Half-Life 2 Ep. 3 + Portal 3 = ???
Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2012 3:36 pm
Alright. So I am certain that all of you who have played the Half life games and/or Portal games have been wondering: "Will there be a new game?"
Lets begin with Half-Life:
Half-Life was a HUGE SUCCESS for Valve as it's first game, it was amazing back in the day and still keeps that reputation as being extremely popular and has hours and hours of non-stop crowbar-whacking action. They had several spin-offs and upgrades for the original in the later years. Valve then released it's widely popular counterpart, "Half-Life 2" six years later.
This game was wildly popular with the amazing physics and brand new mood and storyline to the Half-Life series. Valve said that they would release games in "Episodic Manner" to get the story out there quicker and easier. They then released Half-Life 2: Episode one and Episode two a year later, which makes no sense because Half-Life 2 was already done, but Half-Life 3: Episode one would sound better and be less confusing.
But back on the topic of Half-Life 2: Episode one and two.
Just before the release of Half-Life Ep. 2, Valve said that Half-Life Episode 3 was coming for release Christmas 2007. As you can promptly see, it wasn't released and the fact that Valve have been rather shut up about this matter is irritating to say the least. But then again, wouldn't you if this was going to be a huge blockbuster? Even 343 in the Halo 4 universe is being discrete as possible.
Even the community is trying to get it's hopes up again by trolling itself with false rumors and fake sites with the Lambodia and Aperture Science symbol combined into one and sporting the logos of all companies responsible for Half-Life 2 etc.. If you ask me, everything Half-Life looks rather bleak.
I know, it is astonishing, there are people out there who hate Portal. Why? Well, it is a Valve game that was released after both episodes of Half-Life 2 and the fandom for Half-Life is really ticked off that Valve hasn't considered them, their oldest fandom by far, and made Half-Life Ep. 3 a priority over other games.
I agree to an extent. I believe that Half-Life Ep. 3 a priority, however, I do not see making a big stink about a game as great as Portal. If you want your thirst for Half-Life quenched just a little, you'll love the references between Portal and Half-Life by several nods to Portal's counterpart in the game.
So Portal and Portal 2 was released after HL2e2, and it is a HUGE SUCCESS by my standards and I'm pretty sure it is hard for Valve to overstate their satisfaction. But as I hear at the end of Portal 2, it is really hard to make a third game off the ending, for it ties up a lot of loose ends.
But in Portal 2, we see a life ring with one word that means a great deal to Half-Life players: Borealis.
The Borealis is an Aperture Science icebreaker that was somehow teleported to the Arctic in a last ditch effort to trump over Black Mesa, Aperture's long time rivals.
This plays a huge role in the Half-Life universe and for it to be mentioned in Portal 2 isn't just a nod, I think.
Here is what my theory is:
There will not be a Portal 3. I know, I am shocked I am even saying that, but what I believe is that there will be a Half-Life 3 instead. Instead? What is this I don't even.
How would Valve pull this off? Combining the two games!
Gordon and Alyx find out that the one thing that Aperture wanted to sell quickly is the one thing that Portal players do not want to hear: GlaDOS. Or at least a version of her.
In the Lab Rat comic, we see that it took a time for GlaDOS to gas the Enrichment Center, as she was using the Morality Core for her own purposes. This would give Scientists enough time to make more GlaDOS and possibly ship them. One such shipment would be one on the Borealis.
GlaDOS would force them to go through some chambers near the start, but on finding out that the Combine have broken into the Borealis, she decides that Gordon and Alyx need to help her fend off the combine as the turrets can only hold them off for so long.
Gordon agrees and they receive aid from GlaDOS repeatedly throughout the game, but as in all Portal games, there would be a sinister side to her and she would try to kill Freeman several times.
This would please all fans, I think. So tell me what you think of my theory, I really would like to know what you think.
Lets begin with Half-Life:
Half-Life was a HUGE SUCCESS for Valve as it's first game, it was amazing back in the day and still keeps that reputation as being extremely popular and has hours and hours of non-stop crowbar-whacking action. They had several spin-offs and upgrades for the original in the later years. Valve then released it's widely popular counterpart, "Half-Life 2" six years later.
This game was wildly popular with the amazing physics and brand new mood and storyline to the Half-Life series. Valve said that they would release games in "Episodic Manner" to get the story out there quicker and easier. They then released Half-Life 2: Episode one and Episode two a year later, which makes no sense because Half-Life 2 was already done, but Half-Life 3: Episode one would sound better and be less confusing.
But back on the topic of Half-Life 2: Episode one and two.
Just before the release of Half-Life Ep. 2, Valve said that Half-Life Episode 3 was coming for release Christmas 2007. As you can promptly see, it wasn't released and the fact that Valve have been rather shut up about this matter is irritating to say the least. But then again, wouldn't you if this was going to be a huge blockbuster? Even 343 in the Halo 4 universe is being discrete as possible.
Even the community is trying to get it's hopes up again by trolling itself with false rumors and fake sites with the Lambodia and Aperture Science symbol combined into one and sporting the logos of all companies responsible for Half-Life 2 etc.. If you ask me, everything Half-Life looks rather bleak.
I know, it is astonishing, there are people out there who hate Portal. Why? Well, it is a Valve game that was released after both episodes of Half-Life 2 and the fandom for Half-Life is really ticked off that Valve hasn't considered them, their oldest fandom by far, and made Half-Life Ep. 3 a priority over other games.
I agree to an extent. I believe that Half-Life Ep. 3 a priority, however, I do not see making a big stink about a game as great as Portal. If you want your thirst for Half-Life quenched just a little, you'll love the references between Portal and Half-Life by several nods to Portal's counterpart in the game.
So Portal and Portal 2 was released after HL2e2, and it is a HUGE SUCCESS by my standards and I'm pretty sure it is hard for Valve to overstate their satisfaction. But as I hear at the end of Portal 2, it is really hard to make a third game off the ending, for it ties up a lot of loose ends.
But in Portal 2, we see a life ring with one word that means a great deal to Half-Life players: Borealis.
The Borealis is an Aperture Science icebreaker that was somehow teleported to the Arctic in a last ditch effort to trump over Black Mesa, Aperture's long time rivals.
This plays a huge role in the Half-Life universe and for it to be mentioned in Portal 2 isn't just a nod, I think.
Here is what my theory is:
There will not be a Portal 3. I know, I am shocked I am even saying that, but what I believe is that there will be a Half-Life 3 instead. Instead? What is this I don't even.
How would Valve pull this off? Combining the two games!
Gordon and Alyx find out that the one thing that Aperture wanted to sell quickly is the one thing that Portal players do not want to hear: GlaDOS. Or at least a version of her.
In the Lab Rat comic, we see that it took a time for GlaDOS to gas the Enrichment Center, as she was using the Morality Core for her own purposes. This would give Scientists enough time to make more GlaDOS and possibly ship them. One such shipment would be one on the Borealis.
GlaDOS would force them to go through some chambers near the start, but on finding out that the Combine have broken into the Borealis, she decides that Gordon and Alyx need to help her fend off the combine as the turrets can only hold them off for so long.
Gordon agrees and they receive aid from GlaDOS repeatedly throughout the game, but as in all Portal games, there would be a sinister side to her and she would try to kill Freeman several times.
This would please all fans, I think. So tell me what you think of my theory, I really would like to know what you think.