Portal Has a New Ending

[Georgie_Leech]

Aw, I think it would have been awesome to get another character in the Half-Life universe. Now that looks much less likely.

 

[samsonguy920]

Bets that the robot hauling you away is Dog?

That is an interesting thought, though I doubt Alyx would be inclined to give Dog a voice. He is like R2D2, doesn't speak with human speech but you still understand him. I more have bets that if Ep3 and Portal2 tie-in, then that robot would be getting its chips smashed in by Dog.
I am on the fence on whether Chelle is an android. Just because GlaDOS said so, doesn't make it true. Any Portal player knows how honest she is. [/random thought]

 

[samsonguy920]

Yeah, but I mean an honest to god, hearts all over Companion Sphere xD (Although it better not be like the advanced map <_<) I was kinda lost on objects.

Companion Cone, that better?

Chelle has nice spheres....cones....

Wait, what were we talking about?

 

[AlexanderAstartes]

Is this update on the Orange Box version for 360 as well? I never got around to getting Still Alive on its own...

 

[Dr. Paine]

Bets that the robot hauling you away is Dog?

That is an interesting thought, though I doubt Alyx would be inclined to give Dog a voice. He is like R2D2, doesn't speak with human speech but you still understand him. I more have bets that if Ep3 and Portal2 tie-in, then that robot would be getting its chips smashed in by Dog.
I am on the fence on whether Chelle is an android. Just because GlaDOS said so, doesn't make it true. Any Portal player knows how honest she is. [/random thought]

How could it even be Dog? The timeline wouldn't match up at all- if by some twist of fate, Eli, Alyx and Dog ended up in Cleveland at the time, Dog would A) not know what the submission position was, B) not be large enough to drag Chell back (I always assumed Alyx really started modifying Dog in her early teens, she'd still be young when Portal took place), and C)... not talk.

And GLaDOS never directly called you an android- the response in Chamber 16 sounded like a pre-set thing. My money's on the thing being a prototype/failed version of the military android, turned party associate. Seeing Dog beat the crap out of it would be interesting.

 

[Dr. Paine]

Yeah, but I mean an honest to god, hearts all over Companion Sphere xD (Although it better not be like the advanced map <_<) I was kinda lost on objects.

Companion Cone, that better?

Chelle has nice spheres....cones....

Wait, what were we talking about?

... for some reason that made me think of a little tidbit of information I found out today. First thing Valve tested their jiggle physics on was apparently Chell's hair.

Useless facts. Bah.

 

[DigitalSushi]

I can't tell what that voice is saying. Could someone tell me?

I think it's "Thank you for assuming the party position."

Or something along those lines. The 'Party position' when you 'escaped' the fire?

Yep thats it, which ties in with the new achievement of "party position".

So Portal just got retconned.

Retcon?
You know the song at the end of the game? You know what it's called?

Why no, I don't know the name of the song, please enlighten me.

Yes it did get retconned, previously Chell's fate was unknown, now valve are saying this is how it ended...

 

[theultimateend]

I don't want there to be a second Portal.

People focus on bad things and if Portal 2 turns out bad, then Portal will be known as the prequel to a bad game.

On the other hand, Portal 2 could be even more triumphant than Portal and knock everyone's socks off.

It is true. There is a lot of precedent for valve making bad games with bad sequels and bad expansions.

I'm lying out my ass currently.

At least I can't think of a valve game that didn't make me go "oooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh."

 

[Lucifron]

What the fuck's up with everyone becoming ultra-jaded and prophesising that Portal 2 will be a bad sequel? This is Valve for crying out loud; they've never released a game that is anything short of utterly outstanding.

 

[Jared]

]I prefere the origional ending but is it possible they changed the ending to begin a new story?

Looks that way...Wonder whats going on...

 

[samsonguy920]

Bets that the robot hauling you away is Dog?

That is an interesting thought, though I doubt Alyx would be inclined to give Dog a voice. He is like R2D2, doesn't speak with human speech but you still understand him. I more have bets that if Ep3 and Portal2 tie-in, then that robot would be getting its chips smashed in by Dog.
I am on the fence on whether Chelle is an android. Just because GlaDOS said so, doesn't make it true. Any Portal player knows how honest she is. [/random thought]

How could it even be Dog? The timeline wouldn't match up at all- if by some twist of fate, Eli, Alyx and Dog ended up in Cleveland at the time, Dog would A) not know what the submission position was, B) not be large enough to drag Chell back (I always assumed Alyx really started modifying Dog in her early teens, she'd still be young when Portal took place), and C)... not talk.

And GLaDOS never directly called you an android- the response in Chamber 16 sounded like a pre-set thing. My money's on the thing being a prototype/failed version of the military android, turned party associate. Seeing Dog beat the crap out of it would be interesting.

GlaDOS's state of mind being what it is(IS!), I can see her calling a vortigaunt* an android just to sound superior for whatever situation. Her rant in the final sequence got me thinking the possibility that Chelle might actually be the last of a sequence of human clones used for final portal gun testing. When things went kaka, GlaDOS still had a living Chelle clone to have fun with, tucked away safe in a restraint comfort system chair doohickey. Makes one wonder how many clones GlaDOS went through before current Chelle. If that is the case.
*:Which might have actually been a test subject for Aperture, which means they either managed to visit Xen themselves, or some sort of complicity between Black Mesa and them happened.

... for some reason that made me think of a little tidbit of information I found out today. First thing Valve tested their jiggle physics on was apparently Chell's hair.

Useless facts. Bah.

Jiggly hair was conquered a long time ago. I can think of lots of things to conquer jiggle physics on.

Wait, what? Dammit! Quit doing that!

 

[Lazy Kitty]

"Thank you for asumin te party-submission-position!"
So I'm gonna get cake after all?

 

[Dr. Paine]

=
GlaDOS's state of mind being what it is(IS!), I can see her calling a vortigaunt* an android just to sound superior for whatever situation. Her rant in the final sequence got me thinking the possibility that Chelle might actually be the last of a sequence of human clones used for final portal gun testing. When things went kaka, GlaDOS still had a living Chelle clone to have fun with, tucked away safe in a restraint comfort system chair doohickey. Makes one wonder how many clones GlaDOS went through before current Chelle. If that is the case.
*:Which might have actually been a test subject for Aperture, which means they either managed to visit Xen themselves, or some sort of complicity between Black Mesa and them happened.

I can agree with nearly all of that- only my theory replaces 'clones' with 'pulled employees'. (I've long said that the test subjects were low-ranking/part timers who were originally pulled to test the heel springs... some were just held over and put into hibernation to test the Device. Makes sense when you think about it, use the people who can't be killed by falling to test the thing that involves a ton of falling.) The brain backup thing was most likely just an attempt at a mind screw.

As for a vort being a former test subject... well, they used a chicken. Maybe there'll be a Vortigaunt in Portal 2... the portal storms would be taking place, one could get into the Center and Cave/GLaDOS (I think GLaDOS' backup will activate midway through the game and start taking over Cave x3) will have some fun with this new subject.

 

[Stylish_Robot]

What the fuck's up with everyone becoming ultra-jaded and prophesising that Portal 2 will be a bad sequel? This is Valve for crying out loud; they've never released a game that is anything short of utterly outstanding.

true, they just take their sweet ass time doing it although personally I didn't like Half-Life 2 and I find the L4D games decent, TF2 and Portal are sweeeeet

 

[Bigsmith]

OMG i reckon its actualy Gorden freeman wouldn't that just be lol.

on a more seroius and more likely not, OMG OMG Portal 2 *WEEEE* im getting ready to preorder this on steam!

 

[darthcendiarygrenade]

I can't tell what that voice is saying. Could someone tell me?

"Thank you for assuming the party escort submission position."

OP: @.@ whoa.

 

[Lucifron]

true, they just take their sweet ass time doing it although personally I didn't like Half-Life 2 and I find the L4D games decent, TF2 and Portal are sweeeeet

Word on that first sentence. They're probably the worst in the industry when it comes to that. But as we said, they always deliver, so we can't really hate them for it...

Also, if this was the Middle Ages, and I was the Inquisition, I would have to kill you for your blasphemous remarks about Half-Life 2.

 

[Wintermoot]

wow cool! RELEASE IT NAO!

 

[Idlemessiah]

Its shit like this that makes me VERY damn happy =D