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http://www.stanleyparable.com http://www.stanleyparable.com http://www.stanleyparable.com http://www.stanleyp October 17th, 2013 October 17th, 2013 October 17th, 2013 October 17th, 2013 October 17th, 2013 October 17th, 20 https://www.facebook.com/TheStanleyParable, https://twitter.com/HelloCakebread http://store.steampowered.com/a $14.99 / 11,99€ / £9.99 It has a -20% Offer till October 23rd! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB4AR5Crb54 Introducing: The Stanley Parable Helpful Development Showcase! The Stanley Parable Helpful Development Showcase: Forklifts The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Making Mistakes The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: A Fireside Chat with William Pugh! The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Self Review The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Paradoxes The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Payment The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Stalling For Time The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Press The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Emotions The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Secrets The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Hidden Meaning The Stanley Parable Dev Showcase: Pressure Davey Wreden, creator posted:The Stanley Parable is an exploration of story, games, and choice. Except the story doesn't matter, it might not even be a game, and if you ever actually do have a choice, well let me know how you did it. The Stanley Parable is a first person exploration game. You will play as Stanley, and you will not play as Stanley. You will follow a story, you will not follow a story. You will have a choice, you will have no choice. The game will end, the game will never end. Contradiction follows contradiction, the rules of how games should work are broken, then broken again. This world was not made for you to understand. But as you explore, slowly, meaning begins to arise, the paradoxes might start to make sense, perhaps you are powerful after all. The game is not here to fight you; it is inviting you to dance. The Stanley Parable is a 8888888888888888888888, a 888888888888 and a 8888888888888888888. It is also a modification based on the Source game engine, developed by Davey Wreden and released in July 2011. You can find it here. Or here. Or perhaps here. The original game 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. A high-definition remastered version, including new story elements, has been released on Steam. The same URL also has a Demo. IT IS IMPERATIVE THAT YOU PLAY THE DEMO, even if you're gonna buy it. Just trust me. Or not. Why should I dictate what you do? Would you care to see how The Stanley Parable looks like? You're still confused? Perplexed, by chance? Perhaps this will somewhat explain what the Stanley Parable is. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF1L2LSP4eY Not doing it for you? Well, perhaps this fine chap by the name of Raphael could explain it better. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZ-IcS7mRSk No? Then try viewing some video material we've prepared to show how The Stanley Parable has been made. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9DsMuHIjCMU Sorry for the somewhat irregular thread OP, but The Stanley Parable really has to be experienced, it cannot be explained. If nothing else, go try the HL2 mod. Eurogamer: Astoundingly labyrinthine onion-like layers of narrative tangents the player can embark on in what feels like the unholy interactive offspring of Inception, Being John Malkovich and Portal. Gamespot: A remarkable achievement that holds a mirror toward gaming trends while smiling broadly at its own infectious whimsy. Polygon: The Stanley Parable has no meaning beyond what players give it. It's not quite like looking in a mirror, but more like a self-portrait. Rock Paper Shotgun: It’s brilliant. Why? That would spoil it. You’ll just have to trust me. Tecman fucked around with this message at 17:32 on Oct 17, 2013 |
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Well for a short, free demo, that sure was smart, surprising, really drat funny and utterly brilliant. I loved the original and I'll probably play the full game in one sitting next week.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 22:11 |
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Anyone want to try to decipher this? It's on one of the first few tables you see in the demo if you want to try to get a clearer picture. I do want to try to see if I can poke through the texture files because there's a bunch of little side details that I can almost read that I'd love to read fully.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 22:24 |
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Someone found a demo secret (which is unrelated to the numbers above): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iBP7em9buas
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 22:43 |
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...I see that he started to bob his head just like I did! That, the things you hear if you keep pressing 8 and the personalized review/demo copies, made this thing even better than I originally thought. Which is impossible.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 22:46 |
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Personalized copies?
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Stink Terios posted:I don't know what The Stanley Parable is about, but I do know I want it! Personalized copies: The narrator has specific lines for this online show. It's amazing. And watch the video, it freaks them the gently caress out.
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flatluigi posted:
Looks like basic ASCII stuff "73 32 106 117 115 116 32 112 108 97 121 101 100 32" = "I just played" e. oh, it seems to be Raphael's letter (didn't bother to translate more than a few lines) Kennel fucked around with this message at 23:02 on Oct 10, 2013 |
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Question about the demo: Is it meant to violently close when you end up in that "The End" room? EDIT Apparently it's not, that was a weirdly timed silent crash.
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univbee posted:Question about the demo: My game also crashed there
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 23:21 |
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No, it's not supposed to end there. The ending involves an elevator.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 23:23 |
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Oh is this a new release of that Source mod from last year or so? Looks pretty cool, but the original game thing, while fantastic, was very short. Is this significantly larger?
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Broand posted:Oh is this a new release of that Source mod from last year or so? Looks pretty cool, but the original game thing, while fantastic, was very short. Is this significantly larger? We don't know yet, but from promotional screenshots it does look very much expanded. The demo at least is 20-25 minutes long and completely standalone which is almost half of the length of a full playthrough of the original (getting all the endings), so I would definitely expect it to be longer. At the very least all the additional content they've put out surrounding the game has been brilliant enough for it to justify me buying the game!
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 23:31 |
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The Stanley Parable demo does actually have an achievement attached to it, not just the fake cup in bin one.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 23:32 |
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I really enjoyed the HL2 mod and had no idea they were working on a bigger project. I'm so in that I'm in.
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Geokinesis posted:The Stanley Parable demo does actually have an achievement attached to it, not just the fake cup in bin one. It's the same achievement, it just re-locks. If you open the overlay right after getting it you can see it there. I wanted to put it in my showcase but that doesn't work.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 23:39 |
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I played the Half Life 2 mod ages ago and had no idea they were making a full release. The demo had me grinning from ear to ear. Day One purchase.
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# ? Oct 10, 2013 23:46 |
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Haha this was really great. I do enjoy the flavor dialogue. Probably my favorite is doing Just spamming the number 8. The fact they had the narrator have alot of dialogue for it was pretty hilarious. Not to mention the fact he eventually basically gives up. Oh and having the cup stuck on the raft. I can't wait for the full game.
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Tamba posted:My game also crashed there Me three. Not really keen on playing it all over again, even though it was only 10 minutes or so. It might crash again at the same time, and then, what have I gained? How much more is there to see?
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I have no idea what I just played, or what the game is supposed to be about. But it is amazing. You guys said it used to be a source mod? Should I play that one first before buying the game? And why can't they do pre-orders?
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 00:33 |
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I asked him on twitter for a friend about pretty much the same thing. He says that he'd recommend to wait for the new game because it does incorporate things from the old mod (though there is new content in the new game) + if you play it so soon before picking up the remake it "probably but not entirely" will feel like replaying the old mod. Also twitter sucks for longer thoughts and questions, why exactly do people use it anymore I don't know
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 00:47 |
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rocode posted:
Based on the Steam Store, it looks like the full game will be free, so that's probably why. There's no price for it currently.
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RBA Starblade posted:Based on the Steam Store, it looks like the full game will be free, so that's probably why. There's no price for it currently. The narrator definitely mentioned "paying real world money for the game" in the demo.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 01:05 |
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I just assumed that line was part of the joke.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 01:07 |
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I asked on twitter and the dev I was talking to said they would announce the price in a week. It would be pretty cool if they did release it for free though!
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 01:24 |
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I got a force close at the end too, missing the achievement. Thought it was intentional, not sure if the force close was or if I did something that other people didn't. Hard to tell, and that, I love!
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 01:25 |
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On my playthough it showed the "The Stanley Parable" and the release date then closed and went to the Steam store.
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Oenis posted:Me three. Not really keen on playing it all over again, even though it was only 10 minutes or so. It might crash again at the same time, and then, what have I gained? How much more is there to see? Edit: Wait, I might actually be getting mixed up, sorry. TACD fucked around with this message at 02:02 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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I have no idea what this crazy thing is or what all the spoilered text above says but the OP seemed kinda schizophrenic, and I like that, so I'm grabbing the demo now. E: What in the hell did I just...what. It's hilarious and I have no idea what just happened. Looking forward to the full game. Rockman Reserve fucked around with this message at 03:02 on Oct 11, 2013 |
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Well, that sure was something. I must have this game(?) The narrator's voice is great.ymgve posted:Someone found a demo secret (which is unrelated to the numbers above): I'm pleased I found this all by myself, though it doesn't seem that hard to find.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:40 |
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I played the original version back in the day and loved it. I just played the demo and I have to say that it was the best demo ever made. Like seriously, my jaw dropped about halfway through with how goddamn well written the dialogue is. I used to think Gone Home was my GOTY, but I think this might edge it out. I just wish I could preorder it. And it looks loving amazing, is it still Source engine or did something get updated?
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:41 |
Hi, I did something stupid while trying to set the resolution to 1920x1080 and now the game doesn't appear on my screen. I can hear sound effects, but my screen is blank. I don't know if this is some crazy part of the game. Reinstalling it doesn't help. The hell do I do?
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:45 |
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That is weird, I use the same resolution and it works fine on my system. It might be hanging when it tries to display the extra pixels. Try reinstalling and picking a lower resolution. You may want to submit a bug report to the devs too.
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That's the problem; reinstalling it doesn't wipe the old settings. It's still trying to display it at a resolution that my computer doesn't like for some reason. I'm certain there's some stupid .txt file somewhere in steamapps where I can go in and manually set the resolution but I'll be hosed if I can find it. It's poo poo like this that makes me want to murder the god drat cloud. I don't need every loving thing I do to a game preserved for all history on some server somewhere. For the love of god, let me walk this back to before I hosed everything up.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:52 |
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drat, yeah I'd go look in the Steamapps subdirectory folder for the game and nuke that poo poo. I noticed that Steam likes to hang on to config poo poo even after you have supposedly deleted a game. Sorry it's not working, it's an amazing demo.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 03:55 |
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Dreadwroth posted:And it looks loving amazing, is it still Source engine or did something get updated? No that's still the Source Engine. It's been getting incremental updates since it appeared.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:07 |
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Great great demo. The game didn't work on my pc with a 360 controller, I could move fine, but the right stick didn't allow me to change my view vertically. I also couldn't activate anything, so I ended up clicking with the mouse. Anyone know a fix for this problem?
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:13 |
Okay, this is the videogame equivalent of Duck Amuck. Big laughs. Excellent flow. Good, good, great. Day one purchase.
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Dr. Video Games 0029 posted:That's the problem; reinstalling it doesn't wipe the old settings. It's still trying to display it at a resolution that my computer doesn't like for some reason. Look in Steam\SteamApps\common\The Stanley Parable Demo\thestanleyparabledemo\cfg\video.txt for the settings. It's weird that it's actually in a txt file instead of a cfg but there it is. If that doesn't work then try forcing a window with the -windowed launch parameter.
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# ? Oct 11, 2013 04:32 |
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The Stanley Parable is to games and gamers, what The Black Mirror is to television and television viewers, and I love it for it.
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