Portal's "Still Alive" Reaction

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[@serp3n1]

Fun fact: GLaDos' voice actress is a trained, actively working opera singer It's also really funny that they got Mike Patton in exclusively to voice the anger sphere, he's the lead singer pretty famous band Faith No More

[@Swenglish]

I didn't know Mike Patton was the Anger Sphere. That's such a fun fact.

[@blessthismessss]

​@@Swenglishalso he voices 99% of the infected in Left 4 Dead! clearly some FNM fans at valve

[@TheGruspastej]

Hahahaha! How funny!!

[@MattTOB618]

Fun fact: the reason they got Mike Patton to voice the Anger Sphere was because Ellen didn't have the range to do it herself.

[@megatryn]

Mr. Bungle is the right answer. Much better band than FNM and more representative of Mike Patton.

[@MystDragon3k]

"She's kind of a mood" is maybe the most true thing ever said.

[@stormbridge]

that's more like a HUGE understatement.

[@Slothman3]

You probably know by now, but GLaD was spelled this way because her name is GLaDOS - Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System.

[@LethalLuggage]

You might not know this, but nearly every acronym created like this generally was workshopped back and forth until they came upon a pairing of words that made a silly acronym. "Glad OS" to describe an operating system that is both emotionless and depressed, is a wonderful joke. They just had to find the right words to make it work.

[@6022]

"We do what we must because we can" is such an epic line, and sums up Apeture Science in a sentence.

[@Ytinasniiable]

The similarities between cave Johnson on Elon musk are pretty funny when you consider they both basically rely on engineers way smarter than them to come up with the tech behind their ridiculous ambitions and rarely make anything actually marketable that people want/need

[@caramelcandys]

@@Ytinasniiablei wouldn’t be surprised if elon announces that he’s funding more into actual ai on the level of glados

[@matthewa6027]

@@caramelcandys I mean, he's always talking about AI... at least before all this new drama.

[@easytos]

@@matthewa6027 Do forget about that project he's been working on, the brain chip. Dude is just a live action Cave Johnson.

[@planguy9575]

Yeah, that line doesn't get mentioned enough. I love it. That line would usually be "We do what we can because we must". Meaning, to me, that we will try our best to do something because it is a moral imperative. The line "We do what we must because we can" implies that because they have the capability of doing something they must attempt it. It is the mantra of the mad scientist.

[@TheGentleCreepers]

This song holds a special place in the organ that pumps my blood. ❤

[@ANunes06]

Is it the left ventricle? I bet it's the left ventricle, isn't it?

[@catscanhavelittleasalami]

sus

[@Pandor25]

That don't sound healthy... Anything else than blood in there can be lethal... Even coagulated blood can be lethal...

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

17 years later and this song is still a meme.

[@cyanmage1]

no no no no no it hasn't been 17 years already no way

[@Crazy_Diamond_75]

@@cyanmage1 Half-Life 3 should be coming out any day now....

[@cyanmage1]

@Crazy_Diamond_75 I still have my pre-order from gamestop for that one lol

[@PreceptorGrant]

Now imagine the emotional imact this song had when it came totally out of the blue at the end of a lengthy ordeal at the hands of a capricious AI, where you did indeed rip her to pieces and throw the pieces into a fire.

[@juancano3793]

"I'm doing science and I'm still alive" 😄 "I feel fantastic and I'm still alive" 😊 "While you're dying I'll be still alive" 😐 "And when you're dead I will be still alive"😲 "STILL ALIVE still alive" 🙂

[@GottvonHoff]

Such a great song to a fantastic game! Hope you'll love Portal 2 as well. Fun fact: the voice of GLaDOS, Ellen McLain, is also an opera singer.

[@arnabbiswasalsodeep]

and she's also voiced the turrets

[@MattTOB618]

​@@arnabbiswasalsodeep In the first game, she voiced everything other than the Anger Sphere (which was voiced by Mike Patton, lead singer of Faith No More).

[@BaneSidhe66_6]

She is also the voice of Gipsy Danger in Pacific Rim, leading to my favorite personal headcanon that Aperture was heavily involved in the Jaeger program

[@RedwoodTheElf]

Black Mesa is a rival company, and is from Valve's OTHER game series, "Half Life"

[@TeenTyrant]

If you ever watch Pacific Rim, the same voice actress for GLaDOS provides the voice for the computer system that activates the Jaegers (giant robots), and she does it in exactly the same voice as GLaDOS, but without the personality.

[@Tucarius]

I was so very happy they managed to get them to do that. It was such a small throw away thing, and yet so amazing.

[@keeneym]

I had this song on my iPod for a while after this, I still know every word. Such a great game and a great way to end it.

[@MiOMio-zu3ky]

This is the song that plays on the radios in the game

[@robertchaney2704]

How did I never realize this?!!!

[@ZeallustImmortal]

​@@robertchaney2704Because its not true

[@TheBlarggle]

@@ZeallustImmortal Yes it is. It's a Muzak version.

[@Shiftarus]

@@ZeallustImmortal you can hear it at the end of the video

[@kendragon2012]

Finishing Portal was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've ever had. That song at the end was better than cake. Both Portal games are masterpieces.

[@Anti_Woke]

To find this song at the end of such a fun game, without expecting it, is such an absolute treat. It's viral now but for the first generation of portal players it was a real "if you know, you know" moment. And believe me, I am still alive.

[@tookitogo]

I totally agree. Playing Portal the first time was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences ever. It’s short, sweet, and delightful.

[@rgallitan]

I'm very annoyed that the ASCII art is cut off in the current build of the game. They need to fix that.

[@carlotta4th]

Also they desperately need an option to TURN OFF THE RADIOS AFTER YOU BEAT THE GAME. I spent an hour scouring forums and trying to mod this out to get the original aesthetic back... and I couldn't do it. It's ridiculous every chamber is pierced by that same song over and over and over.

[@rgallitan]

@@carlotta4th I know! I have the achievement but they're still there. I've taken to immediately grabbing them and tossing them into the furthest corner or nearest emancipation grill whenever I replay

[@chrismaverick9828]

@@carlotta4th Given that the radios are part of an easter egg, I never really found them to be annoying.

[@breakerboy365]

I think the xbox 360 version of portal is the only untouched version of the game left unless you find a cracked version online

[@richardb6260]

Written by Jonathan Coulton. He did another version with Sara Quin from Tegan and Sara. Some other Coulton songs I love are "RE: Your Brains", ""Not About You", "Creepy Doll", and "I Feel Fantastic".

[@daMgame19]

I love JoCo

[@gamingeagle19]

absolute classic song. Not even video game song. Just...song. It's beautiful.

[@PaperbackWizard]

I originally found this song on KZbin like a decade ago. I didn't know anything about Portal, I just knew about "the cake is a lie" meme, so I searched "the cake is a lie" and found this song. Obviously, it didn't explain anything, but I kept the song on my playlist, anyway.

[@chrisjacobsen7265]

This warms my heart as a Jonathan Coulton fan (the maker of the song)

[@huyxiun2085]

I'm so GLaD some people are recording their reaction to this fantastic experience. Makes me a bit relieve this moment, when you finish that game for the first time, without any spoiler. So worth it.

[@wereboarder2009]

This song still makes me shed a tear to this day. So good 😊

[@NonsensicalSpudz]

People just discovering valve games is so nice

[@JustShin11]

fantastic song honestly

[@ChaoticRad]

Thank you for sharing this!

[@Fischstix95]

Meg have you played Half Life or HL2?? If not, I think a series would be fun! They're classics

[@graybabyoracle]

Such an all-time classic.

[@GeminiWoods]

The last STILL ALIVE always gets me.

[@aniver576]

Ohhh YESSSSS!!! ❤❤❤

[@mpbad13]

God I can’t wait for you to do Portal 2. One of my favorite games of all time.

[@SB992REBORN]

Meg Girl, DID YOU PLAY HALF LIFE 2? SAME UNIVERSE AS THIS HAPPENING DURING THAT GAME!

[@noxteryn]

Just so you know, the company that throws copyright claims at this song is not Valve, who actually owns the song and openly allows players to publish Let's Plays. It's a bunch of copyright trolls, usually one called Orchard Music. If it happens again, you should dispute it.

[@LittleGalaxyBoy]

2:03 Has Meg ever played Black Mesa?

[@keeneym]

I think this was her first Valve game, but she has expressed interest in others

[@Notski]

you mean Half Life? Black Mesa is a fan project remaster

[@TheBlarggle]

Black Mesa is the research facility that Half-Life 1 takes place in. They also "do science" there. But they're too preoccupied to help.

[@Notski]

@@TheBlarggle Correct. And referencing Black Mesa in Portal is a reference to Half Life, not the modern remake by Crowbar Collective.

[@TheBlarggle]

@@Notski Yeah. I know. I wasn't responding to you.

[@WitcherSigns2023]

Oh she killed it

[@blublugamingchannel]

Oh.....love it

[@ShebbyYT]

I look forward to the Portal 2 playthrough! Maybe after that you could check out Black Mesa

[@doorofnight87]

It is such a fun song. Enjoyed the reaction! GLaDos stands for Genetics Laboratory and Disk Operating System

[@GrimlanderMG]

Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System.

[@SoroshPalid]

"cake is a lie" if you know you know.

[@fatalwaffle1715]

Cool Video And Song.

[@Telruin]

GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disc Operating System) We used to have DOS on our computers...

[@keetiesweetie3284]

GLaDOS Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System

[@this.is.a.username]

listen to more JoCo! My favorite is Re: Your brains

[@AnthonySmith-bj9mo]

hi Meg

[@yelleryoung5870]

This song got me through my divorce.

[@SilverionX]

There's something bold about listening to the song before playing the game. I respect it.

[@peterlewis2178]

She didn't, though. She just separated it into a different video because it was getting the video flagged

[@kevthajum]

@@peterlewis2178 But she didnt know who GLadOS was?

[@peterlewis2178]

@@kevthajum The game never says her name explicitly, even in the subtitles. I think you can maybe read it on her in the final boss battle, or at least in the wreckage after you defeat her, but it's pretty subtle and easy to miss.

[@AtomBackerZs]

💖🙂

[@HateMachinist]

Nobody make games like this anymore.....

[@cruiseelroy1679]

no disrespect but how do you reach the end of Portal and not know who GLaDOS is

[@keeneym]

Her name is not mentioned until the label on her at the final fight

[@peterlewis2178]

By not getting spoiled

[@GrimlanderMG]

There are no names mentioned in the Portal series (video games anyway) other than Cave Johnson and Caroline.

[@arrivalofdoom7449]

And if you haven't played or know anything about Portal 2 , Meg , OH BOY IS YOUR MIND ABOUT TO BE BLOWN. GlaDOS inference to Chell here after the events of the sequel ... I'll stop now lolz

[@arcalranem6561]

I love this song, but I always thought it was super creepy. I mean, GLaDOS is literally singing about how she's still alive. Great foreshadowing.

[@Rystefn]

That is the intent, yes

[@CJG4L]

You should try and play Manhunt.