Portal's "Still Alive" Reaction

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Komentáře • 104

  • @serp3n1
    @serp3n1 Před 3 měsíci +684

    Fun fact: GLaDos' voice actress is a trained, actively working opera singer
    It's also really funny that they got Mike Patton in exclusively to voice the anger sphere, he's the lead singer pretty famous band Faith No More

    • @Swenglish
      @Swenglish Před 3 měsíci +43

      I didn't know Mike Patton was the Anger Sphere. That's such a fun fact.

    • @blessthismessss
      @blessthismessss Před 3 měsíci

      ​@@Swenglishalso he voices 99% of the infected in Left 4 Dead! clearly some FNM fans at valve

    • @TheGruspastej
      @TheGruspastej Před 3 měsíci +5

      Hahahaha! How funny!!

    • @MattTOB618
      @MattTOB618 Před 3 měsíci +17

      Fun fact: the reason they got Mike Patton to voice the Anger Sphere was because Ellen didn't have the range to do it herself.

    • @megatryn
      @megatryn Před 2 měsíci +5

      Mr. Bungle is the right answer. Much better band than FNM and more representative of Mike Patton.

  • @Slothman3
    @Slothman3 Před 3 měsíci +302

    You probably know by now, but GLaD was spelled this way because her name is GLaDOS - Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System.

    • @LethalLuggage
      @LethalLuggage Před 2 měsíci +15

      You might not know this, but nearly every acronym created like this generally was workshopped back and forth until they came upon a pairing of words that made a silly acronym.
      "Glad OS" to describe an operating system that is both emotionless and depressed, is a wonderful joke. They just had to find the right words to make it work.

  • @MystDragon3k
    @MystDragon3k Před 3 měsíci +378

    "She's kind of a mood" is maybe the most true thing ever said.

    • @stormbridge
      @stormbridge Před 3 měsíci +3

      that's more like a HUGE understatement.

  • @6022
    @6022 Před 3 měsíci +120

    "We do what we must because we can" is such an epic line, and sums up Apeture Science in a sentence.

    • @Ytinasniiable
      @Ytinasniiable Před 3 měsíci +10

      The similarities between cave Johnson on Elon musk are pretty funny when you consider they both basically rely on engineers way smarter than them to come up with the tech behind their ridiculous ambitions and rarely make anything actually marketable that people want/need

    • @caramelcandys
      @caramelcandys Před 3 měsíci +3

      @@Ytinasniiablei wouldn’t be surprised if elon announces that he’s funding more into actual ai on the level of glados

    • @matthewa6027
      @matthewa6027 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@caramelcandys I mean, he's always talking about AI... at least before all this new drama.

    • @easytos
      @easytos Před 2 měsíci +3

      @@matthewa6027 Do forget about that project he's been working on, the brain chip. Dude is just a live action Cave Johnson.

    • @planguy9575
      @planguy9575 Před 2 měsíci +6

      Yeah, that line doesn't get mentioned enough. I love it. That line would usually be "We do what we can because we must". Meaning, to me, that we will try our best to do something because it is a moral imperative. The line "We do what we must because we can" implies that because they have the capability of doing something they must attempt it. It is the mantra of the mad scientist.

  • @TheGentleCreepers
    @TheGentleCreepers Před 3 měsíci +171

    This song holds a special place in the organ that pumps my blood. ❤

    • @ANunes06
      @ANunes06 Před 3 měsíci +7

      Is it the left ventricle? I bet it's the left ventricle, isn't it?

    • @catscanhavelittleasalami
      @catscanhavelittleasalami Před 3 měsíci

      sus

    • @Pandor25
      @Pandor25 Před 2 měsíci

      That don't sound healthy... Anything else than blood in there can be lethal... Even coagulated blood can be lethal...

  • @Crazy_Diamond_75
    @Crazy_Diamond_75 Před 3 měsíci +44

    17 years later and this song is still a meme.

    • @cyanmage1
      @cyanmage1 Před 2 měsíci +2

      no no no no no it hasn't been 17 years already no way

    • @Crazy_Diamond_75
      @Crazy_Diamond_75 Před 2 měsíci +6

      @@cyanmage1 Half-Life 3 should be coming out any day now....

    • @cyanmage1
      @cyanmage1 Před 2 měsíci

      @Crazy_Diamond_75 I still have my pre-order from gamestop for that one lol

    • @famalam943
      @famalam943 Před 12 dny

      17 years? I honestly almost cried I’m not that old 😭

    • @Crazy_Diamond_75
      @Crazy_Diamond_75 Před 12 dny

      @@famalam943 I was 15 when Orange Box came out, and I had to convince my parents that it was worth it, being 5 games for $50. That was over half my life ago.

  • @RedwoodTheElf
    @RedwoodTheElf Před 2 měsíci +16

    Black Mesa is a rival company, and is from Valve's OTHER game series, "Half Life"

  • @keeneym
    @keeneym Před 3 měsíci +86

    I had this song on my iPod for a while after this, I still know every word. Such a great game and a great way to end it.

  • @PreceptorGrant
    @PreceptorGrant Před 3 měsíci +30

    Now imagine the emotional imact this song had when it came totally out of the blue at the end of a lengthy ordeal at the hands of a capricious AI, where you did indeed rip her to pieces and throw the pieces into a fire.

  • @Anti_Woke
    @Anti_Woke Před 3 měsíci +8

    To find this song at the end of such a fun game, without expecting it, is such an absolute treat. It's viral now but for the first generation of portal players it was a real "if you know, you know" moment. And believe me, I am still alive.

    • @tookitogo
      @tookitogo Před 3 měsíci

      I totally agree. Playing Portal the first time was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences ever. It’s short, sweet, and delightful.

  • @GottvonHoff
    @GottvonHoff Před 3 měsíci +98

    Such a great song to a fantastic game! Hope you'll love Portal 2 as well.
    Fun fact: the voice of GLaDOS, Ellen McLain, is also an opera singer.

    • @arnabbiswasalsodeep
      @arnabbiswasalsodeep Před 3 měsíci +9

      and she's also voiced the turrets

    • @MattTOB618
      @MattTOB618 Před 3 měsíci +2

      ​@@arnabbiswasalsodeep In the first game, she voiced everything other than the Anger Sphere (which was voiced by Mike Patton, lead singer of Faith No More).

    • @BaneSidhe66_6
      @BaneSidhe66_6 Před 2 měsíci +1

      She is also the voice of Gipsy Danger in Pacific Rim, leading to my favorite personal headcanon that Aperture was heavily involved in the Jaeger program

  • @TeenTyrant
    @TeenTyrant Před 3 měsíci +27

    If you ever watch Pacific Rim, the same voice actress for GLaDOS provides the voice for the computer system that activates the Jaegers (giant robots), and she does it in exactly the same voice as GLaDOS, but without the personality.

    • @Tucarius
      @Tucarius Před 2 měsíci +3

      I was so very happy they managed to get them to do that. It was such a small throw away thing, and yet so amazing.

  • @juancano3793
    @juancano3793 Před 3 měsíci +117

    "I'm doing science and I'm still alive" 😄
    "I feel fantastic and I'm still alive" 😊
    "While you're dying I'll be still alive" 😐
    "And when you're dead I will be still alive"😲
    "STILL ALIVE still alive" 🙂

  • @MiOMio-zu3ky
    @MiOMio-zu3ky Před 3 měsíci +46

    This is the song that plays on the radios in the game

    • @robertchaney2704
      @robertchaney2704 Před 3 měsíci +1

      How did I never realize this?!!!

    • @ZeallustImmortal
      @ZeallustImmortal Před 3 měsíci +1

      ​@@robertchaney2704Because its not true

    • @TheBlarggle
      @TheBlarggle Před 3 měsíci +11

      @@ZeallustImmortal Yes it is. It's a Muzak version.

    • @Shiftarus
      @Shiftarus Před 3 měsíci

      @@ZeallustImmortal you can hear it at the end of the video

  • @kendragon2012
    @kendragon2012 Před 3 měsíci +12

    Finishing Portal was one of the most satisfying gaming experiences I've ever had. That song at the end was better than cake. Both Portal games are masterpieces.

  • @gamingeagle19
    @gamingeagle19 Před 3 měsíci +30

    absolute classic song. Not even video game song. Just...song. It's beautiful.

  • @richardb6260
    @richardb6260 Před 3 měsíci +10

    Written by Jonathan Coulton. He did another version with Sara Quin from Tegan and Sara. Some other Coulton songs I love are "RE: Your Brains", ""Not About You", "Creepy Doll", and "I Feel Fantastic".

  • @rgallitan
    @rgallitan Před 3 měsíci +49

    I'm very annoyed that the ASCII art is cut off in the current build of the game. They need to fix that.

    • @carlotta4th
      @carlotta4th Před 3 měsíci +9

      Also they desperately need an option to TURN OFF THE RADIOS AFTER YOU BEAT THE GAME. I spent an hour scouring forums and trying to mod this out to get the original aesthetic back... and I couldn't do it. It's ridiculous every chamber is pierced by that same song over and over and over.

    • @rgallitan
      @rgallitan Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@carlotta4th I know! I have the achievement but they're still there. I've taken to immediately grabbing them and tossing them into the furthest corner or nearest emancipation grill whenever I replay

    • @chrismaverick9828
      @chrismaverick9828 Před 3 měsíci

      @@carlotta4th Given that the radios are part of an easter egg, I never really found them to be annoying.

    • @breakerboy365
      @breakerboy365 Před 2 měsíci

      I think the xbox 360 version of portal is the only untouched version of the game left unless you find a cracked version online

  • @PaperbackWizard
    @PaperbackWizard Před 3 měsíci +9

    I originally found this song on CZcams like a decade ago. I didn't know anything about Portal, I just knew about "the cake is a lie" meme, so I searched "the cake is a lie" and found this song. Obviously, it didn't explain anything, but I kept the song on my playlist, anyway.

  • @huyxiun2085
    @huyxiun2085 Před 3 měsíci +8

    I'm so GLaD some people are recording their reaction to this fantastic experience.
    Makes me a bit relieve this moment, when you finish that game for the first time, without any spoiler.
    So worth it.

  • @chrisjacobsen7265
    @chrisjacobsen7265 Před 3 měsíci +9

    This warms my heart as a Jonathan Coulton fan (the maker of the song)

  • @wereboarder2009
    @wereboarder2009 Před 3 měsíci +1

    This song still makes me shed a tear to this day. So good 😊

  • @noxteryn
    @noxteryn Před 2 měsíci +2

    Just so you know, the company that throws copyright claims at this song is not Valve, who actually owns the song and openly allows players to publish Let's Plays.
    It's a bunch of copyright trolls, usually one called Orchard Music.
    If it happens again, you should dispute it.

  • @NonsensicalSpudz
    @NonsensicalSpudz Před 3 měsíci +3

    People just discovering valve games is so nice

  • @JustShin11
    @JustShin11 Před 3 měsíci +6

    fantastic song honestly

  • @ChaoticRad
    @ChaoticRad Před 3 měsíci +2

    Thank you for sharing this!

  • @GeminiWoods
    @GeminiWoods Před 2 měsíci

    The last STILL ALIVE always gets me.

  • @Fischstix95
    @Fischstix95 Před 3 měsíci +13

    Meg have you played Half Life or HL2?? If not, I think a series would be fun! They're classics

  • @LittleGalaxyBoy
    @LittleGalaxyBoy Před 3 měsíci +14

    2:03 Has Meg ever played Black Mesa?

    • @keeneym
      @keeneym Před 3 měsíci +8

      I think this was her first Valve game, but she has expressed interest in others

    • @Notski
      @Notski Před 3 měsíci +14

      you mean Half Life? Black Mesa is a fan project remaster

    • @TheBlarggle
      @TheBlarggle Před 3 měsíci +9

      Black Mesa is the research facility that Half-Life 1 takes place in. They also "do science" there. But they're too preoccupied to help.

    • @Notski
      @Notski Před 3 měsíci +5

      @@TheBlarggle Correct. And referencing Black Mesa in Portal is a reference to Half Life, not the modern remake by Crowbar Collective.

    • @TheBlarggle
      @TheBlarggle Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@Notski Yeah. I know. I wasn't responding to you.

  • @SB992REBORN
    @SB992REBORN Před 3 měsíci +4

    Meg Girl, DID YOU PLAY HALF LIFE 2? SAME UNIVERSE AS THIS HAPPENING DURING THAT GAME!

  • @mpbad13
    @mpbad13 Před 3 měsíci +1

    God I can’t wait for you to do Portal 2. One of my favorite games of all time.

  • @aniver576
    @aniver576 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Ohhh YESSSSS!!! ❤❤❤

  • @graybabyoracle
    @graybabyoracle Před 2 měsíci

    Such an all-time classic.

  • @doorofnight87
    @doorofnight87 Před 3 měsíci +1

    It is such a fun song. Enjoyed the reaction!
    GLaDos stands for Genetics Laboratory and Disk Operating System

    • @GrimlanderMG
      @GrimlanderMG Před 3 měsíci

      Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System.

  • @WitcherSigns2023
    @WitcherSigns2023 Před 3 měsíci

    Oh she killed it

  • @blublugamingchannel
    @blublugamingchannel Před 3 měsíci

    Oh.....love it

  • @SoroshPalid
    @SoroshPalid Před měsícem

    "cake is a lie"
    if you know you know.

  • @Telruin
    @Telruin Před 3 měsíci

    GLaDOS (Genetic Lifeform and Disc Operating System)
    We used to have DOS on our computers...

  • @ShebbyYT
    @ShebbyYT Před 3 měsíci

    I look forward to the Portal 2 playthrough!
    Maybe after that you could check out Black Mesa

  • @keetiesweetie3284
    @keetiesweetie3284 Před měsícem

    GLaDOS
    Genetic Lifeform and Disk Operating System

  • @fatalwaffle1715
    @fatalwaffle1715 Před 2 měsíci +1

    Cool Video And Song.

  • @this.is.a.username
    @this.is.a.username Před 3 měsíci +2

    listen to more JoCo! My favorite is Re: Your brains

  • @SilverionX
    @SilverionX Před 3 měsíci +2

    There's something bold about listening to the song before playing the game. I respect it.

    • @peterlewis2178
      @peterlewis2178 Před 3 měsíci +3

      She didn't, though. She just separated it into a different video because it was getting the video flagged

    • @kevthajum
      @kevthajum Před 3 měsíci

      @@peterlewis2178 But she didnt know who GLadOS was?

    • @peterlewis2178
      @peterlewis2178 Před 3 měsíci +2

      @@kevthajum The game never says her name explicitly, even in the subtitles. I think you can maybe read it on her in the final boss battle, or at least in the wreckage after you defeat her, but it's pretty subtle and easy to miss.

  • @HateMachinist
    @HateMachinist Před 3 měsíci +1

    Nobody make games like this anymore.....

  • @yelleryoung5870
    @yelleryoung5870 Před 3 měsíci

    This song got me through my divorce.

  • @cruiseelroy1679
    @cruiseelroy1679 Před 3 měsíci +2

    no disrespect but how do you reach the end of Portal and not know who GLaDOS is

    • @keeneym
      @keeneym Před 3 měsíci +8

      Her name is not mentioned until the label on her at the final fight

    • @peterlewis2178
      @peterlewis2178 Před 3 měsíci +4

      By not getting spoiled

    • @GrimlanderMG
      @GrimlanderMG Před 3 měsíci +2

      There are no names mentioned in the Portal series (video games anyway) other than Cave Johnson and Caroline.

  • @AnthonySmith-bj9mo
    @AnthonySmith-bj9mo Před 3 měsíci +1

    hi Meg

  • @AtomBackerZs
    @AtomBackerZs Před 2 měsíci

    💖🙂

  • @arrivalofdoom7449
    @arrivalofdoom7449 Před 3 měsíci

    And if you haven't played or know anything about Portal 2 , Meg , OH BOY IS YOUR MIND ABOUT TO BE BLOWN. GlaDOS inference to Chell here after the events of the sequel ... I'll stop now lolz

  • @arcalranem
    @arcalranem Před 3 měsíci +2

    I love this song, but I always thought it was super creepy. I mean, GLaDOS is literally singing about how she's still alive. Great foreshadowing.

    • @Rystefn
      @Rystefn Před 2 měsíci

      That is the intent, yes

  • @CJG4L
    @CJG4L Před 3 měsíci

    You should try and play Manhunt.

  • @Brandinisnores
    @Brandinisnores Před měsícem

    If you play the Half Life series then you'll know what GLaDOS meant about Black Mesa!