This is the review of The Stanley Parable I wrote on Steam

“As a white-collar employee Stanley, only presses the buttons after commands he receives. One day he worried because he hasn’t received any commands and then realized his co-workers are gone. But no worries, a narrator appears to help him(?)” …

Narrator tells Stanley exactly what to do. But how reliable is this narrator? Does Stanley need help? Or does he not have free will of his own? Doesn’t he make a choice in the end, whether it fits the narrators say or not?

Hold on a minute, forget about the game now, are we completely free in real life? Hmm… Let’s hear what Jean-Paul Sartre says: “Man is condemned to be free; because once thrown into the world, he is responsible for everything he does." Even not making a choice is making a choice. But then isn’t it a burden to make a choice? So do we really want to be free?

If make a choice is a burden, isn’t it easier to be part of this toxic work culture and mechanical life for good?

Working in prison-like offices, getting used to doing what were told without question, waiting for commands to tell what to do are all we can do for happy ending, just like Stanley and his co-workers do. Follow the orders and not questioning them. In real life and in The Stanley Parable.

Stanley Parable makes you think, laugh and question in many ways; therefore, it might not be for “you”. But if you want to give it a shot here is the link: The Stanley Parable

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Playing while I was writing: Sender van Zanten – Go Gentle Into That Good Night

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