GLaDOS Hacks Steam Games With Portal Levels
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Experimentation (for science!) on a test subject through multiple test chambers, i'd imagine.guidance said:
I think that one was done in a way that you can see the portal references and such but could stand on it's own later on.
Oh yeah, and one of the tests has a note in it that refers to a Puzzle Box and Illuminating box and at the bottom it has 'A.S. Inc, Boston, Massachusetts'. (Im under the impression A.S. = Aperture Science)
Wow this ARG is getting intense, members of the steamforums and facepunch forums, who have been very active in solving this ARG, have been abducted by GLaDOS. Something big is going to happen on friday and it's not an early release of Portal 2, it's something bigger.
that's pretty awesome...but quick possibly dumb question thou
if i want to just buy one game, like the ball will i still get the portal goodies or am i forced to buy the whole potato sack package in order to get that?
if i want to just buy one game, like the ball will i still get the portal goodies or am i forced to buy the whole potato sack package in order to get that?
No it's not one of them, VALVe just likes to name the bots after other things from their games like "Boomer" or "Headcrab" or "companion cube"Peryite17 said:
It has nothing to do with the ARG, but it is pretty neat.
Both CEO and Valve writer have said that it is, in their opinions, the "best singleplayer game Valve has ever made." Considering this is the company that turned PC gaming on its head twice now, that's pretty goddamn hefty expectations - marketing be damned.TerribleAssassin said:
Despite the marketing being amazing, I was in some agreement that they are screwing around with people's paid for games without permission, but then, reconsidering, mostly they're just adding content, even if, as they're doing that, they're scattering Portal references and potatoes all over the place.
I think for free DLC, like the extra bits in Audiosurf, Amnesia, Defense Grid (which I've already blown 80 hours on btw, tho I had it long before this sale! It is one of the greatest tower defense games I've played tho.), I can take a bit of daftness, essentially it's like viewing some occasional billboards instead of paying, and Steam have done what they can to make it all fun instead of annoying.
I am sure any daft stuff will be patched out after Portal 2's , release, tho I hope the bonus content stays! I've not tried the Amnesia stuff yet.
I think for free DLC, like the extra bits in Audiosurf, Amnesia, Defense Grid (which I've already blown 80 hours on btw, tho I had it long before this sale! It is one of the greatest tower defense games I've played tho.), I can take a bit of daftness, essentially it's like viewing some occasional billboards instead of paying, and Steam have done what they can to make it all fun instead of annoying.
I am sure any daft stuff will be patched out after Portal 2's , release, tho I hope the bonus content stays! I've not tried the Amnesia stuff yet.
Same, and now I don't know how to get back on that track... (Edit: Nvm, found it - it's on the radio tab under Test).Alphakirby said:
Eitherway the early release thing doesn't affect me at all. I have to wait till next thursday regardless thanks to rubbish eu retail release dates.
Then again, this is Valve, a company which most likely doesn't have a score on Meta under 80. The only problem I have is that I'm on holiday on release date, which makes me a massively sad panda...Andy of Comix Inc said:
No. This is Valve we're talking about, this is what they do. I think a lot of people are missing the point of this though, Valve aren't advertising Portal 2. They don't need to. They're trying to get people to buy the other games to get all the Portal related goodies.Muco5681 said:
I've been a life long PC gamer and I've seen what Valve do. The way they market everything has always been flawless. I challenge you to find someone who hasn't logged on to Steam one day, seen a game on sale and immediately bought it. I've done it more times than I'd like to count. But the thing is they don't do it like some evil coorperation that wants to shake down all your money, the deals they offer are really good value for money.
I'm starting to sound like a Valve fanboy which I'm really not, I just have a lot of admiration for the way they handle themselves compared to say Activision and EA. The fact they've really only released a handful of games but they're still considered an industry giant speaks for itself.
