Peanuckle on 17/10/2007 at 03:25
GLaDOS comments that [SPOILER]the first part of her you destroy is an ethical control unit to stop her from murdering everyone.[/SPOILER] Sounds familiar, no?
Digital Nightfall on 17/10/2007 at 04:46
Portal has captured my heart and mind in a way that no game as done since Thief 1. That is all.
Trance on 17/10/2007 at 15:49
The ending song is awesome :D
catbarf on 17/10/2007 at 20:52
Quote Posted by Peanuckle
GLaDOS comments that [SPOILER]the first part of her you destroy is an ethical control unit to stop her from murdering everyone.[/SPOILER] Sounds familiar, no?
Holy hell, it is. Especially when you realize that [spoiler]you're the only person left, and that all the researchers are gone- just you and the crazy bitch-machine.[/spoiler]
ZylonBane on 18/10/2007 at 17:59
GLaDOS may very well have supplanted SHODAN as my favorite murderous insane AI. Oh sure, SHODAN called me an insect, but did she tell me I'm adopted, have no friends, and won't be getting any cake? No, she did not. For that you need real evil.
catbarf on 18/10/2007 at 18:55
"If you love that thing so much, why don't you marry it?"
Made me ROFL.
William Dojinn on 19/10/2007 at 00:11
Quote Posted by ZylonBane
GLaDOS may very well have supplanted SHODAN as my favorite murderous insane AI. Oh sure, SHODAN called me an insect, but did she tell me I'm adopted, have no friends, and won't be getting any cake? No, she did not. For that you need real evil.
Don't forget adding in the fact that she reminds you that you killed your only friend, an inanimate wieghted cube.
Best...ending....EVER.
pnK on 19/10/2007 at 02:36
I was so sorry for my companion-cube :(
The game is really kinda nice but not exactly the same as system shock i think. For that it's a bit too simple after all. More like a puzzle game with a neat little story and cool "characters". But i have to admit, the story really surprised me.
ZylonBane on 19/10/2007 at 03:00
Quote Posted by pnK
The game is really kinda nice but not exactly the same as system shock i think.
Sounds like you're not entirely sure. Like maybe a small part of you thinks Portal *is* exactly the same as System Shock.
Digital Nightfall on 19/10/2007 at 06:07
GLaDOS got as much of a reaction out of me as SHODAN did - maybe even more so. The moment of realization that hey, everyone in the entire goddamned place is gone, it's just me and this sardonic computer... was something that Shock never even attempted. GLaDOS's constant encouragement and adoration of you as an excellent test subject in contrast with later events created a very striking characterization.
