Portal 2 Level Pack - LEGO Dimensions

This is a great Level Pack. First of all it is the only way to access the Portal Hub World, which adds hours of gameplay for those who enjoy collecting gold bricks through little challenges, and of course destruction of Legos that leads to studs! The level itself is fun, and although some parts can be flown over if you have a flying vehicle/ character, I suggest completing all the challenges along the way they way they were meant to be done. It definitely reminds me of the portal game and the pieces of dialogue with Glados and Wheatley are really good (well except for one or two points where Wheatley gets a bit annoying). The puzzles present decent challenges, although not as complex as the original Portal challenges got. As far as Lego Puzzles go these were among the more fun for me to complete... although it may be somewhat because of the nostalgia. If you are fan of Portal you should definitely get this.Chell is also useful in Hub worlds and even a few levels (if memory serves) as portal gun puzzles appear from time to time. The companion cube can also be useful for companion cube spots in the worlds as well as laser deflect spots (although it is easier to use a person with the laser deflectability sometimes than trying to place the cube). Unfortunately, the turret seems useless outside of the Portal level, except maybe for fighting... I have to admit I have not really found a need to try it outside of the few switches in the Portal levels.

I gotta be level with you here. I don't play LEGO Dimensions, I just bought this set for the figurines, so that's what I'm reviewing (if I ever play the game I might update the review).In short, they're amazing. They're an excellent representation of Chell, the Turret and Companion Cube from the Portal games. And they're a specially good collectible, considering how little Portal merchandising there is out there (at least for Chell, there are quite a few turrets and cubes out there). Most interestingly, the turret and cube can be assembled in three different ways each.One thing to keep in mind, though, quality-wise, is that the Portal Gun's grip is rubbery rather than hard plastic, so you gotta position it carefully in the figure's hand lest you twist it too hard and break it off.Also, it appears that these LEGO sets only come with the instructions for the figure, and if you want the instructions for other stuff you need to play the game. Fear not, though, the instructions are easily found on the web, in places like the "Lego Brick Instructions" website, so if you, like me, only care about the figures, you can still quickly find the instructions to build the rest. And trust me, you'll need the instructions, unless you have lots of patience and free time.

I've played through the level and thought it was great. I have a few of the level packs that have come with dimensions and I was a little disappointed in the length of the levels. I thought for $30 you would get a little more game time than what was there, but the portal pack was the longest of them all by far. I feel that it adds a game mechanic that hasn't really been seen in the lego games yet with the portal gun. I was very pleased with this purchase where on the other hand I didn't love the Back to the Future pack even though I love Back to the Future. The level was very short.Overall I would recommend this pack. It has been my favorite of them all so far. If you haven't played portal some of the humor may be lost on you, but the gameplay is still great - may be a little challenging for younger players so be prepared for that. Still nothing near the difficulty of the portal puzzles from the game, but goes beyond the typical lego puzzles.

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I'm a big fan of LEGO Dimensions - it's probably the best toys-to-life game out there. And certainly there's a lot of whimsy in mashing up all these different characters from different genres. Plus the expandability of these level packs are a good value add.The Portal level pack seems to offer a lot of potential, but I don't know that it entirely lived up to the promise. For fans of Portal, you really do miss the first-person perspective. The level itself is very perfunctory, and a determined player can run through it first time in about 20 minutes. So you aren't getting this for the level or to relive Portal.You are getting Chell though. And that's something that bears discussion, because she is the ONLY Dimensions character with a portal gun...and it's an incredibly handy thing to have in the overall game. If you've never played Portal, then picture a device where you can open a kind of wormhole between two points...ANY two points. This device gives Chell (and you) utility in opening Portal points in the game, which is needed to complete to 100%.It is also the ONLY ability of note that Chell brings to the game. Oh, she has the acrobatic ability but that's not as handy as it sounds.As with other level packs, you get a vehicle and a gadget. Your vehicle is the hated Sentry turret. It's a kind of automated turret with two gatling guns. In Portal they are the primary foe and will kill you dead. Here as a vehicle they are, well, kind of weird. To be fair there isn't much in the way of Portal entities that can be included as a more credible vehicle, but it's still a weird choice.The companion cube, on the other hand, is more useful. It can be used as a weight to depress switches, and after upgrading you can add laser deflection and have it throw off hearts. So it's certainly a nice thing to have.I like this level pack, mainly because Chell is such a useful character in some of the more difficult puzzles. Having the upgraded companion cube is also useful, so because of those two things I think the level pack is definitely worth consideration.