The Stanley Parable Demo (No commentary)

The demo explains both nothing and everything about the full game.

Narrator: "Did you that 94% of the players that have pushed that exact same button are sexual predators? Player: violently nods

When I played the demo myself I was not expecting as amazing an experience as I got, especially the beautiful monologue at the ending. The gameplay portion of the demo is thoughtful, contradictory, and confusing, and the monologue is a bit of that too. But mostly, it's a Narrator who realizes that he'd rather have a friend than a story, who realizes that he and the player are trapped in roles they can't deviate from, in a loop they can't escape. The way Kevan Brighting's voice cracks and says "we were free" always makes me emotional. The Narrator might have his flaws, but he's very lonely deep down, and I think he deserves a hug.

the ending always makes me tear up. setting a scene we never get to see, and ultimately the elevator leads out of door 427 and back into the office. such a beautiful demo and a beautiful game.

The Narrator talking about things we hadn't experienced in the demo gave me chills. It's like these memories you wish you had, or memories you did experience and you desperately want back or wish you could remember and recognize, but you just can't remember no matter how hard you try. It's honestly really gut-wrenching.

20:09 this very last bit of dialogue twists my heart - his voice becomes so, so very soft. we rarely get to hear him sound this small

I love how this is its own unique thing seperated from the main game lol

Ahhhh... the 8 button. Glad they brought it back in the 8th instalment of The Stanley Parable. Also know as The Stanley Parable 8: Now With Added Water.

i love how at 7:15 they just zoom in on the word obama

From all that i gathered of monologue from the narrator, plus of course, the Stanley Figurines ending, i can safely say that the Narrator is someone who has many problems with letting the past or someone go, he's just too lonely.

This really parallels the Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe "New New Content" The end of this demo parallels the Stanley Figurines ending

My goodness! I’ve never met someone who can consume uranium in a single sitting as you can! Just look at you go! (nods aggressively)

9:47 For you people that liked that dancing part

did i just watch almost 4 hours of an ultra deluxe walkthrough without any rest? yes. to immediately watch another 21 minutes of the demo? YES.

Thinking about how in the original mod and in several trailers for the 2013 game The Narrator was this cold and menacing character and then you get to the demo, 2013 game, and Ultra Deluxe and he’s just a smug goofball

It’s amazing how much the ultra deluxe edition mirrors the old school demo

12:28 it cracks me up so much how you look back for one last press of the 8 button before running off

Probably the most perfect demo ever created.

18:42 his little giggle oh my god…

how can such an unhinged, chaotic game also give me the strongest and strangest existential vertigo of my life? what an experience.