I’ve recently just played through the new releases in Valve’s Orange Box. I must say I’m impressed but that’s beside the point. The Episode 2, the main game for the box (I would say) crosses over with Portal, the logos of Aperture Science can be seen in a part of the game and anybody with a bit of deductive reasoning will realize that a certain character worked for Aperture Science. I really enjoy little gaming crossovers like that, it seemingly makes their little universe a wee bit bigger. Now, onto my crazy theory for the remainder of the series.

First off, I would like to mention

SPOILER ALERT!

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Alright anybody who has finished Portal & Episode 2 should realize:

Judith Mossman worked for Aperture Science, this is true because she knows the location of the Borealis, which was holding an Aperture Science crate.

Eli Vance was killed by an advisor, which from what I gather, when they eat your brains they learn what you know. So with this it could be assumed that the Advisors now know of the Borealis.

So now, I’m going to go out onto a bigger limb, the Portal gun is going to be in Episode 3, 4 or whatever the series ends with. The Portal gun, as it is a piece of Aperture tech, which will be on the “Legendary” Borealis. I might even venture that GLaDOS will be on the ship, as with all the eyes at the end of Portal (Maybe Gordon has to fight her). With the Portal gun on the Borealis, the combine will discover it (Cause they were in the Video feed tracking Mossman), and that’s right, use it to try and create a gateway back to Xen; I can see a part of the game named “Return to Xender” where you destroy the Portal gun, or something else. Destruction will ensue, you’ll destroy the weapon, because that’s what Eli wanted, and then the G-Man will do something crazy yet again. That’s as far as my theory goes, but I would like to note other crossovers between Portal and Episode 2 I really enjoyed.

The end song where GLaDOS bashes Black Mesa [Here.]

“The Borealis went past normal safeguards in their testing to beat Black Mesa.”, which meets GLaDOS trying to fry you at the end of the game.

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That’s all I can remember for now, but are there any gaming crossovers you enjoy?

How about your own crazy Half Life: Episode(s) theories?

By the way, the Cake was a Lie.

I never paid enough attention to either games story to figure out any crossovers. Thank god you did.

Ha while I can't say I've invented any crossovers myself, I think you're going a little too far with the theory. Even though GladOS's song suggests that it's alive, I think the sense of humor of portal probably won't carry on into HL. I believe the first part, but the use of the portal gun in ep3 doesn't sound right to me, mostly because I think I've heard it as a confirmed no. Still, I doubt we'll fight gladOS, I think they'll just drop her in as a fun easter egg.

Just what I think.

Master Yunk and I were talking about this yesterday, but so far my fav crossovers are from Diablo 2

Blood Raven (the corrupted Rogue from the first act of Diablo II) was evidently the Rogue in the first Diablo game. Akara and Charsi say that Blood Raven was a rogue captain at Tristram, battling Diablo. They say she returned unlike before, bringing an evil influence. Shortly thereafter, Andariel's uprising in the west began and Blood Raven began raising the dead.

The Summoner, the corrupted Mage from the Second Act that was impersonating Horazon, was supposedly the Sorcerer in the first Diablo game. Jerhyn and Drognan speak of a near-insane Vizjerei mage who arrived in Lut Gholein (presumably seeking Horazon's sanctuary) claiming to have fought against Diablo in Tristram, suggesting that mage became the Summoner. The Summoner is also dark skinned, like the dark-skinned Sorcerer in the original Diablo.

According to Diablo II, the canon hero who defeated Diablo in Tristram was a Warrior: the wanderer who is possessed by the Lord of Terror is clearly a man, ruling out the Rogue. His skin is pale, implying he is not the dark-skinned Sorcerer, and in the opening cutscene, the wanderer leans on a sword, the weapon most closely associated with the Warrior.

Quote: Originally Posted by _Sexy_Pants_ Ha while I can't say I've invented any crossovers myself, I think you're going a little too far with the theory. Even though GladOS's song suggests that it's alive, I think the sense of humor of portal probably won't carry on into HL. I believe the first part, but the use of the portal gun in ep3 doesn't sound right to me, mostly because I think I've heard it as a confirmed no. Still, I doubt we'll fight gladOS, I think they'll just drop her in as a fun easter egg. Just what I think.

Thats why I called it a crazy theory

Quote: Originally Posted by JokerBomb Master Yunk and I were talking about this yesterday, but so far my fav crossovers are from Diablo 2 Blood Raven (the corrupted Rogue from the first act of Diablo II) was evidently the Rogue in the first Diablo game. Akara and Charsi say that Blood Raven was a rogue captain at Tristram, battling Diablo. They say she returned unlike before, bringing an evil influence. Shortly thereafter, Andariel's uprising in the west began and Blood Raven began raising the dead. The Summoner, the corrupted Mage from the Second Act that was impersonating Horazon, was supposedly the Sorcerer in the first Diablo game. Jerhyn and Drognan speak of a near-insane Vizjerei mage who arrived in Lut Gholein (presumably seeking Horazon's sanctuary) claiming to have fought against Diablo in Tristram, suggesting that mage became the Summoner. The Summoner is also dark skinned, like the dark-skinned Sorcerer in the original Diablo. According to Diablo II, the canon hero who defeated Diablo in Tristram was a Warrior: the wanderer who is possessed by the Lord of Terror is clearly a man, ruling out the Rogue. His skin is pale, implying he is not the dark-skinned Sorcerer, and in the opening cutscene, the wanderer leans on a sword, the weapon most closely associated with the Warrior.

Would that be considered a cross over since one is a direct sequel of the other and their stories are known to match?