The Stanley Parable
Davey Wreden's narrative experiment traps player in office building with omniscient narrator. Every choice creates branching paths and narrator reactions. The game explores free will, determinism, choice illusion, and player agency. The narrator's attempts to control the story highlight medium's contradictions. Multiple endings create existential comedy. The game deconstructs interactive storytelling.
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