Portal: Prelude, as its name implies, is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal. Its story revolves around the pre-GlaDOS epoch way before she was plugged in. Back then, test subjects were still monitored by real Aperture Science employees, a tedious, dull, and repetitive job. One of the reasons why they decided to build a great artificial intelligence that could both replace them for these complex tasks and also take responsibility for many other functions within the complex while competing with Black Mesa's superiority. All employees of the Aperture Science complex are now eagerly awaiting GlaDOS. A little too eagerly maybe, as the unfolding events will tell... This game is totally free. It offers a bit more gameplay hours than the original Portal, with 8 chapters, 19 test chambers, 48 challenges, 6 advanced maps, a brand new storyline and more than 400 lines of English dialogue with dozens of subtitles languages.
I have heard a lot about this game. Some call it "The Hardest Portal Mod Ever". This, it is most certainly not. I have played much harder mods. The hardest level was probably "Companion Cube Hell". I am not complaining about the difficulty. I actually think it is fine.
The biggest thing that detracts from this game are the voice overs. It was rather displeasing hearing about Abby's *** in the first few levels. That really made me stop taking the mod seriously. If anything needs work, it is the voice acting.