Portal 3 is NOT needed, here's why...

Portal 3, for being a game with no serious intrigue from Valve to be considered as a future title, is a game that is quite hyped. It's something that every Portal fan seems to clamour for, but don't quite know what they want out of it. In this video, I break down why exactly I think the opposite should happen - we don't need a Portal 3, and here's why...
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[@OssyFlawol]

(Subtitles will be going up later!) Do you agree or disagree with my conclusion, do we need a Portal 3 or not? Share your thoughts! Make sure to join my Discord :D - discord.gg/BkppBd7

[@KirikkSiSq]

that misconception in the theory where the field is because Chell died in the elevator is from the ending of the 2000 movie Gladiator which is actually 1. about Rome, not Greece 2. has low relation to actual history, so the one who made that theory watched that movie, then played Portal 2 and saw a field in the end and made that theory ignoring lots of facts that contradict it Source: yt video

[@garyjansen675]

Portal 3 could be about what happened to Doug ratman because he in the comic also went into a cryo chamber

[@mikhagamingworld]

Okay, there IS a way to tell a whole new Portal story, all we need, is to tell Portal 2's story backwards, a deconstruct a plot scheme of the whole series. We haven't seen the surface after Portal 1, because 50 000 years have passed since hl2, and no one knows what is outside of Aperture. It can easily be the lonely post-apocalyptic wasteland, maybe even more dangerous than Aperture. The cruelness of the life on the surface could motivate Chell to get back in the facility, as well as the signal from /CharacterNameHere/, from Aperture. I think that GLaDOS couldn't delete Caroline that easily, Caroline, being the main part of GLaDOS's personality, could cause a fatal error, because of being deleted. So now the goal of Chell is get back to the facility, maybe through the testing track on the surface, like in Above Aperture, find out that GLaDOS is broken and need Caroline to work normally. / CharacterNameHere/ would tell us about some Sub-AI's, made in case of GLADOS'S breakdown, having a part of Caroline inside each of them. Now we have to find and fight 3-5 new characters, extract Caroline from them and downliad her into GLaDOS, to restore her again. The ending of Portal 3 could be about the multiverse and Perpetual Testing initiative concept, luke GLaDOS finding and openingva portal to the universe, where the surface wasn't destroyed, so Chell could live happily there.

[@aregularpotato]

I honestly do agree with a lot of this. It is true that all the story elements of Portal/Portal 2 have come to a good/satisfying end, if there was to be a Portal 3 I think it could maybe be based on a new different mechanic instead of a Portal gun. As for the story I do agree and don't think it should have anything to do with GLaDOS or Chell or even Wheatley, But something that could be interesting could be a story based on the Borealis as we never learnt a huge amount about it, it could be intersting to have a story based on the creation or use of the Borealis. Although I do understand the Borealis is more of 'gimmick' as it did briefly show in Half Life 2.

[@mauvepicard9979]

With Coop mode, we can see that AIs in this universe evolve on their own, and we already know Glados rebuilds them when they die, so there could definitely be another arc where either P-Body or Atlas manages to evolve past their programming, perhaps through many years of constant testing and rebuilding. You could probably play as said version trying to escape Aperture again, and Glados could change her strategies based on her experience with Chell and/or help and/or let them escape

[@PotatoPatatoVonSpudsworth]

Portal 2 didn't leave any loose ends, but if the writer of the first two games says he has ideas for a third, then I trust him. His track record writing for Valve is flawless.

[@triplepain522]

My thoughts exactly

[@realbrobo]

I mean what happened with the birds glados was raising? Did she just test atlas and p-pody forever? other than that pretty much no loose ends

[@jc_art_]

​@@realbroboi think the birds either lived and died a happy life, or lived and died a happy life, then got brought back to life by glados in an endless loop until she decides to leave them dead. Both sad, but she is an immortal, eternal, machine, and those are mortal creatures. She will likely get attached, and depending on how good or bad she takes the idea of letting things end (she was good with letting chell go, but then immediately went bad again with the next human subjects, so either is possible) Really it depends on how human she is. If we are to believe there is no humanity left in her as she supposedly deleted caroline, then she would likely reanimate the birds forever. If she lied about deleting caroline, or is simply still an Ai with emotions and feelings, then she would probably accept the birds passing as something that they should be allowed to have, a freedom to die.

[@ultimatequeenofdeath666]

yeah, i mean a part of why there even was a portal 2 was because of content outside of the first game, that and they had the arg's, and the radio signal, and the comics, a third game wouldn't be built just from what we see right now, they'd go back and add content to build hype and make new stuff, we'd know if there was a 3rd game in the works

[@therealboomshlamian700]

What happened to Chel? Did she survive the combine?

[@ayefkay]

It's not the idea of having a sequel TO Portal 2 - rather just another entry into the Portal universe that explores another story, explores more lore of Portal, explores more of the universe of Portal

[@pacboygamer6728]

yesss bro that's all i want. i want to know more about it all. i think Chell had enough and time for her to go.

[@tangodoestuff3418]

then get portal stories mel

[@MaskFky]

​@@tangodoestuff3418 that's not canon

[@metalpeperone]

​@@MaskFkyits still more portal content

[@WSBM14]

Its called Half-Life 2

[@ShignBright]

I find the concept of a portal 3 where you are a bird absolutely hilarious, but obviously never gonna happen. Only thing is, it's completely viable to happen lore wise, just not likely for an actual game about it.

[@veryannoyingdude8697]

I few years ago I was planning on making a Portal mod where you play as the three birds who have been attached to this humanoid robot thing and now must go through Aperture. That mod did not go anywhere since I had zero knowledge in modding Portal so I gave up.

[@ShignBright]

@@veryannoyingdude8697 Well, it's a really cool idea nonetheless.

[@vogonp4287]

It may be interesting as a short spinoff though. Not necessarily as a full sequel or anything.

[@maniacobra8103]

Would be a great april fools joke though

[@MitchellCFlint]

maybe a tech demo about it

[@drcheesenut896]

You are right about F-Stop, but I think more games set in Aperture would be a really good idea. Aperture encompasses so much, that they could easily set another game there with entirely new characters, new cores, new robots that we haven't seen before, etc. I don't think I'm really looking for more of GLaDOS, Wheatley or Chell, but I think I'd like to see more Aperture, there's a lot you can do with it. I'm happy we're getting things like The Lab, Hand Lab and Desk Job, give us a bit of a taste of what I want Also, you forgot to mention one Portal 3 fan concept that I see mentioned semi-often, which is the idea of basing Portal 3 around Rattman as he makes his way through Aperture, I would really like to hear your thoughts on that one

[@backinyourcommentsectionag3191]

yeah, this is where I stand with the portal series in terms of future installments I strongly believe there is still more that can be made within the portal universe as a whole, as made apparent with both aperture desk job and portal stories: mel. All in all, I think there is definitely more opportunity for content within this universe, but honestly I'd sooner never see a new game than have valve force out a new title.

[@peppermillers8361]

It would be interesting to make a Portal game around Rattman, because it would be less about Portals and more about abstract logic. You can straight up take inspirations from entirely different games.

[@jackferno7614]

yeah i mean we really have only seen one shaft

[@themusicboy9766]

@@backinyourcommentsectionag3191 yah the tech demos shown that there could be a lot of creativity in new games based in aperture

[@themusicboy9766]

@@peppermillers8361 yah

[@evan.f1738]

Portal 3 is a RTS where you play as GlaDOS defending Aperture from invaders using her Bird Army (and turrets, and robots). Who knows, maybe the cores act as powers (so as an example the fact sphere gives the player information on every entity, Anger core returns too angry to die, and is doubles firepower, ect.) but that’s not how the cores are meant to work (being limiters)

[@LumiOfFrost]

Cores give beneficial effects while also lowering resources and stats

[@jc_art_]

​@@LumiOfFrostalternative ways to play, perhaps. Different gamemodes, meant for either when youve finished the main game or just to mess around in.

[@AWCVideo]

Portal 3 is a spinoff Farming game where you play as Chell in an endless farming simulator, with acheivements for milestones being random objects or gameplay supplements (test chamber junk) jetizened from Aperture out the door

[@evan.f1738]

@@AWCVideo and Portal 4 is just Sonic 4 Episode 1 again, only with a picture of a cake in the end teaser

[@EnderCatCore]

honestly portals universe is the only one where ill just accept fanon in my mind as canon, ofc its not canon, and when talking to others i wont act like its canon, but stuff like the underground, meet the cores, etc doesnt interfere with portals base story enough to where it makes me think of it as not fitting in. portal is the only series ive fully accepted wont get a new (full) game, which is why i think im fine with story continuations or new stories set in aperture being in the form of fanmade content.

[@drcheesenut896]

Also, with Portal 2's DLC confirming the multiverse, all of these fan creations are canon somewhere out there

[@chesceaktv889]

@@drcheesenut896 then that's mean in another universe, Portal Blue Sky happens! Hell yeah! Tbh,I always like the idea that Portal Blue Sky is the ending... ofcourse it's not but I like thinking bout it

[@peppermillers8361]

the same can be said about Half Life. Every Half Life mod that doesn't contradict the canon a whole lot can potentially be considered canon (with some exceptions).

[@arekrekas213]

@@drcheesenut896 imagine a universe where GLADOS is very, and i mean VERY secretly controled by a human (i know it doesn't makes sense but i think it would be funny)

[@peppermillers8361]

@@arekrekas213 in some ways, she is

[@DaRealBruner]

If there had to be a Portal 3, I think it'd be interesting to play from the perspective of Doug Rattmann during his time all alone in Aperture Science after everyone was killed. Seeing random hallucinations from Doug's schizophrenia would be a sight to see for sure. Having them be used for puzzles or story expedition. Right now, we are in need of the next Half-Life game, because Gordon, Alyx, Barney, the resistance. Their stories aren't wrapped up yet. Chell, GLaDOS, Wheatley, etc have pretty much come to a closure. Portal is already a favorite for Valve when it comes to unofficial spinoffs, tech demos, merch, etc. Having a third game just for the sake of profit would dumb down Portal and Portal 2 in my opinion. it really isn't necessary.

[@Freeraining-og7uh]

we already have a comic of rattman his story is concluded. Rattman isn't relevant either. He was there in the first game to give you a good idea of what was going to happen to you. plus making a new character is out of the question, originally in portal 2 you played as a lady called mel, but she was scrapped as game testers complained that glados didn't recognize them. also a schizopheranic wouldn't work for an FPS puzzle game.

[@theetaurus1832]

well yeah but also there’s is supposed to be HUNDREDS of other test subjects and the idea that chell was a child whom visited aperture and then became a test subject? also why doesn’t she speak at all??? like there’s so many questions.

[@datchannelfromnowhere4900]

@@theetaurus1832 she doesn't speak because she chooses not to. IDK why chooses not to talk but she's just like that.

[@theetaurus1832]

@@datchannelfromnowhere4900 she’s l8me

[@datchannelfromnowhere4900]

@@theetaurus1832 Why?

[@teamakesgames]

I love how Valve uses Aperture for their tech demos though. It always gives some silly insight into ("what could be") Aperture. For me, Portal, the puzzle game series, is concluded. Doesn't mean Valve couldn't return to the Story Universe with another full game. 👀

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Yeah.

[@nfwrambo]

I still really want valve to put an Easter egg in one of their games where you see an alternate glados and cave head arguing in court over custody of the facility

[@Laspher_]

YES!!!

[@CombustableLemon]

This is an idea that could be created by a fan, but I want a game that takes place during Portal 1, and between Portal 2 and Portal 1. It would follow not Chell or Mel, but a completely new character named Rale, who was a police officer sent to investigate Aperture Science in the 1980's due to the due to the disappearing astronauts, but when she entered, was shot by a turret, and went unconcious for 25 years, before being woken up by a core named Will who fell next to her while he was on a routine checkup on the humans. So Rale has to get back to the surface because turns out, the place she entered was built on top of years ago. So she walks around until she finds an experimental Portal Gun made in the 80s that can visit alternate dimensions. Using this, she makes her way to the surface, solving puzzles along the way. When she gets up there, she witnesses Chell in Chamber 15, and follows her journey along the way. She takes a nap to refill her energy and when she wakes up, the building is in ruins due to the explosion of GlaDos. She finds every exit has been blocked by debris, and she has to get on top of Aperture Labrotories.

[@MilkGlue-xg5vj]

Portal Reloaded just released and it's that

[@All4Tanuki]

There will never be another Portal mainline game. It will live on as the aesthetic for valve's various little side projects. I don't think we need another (entry in the) Portal (series), I think we just need another Portal - a small, flawless game that leaves a huge footprint. I'm sure there's been a few since 2007 - Undertale comes to mind - but that's definitely what I'd rather see, rather than just another go on the same merry-go-round of this franchise

[@Grefuzzle]

Who's Tanooki? Just curious.

[@hunlepto2239]

@@Grefuzzle Michiru from Brand New Animal (BNA for short)

[@Judie-Nator]

While it's not needed, it would be nice to have a portal 3. Though I'd say other games in Valve's Catalog deserve a sequel WAY more. I'd be fine without a portal 3, cuz the end of portal 2 felt like a good bow to wrap up the story. A prequel or spinoff story would be nice.

[@the11382]

What, you want half-life 3?

[@sporeman2334]

i would personally like a continuation of Doug Rattman's story, well if he doesn't die of course. but i mean he shouldn't die, it's just one bullet in his leg, and he ends up in a cryochamber, they might have some sort of a medical system installed

[@DancingEngie]

That's always been my first choice when it comes to a new direction for the Portal games. Really, an interactive (re)telling of Rattman story and conclusion could be both an emotional rollercoaster and pack some gameplay twists too. I imagine Doug going through pristine test chambers with his trusty companion cube while suffocated scientist bodies are strewn in the elevator.

[@datchannelfromnowhere4900]

we already have a rattman comic plus he isn't even relevant

[@MrPinguv]

@@datchannelfromnowhere4900 He is relevant in the story as he was the one to make Chell wake up for Portal 2. And if he's not relevant enough, a new game focused on him and his story in Aperture would boost his relevancy.

[@datchannelfromnowhere4900]

@@MrPinguv Rattman exist to be the plot explainer of Portal 1. making a game about him is not worth any thing and it's pointless since we already have a comic, a rattman game would flop. You can't do a game without GLaDOS interacting with the player (They were gonna have you play as Mel in Portal 2 but the game contesters didn't want her, so the game creators decided to bring chell back after her escape.) facing GLaDOS for a third time is ridiculous!

[@lShadowdark]

@@datchannelfromnowhere4900 its not it gonna flop, YOU eant it to flop (a lot of people in the comment section actually likes the idea). Chell was a smart and sane individual, while Rattman its all of the opposite, she scaped he (as far as we know) didnt, a lot of things could be made around an insane person going through different test chambers, maybe even finding a new device, like an overcharged portal gun (such as the ivercharged gravity gun), it would be a survival/puzzle game

[@geokou7645]

I think a good game would be a portal:ratman. Not a prequel that the lab rat fully explains but instead him waking up after the portal 2: cooperative and trying to avoid a GLaDOS that doesn’t want to kill him anymore.

[@RXQ1jj]

here's the thing, ratmann doesn't have a portal gun

[@Cheeseeatingshark]

@@RXQ1jj how did he get to rattman dens that are only accessible via test chambers then

[@RXQ1jj]

@@Cheeseeatingshark He's just built different

[@-Titania]

I think it would be interesting to see him find a portal gun and immediately start rambling about what was talking about when we hear him in chamber 17 of portal 2 mumbling perhaps he's concerned about the borealis. He could be rambling and mention avoiding glados only to meet chel and recognize her as the old secretary for Mr Johnson maybe she'd have knew knowledge about cave Johnson's big rock. She could send you to get him a new body before tossing you into the above world to go hunt the borealis

[@szabolcsgangl993]

What would the story even be about if GLaDOS doesn't want him dead? She would probably release him, like she did Chell. She knows that it's just better for her to be left alone and apparently doesn't care about the secrets of Aperture going out. The Combine is long gone by the events of Portal 2, she is not at any risk whatsoever.

[@newtley]

I honestly agree, portal's community is amazing, the mods, animations, community maps, etc. are great. Through the community theres been so many different ideas, new puzzle mechanics, that fans have come up with that maybe we don't need a Portal 3? It's cool seeing other peoples interpretations of how the series should continue through mods and maps

[@lShadowdark]

Yeah, but those are fanfiction, in the portal universe is a lot yet to explore

[@sonicthehedgehogfan1108]

Portal 3 could be a form of prequel for the original where you either play as rattman escaping GLaDOS and finding chell’s file with his own portal gun (it could make sense if played the right way) or an aperture employee going through test chamber as or after GLaDOS goes mad. It could show us GLaDOS’ impact and show us how scary GLaDOS could have been to chell, even more than she was, there is some opportunity for lore.

[@EngineMusic]

i think rather than a portal 3, valve should just keep doing what they are doing with there alternate universe games and such. i think something that would be awesome is some "meet the x" type videos where it ties up any trivial loose ends, like the bird babies, and maybe even exploring all that world building. and just how things are going post portal 2. but one thing that should be off limits is Chell's postgame life. much like the truman show, i feel it's more fitting to leave her life up to interpretation, and it would just make sense that since the facility is no longer watching her, neither are we.

[@4dblock314]

If valve were to make another one of these aperture games, I would love to see a horror game that takes place in the portal 1 facility. I don't care if they ditch the whole portal mechanic, I just love the atmosphere that the maps give.

[@nickb2844]

Just going through my thoughts on this video: 1.) It doesn't really matter if Portal 2 ended on a cliffhanger or not. Portal 1 didn't end on a cliffhanger, it just ended the story. It wasn't until after Valve decided to make Portal 2 that they changed the ending to Portal 1 and added the party escort bot to drag Chell away. Personally I like the idea that every half life game ends on a cliffhanger and every portal game just doesn't. But that's just my personal opinion. 2.) The idea that Gordon and Chell can't be in the same game I disagree with. I do agree that you wouldn't call the game Half life 3 or Portal 3, but it would be one hell of an amazing crossover game to have both characters. I imagine maybe 2 separate campaigns, or maybe a crazy co-op "puzzle-action game" where you select which character to play with a friend. I don't know what the finished product would look like but the game isn't "impossible" by just having two main characters in it. I will whole heartedly admit that this isn't at all likely of course. 3.) Wheatley doesn't have to be in Portal 3. However I'd imagine the writers could find a way to incorporate him in to the story if they wanted, and however they did would probably be very, very funny. 4.) If Chell does come back to Aperture for a third game, I trust that the writers would give her a very good reason to. Maybe something to do with Caroline? Or maybe not. 5.) I don't think anyone was really expecting the birds to be playable characters, lol. 6.) GLaDOS could easily have a brand new character arc. Having a Portal 3 does not mean inherently that she would go back to square one. That would be very bad writing. I would love to see how her relationship with Chell could be tested if there was another antagonist out there threatening the facility, perhaps. Who knows. 7.) Lego dimensions isn't canon my friend. That game is fantastic. GLaDOS acts the way she does in that game because it's a Lego game. It's supposed to be funny, not a perfect representation of her character. My god just look at Lego Batman. Or basically all the Lego characters. They made her evil because she's the primary antagonist most of the time. It wouldn't make sense for Lego dimensions to realistically continue her character arc following Portal 2. That being said, "You wouldn't know" is a fantastic follow up to "Want you gone". Just change Batman to Freeman and it's pretty perfect. 8.) Aperture Desk job isn't canon unless the writers change their mind later. Like it or not, they can change what's canon and what isn't as they see fit. I'm not saying it should or shouldn't be canon, just that things are always subject to change with smaller games like that. 9.) We only explore section 9 of the old Aperture test chambers. They also state that test track 9 requires a handheld portal device. This to me could imply that some of the other testing tracks might not include the portal gun. Maybe there were other sci-fi testing elements we've never seen? Ideally all of the new mechanics would work together with portals so it still feels like a proper portal game. Either way, the idea that there isn't much to explore in old Aperture for a Portal prequel game makes no sense. Even if it's all completely portal gun based without many new mechanics, we've only explored one-ninth of Old Aperture testing tracks. Also, what did the newer areas of Aperture look like in the past? The lower levels were abandoned and never updated, but I would imagine that the upper levels used to have that older look as well. 10.) Just because you don't have any ideas for where to take the Portal gameplay doesn't mean Valve is out of ideas. You said yourself that Portal Reloaded is a great example of new concepts for the Portal series. 11.) F-stop obviously can carry a whole game (Superliminal), but I would agree that it wouldn't be a great idea for Portal 3. However like I said earlier, it would be pretty cool to see the F-stop concept incorporated with standard the portal gun puzzle elements. 12.) The Portal 2 level editor does not indicate that Valve is done with Portal games. Fan generated content like levels and mods are fantastic, but simply cannot compare to a triple-A Valve created sequel. If Valve wants to make more Portal, they certainly will. In the meantime, I would agree that people should enjoy those levels and mods. Most of them are pretty damn cool. I'm not trying to belittle you with this comment, I just fundamentally disagree with you on most of your arguments. By the way, nobody needs to reply and say that this comment is too long. I know it is. If you don't want to read it then just don't read it. I'll live.

[@satyamedh]

Don't worry, I read this bro :D This, This is the thing. If the writer says he has ideas, I trust him

[@DessDragon]

1:29 "GLaDOS performs an opera piece to Chell sings aijhgoiyerl turrets" I have no idea what you said here XD 2:18 plus in the Portal 2 Post-Mortem they said they wanted to give Chell a happy ending and let her actually go and be done with this stuff. but yeah something something death of the author and fan interpretations 3:03 lol is Chell cross-eyed there? 4:31 yeah, after Portal 2, the additional GLaDOS appearances we got have all felt like a totally different character. perhaps she went cooky after so many years, but I agree it just feels off. at least we got a nice song out of it, even if it involves _batman_ of all things... 5:40 they said that!? aw... I guess you're right though, it is better as an AU 7:50 they could embrace the community maps, there's lots of new and original mechanics there, such as the sendificator, and being able to put down the quantum tunneling device temporarily at designated spots. plus, valve never once used momentum storage in singleplayer yet, when it's literally one of the coolest core properties of the quantum tunneling device! I really don't know how they made two whole games based around portals and didn't have the player use momentum storage. you know what, who needs portal 3, I'm gonna make my own game with portals and sendificators and momentum storage and device pedestals, and everything else I like. someday... 10:37 I had no idea you could swim and save yourself like that lol 11:00 this reminds me, have you seen mikeastro's videos about the community workshop? 11:27 yeah, it's just difficult to sift through the avalanche of trash to find the plethora of gems. perhaps the best portal 3 equivalent would be a curated list of maps... since, well, we do get cave johnson and greg as part of the perpestual testing initiative nice work on this video, I pretty much agree with you overall :)

[@genyakozlov1316]

GLaDOS in Portal 2 was already extremely out of character from 1.

[@DessDragon]

@@genyakozlov1316 well she was forced to re-live a certain event again and again for eternity, after various cores that affected her personality were destroyed...

[@OssyFlawol]

@@genyakozlov1316 GLaDOS after she loses her cores in Portal 1 is pretty much the same voice and tone as she is throughout the entirety of Portal 2, seems consistent to me

[@digicat0719]

@@genyakozlov1316 no?? like these people before me said, she was definitely changed after reliving her own death for years and having those personality cores burnt. the cores were basically blocking out her entire true personality, she was going kinda insane by the end anyways. and of course she would certainly be slightly different after witnessing her own death thousands of times, who wouldn't be

[@jasohavents]

Portal is a standalone medium on its story. Portal, is the favorite if a lot of people due to both it's dark tones and environmental storytelling. It's told in a different way than portal 2 is and for that reason it stands well on its own. Portal 2 has its own story and it largely doesn't need much of Portal for people to pick the game back up. In fact you could have never played portal and you could chock it up to Chell having Amnesia. Portal 3 should be its own thing. Its own story. Loosely fitting in with the greater aperture lore, but capable of standing on its own. Not to mention I am dying to find out what the heck Valve came up with for F-stop. It's a mechanic they made that almost became the whole gameplay loop before they dropped it, but not sharing it because they believed eventually it could stand on its own as a separate game. While Portal 3 might not be necessary, it would be interesting seeing "F-Stop" in say the "Aperture Photo-Science Laboratories." Not to mention having the portal mechanics on the source 2 engine would be nice. Source is getting on in age.

[@spidernh]

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[@JayedSkier]

superliminal is basically f-stop

[@aslanbeats2004]

@@JayedSkier dude thats whats i was gonna reply lol!😅

[@IroAppe]

I also think that Portal 3 could/should be its own thing. There are 3 points in the story where you can connect to: 1) As many have pointed out, a prequel in the Aperture Innovators era. However that brings many problems with it, because inventing exciting new features there is difficult, because they have to be fitting to that old time. However who knows, it could be a bit extravagant, a bit like Steampunk, I mean they already came up with quite crazy things with the gels and the portal gun already in that time. So more features would look old, but have crazy effects like that. 2) The time in between Portal 1 and Portal 2, where GLaDOS is down. Similar to Star Wars where there is so much to explore in between the movies 2 and 3, I can see that a story could definitely fit in there, no doubt. Something with cores, and more inventions of Aperture Science, a problem of some kind. It could be done. 3) The multiverse. That's actually very exciting, because there are little limits. There could be problems with the Multiverse, it would be a crazy game, however I can see that with some clever and coherent writing, you could come up with something that is Portal, but probably in a way that we can't imagine yet.

[@IroAppe]

Now that I think about it, I am not so doubtful anymore of a Portal 3 game to be done. Actually, I can see good games in all 3 of these points. Now I'd be delighted about a Portal 3, 4 and 5 all exploring these possibilities.

[@iamnobodyyy]

Portal 3 should be a prequel, set in the Cave Johnson era. I would love learning more about the past of Aperture

[@cinderpxmpkin9554]

That or in another universe considering the multiverse might kinda be a thing in Portal where the protagonist is that one cut character, Mel.

[@mr_indie_fan]

*cough* portal stories: mel *cough*

[@frogkik]

@@mr_indie_fan FOR REALL

[@rosariobono438]

What about a vr game similar to half life alyx, where you play as Doug rattmann, you get to experience the power up of galdos/bring your daughter to work day, and your goal is to avoid Glados, and eventually reroute power for Chell’s room like in the lab rat comic

[@ICountFrom0]

There's only two things I'd accept for a third portal game. A time travel plot, with proper looping through portals, or the plot of Blue Sky made official.

[@RightBoyKA-POW]

Somewhere in The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe, the Narrator said that sequels are basically a way of staying in the past. Most people just want more, and different, content out of their favourite movies or series, no matter how old they are, which is pretty sad, because writers and producers are so focused on continuing or rebooting old stories that they forget to make fresh new ideas. Now I know y'all are thinking: "But dude, people just hate new movies and series in modern time, and ofcourse the old ones were considered much better!", but sometimes sequels or reboots turn out so bad too.

[@rattlingbones1293]

Although it’s disappointing and it makes me sad that In cannon and In gameplay it could never happen at least it’s not on a cliffhanger like half-life and me and server just make up our own fun ideas for stories or maps I thought of my own being a cube based robot a prototype atlas/p-body being reactivated and getting convinced by a smooth talking core to escape to the surface (I know it doesn’t make much sense but it fills that portal 3 gap in my heart)

[@arthurpietrogarcia1057]

Omg you are Canon😍

[@jacksonribler6554]

I want a prequel that follows the Cave Johnson era

[@IBeforeAExceptAfterK]

You make a decent point, but the counterargument has to be made that Portal 1 technically didn't leave us with any cliff-hangers either...and then Valve changed the ending. If Valve ever decides they want to make a Portal 3, there's nothing stopping them from doing so.

[@TheLingo56]

I feel narratively there's plenty of places you could go. Even Wolpaw seems to be super excited for a potential concept he's built. Off the top of my head an immortality angle and Glados possibly getting lonely as time goes on is a possibility. They could go a route where Glados tries to possibly clone Chell after thousands of years to see if it would ignite the good old days, but maybe that would be a touch on the nose. They could also do an "Aperture 3," where the company has expanded and you're an employee at the third headquarters. There's just a lot of potential expansion possible with this IP. But yeah the biggest wrench in Portal 3 happening is how they could expand the game mechanics in a concise way that would make sense. Portal 2 on its own I thought was stretching the Portal mechanics all the way to the brink of what could be possible.

[@colossalidiot]

I like to conceptualize portal 3 as continuing Chel"s story in the outside world. I like the idea of Portal 3 and HL 3 being a convergent story wherein Gordon goes through a bloody, combat-filled adventure and Chel going through a more stealthy, puzzle oriented trip to eventually meet at the end of both games to either end the story there or lead to a HL 4. Portal 3 could be full of very similar portal puzzles to portal 2 in the same vein as old Aperture having diegetic puzzles outside of the test chambers, and in the background of either game you could see the other main character going about their business in the background. I think it's a cool concept that satisfies a lot of the things fans want, even if it's not realistic to expect.

[@keenankersh7944]

One issue, portal 2 takes place thousands of years after half life 2. I do think the idea of the games being more related is an interesting premise, but it's unlikely the next half life game, if it ever comes, will have a relation to portal 2's ending. Just the setting of aperture and/or characters from Aperture. The idea of games being connected like this in *general* is a neat concept. But I think it may work better if the story is made around that concept and not trying to combine (haha) 2 existing stories into 1 just because they're in the same universe.

[@colossalidiot]

@@keenankersh7944 I absolutely agree with you, it'd be a complete mess, but I still just really like the idea, even under the assumption there'll be no game for it

[@keenankersh7944]

@@colossalidiot There is a good chance of a connection of some sort, since Aperture is implied to be a part of the next half life game. If the next half life game comes out. Let's hope the continuation isn't VR like Alyx was (while I've heard Alyx is a good VR game I don't think the medium would work for the official campaign of a half life game)

[@keenankersh7944]

*A normal half life game with gordon freeman as the protagonist

[@rudrasingh6354]

@@keenankersh7944one way to solve the fact that Portal 2 takes place ages after Half Life 2 is G Man. He can easily whisk Chell to the current HL timeline from the future.

[@ThatNerdyMetalhead]

the only reason i want a portal 3 is because i want to know that wheatly is safe

[@LimeMaxx]

"Oh actually we meant Portal 3 as a prequel." "Oh a prequel? Well that completely circumvents my entire arguement. I agree, we should have Portal 3!" *role credits*

[@Noved0321]

I feel like Portal 3 as a prequel would better fit, getting to learn more about obscure characters like some of the cores, the Rat man and maybe it could implement scrapped puzzle mechanics aswell

[@Retromangofizz]

I think if there were to be a sequel, it would involve humans from the "human outreach program" from aperture lab.

[@orionbarnes1733]

"It ends on such a cliffhanger!!11!1!" Chell escapes and GLaDOS allows it Caroline, the last founder of Aperture, is deleted Wheatley is gone GLaDOS is now able to manage her own test subjects Portal 2 is not a game that ends on a cliffhanger in the slightest. I also don't want to see another Portal game, because it's time people make some new stories before continuing stories that didn't need to be continued. Half Life Episode 3 is a genuine cliffhanger, and we genuinely need a game to continue the story, but Portal? The game literally ends with GLaDOS effectively telling Chell that it's time to let the past go, and put everything that happened in Aperture behind her. The last thing I want is the absolute banger speech at the end of Portal 2 to be all for nothing.

[@Kamin795]

I had a portal 2 pirate version which ended on cliffhanger where someone (probably Chell) is going by a train and after a few seconds train crashes near a village and also timer appears at the top of the screen and when the time runs out, it returns you to the main menu. And also it was probably downloaded from 0day or rutracker

[@Snowo_luna]

The prequel idea got me thinking, what if they made a canon (or not canon) of where you were being tested on and stuff, but half way through a test chamber breaks you fall through and no one can find you besides a character similar to wheatly finds you. But, the character wants to escape the Aperture Science. So they help you to attempt to escape through any way possible. That would just be the base of the idea in my head. This was probably badly worded but I think most people would understand where I am going.

[@LukiKruki]

Mel

[@derpN]

That sounds a lot like the first game to me. Main difference is just that the character helping you escape is rattmann and you don't see him in person.

[@MauricioJara]

I don’t think we need to see a story with Chell again, but I still want to see more stories from Aperture. I’d love to see the perspective of a scientist during the neurotoxin and lockdown incident, and seeing how everyone forgot about them as the end of the world was happening on the surface

[@turmspitzewerk]

portal 1 didn't end on a cliffhanger, and yet they changed it in an update because they felt like it. just because portal 2 is a nice wrapped up story doesn't mean they're incapable of telling another one in the same setting.

[@AVK_SAM]

Wait people actually thought portal 2's ending was a cliff hanger?? I've been playing these games and involved in fandom for almost 10 years now and I don't think I've never heard anyone say this wtf. Aside from when I was like 10, I've always been of the opinion that we don't need a portal 3 because Chell's story is over and there's only so much you can do with the mechanics of the game. I 100% agree with if you want more portal, look to the community made mods. If VALVe wants to make more portal, I would love to see more short stories like Desk Job that explore aspects of old Aperture or fun little "what if" scenarios.

[@StereoBucket]

I had someone claim that it is a cliffhanger when I praised portal 2s ending for not being a cliffhanger and for wrapping things up unlike other valve projects. Like a few weeks ago.

[@Splatatat]

These are some personal ideas I've had of how valve can continue giving us portal content without making new games. My main idea is a book series with each book taking place during a different decade of old aperture. Basically following cave's history with aperture from its founding till his death. It could give really interesting character insight for cave and ESPECIALLY Caroline who I believe really needs it. And it can cover all the high and lows of aperture. And then for other stories past cave's death those could be like one off novels. Like it'd be cool to get a whole novel about Rattman, and not just a comic, or maybe one about the development and takeover of GLaDOS. I personally wouldn't want any Chell focused novels or any novel taking place post portal 1/2. But that's just an idea that would never happen. Secondly, Valve NEEDS to un-cancel The Art of Portal 2 they were making AND JUST GIVE IT TO US PLEASE. I've wanted something like this for so long, Portal 1/2's concept art is just too pretty to not be available physically. This one is a lot more possible than a book series. Forgive me for rambling but I've had these ideas in my head for so long and I just needed to say them.

[@lor8262]

I would like a aperture series that goes back to the first person puzzle genre, portal two implies that old aperture was working on several other types of experiments (maybe we can mow down some mantis men) it's clear valve still has interest in the portal world with just about every tech demo they do using the aperture setting/aesthetic so if they found a alternative puzzle gun to use I think it's still a decent chance at happening. And as for story, as seen from portal 2's many different stories through out it's development the story wasn't their primary concern. Aperture is huge with tons of personality cores supposedly laying around the facilities that we just never saw giving them plenty of opportunities to bring in new characters. Tl;Dr I think I'd valve is more likely to make a aperture first person puzzle game then portal 3 specifically and I'm all for it.

[@buddhablue21]

Yes, absolutely. Another puzzle game set in Aperture with quality writing and gameplay. I think some fans can't disassociate the above with the portal mechanic and Chell/GladOS.

[@KL8T0N_SLU2HIE]

we don’t care if it’s bad we only want the game

[@optimer44]

I think a GLaDOS simulator would be cool. You build test chambers with a set budget, and AI robots play the test chambers and earn you money, like a tycoon game.

[@LilyTheCuteKitty432]

I have a concept that I am turning into a full blown mod. Basically, you are an employee at Aperture Science on May 12th, 1998-the day GLaDOS was first activated. You have been sent to test a new mechaninc: The Weighted Trinintrotoluene Cube. However, something else is happening. 25 years later, you wake up once again in Aperture, but as it turns out, everything in the Portal universe was orchestrated by someone. That someone made GLaDOS corrupt, they waited, and now they are trying to take down the whole world. This takes Portal to a whole new level of threat. From just a single person, to everyone on the planet.

[@-Titania]

Are you looking for help with ideas?

[@TheDapperPenguinAnimator]

Great video and I definitely agree with a lot of what you said! I've never really liked the idea of the Portal and Half Life games directly crossing into each other (aside from stuff like the Borealis, but that's more of an element) - both games have very distinct approaches to gameplay and atmosphere that I think combining them would just muddle. Also, I know it's likely that Chell was only in stasis for around 20 years, but I like to think she's been away long enough for the events of the Half Life games to have passed by and at the end of Portal 2 she emerges into a world where she can forge her own path. That's just my head canon though, and in any case the ending of Portal 2 is perfect and doesn't really need to be expanded on. I do however, think that there is still room for more games to be set within Aperture, especially with the release of Aperture Desk Job. There's a lot of personality/charm in 70s Aperture that I think would make for a great setting for a game/spin off. Valve could do a game away from portal mechanics, focusing on some of the other wacky science stuff Aperture has done in its past (not saying F-Stop btw - playing Superliminal already satisfied any curiosity I had about that mechanic). As long as any new mechanics are strong, I think it would work well. Even if it's not necessary for a Portal spin-off to happen, I think the door is definitely open for it and I'd certainly be happy to spend more time in Aperture. With that being said, I do agree that the Portal community is strong enough to provide more than enough community made content to fill the need for more Portal stuff. One of the smartest things that Valve did with Portal 2 was the PTI as it can essentially canonize all fan made Portal content as happening somewhere in the multiverse (for better or worse). Apologies for the long comment, but I've had a lot of thoughts on this. Again, great video, hope you don't get too much anger directed at you for it!

[@Deadlierquill96]

I know it’s not needed I just kinda want something like what about a portal prequel or something

[@electrobob992]

Isn't needed, but could work. Simple start it in a cabin for the initial tutorial moment, get the door busted in by a robot. Run, hide, and then FIGHT the robot. Think you are safe, until another robot appears. Later get chased by a harvester, said machine emits a recorded message asking for help, from HER. You go back, find out she really did need help, turrets glitching, panels moving randomly/exploding, her voice glitching, alarms going on and off, etc. , a virus is affecting her systems and she needs you to go in a do what you do best. Kill, specifically the virus. *She would stamp any worries about the reactor, made it virus and idiot proof.* Making use of a special headset instead of the usual portal gun, to explore the virtual testing environment this virus is controlling. A different kind of portal system that would work safely in VR. Reveal the virus is Cave Johnson who was converted but left abandoned in old aperture out of sheer SPITE and hatred towards him by the lab boys. *He wants to live forever so bad, then he can stay here forever* Which also brings to light that he was trying to take the labs back from the very beginning, but his attempts resulted in GLaDOS going all crazy in the first place. Both due to his desire to be in control again, but also the growing levels of anger towards humanity and those who left him down there. The fight would result in Chell being in a coma for a few days, but when she wakes up... Aperture has changed greatly, and by greatly I mean... She would see OTHER humans, just hanging out. One of which would approach her saying the kind robot wanted to ask for you to meet her in her chamber. Upon entering the chamber, you would notice there are flowers in vases, and her humming a song. She would be all happy you are alive, and thanks you for dealing with that issue. Realizes she would be shocked, reveals that he also was what was driving her crazy, wanting to test by killing etc. Saying "It was stupid to kill the test subjects, I mean how can we expect science to move forward if we have no one to test, etc."

[@Zirtip]

Portal 2 had an amazing, concluding ending, so Portal 3 shouldn't happen/shouldn't be about Chell after Portal 2 I'm thinking there should be a game called Portal: Rattman (like Half Life: Alyx) We want more Portal gameplay, but the lore makes it so hard to make another game

[@cheeseburg4056]

I wouldn't be mad at a portal 3, but I'm not actively looking for it

[@domobfdi5480]

They *could* have Portal 3 be an alternate universe, but that feels like such a shoehorn.

[@hangry3102]

But lets be honest, it was definitely bittersweet to say goodbye to GLaDOS after she deleted the last bit of humanity in her AI brain. It's like, really? we're leaving Aperture in such a depressing, destroyed state? there's really no saving GLaDOS, or the other humans? or actually getting cake? It makes total sense from Chells perspective, having been basically a slave to testing for 50,000 years she'd absolutely want to be out of there and be done with it, so we can't expect her to just turn back around. But Chell's story is pretty elusive overall. What is her sense of purpose now that she's finally free? where does she go? who were her supposedly unloving parents? What is the world like now? Her story arc seems far from complete to me, maybe not involved enough to be the protagonist of a sequel to Portal 2 but it could definitely be related to the plot point.

[@-Titania]

I would love a portal 3 scene where chel eats cake

[@HugoBDesigner]

Wholeheartedly agree! I always thought that, story-wise, Portal 2 wrapped up too nicely to be disrupted and, gameplay-wise, the Workshop and modding had already explored much of what a new Portal game could even try to achieve. Moreover, switching the core mechanic from portals to something else would be just repeating the F-Stop mistake, which Valve themselves acknowledged and addressed. So yeah, we really don't need a Portal 3, thanks for spreading the word!

[@MasterLYT]

The only story I see working for Chell in a portal 3 would be having a half life 3/portal 3 game with elements of both, kind of like a tag team between Gordan and Chell, which G Man could have something to do with bringing her back since he did time travel stuff in Alyx

[@protercool8474]

There werent any cliffhangers after portal 1 either. You killed GLaDOS, and escaped. I know they added a scene of Chell getting dragged back to aperture, but i didn't see that version until after I played portal 2. The original ending left so few cliffhangers they had to retcon one in.

[@zillion8954]

ok so may i point out something in the cooperative testing section the part where glados quote on quote killed everyone was in the extras section so i do not know if we should count that as cannon

[@farawaygaming_]

Portal 3 technically still exists. Its the entire coop campaign. It takes place after portal 2

[@yuh8137]

Aperture can definitely continue as a location in games they can use to try different mechanics and frame them as different inventions of aperture

[@Maxcreatorrobo]

I think that there should be a new portal game but in-between aperature desk job and portal 1 like less of a portal game but an aperture game like more of the tests that Cave Johnson had that weren’t portal related.

[@user-ke8ui8il6v]

I think that if portal 3 is going to feel like a triangle in a circle hole, this feeling can be a part of the lore

[@Eevee860]

Aperture desk job has showed they can still handle the portal world with care, we do need a new game

[@jacksonribler6554]

Somehow Wheatley returned

[@PstrywBerryDraws]

My headcannon is that all those humans Glados found got killed in Portal: Bridge Constructor

[@knightatyourservice7512]

Here's an aspect of the story that I haven't seen many people talking about (I don't know if someone explained it): The red phone For those who don't know, in the Rat Man story, there was a sign that shows a number to call in case GLaDOS went crazy. In the Portal 1 game, you can find in GLaDOS room an old corded phone with the cord being cut. So... With that info... Someone or something has orchestrated the flooding with the nerotoxin incindent. If you ask me, that a really important aspect kf the lord that should be study.

[@rarepwnage2]

i want an official portal game where we have to investigate the abandoned laboratory a few hundred years before chell awakes from her slumber

[@rawmaw]

I think the misconception is that in the afterlife of Duat (the egyptian mythological afterlife) you end up in a wheat field if you were a good person, to farm wheat for the rest of eternity alongside your loved ones. this is because farmers were strongly respected & a job many wanted back in the egyptian empire days

[@teleportingsqirl]

I think a cool concept that could be explored is one where Glados is shut down by another personality core, and Chell needs to go back to help her, maybe something that goes more along the lines of the core hub from the beta. They wouldent need to add much in terms of concept to be honest, but as an idea what if you could use a personality core on a wall socket plug thing to control panels and gel pipes and such, with different personality cores doing different things.

[@theantarctic1312]

Since, only the 50s, 70s and 80s of Old Aperture is shown in Portal 2, I would say a potential Portal 3 could take place in the gap in-between, in the 60s. As few things are really detailed in the Portal storyline about 60s Old Aperture, I’d say it would be a good way on fleshing out the events that would have happened.

[@JJungleJapeson]

I don't think there should be a Portal 3 or continuation of Chell's story, but I do want another Portal game made by Valve. We don't NEED it, but I would like it. Yes there are mods, but big budget from Valve would make the game great. I don't think there should ever be a Portal game set outside, because then you either have too much freedom or a game of "find the white space". I think the transition period from Cave to GLaDOS would make a good setting. I do have some new testing element ideas, but I don't want to give them away because I might make a mod out of them myself ;)

[@JayedSkier]

portal: prelude is a mod that already does this. Again, it isn't big budget, the puzzles are kind of meh, and it uses text-to-speech instead of voice acting, but it's fairly decent for what it is. Also the ending slaps way harder than it has any right to

[@JJungleJapeson]

@@JayedSkier I played Portal Prelude years ago and I'm still fond of it despite the text-to-speech and unnecessary difficulty. But it was made before Portal 2 and it would be interesting to see what that would look like given what we now know of that time from Portal 2.

[@octanproductions6492]

We have a non-canon equivalent to Portal 3 The only difference is that it's in a Lego Game and is slightly shorter and simpler That aforementioned Lego Game also has a portal level in the main story And (spoilers for a game that came out in 2015) GLaDOS sings the end credits. Lego Dimensions.

[@Appletank8]

i just want 3rd set of songs to test buy. Please nobody else makes Portal themed songs better than Portal.

[@Darachu]

I've been saying this for a long time and I've seen no one agree with me. Yes, as much as I want to know what happened to earth between hl2e2 and portal 2, Chell has escaped Aperture and there's no point in her going back.

[@iam_nobody8203]

Maybe it doesn’t have to specifically focus on the portal aspect of Aperture Science, remember Aperture was a WHOLE FACILITY of them testing different things (Ex, cave johnson mentions mantis men)

[@rosykindbunny1313]

I would love more spinoff games, but a third game really isn't necessary.

[@PropaneVision]

Honestly, the core hub seems like the best game idea ever. I hope that if a portal 3 does exist in the future, that the core hub idea is brought back.

[@spacegirlproduction9506]

I like how portal 2 proofs that the ending of part 2 is when chela really go outside - since on screens in elevators room u can see that bridges are made from sunlight and u can see that on such fields there are machines that take sunlight - and the best that u can even spot such small little hut in the middle of field

[@vliss3k]

remember that the portal 1 ending was altered to leave a cliffhanger, the portal 2 one may be too.

[@StrawberryFox56]

The only real way for them to make a new portal game is for them to either make a new protagonist or have an alternate universe version of Chell.

[@Trains0505]

portal revolution made a perfect example of what a new portal series could be. New story, new mechanics, new characters, etc.

[@Lunarcreeper]

honestly, i have one idea of how there could be a portal 3 and it's the only plausible idea. a crossover between half life, but instead, you play as Gordon freeman or someone else from black mesa. the plot could include black mesa discovering the location of aperture and gaining signals that it is still active, so gordon freeman is sent there. it all connects perfectly, glados could recognize the fact that gordon freeman is from black mesa, which will give glados a reason to hate us as much as chell. ignoring the part about what time setting aperture is in, the vortigaunts seem pretty good at defying physics and being a plot device. why not use them to like, revive gordon freeman or something? they literally saved Gordon and alyx from the explosion that came from the citadel, somehow? not to mention, g man works as a decent plot device too. (i'm ignoring the time setting because it's vague as hell and sometimes doesn't even seem like valve is sure)

[@sheeep4789]

Plot twist your in the highest section of aperture and are in a green house and adventure core gets you back to the testing track. Yay problem solved🎉🎉🎉

[@jackofclubs8791]

I know this comment goes against the entire point of the video but I really like the old aperture prequel idea. I think if you created a brand new subject (similar to portal stories Mel. New character could potential be a scientist pushed to their limits (maybe find a way to make it ratman?)) but this time have the main villain be cave Johnson before he gets all sick. It could further emphasize his ego and lack of understanding of how science works. I think he could get himself into trouble and then solve his problem by stressing his scientists. which could set up him stressing his employees and Caroline to solve his problem of being sick in the portal2 voice recordings. Furthermore you could also use this to set up the borealis, give it a reason to exist (in a comedic portal way. Perhaps as a solution to caves problem) and it could be used as a teaser for half life 3. Finally the reason I like this idea is because (though I don’t like the idea) this new prequel character could be put in stasis or something to interact with the half-life story if the writers want to take it in that direction.

[@nagyonvicesshehe]

i have a good concept of what portal 3 should be like. chell finds a time machine in the fields. and goes forward in time and gets trapped in a fake reality. the portal gun gets destroyed by an unknown character and the game has a cube gun a goo gun and a new portal gun. the objects cannot go trough portals. thats all of the ideas i have.

[@SteveBNLplays]

I personally don't want a portal 3. I think It would split up the community between Portal 2 and Portal 3. It would also be very hard to write another portal game.

[@frupiii]

Portal 3 could be done in the perspective of Doug rattman who instead of dying wakes up in a relaxation vault and has to try to escape the enrichment centre and much like GLaDOS when she was potato the companion cube talks to the player . I know it’s not a lot to grab into story line wise but it’s just an idea

[@-Titania]

He could have knowledge on the borealis have hallucinations and eventually meet up with the half life crew.

[@NI-PI_Productions]

I want a Portal game exploring the disappearance of the Borealis.

[@hibutima3]

That's literally what half life 3 should be. That's literally the proposed point for half life 2 episode 3 and half life 3

[@maydaycatz]

portal 2 is the only valve game with a complete story WHY do people want them to screw it up so bad

[@NightshadeUnholyNEXUS]

Technically Portal 3 is already a thing: “Portal Stories: MEL”.

[@wolfcl0ck]

Ossy mentioning Portal Desolation as an example of an "amazing upcoming mod" is quite similar to a general coming up with new medals to award himself. Not sayin you're wrong but it gave me a chuckle.

[@OssyFlawol]

yes that was the double layered gag there, congrats on getting it

[@hambrew3166]

Borealis teleports back into aperture with Gordon and crew on it. They could have both a half life game and a portal game play out at the same time while chell and Gordon have near misses the entire time. A combine force could play as the antagonist for both. I see the half life game as more of the same while portal could turn more into a stealth game where you are focused on avoiding groups of enemies and only attacking when you can. Both with the eventual goal of ridding the ship of the combine.

[@ericpeterson6520]

Almost every argument here could've been made after Portal 1 to argue against the idea of a Portal 2. I mean, talk about "no cliffhangers to wrap up", Valve literally retconned and *patched* Portal 1's ending to make it even compatible with the idea of a sequel. I'm sure if you had this mindset back then you would've seen that as an unjustifiable betrayal of the fans Can I think of an idea for Portal 3's story? No. I couldn't have come up with Portal 1 or 2's stories either. So it's a good thing that's not my job, it's Erik Wolpaw's, and he apparently *already has it figured out* and just wants to be allowed to do it. Same with the game design - can I come up with brilliant new puzzle mechanics to expand on Portal 2's gameplay? No, and I don't have to. I couldn't have designed any of the games Valve made, and that's why they made them, not me, or you, or your discord friends If you had demanded 13 years ago that I come up with a full concept for Portal 2 before you'd want to see it happen, I couldn't have. Hell, no one could have, and no one *did*. It was an iterative process of experimenting by a whole team over several years, seeing what works and what doesn't. And Portal 3 wouldn't be any different. It's not going to be one person's first spitballed concept translated directly into a game, it'd be a Valve game, and a Portal game at that Just like you don't have to write a whole album on your own to be excited about your favorite band's next album, you can just trust that they'll continue to be as good at writing music as they have been before, people are allowed to be excited about the concept of Valve making a cool new Portal game without having to tell you how it'd work. If it was that easy to come up with a great game, then it wouldn't be great, it'd be predictable. I want them to surprise me with something I never would've thought of, just like they have before

[@gwythinn]

I thought it was super-clear from the foreshadowing in Portal 2 that the villain of Portal 3 would be the Animal King that currently rules the Earth. Now that Chell is free of GLaDOS and the Aperture facility, she has the opportunity to discover what has become of the Earth in her absence. That aside, with both Half-Life and Portal sharing a universe and waiting decades for their third installments, how great would it be to have a combined third episode with a storyline that you can play through from two different perspectives as either a Half-Life game or a Portal game? I'm quite weak on Half-Life lore, but on the Portal side, perhaps something like this: Chell starts exploring the future Earth and discovers that life under the Animal King is not actually better than being GLaDOS's test subject and is soon captured by the AK's minions and imprisoned. Meanwhile, Chell's escape has drawn the AK's attention to the Aperture facility that houses GLaDOS, and they begin causing her serious problems (attempting to destroy the facility? Looting it for tech? Enslaving GLaDOS and using the facility for their own purposes? TBD...). In a final act of desperation, GLaDOS sends an agent (or perhaps her own core in a robot body?) to Chell to rescue her and give her the time portal gun and a mission to go back in time and change the events that led to the rise of the Animal King, which was caused (intentionally or not) by the actions of Black Mesa... And with the right plotline, this could also be used to retcon GLaDOS's own history and give Caroline some peace. Maybe even Cave as well, although I think that might be tougher. Anyway, there's a lot they can do, and in a world where Chell has just been released into a future which is heavily foreshadowed to be Very Bad, and of which she has no knowledge, the ending of Portal 2 definitely does NOT feel like the story is over. I think we still need closure, although I agree with you that living up to the absolute masterpiece that is the Portal series so far will be challenging at best, both in terms of story and game mechanics.

[@StitchesAndBitches]

im not too sure on a portal 3, but i would like spin off, like the most random shit you could see like say APERTURE OFFICE thingy, i like the idea of just playing in like say a vr setting in an office job around the 70s-80s with a random set of hijinx, like i said, ANYTHING of a spin off as long as it isnt too much to the lore

[@braveclem]

To be honest,the only portal 3 I would accept would be one about Chell's story after being left alone with the company cube in the middle of the wheat field,I need to know what happens with her story

[@technocatification]

People don’t want more gameplay, they want storyline. That’s the difference between Valve and other game designers. The story drives the game, not the actual gameplay itself. It has soul.

[@flamespear86]

And it's been ELEVEN YEARS. A new generation of gamers need to be introduced to this series and the original generation needs more.

[@reaunamaughon]

i know we dont need another game but I ABSOLUTELY NEED a movie

[@Chuck.1715]

I think that Portal 3 should not be named portal, and have nothing to do with with portal gun or aperture, that has been explored to death through mods, theory crafting and great community levels. Having to make Portal 3 goes against Valve spirit. Valve would rather innovate and not need to learn to count to 3. I would rather see a puzzle game set into Black Mesa R&D environment, staring truly new and innovative puzzling element. And if you are craving f-stop game. Superliminal, and Viewfinder had already explored ideas from f-stop exceptionally well, so it would be hard to come up with something original.

[@sylvercritter]

I mainly want Portal 3 for gameplay reasons, I want to see old mechanics given more interactions. Maybe the lore is more about how GLaDOS is making humans from scratch and you play as one of the prototypes, with the final "boss" fight being an ultimate test of survival, or her getting horrified by the fact she made a human too much like Chell. She is the villain, but she isn't necessarily evil, just became afraid of her own creation.