Info about Portal with RTX:

Official game description:
Portal with RTX is a free DLC for all Portal owners developed by NVIDIA Lightspeed Studios. Experience the critically acclaimed and award-winning Portal™ reimagined with ray tracing and NVIDIA DLSS 4 with Multi Frame Generation Every frame of gameplay is upgraded with stunning full ray tracing, new, hand-crafted hi-res physically based textures, and new, enhanced high-poly models evocative of the originals, all in stunning 4K. 
In Portal with RTX, full ray tracing transforms each level, enabling light to bounce and be affected by the scene’s geometry and materials. Every light is ray-traced and casts shadows, global illumination indirect lighting naturally illuminates and darkens rooms, volumetric ray-traced lighting scatters through fog and smoke, and shadows are pixel perfect. The addition of RTX Neural Radiance Cache also enhances the quality of ray-traced indirect lighting, while improving performance resulting in a more accurate and responsive lighting model. Portal with RTX is compatible with all ray-tracing capable GPUs.

Release date: Dec 8, 2022

Categories: Puzzle Solving, First-Person Perspective, Physics Simulation, Single-player, Environmental Interaction, Story-driven Gameplay, Atmospheric Horror (Light)

Feature scans:
- Wiki: score 10; verdict: Severe Technical Issues; summary: The primary issue identified from user feedback is the frequent crashing of the game, especially when alt-tabbing. This technical problem severely impacts the user experience and needs immediate attention.
- Proton/Linux: score 75; verdict: Mixed Compatibility; summary: The game has significant issues on Linux, including launch reliability problems, crashes, and performance issues with graphical glitches. However, some users report that it can be playable on Linux with the right setup, indicating a mixed experience.
- Steam Deck: score 55; verdict: Tinkering Required; summary: The game suffers from significant performance and stability issues, particularly on high-end GPUs and Linux/Proton environments. It heavily relies on upscaling technologies, making it unplayable without them for many users. Additionally, there are reports of controller support issues and hardware stress leading to overheating.

- Hardware Profile:
  - Summary: Performance varies significantly across hardware cohorts, with higher VRAM configurations generally reporting better outcomes. Lower VRAM setups often experience crashes and instability, while higher VRAM setups report smoother gameplay but still face some issues.
  - Sample size: 147 (9% coverage)
  - Audience skew: Review sample is mostly Windows-based.
  - Windows <8GB VRAM (mixed, 63 reports): Users report a mix of smooth gameplay and frequent crashes, with performance heavily dependent on specific settings and hardware combinations.
  - Windows 12-15GB VRAM (positive, 36 reports): Generally positive performance with stable FPS, though some users report crashes and issues with DLSS.
  - Windows 8-11GB VRAM (mixed, 26 reports): Mixed reviews with some users experiencing smooth gameplay and others facing significant optimization issues and low FPS.
  - Windows 16GB+ VRAM (positive, 12 reports): Mostly positive with high FPS and good performance, though some users report excessive GPU stress and heating.
  - Caveats: 147 of 1581 reviews expose hardware metadata.; Review sample is mostly Windows-based.
Feature extractions:
- Community Price:
  - Community fair range: $5.00 - $15.00
  - Reasoning: The evidence suggests that users find the game worth its original price when bought on sale, indicating that the original price might be slightly higher than what some users are willing to pay. Additionally, mentions of hardware upgrades and performance issues suggest that the game's value is tied to its technical demands, which can be a deterrent for some buyers. The fact that it is mentioned as being worth it even when free or on sale implies that the fair price range is relatively low.
- Playtime Metrics:
  - Game completion: 3.0h
  - Story completion: 2.0h
  - Session length: N/A
  - Endgame: N/A
  - Reasoning: The evidence provided includes direct statements about the playtime for completing the game and the story. The first quote mentions that it took less than three hours to complete the game, which aligns with the game completion time. The second quote indicates that a player who is very familiar with the game can complete it in about 2 hours, which supports the story completion time. The third and fourth quotes reinforce the idea that the game can be completed in a short amount of time, typically around 2 hours for a speedrun or up to 4 hours for a more leisurely playthrough.
- Time-to-fun:
  - Summary: Portal offers an entertaining and well-paced experience from the start, with a perfect blend of puzzle and platformer elements that players enjoy immediately.
  - Stance: Fun immediately
  - Anchor: N/A
  - Time to anchor: 0h 0m
  - Friction: Technical issues; Tedious progression
  - Unlock drivers: Entertaining tutorial; Excellent pacing
  - Conditions: Atmosphere; Humor; Puzzle design
- Player Archetypes:
  - Story-First Newcomer (sale)
    - Motivation: Experience the story and puzzles of Portal for the first time.
    - Playstyle: Casual, story-driven gameplay with an emphasis on exploration and puzzle-solving.
    - Experience: newcomer
    - Purchase stance: sale
    - Labels: new player; first-time player
    - Reference games: Portal; Portal 2
  - Completionist Achiever (deep sale)
    - Motivation: Achieve 100% completion and unlock all achievements.
    - Playstyle: Thorough and repetitive gameplay focused on completing all challenges and collecting all achievements.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: deep sale
    - Labels: achievement hunter; completionist
    - Reference games: Portal; Portal 2
  - Tech Enthusiast (no buy)
    - Motivation: Experience cutting-edge graphics and ray-tracing technology.
    - Playstyle: Focused on visual fidelity and technological advancements, often requiring high-end hardware.
    - Experience: mixed
    - Purchase stance: no buy
    - Labels: tech enthusiast; graphics fan
    - Reference games: Portal; Portal RTX
  - Classic Purist (no buy)
    - Motivation: Enjoy the original, optimized gameplay experience of Portal.
    - Playstyle: Prefers the original game's mechanics and performance, often critical of changes or enhancements that affect gameplay.
    - Experience: veteran
    - Purchase stance: no buy
    - Labels: purist; classic gamer
    - Reference games: Portal; Portal 2


Below are summaries of things people say about the game per category.
Each point is assigned a weight that represents how often it is mentioned across all reviews.
What players like:
- Stunning graphics and visuals (weight 0.41): The game is praised for its amazing graphics, visual quality, and overall beauty. Players appreciate the detailed and impressive visuals, especially on high-end hardware.
- Improved lighting and reflections (weight 0.37): The game features enhanced lighting and reflections, which significantly improve the atmosphere and visual quality. Players are impressed by the dynamic lighting effects and realistic shading.
- Enjoyable and fun gameplay (weight 0.37): Players find the game enjoyable and fun to play. The puzzles are particularly highlighted as being clever, challenging, and enjoyable.
- Smooth performance on PC (weight 0.31): The game runs smoothly on various PC configurations, with many players reporting stable frame rates and good performance, especially with DLSS enabled.
- Model and texture improvements (weight 0.28): The game features improved models and textures, which contribute to its overall visual upgrade. Players notice the enhanced clarity and detail in the textures.
- RTX enhances visuals and performance (weight 0.25): The RTX version of the game is praised for its impressive graphics and enhanced visuals. Players appreciate the use of RTX technology, which elevates the game's beauty and performance.

Common complaints:
- Poor optimization and performance (weight 0.38): The game suffers from significant optimization issues, resulting in low FPS, unstable performance, and heavy FPS drops, especially on lower-end hardware.
- Frequent crashes and freezes (weight 0.23): Players experience frequent crashes, freezes, and lags, making the game unstable and sometimes unplayable.
- Ray tracing issues (weight 0.19): Ray tracing is criticized for being poorly optimized, demanding, and offering little to no value in terms of visual improvement, often leading to performance issues.
- DLSS and frame generation problems (weight 0.17): DLSS results in poor visual quality and smearing, while frame generation adds significant input latency, affecting gameplay negatively.
- Steam overlay and screenshot issues (weight 0.11): The Steam overlay is broken and does not work, additionally, the game crashes when attempting to take screenshots.
- Lack of Russian language support (weight 0.08): The game lacks Russian language support, including subtitles and voice acting, which is a significant issue for Russian-speaking players.
- FPS drops with portals (weight 0.05): There are significant FPS drops when portals are used in the game, making it difficult to maintain a stable framerate.

Gameplay feedback:
- Complex physics-based puzzles (weight 0.18): The game features a variety of complex and challenging puzzles that are physics-based, requiring players to use mechanics and critical thinking to solve them.
- Portal mechanics and gameplay (weight 0.13): The core mechanic of the game involves using portals to navigate through levels, similar to the original Portal game. Players can look through portals and use them to solve puzzles.
- Retains original design and gameplay (weight 0.09): The game retains the original puzzle design and gameplay mechanics from the first Portal game, ensuring a familiar experience for returning players.
- Short game length (weight 0.04): The game has a relatively short gameplay duration, with some players completing it in around 3 hours.
- Customizable settings and lore (weight 0.04): The game offers ultra-customizable settings and includes QR codes containing lore-related words, adding depth to the game's narrative.
- Easter eggs and ending (weight 0.04): The game includes various Easter eggs for players to discover, as well as a notable ending sequence.
- Sarcastic GLaDOS character (weight 0.02): The game features the sarcastic GLaDOS character, known for her witty and often humorous commentary throughout the game.
- Balanced difficulty (weight 0.02): The game's difficulty is balanced, making it accessible to a wide range of players without being too easy or too difficult.

Performance notes:
- Performance and stability issues (weight 0.43): The game suffers from various performance issues, including severe stuttering, frame rate drops, crashes, and freezes. These problems are frequent and significantly impact the gameplay experience.
- High hardware requirements (weight 0.23): The game demands significant hardware power and runs poorly even on high-end PCs. Players report that it requires a powerful GPU for good graphics and comfortable gameplay.
- DLSS effectiveness (weight 0.22): DLSS technology is mentioned for improving performance, with some players reporting significant FPS improvements. However, its effectiveness is also criticized in some cases.
- Frame generation issues (weight 0.08): Frame generation is reported to not work well, with some players indicating that other technologies do a better job. There are also performance issues with multi-frame generation.
- Overheating issues (weight 0.07): Players report that the game causes video cards to overheat, leading to high GPU temperatures and PCs becoming very hot.
- Visual artifacts (weight 0.05): Players report visual issues such as smears from ghosting effects, visual noise, and flickering. These artifacts detract from the visual experience.
- Screenshot-related crashes (weight 0.05): The game crashes when players attempt to take screenshots using the F12 key. This is a specific issue that affects the ability to capture in-game moments.

Recommendations:
- Play original Portal instead (weight 0.2): Many players recommend playing the original Portal game instead of this version, praising the original for its overall experience.
- Positive recommendations (weight 0.12): Despite some criticisms, there are strong recommendations for this version, especially for those who can run it well and have powerful hardware.
- Worth trying for RTX users (weight 0.09): Players with RTX cards are encouraged to try this version for its enhanced graphics and ray tracing capabilities.
- Not for first-time players (weight 0.07): This version is not recommended for newcomers or those experiencing Portal for the first time. The original is suggested for a first playthrough.
- Miscellaneous suggestions (weight 0.07): Various other suggestions include using Reshade, trying during a gaming drought, and considering alternative platforms like GeForce Now.
- Free with original ownership (weight 0.04): If you already own the original Portal game, this version is free, making it a worthwhile addition for those who meet the hardware requirements.
- Technical issues noted (weight 0.04): Some players mention technical issues and recommend waiting until these problems are fixed before playing.

Other player notes:
No miscpoints

Emotions:
- Frustration (weight 0.29): Players are primarily frustrated due to widespread performance issues, including poor optimization, frequent crashing, and high hardware requirements. Many users report that the game runs poorly even on high-end systems, with specific complaints about thermal throttling, input latency, and ineffective use of technologies like DLSS and FSR.
- Disappointment (weight 0.18): Disappointment stems from the game's poor optimization and lack of significant improvements over the original. Players feel the game looks worse than the original Portal, with unoptimized ray-tracing, graphical glitches, and a loss of the original game's atmosphere. High hardware requirements and frequent crashes further contribute to this sentiment.
- Satisfaction (weight 0.13): Satisfaction is driven by the game's good performance and visuals on specific hardware setups. Players appreciate the smooth gameplay experience, high FPS, and the enhanced graphics and ray tracing effects. Many users are satisfied with how well the game runs on their high-end hardware.
- Excitement (weight 0.07): Excitement is generated by the visual improvements and enhanced graphics brought by RTX technology. Players are thrilled about the modern graphics for a classic game, the high performance, and the beautiful visuals. The significant graphical improvements and the free availability for Portal owners also contribute to this excitement.
- Appreciation (weight 0.05): Players appreciate the model improvements, higher resolution graphics, and the detailed visual enhancements provided by RTX technology. The improved textures, ray tracing, and overall visual quality are highly valued. The game's puzzles and interactions with GlaDos are also appreciated.
- Nostalgia (weight 0.04): Nostalgia is evoked by revisiting the classic puzzles and experiencing the game in a new way. Players enjoy the reminder of the original game's length and the opportunity to replay a legendary game with modern enhancements. The familiarity of the puzzles and the game's atmosphere bring back fond memories.
- Joy (weight 0.03): Joy comes from the positive experience with the game, including smooth and fun gameplay, enjoyable puzzles, and humor. Players are happy with the improved game performance and visuals, beautiful visuals, and great puzzles. The overall enjoyable experience contributes to this sentiment.
- Anger (weight 0.02): Anger is primarily caused by poor optimization and performance issues, leading to frequent crashes and hardware problems. Players feel frustrated with the game's poor performance on AMD hardware and the perceived corporate greed. The game's instability and crashing issues further fuel this anger.
- Enjoyment (weight 0.02): Enjoyment is derived from the fun experience despite some performance issues. Players find the game enjoyable due to its challenging puzzles and great visuals. The overall fun experience and the game's engaging puzzles contribute to this sentiment.
- Happy (weight 0.02): Happiness stems from the game running smoothly and the enjoyable gameplay experience. Players are happy with the constant high FPS and the overall super experience. The remastered visuals and the smooth performance on PC contribute to this happiness.
- Frustrated (weight 0.01): Frustration is caused by various technical issues and the game's poor performance even on powerful PCs. Players are frustrated with the game not being tested properly and the technical issues preventing smooth gameplay.
- Amusement (weight 0.01): Amusement comes from the humorous aspects of the game, such as looking at yourself through portals and references to classic jokes like 'the cake is a lie.' Players find these elements funny and entertaining.
- Contentment (weight 0.01): Contentment is derived from the overall positive feelings of replaying the game and its suitability for various audiences. Players feel good about the long game time and the enjoyable experience.
- Admiration (weight 0.01): Admiration is driven by the impressive graphics technology and visual quality. Players admire the muazzam yapımı (impressive craftsmanship) and the detailed visual improvements.
- Impressed (weight 0.01): Players are impressed by the visual improvements and the overall game quality. Seeing all the features of the video card at work and the enhanced graphics contribute to this sentiment.
- Surprise (weight 0.01): Surprise comes from the impressive performance of lower-end hardware, such as the 3050 running the game smoothly. The impressive DLSS performance also surprises players.}