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Fully synthetic japanese cover of Portal's 'still alive'
insomnia | 4:35 PM on 01.22.2008 12 comments


I just stumbled over this fully computer renditioned version of Portal's 'still alive'.



God, I had no idea computer generated voice came this far... It almost sounds like someone real sang this (not being able to speak japanese might have something to do with it) and I almost like it better than the original.



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Kif 's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:39
Kif
Hey this isn't about Heath! What gives?
Yashoki's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:40
Yashoki
;_; that song still gives me goosebumps
mistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:42
mistic
some people have such great skill with computers, its thrilling!
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:45
MrSadistic
Wait, what the fuck? Japan ruining a game made in America.. isn't it supposed to be the other way around?
JoshDunford's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:46
JoshDunford
Why is this so completely fantastic?

Because synthetic anything is fantastic...Thats why.

-JD
Aerox's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:47
Aerox
I would imagine that Japanese is easier to simulate because it's my understanding that it's a fully phonetic language (every letter/syllable is always pronounced the same no matter what comes before or after it).
insomnia's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:51
insomnia
@Aerox

Maybe, but as they made the computer 'sing' as well I'm quite impressed that they got that to sound pretty good as well.

@MrSadistic

I wouldn't call a computer generated tribute to the (great) ending song 'ruining' the game.
CaffeinePowered's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 16:58
CaffeinePowered
Wow, thats ridiculous, and like Aerox said, I would think Japanese would be easier to synthesize than English for that reason.
Wedge's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/22/2008 18:34
Wedge
It does make an interesting point that due to the way the language works, you can essentially make it into an instrument, playing notes out of any of the sounds in it to form singing. Which I presume is what this essentially is.

It'll be convenient when they all move into robot bodies for sure.
insomnia's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2008 02:49
insomnia
@Wedge

It's also translated well, at least thats what I heard. The english meaning has been kept.
FaheyKotaku's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2008 06:40
FaheyKotaku
Isn't it nifty? A personal friend of mine uploaded it to YouTube for me to post on Kotaku! Glad you stumbled across it!
Hitogoroshi's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/23/2008 08:24
Hitogoroshi
damn pretty awesome
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