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Yes, please! That was a great game, I couldn't put it down.

Yes, please! That was a great game, I couldn't put it down.

Yes, please! That was a great game that I could not put down.

Yes, please! That was a great game that I could not put down.

Yes, please! That was a great game that I could not put down.

I thoroughly enjoyed Portal, and Portal 2 would be DEFINITE purchase unless they fundamentally changed the gameplay mechanics.

I think a prequel would work really well. Finding the 'hidden' areas in Portal with the graffiti and pictures on the wall really intrigued me. I wanted to know how they got the, who put them there, and how long were they living behind the test chambers?

We'd get to see the story of Chell's predecessor and how he/she found out 'The cake is a lie'. Not to mention bringing back the companion cube! (For more than one level this time.)

I have to stop writing now cos I'm getting excited.

Seeing as how Episode 3 will at least be in part taking place on the Aperture Science ship the Borealis where you must go to retrieve some "new" and "powerful" technology before the combine do I think it's pretty safe to say that within the confines of a ship there will be some portal popping. Just don't hit the hull with it!

I voted Yes but I have a strong feeling that Portal and HL are going to merge in HL2E3. If you finished Episode 2, you would realize that an intertwining is inevitable.

I voted Yes but I have a strong feeling that Portal and HL are going to merge in HL2E3. If you finished Episode 2, you would realize that an intertwining is inevitable.

I voted Yes but I have a strong feeling that Portal and HL are going to merge in HL2E3. If you finished Episode 2, you would realize that an intertwining is inevitable.

if they do i right then yes. but if it loses anything it will be a really shame

It is probably just me being paranoid, but the link from the left 4 dead article goes to a pieces written by Valve PR and singles out Portal as being an ip that was "introduced as part of the orange box". Key word being introduced.

Anyway, speculation aside - I need more Portal.

For sure. Portal is more an explanation for new points on Half-Life 2 History playable than a Game itself.

On HL2:EP2, you can see the some installations of Aperture Labs, and the history said that Aperture was a competitor of Black Mesa on the creation of the Portal Technology.

Probably, on HL3 or HL2:EP3 you could use the
Portal gun like the gravity gun or any other.

What Valve could do, is upgrade the game with new levels (and the PERFECT GLaDOS comments) time after time.

Sorry for any English mistakes, but I'm a Portuguese speaker :D

The storyline was awesome, and if they made a full version game I would definitely buy it and I'm sure every person who has played portal would buy it. to anyone who wants the full backstory to answer questions go here http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/portal/show_msgs.php?topic_id=m-1-38815824&pid=934386

THERE ARE OBVIOUSLY SPOILERS IN THE ABOVE LINK SO DONT READ UNLESS YOUVE BEATEN THE GAME

Of course a portal sequel is a good idea. What idiot wrote this? Is there even a person out there that hates the game?

well portal does end up being used in episode 3 there are hints at the end of episode 2 showing that aputure science labs is going to be part of the game. But of course... this doesn't answer what happens to the girl maybe shes like.. Alex's cousin lol

Portal as a game could be said to have cult-status and as such, like many movies with the same following, could well be ruined by a sequel, in particular a unsympathetic or over-explaining one, especially if it aims to give the gamer closure.
Ask yourselves this...would a sequel to a movie like Donnie Darko, be a good idea?? Or would it over explain the plot and ruin the intrigue of the story and fun of speculation??
The other option is to make a sequel 'a-la' Silent Hill in which very little of the plot is actually explained in subsequent sequels, still encouraging the gamer to use their imagination as to what is really happening. You may notice however, that when they made the Silent Hill movie, they tried too hard to explain and ended up spoiling the plot somewhat.
Ultimately it comes down to GLaDOS as a character...
Should it be finished? Or should the character be left to continue doing "science", in it's own malevolent, unsupervised, misguided and slightly insane way that we all love?? Do we really need another load of tests again, which will seem all too similar to ones we have already done, or would it be better to have another different and original facet of the "lambda-verse"?? Could this perhaps, be arriving with the forthcoming "Black-Mesa"? Who knows, but I hope Valve continue to add flesh to the "lambda-verse" with the new and exciting gameplay that Portal demonstrated was possible.

Sorry...just an additional comment having read some of the previous ones in more detail!

Perhaps if Aperture Labs are featured in Ep.3, then maybe Gordon or Alex will witness the labs little explosion and come across the dead or dying lying amongst the debris clutching the "Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device", which you can then take and will need to use, especially if the games path takes you through Aperture Labs??

Just a thought!