This was a triumph. (Portal Thread *Spoilers*)

[Goatmon]

I'm making a note here; Huge Success!
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction
Aperture Science.
We do what we must becasue we can

For the good of all of us, except the ones who are dead
For there's no sense crying over every mistake.
You just keep on trying till you run out of cake.
Then the science gets done, and you make a neat gun
For the people who are still alive


I'm not even angry.
I'm being so sincere right now.
Even though you broke my heart and killed me.
And tore me to pieces.
And threw every piece into a fire.
As they burned it hurt because.
I was so happy for you.

Now these points of data make a beautiful line.
And we're out of beta, we're releasing on time.
So I'm glad I got burned, think of all the things we learned.
For the people who are still alive.


Go ahead and leave me.
I think I'd prefer to stay inside.
Maybe you'll find someone else to help you.
Maybe Black Mesa.
That was a joke, ha ha, fat chance.
Anyway, this cake is great,It's so delicious and moist.

Look at me still talking when there's science to do.
When I look out there it makes me glad I'm not you.
I've experiments to run, there is research to be done.
On the people who are still alive.
And believe me I am still alive.
I'm doing science and I'm still alive.
I feel fantastic and I'm still alive.
While you're dying I'll be still alive.
And when you're dead I will be still alive.
Still alive.
Still alive.


Click here, as well as Here, if you have no idea what these lyrics are about, and don't mind having the final encounter, as well as the credits (and the ending song) spoiled for you.

[bill]

The last level was crap.


The rest was great, though.

[Goatmon]

What?!  You're quite mad, Bill.  The final part of the game, where you get to explore the inner workings of the ESF and learn about the place and it's connection to the Half-Life storyline, is easily much cooler than the rest of the game.

[bill]

I was expecting some amazing super-tough uber-puzzle. The last part, though cool, was easy compared to the levels that preceded it.

[Goatmon]

There was very little in the game that could be considered genuinely hard.  I'm generally terrible at puzzle-type  games, yet I only needed assistance with one room in the entire game.

[bill]

I didn't realize until consulting the guide that you needed to grab the portal gun in the third room. 

[Goatmon]

[thegayhare]

I haven't played the real game...

but I have played this

[Cvstos]

Portal is nothing short of pure genius.  Perhaps the most innovative game to come down the pipe in years.  I love it.

And I went and bought cake because of it.

[Arcalane]

But the cake is a lie!

Also, don't abuse the Biting Pear of Salamanca (no, really, that's the original's name, it was made by ursulav on deviantart) with your foolish image macros!

[Azraelle]

BEST.  THREE.  HOURS.   EVER.

For such a short game, they managed to pack an insane amount of win into it.

[Ryudo Lee]

BEST.  THREE.  HOURS.   EVER.

For such a short game, they managed to pack an insane amount of win into it.

I don't think anymore needs to be said than that.

I'm gonna start on the advanced maps tonight.  The mapping community needs to pounce on this one, seriously.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Az, having seen your sig:


.. I think I've got that one covered. ;-]

[bill]

I has a new avatar 

[Arcalane]

For those curious, the cake mix;

1 (18.25 oz) package chocolate cake mix
1 can prepared coconut pecan frosting
3/4 cups vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup butter or margarine
1 & 2/3 cups granulated sugar
2 cups all purpose flour
9 large egg yolks
1 cup granulated sugar
2 cups rhubarb, sliced
2/3 cups granulated rhubarb
1 tablespoon all-purpose rhubarb
1 teaspon grated orange rhubarb
3 tablespoons rhubarb, on fire
1 large rhubarb
2 tablespoons rhubarb juice

Don't forget garnishes, such as:

fish shaped crackers
fish shaped candies
fish shaped dirt
fish shaped solid waste
fish shaped ethyl benzene
pull and peel licorice
fish shaped volatile organic compounds
sediment shaped sediment
a 20-foot thick impermeable clay layer
candy coated peanut butter pieces (shaped like fish)
alpha resins
unsaturated polyester resin
fibreglass surface resins
volatile malted milk impoundments
twelve medium geosynthetic membranes
an entry called 'how to kill someone with your bare hands'
one cross-borehole electromagnetic imaging rhubarb
adjustable aluminum head positioner
?-electric needle injector
cordless electric needle injector
injector needle driver
injector needle gun
cranial caps

And it contains proven preservatives, deep penetration agent and gas and odor control chemicals that will preserve and deodorise putrid tissue!

Of course, if one wants an edible cake, then you want;

1 (18.25 oz) package chocolate cake mix
1 can prepared coconut frosting
3/4 cups vegetable oil
4 large eggs
1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
3/4 cup butter or margarine, softened
2/3 cups granulated sugar
3 large eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
2/3 cups cocoa
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
1/3 cups water
1 to 2 (6 oz each) vanilla frosting

[Tapewolf]

I've yet to see an explanation of precisely what Portal is, how you get it, what the requirements are etc... anyone got a good summary?

[Azraelle]

http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=400&cc=US

There's the store page for Portal.  Has everything you really need to know, except for the fact that it will r0xx0rz your cub3z0rz.

[Tapewolf]

There's the store page for Portal.  Has everything you really need to know, except for the fact that it will r0xx0rz your cub3z0rz.

No it won't, because it apparently requires attaching a Win32 machine to the internet.  Well, I guess that saves me some money 

[Ryudo Lee]

You know, you can play it offline.  The only thing it does online is record how much time you've spent playing it and it downloads updates automatically.

[Tapewolf]

You know, you can play it offline.  The only thing it does online is record how much time you've spent playing it and it downloads updates automatically.

What about product activation?  Can that be done offline via a challenge/response key?

[bill]

No. However, despite Windows not being very secure (lol), I doubt anything bad will happen in the 2 minutes it takes to verify your key.

[llearch n'n'daCorna]

Or, you oculd play the flash version, which is here:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/404612

Note that it's about 7Mb in size.

[thegayhare]

Or, you oculd play the flash version, which is here:

http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/404612

Note that it's about 7Mb in size.

Hey I'd already posted that

You stole my link you box

[Azraelle]

Blah, the flash version sucks; too clunky and relies on too many split-second timing puzzles.

The only way to get Portal stand-alone is buying through Steam; the only way to buy it offline is to get the Orange Box.  But the OB is lots of fun too.

[Ryudo Lee]

Level 32 of the flash version is a pain in my backside...

[thegayhare]

I can't get past 12

[Jakon]

I cried when the Companion Cube died.

[bill]

I was relieved, mine was threatening to stab me.

[Tapewolf]

No. However, despite Windows not being very secure (lol), I doubt anything bad will happen in the 2 minutes it takes to verify your key.

Think the activation engine will work in WINE?

[Goatmon]

I cried when the Companion Cube died.

Though earth and man are gone,
I thought the cube would last forever.
I was wrong.