Still Alive? She's Free.

adam

http://www.game-ism.com.nyud.net:8080/?p=91

Saw this on Digg tonight and thought it was a fantastic read, especially as a fan of the game. It's something I never noticed, but the next time I play through it I reckon I will.

snemmy

Wow, great read. I never noticed the appearance of the machinery when I played through. It did always strike me as unusual and stood out but I never really stopped to analyze it. (Nor did I play through with the commentary on.)

Also great is the article delving deeper into the meaning of the Still Alive song. http://www.game-ism.com/?p=94

The game is such a tight, interesting and complex piece of work behind a simplistic package.



And Still Alive is great fun on Rock Band too.

ElysiumGX

Very cool to see GlaDOS that way. I didn't notice it before.

Both articles are a great read. Critical analysis of a video game villain. This is still, and for a long time will be, the greatest game ever. Now I need to beat it a few more times. The song is appealing again, but not as uplifting. I sensed the lyrics were awkward, and this may explain why.

Joshua Stubbles

Never looked at it like that either. It does seem to make a lot of sense when you read into it, though. Very interesting stuff.

AstroZombie

Awesome read. Thanks for sharing.

Jesse Moody

Damn that is awesome. Totally missed the design there. Now it all makes sense. Very cool

Needles

Very awesome, pretty brilliant idea to do that. Thats just another hint on just how amazing those people at valve are

IronHawk

that was really cool thanks Adam.

skankerzero

awesome.

I don't agree with his analysis of the lyrics though.

Uly

I think you guys are all drinking the Kool-Aid. This is an enthusiast, textbook case of 'looking for something where there's nothing'.

Rwolf

on a related note, Still alive is a free download on Rockband/

Justin Meisse

Uly's just mad because he could never see the magical dolphin in the stereogram

snemmy

Rwolf wrote: »

on a related note, Still alive is a free download on Rockband/

Indeed. It is a fun song to play.

Justin_Meisse wrote: »

Uly's just mad because he could never see the magical dolphin in the stereogram

I can't see those either. It makes me sad and my eyes hurt. :poly105:

Uly

unhid so al can see the trooth

Nilium

I already saw it and that was not NSFW enough to hide it I think. Either way, Uly wins here.

Fliff

http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=518

interview with the writer on portal