Portal Prelude

2008-10-07 14:12:24

#1

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6959|FUCK UBISOFT

Portal: Prelude, as its name states it, is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal. Its story revolves around the pre-GlaDOS epoch, even before she was plugged in. At this time, test subjects were monitored by real Aperture Science employees whose work was tedious, lengthy and repetitive. This is why they decided to build a great artificial intelligence that could both replace them in these difficult tasks, but also take responsibility for many other tasks within the complex and compete with Black Mesa's superiority. All employees of the Aperture Science complex are now eagerly awaiting GlaDOS. Maybe even a little too eagerly, as the upcoming events will tell...

or if you prefer HD...

It's a new mod for portal with 19 new test chambers and a plot that seems to be quite interesting.

It'll be released in 9 october 2008 18:00:00 EST

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/44874/prelude1.png

https://dl.getdropbox.com/u/44874/prelude2.png

2008-10-07 14:34:26

#2

Jenspm: penis; +1,716|6949|St. Andrews / Oslo

Awesome

https://static.bf2s.com/files/user/26774/flickricon.png

2008-10-07 14:43:11

#3

Noobpatty: ʎʇʇɐdqoou; +194|6571|West NY

Looks cool. Too bad I never got to play through portal 100%....or get past a certain level without giving up. I forget which.

2008-10-07 15:31:25

#4

Finray: Hup! Dos, Tres, Cuatro; +2,629|6005|Catherine Black

But will it blend?

And by blend I mean work on my torrented Portal.

EDIT: Just watched the video, and man do they have some portal/editing skills.

Last edited by Sir Schmoopy (2008-10-07 15:35:42)

2008-10-07 15:35:06

#5

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6373|Vancouver | Canada

Free?

I'd pay for that.

2008-10-07 15:48:44

#6

Miggle: FUCK UBISOFT; +1,411|6959|FUCK UBISOFT

DefCon-17 wrote:
Free?

I'd pay for that.

Agreed.

2008-10-07 16:04:08

#7

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6487

Oh this was posted a while back on Kotaku. I *really* can't wait.

Thanks for posting it here so I know when its released.

2008-10-07 16:58:23

#8

Bevo: Nah; +718|6738|Austin, Texas

Want!

Free? Valve is . I'd gladly pay another $10 for it.

2008-10-07 17:06:58

#9

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6182|London, England

MadKatter wrote:
Want!

Free? Valve is . I'd gladly pay another $10 for it.

Portal: Prelude, as its name states it, is an unofficial prequel to the game Portal. Its story revolves around the pre-GlaDOS epoch, even before she was plugged in. At this time, test subjects were monitored by real Aperture Science employees whose work was tedious, lengthy and repetitive. This is why they decided to build a great artificial intelligence that could both replace them in these difficult tasks, but also take responsibility for many other tasks within the complex and compete with Black Mesa's superiority. All employees of the Aperture Science complex are now eagerly awaiting GlaDOS. Maybe even a little too eagerly, as the upcoming events will tell...

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2008-10-07 17:10:29

#10

Bevo: Nah; +718|6738|Austin, Texas

D'oh, that'll teach me to skim boring paragraphs. Looks like it's being produced by a bunch of randoms. Hope it's good + bug free..

2008-10-08 00:44:28

#11

baggs: Member; +732|6421

Great news, i only just completed Portal on Monday night

(yes, point and laugh)

2008-10-08 01:34:33

#12

Ty: Mass Media Casualty; +2,398|6992|Noizyland

It looks like a really good mod but it's still a mod which tend to be, for want of a better word, "meh". I'm not sure why they chose to make a prelude seeing as Valve's next official Portal title is also a prelude and will most likely contradict everything they're doing. Also the fact that the Aperture offices are already in a state of disrepair, (stained walls etc,) takes away from the authenticity.

That being said I'll still give it a shot. I'm sure these guys have done a good job.

[Blinking eyes thing]
Steam: http://steamcommunity.com/id/tzyon

2008-10-08 07:33:56

#13

Peter: Super Awesome Member; +494|6619|dm_maidenhead

Holy fucking awesome.

Portal addict here.

2008-10-08 07:58:22

#14

OrangeHound: Busy doing highfalutin adminy stuff ...; +1,335|6866|Washington DC

It doesn't have GlaDOS? I thought that was one of the best parts of Portal.

2008-10-08 08:14:11

#15

tuckergustav: ...; +1,590|6131|...

I will be checking this out for sure.

...

2008-10-08 09:05:49

#16

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6872

This looks pretty sweet! Except I'm sad it's unofficial And like OH said, no GlaDOS!? That sort of takes away the whole dark humor of the game. I hope they have some sort of voice or outside character saying something. I really don't want to be running around on my own the whole time. That's part of the reason I love the game so much, it's not about the puzzles, but the atmosphere the game creates. Portal did it amazingly, and Portal: TFV did it pretty well, too.

Eh but if it's free, what could I lose?

2008-10-08 09:59:56

#17

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6487

They have lots of voice acting apparently.

2008-10-08 11:19:22

#18

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6872

Spidery_Yoda wrote:
They have lots of voice acting apparently.

Wait, seriously? Because I read ModDB's review and they said the game had computer-synthesized human voices, which just sounded robotic and much of the banter "fell flat". If they do add it in, though, that'll be a very welcome addition. Humans talking like robots will pretty much ruin it.

2008-10-08 18:15:47

#19

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6487

It's been released. It's only on Fileplanet just now but you can download it by making a free account there.

I'm going to get it tomorrow. I need to get up early in the morning.

2008-10-08 20:33:53

#20

Flecco: iPod is broken.; +1,048|6882|NT, like Mick Dundee

If anybody is interested the music is by Linkin Park and is named Session. As far as I know.

I'm not certain, but I had that music for years, aquired it from the internets which is why I'm not certain.

Whoa... Can't believe these forums are still kicking.

2008-10-08 20:35:56

#21

AussieReaper: ( ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°); +5,761|6370|what

Sir Schmoopy wrote:
But will it blend?

And by blend I mean work on my torrented Portal.

2008-10-09 06:49:50

#22

jamiet757: Member; +138|6839

Release on FilePlanet already:

Download Here

2008-10-09 09:13:54

#23

DefCon-17: Maple Syrup Faggot; +362|6373|Vancouver | Canada

So I can't get it through Steam?

Lame.

Flecco wrote:
If anybody is interested the music is by Linkin Park and is named Session. As far as I know.

I'm not certain, but I had that music for years, aquired it from the internets which is why I'm not certain.

'Tis indeed Session.

2008-10-09 09:59:02

#24

mtb0minime: minimember; +2,418|6872

I've only played through a few of the test chambers, but I can't say I'm a big fan. It almost seems a bit broken at points. You'll know what to do, and do exactly what they want you to do, yet it'll take many many tries just to get an extra inch of height or length based on where you jump into a portal; little things like that.

Also, the robotic voices that are supposed to be human are really just annoying.

There's definitely a challenge though, and it's fun trying to use portals in new and interesting ways.

So far I like Portal TFV mappack better, especially since it lasted so long. But then again, I'm just getting started with this one, so I'll have my final verdict in a while.

2008-10-09 10:05:02

#25

Spidery_Yoda: Member; +399|6487

I'm still waiting for bloody Fileplanet to let me start downloading

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