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« on: April 26, 2009, 11:30:11 AM »

Apologies if anyone's posted this before, this is the first time I think I've seen it.

What's in the Box?

With further searching finding,

Babel Research
YouTube video
YouTube interview

So, this is probably one of two things:

1. HL2:EP3/Portal 2 alternate reality game.
2. Fan-made video.

Up to the point where I was watching the video I was leaning towards the first, the interview's made me doubt it a bit. Currently think it's just a fan-made set up with an impressive special effects budget. Still, thought you might like to make your own minds up, it's a well made video either way. Smiley

EDIT: Apparently there are also references to "Lost", I've never seen it so I wouldn't recognise them! So, yeah, fan-made video is most likely.
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« Reply #1 on: April 26, 2009, 12:52:45 PM »

That was fantastic! A realy nice video. Realy impressed with the special effects. I know there is no lead charater audio, but the other sounds did put me in mind of "Half-Life The movie".

Just out of curiosity, I'd love to see where this goes.

Nice find fella - Applauded.
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« Reply #2 on: April 26, 2009, 04:50:36 PM »

its an ARG

couple months old now, its confirmed not to have anything to do with valve or anything to do with lost.

the website itself has a version of the video with the voices included like it was meant to have, much better viewing, there are also bits and pieces around to do with the quarantining of some area and some sort of massive loss of life somehow.
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« Reply #3 on: April 26, 2009, 04:59:19 PM »

Yes, looks like a technically very advanced fan video.
I am wondering if the men in the protection suits should be combine soldiers? (the voices indicate that).
As far as Lost is concerned all I can detect so far are music cues taken from the series.
Not checked for 4815162342 yet.
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« Reply #4 on: April 26, 2009, 06:15:59 PM »

http://forums.unfiction.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=27633

its all there guys, been following that trailhead for a while. Plenty of hidden stuff has been found along the way, been fairly interesting Smiley
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« Reply #5 on: April 26, 2009, 06:22:25 PM »

As much as it interests me I can't be bothered to read through 87 pages.
If somebody else does feel free to give a quick summary  Tongue
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« Reply #6 on: April 26, 2009, 07:01:08 PM »

Here and Here
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« Reply #7 on: April 26, 2009, 08:12:37 PM »

Oh goddamnit. I managed to avoid this for so long! Saw the youtube video.

I spent ages doing the Lost thing on the internet, until I uncovered all the video fragments, I can't be arsed to do another one!
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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2009, 11:26:16 PM »

Meh, when I saw it, was an instant fan movie but that's it. It was "okay" (well, quite well made, but not exactly much there) - not as good as Escape from City 17, which also popped up recently Smiley
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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2009, 12:31:00 PM »

There is another reference to Lost - at the bottom of the Babel page - there is a link to the Hanso foundation - this I think has something to do with the Dharma initiative (the research/scientific stations on the island)
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« Reply #10 on: March 02, 2010, 11:22:34 PM »

/necro
Has anything ever come from this? The website appears to be in stasis since last year.
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« Reply #11 on: March 02, 2010, 11:27:19 PM »

Not that I trust steam forums but I caught a few mentions of Babel and it being a fan fake.
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« Reply #12 on: March 02, 2010, 11:28:45 PM »

it was an unrelated project, it just used some HL stuff as placeholders
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« Reply #13 on: March 02, 2010, 11:37:39 PM »

Not an official site, but pretty well done. The currently ongoing ARG with portal has actually more style of that guy who did Minerva than anything else (and Valve hired him recently Tongue).

The what's in the box video was done by a filmography student from denmark if I remember correctly. Don't know about the smaller videos on Babelresearch site, but it's the same handwriting. Don't know what became of him, though.
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« Reply #14 on: March 02, 2010, 11:45:43 PM »

whoops serves me right for not reading thread
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