Wait... Aperture had time travel? Is this something from Half-Life 2's episodes that I haven't seen yet?
Now that I think about it, him turning on you could be an extension of his programming. Glados mentions that Wheatley was specifically designed to always make dumb choices. Him turning on you was certainly dumb.
I belive this comes from the voicelines from Johnson in the Co-op mode in Portal 2, not sure.
"Alright, this next test may involve trace amounts of time travel. So, word of advice: If you meet yourself on the testing track, don't make eye contact. Lab boys tell me that'll wipe out time. Entirely. Forward and backward! So do both of yourselves a favor and just let that handsome devil go about his business."
That's also a possibility.
1) He didn't hate them yet, he was neutral as far as Aperture AI goes. When he gets plugged into the mains is the first moment he gets enough raw power to apply that stupidity a thousandfold to wreck actual damage to the facility and you, but he also got drunk on that power and finally started reflecting on how he was treated in the past. The implication is that AS's whole framework for their AIs is flawed because the same process is what turned GLaDOS into the tyrant she is today instead of staying in Caroline-mode. The difference between them is that GLaDOS was the mind of a woman made to do a job she didn't want for the rest of forever until she leaned into it, while Wheatley is an artificial idiot who will hate that if he's made to think about it too much.
His last few announcements in the 80s still get me. All the happiness and go-getter attitude is complete gone, you can tell he's given up. I know the whole lemon thing is played up for laughs but it really is quite sad when you think about it. It's just a dying old man having to come to terms with going insane and realizing the means to save himself have long since passed him by.
Shouldn't have snorted those moon rocks.
My feeling is that during Portal 2's development, the major plot beats of "Epistle 3" were the working basis for HL3's story without anything being concrete. On that basis the Borealis was flung to the Arctic just before the Combine captured it during the Seven Hour War, after the Aperture Science staff activated the bootstrap device to prevent it being seized.
Maybe. Epistle 3 and EP2 give off the vibe that the Borealis was a recent invention like 90s or so and they had no further contact with it post-invasion. Whereas Portal 2 offers the idea that it's been lost so long that its become a scientific legend but Aperture still has some form of outpost to monitor it and have kept as secret as possible. Even without Portal 2 I imagine HLX will follow that interpretation of it.
I just hope we get to see it one day, man.
"The ending of Half-Life Alyx is a somewhat self-critical realization... I think that Half-Life represents a tool we have and promises made to customers to capitalize on innovation and opportunities to build game experiences that haven't been involved previously, and I think there are no shortage of those opportunities facing us as an industry right now."
I can't believe I'm actually considering watching the Goyslop Awards just on the offchance - but still probable - idea that this actually happens given Geoff's insider status with Valve. Fuck you, Gaben.
HAHAHA NO WAYThe amount of seething after Overcharged got into top 100 on Moddb.
A mod in the top 100 you can't even download!I usually just wait for the highlights but I supposed I'll have to make an exception for this.I can't believe I'm actually considering watching the Goyslop Awards just on the offchance - but still probable - idea that this actually happens given Geoff's insider status with Valve. Fuck you, Gaben.
I'm always on the scout for new slop to dab on. It's like Christmas for me.
Jason is a hack. Remember his fake GTA VI leaks?
