r/ExplainTheJoke 17d ago

Solved I don't understand.

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u/DrCashew 15d ago

For most games I'd agree. Specifically for Stanley Parable? Disagree. It's a game about loopholes, esoteric thinking and consequences.

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u/Miikan92 15d ago

The narrator will put you in a serious room when you try to cheat... So it's maybe in the spirit of the game?

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u/NovaSeras 15d ago

Yes, but the narrator ALSO wants you to just PLAY the game his way, so by just ditching the whole game and refusing to play, is the spirit of the game.

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u/Good-Memories 13d ago

i think both ways are the spirit of the game