THIS is "not worth asking the price"?
THIS is... "JUST a story"?

You don't say that to someone who shared his dearest thoughts to you in private. You don't say: "Hey, you're just normal, you actually have quite an average problem with some quirks, so I'm not interested in your version of it, can you please calm down and act normal? Come on. Add some secret story, some achievements... I want to feel like you're a game. You're not what I signed up for."

Would you say that to your partner, too? When he's troubled?

Such a beautiful and well-thought LACK OF DETAILS.
Such a wonderful sound design.

I'm in love. I'm so much in love.

I'm a writer, it's what I do. I write horror stories, I exploit the emotions I think of to their extremes, I write happy stories... Everything... But, of all my horror stories, of all the fears that I've made, that I've written... This is... I can't have written this, and now I'm scared, because this is the first time I've been given something that I find truly horrifying... It feels like this is everything my writting has led up to, everything, and Davey's written it for me and now I feel scared that I've been a monster. I'm going out to find some friends that I've done this to, and I'm going to make sure.

Thanks Davey, I mean it. This is something I hope I haven't done before, and I'm on a tear to find out.

This isn't a 'game.'

If you can get past that, the experience is well worth it. I found it more emotionally impactful and thought provoking than any movie/tv show I've seen recently. Make sure you have a solid hour and half to get through it, though. I made the mistake of launching for the first time at 1AM and couldn't put it down until it was over.

Any of the down-votes you see are basically because people failed to read the game's description.

I have to say, I really, really enjoyed playing through this game. I wish it was longer- but, that being said, it is of such quality and contains such great amounts of content, I found it hard to believe it only lasted about 90 minutes.

I am going to continue talking about the game, but highly recommend you just dive in without reading too much into it.

This game is a set of games made by a single developer, none of which were released. A narrator walks you through small projects, and attempts to explain the creation of them. This is how the story unfolds, by changing emotions portraid through the atmosphere of the various games you play.

The narration through this is really quite incredible. In fact, everything ties itself together very well into a cohesive story, even though you are in drastically different games throughout your playthrough.

Perhaps a little too well, even. But, I'm going to continue telling myself that it's a true story, regardless.

There is also a very good representation of timelines, as the games improve in quality over time. Overall, everything was just really well done, and very well polished.

I can't remember how much I paid for this game, perhaps I paid full price, perhaps it was through some bundle somewhere. Regardless, it was definately worth it.

A profound gaming experience that will redefine how you view gaming as a whole. The enriched story touches many different aspects of our lives, especially the creative types who pick up this game, and even if it doesn't resonate with you it will give you an insightful look into yourself and the game's creator. Unlike its predecessor, the stanley parable, there is only one way to play this game and that's the way it's meant to be played. I've played through it several times now, crying each one as the beauty and remarkable narrative talent of the game make it very hard not to. I have a hard time calling this a video game and putting it in the same category as the generic FPS or sandbox game because this game really is so much more than that. But shouldn't we be holding the standard of 'video game' to the complexity of this game and not to the well designed but utimately shallow GTA series? This game will hopefully answer that question for you.

This game made me fall in love with narration style games. I was captivated every single second I played it.

It's a game with great insight... Short, yet heavy with meaning... Definitely worth to check...

Thanks to this experience certainly worthy of the "Indie" tag, my view of lampposts has changed forever.

BE WARNED: Despite common traits existing, this abstract game is indeed quite unlike The Stanley Parable or A Whirlwind Heist. It's not really adventurous, but it is extremely personal and quite emotionally rich.

There are two things about this game that I highly praise:

-It casts light on some of the struggles of game developers and game development philosophy, although the messages can be generalized to all artists. I found certain parts quite relatable with my struggles in literary writing. The themes include self-expression through art, dealing with creative stagnation, the push for innovation, reclusiveness, and social anxiety, among other things.

-The game has excellent storytelling without relying on the traditional methods, making it original. For example, indirect characterization (along with its consequences) plays an immense role here.

This game gives you a lot to think about, especially when it ends. It is not only open to interpretation seems to demand it too. I suspect that some of the abstract stuff is forced, or intended for a specific audience, or perhaps it simply takes time to sink in.

I just finished the game but feel like I might play it again to pick up new things. I'd recommend this game if you can relate to the themes I listed earlier, or like unusual experiences in general.

a friend gifted me this game, and i knew nothing about it

after finishing it, i can safely say that i was fully immersed into the story, and thought it was real until the credits came.
all in all, definately worth a play.

The debate is over; video games can be art.

Source: The Beginner's Guide.