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6 Options Considered	Price	Platforms	Genre
-- Little Inferno	$2.99	Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Windows	Puzzle
-- The Stanley Parable	-	–	–
-- South Park: The Stick of Truth	-	PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Windows	Role-Playing
-- Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon	$14.99	–	–
-- Call of Juarez: Gunslinger	$14.99	–	–

Little Inferno

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Minimalistic, eerie puzzles, gameplay and narration pointing out how the games we play manipulate us

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Most of the time is spent waiting and not on puzzles

The game revolves around deliveries that take time to arrive to your fireplace. There are time constraints on these deliveries that force the player to wait, unless you purchase postage stamps by unlocking combo's. As such, most of the time played in the game will be in a more 'idle' situation waiting on the deliveries instead of actually using the deliveries to solve the puzzles. See More

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Wordplay-based puzzles add intrigue

Certain items may have odd properties or work together with other items to create unexpected results. A list of combinations, where the only hint is the name of the combination, gives the game another puzzle-like layer that you are required to solve to progress further. For example, a somewhat vague sentence (such as Wooden Block Combo) will be given and the player must analyse and choose the correct materials in order to process further. See More

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The game is quite short

Little Inferno is a short game. On average, the main story takes a little bit over three hours to complete, while completionists need about four hours to explore everything. See More

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Delightfully warped

You spend most of your time throwing things in an ill-conceived invention for kids called the Little Inferno fireplace. By setting things on fire you get money that you can spend to buy more things to throw in the fireplace. There is a subtle plot that may make you re-evaluate your actions. See More

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No puzzle diversity or large number of mechanics added

The gameplay mechanics in Little Inferno stay the same: you use the fireplace in order to burn materials and create combo's. Even when unlocking newer catalogs with new materials to burn, not much changes in terms of gameplay. The puzzle hints that are provided also are quite similar, which can make the game feel rather monotonous. See More

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The Stanley Parable

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Exceptional narration

Excellently crafted, hilarious writing delivered by a well spoken, charismatic British narrator. Kevan Brighting has become somewhat of a cult success since the game due to its cult like status which just shows how deserving he is due to how well done the narration of the game is done. See More

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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". See More

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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. See More

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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. See More

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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 red button? What if you died in a boss battle? How would that affect the narrative of the game? The game rewards you for not following the "intended" narrative structure of the situation in order to point out how the structure is unavoidable in games as a whole. The process of attempting to break the structure can be highly satisfying in The Stanley Parable and can help you better notice limitations of narrative in other games. See More

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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 them. The narrator points out that not just common choices such as what path to take to get from point A to point B, how to approach a certain situation or what ethical choices are available are limited to the game's designers having thought of and implemented those aspects of the game, but decisions such as purposeful suicide, not taking action, disobeying instructions and even turning off the game are only there if the game allows them to be there. See More

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Insightful commentary on state of game design

The game tackles topics such as ludonarrative dissonance, choice in games, narrative limitations, etc while mostly focusing on the relationship between the game and the player in terms of storytelling in a very meaningful, educated and entertaining way. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

South Park: The Stick of Truth

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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. See More

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Buggy

Even after numerous updates there are still bugs in the PC version of the game. See More

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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. See More

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Frequently hilarious

The humor is what one would expect of South Park, constantly funny and plenty of inside jokes. See More

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Genre:Role-Playing

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Far Cry 3 - Blood Dragon

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Over the top

The game's artstyle, theme, narration, enemies and even weapon reload animations are satirical of over-the-top 80's style action movies. The game is named after T-Rex-looking dragons that emit neon light. See More

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Solid gameplay

The gameplay itself is of course drenched in an over-the-top 80's sauce, but underneath that lies the solid, trusted gameplay mechanics of Far Cry 3. See More

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Jokes

The game toys with the player throughout the game through ridiculous notification boxes, achievements, etcetera. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

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Cheesy western-style storytelling and cartoon-like graphics

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger's narrative is told from the perspective of an outlaw. You relive the stories of his encounters with famous characters from the old west, such as Billy the Kid, Jesse James and Pat Garrett. See More

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Good level design

This game features linear gameplay, where the maps are designed very well for their purpose. This game has some great shootouts in places like mines, quarries, ranches, canyons and towns. See More

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Gameplay focused on marksmanship

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger features gameplay that's focused on shoot-outs with gangs of outlaws and townsfolk. There are different weapons that can be used, including dual pistols, shotguns and dynamite. Boss fights prove to be challenging and varied. Sometimes, the player character's rivals will be faced in a duel, where the challenge lies in sustained control and timing. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

Deadpool

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Fourth wall breaking

If anything defines Deadpool as a superhero, then it is the fact that he constantly breaks the fourth wall. In fact, his interactions with the player or the narrator can turn into a mechanic to advance in a level. See More

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Humoristic

Deadpool is a game that is full of funny moments. This ranges from edgy jokes that the main character tells to parodying AAA games by ridiculing their mechanics. See More

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Fast paced combat

Deadpool is a game with a proper combat system. This involves various satisfying sword skills, evasion skills as well as simply shooting guns. There is a progression system to improve weaponry and Deadpool's overall combat effectiveness. See More

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Steam Rating:Very Positive

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Call of Juarez: Gunslinger

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