![]() It's a Snark Pit remake, though you couldn't tell by looking at it - it's a large, tropical island with two opposing, metallic fortresses, more reminiscent of a certain TFC map than the HLDM classic. This level deserves a special award for remaking a level in the most evasive way possible. I applaud NineTnine for his imagination, but this one mostly just left me scratching my head! -Strider It's also very short, and very rushed, with lots of clipping errors and z-fighting brushes sliding through walls. It plays every bit like a weird fever dream, and I'm usually all for that, but it's not particularly reminiscent of Power Struggle at all, sadly. ![]() You quickly lose consciousness however, and dip into not one, but two, dream sequences. StriderĪ strange one from NineTnine! Seemingly based off the Power Struggle chapter of Blue Shift, but made for Opposing Force, it begins with you gearing up for some squad action. It's only really let down by some bland areas, where maybe, given more time, Dr Orange could have cooked up some more inventive Aperture-flavoured solutions. Still, it was a novel take on the chapter well within the spirit of the competition. It's a shame, then, that nothing clever and distinctly Portal-y was done with the freezer section, as you pretty much solve it the same way as in the original. It's also surprisingly lengthy, given the time frame for the competition. Some of the original's obstacles are smartly redesigned for Portal and some were not. While perhaps not the prettiest map I've seen, this was a clever remake of Office Complex using Portal's mechanics.
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