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#17 Portal 2

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"Secrets" are probably the most underrated aspect of video games. If games didn't have secrets, they would be far less fun. Every game should have secrets, this is my new theory.

Portal 2 is at its best, during the parts where every single step you take, *feels* like a secret. Especially the game's early levels, and in the "testing spheres" sections: it always feels like you're "not supposed to be here" and it's a miracle that you're making progress at all, thanks to clever portal use and observation.

The game's best puzzles also often feel like "finding secrets" of the mechanics. This is probably true of all physical-world puzzle games. I suppose that's why people often refer to the "aha" moment as the good part of games like this--the "aha" is the secret unfolding!

Of course, the game is also hilarious, the funniest game I can think of off the top of my head, although I bet a lot of modern indie games are pretty funny.

Gotta give props for having a separate cooperative campaign too.

BEST PUZZLE: The one where the white goo is introduced.