map inspired by a mod (Half-Life 2 or Portal 2)
I saw a video of a mod for either HL2 or P2 that gives the player the illusion of choice. Ever room the player enters has two choices; listen to the narrator or go another way. If you listen to the narrator at every decision point, you win the game and get to leave the building. If you decide to go your own way, you die in several different ways.
What I am doing is creating a map that features this sort of decision making. What I am looking for is ideas of ways to kill someone creatively in a Portal 2 test chamber. There are five possible deaths and I already have one setup where the player is forced to either pass through a laser field or fall in toxic goo. Now I need help with other ways to kill the player if they go the wrong way.
Update: I have gotten several ideas. I hope everyone will give me more ideas so I can pick the best ones. If I use your idea in the final level, you will get credit in the end credits or documentation (depends whether I can roll credits and still upload to the workshop). Pick the ideas you like best and let me know. The list below is in no particular order other than as I thought to add them to the list.
- (Ace_StorM) ring of turrets..........death 1
- (me) rain of bombs...................
- (Shane) bashy spike plates...........
- (portal2tenacious) neurotoxin........
- (portal2tenacious) incinerator.......
- (Ace_StorM) gel-death................death 2
- (NeXT-Gen_P0rtal) wall of lasers.....death 3
- (portal2tenacious) collapsing floor..
- (Shane) trapdoor in floor............
- (me) laser grid over toxic goo.......death 4
- (HalfPortalLife3) spinning fan.......
Thank you Ace_StorM, Shane, portal2tenacious, NeXT-Gen_P0rtal, HalfPortalLife3. You ideas have been most helpful.
Update 2: I thought, since some people seem to think my idea might not be so fun, it might be interesting if the reason for the various "deaths" is that GLaDOS is tired of test subjects using ninja techniques to get around her "science". This test chamber is her revenge. The wrong paths get progressively more dangerous.
Update 3: If anyone has any voice acting talent, I would be most grateful if you could let me know as I am definitely going to need custom voice-overs. I know I can ask Harry101 to do some Wheatley lines, but I might need other voices as well.
From what I remember of that mod most of the branches lead to the same outcomes. It wasn't really the consequences that made the mod fun, it was the narrator's wit that pulled it together. A few of the choices just led to a fade-out after a short cutscene - the player doesn't necessarily need to die. One choice even just begged the player to hit "return to menu". But, if you still think that the player needs to die, it'll be tricky to come up with creative deaths. There really aren't many ways to die in the Portal series.
Sounds good though, I'd love to play it once it's done. 
Posting the same thing in both forums probably isn't a good idea btw.
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A long floor to a door, where a panel suddenly opens beneath the player, who falls into a circle of turrets. You can make the circle smaller to give the player the chance to kill the turrets.
I'm going to play your map, by the way, the concept sounds good.
No, you won't.
There is no reason to split the same discussion across multiple forums; I have deleted your other thread.
Sounds good though, I'd love to play it once it's done.
Posting the same thing in both forums probably isn't a good idea btw.
Unless I feel inspired to listen to thousands of Portal 2 sounds files, I have no choice but to "punish" the player in creative ways. I am simply trying to make a unique experience. I'm not tryinf to tell a story of any kind.
I'm going to play your map, by the way, the concept sounds good.
That would be cool. I might even make it so the player is unable to knock the turrets over. Maybe have the turrets descend from the ceiling just as the player is about hit a button to open the exit door. Hehe >:)
Bashy spike plates could be especially interesting if the come out of the wall suddenly as the player walks past. I would have to make sure the player can't portal past it though. Sounds like a fun way to really scare the shit out of the player. Hehe >:)
That would only annoy the player. However, I could have the player bombarded (pardon the pun) by bombs. They might come into the room and see a pipe. The pipe has the Wheatley bombs passing through it. Suddenly, the pipe explodes and the bombs start launching at the player. Of course, I would need to make sure the bombs did actual damage rather than just hitting the player around the room. Should be doable, though.