Aperture Desk Job Review | Learn the SteamDeck, Get the Nostalgia Bug
A perfectly short Portal skinned SteamDeck controls introduction, that doesn’t hold back any of its punches with that classic Valve humor…
A perfectly short Portal skinned SteamDeck controls introduction, that doesn’t hold back any of its punches with that classic Valve humor, and the great return of Cave Johnson. NameBrand.
With such a short experience (exactly 30 minutes), I don’t have much to say! It does everything it was designed to do, that being, to introduce new SteamDeck users to its wide variety of controls, in a fairly entertaining way.
The writing is witty, and fun, and has that classic Portal/Valve feel that I’ve desperately longed for, for ages now. This combined with the return of J.K. Simmons for a few more Cave Johnson voice lines just made my heart ache for a longer experience so that I could continue to exist in its universe… Remember when Valve made games? Man… Maybe it was designed to give me the nostalgia bug — after this, I made sure to install Portal and Portal 2. Will definitely be getting around to replaying those now.
I’ve enjoyed keeping it installed because it’s served as a nice segway into letting people try out my SteamDeck. People are usually like “Woah, you have one of those?”, and I’ll say, “Yeah, you got 30 minutes? I’ll show you a demo.” It hasn’t been enough to sell anyone yet haha, but everyone usually appreciates the small session with this game and the device.
All that aside, I think it could be enjoyed by anyone who doesn’t own a SteamDeck and is just itching for more Portal stuff, but it’s certainly a must-play if you do own a SteamDeck. It’s a rich little experience that will make you wish Valve would just commit and release a game with a freakin’ 3.
Aperture Desk Job on Steam
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