Meet Wheatley - Portal 2 introduction
Introduction of Wheatley in Portal 2, part one of the seven part video series
Valve has released the first part of the seven part video series demo of Portal 2, this one in particular introduces us to Wheatley. The introduction to Wheatley reminds us of the brilliant humor in Portal. For his entire existence, the A.I. has been attached to a series of tracks hanging from the laboratory ceiling. He's been told that he'd die instantly if he ever disengage from his rail, but he's willing to risk instant death to become your new best bud.
Once Wheatley stares down death, players can carry him around, attaching him to certain computers to open new paths. Sadly, Doug Lombardi from Valve has previously told Wired.com that the Wheatley voice in the demo is placeholder audio provided by Valve animator Richard Lord. Lord’s performance may or may not appear in the final game.
UPDATE
Valve has also released the next two parts in the seven part video series, check them out below
i love wheatleys accent its funny i wounder what happens to him after glados gets them
please change the voice, that was REALLY BAD, funny though, just bad voicework.
Guh, the voice just doesn't feel right. Don't get me wrong, I quite like the accent (Being a Brit myself, it feels quite homely ^^ ) but I think it really doesn't fit. Actually ruins the awesome writing, which would otherwise be very funny.
I quite like the voice. I know it's not likely to be the final version, but the difference between his voice and the original GLaDOS is enough disparity to remind you that he is not like her.
Love the voice, great english spirit.
Can't wait for the final game
Looks sweet!
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You know, after the first 20 seconds of talking I actually quite like the voice.
Dude that is amazing.
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It'll be good
I hope like hell that isn't the final voice... no offence Richard Lord, but that felt so out of place.