the ending of portal 2 always makes me cry ;_;

to have this iconic antagonist just singing to you through proxy as you leave, unable to relate her feelings directly, is very touching–and when translated from italian, the song is a shameless confession of love, respect, and caring, as well as best wishes for the future. the whole climax/ending is a wild ride that pushes the storytelling capabilities of the source engine to its absolute limits (and this being valve’s last narrative-driven game for many years, it also serves as the swan song of that era of remarkable games and the famous engine itself, touching in its own way) but the turret opera really took the relationship between chell and glados to the most interesting place it could have possibly gone

it’s rly important to note that mclain improvised some of the italian lyrics on the spot. it’s apparent from interviews and commentary that she understands the story on a very deep level and has a lot of feelings about glados. mclain is an opera singer and a complete outsider to gaming, but she became enchanted by the story and put everything she had into the role.

idk i have a lot of feelings about this Cake Meme Game… its a lesbian love story about an abusive murderous AI and a mute badass who completely steals her heart and i love it