Is portal set in the past? - Games

Is it?

It's set in 96' Or 2000 I can't remember. But, to answer your question, yes. It is.

Its in the time of black mesa, so yes.

What makes you think that?

[QUOTE=dcss;17275569]What makes you think that?[/QUOTE] The world in Portal, from what we know, isn't under the rule of the Combine. So yes, it should be the past.

Because the borealis is still in the docks

yea, it is.

Welcome to one year ago.

[QUOTE=Jeebz;17275631]Because the borealis is still in the docks[/QUOTE] O RLY? Proof please.

But GLaDOS said 'The world has changed sence you've been in here.' Maybe she meant how the Combine came and omgpwnt everyone.

^ Possible.

Its set in the present time of the future's past's present.

Its set JUST before HL2, so probably, assuming HL1 was '96, It was most likely 2016 or something.

To the OverWiki! This should set you in the right direction: [url]http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Timeline[/url]

I don't know. That constant sound I hear sounds like a very distant citadel alarm.

its set in 1983.

[QUOTE=Jeebz;17275553]Is it?[/QUOTE] It is actually set right between Half Life 1 and 2. You can find this out by searching half life timeline in google, there should be a link to a valve webpage.

It's set in the same time period of half life 1, for the fact that they are still rivaling with black mesa, and the world hasn't gone to shit yet.

[QUOTE=Jeebz;17275631]Because the borealis is still in the docks[/QUOTE] Portal: Prelude is not canon, it's a fan made mod.

[QUOTE=Karmah;17276890]It's set in the same time period of half life 1, for the fact that they are still rivaling with black mesa, and the world hasn't gone to shit yet.[/QUOTE] Well, considering NOBODY is there (that you can see) I don't think they know how black mesa got fucked.

Between 1996 and 2002.

It was sometime around the Black Mesa incident, so it is set about 20 years before HL2. Meaning sometime in the late 90's or early 2000's [editline]08:53PM[/editline] Combine Wiki- Year, month and day clues: although "200-" could refer to any date from 2000 to 2009, a note by series' writer Marc Laidlaw seen in Raising the Bar features "March 31, 2003", and a time, "4:33 p.m." Although it has not been confirmed by Valve, it is possible that the Half-Life events originally were to start on March 31, 2003 and that the team decided to remove it to allow more flexibility.

The theory goes that Portal is during the portal storms.

Well remember guys, Portal was a mod made by the same guys that did Narbacular Drop (except they worked at Valve after Gabe hired them all) AFTER HL2 came out. The whole 'portal' idea didn't exist until after HL2, so pretty much anything you see in HL2 will not hint towards Aperture Science. On topic, the whole Earth has been dominated by Combine in HL2 and at the end of Portal you pop out in that every day parking lot, so I'd say it's before the 7 hour war.

"I am the only thing separating you, ... from them." I honestly thought she meant the combine.

It would have to be after the Portal storms and the Combine Take Over. GLaDOS does refer to the Combine, not by name, just as "They" or "Them". I belive some Valve employee said early on with the Announcement that Portal takes place around the same time as Half Life 2, or just before. I'd place it around the Events of Half life 2 myself. There is no given date really, it takes place After Half Life 1 ends and Before episode 2 begins. Only a 17-20 year time line to look at....

I thought it was never confirmed when it took place. As far as we know it was Tuesday and everyone was at home for the weekend.

[QUOTE=Nori;17280021]Well remember guys, Portal was a mod made by the same guys that did Narbacular Drop (except they worked at Valve after Gabe hired them all) AFTER HL2 came out. The whole 'portal' idea didn't exist until after HL2, so pretty much anything you see in HL2 will not hint towards Aperture Science. On topic, the whole Earth has been dominated by Combine in HL2 and at the end of Portal you pop out in that every day parking lot, so I'd say it's before the 7 hour war.[/QUOTE] This doesn't count for HL2: Ep2, right? [editline]06:53AM[/editline] What we know about Half-Life: [quote=Overwiki (these guys r smart)]Month and day clues: as seen in the Half-Life PlayStation 2 instruction manual, it seems that the Gearbox writers later replaced March by May as a retcon and set several in-games events on May 16: Gordon Freeman's training seen in Half-Life is said to be May 16 early in the morning and Barney's arrival at Sector C is also said to be May 16. May 16 will therefore be used as the date for the incident, and March from Shephard's journal will be replaced by May, for consistency. [/quote] [editline]06:56AM[/editline] Disregard this stuff, I would follow this [url]http://www.members.shaw.ca/halflifestory/timeline.htm[/url]

[QUOTE=Karmah;17276890]It's set in the same time period of half life 1, for the fact that they are still rivaling with black mesa, and the world hasn't gone to shit yet.[/QUOTE] hmmm. I thought (according to the song) the song said Go ahead and leave me. I think I prefer to stay inside. (Portal Storms?) Maybe you'll find someone else to help you. Maybe Black Mesa THAT WAS A JOKE. HAHA. FAT CHANCE. Were they talking about how they knew that Black Mesa was destroyed or like rivals take shots at each other and they meant you couldnt get help from Black Mesa (fat chance)

Apparently, Aperture Science was evacuated (at the time of the game events) and the only thing still there was GLaDOS and she wasn't even tested when she was activated.