The Beginner's Guide
Game » consists of 2 releases. Released Oct 01, 2015
A narrative-focused video game from the creator of The Stanley Parable.
Short summary describing this game.
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5 (1) 4 (2) 3 (1) 2 (1) 1 (0) 3.6 starsAverage score of 5 user reviews
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The Beginner’s Guide 0
How do you recommend a game without revealing almost a thing about it?Reviewers often struggle with how to write about a game as spoiler-free as possible. With most games, you can describe gameplay, graphics, music, and other aspects of the content in vague, generalized fashion. I am kind of at a loss to how to that with The Beginner's Guide.Professional reviewers have an established level of trust and a track record that allows the gamer to at least gauge whether a recommendation on a game prob...
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Notice, I did not use the word Pretentious 0
As a big fan of Wreden's previous game, The Stanley Parable, I scooped this game up without a second thought. I was not expecting a follow up or even another funny game. I was just glad to check out what was next for Wrenden. What I found was a patchwork of pretty dull game snippets and a dour tale that was not well told and not very compelling. The setup for the story is interesting enough; one game developers near obsession with another developers..... well... development was certainly unique....
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Video Review - The Beginner's Guide 0
The Beginner's Guide comes from Davey Wreden, the writer behind The Stanley Parable. While there are certainly similarities in perspective, genre, and overall quality, the tone is completely different. Instead of the humor and irreverence of the previous title, The Beginner's Guide is a much more intimate, personal story about Wreden and fellow developer, Coda. Coda's many experimental games and the relationship between the two creators serve as the foundation for the game's story and themes. F...
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The Beginner’s Guide 0
Spoilers are a strange thing, a lot of people, especially when it comes to games and films and myself included, are heavily invested in knowing very little about things we are deeply interested in.I am always surprised to see “spoiler sensitive” people in comments sections or message boards. It would seem obvious to me to avoid those avenues if you were afraid of spoilers. But we are invested in a product, we are consumers of games and so we are seeking out information about those ga...
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A surprising if not uncomfortable turn of events. 0
[To be clear; I do not believe that The Beginner's Guide is a game in the typical definition as an interactive piece of media, and instead I view it as a story vessel. As such, I'm reviewing it based on how well it communicates itself in this form and not from a gameplay standard.]Without getting into the argument of 'are video games art', I am not the target audience for games that are focused on delivering a moral or a lesson instead of a gameplay-based experience. My own cynicism makes me ra...
1 out of 1 found this review helpful.
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