Portal Stories: Mel 1.0

Mods are some of the best community-created content out there. If you as a developer have an active modding scene, then you can guarantee that your game will last much longer than other games that don't have the same thing. Half-life games are especially popular, due to how acclaimed the game was and how easily moddable the engine is. Portal Stories: Mel is one of many source engine mods out there.

To install Portal Stories: Mel, you must have Steam and Portal 2 installed. Then, go to this link to install the mod.

The story of the game takes place before the beginning of Portal 2, following a new protagonist. As far as voice over work goes, it's pretty good, and while the writing stumbles at times, it's overall solid for amateur work.

As this is simply a mod, the game wisely assumes that the player has played the base game and knows how to play the game already. They don't bother with the typical slow build up to ease the players into things. You get the portal gun immediately and are immediately faced with some challenging rooms to solve. The puzzles are incredibly tight and timing-based. There are almost no weak rooms - I enjoyed every puzzle I came across greatly.

Overall, if you're a Portal fan and you've been starving for new Portal gameplay, then you should definitely give Portal Stories: Mel. If that sounds like you, then make sure not to miss out on this mod. You'll likely enjoy your time greatly.