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Article #697093Re: What Have You Been Playing... IN NOVEMBER 2016?
From: Spalls Hurgenson
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:39
Date: Fri, 02 Dec 2016 00:39
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On Thu, 1 Dec 2016 10:41:19 -0800, Justisaur <just...@gmail.com> wrote: >On 11/30/2016 9:16 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote: >> * 35mm (new) >> For all that I am constantly disappointed by the genre, I keep giving >> these so-called "narrative games" another chance. That's because when >> they work, they can be very powerful experiences (if only for the >> single pl ay-through). Unfortunately, Sturgeon's Law applies and >> narrative games that "work" are far and few between. > >Which ones are good? I keep seeing these top rated on steam by >everyone, but I worry they aren't for me, and haven't taken the plunge >on one to see. The best of the bunch, I think, is "The Stanley Parable", because it narrowly straddles the line between "narrative game" and "real game". More than just leading you through a badly-paced story, it actually involves the player in the plot; your actions affect the course of the story. It is also pretty well written (and even better voice-acted), and is genuinely funny. I also had another similar game in mind when I wrote my 35mm review, but for the life of me I can't remember what it is at the moment. ;-) But 'Parable' is probably the best of the bunch - and even then, I'd not call it flawless, with one of its biggest problems being that it has no real replayability, which extremely limits its value.
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