This was one of those games that I picked up in a Humble Bundle and which then mouldered in my Steam Library until, finally, something prompted me to play it. In this case, the prompt came in the form of the planned release of The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe reminding me that The Stanley Parable even existed.
And you know what? While it has obviously aged, it's ok. The concepts which must have felt new in 2013 are a little frayed around the edges in 2022, but that's fair enough. The humour might not be appreciated the way it once was, but it was made nearly a decade ago. It could be a lot worse. I still laughed at a few of the jokes and only really remember wincing at one (the click-on-the-door thing).
I played through every ending I could immediately find, grinned at the daft jokes, and enjoyed doing so. Will I play Ultra Deluxe? Eh, maybe give it 10 years.
And you know what? While it has obviously aged, it's ok. The concepts which must have felt new in 2013 are a little frayed around the edges in 2022, but that's fair enough. The humour might not be appreciated the way it once was, but it was made nearly a decade ago. It could be a lot worse. I still laughed at a few of the jokes and only really remember wincing at one (the click-on-the-door thing).
I played through every ending I could immediately find, grinned at the daft jokes, and enjoyed doing so. Will I play Ultra Deluxe? Eh, maybe give it 10 years.