The cake is a lie!

[Leonel]

I wonder if it's the living remains of GLaDOS on the Borealis if the events of Portal take place before the Black Mesa incident.

And I'm sure it's before the Black Mesa incident as the Combine REALLY wants instantaneous and energy efficient portal technology on the same plane of existence instead of portaling between different universes. Otherwise the Aperture campus would already have been overrun by the Combine as they aren't really concerned about casualties at least from the Transhuman wing and wouldn't let a little nerve gas stop them.

 

[Kozmos]

It could be they just dont know about Aperture or they just dismissed it as unimportant. (They made shower curtains for a good part of their history) Plus GLaDOS warns you that there is something outside and that something happened and that she cant protect you if you destroy her.

Portal story is definitively post the 7 minute war.

 

[Maniacal]

The Borealis disappeared before the Black Mesa incident, so pre-200X (since the calenders in Half-Life are labled 200X). And as Cleric says above, GLaDOS knows about the Xen and Combine. Or at least the Xen.

The Borealis is also almost a legend/myth as (Kleiner?) stated in Ep2, so I bet it was lost in the 1990s.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Btw, to correct Cleric, its the *7 hour* war....7 minutes is what Eli says will happen if the Combine attack again, shortly before he...well, you know.
Speaking of that, that ending almost made me cry..

 

[Maniacal]

He said 7 minute war long before the ending.

Well, a little while, close to when you arrive at White Forest.

 

[Genocidicbunny]

I consider that the ending cus after that long cut-scene, the rest of the game was easy ( I rock at using the grav gun, so the Strider scene was easy for me )

 

[Maniacal]

 

[Genocidicbunny]

It is not! you clearly see the cake in the end...

 

[Maniacal]

It is not! you clearly see the cake in the end...

It's still a lie for Chell.

EDIT: Half-Life 2 maps imported into Portal. http://www.primotechnology.com/2007/10/17/half-life-2-portal/

http://ripcompanioncube.com/forums/

 

[Leonel]

I think GLaDOS was just saying there was something outside to prevent you from going further. She constantly says stuff and I'm sure you've realized her ability to lie.

Either that or she has prior knowledge somehow of the events to happen.

 

[Maniacal]

No, she said that it was worse otuside, and that she was the only thing that stood between it and you.

I forget the exact words now.

 

[Leonel]

Well how do you know she isn't lying? She said she wasn't trying to kill you when that obviously was the case. She also berates you and mocks your efforts in the final battle so how can we take what she says as truth?

 

[Kozmos]

Trust us, Episode 3 will prove us right.

You can also check the Aperture science website for more info. Namely does the Bring your Daughter to work day ring a bell?

*cough* Stasis bed - Chell *cough*

 

[Leonel]

Trust us, Episode 3 will prove us right.

You can also check the Aperture science website for more info. Namely does the Bring your Daughter to work day ring a bell?

*cough* Stasis bed - Chell *cough*

Gasp ooooooooOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooh! I gotchya.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Bought the Orange Box and completed Portal today, was delightful. Onto Episode One and Two now

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Bought the Orange Box and completed Portal today, was delightful. Onto Episode One and Two now

Good man. Now im going to sulk further that I still dont have the orange box.

 

[Kan' Sharuminar]

Heh, I didn't even realise it was out until today. Was forced to decide between it and FM08, ultimately thinking it would be best to buy both

 

[Genocidicbunny]

Bah! ive not even enough money to buy portal standalone...Friggin paycheck got lost in the mail or something.