Portal Spoilers

[schild]

This is not for HL2:EP2

Ok.

So does anyone else want them to put the teleport gun in HL2 since Black Mesa and Aperture are so closely related?

Also, Sweet Halliburton they've fleshed this world out better than I thought. I had a sneaking suspicion when you first see the back rooms in Portal that everything would tie together neatly - BUT NOT THIS NEATLY.

All of the Half-Life 2 parts put together may eventually un-seat Deus Ex in my top 3 games of all time (it's currently at #3).

I wish Gabe Newell wasn't such a punk bitch.

That is all.

[Yegolev]

I want the teleport gun in HL2, Peggle and my breakfast cereal... so yes.

Portal is far more fleshed-out than I ever would have thought.  Also, as a non-serious series it would compliment the HL series wonderfully, crossover or not.

[rattran]

A Portal gun would be much more fun than a gravity gun in multiplayer games. And TF2 would be better I think with portals instead of teleport pads. Imagine 2fort with 2 way portals that worked for red&blue. A quick raid into the enemy fort, but a fast way for them back if you get slaughtered.

Has anyone had any luck with the 'fewest steps' challenges? I can't seem to work my head around them.

[Yegolev]

I only went through the normal maps.  It was 2am when I tried the first bonus map and I realized I was going to have to go to bed.

[bhodi]

Why did the AI gas the place?

Did anyone else ascribe the 3 spheres as the computer's Id, Ego, and Superego?

[Yegolev]

My question was, why did the gassing take five minutes?  Or why did it not decide to disable the rocket launcher after the first smack?

[Fabricated]

My question was, why did the gassing take five minutes?  Or why did it not decide to disable the rocket launcher after the first smack?

The AI gets really hard to hear at that point but it specifically says that it can't disable the defense turret and "oh well".

That song at the end is hysterical and I hope they continue with the character you play in some fashion.

[Sauced]

The AI also makes several "I wish I could just inject the neurotoxin directly in your brain" comments.

[schild]

I still think they're tying shit together for episode 3.

When I get my new sound card, I will record the entire last battle. As well as some kickass sweet jumps.

Fuck Portal makes me want to set up a fucking fansite.

[Yegolev]

I enabled subtitles, but I couldn't take the time to read all of them.

[Fabricated]

Oh yeah, the eyes you blast off all babble if you listen.

[schild]

Oh yeah, the eyes you blast off all babble if you listen.

And it's fantastic.

[Shavnir]

There was an interview about the Orange Box I read somewhere (god I can't remember where now) and it was hinted at heavily that this isn't the end of the Portal plot and that it would probably pop up in HL2e3, which in my mind is enough reason to buy it.

[schild]

I'll buy it fucking twice.

[Shavnir]

They also announced it would be a Wii exclusive

[Moaner]

I suspected that was only the beginning for portal.  Especially after the song at the end. 

At this point I'm more excited for the tie in than the continuation of G. Freeman.

[Yegolev]

The CJOHNSON TIER3 userid/passwd was written on a wall in one of the behind-the-scenes areas, I think the first one.

[Fabricated]

I love how the AI starts ripping on you towards the end.


I invited your best friend the weighted personal companion cube
but of course he cant come because you killed him
and none of your other friends will come because you dont have any
thats how unlikable you are
it says so right here in your personal file
it also says you were adopted

[LK]

The AI is like a non-serious (in the eyes of the writer) SHODAN, and it works so god damn well.

Once I started seeing the behind the scenes areas, the game sunk its claws into me and I had to see how it ended.  I mean I've never been so held by a game, so I'm somewhat glad it finished when it did so I could move on with life.

But I still played through it two more times trying to find all 33 detachable cameras.  I could only find 32. ;_;

[Der Helm]

Detaching cameras in the Bonus levels count toward that achievement.


Could someone explain the ending to me ? The AI blew up, we all started to float upwards, what happened then ?

[LK]

They count but you have to do it in a single game, not in bonus levels.  So it resets.

[bhodi]

Could someone explain the ending to me ? The AI blew up, we all started to float upwards, what happened then ?

You landed on the ground outside the complex.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, you're a cyborg with robotic legs.. which is why you can fall a long distance, and also why one of the spheres at the end asks "What's wrong with your legs?"

[schild]

Number of ideas about the leg thing.

Personally, I think it was a medical solution.

[Prospero]

They added the leg braces because play testers kept being annoyed that she could fall a long way without being hurt, whereas Gordon takes damage when he walks off of a table.

Developer commentary FTW.

[schild]

They added the leg braces because play testers kept being annoyed that she could fall a long way without being hurt, whereas Gordon takes damage when he walks off of a table.

Developer commentary FTW.

So, it was a medical reason. HUR HUR HUR.

[LK]

Considering one of the achievements is to fall 30,000 feet, and assumes you'll survive...those are good braces.

[Yegolev]

The ending was eight thousand times better than the HL2 ending so I don't plan on overanalyzing it.

Pretty sure the AI mentioned the protagonist wasn't a real person on several occasions.  Could have been taunting but there might have been something to it.

[Comstar]

I want that AI to be still alive and make a comeback in a future episode for the people who are still alive.

Also G.freeman needs to carry a box around as a sidekick next time, it's much more likeable than Alex is.

I always wondered why more games don't end the credits with a musical number. I hope to see more follow Portal's example.

[Samwise]

Also G.freeman needs to carry a box around as a sidekick next time, it's much more likeable than Alex is.

An inanimate sidekick is all fun and games UNTIL YOU PUT IT IN A MOVING CAR.   


I want GLaDOS to show up in HL3 as Gordon's conscience that talks to him through his wristwatch or something.

[Yegolev]

I'd like to ask that the HL2 spoilers be contained in the other thread, please.

Also: I will have to view this at home: companioncube.ytmnd.com

[eldaec]

Could someone explain the ending to me ? The AI blew up, we all started to float upwards, what happened then ?

You landed on the ground outside the complex.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, you're a cyborg with robotic legs.. which is why you can fall a long distance, and also why one of the spheres at the end asks "What's wrong with your legs?"

At one point the voice over refers to you, possibly 'accidentally' as an android, at another point during the escape I'm pretty sure I heard 'you're not a real person you know'.

[eldaec]

That song at the end is hysterical and I hope they continue with the character you play in some fashion.

Don't give a rats ass about the character you play, but we'd better hear from AI again sometime.

Especially given the end of the song raises expectations.

[Yoru]

Could someone explain the ending to me ? The AI blew up, we all started to float upwards, what happened then ?

You landed on the ground outside the complex.

Also, if I'm not mistaken, you're a cyborg with robotic legs.. which is why you can fall a long distance, and also why one of the spheres at the end asks "What's wrong with your legs?"

At one point the voice over refers to you, possibly 'accidentally' as an android, at another point during the escape I'm pretty sure I heard 'you're not a real person you know'.

I seem to recall it saying "You're not a good person, you know. Good people don't end up here."

But that was towards the end, and it was well past 2 AM by then, so my memory may be unreliable.

[Fabricated]

No, it's goddamn leg braces, you're not a robot or cyborg. The cyborg testing area refers to the turrets, and you can see pictures of the leg braces and their plans on some of the clipboards laying around  near the end.

The plot of Portal ties into Episode 2 amazingly, or at least, one part of it.

Also, GLaDOS says some weird stuff if you take long enough during the last fight.

"I have an infinite capacity for knowledge and even I don't understand what's going on outside."
"I was the only thing standing between them and us...well, I was."

[rattran]

Well, I just spent a few hours on HL:Ep2. Then I realized I wasn't having any fun, and went to visit GLaDOS again. Portal makes up for 'teh suk'

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