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Title: The Stanley Parable
Post by: achtung on August 07, 2011, 08:20:40 am
Quite the interesting HL2 mod that I would most definitely suggest, explaining too much of it would thoroughly ruin it though.

Here's (http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/the-stanley-parable-were-going-to-cover-this-hl2-mod-in-a-new-way.ars) Ars' write-up on it which is thin on detail, as it should be.

Here's (http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-stanley-parable/downloads/the-stanley-parable-v13) the link to the mod itself.

If you discuss any detail in this thread, please make generous use of the
Spoiler:
tags.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Pred the Penguin on August 07, 2011, 08:22:03 pm
You kinda messed up the links... o_o
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: achtung on August 07, 2011, 11:11:42 pm
woops, fixed that.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Patriot on August 08, 2011, 03:59:41 pm
First one is still borked
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: achtung on August 08, 2011, 11:12:06 pm
Fixed that one too.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: redsniper on August 08, 2011, 11:13:18 pm
Well that was a trip.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Goober5000 on August 09, 2011, 01:55:43 am
I haven't played HL2...
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Hero_Swe on August 09, 2011, 10:29:32 am
Stanley is a lot of things.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: achtung on August 09, 2011, 12:01:46 pm
Quote from: Goober5000 on August 09, 2011, 01:55:43 am
I haven't played HL2...

I would strongly suggest you try it.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Unknown Target on August 09, 2011, 05:06:09 pm
Good mod. Clever and fun. :)
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Goober5000 on August 10, 2011, 12:34:35 am
Quote from: Swantz on August 09, 2011, 12:01:46 pm
Quote from: Goober5000 on August 09, 2011, 01:55:43 am
I haven't played HL2...

I would strongly suggest you try it.
Unfortunately, FPSes in general cause me severe motion sickness.  In fact, I tried watching a playthrough video of The Stanley Parable and had to turn it off after about two minutes.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Kolgena on August 10, 2011, 11:53:40 am
I'm assuming that owning Portal 1 counts as owning HL2? Or no?

(Basically, how do I got about installing this and loading it as a mod if I have the Source engine but not HL2)

Nm, found instructions in the readme that came with the dl.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Goober5000 on August 10, 2011, 11:50:57 pm
Well, that was pretty cool.  I "watched" the playthroughs, if you can call mostly not looking at the screen watching.  Pretty clever.  Some of it reminds me of Deus Ex Machina. :D
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Mongoose on August 11, 2011, 12:24:00 am
It's interesting how an FPS would give you trouble, but playing something like FS wouldn't.  Maybe it's the lack of actual environment in the latter.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Flipside on August 11, 2011, 12:34:12 am
Good 'ol Kevan Brighting, I'd recognise that voice anywhere, he's the voice of Tesco on UK TV.

'Tescos, every little helps...' ;)
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Goober5000 on August 11, 2011, 11:50:39 am
Quote from: Mongoose on August 11, 2011, 12:24:00 am
It's interesting how an FPS would give you trouble, but playing something like FS wouldn't.  Maybe it's the lack of actual environment in the latter.
You'd think that, but flying through the Karnak tunnel provides an environment and I have no problem there.  I'm guessing the perspective or FOV is different in FPSes.

I did have trouble in FSO when I tried making the FOV overly narrow.  Also, the old wonderful RPG Betrayal at Krondor uses a first-person perspective, and that gives me no trouble at all.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: MP-Ryan on August 13, 2011, 05:00:31 pm
That mod is pure genius.  Loved it.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: The E on August 13, 2011, 05:03:00 pm
Indeedery.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: BloodEagle on June 09, 2012, 06:48:57 pm
[:eek:] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB4AR5Crb54 [/ :eek:]
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: Crybertrance on June 10, 2012, 12:47:13 am
I tried this mod with half my mind when it had just released, needles to say, it simply blew my mind... The level design was bad, but I guess a good game/mod doesn't necessarily need great graphics.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: redsniper on June 11, 2012, 11:52:06 am
Quote from: BloodEagle on June 09, 2012, 06:48:57 pm
[:eek:] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bB4AR5Crb54 [/ :eek:]

Huh. I really really hope this turns out to be some kind of mind**** and not just a straight remake. The mod wasn't that hard to understand.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: BloodEagle on June 11, 2012, 01:34:26 pm
The new web page for his game company says its going to add to it, not just update it.

I am cautiously optimistic.
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: redsniper on June 11, 2012, 04:17:40 pm
He should make the part covered by the original more straightforward and understandable.... and then go bat**** insane with the new material. Fingers crossed...
Title: Re: The Stanley Parable
Post by: BloodEagle on June 11, 2012, 06:34:20 pm
I didn't really have any trouble understanding it.

Though:
Spoiler:
The ending that just stays black-screen forever (or at least longer than I was willing to wait for it) could do with a 'the end'.