InGame proposal !! Portal :) :D

SeantheMan

Seen this on Rock Paper Shotgun

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8SdYz7cq04

Extraordinarily talented map creator Douglas “TopHATTwaffle” Hoogland was commissioned by one Gary Hudston to create a very particular series of Portal 2 levels. Working with Rachel “Miss Stabby” van der Meer, he set about creating some truly spectacular Portal 2 puzzles that lead up to, well, something of a proposal.

The Gary Hudston Project, as the task became known, was Gary’s means of proposing to his girlfriend Stephanie. Which is pretty damned romantic. It could also have been rather cheesy, were it handled by a less talented team. But Hoogland and van der Meer have created something really spectacular (if Valve aren’t offering them jobs soon, I’ll be surprised) and you can watch the whole thing here:

Quite how they made the GLaDOS voice I have no idea, unless they somehow commissioned Ellen McLain herself to perform the new script. It’s spot on. Edit: Apparently he did! And if that moment with the room converting itself into a church didn’t make you give a heartfelt smile, then you need to slap yourself awake.

Sarky

I still think marriage is a pile of crap, but damn it that was sweet.

Kiith

That was brilliant. Fair play to the guys who made it. Really well made levels.

SeantheMan

Fair play to him recruiting the voice of GLaDOS

Zombrex

Er, how did he get his future wife to play a custom Portal level?

Kiith

Girls play games too, you know.

D

Really good.

J. Marston

Now that's romantic.

Retr0gamer

It's good but doesn't top the Earthbound proposal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GetC394KCb8

SeantheMan

It's infinitely better

ProjectColossus

In fairness, Ellen McLain's involvement alone blows everything else out of the water.

Newaglish

Call me a cynic but whoever is playing that level doesn't once make a mistake in actually completing it. I know it's a fairly straightforward set of puzzles but I mean, they don't even look in the wrong direction?

padr81

Newaglish wrote: »

Call me a cynic but whoever is playing that level doesn't once make a mistake in actually completing it. I know it's a fairly straightforward set of puzzles but I mean, they don't even look in the wrong direction?

Im pretty sure (in fact 1000000%) it was the level builder just showing what he did. In fact he says it at the start. I'd say he waited till after the proposal was accepted or rejected and than uploaded a video of him playing it himself to show what he did.

dreamers75

Newaglish wrote: »

Call me a cynic but whoever is playing that level doesn't once make a mistake in actually completing it. I know it's a fairly straightforward set of puzzles but I mean, they don't even look in the wrong direction?

Wow .........:eek: read the piece of the text at teh very start of the video

padr said it in a nicer way

calex71

Thanks a lot OP that was so sweet that now I have to go out in the dark and drown this bag of cute furry kittens* to cleanse myself :mad:

*NB no actual kittens will be harmed...this time !!!

Zero-Cool

Thats brilliant! Fair play to Gary!!

Newaglish

padr81 wrote: »

Im pretty sure (in fact 1000000%) it was the level builder just showing what he did. In fact he says it at the start. I'd say he waited till after the proposal was accepted or rejected and than uploaded a video of him playing it himself to show what he did.

Call me dense but I didn't see that (and still don't!)

SeantheMan

Newaglish wrote: »

Call me dense but I didn't see that (and still don't!)

You're dense :P

Potential-Monke

Damn, no wonder he proposed to her if she plays portal!

dreamers75

Newaglish wrote: »

Call me dense but I didn't see that (and still don't!)

on june somfin .......................................i received an email saying i was accepted.


its the opening text :eek:

Newaglish

dreamers75 wrote: »

on june somfin .......................................i received an email saying i was accepted.


its the opening text :eek:

On June 19th Gary posted a want ad on ThinkingWithPortals.com for a secret Portal 2 project.

He was looking for a good level designer. On July 19th I applie, with no knowledge of what it could be.

Soon after I received an e-mail telling me I was accepted for the project.

I was told about the project and all of its details.

Soon after the start of the project the wonderful Miss Stabby joined the team.

This is the Gary Hudston project.

I still figured this was a recording of the girlfriend actually playing the game. It's not exactly explicitly stating that it's him playing it

5uspect

She must be some Portal player if she solved it perfectly on her first play through so.

ShadowHearth

original video

reaction video

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxzOIns-CyM

Wetai

"I can't stress the importance of this next test. You wouldn't want to break his heart"
The Borderlands one was pretty funny.

ED E

gg

Zombrex

Kiith wrote: »

Girls play games too, you know.

Not the ones you want to marry ....







... I'll get my coat.

Jelle1880

ProjectColossus wrote: »

In fairness, Ellen McLain's involvement alone blows everything else out of the water.

Definitely, the fact he managed to get her on board is brilliant.

That's a very nice thing btw