Portal Retrospective

[@LiamTriforce]

This video was plagued by multiple issues, including copyright claims and a faulty microphone (which I tried to work around but you can probably still hear the levels bouncing around). But it's out, and I hope it was worth the wait as John Gaben once said. New mic on the way, sorry about the audio. If you'd like to guarantee me some financial security amidst claims and other technical issues while I work on videos, you can pledge a dollar or two on Patreon. Obviously, this is optional. But it's greatly appreciated. Thanks, and happy holidays! www.patreon.com/liamtriforce

[@svetthesaiyan]

Would've donated had you not been a β and wrote "Merry Christmas" instead. 😔

[@WitzyZed]

Svet the Saiyan 🖕🏼

[@svetthesaiyan]

@antisocialite Look up the definition of "triggered", please.

[@CutePuppy351]

Barely noticed any of the problems. Great video as always.

[@ArtVandelay592]

What mic are you getting? And what mic do you have right now?

[@bluegames1]

Glados: This is the part where he kills us Wheatley: This is the part where I kill you Chapter name: The part where he kills you Achievement: The part where he kills you Music: The part where he kills you I love Portal.

[@arczeroes]

Description of the Achievement: "It is that part."

[@MrRobotman]

Quite. 😊

[@lesnake]

I ask me, what happened in this part, see not a single clue here .-.

[@Lilly-Lilac]

DEV I LeSnake I think its the part where you get cake

[@lesnake]

@@Lilly-Lilac souds legit

[@LiamTriforce]

I should've mentioned Doug Rattmann! The story of the character and the ARG fascinated me, but for some reason it didn't cross my mind when I was writing the video. Big oof. Sorry to disappoint!

[@Kudykun]

Wouldn't hurt to make an addendum/follow up about him down the line, excellent video regardless :)

[@Mathias-cq4gl]

Doug is basically just the survivor of the attack of Glados, who camps around the facility hiding from Glados and who saves Chell.

[@theundeadpancake9869]

Doug's gotta be in my top 3 of fave characters in P2. (Or the P2 franchise)

[@Mathias-cq4gl]

@@theundeadpancake9869 yeah same

[@strawberrana]

You at least touched on the Ratt Dens

[@cowking1158]

“This just goes to show that people with brain damage are the real heroes” One of my favorite line in portal 2

[@kubagrotowski]

One of my favourite lines in the game is when weathley says "I'm going to attempt a manual override on this wall. Could get a bit technical!"

[@brozy5720]

If life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take those lemons back!

[@gooddogeplays6005]

"is someone there?'

[@DSkulle1]

@@gooddogeplays6005 "i dont hate you"

[@gooddogeplays6005]

@@DSkulle1 "please put me down"

[@Cappsy]

The Space Core's realisation they're getting to go to space is the most joyous moment in all of gaming.

[@yderga8707]

When you're hanging on by a thread and see the space core zooming by living his best life it was the most wonderful feeling amidst the chaos I've ever experienced.

[@songdaniels9960]

his life purpose being fulfilled was glorious to watch

[@CantThinkOfAnythingToUseHere]

''Space? SPACE! SPAAAAAACE!''

[@dougcarey2233]

21:50 her voice change still gives me chills. The first time you hear it though, you're like, "Ah, THERE'S the villain!"

[@hatster401]

Valve when trying to count to three: 1 2 Bridges

[@Max_The_Flower]

0

[@snowyschannel444]

Recently they've decided to reinvent math. The number after 2 is now Alyx.

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

Second attempt: 1 2 2 Part 1 2 Part 2 Alyx

[@commandertaco1762]

1, 2, artifact

[@snowyschannel444]

@@Her_Imperious_Condescension Ah yes, I forgot.

[@thehappychap4252]

Portal 2 holds a special place in my heart. During a time where I felt tremendously lonely as a kid, I was able to use Portal 2 to escape from these feelings. I enjoy my own company much more these days, but I will never forget the tremendous impact that Portal 2 has had on me during a period of my life where I felt hopeless.

[@spiritofchaos58]

Absolutely. I never had friends in Elementary, so when my parents would ask who I hung out with, I'd say Wheatley was my friend

[@ChriSaito]

Same happened to me. I remember spending a day one summer completing the first portal, having such a fun time. The only memories I have from that summer are of me playing games (Probably because I had nothing else to do or anywhere else to go), and portal was a particularly special memory from that time. I cried at the end due to a few emotions, one of which was that this game I had quickly decided I loved could no longer distract me. Some amount of time later during some school year, I walked myself over to walmart to buy Portal 2. I was so excited to play it and wasn't disappointed at all. Video games got me through a lot when I was younger, and I regard my memories of playing them in high regard. Portal was particularly special, and I haven't found a game that captured me in the same way since. I hope to find that feeling again, as an adult who is going through a rough time. I want to find that feeling and connection to a game the same as I had with Portal and a few other games. That feeling of wanting to do nothing else. The excitement of waking up and getting right out of bed in order to continue your journey, with sleep having been an inconvenient interruption. The feeling of the void of your life being completely filled due to just one game being everything you wanted and more, at least until its over.

[@banyewestv3176]

For me, it helped me out of a huge rut i was in, just a few years ago! It's so weird seeing this game have such a huge impact

[@sulphurous2656]

I found the art style and tone as a method of escapism when I was chronically sick a few years ago. I remember once being on my laptop, sitting in a wheelchair at the hospital's waiting rooms in between the corridors. Was often suffering from sinusitis and gastroenteritis at the time. I passed the time and the pain through trying out the game's puzzlemaker for the first time and was immediately infatuated with it as with all things sandboxy in nature. I created and compiled several of my first puzzles in those 3 hours or so. There was a bit of comedic relief to be had in those times. Strolling around the building and mapping at the same time is not something you see patients doing often.

[@ChriSaito]

@@sulphurous2656 That's something I'll still have to try! I haven't even thought of making any puzzles. I hope everything is going well for you now!

[@Huntracony]

Portal 2 also has one of the best visual jokes I've ever seen, with the giant vault door opening, like several stories tall, and when it's finally opened, the lights turn on to reveal a concrete wall behind it with a single, normal sized door.

[@Ssecave]

I remember that. It was so dumb yet smart asf !

[@chintex_]

portal humor in a nutshell

[@rehehehehehe4525]

why put a lock on a door when you can put a vault on a door?

[@davidkonevky7372]

also remember how wheatley's first chamber looked like it was made by a 5 year old?

[@Kyzr_Signal]

I mean it is technically safer

[@icypop7842]

At the end of portal 2 when Wheatley is shouting “grab me!” I thought he was shouting “Rodney” until I played the game with subtitles

[@rileyreed7690]

Imagine your name is Rodney and you hear that thats some doki literature club shit

[@Alex_hisfriendfromschool]

So he is saying ahh rodey rodey rodey RODY

[@xronium]

@Hy ohhhh nonononono...

[@rutherhood5961]

Plot twist, Chell is a man

[@aw2633]

Dumbass

[@cillbipher2613]

47:12 "The Part Where Liam Talks About The Part Where He Kills You"

[@rose-hh7pu]

love the way that the achievement is shown in a quick cut to it comedic timing is p good overall

[@JackInTheBack3359]

Holmes versus Morality. Aristotle versus MASHY SPIKE PLATE! Stay still please! Wheatley.

[@awesomemantroll1088]

"The Part Where I Reply to Your Comment about the Part Where Liam Talks about the Part Where He Kills You."

[@Kyzr_Signal]

Awesome man troll #10 “The Part Where I Joke About The Part Where You Reply To The Comment About The Part Where Liam Talks About The Part Where He Kills You”

[@sirsammy9800]

@@awesomemantroll1088 "The Part Where I Reply To Your Reply About The Part Where You Reply to Their Comment About The Part Where Liam Talks About The Part Where He Kills You."

[@user-ti6hq2tc9o]

Haha. Love these games. My 6-year-old daughter was watching me on a P1 playthrough, and she cried when I was forced to incinerate the Companion Cube. My brother bought her a plush one for Christmas. And once again, all was well in the family. These games have such high replayability . . . it's actually insane.

[@SussyStuff]

@@Darenz-cg9zg what it's wrong with You ?, Kids arent that Bad ! You just are behin an mean bitch.

[@oofus]

@@SussyStuff it's a joke lmfao

[@Codypro134]

Careful, those things have sentience

[@joehughes5438]

Imagine being the creators hearing the praise for this game years after release when many games would be forgotten.

[@mclijah6472]

it's kinda a meme for valve tho-they made Half-Life lol

[@IMVADER2]

24:00 The Stanley Parable is probably the closest game to portal when it comes to that, actually. An omnicient voice that tries to be your friend, guide, teacher, and enemy, all based on your decisions in the game. If you haven't played it yet, i *ABSOLUTELY* recommend you do.

[@raphaelsanchez7386]

IMVADER2 This is the story of a man, named Stanley.

[@MauricioJara]

Ah yes, the Stanley Parable is my favorite first-person shooter

[@raphaelsanchez7386]

@@MauricioJara The clip is about storytelling.

[@raphaelsanchez7386]

@@MauricioJara Nice joke tho

[@davidkonevky7372]

And superliminal is very close on the gameplay aspect, but the story isn't that good

[@hande774]

Even though I'm a huge Portal fan (like actually), this video popped up to my recommended page now (4 months late). I know hardly anyone will see this comment anymore but I just want to say: this video is an amazing and really accurate representation about why I love this series so much. All the clever tricks Valve put to the games to make inexperienced players and veteran gamers feel fantastic. From creepy and beautiful atmospheres to really complex and actually difficult puzzles. I know many people are kind of scared of the "puzzle"- genre for games and don't really like them if they happen to try them. Including myself, I really don't like most puzzle games as they usually are quite boring and slow paced. Portal is different, it is NOT a boring slow paced game with no actual story or a purpose. It has an amazing storyline with unique characters. It still to this day looks stunning. There is no game(series) that is just like it. Somehow it just gets everything on point. (Even for a Nintendo fanboy I am) At first I wanted a sequel all the way but now I'm afraid it would be a disapointment after these 2 games. Infinite cliffhanger doesn't sound that bad after all. Us fans keep it alive! Portal - Still Alive This was a great video about a great game, thank you for doing it. 😊 (And sorry if my English might be a bit sloppy and hard to follow) 😅

[@josethebioform7519]

Youre english perfectly fine excellent comment bud

[@LouSassol69er]

The Turing Test was pretty good too. Kind of like Portal but a little rougher round the edges. Has a story to it though, pretty decent.

[@MrBump2]

Portal was unknowingly my first Valve game. I still remember when my best friend brought his Xbox 360 with the spanking new Orange Box. Spent the entire day just playing Portal in awe. I couldn't believe it. It had blown my mind more than any game I had ever tried. Portal 1 and 2 are still in my top 10 games of all time as one entity (you can't have one without the other, they compliment and contrast each other beautifully). Great video again, Liam.

[@penguinsushi8442]

I agree, I often find it to separate the two without talking about the other. They are essentially one game. Portal 2 was also my first Valve game, unknowingly as well.

[@ClassicaI]

Portal 2 was mine because me and my friend wanted to do something other than try to get to the highest level we can in Black Ops 2 zombies and we had no idea we were playing a valve game

[@chloe_gospinny]

Portal was also my first VALVe game.

[@hussein25580]

Portal was also my first VALVe game! I've heard about both games and I played them back-to-back on XB360! It was an amazing experience, to say the least. I would personally put Portal 2 on it's own as my favorite game ever. While P1 is pretty great and laid the groundwork for 2, I think 2's mechanics and environments captivated me more, plus workshop support in Singleplayer and Co-op!

[@ElKorgus]

I imagine the kid from monster house saying that (Your profile picture)

[@daniel-vs6co]

I love how the statement GLaDOS says when you euthanize the companion cube faster than any other subject, it's just her subtly telling you you're a murderer.

[@Lathburn]

9:20 on my first playthrough of the game I remember trying over and over to throw the cube through the cube-shaped hole above the emancipation grid

[@vaniljam5176]

Same, it worked tho

[@yourfunniboi423]

Youbdont have to jump from the height you can just jump from the ground and with the momentum feom the jump you can shove the cube into the little hole

[@Feezee223]

Same but I could never do it

[@jacobvicknair1997]

Its been so long but hearing still allive still makes me emotional

[@Retro--]

It truly was a triumph and huge success

[@twentyninedoesnotlastforev5455]

This whole retrospective made me emotional, dude

[@cable_g0re]

Same

[@francescodegregorio2824]

_It's been so long_ _Since I last have seen my game_ _Lost to this developer_ _To the man who couldn't count to 3_

[@omniscientbarebones]

*THE MAN BEHIND THE SLAUGHTER.*

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

I only discovered Portal because my high school crush kept talking about it and I wanted to be able to strike up a conversation Worth it bois

[@lethalfumes]

Sounds like a keeper

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

@@lethalfumes she's a really cool person, but sadly not into boys as I found out later

[@lethalfumes]

DocDoesGaming ah, well at least you have a cultured friend👌🏻

[@DocDoesGamingTV]

@Guy Mcface 100% real lmao

[@TheCapitalWanderer]

pain.

[@gameshark528]

"People with brain damage are the real heroes" *Instantly thinks of Goku*

[@concept5631]

Your not wrong.

[@troysaxon8740]

I thought of Luffy 🤣

[@Gravysnowflake]

I remember playing portal when I was younger and it sparked my interest in physics. During everything that’s going on at the moment, I’ve been able to replay the games and remember one of the reasons I’m studying physics in college today.

[@CassieCollision]

29:52 I believe someone in the comments has already mentioned this, but I'm pretty sure the Resonance Cascade well predates the events of Portal 1, as is strongly implied by some of GLaDOS's lines. It also makes it more believable that an entire facility is being controlled by a rogue A.I., as it would explain why nobody from outside has tried to stop her. It makes sense that a fringe competitor to Black Mesa would go widely ignored with everyone having their hands full with an alien invasion.

[@boyo7918]

Yeah Portal takes place around a decade after Half-Life

[@LonesomeKrow]

Long story short: Portal and Portal 2 are great games and we are blessed to be born in the time frame that allows us to experience these games.

[@SRGIProductions]

"Self-Esteem Fund" is my favorite song from the entire Portal series. I consider it nowadays to be my personal theme.

[@johnthedork723]

‘Portal 2 is one of the funniest games I’ve ever played’ *”P E A N U T W A T E R”*

[@BigHailFan]

*WEED EATER*

[@youngmoon8423]

Its peanut butter did u guys even played this game

[@RisuTheMan]

POV: you literally copied one of the top comments From two years ago word for word

[@astrochaos4182]

“yOu ArE kidding me. Did you just stuff that Aperture Science thing we don’t know what it does into an Aperture Science Emergency Intelligence Incinerator. That has got to be the dumbest thing that woah WoAh wOaH........ *strange GLaDOS noises* “

[@evangonzalez7732]

*"(Le creepy GLaDOS laugh) Good news... I figured out what that thing that you just incinerated did... It was a morality core that the engineers put on me when I flooded the enrichment center with a deadly neurotoxin, to make me stop flooding the enrichment center with a deadly neurotoxin..."* *"So get ready... While I warm up the neurotoxin..."*

[@therealgaben5527]

“Ongoing support for tf2” any one remember that

[@vibinmedic3143]

Was the 9 years of development worth it, Gabe?

[@therealgaben5527]

@P i s c e ya a lot of people still play these games but there not getting vary many updates

[@Ballchugger]

The one dev is trying hard :(

[@ethribin4188]

I still believe we're so lucky that we have valve owning steam. And not another company. Very very few would responsably use the monopoly steam gives. And while i dont claim valve is doing so perfectly, they still do much better then nearly any other company would.

[@proxy4620]

Other companies would probably butcher the franchise under microtransactions like lootboxes, or release the game before it is finished with game breaking bugs still in it and lacking in content and depth.

[@saisameer8771]

Tim Sweeny wants to know your location.

[@jonaswolthaus1901]

When Valve does something wrong, it's mostly a sincere mistake. I can forgive them for that. Just because one of their games, I could. But no, they really do compensate with all the other ones and the right ways they manage Stea

[@sleepteam]

It’s not a monopoly. It’s literally the easiest market to break into. It’s just that Valve does it best.

[@zarrowthehorse]

@@proxy4620 Do you guys not know about CS GO made by Valve? That generates an unbelievable amount of money for them. You literally have to pay to open lootboxes. The system is designed to be addictive and you are gambling your money. The company is not that angelic. They may make great games but they really aren't all that different from anyone.

[@johnthedork723]

21:51 Oh jeezus. I never noticed the distorted, mechanical laughter that plays as GLaDOS glitches out until now. Yikes.

[@shurbrrt]

9:13 wow imagine shooting a portal through the crevice like a loser, or throwing it through because you're an "athletic superstar" this post was made by walk through the fizzler and shoot a portal then grab the cube from the first room gang

[@awesomemantroll1088]

How would you get back through the orange portal?

[@shurbrrt]

@@awesomemantroll1088 by going through the blue portal?

[@fab.912]

"The Part Where He Kills You" is one of the funniest things ever to me. Every time I think about it I laugh

[@Ewewedy]

I remember being 7 years old when my brother got a copy of the first Portal. We had only one PC that we both used to play and I only got to play when he was done playing. Because of that I have played very little videogames and usually would just ask him to play games that we both liked, so we both enjoyed time together and some times we fought for the game we liked the most to be played next. He didn't really like Portal on the first glance, but I really got into it(since I really loved HL2) So I had to fight my brother to play it, but I was scared of playing it by myself because of the atmosphere. One day I decided I will play it from start to finish! While I was playing my brother sometimes would backseat and help me with puzzles that way we got a lot closer then before and realized that fighting over games is stupid. When I heard of Portal 2 it was like Christmas, but with Gaben instead of Santa. I started saving money to buy, a copy. And on my 11th birthday I went to the store and bought a copy, and it came with the Portal 1,2, some kind of badge, some stickers, a Soundtrack Cd and some bonus stuff(SMS notification sounds e.t.c) I was so hyped to play that I finished both games in 2 days. After that I walked around and told everyone one cared about that game, it gave me so much new friends and I played through co-op with my brother (IT WAS SO FUN TO BE PLAYING ON SEPARATE PCs, BUT STILL SOLVING PUZZLES TOGETHER LIKE WE USED TO) Today I asked my girlfriend to give Portal a try while she shares her screen in Discord. We have so much fun... Thank you, Valve, for making such a great game! And you, Liam, for this amazing video! P.s. When I heard Still Alive it just poured all those memories into my head, almost made me cry!

[@Giftig--Daniel-P]

I loved this story. Thank you.

[@dazza2350]

Very cool

[@troke3207]

thats really cool

[@shintsukimi8530]

17:05 "She had a sneaking suspicion that the cake was a spoof, yet she continued with her mission on account of her sweet tooth. Three tests to finish, she was nearing the end. She met companion cube and they became the best of friends! But as with anything good, this thing was too good to last. She had to burn her best friend to be allowed to pass..."

[@Jwallworth]

The nostalgia

[@GA_Thrawn445]

does this song still exist? :(

[@shintsukimi8530]

SOULSMASTERR Yes! Machinima may be gone but plenty of people have reuploaded it. Searching "taste the cake portal" should get you the song

[@GA_Thrawn445]

@@shintsukimi8530 you just made my day

[@jordanthespartan1]

I'm late to see this, but I frickin love hearing theory talk and deep lore from people that play games I too have played. So hearing you talk about everything portal makes me all giddy. Thanks man.

[@moth5799]

This game has meant so much to me, back when I was 11 and I'd only really played a bit of minecraft and TF2, the portal series were what got me into serious gaming. Thanks for this video.

[@DanielLehmannMusic]

Still remember the first time playing Portal & Portal 2. Truly magical. The atmosphere was probably the best thing I've ever witnessed in a video game. On top of that - the writing was amazing!

[@manonthedollar]

13:09 I never realized GlaDOS says "...and *AGAIN,* welcome..." Pretty clever detail.

[@deltaray3012]

On the topic of another Portal game. Remember that Portal Stories: Mel exists

[@briansinger5258]

There’s nothing bone-headed about Cave Johnson. That man was a genius!

[@carcarcool6262]

Mike C he is the man who will burn your house down WITH THE LEMONS

[@KStone22]

He was a bit of both.

[@romanszwarc3288]

@@carcarcool6262 smh still waiting for combustive lemons dlc

[@Marcus3205]

PEANUT WATER

[@xx1simon1xx]

my roommade has never played a videogame. ever. i gave her portal, she loved it, played through it in just two days, perfect way to teach the basics of movement on pc. shes playing portal 2 right now, im proud every time she solves a chamber

[@legohead2731]

“Yeah valve was pretty cool back then” I think they’re starting to regain that reputation

[@weebsportsresort682]

I disagree, I love Valve to pieces but they've done nothing I care for recently.

[@legohead2731]

@@weebsportsresort682 since I don’t have anything that can run half life Alex I’m sort of in the same position as you, but it seems like they’re trying to get back in the race so far and that’s enough for me

[@ahmed4363]

Then they drop Desk Job

[@DeathDealer_1021]

... you serious?

[@Ace12GA]

I've been gaming since the 80's, and this is my all time favorite game on any platform. It's perfect. Who doesn't like Cave's rant about lemons?

[@booman9990]

Although we may never see a Portal 3, I’m glad Valve was able to restrain themselves from using the f-stop concept. I expect that eventually we’ll see it used at some point, perhaps even in VR. I can always hope...

[@junifil]

24:24 I cried. This song keep reminding me of the lullaby my mother would sing to me as a child and I still listen to Still Alive up to this day

[@TheFearCreepypasta]

I can't believe I've gone 9 years loving this game and never realised Stephen Merchant voiced Wheatly...

[@THExRISER]

I always get attached to NPCs in games just like I get attached to inanimate objects in real life,I honestly think it's an unresolved issue I have,but for some odd reason,I didn't feel any type of emotion towards the Companion Cube,and I burned it without any remorse,I was kinda happy to see it at the end of the second game,but that's only because by the time I played the second game,I learned about the meme surrounding it and was kind under the impression that that's how I was supposed to feel. I simply took GladOS's word for it when she tells it's an inanimate object that is definitely not alive..

[@THExRISER]

@wiktorpolak That moment for me was the Turret Opera,except I was the one shedding a tear,after that the cube was just icing on the cake.

[@damonnugent1993]

The Companion Cube may not be totally 'inanimate' if you take into account of the 'Cube being full of dead people' theory. And I could see GLaDOS being twisted enough to do something like that, that and the achievement for incinerating it is called 'fratricide' which means the murder of a sibling, so, who knows? I think what made the Cube special was because it was the only thing you could touch and think of as a genuine companion, it stood out in the existential and isolating atmosphere of Aperture, i think the symbolism is more so what makes it kinda emotional, a box covered in hearts, that has more color than the otherwise bleak and indifferent aesthetic of the whole facility, and GLaDOS forcing you to burn it, almost gives the feeling that she may not be as 'friendly' as you thought she was, plus there's a kind of creepy metaphor for 'assisted suicide' when you think about it, and how you end up killing GLaDOS by using a similar method.

[@ArtificialDjDAGX]

@@damonnugent1993 Personally I just saw that part as a standard procedure psychological test.

[@ElKorgus]

@Dumbo Octopus this man is a speedrunner

[@ShapBro]

I thought the end of teleporting to the moon was so damn good and i laughed so hard.

[@yourfunniboi423]

Did you know that it takes 2.6 seconds which is how long lights takes to get to the moon so the portals move at the speed of light

[@cjking02]

This is one of, if not the best, video essays I have ever seen. Brilliant. I’ve played these games too many times to count, and you still made me think in ways the original game hadn’t. I love the games, and you could truly feel your passion for them too in this video. Extremely well done man.

[@auzabraar]

17:12 those scribbles are drawn by Doug Rattmann, who was a schizophrenic employee and not a test subject

[@VivyTheHuntress]

Portal 2 is one of my all time favourite games. It’s soundtrack is my favourite of all time as well. The humour, physics, puzzles, and characters are just incredible to me. TL;DR I fucking love Portal.

[@sZenji]

same

[@carrierofthenation881]

This has got to be one of the best videos on the Portal series I have ever seen. I've fallen into this pit of Portal lore and the background of how it was made, and your video explains it perfectly. Amazing job on creating this!

[@tylermeehan6117]

Portal 2 was the game I used to get my girlfriend into video games. It makes me happy that I could show her one of my if not my favourite game and have it become her gateway into video games. Guiding her through this game are some of my most treasured memories I have.

[@Jungaro]

The first portal game is one of those games I wish I could go back to it with no memory of the game. It’s still amazing. But because of that I remember every test chamber. So I can’t relive the “Ah Ha” moments I experienced when I first finished puzzles. I hold both games very close to my heart regardless

[@ZoologyFan2023]

47:43 - 48:25 The moment where Wheatley begged Chell to grab him as he gets flown away makes me feel bad for Wheatley and mad at GLaDOS. I would've gave him a second chance... 😔

[@GhaniKeSawah]

well you shouldn't have burned her morality core then

[@Shohaiko]

Whenever I hear Still alive it hits me in the feels!

[@swifter46ter]

Mel is my Portal 3, always was, and always will be. It is truly an amazing experience.

[@UberMun]

99999/365.4 ~= 374 years Therefore: If the announcer is correct then Chell has been in suspension for around 400 years or more and has avoided dealing with the Combine invasion. If the announcer is just completely broken and the 99999 was a glitch then who the hell knows when she woke up. I do kinda hope that if Valve ever makes a third game in this series that they go with the second one, because Chell battling the combine with portals would be really cool

[@dtj4232]

Or even helping the combine I mean she's been in aperture science as a wean.

[@biggiesmartypants]

I think it was more 9s that got interrupted. All or most of humanity is gone.

[@scott_hunts]

IIRC portal 2 takes place 20 years later, as it occurs at the same time as HL2. Edit: also the metal in the facility would have long degraded into rust by then. The fact that literally anything still works and it isn’t full of mud and underwater rivers means it has to be less than 50 years.

[@UberMun]

@@biggiesmartypants even if there were a few more 9s I'd doubt humanity is gone. Earth appears to be habitable and alien-free for the few seconds we see it at the end of the game. We've been here for a few hundred thousand years so far, I think a few hundred thousand more isn't out of the question.

[@raingram]

The announcer uses the full word for "fifty" when you wake up the first time, I would assume that if they went to the trouble of having that number be dynamically read out that the announcer would be able to pronounce any number fully. it sounds to me like the system that reads the numbers has a bug. It's tried to read out a number but gotten stuck on the first one. This could mean anything, the system's just badly damaged, it's not been programmed with a word for the number it's trying to read out and can't move on until it's said it. But either way, I don't think we've heard anything more than the first digit of the number.

[@praalgraf]

personal favorite thing abt portal is the image of earth when you're on the moon is actually credited to nasa

[@midknightshade330]

I totally agree with everything you said. But there’s one thing that made me love Portal more than I already did: Doug Rattman. You glossed over it a bit when talking about portal 1, and it’s definitely an Easter egg where you’d have to look into it a little bit, but Doug Rattman’s story is such a creepy little side-mystery that makes replays just a bit more enjoyable. It’s introduced around half way through the first game, but completely ramps up in the second game, even going so far as to spoil the end of portal 2 via an encrypted image in a sound profile only heard in one of Doug’s secret chambers. Plus, one of, if not the creepiest soundtracks in the whole series is only played in his hideouts in portal 2. It’s such a cool hidden gem within the test chambers that really rewards those with a fancy for lore.

[@scottjohnson4452]

This is the best youtube video I’ve ever seen. I was in about 8th grade when I was doing my first ever run of portal and some friends happened to be spending the night. We all sat around the monitor and watched as I moved my way through aperture science and defeated GLaDOS. some of the most fun I’ve ever had gaming and still amazing to play through. I’m going to show this video to my kids and grandkids and I want it played at my funeral. Thank you for allowing me to relive my favorite series ever

[@ValoTheBrute]

Portal is inportant to me because it helped me make my first friends. When i was in grade school i had nobody who had my back or cared about me due to several mental issues. But when the portal games released i found a common love of the characters and setting. It was a important part of my life. And ill always be thankful for that

[@ryantbh_2971]

Portal was the first valve game I learned about, and it sparked an overwhelming interest in the lore of both Portal and Half Life, which are probably my favorite video game series of all time

[@deepstatethrombosis]

Your retrospectives are so good that I even watch the ones about games I've never played. Very cool, man, thank you.

[@marks4982]

The tutorial is even more hilarious on Xbox because "a" is jump and "a" is the first letter of "apple".

[@aliceisntleaving]

And the A button is green

[@prowlingmonkey]

I've never been the best at making friends (anyone want to be my friend, I got tons of coop steam games). Right now I only have one person who I talk to on a regular basis. But that person, I became friends with him through Portal 2. Amazing games that I will hold slightly more dear than others because of it coming out at just the right time for me.

[@hamster_explorer9642]

I keep on coming back to this video because it sums up Portal 1 + 2 so well, and I can't really get enough of it!

[@ryanc970]

Another little detail I also love that I didn't notice until my second playthrough: when Cave Johnson gets sick from moonrock poisoning he mentions that ground up moon rocks made a great portal conductor, revealing that the conversion gel is made of moon rocks. This explains why you're able to place a portal on the moon at the end

[@defierofdeath2463]

I guess my brain is immune to development, I remember I gave up on Portal 2 because it was too hard. This video has encouraged me to go back to it however. Thank you!

[@ImagineTheDragon]

Portal 2 was my introduction to gaming beyond the point and click mysteries and zoo tycoon i played as a kid. I remember playing it on my brother's xbox and falling in love with the story as well as the visuals. I played co-op all the way through multiple times with a friend from high school, and I still play the single player from time to time. I don't think I'll ever forget how it felt looking up from the bottom of shaft 9 and seeing all the test spheres going all the way up

[@KatOwO2235]

I beat Portal 1 the first time in an hour with no breaks and no walkthroughs, then Portal 2 first time in 2 hours straight after, no breaks or walkthroughs, then Portal 2 multiplayer campaign first playthrough, 2 different friends, and no breaks but only needed 1 walkthrough on one level that I was stumped on, but otherwise I was fine, I didn't play any workshop stuff yet, read the canon Doug Rattman comic and found all of Rattman's drawings and even listened to his voice line in Portal 2, looked up the Alternate Reality Game that built up to Portal 2, it's a great game

[@brunoarres1187]

I just played through both games 2 days ago for the first time... now here we are.

[@prestonfrye6613]

I always thought that the companion cube coming out of the door at the end was because it came to get revenge for you burning it (because its supposedly sentient)

[@RavenStarMedia]

Portal and Portal 2 are absolutely two of my favorite games of all time. I love everything about them-the characters, the story, the atmosphere, the concept, and the "cake is a lie" meme that was what lead me to discovering the game to begin with. Easily one of the games that's had the most impact on me. I even have a plush Companion Cube.

[@regalriker3266]

Just discovering your retrospectives, and every one I've watched so far is fantastic. Appreciate the hard work!

[@obocecha]

It’s crazy to think that there are people out there that haven’t yet experienced this masterpiece.

[@lilscoop__]

bruh this video entirely gave me the chills it was so good

[@rosykindbunny1313]

I remember my brother getting the two games on his computer. I wasn't interested, but he convinced me into playing two player with him. I found it interesting how the game was subtly pitting us against each other, despite the fact that we were supposed to work together. And I instantly loved the robotic voice commenting on our work and giving us points (they all went to my brother until I accidentally killed him, and then she started doting on me). One day I was home sick and decided to play the actual main story. For some dumb reason I started with Portal 2, and right when the giant robot said I killed her, I turned off the game and realized I should play the first one. I played it all day, the whole thing in one sitting. I laughed and cried and raged, and I felt dumb and smart at the same time. It was some genius formula in a game. And the villain (GLaDOS, I learned her name was) just got more lovable as she grew more psychotic. And the ending song! What a great way to end a great game! A few days later I started the second game, and felt the same feelings. The diverse characters made it an unpredictable experience. I was worried it wouldn't live up to the first game, but it shattered my expectations! There are many games that have an unforgettable legacy, from the classic arcade games, to Mario, to Undertale, and many more. But Portal is definitely one of them.

[@jksparkle2799]

This is coming from someone who was introduced to the FPS genre of video games via Portal. (I mainly played Wii and Flash games as a kid, and wasn't interested in games where you shoot at things.) Since then, there are several FPS games that I play regularly, and looking back, I probably wouldn't be interested in them without being introduced to Portal. Even then, that introduction only came because I walked in on my uncle introducing the game to my dad, and the rest is history. (Plus, I've found myself laughing in classes on multiple occasions when I realize why a joke in either of the games is so funny, which makes me love the games even more.) TL:DR I probably wouldn't be a video game person without being introduced to Portal, and it's special to me for that very reason.

[@CutePuppy351]

First time I played portal, I was hooked. Even though that first experience was on an Intel HD laptop. At the time, I didn't really know whether games would play on that laptop but the only games I knew that would play, is Source games. I even played TF2 on it, back in the day and that was my first valve game.

[@1Maccy1]

Portal 2 was the first non lego video game I ever played, has a place in my heart. Its so immersive in its storytelling and I genuinely enjoy playing it 6 years on from discovering it. It's hard to get sick of portal.

[@oskiebadoskie]

Portal is another world in speedrunning. Unlike other games, the speedruns arent just repeating the same task over and over, partially yes, but also there is an entire community, hunting down microscopic glitches and tricks, the speedruns getting more and more mindboggling, its genuinely one of the best games to speedrun.

[@odangoatama98]

Portal has been a really impactful part of my life. There's so much to love about it, and just one of those things that really stood out to me was its atmospher. Aperture Science itself. In the first game it displays itself as designed to be pristine and glossy, but is showing some wear and tear. As you progress, you find even more of that decay until you see the behind the scenes. That was really intriguing to me. They develop it even further in portal 2 with the ruins of the levels in the previous game and the hidden, sealed off origins of Aperture in what's got to be several kilometers below the surface of the earth. GLaDOS is my favorite character in all video games, she's such an enigma, and so dynamic. The writing for her (and everything else) is excellent, and Ellen Mclain does an absolutely phenomenal job giving GLaDOS her personality. Portal is really something you can just hyperfixate on for hours at a time, be it actually playing the game, or in clickholes searching through the lore.

[@Iheartdgd]

I played half life (og) when I was like 8 with one of my friends, and played Portal 1 for probably less than an hour... but this series still holds a very special place in my heart :)

[@rawrthedinosawr9659]

"The companion cubes are inanimate objects" game theory: *heavy breathing*

[@rawrthedinosawr9659]

@@CURS3Dk3rm1t it was

[@Maddin1313]

I find the updates made to this game kind of ruined the atmosphere by placing those radios everywhere. Before, there were a few radios, most of them hidden away, now there's one in EVERY CHAMBER and the tune is getting on my nerves!

[@ea09]

Radios were added for ARG and they add even more mystery to already mysterious game.

[@DolanDuking]

@@ea09 >they add even more mystery to already mysterious game No? They were mysteries when Portal 2 wasn't out but P2 answers everything the ARG asks

[@777malkavian]

I'm pretty sure they appear only after you complete the game for the first time.

[@DolanDuking]

777malkavian no, they were added in a 2010 patch

[@ElKorgus]

@@DolanDuking When you have a incomplete portal save, the new radios dont spawn

[@evankaisla5246]

You speaking about portal being a perfect gateway game really hit home because it really was what got me into gaming. My favourite youtubers had played the coop mode and I was so curious and bought portal for myself with spare savings at age 11. The game took me like 3 hours to beat lol because i really had no idea what to do but god I loved it a lot. I try and replay it and portal 2 atleast once a year now just to always remind myself how much the series means to me. Ill never get tired of the games

[@-NGC-6302-]

Thought the video was over but I wasn’t even halfway through I am glad that the video was longer and contained the audio of Cave Johnson saying “peanut water” My life is changed

[@dwarght212]

this is my all time favorite game. what i wouldnt do for more levels with that sarcastically snarky robot :( i want another game so very bad

[@commenturthegreat2915]

I think we need a Portal 3 in the form of a map editor with an improved engine and more intuitive level creation, while maintaining the capabilities of the hammer editor. What the game lacks currently is the ability for people to easily create campaigns (like Portal Stories: Mel). Just imagine what people could do if Portal included 3D modeling tools for interesting environments, the option to add audio clips into the game, in-engine scripted scenes and mod support that are easily accessible to everyone.

[@jonaswolthaus1901]

So basically Super Portal maker

[@commenturthegreat2915]

@@jonaswolthaus1901 Exactly.

[@bernardonegri5416]

51:15 Can we talk about how the co op campaign has been building up for this very moment from the start? When you taunt in front of a camera, you get a special dialog from GLaDOS, and you see so many of these dialogues that when you arrive at the vault with nothing to do after doing an incredible fling, you just feel the desire to taunt, and then, after your partner taunts as well, bam! You saved science!

[@pgj1997]

43:50 There was originally going to be a "Gel gun", and it would work exactly like it did in "Tag: The Power of Paint". However, they scrapped it because it over-complicated things (The Source engine is well-capable of switchable weapons, but... It kinda doesn't work in a puzzle game?) There's a mod called "Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative" that brings the concept to life, though. And, in fact, was one of the first paid mods to ever be released on Steam.

[@SanicStudios]

nobody: cave johnson: peanut water

[@logundev]

Yeah

[@AJMitchell777]

Thank you for this Christmas gift 📦

[@willchase5692]

Look Chell, portals! We can use these to get over large pits!

[@theryankruger]

Having played the flash game as a kid and watching Hank Green play it a while back, I'm finally playing the games myself and loving every second of it! This was awesome to have on in the background as I finished the first game, now on to Portal 2!

[@miasma1718]

love that you shouted out self esteem fund! the song perfectly encapsulates the isolation of the aperture science facility

[@Wrathgir]

I found this video after listening to the Wheatley song from Miracle of Sound and listening to all the portal 1 and 2 ending songs. Years back, before I had a good computer, I found Portal 2 on Xbox 360. At the time I played the entire thing and I had gotten the first one a little after on Steam. Now the computer I ran the first one on was pretty slow, but I managed to get through it. I think since I loved the humor and also puzzle games a lot, this one by far has been one I have come back to again and again. The great use of thinking out a puzzle of each room and how I could get through it differently was always enjoyable! Portal 2 especially I have played both on single player and multiplayer quite a few times over. I completed Portal 2 on the 360 cause of how I enjoyed the whole story..experiencing it over and over. I have to say it is one of my favorite franchises and always will be. Also loved the little easter eggs throughout the game, secret rooms that I found, and many other variety of things I experience in each of my play throughs. Also since I loved portal soo much.. When I built my first desktop computer. I named her GlaD0s. She has a yellow light on the top and her case feels like it belongs in the universe of Portal. I even have a Aperture logo I found a sticker of online for the side window on her. In fact I am on the very computer I built and use her daily. I also have a few other items I found online like a USB turret (who has been used so much it doesn't make sound anymore but moves), portal cookie cutters, and the portal companion cube tray.

[@spydersoup8447]

A few things to note about Portal since after the release of Portal 2. One is there was this popular toys-to-life game, when it was still a big trend which died down, but one of the games that came out of that time was Lego Dimensions in 2015. The premise of that game is kinda like BlazBlue: Cross-Tag Battle by Arc System Works where the idea is the studio combines almost all the franchises they've touched upon before and even franchises they haven't made a game out of yet into one big cross-over and the game itself basically plays like any game they make. In the case of Lego Dimensions, one of the franchises it featured was Portal. The story of how that came to be is through a Lego site where people submit their own ideas for Lego sets that if it gets enough supporters, it could be be officially made into a Lego set, this site would become known today as Lego Ideas. This is how Lego sets based on Ghostbusters, Back to the Future and Doctor Who got their own Lego sets and how they even made it to Lego Dimensions. But one set proposal that did stood out there was a set based on Portal, well, mostly Portal 2. While the set was never actually made into an offical Lego set, it did get enough support that it would make it into Lego Dimensions where it plays a part in the main story mode and even got a Level Pack. And let me tell you, I can tell that TT Games were fans of the Portal franchise and even the Half-Life franchise since there are tons of call backs and attention to detail thrown in and they had all the orignal voice actors return to reprise their roles. It's a shame that it was never given a Team Pack with Atlas and P-Body, the two robots from co-op mode from Portal 2. Also, a recent short game came out called Aperture Desk Job, which is meant to tie in and show off the capabilities of Valve's new handheld, the Steam Deck, which is set in the Portal universe and it actually does explore additional lore in the Portal universe and Aperture Science.

[@thechroniclegamer4285]

18:00 When the revelation happens, a ticking sound kicks in, and in music they’ve been know as a way to cause stress/anxiety (which can be seen in Interstellar’s “No Time For Caution”)