[Cassidy]

Behold:

Portal: Prelude

I've just started playing it. Seem like it has no where near the mood and atmosphere of the original (thanks to the absence of GLaDOS and the addition those annoying English/American synthetic voices that everyone seems to love these days), but it still looks very good.

 

[Cassidy]

Well, in more Portal news, there have been some cryptic Easter Egg-like updates to the original game. the update log reveals some interesting stuff.

A new achievement has been added, called Transmission Received. Now, if you pick up the radios scattered around and hold them in certain places, you'll hear Morse code. The code translates into what appears to be some sort if boot up sequence.

There are also other bits of code, like SSTV coded images, and a phone number for an old BBS service.

There's also a new ending. If you remember, Chelle escaped, ending up in the Enrichment Centre's carpark where it faded to black. Now, however, Chelle hears a robotic voice say "thank-you for assuming the party escort submission position," then gets dragged away.

There's other stuff, too. An awful lot of Easter Eggs for the nerd.

So, what does it all mean? Opinion is split between Portal 2's imminent release and Episode 3's release. Personally, I don't mind which one. Just looking forward to the most immersive and captivating game series I ever played.

Head over to the Steam forums for in-depth info.

 

[loktide]

will check this out tonight :yesway:

 

[Drew]

Old news, actually - though, for some reason I got a Steam update yesterday morning that Portal had "just finished downloading" so I'm wondering if there's a new round of tweaks...

 

[eleven59]

Old news, actually - though, for some reason I got a Steam update yesterday morning that Portal had "just finished downloading" so I'm wondering if there's a new round of tweaks...

Yeah, I spotted the same thing with mine recently.

 

[1]

Old news, actually - though, for some reason I got a Steam update yesterday morning that Portal had "just finished downloading" so I'm wondering if there's a new round of tweaks...

Nah, Steam just does that. A lot. With like, every game. :lol:

 

[Cassidy]

Both are bits of old news, yeah. I left that bit out so those who didn't know about either the Easter Eggs or the Prelude game would think my post had more win than it does. I only discovered both of these yesterday.

Today's update didn't add anything new to it.

 

[1]

Shit, at first I thought this was a thread for pussy lovers.

 

[Leona]

This sucks. I have portal on 360, so i cant play this :/

 

[1]

This sucks. I have portal on 360, so i cant play this :/

PM me if you want to borrow my Steam account. :wub:

 

[Tom]

There's also a new ending. If you remember, Chelle escaped, ending up in the Enrichment Centre's carpark where it faded to black. Now, however, Chelle hears a robotic voice say "thank-you for assuming the party escort submission position," then gets dragged away.

Really? I just finished another play through either yesterday or the day before, and I got the parking lot ending.

 

[Cassidy]

That's odd. I got the new ending for my 'first' completion, but none of the other extras.