That’s if it shows up at all. I think it will be more likely that GlaDOS, or some subroutine thereof will be a main obstacle within the borealis.

Now that I think about it, it might be interesting if Gman actually worked for someone in charge of Aperture science. That would explain why he seems to be a major part of why Black Mesa got shut down, but also why he’s willing to help Gordon against the combine, and also how Gman is so capable of popping up in impossible places.

Also I hope nothing bad happens to Alyx in EP3

I have a feeling that there will be questions answered in Halflife storyline & this could be due to the Portal experiments

—Possible Spoiler follows——

How’s this – Earlier Portal experiments caused the Boralis to ‘disappear’ in a ‘slow portal’ (a bit like Gordon in the ‘slow transporter’ between HL & HL2) & Aperture was shutdown – but someone forgot to turn off GlaDOS.

GlaDOS continued to run & continue the experiments with clones (everyone was killed by her so she needs someone to run experiments) – but when she was destroyed in ‘Portal’ the shockwave effect caused interference to Gordon transporter jump in HL2
(Note we don’t have an actual timeframe of when GlaDOS blew up & Gordon transporter accident)

In EP3 Gordon goes to Boralis, where traces of the original Portal experiment exists, but these transport Gordon to parallel worlds (perhaps Combine Homeworld??) & different locations & since combine are ALSO after this technology (remember Combine are after new worlds to obtain resources – what’s better than numerous parallel worlds)) – Gordon has to venture between locations to find what’s keeping the portals open – maybe one leads back to deep in Aperture & it’s GlaDOS ‘eyeballs’ that are keeping it open

Gordon finally destroys ALL of GlaDOS, but in doing so creates a ‘negative portal’, All portals close (Earth & Combine) & Earth is save from other attempts by a protective ‘portal shield’

And perhaps ‘G-Man’ is in fact Gordon from a parallel world – instead of a Scientist he’s a politician

we wouldnt be mixing the games – the games are already intimately connected. if you disagree, you obviously haven’t played either of them.

There’s a difference between “connected” and “mixing”.

And I do disagree and I have played both games.

SPOILER ALERT

In the finish of EP2, you (Gordon) get to know that you are supposed to go to ship called Borealis, and, connecting things, the Borealis level available around shows many things that didn’t featured in regular HL2.

SPOILER ALERT ENDING

In EP3, maybe there will be something major there, maybe Aperture Science is a bigger project than one could ever think, maybe they have been doing experiments in all other areas (just analyze the graphics of Aperture Science in Portal to see it). We’ll have to wait, but no Portal Gun, please!

Obviously it would break the game if it was in normal HL2 outdoor environments, but if the player gets to explore the interior of the Borealis ship then that would be a perfect environment for it, as that would all be enclosed rooms and corridors. Alternatively another Combine Citadel or other Combine base could serve the same function. Half-Life 2, Ep1 and Ep2 had plenty of areas that were entirely indoors that would suit portal-style gameplay fine.

And it wouldn’t be overpowered – Half-Life 2 and Episode One both had sections with a super gravity gun that let you pick up and throw away all your enemies in an instant; the ability to appear behind Combine or to make them fall through portals or be crushed by heavy objects would be powerful but not as fast and godlike as the super-gravity gun.

I do not, repeat NOT, want to see the portal gun in HL2:Ep3. It is for Portal and Portal only. It’s not Gordon’s ball park.

I actually find it odd that some folks are saying the Portal Gun doesn’t ‘belong’ in the HL universe. From both a technological point of view and the HL storyline it could easily belong. In fact, it already does. I think the Portal Gun (or something like it) is needed if the HL series isn’t to grow stale. For instance, I welcomed the Magnusson bombs in Episode 2. At last, a new toy to play with, but it’s not enough, I want more.

I just don’t think a “person” like GLaDOS would be appropriate in the Half-Life 2 style gameplay.

Also, I think the Portal Gun would make part of the challenge out of the Half-Life 2 formula. You would be able to just shoot a portal behind combine or something and shoot at him from behind. Both Portal and Half-Life were built upon limited resources. In Portal, you had no real “weapons,” and in Half-Life, you had no real means of transportation. This excludes the Highway 17 chapter, but there you still can’t go everywhere with it.

In short, Portal was fun, but its fun is not compatible with Half-Life 2 fun.

I voted “Yes but no” as I agree it probably shouldn’t actually be there, but think they might already have decided….