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Published: 2011-04-22 16:28:58 +0000 UTC; Views: 32750; Favourites: 778; Downloads: 540
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[link]The moment from Portal 2 where you find Rattman's den, and a radio playing the song "Exile Vilify" from The National.
I totally fell in love with this epic, sad, beautiful song, people, and I did the same as Chell in this pic: I sat there, listening to it, combined with the cavernous atmosphere of the test chamber full of flora. It just fits so well in the game's story it's awesome: I couldn't possibly pull off so many emotions in Chell's face: the fact that she never gives up, that everything turned dark and hopeless again, the beauty of music, of manmade art, and the chance of maybe, someday, finally getting off Aperture and enjoying the contact with all that beauty once again.
Thank you, Valve.
UPDATE: I changed the first part of the lyrics because those are more significative. Also I've been asked to make wallpapers of this, so here ya go. Just remember that you took them from here
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Comments: 109
I love this song and this picture.Β Β After I got off Portal I immediately went to Youtube and searched Exile Vilify.
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I too just sat there and listened to it. It really got to me. I can't stop listening to it.
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Yeah, I just sat there...
Then, when I completed the chamber, I was so sad, because I accidentally emancipated the radio. :C
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The best you can do is to sit through the entire song and then leave the radio there
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I did, and as it was just fading out, I sorta... left and forgot to put it down.
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... I took the radio with me. xD However, everyone's right about what you captured in this piece. I absolutely adore it and, if I wasn't so impatient, would have sat there and listened as well (Which I partially did. I love the murals.) The song just fits the game perfectly.
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I know! It's a magical moment!
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Just the expression non her face meets everything that you said in the description. If they ever make a portal 2 movie this is probably what her face would look like. Well done! :shoked:
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Where is the room? I may not have found it the first few times I played it.
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It's pretty easy to find. It's in the 3rd test chamber in chapter 2, shotly after GLaDOS wakes up. It's a room with lasers, and there's a lower room nearby. Drop yourself down there and you will find the radio
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I know people have already said this but I did exactly the same....Portal (2) is by far the best game I've ever played
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I could never get tired of comments
It's a great game indeed, this was one of the best, most magical moments I've ever experienced in a game.
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Oh, you captured that moment so perfectly! I did the same thing. Forget testingβsong.
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I just fell in love with it.
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I'm glad I'm not the only one who stopped what they were doing to listen to this song xD
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We are sensitive people who love good music!
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I love that song! i listen to it to help me write! Two thumbs up!
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Much appreciated buddy!
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This is about the same reaction I had to the song, and your drawing is just...amazing.
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Your art hit me just as hard as the song did when I first heard it. My expression was pretty much the same too. Great work.
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Thank you very much! This is one of my first tries to "express" an emotion with art, so I'm very glad you felt the same.
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Heyyy umm, I dunno if someone else has mentioned this already, but both links for the desktop-sized version open up to the same size, the 1024x960 version.
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When I first found that radio, I tried to take it with me...forgot that the exit door always has a vaporizing thing.
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It's better to sit and relax while listening to it
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Relax? When Glados is there? Phht. Never.
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Such a beautiful song, so sad and catches Portal's essence really well!
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Valve announced a music video contest for this song and this one: [link] totally catches that feeling!
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Oh my God this video is awsome!
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I have to admit, that i didn't notice the song when i played through the game, but after hearing it, I'm amazed, this piece really captures the emotion both in the game and the song extremely well.
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Been listening to this song for the past 48 hours straight and I'm loving it. I really like this piece. It's well-done, in a simplistic way.
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This is the same thing I did as well! I found the song, and as I listened to it, I just sat there thinking how perfect this song is with how Chell's life is. I couldn't believe how amazing the song was. I wanted to bring the radio with me everywhere, but that stupid field stopped me from taking it with me. CURSE YOU, GLaDOS!
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