![]() ![]() Valve writers start by writing story around the game, not vice versa.Here are some other interesting bits of information from the panel, which focused on writing for video game: This turret would follow Chell around for the rest of the game in a similar fashion to Watson in Sherlock Holmes Nemesis. ![]() Valve even had a bride turret constructed. Chell would help these turrets in some way, then the giant Animal Turret King (seen in Portal 2), would marry off one of its turrets to Chell. These turrets were like a lost tribe one might find surviving on a forgotten island somewhere. Foremost among these pieces of trivia is the fact that Portal’s protagonist Chell was originally planned to marry a turret in the second game.Īccording to Wolpaw, at one point in Portal 2 Chell was going to stumble upon a pile of abandoned turrets. So if it seems a little off, that’s probably why.During a panel today at PAX Prime 2012 in Seattle, Valve writers Chet Faliszek and Erik Wolpaw revealed some interesting tidbits about their time in the industry. This is the second time I’ve typed this out, I didn’t have something enabled for the comment to work. Great job you guys, keep up the good work. The Cake reference and companion cube parts are great Portal jokes. A lot like the “I take off my robe and wizard hat” joke in LeetWorld. “No shit, sherlock” was wonderful, I’ve used that phrase quite a few times before. I loved some of the humor you used in there. If you were to fix some things, I would recommend a new intro, and changing up the falling scene. A lot of the swearing in it seemed unnecessary, but it really added character to the turrets. I realized while watching this, was that if the turrets really fell that much, they would be used to it. As for critique, I think the falling scenes were a bit drawn out, and seemed a bit misplaced. Even if it didn’t seem like something big at first, it turned out great. M’kay? Pronounce it however you want, believe whatever story of its origin you want to believe. Seems like a lot of people consider it serious business. G4 is the most mainstream place this is used frequently, and they pronounce it “POwned”. From a little kid who assumed I knew nothing of it, he referred to it as “Halo-Speak” >_> ). Because of how it’s become a part of our culture, the pronunciation ranges anywhere from “pOned” to “pewneed”(I’ve heard it like that. On pronunciation, it was originally “pwned” with a bit of a u sound in there. It has advanced into mainstream culture since then. “Pwned” originates from a World of Warcraft map maker who misspelled “Owned”, and didn’t realize his mistake until it was too late. I’d like to set this to rest before this continues. ![]() I love how no one knows where this whole “Pwned” thing comes from, and all call each other noobs as well. Hahahaha.Įither way, thanks for makin’ this vid cause I Laugh My Ass Off every time I see or hear it. I’m hoping that you either have a killer sound card with a voice mod proggie or you use an auto tuner to get a “Cher effect” going either that or I am way off. I am really concerned with the humming part because that style would be a perfect background thing for a few of my songs. ![]() I’ve been experimenting with tune correction software and it seems that if I apply a little phase before I auto-tune I can get a pretty decent effect but I would still love to know how you all did that. I am also very interested in how that was done. I read this whole thread/comment board because I was hoping that someone had asked you how you made the voices. I even captured the audio and made it an mp3 that I listen to while I do other stuff around the house. That stuff really captured the essence of humor today. I StumbleUpon this vid about once every two days and I GLADLY sit through it each time. I hope you’re considering what you’ve seen here in various forms– we want more turrets! They bicker, they curse their existence, and they dream of what else there might be. What people don’t get (and what GOOD writers like you guys DO get) is that you were SUPPOSED to peel back the layer that we all see in-game to reveal the mundane, problem-fraught lives of the turrets we used to see as two-dimensional, predictable entities. You’re statistically bound to hear from them here. Teh Intarwebz gives everyone a voice, even cretins and morons. With your experience, you’re well aware that the signal-to-noise ratio of the internet is pretty high. I can see you’re not really troubled by them, anyway. I re-read figs’ comment just to be sure, and nope, I don’t see a link to the superior work he’s done. Don’t be troubled by the lowest common denominator types who critique it for cursing of all things, or just say it isn’t funny without any constructive criticism. ![]()
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