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The Stanley Parable as a parallel to Portal, and analyzing linear narratives

This past summer, Davey Wreden’s Half-Life 2 mod “The Stanley Parable” was released to a wave of critical acclaim. A one-man project that took two years to create, it explores the concepts of player choice and linear narrative in game design. It’s… Continue reading

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Portal is Metroid

My last posts were about how similar the beginning of Portal is to Lilith’s Brood.As I got to the end of Portal, I realized how similar it is to another important work of sci-fi: Nintendo’s 1986 Metroid.Metroid is notable for being the f… Continue reading

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One last note on Portal & Lilith’s Brood

After I posted my piece on the incredible similarities between Portal and Lilith’s Brood, another thing hit me:Neither Chell nor Lilith can exit their prison cell. They must wait for their captors to open doors or walls for them. Eventually, their… Continue reading

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Lilith’s Brood through the portal of Portal

Alive!Still alive.Alive… again.Are these the opening lines of Lilith’s Brood? Or are they lyrics from iconic Portal theme song “Still Alive”? As I opened the book, all I could think about was Valve’s sci-fi masterpiece. Little did I know th… Continue reading

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