The Stanley Parable: Difference between revisions

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{{quote|'''Narrator''': This is the story of a man named Stanley.}}

The Stanley Parable is a modification of [[Valve ~~Software~~]]'s Source engine. It follows the story of a man named Stanley, who spends his days pushing buttons as commanded by his boss, who issues orders to his workers via a system of monitors. However, one day Stanley notices that he hasn't been given any orders in hours. What follows are events that change his life forever.

The Stanley Parable is a modification of [[Valve Corporation]]'s Source engine. It follows the story of a man named Stanley, who spends his days pushing buttons as commanded by his boss, who issues orders to his workers via a system of monitors. However, one day Stanley notices that he hasn't been given any orders in hours. What follows are events that change his life forever.

Without giving anything away, the game is an interesting exploration of interactivity and makes comments on the idea of freedom. The Narrator is the sort of character you love to hate, like Glados from the Portal games, and his light-hearted but sometimes dark dialogue makes the game not just thought-provoking but also fun to play. It was recently announced (in March of 2012) that an HD Remix, with vastly updated graphics, and a mobile version, with new content poking fun at smartphone culture, will be coming sometime this year. You can download this Source mod [http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-stanley-parable here.]

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* [[Bittersweet Ending]]/[[Downer Ending]]: Some of the endings fit into the former or latter, mostly because your attempt to establish your own freedom ends up with you dead, or worse.

* [[Book Ends]]: The "Narrator" and "Pawn" ending.

* [[Boss Battle]]: Played with. On one of the endings it looks like it: The Narrator even teases you with a timer and many buttons in the room where you're in, even with some music. And then he reveals that it's actually a [[Hopeless Boss Fight]]. No, not even that, actually. ''It's not even a battle'', you never had any chances of actually surviving.

* [[Choose Your Own Adventure]]

* [[Crap Saccharine World]]: The dulcet tones of the reassuring voiceover start out pleasantly, at least if you do what you're told, but if you read between the lines of its congratulations for doing so you see constant reminders of your lack of autonomy and puppet status, and the subtle wrongness of the situation comes into sharp relief the moment you disobey.

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** [[Lemony Narrator]]: Particularly if you do the opposite of what it says you will do.

** [[Unreliable Narrator]]: You can ''make'' the Narrator this or not depending on your actions. He tends to not be amused.

* [[Hypocritical Humor]]: The Narrator wants to tell a story about a man throwing off the shackles of control and making his own decisions but becomes increasingly upset when his protagonist rebels directly against the narrative.

* [[Ironic Hell]]: Being stuck in an empty room with no stimuli, no way out.

* [[Jerkass Gods]]: The narrator will not only blow you up, but will add an extra minute to the countdown mid-way through, just because he's enjoying watching you squirm.

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