@ Gothmog:
The next series ‘Battle angel alita : Last order’ is really good, so far I’m on book 15! Well worth the read!

Wow- I just finished the last book of the first series (book 9).
It was VERY good! Thanks again for the suggestion- should I bother with the sequel Last Order?

By the by- I heartily recommend ‘Comic Reader Mobi’ on android and iPhone. It has a slick ‘textzoom’ function that sets it above all other mobile readers.

I’ve scoured the internet for a cbr/z of Chninkel with no luck :( I grew up in Germany and we’ve undoubtedly read many of the same comics, Luke- yours translated in Polish and mine in German.

We should compare notes sometime :)

Anyway, I’ve finally beaten Portal 2. Damn, that game was cool.

@ Liudvikas:

I saw the spoiler tag and I stopped reading. Now I’m back to comment. :)

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When I saw the moon I was like: Hey, that’s a grayish color… I wonder if I can shoot a portal at it. Turns out that I could. Major WIN! :)

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@ Gothmog:

Awesome! :) It only gets better later on. Or more crazy and twisted, but in a good way.

@ Gothmog:

Sorry, I am failure as a human being :(

But you should have stopped reading when you saw the tag :)

@ Liudvikas – your spoiler tags FAIL, and I am dissapoint. :(

@ Luke Maciak – I finished the first Alita book last night and I’m mid-way through the 2nd. I really like it! Thanks for the suggestion, man.

Well Last Order shows some flashbacks into Alitas past. It’s definitely worth a read.

If puzzles aren’t randomly generated in co-op, then valve is missing out on superb replay value. Anyway, Portal 2 ending was the single greatest ending of any game.
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When I saw the ceiling falling and moon appearing, I thought to myself: “Fuck yeah, space – the final frontier!”. And when the turret chorus began singing – my heart melted. If valve won’t produce wheatley and turret talking toys, then they will be missing out on some serious cash.

@ Gothmog:

Yeah, I wasn’t sure how the co-op mode would work, but they seem to have nailed it. It was fun. Also, I got a flag item. :P

@ Liudvikas:

Well, motor ball was kind cool but I felt it was sort of a bit of a departure from the story before and after it. I don’t know…

I was entirely convinced Last Order was a prequel that dealt with Alita’s past before Ido found her in Scrapyard. Interesting. I will need to check it out now. Is it worth the read?

As for Portal co-op:

Two robots, two portal guns and puzzles that require 4 portals. For example, walking through the emancipation grill only deactivates your portal, but not your partners. It plays just like single player, only with two people. There seems to be a linear progression through the levels and GlaDOS insults you along the way. I’m not sure if it has the same replay value as multiplayer shooters though – since once you solve the puzzle once, you know how to get it next time. unless they somehow generate them procedurally or something (but I doubt it). It’s pretty cool the first time around though. :)

Btw, you can friend me on Steam.

1. Motorball is the weakest part? Motorball is awesome!
2. Last Order is not a prequel, it’s sequel with a alternate ending for battle angel alita.
3. And yes, I agree that it is the best manga ever.

@ Gothmog:
How does co-op for Portal 2 work? I have no friends to play with so I haven’t tried it yet.

This sounds pretty awesome- I’ll go pick it up!

By the by- I had a blast playing co-op Portal 2 with you last night. It’s such fun to play a co-op game with another high-level geek. The problem solving in that game is polished to a high sheen!
Make a Portal post soon (I’m sure you are) so we can discuss it! :)