I don't think this bout with chililili's unmoving constitution is worth it. Clearly Giant Bomb has spoken on the issue, but he still insists on posting these nonsensical giant walls of text trying to skew the unspoken, strict literary definition of "narrator" to the realm of games, which doesn't necessarily fit the medium.
A giant wall of nonsense is still nonsense, chililili. Longer messages are typically not the best way to get your point across. And yes, I've known your point since page 1. No real need to continue these meandering elaborations.
While it might not fit in line with your specific definition of a narrator, taking the strictest definition of "narrator" as "someone who tells a story," she at least fits in with the spirit of the role. She might not break the fourth wall in guiding you, the actual player, through the story of Portal, but she definitely does it through association through your character. She is the only character in the game who has a speaking role, she verbally guides you through each of the levels whilst concocting a story that your character (and you, by association) are lead to believe as true, which ultimately ties into an eventual untold plot to murder your character at the end of the game.
She's the damn prototype of "Unreliable Narrator" if there ever was one.
It just seems like you guys are being stubborn for no true, substantial reason here. I could've sworn she would be one of the first additions and mainstays to the page. I find it ridiculous that she still isn't on there.
Consider this my vouch for her permanent inclusion.
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