How Portal's Puzzles Trick You Into Being Smart

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Portal
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Portal (2007)
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In todays episode J takes a look at how Valve crafted two equally perfect puzzle games and the game design techniques used to achieve this.

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Timestamps:
Intro - 00:00
Overview - 00:30
Puzzle Progression - 01:23
Tutorial Troubles - 04:44
Q&A Design - 06:35
Obfuscation - 08:35
Revolving Door Testing - 10:45
Level Design Breakdown - 12:50

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