Portal 2

GamerMan316 · May 03, 2011, 10:49:46 AM

Valve are probably still not bothered! :-)

nCogNeato · May 18, 2011, 07:23:40 PM

Adoptive Parents Call Portal 2 Jokes Offensive to Orphans

A North Carolina family is upset over jokes that they think "poke fun" at their adopted child.

Neal Stapel and his 10-year-old adopted daughter were happily solving puzzles and screwing with physics in Portal 2 when it happened. Out of the blue, the sentient computers in the game began belittling the protagonist for being fat, stupid, and adopted. Stapel told his local news channel, WBTV, that this was "literally the worst thing I could have probably heard."

Stapel said that while he and his wife had never hidden from his Chinese daughter Zoey the fact that she was adopted, it had never come up, and they were waiting for her to be ready to talk about it. Having the subject aired out in the open by a videogame was jarring, to say the least. "It throws the question, the most ultimate question that that child is ever gonna have for you and it just throws it right in your living room," he said. "It says it's rated 'E' for everybody and I'm thinking maybe it's rated 'E' for everybody except for orphans."

The actual joke that upset the family was a moment in the game when a character tells the protagonist, "Alright, fatty. Adopted fatty. Fatty, fatty no parents." Taken out of context, the joke could seem offensive to both the obese and the parentally-challenged, but against the backdrop of an insane and childish robot actively trying to make the main character feel bad, you would think that some of the sting would be taken out of the remark. Especially when the character who slung the insult says seconds later that there really isn't anything wrong with being adopted.

Stapel is aware that it isn't really going to rile up most people who play the game, saying "If you're not an adoptive parent it's probably not that big a deal to you." He also said that he and his daughter actually really liked the game and will continue playing it, making sure to avoid the part they take offense to.

WBTV claims to have attempted to contact Valve for a statement, but the company has not yet said anything on the matter.

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Hells_JJ · May 18, 2011, 07:54:41 PM

well i guess there is a lesson in all of this dont be adopted or

there all going to laugh at you
there all going to laugh at you
there all going to laugh at you
there all going to laugh at you
there all going to laugh at you
there all going to laugh at you
there all going to laugh at you

nCogNeato · May 18, 2011, 08:08:07 PM

Quote from: nCogNeato on May 18, 2011, 07:23:40 PM
"Alright, fatty. Adopted fatty. Fatty, fatty no parents."

You have to admit that's pretty damn funny. Especially in the GLaDOS voice.

Failed · May 18, 2011, 09:26:08 PM

Quote from: nCogNeato on May 18, 2011, 08:08:07 PM
Quote from: nCogNeato on May 18, 2011, 07:23:40 PM
"Alright, fatty. Adopted fatty. Fatty, fatty no parents."

You have to admit that's pretty damn funny. Especially in the GLaDOS voice.

SPOILERS

It's not GLaDOS that says it, it's Wheatley.

ACTUAL QUOTATION
Wheatley: All right, so that last test was seriously disappointing. Apparently, being civil isn't motivating you, so, let's try it her way, all right, fatty? Adopted... fatty! Fatty fatty no parents?
GLaDOS: And...
Wheatley: What?
GLaDOS: What exactly is wrong with being adopted?
Wheatley: What's wrong with being adopted? Um, well, uh... Lack of parents?
GLaDOS: [to Chell] For the record, you are adopted and that's terrible, just work with me.
Wheatley: Some of my my best friends are actually orphans...
GLaDOS: Also, look at her you moron. She's not fat.
Wheatley: I AM NOT A MORON! Just do the test, just do the test.

Hells_JJ · May 18, 2011, 09:30:08 PM

omfg lmfao

Failed · May 18, 2011, 09:32:51 PM

It obviously sounds amazing in voice. Steve Merchant is perfect as Wheatley, loved him so much. Not quite as much as J.K. Simmons who is Legend as Cave Johnson (founder of Apeture Science).

nCogNeato · May 18, 2011, 10:03:31 PM

Who's Wheatley?

Actually ... nevermind. I should probably just play the game.

Failed · May 19, 2011, 09:50:22 AM

you meet him straight away, he's like the tutorial (but not).

ASYLUM NINJA · May 22, 2011, 04:30:45 PM

I am looking forward to getting this game is it necessary to have played the first one?

Failed · May 22, 2011, 05:21:41 PM

yes and no, the story doesn't revolve too much around the first, but it helps to have played it to realise why you start where you start.

Also the 2nd game will be more WOW, WTF, AMAZING MIND BOGGLING INSANITY if you havn't played the first. IF you do play the first you'll yomp through the 1st quarter of the game as it's easier than the first game until you get to the new ponies in town (light bridges, excursion tunnels and mobility gel) ... coop too once you go 4 portals, it get's to two too little <_<

ASYLUM NINJA · May 23, 2011, 10:30:12 AM

Saw the orange box going cheep so will pick it up in that cheers failed

sambo · May 23, 2011, 11:26:36 AM

Excellent choice.

nCogNeato · May 23, 2011, 02:32:45 PM

I finally started playing Portal 2 over the weekend. WOW! What a fantastic game!

Wheatley, Cave Johnson ... the entire voice cast is amazing. Funny, charming, addictive, this game is great.

I beat the co-op campaign last night, but I'm only in Chapter 8 on the single-player. I can't wait to get home and keep playing.

Failed · May 24, 2011, 09:13:57 AM

It's hard to find reason to not like Portal.