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One word: Lighting.

Observation rooms are a crucial source of lighting in both Portal and Portal 2. They're not as necessary in the latter, because of the improved lighting system and increased number of lighting methods/instances/etc., but let's face it, chambers would get monotonous with just light strips. Observation rooms provide light, provide a focal point of interest, provide something for the player to observe and speculate about, and more or less just look good. Any "testing protocol" justification is really just a bonus.

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I like the windows, because they are distorted. The exact type of window you WOULDN'T want for observation purposes.

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iWork925 wrote:
The Irate Pirate wrote:
It also fits in terms of atmosphere since they give the map a more creepy vibe, knowing that people could be watching you from them.

Agreed. When I first played portal 1 when I was a wee boy, the observation rooms were very eery and scared me a little. I guess valve thought they would use the fear of the unknown to their advantage.

Sleeper, I don't really think crap is worthy of being censored.

Yeah, I always feel the same way, especially knowing there's another human, except a really crazy one who watches you from hidden spots and writes stuff on walls, sees things and sounds like a chicken.

And my reaction to the video:
Shouldn't the kid feel cool because it was coming from a dumb, immature, AI designed to make bad choices? Plus it's a villain, what do you expect? It's like I say that some show where say the joker traps batman in a cage and then some news reporter says it's bad because of animal abuse.
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Godzilla (Lazars) wrote:
Yeah, I always feel the same way, especially knowing there's another human, except a really crazy one who watches you from hidden spots and writes stuff on walls, sees things and sounds like a chicken.

I've heard the "Ghost of Rattmann" soundtrack, so I know what you're talking about, but I don't remember ever hearing the chicken-sounds in the game. Which part was that?

NuclearDuckie wrote:
Godzilla (Lazars) wrote:
Yeah, I always feel the same way, especially knowing there's another human, except a really crazy one who watches you from hidden spots and writes stuff on walls, sees things and sounds like a chicken.

I've heard the "Ghost of Rattmann" soundtrack, so I know what you're talking about, but I don't remember ever hearing the chicken-sounds in the game. Which part was that?

When you obtain the half-enabled ASHPD for the first time. It's rather quiet and more audible near a few of the panels with drawings.

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It also plays in some easter-egg rooms.

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NuclearDuckie wrote:
Godzilla (Lazars) wrote:
Yeah, I always feel the same way, especially knowing there's another human, except a really crazy one who watches you from hidden spots and writes stuff on walls, sees things and sounds like a chicken.

I've heard the "Ghost of Rattmann" soundtrack, so I know what you're talking about, but I don't remember ever hearing the chicken-sounds in the game. Which part was that?

I think it's the one at the beginning of the game where there was a hard light bridge, and a button that makes a lift go down. You place a hard light bridge where you see a big, square hole, and you go in it. After exiting, the panel shuts (you can't get in there anymore for that test) and you hear what's probably Ratman.

Wow, I didn't find any of those dens on my first playthrough. Guess I wasn't that explorative.

There's the den which you take the radio to for the final transmission achievement. That plays Ghost of Ratmann. Incidentally, I have that song and the others on my iPod. 'Cause I'm nerdy.

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Same, as well as the Portal 1 Soundtrack. In fact, I think Ghost of Ratmann is the only song with lyrics I have. :D Btw, am I e only one who has an inordinate love for The Friendly Faith Plate?

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