Despite being short, The Stanley Parable has more innovation, personality and sense of purpose than most games do.

User Rating: 8 | The Stanley Parable PC
By drekula2 | Review Date:

Pros:
+ Superb voice acting from the narrator
+ Critically examines choice and freedom, in both games and real life
+ Brilliant witty writing that is laugh-out-loud funny on many occasions
+ Color-saturated minimalist art style creates a distinct ambiance

Cons:
- Sense of discovery diminishes once you figure out it's underlying systems

(review - under construction)

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  • Rating:2

    one of the worst

    By no_proxy | Review Date: Jul 17, 2014 | PC

    i saw the game and the high rating it was given by gamespot and some users, so i said maybe it is a very good game, i started playing it it turned out to be one of the worst games i played in the last 8 years at least i... Read Full Review

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  • Rating:6

    Clever writing, superb narration and meaningful satire prop up an otherwise weak game.

    By Modranto | Review Date: Nov 10, 2014 | PC

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