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| Just follow the yellow line... |
20170806:
Today I played The Stanley Parable for the first time and I'm glad I finally did. It's one of those games which I just absolutely wanted to play when I first heard about it, and yet when I acquired the game, I never got around to playing it.*
Steam Game Time: 2.1 hours (total game time)
Game Log:
After several tries, I was confused why I wasn't able to achieve the "Speed run" achievement and so I looked up the solution. With the goal of playing as many games in my gaming library as possible, I had no qualms about looking up the solution, but if you're in the position of getting the most out of a small selection of games, then I recommend you simply spend the time replaying The Stanley Parable until you achieve this achievement organically.
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| Creepy. |
I also looked up the solution to "8888888888888888". There was a guide with a hint to the solution but I ignored the hint and went straight for the answer. The hint provided was as follows: Play the demo.
*The last such game I played was Goat Simulator, and that game initially fell below my expectations, while this game immediately surpassed my expectations (which were already high).
[20170816]
Thoughts:
Pros:
+ Unconventional, yet absolutely wonderful story.
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| A museum! |
+ Great narrator. Carries a comedic and narrative role similar to GLaDOS (of Portal) or Wheatley (of Portal 2).
+ Many endings and replay value
+ Interesting Steam achievements
Neutral:
~ Stanley can't jump!?! Haha.
Summary:
I've played a handful of walking simulators, but at the moment I could only readily recall one, Dear Esther (2012), and
with some time a second, Thirty Flights of Loving (2012).
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| What happened here!?! |
In short, The Stanley Parable is a great walking simulator, and anyone that enjoys playing video games with a strong story should consider playing The Stanley Parable.
The Stanley Parable (PC) (2013)
Relevant Links:
The Stanley Parable Website
The Stanley Parable (Wikipedia.org)
The Stanley Parable (PC) (MetaCritic.com)
The Stanley Parable (Steam Store Page)
Ending Checklist: (Spoiler Alert)
Freedom Ending - 20170806 #6
Explosion Ending
Coward Ending
Mariella / Insane Ending - 20170806 # 5
Museum Ending - 20170806 (I quit the game) #7
Confusion Ending - 20170806 #4
Phone Ending - 20170806 #1
Not Stanley Ending
Powerful Ending - 20170806 #3
Games Ending
Zending - 20170806 #2
Cold Feet Ending
Escape Pod Ending
Out of Map Ending
Heaven Ending
Serious Ending
Art Ending
Whiteboard Ending
Broom Closet Ending
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