Still Alive? She’s Free.
The first time I saw GlaDOS in Portal, I was overcome with a distinct sensation that I was in the presence of someone in pain. Troubled. At the very least, immense frustration. At first I wasn’t sure...
View ArticleWherein I Overanalyze GlaDOS’s Song
Thanks to the great comments in my last post where I waxed all philo about what I think GlaDOS is supposed to look like, I think I’ve changed my tune on why GlaDOS wanted to be free. While I still...
View ArticleGLaDOS Followup: She’s Your Venus.
Commenter Harvey James posted an interesting image earlier about his own research he started doing after seeing the GLaDOS Bondage piece from earlier this week, and I wanted to link it here, because as...
View ArticleThe Clone, the Cube, and the Construct: Part 2
Every good story needs a love interest, and it should come as no surprise that Portal had one with some very comical overtones. The Weighted Companion Cube has captured the hearts of millions? hundreds...
View ArticleThe Clone, the Cube, and the Construct: Part 3
While I would like to investigate what GLaDOS says in this section (I invite players to unpack the audio and listen for themselves, or play through the final sections of the game again), I wanted to...
View ArticleI Must Have This
I’m sure half of you have seen this by now, but this dude modded a Garmin GPS unit to talk like GlaDOS. I don’t even need it for directions. I just want to hack it to say even more insulting things...
View ArticleStill Alive: Missing the Point
I just read that the Still Alive map pack (which evidently has been available free this whole time for PC) that is due to be released for Portal on the consoles is going to be missing the voice of...
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