Portal 2 officially announced, and more weirdness abounds

primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' BoopinDetroit, MI Icrontian
edited March 2010 in Gaming
Portal 2 officially announced, and more weirdness abounds

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  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    Well, the Internet Anagram Server comes up with a few interesting results (assuming that the 0 is meant to be an 'o')

    http://wordsmith.org/anagram/anagram.cgi?anagram=DRATTMANNHONEE&t=1000&a=n
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    It's actually a login to an FTP which posts these materials.

    I've tried copying the ASCII bits as a .AIF file (aperature image format) and playing it back in various audio programs. I've tried saving the ASCII data as image formats to no avail. I've also tried loading it up as a .CSV in excel (the comma-delimited elements are certain CSV), also to no avail.

    I'm stumped.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    And here's what it looks like decoded. It's an APF Image Format opened by this BASIC program.
  • AlexDeGruvenAlexDeGruven Wut? Meechigan Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    I've always loved the sense of humor in the Valve developers. I can't wait to see how this progresses.
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    This Portal 2 stuff is exciting, but I just want Episode 3 :/

    I expect something big to go down when Gabe talks at GDC.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    Those images are fantastic. Fucking want. Now.
  • QuadyTheTurnipQuadyTheTurnip Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    Awesome idea, or very awesome idea: Gabe will announce that Portal 2 IS Episode 3. Two halves to the game, alternating between Gordon Freeman and Chell?
  • primesuspectprimesuspect Beepin n' Boopin Detroit, MI Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    That is an intriguing hypothesis, Quady, and not beyond the realm of possibility. The vague hints at a looming tie in (will Gordon get the Portal gun? Chell is Alyx's mother?) are all hinting at something like this.

    I'll put it this way: if any company could pull off a coup like that, it would be Valve... and it would be the gaming wow of the century.
  • KoreishKoreish I'm a penguin, deal with it. KCMO Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    A buddy of mine had this exact same hypothesis. We already know that the Portal Universe and Half-Life universe are connected so it really isn't that big a leap to assume that they may be the same game.
  • UPSLynxUPSLynx :KAPPA: Redwood City, CA Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    Gabe has said that portal gun will not be in Episode 3, and they are saying Portal 2 is standalone with an MSRP of $49.99

    and I don't believe any of those statements to be fact.
  • SnarkasmSnarkasm Madison, WI Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    A $50 followup to a $20 game that was more like $7.50 when purchased with the Orange Box might make me cry a little bit inside.
  • mertesnmertesn I am Bobby Miller Yukon, OK Icrontian
    edited March 2010
    Snarkasm wrote:
    A $50 followup to a $20 game that was more like $7.50 when purchased with the Orange Box might make me cry a little bit inside.
    Unless there were 150 challenging levels to complete and expected first-play completion time was in the neighborhood of 70 hours.

    But yeah, I don't believe the price or lack of tie-in either.
  • FLUFFY! :D
    edited March 2010
    this will keep me entertained while i wait for episode 3! :D
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