PORTAL 2 "Extras" Reaction

Anything with Cave Johnson is simply amazing. Can't wait for co-op!
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[@youngstar312]

The fact that the turrets fire whole bullets is basically the reason why you don't immediatly die ^^

[@TrashJack3000]

Not only that, but they're launched out via a spring mechanism instead of with an explosive propellant.

[@SebastianWeinberg]

@@TrashJack3000 This makes a lot of sense in-universe, since the originally planned lore behind turrets was that they started out as vending machines/dispensers that were a little too… _enthusiastic_ in dispensing their products to customers - and instead of _fixing_ it, Aperture just repurposed them as turrets. While references to this idea were eventually cut during development, the game files of the first _Portal_ game still contain unused voice files for the turrets that say things like "Preparing to dispense product…", etc.

[@PeterPing]

@@TrashJack3000 When why do they have muzzle flash when firing?

[@AR-yd2nd]

I don't know about that. That seems to be reaching a bit ^^`

[@npc_citizen9276]

​@@AR-yd2ndI think this is just a joke like the footage of them filling in the bullets. Or maybe it's like the double projectile bullets they used back in spitfires but where the second bullet is the casing.

[@Brandinisnores]

"They fire the WHOLE bullet! Thats 65% more bullet per bullet!" The turrets are effectively using metal nerf guns 😂

[@chri-k]

Nerf guns with springs that manage to accelerate the projectile to supersonic speeds anyway.

[@trevor_on_youtube2809]

I like how the “Corner Cutting Machine” uses actual diamonds to cut the corners. No wonder you’re going bankrupt, Cave.

[@vibaj16]

to be fair, most of the value of diamonds comes from marketing, so lab-made diamonds aren't that expensive, but on the other hand I could imagine the way Aperture gets the carbon for making diamonds is by literally burning money.

[@rhel373]

And throws them away after a single use too.

[@Mabra51]

That's Aperture for ya, and they throw away the diamond after each panel cut.

[@garr_inc]

@@vibaj16 That sounds like a very... let's say, Gray area.

[@TheGentleCreepers]

J.K. Simmons plus Valve's sense of humor equals comedy gold!!! 🤣

[@lentrax2991]

"Chariots."

[@AR-yd2nd]

If I put these numbers in my calculator it makes an happy face

[@mulletking]

The turrets protecting babies is also (one of ) the reason why they know songs/lullabies.

[@MicronOnline]

How have i never though of this theory before

[@DivusMagus]

"We fire the whole bullet." is a quote I have seen in multiple places around the internet funny since it was just from a teaser and not the actual game.

[@YishaiBarr]

Valve games have generated endless memes, TF2 in particular.

[@nicadi2005]

@DivusMagus I prefer the "65% more bullet per bullet" myself. Used it in a meeting once; sadly, nobody got the reference - not even the 'younglings'...

[@radwolf76]

The mention of Cave's father being a simple Farmer dovetails nicely with J.K. Simmons being the spokesperson voice for Farmers' Insurance.

[@shanepye7078]

“Cave Johnson, we’re done here.” 😂 A live action movie or series within the portal universe would be awesome. Not even the main story, just stories of other test subjects trying to escape Aperture and even old footage of subjects over the decades.

[@jacobwansleeben3364]

I'd kill for a seriously well-made series where ratman is the main character and the show sometimes has flash-forwards in time (the opposite to a flashback) where we see things that have been influenced in the future at various points in the story (whether by ratman himself or otherwise).

[@DanaOtken]

I love the "Perpetual Testing Initiative" because the joke has been made so many times in so many forms. It's like the problem with the "Pan-Dimensional Gargle Blaster", a take off the fictitious Hitchhiker's Guide drink. In theory a drink which shunts all the hangover and negative stuff to an alternative-universe version of yourself is fine... until you realize that if you're the sort of person who would drink it then so would about every other version of yourself and probably at the same time as you do. Similarly, if Cave Johnson has no problem with making other Cave Johnsons pay to research and build products which don't even work properly in their home universes... it explains a lot about what we're seeing in this one.

[@HopE-xl5fh]

No wonder they've gone bankrupt

[@kevbu4]

This makes way too much sense.

[@TertonSFM]

Fun fact: You could actually buy blind box turret figures with all those different skins, plus some others added later.

[@Traffic_kone1]

Where

[@TertonSFM]

@@Traffic_kone1 The Valve Store, which I just learned got shut down last year so that's fun...

[@Traffic_kone1]

@@TertonSFM noooo

[@Alakaizer]

If anyone is curious, Chell (the test subject we see in the boots ad), was modeled after the actress Alesia Glidewell.

[@ceu160193]

Also based on her appearance are Zoey from L4D and Alyx from Half-life 2 and episodes.

[@elytron6758]

Way too excited to watch your co-op shenanigans. If your partner hosts, and invites you to their game, then you will be the taller orange robot

[@NICKatronMC]

Meg fangirling over everyone's favorite mute tomboy just made my year

[@NaturesEnigmax]

tomboy? nah, i disagree. i don't see chell as a tomboy.

[@Mrecc__]

Tom and Jerry?

[@spaceacepl4636]

i have never seen anyone call chell a *tomboy*

[@Mark-zo1hs]

I recommend playing/watching Aperture Desk Job. It was released recently alongside the Steam Deck and is a prequel to Portal but expands upon the story of Cave Johnson.

[@Ebiscuses]

Is it a prequel? I didn’t get that impression. It’s confirmed non-canon though; not that I think she shouldn’t play it, she certainly should.

[@cacovonluca]

it's not really canon... I mean, the Perpetual Testing Initiative proves that the multiverse exists so maybe it's canon in *some* place but not the current timeline of events.

[@chri-k]

@@cacovonlucaIt's not "not really canon", it is explicitly stated to be not canon.

[@cacovonluca]

@@chri-k I meant like, not canon to *this* universe. Idk maybe it's canon to the Octopus Earth idk i have no idea who knows

[@elecjack1]

@@chri-k I have to side with cacovonluca. There is nothing more Valve than to say "It is canon, just not in this universe." lol

[@kirill9064]

They probably have outsourced not only test chamber construction, but design too. We are their designers.

[@aitipsea3909]

The Multiverse one is the lore of the community maps In every map you play as an intern testing the tests made by the alternative universes, encountering different versions of Cave Johnson from different timelines

[@glykaman1312]

You should definitely play the cooperative mode. Trials, jokes and humiliation also remained in the coop.

[@LuizBarrosPoa]

People, the DIALOGUES of this game are a lesson to "modern games".

[@SebastianWeinberg]

The first video, "Perpetual Testing Initiative" was added into the game after release, when Valve created the level editor and added the Community Test Chambers into the game. Before that, it was _technically_ possible to create your own maps with the official Source Engine map editor, share them via online modding websites, download other people's maps and manually install them into the game folder - but it required a lot of technical knowledge and skill on your part. Now it was conveniently part of the game in a streamlined form, and they made that video as an in-universe explanation for the existence of community-created test chambers. I believe this is where the Steam Workshop originally came from, which gives game developers a convenient infrastructure for supporting mods and other user-generated content.

[@YishaiBarr]

Yeah, but putting the Hammer maps into the workshop is actually quite an annoying process.

[@--mr4yo]

I wonder if Meg knows how Wheatley also played the alien inside the copy machine in Men in Black 2

[@endervalentine9588]

You should also listen to “You Wouldn’t Know” and “Don’t Say Goodbye,” if you still want a little more Portal. Both are GLaDOS songs, the first is from the Lego Dimensions game, and the second was cut content from Portal 2.

[@trevor_on_youtube2809]

If you’re gonna do that, also consider the Portal 2 “Valentines Day” trailer. It’s like the Multiverse video.

[@yourpancake652]

She did on stream but probably can't or won't post someone else's video from YT

[@just5fornow]

"Don't disappoint me. Or I'll make you wish you could _die."_ Bro that's genuinely menacing!

[@dominikmagnus]

There's whopping 30 minutes of Cave Johnson monologue lines on perpetual testing. Absolutely hilarious, if you liked the jokes in Portal 2. There are compilations of these voice lines you can find on youtube.

[@DrPeeper]

Btw, there is a secret trailer called "Pneumatic diversity vent", those are the tubes you see everywhere in the actual game, but they are never used as test elements like the trailer shows

[@ThatFinnBoy]

I think I'm gonna start saying "Cave Johnson, we're done here" from now on

[@sampaper7718]

The 8-bit big band does some amazing covers of the portal songs and I can't recommend enough how much you would enjoy them meg! :)

[@rogertemple7193]

Have a wonderful week and stay happy.😆😆

[@moldyboy186]

Need more of you and Caleb doing co-op games anyway, please do…absolutely love you two so much.

[@GreenGuyGeno]

The Not-Chell testing the Longfall Boots lands stylishly, but with one knee down. Her feet may be okay but she is going to need a knee replacement.

[@Matuse]

What is missing from those extras is the Valentine's Day Gift Buying Guide, which is an absolute masterpiece.

[@Kinnalory]

You should try Portal Stories: Mel. It's a communityfree modification for Portal 2. It tells the story of Mel, and has a great quality of content.

[@rdxredrock]

The Whole Bullet.

[@supersnow17]

I remember watching these back in the day here on YT before the game launched. Every day after high school. God I'm getting old...

[@ZefDavenport]

3:56 I still remember when this trailer came out. I didn't have Portal, but I wanted the game so much (I watched it on KZbin). Then I saw this trailer, and I completely lost it. Great memories.

[@TechnoDelta]

I remember when it came out. I was SOOO excited!

[@maxdon2001]

Great video!

[@CharlotteGamesMC]

No one is going to talk about the short master chief on that last frame so might as well mention it

[@Divector8]

The "Glados Awakes" trailer is from the E3 2010 Sony presentation where Gabe Newell himself came on stage and said the the PS3 version will be the best version on console, and that was because of Gabe's previous comment of how the PS3 hardware was "a waste of everyone's time".

[@Mannchini]

“Reproducible human error problem” cracks me up

[@RurouniKalainGaming]

These were promos and so underrated.

[@brendancopster7378]

love this game! its still gorgeous in many ways!

[@thephantompenance]

You know what, you should react to when Wheatley won the VGA Awards for Best Voice Actor

[@YishaiBarr]

No he didn't, that was a joke video.

[@christophergamedev]

Now onto "Meet the cores" :)

[@benlunaris]

The chaos that ensues in Coop will be glorious and definitely won't involve some screaming at some point

[@Zekiran]

Now imagine, as your chat suggested: these had been released shortly before the game dropped. You've preordered the game! woo! And 12 hours before the game release hour, your power supply fries your motherboard, and it's six MONTHS until you actually get to PLAY the game. (That's me, yup, in the middle of writing an extensive fan fiction "Repurposed", hoping to see what portal 2 would bring, and HAVING to wait... )

[@LovelessDogg1]

Yeah, you definitely should check out the song “Don’t Say Goodbye”. It was cut from Portal 2 but it’s a good song that expresses more of GLaDOS thoughts to a degree. Depending on how you look at it.

[@eessppeenn001]

Untfortunately, my favorite teaser: "Food for thought" is not in this extras menu.

[@negus2791]

I think you should play Portal Stories: Mel, it's a mod but regardless that fact it's another story apart from the original and It takes place in the same universe as Portal, the storytelling and music its in another level of quality.

[@lelouchvibritannia3513]

Hmm... I remember seeing more extras than that. Wasn't there one for the gels?

[@trashpanda2938]

You’ve gotta do a video on you reacting to the secret song Exile Vilify that you can find in one of the test chambers

[@spectrecular9721]

You should check out The Outer Wilds. Very immersive story puzzle exploration game with a VERY emotional and contemplative ending

[@maskedboy3839]

I find it interesting that atlas and P-body was only created just because of chell leaving

[@Certifiable]

Lab Rat was adapted into a fan film, GLaDOS. It's pretty good!

[@TheBroGamer14082]

That lady in the boots video is actually the player character of both portal games.

[@beebfajeejy]

the super 8 interactive teaser was the result of an initiative between Valve and JJ Abrams to create interconnected games and movies together that eventually fell through. if it had worked out, we'd have Half-Life and Portal movies.

[@omalleycaboose5937]

If I had a baby I would absolutely trust an aperture turret to not only protect the baby, but befriend it as well

[@Mitthradata]

If you liked these you should definitely listen to the cave Johnson multiverse voices

[@dogman15]

You should have tried the Super 8 thing. It's worth doing at least once.

[@lentrax2991]

Please watch "Meet the Cores." It isn't from Valve, but its still amazing.

[@fostena]

At the end of the video you should have said "We're done here."

[@patchworkgolem]

I'm the monster that kept messing up in the co-op on purpose to frustrate my brother

[@vibaj16]

Now you need to play Aperture Desk Job, and if you have a VR headset, Aperture Hand Lab and The Lab. Also, you've got to play the Half-Life games!

[@That_weird_guy_Dragooon]

ok youtube algorithm ill play portal 2... again!

[@jesserolufs715]

I don't know if anyone has mentioned it, but you should react to the fan-made Portal 2 video for the song "Exile Vilify" by the National. The song was written for Portal 2, and fans were encouraged to submit their own videos; the "winner" was a beautiful mixed media stop-motion short film inspired by the Lab Rat comic.

[@YishaiBarr]

That's not the winner, the winner was the video with the sock puppet that had absolutely nothing to do with the game.

[@jesserolufs715]

@@YishaiBarr I could have sworn it won, but I looked it up and it looks like you are correct; there was a 1st place winner and this was the bonus "1.00000000001th winner". The more you know!

[@MrLokyus]

Please, please try playing Portal Stories: Mel! It's a fan-made game (supported by the official developers Valve) and it is really good - feels like a true Portal game!

[@ericjohnson6120]

What's your favorite Earth? Mine is the one that has a smaller Earth as its core.

[@zkeorys]

you should watch Meet The Cores!!

[@michalsniadala1667]

65% moar boolet per boolet

[@bemasaberwyn55]

Chariot chariot

[@spelcheak]

Protecting babies is so America

[@yourbestpallshawn4139]

Fun fact the orange eyed robot is a female and the other is a male.

[@Mabra51]

You should react to the YTP versions.

[@lolmao500]

Next you gonna play portal mods right? Right?

[@my_broken_face]

I highly suggest you react to the "meet the cores" series and possibly some music videos from the channel "Harry101UK". his portal animations are great

[@davidpo5517]

"reproducible human error problem"

[@rike404animations4]

Vc poderia assistir também as animações feita por fã em 2d tem umas com a glados em forma humana que é aterrorizante e charmosa 😅

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

0:55 There's a tiny wee Earth to the left of the web cam :D Baby Earth, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Earth, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Earth, doo-doo, doo-doo, doo-doo Baby Earth.

[@AtomBackerZs]

❤❤❤🎉

[@thesmilyguyguy9799]

≠/ D

[@PimWO]

Since you're going through all things Portal, please watch the E3 trailer for Lego Dimension's Portal level; it brings back the original voice actors of GlaDos and Wheatley!

[@bemasaberwyn55]

😅😅