All the endings of the game, from “The Good Ending” or whatever you want to call it to any of the various “Rebellion/Confusion Endings” are completely superficial and devoid of content. The script - and the choices in the game - are completely meaningless, and not the good, Albert Camus type of meaningless, but more like the Epic Movie kind of meaningless. Show any serious academic or even a hardcore armchair theorist the lines in The Stanley Parable and they’ll just laugh at you. The closest thing to “philosophy” we see in The Stanley Parable is in the narrator’s musings, but these musings are pretentious, apeish, and uneducated.
What good is “intellectual humor” written by a non-intellectual? It tries very hard to be deep and clever and philosophical, but the writing makes it pretty clear that the author hasn’t read a single hard book in his life. It makes me sad to see such a potentially compelling narrative medium wasted on a boring, pretentious, and unambitious storyline. The game is cute and a little funny, but that’s all it ever ends up being. If you want to get the Humble Game On Bundle for yourself, head on to the website.For a game that claims to be about free choice and determinism, The Stanley Parable sure fails on every account to engage in a meaningful philosophical dialogue. This way, you can get them all for as low as $10, and also help out a good cause. The total cost of all the games in the bundle is around $150 if you buy them separately. You can also choose one more charity from the extensive list on the website.
For the Game On Bundle, it’s War Child UK.
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