The Stanley Parable

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“Put down this game Stanley”

what makes a game philosophical
- There are games that push a philosophy, though don’t bring up literature and aren’t overly explicit about it (The Stanley Parable)
philosophy - games
- The Stanley Parable
Spec Ops, The Line
- The message of Spops, at a surface level, is: “holy shit you’ve done such horrible things you monster!”. This rings a bit hollow when the game kinda forces you to do these things to progress. (though hey, you could always just put down the game)
Definition Of Philosophical Game-Gualeni
- The Stanley Parable discusses free will and limitation in games, The Beginner's Guide talks about what it even means to make games.