Slant community chat on DiscordPro 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 The game has a lot of different endings to find
There are numerous ending to the game that appear to play out even when the player makes the same choices as their last playthrough.
Pro Discusses the illusion of choice in games
One of the main themes of the game is the illusion of choice that's presented in games. While a player can make a vast number of decisions in the game, the narrator reminds the player he can only make decisions that the game allows him to and how the game manipulates the player into making the...
Genre-Co-Op-Controller Support-
The Stanley Parable is an interactive walking game where the player is narrated as they navigate the game. More a comment on the state of modern gaming than a full fledged game itself. An experience if you will, with fictional story elements and some small parts of interactivity.
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 Classic pixel graphics still available
For purists or those that would like to see how the original looked, there is a graphical setting to switch to the original graphics.
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 Tu...
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.
Con Buggy
Even after numerous updates there are still bugs in the PC version of the game.
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.
GenreAction-AdventureCo-Op-Controller Support-
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.
Pro It's cheap
Currently .99 cents on Steam.
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