Remember this? :)

inflater · 09-25-2009, 04:11 AM

Most of you already know this...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFeK9...eature=related

Now, was this the City 14 loudspeaker chime (I can hear something like the Combine Dispatcher in it), or an evacuation signal heard in the Borealis/Aperture Science PA system, calling for help ?

Apocalyptic, isn't it

(I know it happened in the Anticitizen One chapter)

mimaz98 · 09-25-2009, 04:19 AM

God, that's unsettling.

El Josho · 09-25-2009, 04:25 AM

I recall you first hearing it in 'Anticitizen One' like you said from the TV Gman is on. In the TV he is an a boat, with a crow on his shoulder, and the TV will turn off when you approach it. They only possible reason I can conjure to why he is in this situation is maybe that the Gman transported Lamarr back from the wasteland she was teleported to at the start of the game. I mean, there are crows there and stuff... ok, I might be a little mad. (Video)

Finally, in the HL2 Beta soundtrack it appears in the song Path Of The Borealis (Most notably at the end)

So yeah, that's the places I can think of it in. Any others?

inflater · 09-25-2009, 07:37 AM

Yep. You do realize the TV was not plugged in?

Maybe "The G-man show" meant something. Maybe he wants to warn you. It might be a clue, the crow and all. Maybe he's from the Borealis. Maybe it's...

STRIDER ahead !!

The beginning song sounds just like a city loudspeaker to me... And then, like if a phonograph was turned on. (Eee-kkk-eeeee-kkk)

EDIT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVlJ...256&feature=iv
This is the backwards version. "Anyone there? Anyone there?"

The Freeman · 09-25-2009, 07:51 AM

I can NEVER reach the end of these sounds. They freak me out so much

slayer20 · 09-25-2009, 02:07 PM

I heard "Help them Freeman" at the end.

But that song is freaky as hell.

GG Valve

nightcabbage · 09-25-2009, 03:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Josho

Also, you hear a rebel humming the tune later on, saying 'I can't get this tune out of my head'. Spooky.

I'm not sure if I remember the rebel humming a tune actually happening in game or just seeing it posted somewhere else on a forum... but I've NEVER heard of the connection: that the tune they hum is the same on the TV. Anyone know the wav file and/or have a link? When they hum, is it one of those random lines or is it at a specific point in one of the titles?

El Josho · 09-25-2009, 03:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nightcabbage

I'm not sure if I remember the rebel humming a tune actually happening in game or just seeing it posted somewhere else on a forum... but I've NEVER heard of the connection: that the tune they hum is the same on the TV. Anyone know the wav file and/or have a link? When they hum, is it one of those random lines or is it at a specific point in one of the titles?

Oops sorry, my bad, it's not the right tune. A friend told me it was, but now I've listened to it it's different. I think it's called 'anser23' in male01 or female01. I think.

slayer20 · 09-25-2009, 04:52 PM

Oh crap, I can't get this out of my head.

This is going to keep me up tonight...

surfrock22 · 09-25-2009, 05:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by El Josho

I recall you first hearing it in 'Anticitizen One' like you said from the TV Gman is on. In the TV he is an a boat, with a crow on his shoulder, and the TV will turn off when you approach it. They only possible reason I can conjure to why he is in this situation is maybe that the Gman transported Lamarr back from the wasteland she was teleported to at the start of the game. I mean, there are crows there and stuff... ok, I might be a little mad. (Video)

Finally, in the HL2 Beta soundtrack it appears in the song Path Of The Borealis (Most notably at the end)

So yeah, that's the places I can think of it in. Any others?

Yeah, this was a truly awesome moment.

ge6a_101 · 09-27-2009, 12:40 AM

That broadcast is just creeping me out.

To tell you the thruth, this is the only place where the G-Man scares me - when that TV is broadcasting, and that disturbing signal...

El Josho · 09-27-2009, 04:30 AM

Has anyone e-mailed someone at Valve about it? It seems like there is a whole back story behind it (the broadcast, the backwards message, g-man with the crow on the boat, the TV being unplugged, etc) that I doubt they will explain in ep3, so they might give us some hints about it.

nightcabbage · 09-27-2009, 07:13 AM

There's a comment from Marc Laidlaw about it somewhere... someone had emailed him the question I believe. If I remember correctly, he didn't give anything away and left it up to interpretation. Of course, I could be making all this up... anyone have a link?

Mkay · 09-27-2009, 01:37 PM

It might actually be kraken base calling the borealis (at least, in the beta) :P

Another interesting tidbit, the captain of Hyperborea (name of the Borealis in the beta) was a guy named Johannsen. It could be that Cave Johnson is the captain of the current Borealis, and that perhaps he didn't die, but disappeared due to some kind of portal malfunction

mimaz98 · 09-27-2009, 01:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mkay

It might actually be kraken base calling the borealis (at least, in the beta) :P

I tend to think that Mossman's little hide-out we see in her transmission is indeed Kraken Base.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mkay

Another interesting tidbit, the captain of Hyperborea (name of the Borealis in the beta) was a guy named Johannsen. It could be that Cave Johnson is the captain of the current Borealis, and that perhaps he didn't die, but disappeared due to some kind of portal malfunction

Not a bad idea, really. That'd be an interesting turn to take. I'm quite certain we'll be learning a little more about him in Episode Three and Portal 2 (which, I believe, will be a prequel).

09-25-2009, 04:11 AM	#1
inflater Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 2 Posts: 41	Remember this? :) Most of you already know this... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tFeK9...eature=related Now, was this the City 14 loudspeaker chime (I can hear something like the Combine Dispatcher in it), or an evacuation signal heard in the Borealis/Aperture Science PA system, calling for help ? Apocalyptic, isn't it (I know it happened in the Anticitizen One chapter)

09-25-2009, 04:25 AM	#3
El Josho Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 6 Posts: 308	I recall you first hearing it in 'Anticitizen One' like you said from the TV Gman is on. In the TV he is an a boat, with a crow on his shoulder, and the TV will turn off when you approach it. They only possible reason I can conjure to why he is in this situation is maybe that the Gman transported Lamarr back from the wasteland she was teleported to at the start of the game. I mean, there are crows there and stuff... ok, I might be a little mad. (Video) Finally, in the HL2 Beta soundtrack it appears in the song Path Of The Borealis (Most notably at the end) So yeah, that's the places I can think of it in. Any others? Last edited by El Josho : 09-25-2009 at 03:45 PM.

09-25-2009, 07:37 AM	#4
inflater Join Date: Jul 2009 Reputation: 2 Posts: 41	Yep. You do realize the TV was not plugged in? Maybe "The G-man show" meant something. Maybe he wants to warn you. It might be a clue, the crow and all. Maybe he's from the Borealis. Maybe it's... STRIDER ahead !! The beginning song sounds just like a city loudspeaker to me... And then, like if a phonograph was turned on. (Eee-kkk-eeeee-kkk) EDIT http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XgVlJ...256&feature=iv This is the backwards version. "Anyone there? Anyone there?" Last edited by inflater : 09-25-2009 at 07:48 AM.

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09-25-2009, 04:19 AM	#2
mimaz98 Join Date: Oct 2006 Reputation: 518 Posts: 17,038	God, that's unsettling.

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The Freeman Join Date: Feb 2009 Reputation: 17 Posts: 722	I can NEVER reach the end of these sounds. They freak me out so much

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slayer20 Join Date: Jun 2005 Reputation: 28 Posts: 1,996	I heard "Help them Freeman" at the end. But that song is freaky as hell. GG Valve

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slayer20 Join Date: Jun 2005 Reputation: 28 Posts: 1,996	Oh crap, I can't get this out of my head. This is going to keep me up tonight...

09-27-2009, 12:40 AM	#11
ge6a_101 Join Date: Sep 2008 Reputation: 7 Posts: 338	That broadcast is just creeping me out. To tell you the thruth, this is the only place where the G-Man scares me - when that TV is broadcasting, and that disturbing signal...

09-27-2009, 04:30 AM	#12
El Josho Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 6 Posts: 308	Has anyone e-mailed someone at Valve about it? It seems like there is a whole back story behind it (the broadcast, the backwards message, g-man with the crow on the boat, the TV being unplugged, etc) that I doubt they will explain in ep3, so they might give us some hints about it.

09-27-2009, 07:13 AM	#13
nightcabbage Join Date: Jan 2007 Reputation: 233 Posts: 1,627	There's a comment from Marc Laidlaw about it somewhere... someone had emailed him the question I believe. If I remember correctly, he didn't give anything away and left it up to interpretation. Of course, I could be making all this up... anyone have a link?

09-27-2009, 01:37 PM	#14
Mkay Join Date: Jul 2004 Reputation: 19 Posts: 910	It might actually be kraken base calling the borealis (at least, in the beta) :P Another interesting tidbit, the captain of Hyperborea (name of the Borealis in the beta) was a guy named Johannsen. It could be that Cave Johnson is the captain of the current Borealis, and that perhaps he didn't die, but disappeared due to some kind of portal malfunction