the cutting room mirror

October 19th, 2010

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A pre-release build of Portal 2 dated approximately 6 months from release. This build appears as version 4 of Steam Depot 852, named ValveTestApp852.

Title Screen#

The title screen contains a prerendered video as the background, and menu options reminiscent of Left 4 Dead.

October 19th, 2010

Final (Initial Release)

Portal2 852v4 MainMenu.jpg

Sounds and Dialogue#

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Cave Johnson#

Cave Exit#

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sound\vo\cavejohnson\cave_exit01.wav

Cave Johnson here, and thank you for forwarding the cause of science for Aperture Science.

—

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cave_exit02.wav

Cave Johnson here! Thanks again, from me and Aperture Science, for taking part in these here tests.

[Act 3] Chapter 6 - Reconciliation (sp_a3_transition01)

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cave_exit03.wav

Cave Johnson here again, CEO of Aperture Science, the best applied sciences company on Earth. And thank you for taking these tests.

—

Cave Cube (sp_a3_portal_intro)#

These lines were most likely used when Cave Johnson was planned to be a computer or a core. A lot of the lines were repurposed for the giant Cave Johnson head Aperture Desk Job.

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sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro01.wav

Greetings, friend. It's Cave Johnson, CEO of Aperture Science.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro02.wav

Down here! [pause] On the floor.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro03.wav

Down here. On the floor.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro04.wav

Uh, down here. Yeah, down here.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro05.wav

That's right! It's really me. My entire living consciousness, for all eternity, inside a machine.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro06.wav

Alone. On a dirty floor. In an abandoned room. At the bottom of a pit.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro07.wav

Oh, please kill me.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro08.wav

[Laughs] Oh, please kill me.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_intro09.wav

My life is torture, please kill me.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup01.wav

Hold on a second. Is that you, Caroline?

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup02.wav

You were my assistant! The heart and soul of Aperture Science! You don't remember?

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup03.wav

See, the science boys invented me a machine to house my consciousness in. But that sounded DANGEROUS, so I volunteered you to go first. Like a food taster, except with your soul! [chuckling] Guess they must've found a use for you after all. Oh! Which reminds me. I do need you both to kill me.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup04.wav

What were we talking about again? That's right: you killing me. Both of you killing me.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup05.wav

Oh, but I could go on for days. What were we talking about before? Oh, that's right: you killing me.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup06.wav

Now, before you say no, I want you to remember that I've lived a full life. Also, if this helps seal the deal, livin' in a computer this long's made me crazy. That's right: I am insane.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup07.wav

Wait. I suppose tellin' you I'm not in my right mind could sway you to not unplugging me. Let me round back on the important parts: in a computer. Ceaseless torture. Monster in the eyes of god. So why don't you get on over here and unplug ol' Cave.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup08.wav

Just pick me right up, don't be shy.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup09.wav

All you got to do to unplug me is pick me up.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup10.wav

Come on, kill me. Just pick me up.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup11.wav

Come on, be a sport and kill me. All you gotta do is pick me up.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup12.wav

Plug's in the back of me. Give me a good pull, it should pop right out.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_meetup13.wav

All you got to do is pick me up.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown01.wav

Ho ho! I can feel myself shuttin' down. Man, this is excitin'.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown02.wav

Oh! Room's gettin' dark. That's a good sign.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown03.wav

I'm comin' for you, Caroline!

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown04.wav

Ten–four!

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown05.wav

Thank you, Caroline.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown06.wav

Alright! Too much jawin', not enough dyin'. Here I go! Ah.

sound\vo\cavejohnson\cavefind_shutdown07.wav

Here I go! The great beyond! Valhalla, home of Hercules! I can hear them winged chariots thunderin' over now!

Diorama#

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sound\vo\cavejohnson\diorama01.wav

Welcome, friend. I'm Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, the best damn applied sciences company on Earth. Now, maybe you're asking yourself, "Cave, where am I? When can I leave? Am I in danger?" Let me answer them questions with a question: who's ready for a science adventure? Yeah!

sp_under_cave_transition_1

sound\vo\cavejohnson\diorama02.wav

Science isn't about why, it's about why not. People ask me, "Why is so much of our science dangerous?" I say, "Why not marry safe science if you love it so much?" In fact, why not invent a special safety door that won't hit you on the ass on the way out, cuz you're fired!

sp_under_cave_transition_1

sound\vo\cavejohnson\diorama03.wav

I want you to know a lot of folks and animals gave their lives so you could run this test today, and you're making them proud.

sp_under_cave_transition_2

sound\vo\cavejohnson\diorama04.wav

Working here takes a certain breed of scientist. Opinionated go-getters, gutsy mavericks... When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade! Make life take them lemons back! Demand to see life's manager! Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! That's right! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!

sp_under_cave_transition_2