Zhao Lei checked the time, and it took less than 10 minutes from the time he started the game to the time he cleared the level.
And that includes the time he spends wandering around, pointlessly clicking.
Moreover, the operation of this game is also very simple, without any battles, and without any monsters, all you need to do is move and click.
Combined with the multiple choices in this game, it is obvious that this should be a puzzle game.
In other words, its fun should lie in exploring different branches and playing different endings.
After figuring this out, Zhao Lei had a solid idea of what to do next.
He should try different options.
…
The game starts again.
According to the prompt, Stanley should get out of the office and find his colleagues in the conference room. But Zhao Lei suddenly thought, what if he doesn't go out? What if the door is closed
He clicked on the office door and it closed with a snap.
[Stanley can't bear this kind of pressure. What if he had to choose? What if he screwed up in his own line of duty? No, this will not end well.]
[The thing to do now is to wait, Stanley thought. Nothing can hurt me, here, I am happy, always happy...]
Zhao Lei was stunned, what the hell
I'm locked in the house
He walked around, clicking on the door to get out, but to no avail. And he also discovered a very strange thing, the clock that was originally hanging on the wall still started to move, as if reminding Stanley that time was passing by little by little.
[Stanley knows that it will be over soon, someone will talk to him, someone will ask him to do something, it will come soon...]
The narration ended abruptly, and there was no picture. Zhao Lei couldn't imagine what happened to Stanley.
The game is over, and this is also an ending.
Zhao Lei realized that although the two endings he played were relatively simple, they were meaningful.
Just like the name of this game, "Stanley's Fables", the fables themselves use metaphorical stories to express meaningful truths and inspire people.
Obviously, if the player has been following the guidance of the narration, it only takes a few minutes to play a seemingly beautiful "free ending", but Zhao Lei is very suspicious of this. Rather than saying that this is a "free ending", it is better to say This is a "deceitful ending", because Stanley only acted according to what the narrator said, and did not explore the deeper mysteries in this world at all.
What do these two endings represent
Because of cowardice and self-enclosed, perish in silence
Or, follow the obvious guide, complete a journey, and then achieve self-deception
Zhao Lei found this game very interesting, and began to try different branch routes non-stop.
The game starts again.
This time, Zhao Lei thought of the button in the power control room.
When turning off the mind control device, there are two buttons in front of him, which are [off] and [on]. What if he chooses to turn it on
This time, Zhao Lei was relatively familiar with the road, and quickly followed the guidance of the narration to the final electric control room.
[Stanley decided that the machine would no longer be able to control other people's lives, because he would eliminate those controls completely.]
Although the narrator frantically hinted that he should turn off the machine, Zhao Lei still pressed [on].
[Oh, Stanley, don't you turn on this console? After all these years they have enslaved you, you want to control the machine yourself, is that what you want? Control?]
The big screen in front of him became bright red, and it displayed: [Loading the mind control system...], and the background music also became tense.
[Stanley, I commend your efforts, but you have to understand that there are limits to what this machine can do. You should learn to let go, turn off this control system, and walk away. If you want my story to go off track, you need to work harder.]
[I believe you will be interested in this matter:]
[Stanley suddenly realized that he had just activated the self-destruct system of the emergency network. If the machine was activated without passing the specific dna identification, the nuclear bomb would detonate and blow up the entire facility.]
[So, when will it detonate? Well, let me think about it. two minutes!]
[Now this story becomes interesting, right? Now is the time for you to make your debut, please perform as you like, unfortunately, you don't have much time to enjoy it!]
Zhao Lei was dumbfounded, feeling like he was being played by the narrator.
He manipulated Stanley to look around the entire facility. There were many operable buttons outside. He clicked them one by one, but it was useless, and none of them could stop the countdown.
Even when he walked towards some escape door, the door immediately closed automatically.
According to the general game, there must be a way to break the game at this time, but Zhao Lei is extremely suspicious. Although there are many buttons and switches in the room, no matter what you do, you can't stop the nuclear bomb from detonating. All attempts are in vain.
The narration continues.
[What, you want to know where your colleague went? Well, for the sake of my good mood, I'll tell you.]
[I eliminated them, I turned off the machine, and I gave you freedom. Of course, limited to this story, sometimes I just let you sit in the office forever, keying keys alone, and then die.]
[Other times, I have let the office sink into the ground, engulfing everyone in it, or charring the office.]
Zhao Lei ignored the narration, he was still wandering around the room, looking for a button to solve the current situation.
But what the narrator said next surprised Zhao Lei.
[Oh, Stanley, what are you doing? Do you think there is some button in this room that can turn off this countdown?]
[Look at yourself, running from screen to screen, pressing and pressing things in this room, you must be thinking, these are the buttons with numbers! No, it's these different colored buttons! Or this big red button! There must be something here that can save me!]
[Why, Stanley? Do you think any problem in this game can be solved?]
[No, you are still alive just because I want to see you helpless and dejected, this is not a challenge, this is a tragedy.]
The countdown is over.
With a violent explosion, everything was quiet.
Zhao Lei was shocked. Obviously, this was also an ending, but this ending gave him an even more unexpected feeling.
The most special point is that the narration seems to be mocking the player's behavior, as if talking to the player through the screen.
Obviously, all of this must have been planned by Chen Mo, but Zhao Lei still felt like he was interacting with the narrator.
Moreover, what the narrator said also hinted at the fact that the narrator has absolute control over the entire game, he can rewrite the entire story at will, control Stanley's life and death at will, and it all depends on his mood.
After realizing this, Zhao Lei suddenly became interested in this game, and he couldn't wait to find out more endings.