How The Stanley Parable Was Made and Broke Up The Dev Team
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- čas přidán 31. 10. 2020
- This The Stanley Parable documentary details the development of the indie video game The Stanley Parable and goes behind the scenes of its creation. Discover how Davey Wreden started working on the original Half-Life 2 mod version of The Stanley Parable when he was a 19 year old film student. Davey created the mod all on his own and when he released it, it instantly became an immense success.
Despite all the success, Davey felt very lost after the game’s release, but thanks to the positive feedback from fans, he felt energized again and decided to remake the Half-Life 2 mod into a fully fledged game. He brought in developers from all over the world to help create the remake, including an independent developer named William Pugh. The duo were equal partners on the project, sharing the title of designer and writer. They set up their own studio called Galactic Cafe.
The documentary also explores all the design decisions that Davey and William made and how, after the game’s release, the two developers struggled and parted ways. Lastly, the documentary also takes a look at how Davey and William found their way back to each other to create The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe edition.
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Please cover Lisa RPG :)
@@elianmusic7452 It's on my list ;) At first it doesn't look like there's much public information available about its development, but I'll look more into it when I have the chance.
ThatGuyGlen excellent. God id love to watch that, waiting eagerly!!
Can you make one about The Beginner's Guid?
It would be cool if you could cover subnautica development.
This all makes sense now. If you ever played The Beginner's Guide, you'll noticed many parallels of events in the game are the same things that was happening between Davey and William
Apparently, his friendship with Blake Robinson, one of the composers, also heavily influenced The Beginner’s Guide. The way he talks about The Stanley Parable’s development in interviews, it definitely sounds like everything that happened during that time influenced his next game.
@@ThatGuyGlen hey um, quick question, is the stanley parable ultra deluxe be the last stanley parable game or the last game Davey and William ever make? Because I saw in the stanley parable ultra deluxe trailer description say that "this is it."
@@birdlisa58 He doesn't know. I don't know. I doubt that even the creators know.
Only time will tell; however, it seems unlikely to me that we are going to get another "Stanley Parable" game from them anytime soon after this. Perhaps a new project from the duo but not another Stanley parable
@@birdlisa58 What Tony Martinez said in this thread basically. During my research, I didn't find any indication wether or not a sequel of some sorts is in the cards. I do think that the Ultra Deluxe edition is going to be the last and definitive edition of The Stanley Parable. It's finally coming to consoles so they can close the books after that as far as I'm concerned. I do really hope they'll continue to work with each other after that, because we need more games like The Stanley Parable. They're a brilliant duo.
I mean the entire point of the beginners guide was that you can't read into a persons life through there games and expect to know what they're going through, I feel like your ignoring that message here.
The fact that the games wasn't made by a man named Stanley makes me sad.
@@nottucks The person who created the mod (Garry's mod) is Garry Newman
@@GankiaSFM shit
@@GankiaSFM gary numan????
The Davey parable doesn’t quite have the same ring to it
@@brianvaira486 that is very true
Holy shit I just watched a narrator tell me a story through a computer for 30 minutes. I'm the real Stanley. Oh god.
"This is the story of a person called 'Username Taken'."
monokuma
I’ve personally talked to William Pugh and a lot of Crows Crows Crows staff and I have to say I’m so glad William went and made CCC
Same. Their email newsletters are also top-notch! :D
Sorry what's CCC
@@google_cheese Crows Crows Crows, his videogame studio.
What games did they work on/release?
@@somedude5800 vr games accounting/accounting+
Both Beginners Guide and Dr. Langeskov, The Tiger, and The Terribly Cursed Emerald: A Whirlwind Heist are great follow ups to The Stanley Parable. The first one has the subversive store and the later the humor. I'm happy that these two didn't part on bad terms and exited for Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.
Yup, really enjoyed The Beginner's Guide as well. I also recommend Accounting+ from Crows Crows Crows, really funny!
@@ThatGuyGlen no VR :(
I personally didnt like the heist but begginer's guide was so amazing!
Fun fact: DougDoug, a popular youtuber and streamer, is Davey Wreden's brother.
Edit: They have done a stream playing The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe together, which is on the DougDougDoug channel
yo, for real?? 😳😳
Huh. We truely do live in a small world.
@@heyojinko yo
WTF wait REALLY
Dang that's a cool coincidence
I really like how you go into the mindsets of the developers pre and post game release. As consumers sometimes it’s lost on us that overwhelming success can have a deep toll. I’m glad to hear the co creators grew so much through this and are creating incredible things. Thanks for an awesome documentary, this is some of the best quality content on CZcams 👌🏼
Much appreciated, glad to hear you liked it! There were a ton of interviews to go through with this one and their journey was fascinating so I’m glad I was able to get that across in the video. Indie game development is always so interesting with so many life lessons. On to the next video :D
@@ThatGuyGlen I'm sure that took a lot of time and effort. Thank you for putting it all together in such a cohesive way :) Looking forward to the next one!
I just want Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe now
Same, I was really looking forward to play it this year!
Don't we all... don't we all
@Light Sage it will become a class-based fps named Team Fortress 2
what if it's them just making half life 3 because valve won't?
@@bluesillybeard Jokes aside: They've explicitly said they're working on Half Life again, and certainly want to make 3.
I saw the “broke the team up” part of the title and thought it was some sort of drama but no this was really heartwarming!
A Stanley Parable video???? In 2020???
HELL YEA
OMG I can't believe it's B Tris?? 🤩🤩🤩🤩
Wow! Hearing about Daveys doubts with what he actually felt the game was vs what the fans thought, and his struggles through the success really puts into perspective even more the feelings he portrayed in The Beginners Guide.
It is a great day when ThatGuyGlen posts a video
Seeing all the great comments on the day I post a video is always the highlight of the month for me!
I love hearing about other developers as a developer myself. I’m glad to hear someone has experienced burnout similar to my own. Unfortunately mine hasn’t been as positive, but it’s nice to feel like I’m not alone there. I hope you keep making these, because they’re incredibly helpful to myself.
The channel has become my passion project so I’m definitely not quitting anytime soon ;) Hope you’re doing better now! Went through a burnout myself last year and I’m still recovering. Little by little I’m getting back to my old self so I hope the same is true for you.
@@ThatGuyGlen thanks man! I’m still working through mine, it’s been about a year for myself too. On an upswing though, got a plan and am starting to take steps. I’m glad it sounds like you’re working on your own too. :)
And dope dude, I watch these almost as soon as I see them haha. I’m glad they’re fun for you.
@@rib_rob_personal any projects i can check out?
@@ThylineTheGay Nothing that's recent. You can look on my channel where I've uploaded trailers for certain projects and games. Not sure that would interest you though.
The editing in the video is amazing.
Thank you!
YES!
It is nice and calming. I have grown to despise quick cuts and sudden push-ins with regards to camera work. This is a gentle and calming style that fits perfectly with the material, both of the game and the documentary.
That's a really good video but I think it lacked a little bit of the broom closet ending, the broom closet ending is my favorite
I have to agree, the broom closet ending is my favorite ending too.
I'm really glad both of them bounced back after everything and have seemingly found their stride
How is everyone able to focus on doing something and finishing it, while I keep getting distracted and discard all of my projects within a week?
I am amazed.
@D.A. Botos I honestly do not know.
You gotta pick one project (doesn't really matter which one) and commit to it. Tell EVERYONE you know that you're 100% going to do it. Now you're accountable, and nobody will ever believe you'll amount to anything if you don't follow through - so you better get working.
@@frostyfingers9282 I believe I've already tried that multiple times in the past, but sure
I'll give it another shot
@D.A. Botos Technically, yes
@D.A. Botos that's actually genius!
I like your presentation of the Stanley Parable, good work.
Also, if you're gonna make a new video, I suggest a game called "There is No Game: Wrong Dimension", it's story of development is interesting as he failed his kickstarter goal, he decided to continue it and made success
Thank you for the suggestion! I quickly looked into it and the development seems fascinating, it's definitely going on my list!
I love this game, so glad you made a video about it!
It was a blast making this video! Love the game as well, I can't wait for the Ultra Deluxe edition :D
This madlad hearted almost every comment!
Interesting he worked at the Mana Bar, that was co-owned by Yahtzee Crowshaw, the guy who does Zero Punctuation and Gabe Morton worked the door who streams as KeepEtClassy
Damn small world
And he's youtubers Doug Doug's brother
Oh wow I went there a few times. The old bar in Brisbane?
@@ALLIRIX yeah search for '
Meet the Mana Bar Team - YAHTZEE' and the same for Gabe
Another great video. I like how you highlighted the developer's life and the drama their success brings them, and that there's always some kind of life lesson to be learned from their experience.
Next is Among Us, I assume, & can't wait to watch it. 🙂
Thank you! Yup, I always try to find some kind of inspring message to include in the video, something that could help aspiring game developers. Luckily, there's always a ton of life lessons in indie development stories :D The next video isn't going to be about Among Us just yet, already started working on the next video during the making of this video. I usually think a couple of videos ahead, but Among Us is high on the list! ;)
@@ThatGuyGlen Ok, cool. Looking forward to your next vid then 🙂
Thanks for the video. I recently purchased the Stanley Parable ultra deluxe and as I was playing it, I got a half life feel to it. Now I understand why since it started out as a half life mod. Nice to see how the game got shaped the way that it did. Thanks for the video.
My pleasure! Currently playing the Ultra Deluxe version as well and having tons of fun!
Funny story: The confusion ending was the first ending I got. I fear it says quite a lot about me as a player.
Wdym?
these documentaries are way better than a free youtube video has any right to be
Appreciate it!
This is why I love CZcams. These documentaries wouldn’t exist without it, because it’s just so obscure; it would never get funding. We get to give the creator money, and it isn’t even our money! The only thing we lose is our time
check out frederick knudson if you havent yet
Just Rewatching In The Time Of Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Release
I'm glad the video ended on good note, them working together again, would make me kinda sad otherwise.
Yeah, I’m really glad they decided to team up again for the Ultra Deluxe edition, can’t wait to play it!
Me too, I was super depressed for a moment!
Honestly, you deserve way more views! Your videos are amazing and really well done!
Much appreciated, glad you enjoy the videos! It's really a passion project for me so I'm glad just making these videos, but seeing all these great comments does make my day :D
"you could completely ignore stanley exists"
stanley kubrick: guess i'll die
Stan Lee :😢
kubrick is the chad kind stanley.
Really enjoyed this video! I've always been interested in the background behind how this game was created! it also gets me really hyped for the Ultra Deluxe!
Glad you enjoyed it! I can't wait to play the Ultra Deluxe edition as well :D
The guy who created this, is a creative genius. It takes immense creative thinking abilities to pull off the things and feelings that this game pulled off. I'm glad he found people to work with & learned how to improve how to convert ideas into "a actual playable game." That's a insanely difficult skill to be able to do well.
The tragedy of peaking too soon.
Hopefully they'll peak again next year.
@@nintySW hopefully. But the thing is a lot of celebrity creators after making one big game are completely lost so there stuck with the one thing that netted them massive success. It would be a shame if these guys fell into a spiral of one hit wonderism so many indie devs fall into.
That's what she said
7:03 Honestly, that's a fantastic name for a video game-themed bar, and I'm surprised I haven't found a placed named that before.
great video, i really didn’t know that much about the relationship between the two, although the title is a bit irritating, also great editing! -blew me away
edit: remember the advertisements for stanley parable ultra deluxe? They were genius, oh i’m still love with it after so many years
Much appreciated! Why do you think the title is irritating?
Every time he says "William" my brain briefly Bluescreens because... Hollow Knight.
That reminds me that i have to log to get the 5 years achivemente
Need to wait 20 days yet... Só close!
i am so hype for ultra deluxe! if you haven't already, i would recommend davey's talk he did at a university about how the success of stanley parable impacted him. it was really insightful and i was wondering if it was going to come up in this video.
i really like how this conflict about venting about being in the spotlight is talked about in Ultra Deluxe
Can you tell me how? I haven’t reached the new content part of UD
@@thebushbros6626 it was the part in first memory zone where he's reading both good and bad reviews and i think one of the skip monologues too
@@Cinnimin Oh ok
The year is now 2022, the Stanley ParableUltra Deluxe is here, and it works so well
I spend wayyyy too much time playing this game and trying to find a lot of options of in-game choice.
Also, whatever happened to the sequel? I thought they already announced it?
P/S: Great video as always my guy!
It’s not a sequel but a massive expansion. It was delayed into 2021 due to covid probably
@@cloudy772 any idea what's inside the expansion?
@@faizaliqbal2284
More endings, better graphics, console versions and more
Thanks man, glad you like it!
@@cloudy772 Hopefully they add the Escape Pod ending, it's still broken bruuhhh.
Your videos are really the best to watch. I was doing some school work and got really tired because my teachers send work 7 days a week, but your video made my day, thank you!
My pleasure, I'm glad that it did! Good luck with all the school work, hopefully you'll get a break soon!
A funny detail left out of the video: When William first sent over his level as an audition, davey replied back with something like "this is great! This is almost exactly what I'm looking for" and William took that as he got the job, although davey was planning on waiting and looking at more developers. But since davey didn't have the courage to clarify what he meant they ended up working together anyway 😂 So William pretty much just gave himself the job lol (as mentioned by davey on the tone control podcast)
This is some really high quality work. I hope your channel gets more attention-it certainly deserves it.
Much appreciated!
i love these documentaries, it really gives you a feel for the work, the passion, the process and people that are behind these masterpieces. It gives me hope that one day I can be like them! Thanks for your hard work!
your videos are so good
Thank you!
the game has quite litterally everything you do lead to an ending which i have a lot of respect for
Top quality video! The editing is on point, I love the nods to the game, like the infinite screens at 8:33
Thank you! A lot of time goes into the editing so it's always nice to hear it's appreciated :D
From a Simple Half-Life 2 Mod To a Full On Steam Release
Welcome to quotes: the video.
Touché.
The videos on this channel are always great, I had to watch it as soon as I saw it recommended.
I love The Stanley Parable. I love it so much. Maybe it is my favourite game ever. I'll never forget the beginning of the narration with Mr. Brighting's amazing and apposite voice "This is the story of a man named Stanley..." while hearing the background music.
I can't wait for the Ultra Deluxe Edition.
Thank you so much for saying that, glad you enjoy the videos! And I completely agree, The Stanley Parable is up there with my most favorite games of all time. There's nothing else quite like it and it's genuinely funny, something that's rare in the game industry.
I was good friends with someone who worked on this. I was like 14 at the time or so kinda crazy seeing all this. I remember getting sent photos of the game whilst it was being made and I couldn't care cus I didn't know how big it was gonna be
"Stanley reached a set of two doors. He entered the door on his left. "
Stanley: and I took this personally
I spilled my juice on the screen while listening and i didnt even notice.
IVE BEEN WAITING FOR A VIDEO LIKE THIS FOR YEARS THANK YOU!!!!!
My pleasure! I noticed I couldn't find a video about its development so I just felt like I had to make it!
You need more attention dude, I love the style of your videos they're so we'll made
Much appreciated!
I feel like I knew a good bit of this already by playing "The Beginner's Guide." Just goes to show how good Davey is at storytelling in games.
I love the Stanley Parable! I’m so glad you posted this! I wasn’t sure if you’d made a video on it or not. Anyways, wonderful video and keep up the amazing work!! :D
Much appreciated! I love The Stanley Parable as well so I just had to make a video about it :D
A hallelujah choir was blasting in my brain the moment I saw this in my subscriptions.
releasing the demo to lets players was a genius idea, and is what me made buy the game the moment it came out. i loved the game and recommended it to a lot of friends.
not even knowing what to expect from the remake, only that development took years longer than anticipated, i assumed it was lots of bonus content in there. bought it, like almost 10 years ago, right on release and its been a blast, even better than i expected it to be. great work, hope to see a new project soon!
I need a physical release of the soundtrack.
I want to play the adventure line theme on my vinyl player.
The B side should just be the adventure line(TM) song on loop for the whole run time (especially if it could be done in yellow)
Providing the perspective of a game developer gives it a whole new light.
Not just the video but your communication in the comments is wonderfull. Thank you, I learned and enjoyed.
My pleasure, glad you liked the video! And interacting with the community is part of the fun for me :D It always makes me happy to hear when someone has learned something or is inspired by the story in the video.
You're one of my favorite creators and soon the CZcams algorithm will see things my way haha. Keep it up, I'll be hyping you up through word of mouth
Thank you, I really appreciate the support! And it's always crazy to hear when people comment I'm one of their favorite creators since I binge watch CZcams videos myself :D
Good reporting - I had no idea about any of this, but like to learn the background. I'm glad they are still friends and think they have their heads screwed on streight. Good luck and good fortune to the both of them.
Thank you!
Man you're the best. Thank you for your work. It's so great to watch.
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it! :D
As an Australian, I’ve never heard of manabar
I'm from the future, and I'm here to tell you that The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, is a superb experience full of twists and turns. Buttons that say Jim, infinite holes, reassurance bucket, and now you can jump (a finite number of times)!
Great video. Thanks for putting this all together. I feel much more informed about the game and the devs.
My pleasure, glad you enjoyed it!
I love how much Davey loves Kevan. Every time I've seen him and he even mentions the Stanley parable he also talks about Kevan
Thank you for this documentary. Wow! How amazing!
This is the first video I see from you and I am already impressed. Keep up the good work :)
Thank you! More videos are coming! ;)
Two very intelligent and hard working people making beautiful things. It’s really cool to see the growth of them both and their careers. Each with respect and love, thank you for everything you’ve done.
Great video as always I remember back when the remake first came out and my friend came over to my house and showed it to me for the first time I remember thinking it was the funniest thing ever
Thank you! Same, I’ve never laughed so hard with a game before :D
Awesome as always, love the effects :)
with this information it makes much more sense about The Beginnier's Guide game. thank you for this video
My pleasure, glad it was helpful!
Man I love your videos. You are currently my favorite channel. Keep up the work.
Much appreciated! More videos are definitely coming!
I really love the unique editing style per game
Davey and William are some of the best people, I swear! They are both very smart and wise and find it easy to cooperate with each other. They also don't let their ego get in the way, which is always nice to know. 😊
Really, they are perfect for each other. Perfect friends!
really good video you deserve so many more subscribers
Thank you, glad you liked it!
Fascinating video I always love watching your uploads
Thank you, glad you enjoy the videos!
then when you find the adventure line, you get excited til it turns crazy, um guys something is broken here.
Great video. keep you the great work
Thank you, will do!
There's quite a few modifications to the Source engine itself, but the fun fact of the remake is that it's pretty much a Portal 2 mod. If you open the dev console and set "host_timescale" so high that the game "loses connection" to its own server, the Portal 2 logo still remains on the error it gives.
They definitely needed it to be Portal 2 though. The amount of world portals they used in The Stanley Parable is crazy, and P2's version of Source is the only one that has world portals.
I love these stories. Thanks again, Glen.
My pleasure, it was a blast making this one!
Fantastic Video I really enjoyed!! Keep up the good work!
Much appreciated, glad you enjoyed it!
Nice content. It deserves much more attention with this quality presentation.
Thank you so much!
This was a really great and interesting video. Thank you for making it.
My pleasure, thank you for taking the time to watch it!
First of all, very interesting, nice job and thanks! I didn't know anything about the original version or the creators. To me this really highlights how there seems to be things fundamentally wrong with how things work to produce what everyone consumes as normal. I suppose someone can just learn to deal with the attention of thousands of other people suddenly, but how many times will some people just not? And how William was left feeling because of that whole crediting situation. Real mental illness fuel, I imagine. It's funny because TSP is a game that causes you to see what happens when things go terribly wrong with the way a game is expected to normally run, but the game development itself sort of went the same way for real life for the developers.
your videos are so good you should have 10 mil
This is wholesome. It gives me hope as an indie myself.
So glad this showed up in my recommended, The Stanley Parable is my favorite game of all time :D
I'm glad I found this channel. I found you through your subnautica video and honestly these videos are extremely informative and well made. Well done!
Much appreciated, glad to have you on the channel!
It makes me happy to see someone's really ambitious idea and having limited knowledge of game development push through and create something that's simply surreal and absolutely mind-blowing to have such a storyline that is intended to spiral onto itself.
Simply marvelous.
William Pugh, I will always remember you when I think about The Stanley Parable.
WOW, I did NOT think I'd be hearing about The Mana Bar
coming from the future where it did come out early 2022, I can say it was worth the wait. See for yourself, I'm not spoiling anything.
You do know that comments don’t time travel?
@@The_Shimp I'm fully aware, but I think I made this after having come back from a really gnarly party so take it with however much salt you want.
@@omegaultramax lol
Absolutely quality video there mate.
Much appreciated!
I really like your videos and the work you put in it. Keep it up! You are doing great!
Thank you very much!
just found your channel, been bingewatching your content, you're awesome .... have good day
No, you’re awesome! Good day to you too, cheers!
@@ThatGuyGlen sorry i have to disagree, plus i said it first : you're awesome >:(
(lmao thanks,
there are sooo many kind-of-popular indie games I'm curious to see if you'll talk about someday)
It will always stay in my heart as a game that made it from moddb to steam. Letting everyone know, you too can make it out the hood.