It’s a graphical remaster of Portal 2 that’s mod-friendly and free (but requires the original game in your library). It uses an upgraded version of the Source engine called Strata Source, which also powers Momentum Mod.
I was gonna make a comment about whether or not this is necessary since I’m not a huge fan of mostly cosmetic mods, but after watching the videos on the steam page I am a little more convinced.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 14 hours ago
I didn’t have a problem with the original graphics and style. What does this improve?
zr0@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 hours ago
I believe they just took Portal 2, put a newer engine under the hood and added a bunch of tools so that people can make mods way easier. One nice side effect is, that it now looks a bit better if you just want to play the campaign.
muusemuuse@sh.itjust.works 4 hours ago
Portal 2 for its own engine seperate from portal 1 I thought.
silverchase@sh.itjust.works 13 hours ago
I think the video I linked in the post would demonstrate the benefits better than me writing here. I agree that the look of Portal 2 has long-lasting appeal, but P2CE introduces improved lighting and graphics rendering inspired by Source 2 while still being Source 1. Otherwise, the improvements are mainly technical, like removing signature “Source spaghetti” engine limitations.
The real killer feature is that it reorganizes Portal 2 under the hood to be very mod- and custom campaign-friendly, so it will be the Portal enthusiast’s dream platform.