Just think of how sad you'll be when you inevitably drop him into a pit of fire.
Just think of how sad you'll be when you inevitably drop him into a pit of fire.
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:09PM thisredengine said
@Joe Sway No, it is August 24, 2010, just after 4PM EST.
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:24PM Victoryismine52 said
@Joe Sway
Anyone know how to put yourself in a coma tell release date?
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Anyone know how to put yourself in a coma tell release date?
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:37PM thisredengine said
@Victoryismine52
Kinda insulting for people who've dealt with comatose patients/family members/friends.
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Kinda insulting for people who've dealt with comatose patients/family members/friends.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:58PM superfrog1993 said
@Joe Sway
If South Park has taught us anything it's that you can freeze yourself until it comes out. Just make sure your friends can find you to unfreeze you again. You'd miss the game all together AND get caught up in a massive Atheist war. Bad times.
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If South Park has taught us anything it's that you can freeze yourself until it comes out. Just make sure your friends can find you to unfreeze you again. You'd miss the game all together AND get caught up in a massive Atheist war. Bad times.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 5:13PM Frank the tank said
@Joe Sway yes all we have to do is make a virus that changes the date of every cell phone wrist watch and computer in the world and send it to everyone in the world by making it look like if it where just porn!
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 5:34PM Measlesopolis said
@superfrog1993
don't forget the otters, they will smash your skull on their belly!
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don't forget the otters, they will smash your skull on their belly!
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 3:58PM krautmaster said
It should have been Karl. Merchant has a great voice though.
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Posted: Aug 31st 2010 7:36AM netgem21 said
@krautmaster Done :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypd_K9V2tlM
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:38PM MrAlex said
@Solace
I think Rich Lord's voice was better, but he had crap diction and sounded really odd while talking, personally I think they should have re-recorded his voice and spent the money used on merchant for some sort of speech coach.
However Merchant seems to do a good enough job of it.
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I think Rich Lord's voice was better, but he had crap diction and sounded really odd while talking, personally I think they should have re-recorded his voice and spent the money used on merchant for some sort of speech coach.
However Merchant seems to do a good enough job of it.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 7:12PM Fullmetal Salchemist said
@MrAlex
All he really needed to do was enunciate. You don't even need a vocal coach to learn how to do that, you just need practice.
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All he really needed to do was enunciate. You don't even need a vocal coach to learn how to do that, you just need practice.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:09PM superchamois said
Love it, love Merchant. This trailer is waaaaaay too long though, I mean do we really need to see all this footage? It looks rad, don't get me wrong, but the best part of the last hour or so of Portal was discovery! What if they had showed the escape in the trailer?
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:10PM FlawedLogicXIII said
Or you know, Joystiq could spell his name correctly: Stephen Merchant
You guys are really forgoing even a shred of semi-journalistic credibility today aren't you?
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You guys are really forgoing even a shred of semi-journalistic credibility today aren't you?
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:51PM Ludwig Kietzmann said
@FlawedLogicXIII
Honest mistake that didn't get corrected before the post went live. I'm sorry you had to see it and I appreciate you bringing attention to it.
I will, however, point out that your hostility should be aimed at an admitted lapse of copy editing -- this has nothing to do with journalistic credibility. Flawed logic, yes?
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Honest mistake that didn't get corrected before the post went live. I'm sorry you had to see it and I appreciate you bringing attention to it.
I will, however, point out that your hostility should be aimed at an admitted lapse of copy editing -- this has nothing to do with journalistic credibility. Flawed logic, yes?
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 5:19PM jerkstore81 said
@FlawedLogicXIII
Then maybe you should go find a different website you deem as more credible and act like a complete jerk-off on that instead.
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Then maybe you should go find a different website you deem as more credible and act like a complete jerk-off on that instead.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:15PM HardBoiled2009 said
nice seeing a article up by you Ludwig. i was starting to think you left Joystiq
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:27PM Ninjasoup said
I'm still a large supporter of the old Wheatly's voice. I know it was only a temp. voice done by an animator, but the old Wheatly gave off the feeling of a native and child-like personality that I found absolutely charming. The old Wheatly seemed so blissfully unaware of the absolute dangers that were facing Chell, and just took it in stride. The old voice just fit the personality I felt Valve was going for better. I really just can't see this new Wheatly hacking by guessing every single combination there is one at a time, as his tone implies he's smarter than that.
I've also got a problem with using celebrities as voice actors instead of professional voice actors, but that's a tale for another day.
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I've also got a problem with using celebrities as voice actors instead of professional voice actors, but that's a tale for another day.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 6:05PM BlackedOut said
@Ninjasoup
You realise this guy is famous for being a radio presenter as well as a comedian? He's not just any random celebrity.
While I like both voices, I find their choice of voice actors to be pretty good, actually.
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You realise this guy is famous for being a radio presenter as well as a comedian? He's not just any random celebrity.
While I like both voices, I find their choice of voice actors to be pretty good, actually.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:47PM PooL said
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-2010-portal-2/701209
I genuinely liked this voice better.
Oh well, the writing is amazing, so it doesn't really detract too much.
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I genuinely liked this voice better.
Oh well, the writing is amazing, so it doesn't really detract too much.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 4:59PM (Unverified) said
i love merchant but his voice totally doesnt fit.
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Posted: Aug 24th 2010 5:14PM Wazzup4567 said
Old voice is much better. I thought of Wheatley with a joking tone and with not so much of a serious tone to his voice. At the end he seriously is like DONT WORRY! And he yells it when the other voice was much better. I hope they change the voice back.... Ugh.
Besides my bickering I love the lighting and textures. It looks soooooo great. I need a new PC to play this though. My PC will explode if it sees these graphics.
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Besides my bickering I love the lighting and textures. It looks soooooo great. I need a new PC to play this though. My PC will explode if it sees these graphics.
Posted: Aug 24th 2010 5:19PM 343 Guilty Fart said
I really don't like the voice, I liked Glados's synthesized robotic voice, Wheatley seems like some comical companion from a Pixar movie. It just doesn't jive with me. Downvote away.
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