The Stanley Parable is my favourite indie game of all time. It combines so many things that I love and crafts them into a hilarious mind bending experience that I really think everyone should try.
This game manages to create one of the creepiest atmospheres just purely via the sound design alone. The Stanley Parable uses silence as a tension builder really effectively as you normally have the narrator talking away but when everything goes silent, it really builds up that amazing creepy atmosphere.
Speaking off The Narrator, he is amazingly portrayed by Kevan Brighting who conveys so many different emotions so well through a character who you dont even see. The Narrator really makes this game what it is with all of his meta dialogue which is something that I am a huge fan of and this feeds right into the next part.
The Stanley Parable is one of the best non linear games you can get. I think there is 42 endings in total including ones added in the Ultra Deluxe edition, which makes for a good few hours of playtime. Thankfully most endings can be either stumbled upon or worked out by taking different paths. Since the game doesn't tell you which endings you have and haven't got, if you are going the completionist route looking up a guide is probably a good idea. Each ending feels different and has really unique dialogue, a few of my favourites are: "The Zending", "The Games Ending", "The Not-Stanley Ending" and "The Confusion Ending".
Visually for an indie game it looks fantastic, great landscapes and textures. The office looks great and is designed in a great way where you can never really know what you are going to turn the corner and see. It also features some amazing ambience music.
One of the best Indie games of all time and 100% worth playing.
This game manages to create one of the creepiest atmospheres just purely via the sound design alone. The Stanley Parable uses silence as a tension builder really effectively as you normally have the narrator talking away but when everything goes silent, it really builds up that amazing creepy atmosphere.
Speaking off The Narrator, he is amazingly portrayed by Kevan Brighting who conveys so many different emotions so well through a character who you dont even see. The Narrator really makes this game what it is with all of his meta dialogue which is something that I am a huge fan of and this feeds right into the next part.
The Stanley Parable is one of the best non linear games you can get. I think there is 42 endings in total including ones added in the Ultra Deluxe edition, which makes for a good few hours of playtime. Thankfully most endings can be either stumbled upon or worked out by taking different paths. Since the game doesn't tell you which endings you have and haven't got, if you are going the completionist route looking up a guide is probably a good idea. Each ending feels different and has really unique dialogue, a few of my favourites are: "The Zending", "The Games Ending", "The Not-Stanley Ending" and "The Confusion Ending".
Visually for an indie game it looks fantastic, great landscapes and textures. The office looks great and is designed in a great way where you can never really know what you are going to turn the corner and see. It also features some amazing ambience music.
One of the best Indie games of all time and 100% worth playing.
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@RedBackLoggd Ultra deluxe edition 100%, it has everything the original version had plus a whole new games worth of endings.
Copy thx man
RedBackLoggd
2 months ago