Portal: The Perfect Video Game Story | Analysis | CHAPTER SELECT EPISODE 3

Portal: The Perfect Video Game Story | Analysis | CHAPTER SELECT EPISODE 3

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Portal
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Portal (2007)
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Duration: 27:07
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Portal is a real modern classic, and one thing that makes them is how both games tell a story uniquely suited to video games. I'm going to look at why adapting them would almost impossible.

#portal #videogames #thecakeisalie

00:00 Intro
02:34 The Mechanics of Portals
05:17 Creeping Dread
09:38 The Protagonist is Silent
13:04 How Portal 2 Expands
16:16 Everything is Connected
19:37 Sequel is Still About Discovery
23:40 Concluding Statements



Chapter Select (formerly Losing the Plot) is my narrative analysis series where I look at video game storytelling, including characterisation, worldbuilding and narrative structure. New episodes once a month, with previous episodes available here on this handy playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLahHxUBquctxtAaCm0vZ45krEspAqzAd3

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