The Beginner's Guide (2015)
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game created by Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It has no traditional mechanics or goals and lasts approximately an hour and a half. Through this game, players experience the story of someone struggling to come to terms with something that they don't understand. This exploration of understanding provides insight into how we process our own emotions when faced with difficult situations in life.
Platforms: Linux,PC (Microsoft Windows),Mac
Release date: 2015-10-01
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The Beginner’s Guide is a video game created by Davey Wreden, the developer of The Stanley Parable (2013). This unique and thought-provoking experience puts the player in control of an interactive narrative about two friends: Coda, an unknown indie games creator, and Davey himself. Through guided conversations with Davey as your narrator, you work to understand why Coda creates such bizarre and melancholic works.
The story begins with a suggestion from Davey that he has found something interesting in his friend's files - something he wants you to explore. As you play through each game created by Coda, it becomes clear that there are underlying meanings within them; themes of isolation or inner struggles which may have been inspired by their life experiences. During each playthrough, Davey provides commentary on the games while also offering interpretations and theories behind why they were made.
The Beginner’s Guide can be seen as a metafictional account due to its exploration into the nature of videogames themselves; exploring how we interpret stories told through this medium as well as our own reactions when faced with challenging concepts within them. It encourages us to think critically about what we see onscreen and consider how developers create these virtual worlds for us to inhabit – both consciously and subconsciously.
Overall The Beginner’s Guide offers an intriguing insight into not just its subject matter but also gaming itself; providing players with an opportunity to examine relationships between creators and their creations as well as appreciating artistry within videogames more than ever before.
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