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MadScientistWorking posted:What the hell did I just play? You played a demo about a demo about a demo AND THEN YOU WON CONGRATULATIONS! Unreliable narrators are great. Seriously though, I saw the original mod on youtube and was laughing like crazy, but figured they wouldn't add so much content for this new version. Just based on the Demo alone, I was very, very wrong. Buying the hell out of this game.
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Oct 12, 2013 19:54
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Loved how mind screwy the original was, and demo for this updated version certainly delivers on that. This will probably be a day one purchase. 
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Oct 12, 2013 23:19
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The Deadly Hume posted:Did anyone else notice Gunpoint and what looked like Kentucky Route Zero in the "Great Demos" display.
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Oct 13, 2013 01:06
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Man I loved the original Stanley Parable, I'm stoked for this. I got to meet the creator at PAX and he was a super nice guy who was really eager to talk to his fans.
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Oct 13, 2013 02:52
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I really hope the 8 button is in the main game.
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Oct 13, 2013 02:55
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TychoCelchuuu posted:That other game is Limits and Demonstrations, another excellent standalone demo like this one.
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Oct 13, 2013 04:10
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What makes those games great demos? MGS2 is obvious because of the fact that it kept Raiden so well under wraps, and I imagine Half Life is just there because Half Life, but what about Gunpoint and Other Thing? Just namedrops?
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Oct 13, 2013 04:24
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The Deadly Hume posted:Ahhh looks like the same style. I wasn't sure because I can't remember KR0 having a demo. Meme Emulator posted:What makes those games great demos? MGS2 is obvious because of the fact that it kept Raiden so well under wraps, and I imagine Half Life is just there because Half Life, but what about Gunpoint and Other Thing? Just namedrops?
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Oct 13, 2013 04:33
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TychoCelchuuu posted:Limits and Demonstrations is basically a demo in the way The Stanley Parable's demo is a demo: it doesn't use content from the game itself but it gives you an idea of what the game is like. Exact same thing with the Half-Life demo actually, so I guess that's the common theme with the mural.
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Oct 13, 2013 04:37
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The Gunpoint demo actually shows you through the first couple of levels from the actual game but the way it wraps up the demo ... well, you should just go try it out. All I'll say is that one of the strengths of Gunpoint is in the writing.
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Oct 13, 2013 04:42
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Meme Emulator posted:What makes those games great demos? MGS2 is obvious because of the fact that it kept Raiden so well under wraps, and I imagine Half Life is just there because Half Life, but what about Gunpoint and Other Thing? Just namedrops? I have no idea what Other Thing is but this might be a reason why Gunpoint was included. Tom Francis posted:It also means I can afford to keep being nice. I didn’t let anyone pay for Gunpoint until I was ready to put a free demo out, so everyone would have a way to make sure it ran OK on their system and that they liked it before giving me any money.
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Oct 13, 2013 04:44
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I just played the Gunpoint demo and it seems like stuff that was in the main game, so I dunno. e;fb sort of
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Oct 13, 2013 04:51
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I'm a huge fan of Game Grumps, so this game wasn't really on my radar (I've heard of the original mod, but haven't looked much into it. I think I watched the Yogscast play it once) so I had no idea there was a full game being made. The fact that the creators of the game made personalized demos for Steam Train (and apparently other shows) is really cool of them. In their video during the part where everything is all messed up before going into the isolation chamber, the narrator goes "goddamnit Ross!" which is a running joke on their show and that got a good laugh out of me. The game is definitely on my radar now  Also the guy doing the narration is absolutely fantastic Macaluso fucked around with this message at 05:05 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 05:02
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TychoCelchuuu posted:I just played the Gunpoint demo and it seems like stuff that was in the main game, so I dunno. Apparently there's some sort of fun stuff if you played the demo and then buy the full game after.
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Oct 13, 2013 05:12
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I was bored today and wanted to test some YouTube streaming stuff, so I did this. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VztNv2A4KZg Mostly to see how long people would watch. Turns out, a long long time. The last 10 minutes were pretty fun. Edit: To clarify I didn't actually sit down and click the 8 button for an hour. It's a looping video. I just started the video and did some house cleaning. Calipark fucked around with this message at 05:42 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 05:35
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Meme Emulator posted:What makes those games great demos? MGS2 is obvious because of the fact that it kept Raiden so well under wraps, and I imagine Half Life is just there because Half Life, but what about Gunpoint and Other Thing? Just namedrops? Gunpoint's demo was the first few missions from the full game, but it ended in an amusing way that similarly made fun of demos.
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Oct 13, 2013 06:04
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I'd like to buy it, but my demo still has the problem I mentioned before where it automatically closes itself when i hit the "the end" room I don't want to risk money buying something that may do the same thing, robbing me of 90+% of the content. If they fix that bug I may consider buying it.
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Oct 13, 2013 06:11
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Welp, this one's most likely a buy. Off beat humor and an amusing narrator - if it's $10 or under it should be worth it.
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Oct 13, 2013 06:49
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I played the demo and meh, seems kinda crap. When it asks you about mistakes really the only thing I thought of was "downloading and then not stopping playing this". It feels like they are trying too hard.
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Oct 13, 2013 07:26
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It felt like I was watching Look Around You but then somewhere along the way the narrator lost his mind. Moreso.
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Oct 13, 2013 07:43
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:I played the demo and meh, seems kinda crap. When it asks you about mistakes really the only thing I thought of was "downloading and then not stopping playing this". It feels like they are trying too hard. I really liked it but I got the Trying Too Hard feel in the elevator segment. Yes, I get it, youre exaggerating.
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Oct 13, 2013 08:16
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Here's my view on the ending. The player - the person at the keyboard - is a character. For me, that character's reactions were 'what the hell stop reminiscing', 'what the hell that didn't happen', 'aaaaa why isn't what you're describing happening letmeoutlemeout' and finally 'oh god this is the intended reaction i'm doing exactly what the creators want'. And it all fit and it all just worked. BiggerJ fucked around with this message at 08:46 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 08:40
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Meme Emulator posted:I really liked it but I got the Trying Too Hard feel in the elevator segment. Yes, I get it, youre exaggerating.
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Oct 13, 2013 08:57
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This game strikes me as something for people who loved Portal 1&2, but didn't like it when those icky puzzles got in the way.
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Oct 13, 2013 10:49
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Noticed the most obvious shared traits amongst these games, did you?
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Oct 13, 2013 11:09
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Always wait for your number and listen to the narrator flip out at how you are wasting his loving time. Also play the 8 game forever.
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Oct 13, 2013 12:42
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TychoCelchuuu posted:a classic ironic reversal - you end up in a dour office then get kicked to the black title screen. It's even better/worse if you've played the original Stanley Parable, because you'd even though it's all-new, you'd recognize it instantly and get a feeling of hopelessness and dread. BiggerJ fucked around with this message at 13:04 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 13:02
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I wonder if the staircase was a reference to the SCP-087 game.
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Oct 13, 2013 14:21
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Meme Emulator posted:I really liked it but I got the Trying Too Hard feel in the elevator segment. Yes, I get it, youre exaggerating. No that's legitimately what I thought. I was expecting something amazing after all the people saying how great it is but there's nothing at all there to be amazed by. Really the only clever bit is the start where it tricks you into thinking you are looking at a loading screen. Everything else after that felt like they were trying too hard.
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Oct 13, 2013 15:05
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I liked the original, and I thought the super-glitchy main room after you try to 'evaluate' the demo was neat, but other than that it definitely did feel like it was too much.
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Oct 13, 2013 15:32
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Macaluso posted:Also the guy doing the narration is absolutely fantastic At the same time I agree that the Narrator is indeed absolutely fantastic, I kind of wish they had somehow gotten Stephen Fry involved for the remake, because that's exactly the voice the Narrator's aiming for, but then again, getting a Big Name involved is expensive and the proper Narrator is brilliant as it is, but Stephen Fry.
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Oct 13, 2013 15:33
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A Saucy Bratwurst posted:No that's legitimately what I thought. I was expecting something amazing after all the people saying how great it is but there's nothing at all there to be amazed by. Really the only clever bit is the start where it tricks you into thinking you are looking at a loading screen. Wait. Is this some kind of meta-trolling where you ironically state a transparently contrairian criticism of 'trying to hard' about the game by pretending to be a goon trying too hard to be contrarian? I thought I had stopped the demo. gently caress! *Starts Dancing* Berk Berkly fucked around with this message at 15:45 on Oct 13, 2013 |
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Oct 13, 2013 15:42
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Ofaloaf posted:At the same time I agree that the Narrator is indeed absolutely fantastic, I kind of wish they had somehow gotten Stephen Fry involved for the remake, because that's exactly the voice the Narrator's aiming for, but then again, getting a Big Name involved is expensive and the proper Narrator is brilliant as it is, but Stephen Fry. I've actually always got the impression that he is emulating the original voice of the Hitchhiker's Giude from the radio series. Yes, I know Fry played the Guide in the movie and at the start of the demo when he goes "Hello hello hello" it sounds an awful lot like the start of an episode of QI but when he has his more sinister line deliveries the HHGttG vibes come across in spades. Oh Stanley. You didn't just shut off the reactor, did you?
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Oct 13, 2013 15:42
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Stephen Fry is busy voicing Little Big Planet.
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Oct 14, 2013 02:19
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Berk Berkly posted:Wait. Poe's law is in full effect in this thread. It is impossible to tell whether posters are being sincere, ironic, post ironic, or just playing along or all of the above, or nothing. It will only get worse the second the game actually gets released. This game is to gamers what insufferable performance is to liberal arts students. No one knows if anyone is serious or not and is constantly toeing the line between real and meta. It's madness.
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Oct 14, 2013 03:23
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The demo, at least, basically hangs on the narration (and how doing different things like lingering in the waiting room or mashing EIGHT! ad nauseam gets different responses) and the narration is very good. It may just be taking the piss out of poo poo like Dear Esther, as well.
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Oct 14, 2013 03:31
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The Deadly Hume posted:It may just be taking the piss out of poo poo like Dear Esther, as well.
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Oct 14, 2013 03:44
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The Deadly Hume posted:The demo, at least, basically hangs on the narration (and how doing different things like lingering in the waiting room or mashing EIGHT! ad nauseam gets different responses) and the narration is very good. It takes the piss out of games, gaming and gamers in general. It's basically meta commentary on the whole industry. Specifically, the demo rips on demos, linearity and perceived freedom.
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The Deadly Hume posted:The demo, at least, basically hangs on the narration (and how doing different things like lingering in the waiting room or mashing EIGHT! ad nauseam gets different responses) and the narration is very good. The emotion booths were definitely a knock on Dear Esther. Dear Esther is great and this game is also great. edit: anyone who thinks this game is too self-important or tryhard or whatever is more than welcome to watch this elegant response. Oxxidation fucked around with this message at 03:55 on Oct 14, 2013 |
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