From Digital Foundry: "The Portal games are genuine classics - brilliant, inventive first-person puzzle games that combine an inventive gameplay mechanic, mind-bending designs and witty storytelling to create a truly special experience. However, the fact is that these games have essentially been absent from the console space since their original releases in 2007 and 2011 respectively. Aside from enhanced backwards compatibility support on Xbox, we've seen nothing new from either game since the PlayStation 3/Xbox 360 era. The good news is that this changed spectacularly last week with the release of Portal: The Companion Collection.
This new double-pack from Valve and Nvidia Lightspeed Studios combines Portal 1 and Portal 2 along with bonus gameplay content at an attractive £13.49/$19.99. Both games run on the landmark Source engine, most famous for powering 2004's Half-Life 2, so obviously, we're not looking at state-of-the-art technology here. However, brilliance in game and art design make both titles a great match for Nintendo's hybrid console and it's been fantastic to revisit these games, which turn out to be a perfect fit for the platform."
VGChartz's Evan Norris: "For video game collectors, 2022 was a special time. Early in the year Sony packaged together two beloved, critically-acclaimed Uncharted titles in Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection, remastered for the PS5 and PC with improved visuals and framerate. Over the summer, Nintendo fans were treated to Portal: Companion Collection, which brought Portal and Portal 2 to Switch, with all the mind-bending puzzles, superior voice-acting, and darkly humorous storytelling that earned the series a legion of fans on Xbox, PlayStation, and PC. Finally, video game preservationist Digital Eclipse turned in not one, but two remarkable anthologies, each with over a dozen games and an abundance of bonus features: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Cowabunga Collection and Atari 50: The Anniversary Collection.
But which of these won our inaugural award for Best Compilation?"
Switch eShop "Critically Acclaimed Partner Sale" includes lowest prices ever for Hades, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1 + 2, Spelunky, Tetris Effect: Connected, Portal: Companion Collection, and more.
Portal Companion Collection is a combo set that contains Portal and Portal 2, two wonderful first-person puzzle games with excellent stories, and they are now available on the Nintendo Switch for the first time. Check out Jason Capp's review for more.
Valve used to be on the ball with being top tier PC developers, too bad they drag their feet these days.
If this does well sales wise, I'm hoping for a Half-Life collection. Imagine Half-Life 2 with motion controls via Joy-Cons.
Hell, bring TF2 and CS:GO to modern consoles running on Source 2.