Times Video Game Endings Were Changed
Portal
The first Portal ended with a shot of Chell seemingly safe from GLaDOS and Aperture. What happens next with her is unknown, though, as the game fades to black.
When Portal 2 was announced, it was clear that Chell was back in the clutches of GLaDOS and Aperture, but how exactly? Valve being Valve, slyly answered that question by a sneak update to the original Portal’s ending.
This is interesting because before fan backlash could even occur — who knows if this backlash would have ever come — Valve slipped in an ending to Portal that justified Chell’s return in Portal 2.
This new ending saw the game fade to black just a few seconds later than in the original ending. During those extra few seconds, we hear what sounds like an Aperture robot move toward Chell and begin dragging her backward, seemingly back to the labs of Aperture.
At the time, it was unknown what came next, but if you’ve played Portal 2, you know Aperture is exactly where Chell finds herself once again.
