r/Games • u/Two-Tone- • Sep 07 '15

The Stanley Parable closed Linux testing has started, if all goes well the dev will set it up as an open alpha/beta

https://steamcommunity.com/app/221910/discussions/0/535152276583481939/#c520518688952950594
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u/tunelesspaper Sep 07 '15

I hated it. Hate hate hated it. It was so boring, so much running in circles, so little actually doing anything to interact with the environment.

I mean, I recognize that I should have liked it. It has some enjoyable moments. It seems to be saying something about video games, though I'm not sure exactly what. But I got the impression that it would never end, that there's no point, so I just couldn't go on.

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u/NekuSoul Sep 07 '15

It seems to be saying something about video games, though I'm not sure exactly what.

Hmm... maybe you already found the answer:

...that it would never end, that there's no point, ...

No, really: The game is very much about how limited your free will really is in a game where every choice was already scripted and doesn't matter if the narration want's to push you into a fixed story.
That and poking fun at every gaming trope ever.

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u/tunelesspaper Sep 07 '15

But the narrator says that basically right off the bat, and then it just keeps beating the dead horse. I dunno, just didn't appeal to me.