Portal 2 - Page 2

Sky Warrior Bob · 08-22-2010, 06:50 AM

I wonder how they're going to explain the story in this. In Portal 1, Cheyl seems to have gotten out. Admittedly, I still don't understand why, as Gladdos seemed to blow up & Chely was just sucked up through the ceiling after the destruction.

(Please note, this is not how explosions work.)

Then, in the slightly updated ending, some robot comes along & drags Cheyl back to where ever she starts in Portal 2.

Which seems to take some time much later, as the entire Aperture facility seems overgrown in vegetation. I do wonder if Cheyl survived Portal 1, as playing one of her back-up clones does seem to allow for a passage of time.

And the robot might not have been dragging Cheyl away, but Gladdos's parts. As they do seem to be gathered back inside, in the Wheatley trailer.

SWB

Viridis · 08-22-2010, 07:27 AM

Clone or they put Chell in deep-freeze. It's what the extra ending seems to indicate. There's no reason for the robot to be dragging a part back, by the way. A) They wouldn't suddenly POV from Chell in that scene to something random without telling you and B) a robot wouldn't tell a piece of junk thanks for assuming the party escort submission position.

Portal almost seems like TF2 for the fact that they started with minimal plot, just enough there to let you play*, but it snowballed into something big and awesome, except Portal was meant to do that, probably from early on in their development. With TF2 is sort of happened by accident.

Anyway, we'll just have to wait and see.

Jagos · 08-22-2010, 10:24 AM

Why do I have the feeling that Half Life 3 is going to be somehow involved with this game?

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 08-22-2010, 10:37 AM

Yeah I think it's already been established that Chell was taken and put back into stasis, and Portal 2 is taking place years later. Also it must be the same Chell, because GLaDOS talks about how YOU killed her, so this is her vengence time. How many years and why now that GLaDOS is suddenly re-awakening is the real question.

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Originally Posted by Jagos

Why do I have the feeling that Half Life 3 is going to be somehow involved with this game?

It will be, at least tenously. The Aurora (I think that was the name of the ship from Ep 2) is an Aperture Science vessel, which at the least means that both games do take place in the same universe. Of course Half Life 2 takes place what, 20 years in the future? Which might explain why Portal 2 is going to take place years after the first, so that both games coincide.

Viridis · 08-22-2010, 10:45 AM

Jagos: If you mean Episode 3, the games are said to take place in the same universe, with Black Mesa and Aperture Science being direct competitors (Portal screenshot).

Hawk: Close. It was called the Borealis. Portal 2 is hundreds of years after the first, while the first is sort of assumed to be happening at the same time as HL2, so I'm not sure what you're thinking matches up quite so neatly.

TL,DR: Damn, I'm such a Portal nerd.

The Artist Formerly Known as Hawk · 08-22-2010, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Viridis

Jagos: If you mean Episode 3, the games are said to take place in the same universe, with Black Mesa and Aperture Science being direct competitors (Portal screenshot).

Hawk: Close. It was called the Borealis. Portal 2 is after the first, while the first is sort of assumed to be , so I'm not sure what you're thinking matches up quite so neatly.

TL,DR: Damn, I'm such a Portal nerd.

My thinking was that Portal 1 might've taken place shortly after HL1, after the 7 hour war, and so maybe Portal 2 was set during Half Life 2. But yeah, the hundreds of years things kinda blows that idea out of the water now.

Still, least we know know that Earth at least survives a couple hundred years after Half Life ends, though whether there's any life outside the facility is another question.

Jagos · 08-22-2010, 12:44 PM

I would think that they blew up the Borealis, but if it's so much later, that's another story.

Viridis · 09-05-2010, 04:37 PM

New co-op footage. "Work together for science. Also hugs."

The two bots are pretty adorable together. They hug in part 4 and Blue seems starved for affection in an adorable, Woobie sort of way.

I don't think I'll be able to resist killing my partner with the Thermal Discouragement Beam at least once, if it is possible.

Edit: Another video of the same thing, but on Gametrailers and from the point of view of Blue.

Aerozord · 09-05-2010, 06:52 PM

I'm abit worried about some of the new features as they seem to be twitch focused, which I dont like in my puzzle games.

Co-op I love, but I'd wanna play it with another co-op virgin. And someone with roughly my skill level. Wont be much fun if one person already knows all you have to do

Aldurin · 09-05-2010, 11:10 PM

I didn't know shit about Portal before this, but the concept is absolutely awesome. I'll probably get this. What platforms is it supposed to be available for?

08-22-2010, 06:50 AM	#1
Sky Warrior Bob bOB iZ brOkeN Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: It's a nice place to visit... Posts: 3,755	I wonder how they're going to explain the story in this. In Portal 1, Cheyl seems to have gotten out. Admittedly, I still don't understand why, as Gladdos seemed to blow up & Chely was just sucked up through the ceiling after the destruction. (Please note, this is not how explosions work.) Then, in the slightly updated ending, some robot comes along & drags Cheyl back to where ever she starts in Portal 2. Which seems to take some time much later, as the entire Aperture facility seems overgrown in vegetation. I do wonder if Cheyl survived Portal 1, as playing one of her back-up clones does seem to allow for a passage of time. And the robot might not have been dragging Cheyl away, but Gladdos's parts. As they do seem to be gathered back inside, in the Wheatley trailer. SWB __________________ :bmage: Because breakdancing is evil, and so am I, you will click on this link: The power of evil compels you... You are in error. No one is screaming. Thank you for your cooperation. Yes I know the breakdancing BM link doesn't work, and I don't care.

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09-05-2010, 06:52 PM	#9
Aerozord So we are clear Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Former murder capital of the world Posts: 13,824	I'm abit worried about some of the new features as they seem to be twitch focused, which I dont like in my puzzle games. Co-op I love, but I'd wanna play it with another co-op virgin. And someone with roughly my skill level. Wont be much fun if one person already knows all you have to do __________________ "don't hate me for being a heterosexual white guy disparaging slacktivism, hate me for all those murders I've done."

09-05-2010, 11:10 PM	#10
Aldurin Lakitu Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 4,648	I didn't know shit about Portal before this, but the concept is absolutely awesome. I'll probably get this. What platforms is it supposed to be available for?