Poll: The Companion Cube
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I understand valve tried to make a inanimate object seem human etc. and almost force you to attach to it and the joke being this cube is some being that everyone loves for no real reason. I just don't understand those that actually did, and why it keeps coming up.zeldakong64 said:
There's a thread going on right now called "favourite companion" and some people are putting the cube; if it's a joke isn't it a little old by now?
Not really, its an object that helps you beat the game by doing nothing but making you care for it.messy said:
The companion cube has yet to be surpassed in that respect.
Unlike other "computer friends" on games, the Companion cube never gets stuck in walls, it never cast's flare in your eyes, it does nothing to impede your progress. So the joke isn't old, it will get old when something else can surpass it.
Its why its so good, it does nothing therefor it does nothing wrong, if you fuck up its all your own fault.
That's quite a good take on it, I suppose in a world where even the best AI will run in front of your shots or prevent you from taking cover something which purely helps should be appreciated, although I'm not entirely sure how it differs from the other cubes in the game except you have to carry this one through the levelColdStorage said:
It protected you from the evil power balls. And you never really let go of it afterword. until you had too.
Also nice buy on the Orange Box
Also nice buy on the Orange Box
This cube is different because you take it with you, you can't complete the level without taking it with you, it will deflect laser death balls and all sorts through out the level, and whenever you drop it you need to figure a way to take it further with. If you leave it behind your essentially leaving yourself behind because its needed.messy said:
The other cubes you can put them on a switch and forget about them because they just opened a door for you, thats the difference between the weighted Companion Cube and the Wiegthed Storage cube. You can forget about the normal cubes and carry on the game, the companion cube must not be forgotten.
That video gets on my nerves, purely because they never put the weighted companion cube the "right" way up, the heart is on its side!. Its wrong I tell you.ThePeiceOfEden said:
I made a topic exactly like this a while ago.messy said:
TBH, I felt better about the generic storage cubes because those at least helped me disable a damn turret, while this didn't.
Anyway, it's just a big joke/satire and supposed to be funny, etc.
You didn't miss anything, just people really like to blow shit out of proportion to be part of the "in" crowd, which is why you still get people who spout memes like "The cake is a lie!" any time it's almost applicable.
Sorry for repeating your thread but I searched and nothing came up, also this thread didn't start with the usual "use the search bar" messages that repeat threads get so I figured it was both fine and dandy.Valiance said:
Although judging from the responses not everyone here seems to part of the in crowd Cold Storage gave some pretty reasonable answers
Umm... I'm nobody? I saw the thing and instantly thought "omg! <3"... not really sure why, but I just felt attached to it...Cpt_Oblivious said:
All meme's aside, I liked what they tried to do, it's just that they failed to get through that outer shell of mine.
I only found it just a tiny bit hard to throw it in the incinerator. My reasoning is that its the only thing in the game, besides GLADOS, that was given any sort of personality (that you interacted with at least). I think that was the point to it. Since there really was nobody else or anything else in the whole facility, except for you and psycho robo-*****, that if you actually ended up feeling something for the cube, then thats saying alot about the environment around you.
