Slant community chat on DiscourseCon More an interactive story than an actual game
The Stanley Parable is not much of a game in the strictest sense but more an interactive story or interactive "art".
Pro A few nods to other games can be seen throughout the game
References to other games including Half-Life 2, Portal & Minecraft can be found throughout the game.
Pro Points out narrative limitations in games by encouraging breaking narrative structure through gameplay
The game encourages players to explore decisions that would change the meaning of the presented story. What if you took a left turn where the game asked you to take a right? What if you decided not to push a big red button needed to continue playing because you didn't agree with pushing the big
Pro Time travel makes you think 4 dimensionally
The major unique gameplay mechanic in DOTT is time travel, which lends much more depth to puzzles. Instead of dealing with one linear feeling storyline, there are 3 different time periods that interact with each other making for more unique gameplay and allows you to attempt many different puzzles...
Pro Filled with humor
The game often uses gags and jokes that call back to the first time they were told in the game making for a game that points out its own humor through the process of inside jokes to the player. This gives an inclusive feeling to the player, that they are part of the game.
Pro Timeless cartoony art style
The game has a cartoon art style as well as animation that is meticulously detailed without taking shortcuts like reusing frames when a unique one would work better. The game also plays like a cartoon as well, with the same silliness and gags that you would expect from a classic episode of Loony T...
Pro Frequently hilarious
The humor is what one would expect of South Park, constantly funny and plenty of inside jokes.
Pro Among the greatest video game adaptations ever made
The art-style, the voice-acting, the animations, the jokes and the plot were as if it was an episode of South Park.
Pro Ability to walk around the town of South Park provides a sense of wonderment
Exploring the virtual town of South Park is frankly fantastic. Definitely a joy for fans of the series to be able to play around in something they have only been able to watch in the past.
Con Forced Rockstar Social Club online registration DRM scheme
Rockstar Social Club is a forced online registration and DRM platform that will not allow one to play the game without first logging in to it. No internet connection, no play. Forget the password to the account three times, get locked out. All hindrances to paying customers that in no way will stop
Con Population density slider in the options does not make much of a difference
The population density option in the PC version does not make much of a difference in the game, while it does have more people and cars than the console counterparts, the increased number is not by much.
Grand Theft Auto V is a third-person (and optionally first-person) action-adventure open-world game with many online multiplayer elements. The basics of the gameplay sees you traversing a huge open-world, either on foot or in a vehicle, while completing missions, many of which pertaining to robbery and heists.
Con Not for everyone
The title pretty much says it all.
Con Doesn't last long
The novelty wears off quickly.
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