#< not sure if its supposed to convey like. glados's mental state having just reawakened? but i always thought of it as like

[strawberrycircuits]

after your posts about it, i played portal 1 and 2 again and it’s amazing how much the facility feels alive, like in the beginning of 2 when glados is first waking up again and the walls are moving back into place they move so fluidly as though their the lab’s first deep breath in a long long time

ok 1. :o!!!! you replayed it bc of me what!!!!!!! 2. oh my god I KNOWWWW !!! something I've been noticing a lot of this go round is the panels you can see actively replacing and refitting themselves at the beginning of chambers, like glados is putting that last little retouch on it she can before you have to occupy that space for the next little bit. I just got done with the first escape sequence (which, btw, I have a new appreciation for in how it really endears you to wheatley. hes genuinely helpful and it's nice to have someone say "oh you're okay!!!" when you get out of a tricky situation when you. yk. Don't get that for the majority of the game. well done on the writers parts, it makes the twist all the more devastating when it happens hehehe!!!) and watching glados use the facility to her advantage to disadvantage you-- moving panels to trap you in small spaces and reveal turrets and even going so far as to move the chambers themselves in an attempt to crush you...... aaaah!!! and seeing the inner workings of the facility feels so much like seeing the guts of the place, especially when you get to the turret assembly part and all the bits with the tubes.... like girl that's intestines!

#I know i rag on wheat all the time #but i genuinely believe hes on par with glados in terms of how well written he is #they poured so much attention and depth into these bots and their stories man ........ this game is bursting at the seams with- #creativity and love for the project. yk. #also shoutout to that panel that just smacks itself against the wall at the start of one of the chambers. and the one that dances w a cube #< not sure if its supposed to convey like. glados's mental state having just reawakened? but i always thought of it as like #the panels literally have a mind of their own and will do whatever they want if a. given a power source [ie glados] #and b. not kept in complete and total control by an external force [ie... glados...] #i get that vibe from a lot of things in aperture. that they have their own whims and wants and if left to their own devices (lol) #that is something they would pursue. but they cant and therefore they dont. #aperture science figured out how to make a sentient computer and went ok. lets make everything sentient! :) #surely this will be a great idea with no ethical ramifications ^_^ #<someone remind me to talk about the portal 1 cores vs the portal 2 cores it fucks me up when i think ab their differences.......