

My friend absolutely hates first person shooters, but love Portal 2. I told him (or her for secrecy) it was a FPS. He complains it's a RPG puzzle. So I ask the Steam Community on this subject.

[Divyam Patel]

not really a fps.. more like a first person strategy puzzle or something

[Chinese Jedi Pong Krell 獨立]

Well, the first person part is true, indefinitly, but the shooter part is the portal gun.

[Rasofe]

Sorry, pal, this isn't an FPS. It's not an RPG Puzzle either.
It's a first person puzzle game, I think you both need to check for the signs:
1. FPS let players use guns that shoot bullets. This is a necessary condition.
2. RPG have levels that affect your play. This is a necessary condition.
When neither is satisfied, neither is true. The game is definately a puzzle game, it is definately first person, therefore it must be a third person racing game!

[Divyam Patel]

Originally posted by Rasofe:

Sorry, pal, this isn't an FPS. It's not an RPG Puzzle either.
It's a first person puzzle game, I think you both need to check for the signs:
1. FPS let players use guns that shoot bullets. This is a necessary condition.
2. RPG have levels that affect your play. This is a necessary condition.
When neither is satisfied, neither is true. The game is definately a puzzle game, it is definately first person, therefore it must be a third person game!

hmm...

[Chinese Jedi Pong Krell 獨立]

Originally posted by Rasofe:

Sorry, pal, this isn't an FPS. It's not an RPG Puzzle either.
It's a first person puzzle game, I think you both need to check for the signs:
1. FPS let players use guns that shoot bullets. This is a necessary condition.
2. RPG have levels that affect your play. This is a necessary condition.
When neither is satisfied, neither is true. The game is definately a puzzle game, it is definately first person, therefore it must be a third person racing game!

Are you sure? Could be a second person mind blown game.

[Rasofe]

Actually, no, I'm lying, sorry about that. This game is a fourth person point and click adventure. Well, this is awkward.

[Chinese Jedi Pong Krell 獨立]

Originally posted by Rasofe:

Actually, no, I'm lying, sorry about that. This game is a fourth person point and click adventure. Well, this is awkward.

yeah...okay...sure...whatever you say.

[Dogman15]

It's a first-person puzzle adventure game.

[๖ۣۜVen]

Originally posted by The Doctor:

My friend absolutely hates first person shooters, but love Portal 2. I told him (or her for secrecy) it was a FPS. He complains it's a RPG puzzle. So I ask the Steam Community on this subject.

It's neither. It's a problem-solving-portal-somthing-game.

[Rasofe]

Or not. I mean, one can't really say for certain.
Maybe it's a work that defines its own genre?

[The Real HELLCAT]

It's a one-of-kind kind of game.

Well, granted, two-of-a-kind, after all this is Portal 2....

[...jla]

In my opinion Portal 2 is kind of a hybrid ( FPS + Puzzle ) like Sanctum ( FPS + TD )

[Jeaniewuu]

It's a problem solving kind of game that enhances one's initiative and such i think?

[Rasofe]

Originally posted by Jason the Pyromancer:

In my opinion Portal 2 is kind of a hybrid ( FPS + Puzzle ) like Sanctum ( FPS + TD )

I'd say HL2 was FPS + Puzzle. Portal 2 is pretty much Puzzle only.

[january the internet]

Originally posted by Doug Lombardi:

Portal was a test bed. Portal 2 is a game.