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Is there a story to portal?

Throughout the Portal series, you take on the role of Chell
Chell
Chell is the silent protagonist in the Portal video game series developed by Valve. She appears in both Portal and Portal 2 as the main player character and as a supporting character in some other video games.
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, a young woman trapped within the Aperture Science
Aperture Science
Aperture Science is a scientific research company founded by Cave Johnson. Portal and Portal 2 take place in Aperture Science's Enrichment Center, which is dedicated to endlessly testing the Aperture Science products and the humans that use them.
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facility. Chell is forced to solve tests of varying difficulty in chambers designed by a psychopathic AI named GLaDOS.
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Does Portal have a storyline?

A test subject wakes up in a scientific facility controlled by a sadistic artificial intelligence and must escape with the help of the only instrument she has--a gun that makes portals.
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Does Portal 2 have a story?

Portal 2 is the sequel to the award winning and hugely successful Portal developed by Valve Corporation. It features a single-player story set after the events of Portal's story; and a brand-new Co-op game mode, featuring additional test chambers designed specifically for Co-operative play.
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Is Portal 1 and 2 the same story?

Portal 2 takes place numerous years after the events of the first game; the Aperture facility has fallen into disrepair without GLaDOS.
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What happened to humans in Portal?

In Portal, it's almost as if humans have been eradicated, wiped out of existence. All these may just be chalked up to GLaDOS' own disgust at, and rampant erasure of, humanity in general, as she furiously and gleefully puts her human test subjects through numerous rounds of testing.
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Who is the real villain in Portal?

GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System) is a fictional character from the video game series Portal. The character was created by Erik Wolpaw and Kim Swift and voiced by Ellen McLain.
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Which Portal is Still Alive from?

The song "Still Alive" was written by Jonathan Coulton and performed by Ellen McLain for the 2007 video game Portal. McLain also provides the voice for GLaDOS in this song, an artificial intelligence and the game's antagonist.
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What happened at the end of Portal?

Using the Portal Device, Chell defeats GLaDOS by removing her personality cores and depositing them in a nearby Emergency Intelligence Incinerator, resulting in a large explosion that blows a hole in the roof dragging both Chell and GLaDOS upwards.
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How long was Chell asleep in Portal 2?

At the beginning of Portal 2, she is woken up for the first time after 50 days of sleep after the events of the Lab Rat comic, for a mandatory set of physical and mental exercises.
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Is Portal 2 in the apocalypse?

This is an action-adventure game in which players assume the role of Chell, a human who is trapped in a scientific testing facility. From a first-person perspective, players solve numerous physical puzzles as they navigate through post-apocalyptic environments.
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Why did Portal 2 remove blood?

Portal 2 has no blood though because they wanted to get the game's rating moved down from Teen to Everyone.
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Are you the same person in Portal 1 and 2?

Chell is the silent protagonist in the Portal video game series developed by Valve. She appears in both Portal and Portal 2 as the main player character and as a supporting character in some other video games.
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Are there humans in Portal 2?

The humans were replaced with infinite respawning robots. During the early phases of Portal 2, ATLAS and P-body's concept showed more of a Westworld feel.
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Is there blood in Portal 1?

There is a pinch of blood, lots of dark humor, and some guns (Both the portal and bullet kind.) If you look into the lore of the game though, it can get pretty gruesome, so it's best to ignore it if you are/have a small child. Overall, it is a great game with wonderful gameplay and mechanics!
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Is Portal 1 and Portal still alive the same?

Is it any different from the original Portal? Still Alive was released on X360 in 2008, one year after the first Portal game hit Steam in 2007. Both Still Alive and Portal are the same games in terms of storyline and gameplay. The only difference is that Still Alive added 14 new test chambers and 9 new achievements.
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What was the point of Portal?

A portal is a web-based platform that collects information from different sources into a single user interface and presents users with the most relevant information for their context. Over time, simple web portals have evolved into portal platforms that support digital customer experience initiatives.
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Why is Chell mute?

Valve's Erik Wolpaw has said one of the reasons Chell doesn't speak in Portal 2 is because she is a silent protagonist which "could be anyone." "[Chell] could be anyone," Wolpaw said during a NYU's Game Center talk. "It could be you.
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Did Chell actually escape in Portal 2?

After finally escaping the Aperture Science facility and the manipulative AI GLaDOS, the protagonist Chell rose up to catch a brief glimpse of the outside world, only to slip back into blackness, being dragged back into imprisonment.
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How far did Chell fall?

They are capable of surviving truly long falls, up to and possibly beyond the subject's terminal velocity, as it appears when Chell falls four kilometers down to old Aperture Science and falling into a portal until reaching terminal velocity.
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What happens if you sleep under the end portal?

End portals (as in the actual end portal blocks, not end portal frame blocks) do NOT obstruct beds. This means that you can place a bed under an end portal, sleep in it, and your spawnpoint will be set in the end portal.
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Why Portal 3 will never happen?

According to writer Erik Wolpaw, Portal's development team only had seven or eight people, leaving "150 people who didn't get to work on it." After the original debuted, "there were a lot of people who wanted to work on a Portal game," and so Valve made another one. Now, that itch has been scratched.
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How many endings does Portal have?

So are there different endings? Nope. sadly, its just achievement.
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How old is Portal 1?

Portal was acclaimed as one of the most original games of 2007, despite criticisms for its short duration and limited story. It received praise for its originality, unique gameplay and dark story with a humorous series of dialogue.
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Is Portal a post apocalypse?

Portal: A Post Apocalyptic Novel.
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How old is Portal still alive?

Portal: Still Alive is the port of the original Portal game on Xbox 360. It was exclusively released on Xbox Live Arcade on October 22, 2008.
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