An omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to d... Read allAn omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to disobey the narrator, interesting things happen.An omnipotent narrator tries to tell a story about Stanley, a silent office worker who one day discovers that everyone but him has disappeared from the office building. If Stanley tries to disobey the narrator, interesting things happen.
- Nominated for 4 BAFTA Awards
- 2 wins & 7 nominations total
- The Narrator
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- Stanley's 'Wife'
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- 'Eight' voice
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- TriviaThe Museum ending, aside from showing off a lot of the game's assets, demonstrates several unused and unimplemented ideas, including further Ask The Narrator trailers (in the vein of the Raphael trailer) and a battleground ending.
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[if you decide to unplug the phone]
The Narrator: As Stanley picked up the phone, a white light engulfed him, filling him not just with radiance, but with hope. Hope for a life reunited once- Wait... oh goodness... Stanley, did you just unplug the phone? No, that wasn't supposed to be a choice; how did you do that? You actually... chose incorrectly? I didn't even know that was possible. Let me double check...
[sound of papers rustling]
The Narrator: No, it's definitely here, clear as day. Stanley picks up the phone, he's taken to his apartment, where he finds his wife, and the two pledge themselves to one another. Music comes in, fade to white, roll credits. Not picking up the phone is actually somehow an incorrect course of action. How is that even possible? None of these decisions were supposed to mean anything! I don't understand. How on earth are you making meaningful choices? What, did you- Wait a second, did I just see... no, that's not possible. I can't believe it. How had I not noticed it sooner? You're not Stanley. You're a real person. *sigh* I can't believe I was so mistaken. This is why you've been able to make correct and incorrect choices! And to think I've been letting you run around in this game for so long. If you'd made any more wrong choices, you might have negated it entirely! It's as though you've completely ignored even the most basic safety protocol for real world decision-making, or did you not grasp the severity of the situation? Well, I won't have that kind of risk on my watch. I'm going to stop the game for a moment so we can educate you properly on safe decision-making in the real world. Please observe this helpful instructional video.
- Crazy creditsFlickr Photo Credits: -Nature Wallpaper by Tiltti -Un des Chemins de Terre Battue by Stephane Mignon -Summit Mountain by Loco Steve -The Ocean and Colors of Dusk by Waqas Mustafeez -The Hieght of Delight by Muzaffar Mukhari -Colors of the Sea - Blue by Marcusrg -Snow Mountains by tab2_dawa
- ConnectionsFeatured in Video Games Awesome!: The Stanley Parable Is AWESOME! (2013)
If video games ever went down that path, they'd probably feel like The Stanley Parable, a dissection of video game tropes and narrative, spun quite well into a fun little walking simulator that also messes with your head more than a quarter gram of LSD. You wander aimlessly, listening to a stranger narrate your every move, except its not aimless, and the narrator is making you do things, and you cant explain it, so you restart, and try another path. Or so you think. And it goes on and on darn near forever until you finally figure out the only way to win is not to play. That's only one of about 40 endings you can find. There's even an achievement for NOT playing the game, because that's the kind of insanity this one is going for.
Go for a trip, see you in the fall, and don't let the automatic closing door hit your ass on the way out.
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- Nov 3, 2023
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