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'''''Portal''''' is a video game universe created by [[Valve]] in 2007. The universe includes two core first-person puzzle games and several other related games. | '''''Portal''''' is a video game universe created by [[Valve]] in 2007. The universe includes two core first-person puzzle games and several other related games. | ||
| − | The ''Portal'' universe is really a sub-set of the [[Half-Life (universe)|''Half-Life'' universe]]. In the first ''Portal'' game, there is a slideshow which shows Aperture Laboratories is competing for contracts against Black Mesa, and the company is mentioned in the ending song. Their rivalry is described in more detail in ''Portal 2'' where the CEO of Aperture says that Black Mesa keeps stealing their technology. However, it wasn't until ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]'' that Aperture was finally addressed in a Half-Life game and cemented as canon. | + | The ''Portal'' universe is really a sub-set of the [[Half-Life (universe)|''Half-Life'' universe]]. In the first ''Portal'' game, there is a slideshow which shows Aperture Laboratories is competing for contracts against Black Mesa, and the company is mentioned in the ending song. Their rivalry is described in more detail in ''Portal 2'' where the CEO of Aperture says that Black Mesa keeps stealing their technology. However, it wasn't until ''[[Half-Life 2: Episode Two]]'' that Aperture was finally addressed in a Half-Life game and cemented the connection as canon. |
==Personal== | ==Personal== | ||
| − | Once I started playing the first ''Portal'' game, I very quickly fell in love with it, and was only more impressed by ''Portal 2''. Sadly, because Valve | + | Once I started playing the first ''Portal'' game, I very quickly fell in love with it, and was only more impressed by ''Portal 2''. Sadly, because Valve ceased game development, there may never be another game in the series. |
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
Revision as of 12:45, 15 May 2020
Portal is a video game universe created by Valve in 2007. The universe includes two core first-person puzzle games and several other related games.
The Portal universe is really a sub-set of the Half-Life universe. In the first Portal game, there is a slideshow which shows Aperture Laboratories is competing for contracts against Black Mesa, and the company is mentioned in the ending song. Their rivalry is described in more detail in Portal 2 where the CEO of Aperture says that Black Mesa keeps stealing their technology. However, it wasn't until Half-Life 2: Episode Two that Aperture was finally addressed in a Half-Life game and cemented the connection as canon.
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Personal
Once I started playing the first Portal game, I very quickly fell in love with it, and was only more impressed by Portal 2. Sadly, because Valve ceased game development, there may never be another game in the series.
Works
Core Video Games
Additional Video Games
- Aperture Hand Lab
- Aperture Robot Repair
- Bridge Constructor: Portal
- The Lab
- Portal 2: Peer Review
- Portal 2: Sixense MotionPack
Video Games With Portal Content
Fan Games
Links
