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Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
April 21 2011 14:59 GMT
#201
On April 21 2011 22:31 Logo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2011 21:55 Nuublet wrote:
On April 21 2011 18:26 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:53 eduh wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:37 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 07:30 Fruscainte wrote:
Some speculation...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think GLaDOS is Chell's mother

Turret Opera at the end.
(Translations a bit rough)

cara bel, cara mia bella mia bambina(my pretty dear, my pretty dear child )

Que lastima(not italian. maybe is "che la stima" - that she admire. but if is spanish is "what a pity")
Que lastima

oh cara mia addio...la mia bambina, cara perche non passi lontana, si lontana da scienza
(oh my dear farewell, my child, dear why dont you stay away, yes away, from science)

cara oh mia bambina (dear, oh my child)
oh mia cara
oh mia cara (oh my dear)
oh mia bambina (oh my child)
cara (dear)
cara



My reply to the above spoiler.

+ Show Spoiler +
While I thought so too at first I don't think the timeline works out for that to be true. GLaDOS was based on a woman who was working for Aperture back in the sixties. Chell was in grade school when GLaDOS took over the facility in the following millenium, (one of the potato battery science projects is by a girl named Chell). Caroline/GLaDOS would have been too old at that point to be her mother as she would be in her 50s at least.



+ Show Spoiler +
not sure what kind of calculations you are making, but im pretty sure glados was indeed chell's mother and Cave Johnson the father.


+ Show Spoiler +

My calculations are fine. The first era of retro tests date to 1968. Caroline/GLaDOS was already working at Aperture. Let's say she is 18, we'll be generous. That would mean she would was born about 1950.

Now GLaDOS took over Aperture some time in the 2000s and locked people getting in or out. That actually happened on Aperture's take your daughter to work day and early in Portal 2 you can see the science experiments of the school girls. If you look carefully one of the projects is by Chell, and the handwriting suggests she is about the age 6-7.

Assuming GLaDOS took over as early as possible (2000) that would mean Chell was born around 1994. Caroline would have been 44. Late but not impossible. And that's with the most generous of calculations. Caroline was likely older than that and GLaDOS's takeover was later in the decade. Which would push Caroline into her 50s when Chell was born.

Also the fact Chell was even at take your daughter to work day means she has a dad working at aperture. And Cave Johnson died back in the eighties sue to the inhalation of poisonous moon rocks.




+ Show Spoiler +
How do you know GLaDOS takeover happened after 2000?


+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler +
I think it's more likely that Portal 1 runs alongside HL1, especially since the world has apparently arrived at an apocalyptic scenario(Seven Hour War/Combine invasion) based on the VI's comments during chapter 1 of Portal 2. In Portal 1 GLaDOS could have been referring to the portal storms and Xen invasions that happened during/after HL1, or it could be something else entirely.


Totally unrelated to anything, but apparently the name Caroline means "Free man." I'm not sure if that's a hint or if Valve is just toying with us.
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
Mofisto
Profile Joined October 2010
United Kingdom585 Posts
April 21 2011 15:08 GMT
#202
On April 21 2011 22:36 Body_Shield wrote:
Started playing at 6:30 Atlantic standard Tuesday, took a half hour "break" at 9:15, finished at 11:45.

So, about 4.5 hours for me, first playthrough. I was not rushing at all, I was always looking at everything and checking stuff out, couple puzzles had me confused for for a bit. I could probably do it in about 3.5-4 on a second run.

Edit: I should actually check my achievement times to verify this


Well seeing as the developers record time is 6.5 hours (and they know all the puzzles) I highly doubt your time. Maybe you had the bug which skips a chunk of the game
"Speed has never killed anyone. Suddenly becoming stationary, that's what gets you."
Sm3agol
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
United States2055 Posts
April 21 2011 15:19 GMT
#203
On April 22 2011 00:08 Mofisto wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2011 22:36 Body_Shield wrote:
Started playing at 6:30 Atlantic standard Tuesday, took a half hour "break" at 9:15, finished at 11:45.

So, about 4.5 hours for me, first playthrough. I was not rushing at all, I was always looking at everything and checking stuff out, couple puzzles had me confused for for a bit. I could probably do it in about 3.5-4 on a second run.

Edit: I should actually check my achievement times to verify this


Well seeing as the developers record time is 6.5 hours (and they know all the puzzles) I highly doubt your time. Maybe you had the bug which skips a chunk of the game

Pretty much this. I basically rushed through it, only getting stumped for a few minutes on two chambers, and it took me right at 7 hours.
Enox
Profile Joined April 2010
Germany1667 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-21 15:38:02
April 21 2011 15:37 GMT
#204
haha, this reminds me a bit of Portal 1 where many players thought they finished the game after + Show Spoiler +
jumping into the fire
If you think it's too hard there are solutions other than asking for a nerf, getting better is the first that comes to mind.
BigBadSkathe
Profile Joined September 2009
United States234 Posts
April 21 2011 15:37 GMT
#205
On April 21 2011 22:36 Body_Shield wrote:
Started playing at 6:30 Atlantic standard Tuesday, took a half hour "break" at 9:15, finished at 11:45.

So, about 4.5 hours for me, first playthrough. I was not rushing at all, I was always looking at everything and checking stuff out, couple puzzles had me confused for for a bit. I could probably do it in about 3.5-4 on a second run.

Edit: I should actually check my achievement times to verify this


I hate to gang up on you, but there's simply now way this is true.

Hey.
Cofo
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States1388 Posts
April 21 2011 15:39 GMT
#206
Just finished yesterday; I fucking loved it. The puzzles were more entertaining and challenging than Portal 1, and the writing/humor at least as good. Took me just over 7 hours, though I think I might have gotten that bug that skips part, seeing as I don't really recall Glados becoming a potato.

I'm sad it's over already, but it was well worth the money. Can't wait to get started on Co-op!
+ Show Spoiler +
Logo
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
United States7542 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-21 15:44:15
April 21 2011 15:41 GMT
#207
On April 21 2011 23:59 Daralii wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2011 22:31 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 21:55 Nuublet wrote:
On April 21 2011 18:26 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:53 eduh wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:37 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 07:30 Fruscainte wrote:
Some speculation...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think GLaDOS is Chell's mother

Turret Opera at the end.
(Translations a bit rough)

cara bel, cara mia bella mia bambina(my pretty dear, my pretty dear child )

Que lastima(not italian. maybe is "che la stima" - that she admire. but if is spanish is "what a pity")
Que lastima

oh cara mia addio...la mia bambina, cara perche non passi lontana, si lontana da scienza
(oh my dear farewell, my child, dear why dont you stay away, yes away, from science)

cara oh mia bambina (dear, oh my child)
oh mia cara
oh mia cara (oh my dear)
oh mia bambina (oh my child)
cara (dear)
cara



My reply to the above spoiler.

+ Show Spoiler +
While I thought so too at first I don't think the timeline works out for that to be true. GLaDOS was based on a woman who was working for Aperture back in the sixties. Chell was in grade school when GLaDOS took over the facility in the following millenium, (one of the potato battery science projects is by a girl named Chell). Caroline/GLaDOS would have been too old at that point to be her mother as she would be in her 50s at least.



+ Show Spoiler +
not sure what kind of calculations you are making, but im pretty sure glados was indeed chell's mother and Cave Johnson the father.


+ Show Spoiler +

My calculations are fine. The first era of retro tests date to 1968. Caroline/GLaDOS was already working at Aperture. Let's say she is 18, we'll be generous. That would mean she would was born about 1950.

Now GLaDOS took over Aperture some time in the 2000s and locked people getting in or out. That actually happened on Aperture's take your daughter to work day and early in Portal 2 you can see the science experiments of the school girls. If you look carefully one of the projects is by Chell, and the handwriting suggests she is about the age 6-7.

Assuming GLaDOS took over as early as possible (2000) that would mean Chell was born around 1994. Caroline would have been 44. Late but not impossible. And that's with the most generous of calculations. Caroline was likely older than that and GLaDOS's takeover was later in the decade. Which would push Caroline into her 50s when Chell was born.

Also the fact Chell was even at take your daughter to work day means she has a dad working at aperture. And Cave Johnson died back in the eighties sue to the inhalation of poisonous moon rocks.




+ Show Spoiler +
How do you know GLaDOS takeover happened after 2000?


+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler +
I think it's more likely that Portal 1 runs alongside HL1, especially since the world has apparently arrived at an apocalyptic scenario(Seven Hour War/Combine invasion) based on the VI's comments during chapter 1 of Portal 2. In Portal 1 GLaDOS could have been referring to the portal storms and Xen invasions that happened during/after HL1, or it could be something else entirely.


Totally unrelated to anything, but apparently the name Caroline means "Free man." I'm not sure if that's a hint or if Valve is just toying with us.


+ Show Spoiler +
Yeah that'd make a lot of sense as well, though the timeline stuff still wouldn't line up all that much would it? I thought HL2 was only a couple of years after HL1. While Portal 2 is a looooonnnnggg time after Portal 1
Logo
Body_Shield
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada3368 Posts
April 21 2011 15:49 GMT
#208
That's what I did, I remember, I only made one save, and I was going to stop for the night, then I just loaded it back up to play for an hour, then I just went to basically midnight.

Although when I did load up the save again, I didn't remember how I got where I was...I don't think my brain blocked off an entire day, not like I would know if it did.

Maybe I did somehow skip an entire section...
So, five-card stud, nothing wild... and the sky's the limit
Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-21 15:52:19
April 21 2011 15:52 GMT
#209
On April 22 2011 00:41 Logo wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 21 2011 23:59 Daralii wrote:
On April 21 2011 22:31 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 21:55 Nuublet wrote:
On April 21 2011 18:26 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:53 eduh wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:37 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 07:30 Fruscainte wrote:
Some speculation...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think GLaDOS is Chell's mother

Turret Opera at the end.
(Translations a bit rough)

cara bel, cara mia bella mia bambina(my pretty dear, my pretty dear child )

Que lastima(not italian. maybe is "che la stima" - that she admire. but if is spanish is "what a pity")
Que lastima

oh cara mia addio...la mia bambina, cara perche non passi lontana, si lontana da scienza
(oh my dear farewell, my child, dear why dont you stay away, yes away, from science)

cara oh mia bambina (dear, oh my child)
oh mia cara
oh mia cara (oh my dear)
oh mia bambina (oh my child)
cara (dear)
cara



My reply to the above spoiler.

+ Show Spoiler +
While I thought so too at first I don't think the timeline works out for that to be true. GLaDOS was based on a woman who was working for Aperture back in the sixties. Chell was in grade school when GLaDOS took over the facility in the following millenium, (one of the potato battery science projects is by a girl named Chell). Caroline/GLaDOS would have been too old at that point to be her mother as she would be in her 50s at least.



+ Show Spoiler +
not sure what kind of calculations you are making, but im pretty sure glados was indeed chell's mother and Cave Johnson the father.


+ Show Spoiler +

My calculations are fine. The first era of retro tests date to 1968. Caroline/GLaDOS was already working at Aperture. Let's say she is 18, we'll be generous. That would mean she would was born about 1950.

Now GLaDOS took over Aperture some time in the 2000s and locked people getting in or out. That actually happened on Aperture's take your daughter to work day and early in Portal 2 you can see the science experiments of the school girls. If you look carefully one of the projects is by Chell, and the handwriting suggests she is about the age 6-7.

Assuming GLaDOS took over as early as possible (2000) that would mean Chell was born around 1994. Caroline would have been 44. Late but not impossible. And that's with the most generous of calculations. Caroline was likely older than that and GLaDOS's takeover was later in the decade. Which would push Caroline into her 50s when Chell was born.

Also the fact Chell was even at take your daughter to work day means she has a dad working at aperture. And Cave Johnson died back in the eighties sue to the inhalation of poisonous moon rocks.




+ Show Spoiler +
How do you know GLaDOS takeover happened after 2000?


+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler +
I think it's more likely that Portal 1 runs alongside HL1, especially since the world has apparently arrived at an apocalyptic scenario(Seven Hour War/Combine invasion) based on the VI's comments during chapter 1 of Portal 2. In Portal 1 GLaDOS could have been referring to the portal storms and Xen invasions that happened during/after HL1, or it could be something else entirely.


Totally unrelated to anything, but apparently the name Caroline means "Free man." I'm not sure if that's a hint or if Valve is just toying with us.


+ Show Spoiler +
Yeah that'd make a lot of sense as well, though the timeline stuff still wouldn't line up all that much would it? I thought HL2 was only a couple of years after HL1. While Portal 2 is a looooonnnnggg time after Portal 1

+ Show Spoiler +
HL2 takes place in 202X, while HL1 takes place in 200X, Valve's never given us exact years. If the wake-up call at the beginning of the game wasn't simply malfunctioning and the 9999 days it gave was accurate, Portal 2 takes place roughly 27 years after Portal 1, putting it at least in the same decade as HL2.
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
RifleCow
Profile Joined February 2008
Canada637 Posts
April 21 2011 15:55 GMT
#210
On April 22 2011 00:52 Daralii wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 22 2011 00:41 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 23:59 Daralii wrote:
On April 21 2011 22:31 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 21:55 Nuublet wrote:
On April 21 2011 18:26 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:53 eduh wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:37 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 07:30 Fruscainte wrote:
Some speculation...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think GLaDOS is Chell's mother

Turret Opera at the end.
(Translations a bit rough)

cara bel, cara mia bella mia bambina(my pretty dear, my pretty dear child )

Que lastima(not italian. maybe is "che la stima" - that she admire. but if is spanish is "what a pity")
Que lastima

oh cara mia addio...la mia bambina, cara perche non passi lontana, si lontana da scienza
(oh my dear farewell, my child, dear why dont you stay away, yes away, from science)

cara oh mia bambina (dear, oh my child)
oh mia cara
oh mia cara (oh my dear)
oh mia bambina (oh my child)
cara (dear)
cara



My reply to the above spoiler.

+ Show Spoiler +
While I thought so too at first I don't think the timeline works out for that to be true. GLaDOS was based on a woman who was working for Aperture back in the sixties. Chell was in grade school when GLaDOS took over the facility in the following millenium, (one of the potato battery science projects is by a girl named Chell). Caroline/GLaDOS would have been too old at that point to be her mother as she would be in her 50s at least.



+ Show Spoiler +
not sure what kind of calculations you are making, but im pretty sure glados was indeed chell's mother and Cave Johnson the father.


+ Show Spoiler +

My calculations are fine. The first era of retro tests date to 1968. Caroline/GLaDOS was already working at Aperture. Let's say she is 18, we'll be generous. That would mean she would was born about 1950.

Now GLaDOS took over Aperture some time in the 2000s and locked people getting in or out. That actually happened on Aperture's take your daughter to work day and early in Portal 2 you can see the science experiments of the school girls. If you look carefully one of the projects is by Chell, and the handwriting suggests she is about the age 6-7.

Assuming GLaDOS took over as early as possible (2000) that would mean Chell was born around 1994. Caroline would have been 44. Late but not impossible. And that's with the most generous of calculations. Caroline was likely older than that and GLaDOS's takeover was later in the decade. Which would push Caroline into her 50s when Chell was born.

Also the fact Chell was even at take your daughter to work day means she has a dad working at aperture. And Cave Johnson died back in the eighties sue to the inhalation of poisonous moon rocks.




+ Show Spoiler +
How do you know GLaDOS takeover happened after 2000?


+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler +
I think it's more likely that Portal 1 runs alongside HL1, especially since the world has apparently arrived at an apocalyptic scenario(Seven Hour War/Combine invasion) based on the VI's comments during chapter 1 of Portal 2. In Portal 1 GLaDOS could have been referring to the portal storms and Xen invasions that happened during/after HL1, or it could be something else entirely.


Totally unrelated to anything, but apparently the name Caroline means "Free man." I'm not sure if that's a hint or if Valve is just toying with us.


+ Show Spoiler +
Yeah that'd make a lot of sense as well, though the timeline stuff still wouldn't line up all that much would it? I thought HL2 was only a couple of years after HL1. While Portal 2 is a looooonnnnggg time after Portal 1

+ Show Spoiler +
HL2 takes place in 202X, while HL1 takes place in 200X, Valve's never given us exact years. If the wake-up call at the beginning of the game wasn't simply malfunctioning and the 9999 days it gave was accurate, Portal 2 takes place roughly 27 years after Portal 1, putting it at least in the same decade as HL2.


Its been publically stated that Portal 2 is hundreds of years after the events of Portal 1. I believe it was valve that made this statement.
hohoho
Klaent
Profile Joined October 2010
Sweden374 Posts
April 21 2011 16:01 GMT
#211
Great game, loved it. Played it out in one sitting, probably took 6-7h and i dont think i was stuck on one pussle for more then 15min. I thought Portal 1 was harder even tho it was alot shorter. There where so many chambers where i could just walk in and solve it without giving it much thought. I hope they make some harder DLC for the game, i want some chambers where i have to spend 30min-1h solving it.
I have not tried coop yet since im waiting for a friend to buy the game, but i hear coop is quite long so im excited about that =)
I hope they are already working on some DLC for it, ill buy them all.
I also felt like it was lacking some of the timing elements that portal 1 had, where you had to shoot portals mid air and stuff.

I'd give the game 9/10, nine cuz it was abit to easy. Still the best game of the year so far, better then Dragon Age 2 that i also loved.
"On a scale from 1 to Idra, how mad are you right now?" -ROOTDestiny
Daralii
Profile Joined March 2010
United States16991 Posts
April 21 2011 16:08 GMT
#212
On April 22 2011 00:55 RifleCow wrote:
Show nested quote +
On April 22 2011 00:52 Daralii wrote:
On April 22 2011 00:41 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 23:59 Daralii wrote:
On April 21 2011 22:31 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 21:55 Nuublet wrote:
On April 21 2011 18:26 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:53 eduh wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:37 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 07:30 Fruscainte wrote:
Some speculation...

+ Show Spoiler +
I think GLaDOS is Chell's mother

Turret Opera at the end.
(Translations a bit rough)

cara bel, cara mia bella mia bambina(my pretty dear, my pretty dear child )

Que lastima(not italian. maybe is "che la stima" - that she admire. but if is spanish is "what a pity")
Que lastima

oh cara mia addio...la mia bambina, cara perche non passi lontana, si lontana da scienza
(oh my dear farewell, my child, dear why dont you stay away, yes away, from science)

cara oh mia bambina (dear, oh my child)
oh mia cara
oh mia cara (oh my dear)
oh mia bambina (oh my child)
cara (dear)
cara



My reply to the above spoiler.

+ Show Spoiler +
While I thought so too at first I don't think the timeline works out for that to be true. GLaDOS was based on a woman who was working for Aperture back in the sixties. Chell was in grade school when GLaDOS took over the facility in the following millenium, (one of the potato battery science projects is by a girl named Chell). Caroline/GLaDOS would have been too old at that point to be her mother as she would be in her 50s at least.



+ Show Spoiler +
not sure what kind of calculations you are making, but im pretty sure glados was indeed chell's mother and Cave Johnson the father.


+ Show Spoiler +

My calculations are fine. The first era of retro tests date to 1968. Caroline/GLaDOS was already working at Aperture. Let's say she is 18, we'll be generous. That would mean she would was born about 1950.

Now GLaDOS took over Aperture some time in the 2000s and locked people getting in or out. That actually happened on Aperture's take your daughter to work day and early in Portal 2 you can see the science experiments of the school girls. If you look carefully one of the projects is by Chell, and the handwriting suggests she is about the age 6-7.

Assuming GLaDOS took over as early as possible (2000) that would mean Chell was born around 1994. Caroline would have been 44. Late but not impossible. And that's with the most generous of calculations. Caroline was likely older than that and GLaDOS's takeover was later in the decade. Which would push Caroline into her 50s when Chell was born.

Also the fact Chell was even at take your daughter to work day means she has a dad working at aperture. And Cave Johnson died back in the eighties sue to the inhalation of poisonous moon rocks.




+ Show Spoiler +
How do you know GLaDOS takeover happened after 2000?


+ Show Spoiler +

+ Show Spoiler +
I think it's more likely that Portal 1 runs alongside HL1, especially since the world has apparently arrived at an apocalyptic scenario(Seven Hour War/Combine invasion) based on the VI's comments during chapter 1 of Portal 2. In Portal 1 GLaDOS could have been referring to the portal storms and Xen invasions that happened during/after HL1, or it could be something else entirely.


Totally unrelated to anything, but apparently the name Caroline means "Free man." I'm not sure if that's a hint or if Valve is just toying with us.


+ Show Spoiler +
Yeah that'd make a lot of sense as well, though the timeline stuff still wouldn't line up all that much would it? I thought HL2 was only a couple of years after HL1. While Portal 2 is a looooonnnnggg time after Portal 1

+ Show Spoiler +
HL2 takes place in 202X, while HL1 takes place in 200X, Valve's never given us exact years. If the wake-up call at the beginning of the game wasn't simply malfunctioning and the 9999 days it gave was accurate, Portal 2 takes place roughly 27 years after Portal 1, putting it at least in the same decade as HL2.


Its been publically stated that Portal 2 is hundreds of years after the events of Portal 1. I believe it was valve that made this statement.

*shrug* I'd think the facility would be in significantly worse shape had it gone hundreds of years without a caretaker, it might've just been an oversight on Valve's part though.
Fear is freedom! Subjugation is liberation! Contradiction is truth!
Body_Shield
Profile Blog Joined February 2011
Canada3368 Posts
April 21 2011 16:09 GMT
#213
My achievement times

Manual Override: 6:43pm April 19
Lunacy: 11:29pm April 19

The counter says 4.6hrs, but people have said it's a little buggy. Am I missing something?
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intrigue
Profile Blog Joined November 2005
Washington, D.C9934 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-04-21 16:41:50
April 21 2011 16:19 GMT
#214
fun and cute. for some reason portal lore is absolutely fascinating to me. i loved the size of the facility too.

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On April 22 2011 00:39 Cofo wrote:...I think I might have gotten that bug that skips part, seeing as I don't really recall Glados becoming a potato.

happened during the core transfer, wheatley stuck her in there
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howerpower
Profile Blog Joined June 2010
United States619 Posts
April 21 2011 16:31 GMT
#215
I'm not going to read anything anyone has posted here in fear of spoilers,

but I have to say that the first 5 minutes of this game had me in tears laughing.
ToxNub
Profile Joined June 2010
Canada805 Posts
April 21 2011 16:31 GMT
#216
I laughed for like 10 minutes at these parts:

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1. Press space to speak :D
2. Edgeless safety cube
thoradycus
Profile Joined August 2010
Malaysia3262 Posts
April 21 2011 16:46 GMT
#217
On April 22 2011 00:52 Daralii wrote:
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On April 22 2011 00:41 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 23:59 Daralii wrote:
On April 21 2011 22:31 Logo wrote:
On April 21 2011 21:55 Nuublet wrote:
On April 21 2011 18:26 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:53 eduh wrote:
On April 21 2011 09:37 Tercotta wrote:
On April 21 2011 07:30 Fruscainte wrote:
Some speculation...

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I think GLaDOS is Chell's mother

Turret Opera at the end.
(Translations a bit rough)

cara bel, cara mia bella mia bambina(my pretty dear, my pretty dear child )

Que lastima(not italian. maybe is "che la stima" - that she admire. but if is spanish is "what a pity")
Que lastima

oh cara mia addio...la mia bambina, cara perche non passi lontana, si lontana da scienza
(oh my dear farewell, my child, dear why dont you stay away, yes away, from science)

cara oh mia bambina (dear, oh my child)
oh mia cara
oh mia cara (oh my dear)
oh mia bambina (oh my child)
cara (dear)
cara



My reply to the above spoiler.

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While I thought so too at first I don't think the timeline works out for that to be true. GLaDOS was based on a woman who was working for Aperture back in the sixties. Chell was in grade school when GLaDOS took over the facility in the following millenium, (one of the potato battery science projects is by a girl named Chell). Caroline/GLaDOS would have been too old at that point to be her mother as she would be in her 50s at least.



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not sure what kind of calculations you are making, but im pretty sure glados was indeed chell's mother and Cave Johnson the father.


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My calculations are fine. The first era of retro tests date to 1968. Caroline/GLaDOS was already working at Aperture. Let's say she is 18, we'll be generous. That would mean she would was born about 1950.

Now GLaDOS took over Aperture some time in the 2000s and locked people getting in or out. That actually happened on Aperture's take your daughter to work day and early in Portal 2 you can see the science experiments of the school girls. If you look carefully one of the projects is by Chell, and the handwriting suggests she is about the age 6-7.

Assuming GLaDOS took over as early as possible (2000) that would mean Chell was born around 1994. Caroline would have been 44. Late but not impossible. And that's with the most generous of calculations. Caroline was likely older than that and GLaDOS's takeover was later in the decade. Which would push Caroline into her 50s when Chell was born.

Also the fact Chell was even at take your daughter to work day means she has a dad working at aperture. And Cave Johnson died back in the eighties sue to the inhalation of poisonous moon rocks.




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How do you know GLaDOS takeover happened after 2000?


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I think it's more likely that Portal 1 runs alongside HL1, especially since the world has apparently arrived at an apocalyptic scenario(Seven Hour War/Combine invasion) based on the VI's comments during chapter 1 of Portal 2. In Portal 1 GLaDOS could have been referring to the portal storms and Xen invasions that happened during/after HL1, or it could be something else entirely.


Totally unrelated to anything, but apparently the name Caroline means "Free man." I'm not sure if that's a hint or if Valve is just toying with us.


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Yeah that'd make a lot of sense as well, though the timeline stuff still wouldn't line up all that much would it? I thought HL2 was only a couple of years after HL1. While Portal 2 is a looooonnnnggg time after Portal 1

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HL2 takes place in 202X, while HL1 takes place in 200X, Valve's never given us exact years. If the wake-up call at the beginning of the game wasn't simply malfunctioning and the 9999 days it gave was accurate, Portal 2 takes place roughly 27 years after Portal 1, putting it at least in the same decade as HL2.

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I'm quite sure Portal 1 takes place at the same time around HL2. You can prob check combine overwiki
Krzycho
Profile Joined July 2007
Poland442 Posts
April 21 2011 16:57 GMT
#218
Just finished and I loved it. I'm hoping for Portal 3 or more challenging DLC
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The only thing that sucked was the last fight felt exacly like in Portal 1
Sermokala
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States14047 Posts
April 21 2011 17:04 GMT
#219
stuck on the third to last puzzel but I think I figured it out at school today

Love the game so hard and havn't even got to coop yet WINNING!
A wise man will say that he knows nothing. We're gona party like its 2752 Hail Dark Brandon
Clow
Profile Blog Joined September 2008
Brazil880 Posts
April 21 2011 17:10 GMT
#220
Loved it, finished both SP and MP.
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