Valve's Portal previewed

Posted on Tuesday, May 08 2007 @ 3:10 CEST by Thomas De Maesschalck
The guys from ShackNews take a look at the upcoming Portal game from Valve:
"Unbelievable," I was earnestly but dispassionately told by the in-game narrator in Valve's upcoming teleport-centric action puzzle game Portal, after solving one of its early challenges. "You, subject name here, must be the pride of subject hometown here."

"Subject name here" and "subject hometown here" were, of course, delivered in a different, somewhat less distinct, tone of voice, highlighting the lack of personal information as if to make the existing lack of humanity in Portal's cold, sterile environments that much less personal.
Check it out over here.


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Thomas has been messing with computer since early childhood and firmly believes the Internet is the best thing since sliced bread. Enjoys playing with new tech, is fascinated by science, and passionate about financial markets. When not behind a computer, he can be found with running shoes on or lifting heavy weights in the weight room.



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