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diego - 24 December 2014 12:09 PM

Propaganda!

I don’t deny it.  Maniac Mansion deserves it. 

Detective Mosely - 24 December 2014 12:08 PM

Last day of voting!  Get your votes in for one of the best and most influential adventure games of all time, Maniac Mansion!

Only 6 points short of the cutoff!

(Stanley Parable is funny and all, but it really is all story with absolutely zero gameplay.  Would be kind of a shame for a true classic like Maniac Mansion to lose out to it.)

I still can’t believe that MM won’t make it
But it seems reality is changing quite fast.

7 Points) Maniac Mansion
5 Points) Gabriel Knight
3 Points) Beneath a Steel Sky

7 - Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
5 - Beneath a Steel Sky
3 - The Stanley Parable
2 - Professor Layton
1 - Maniac Mansion

7 - Gabriel Knight 1
5 - Beneath a Steel Sky
3 - Maniac Mansion

Detective Mosely - 24 December 2014 12:08 PM

Stanley Parable is funny and all, but it really is all story with absolutely zero gameplay.

I see what you’re saying, and it’s true that The Stanley Parable doesn’t have much in the way of game mechanics in the traditional sense, but I wouldn’t say “zero gameplay.” To me, decision-making is the essence of gameplay and The Stanley Parable is full of decisions, moreso than other so-called “walking simulators” or interactive stories. Spoilers: Do you do as you’re told or do you rebel? How do you rebel? Ultimately, you’re a rat trying to escape a maze, rather than a cow being herded down a path, if that analogy make sense.

However, I’ve only played the original mod back in 2011, and the demo in 2013 (which I understand is a separate experience from the full game). I’ve not gotten around to the full game yet, so I could be wrong if the full game is different.

7: Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers
5: Beneath a Steel Sky
3: Dark Fall
2: The Space Bar
1: Professor Layton and the Curious Village

Caliburn - 24 December 2014 04:45 PM

I see what you’re saying, and it’s true that The Stanley Parable doesn’t have much in the way of game mechanics in the traditional sense, but I wouldn’t say “zero gameplay.” To me, decision-making is the essence of gameplay and The Stanley Parable is full of decisions, moreso than other so-called “walking simulators” or interactive stories. Spoilers: Do you do as you’re told or do you rebel? How do you rebel? Ultimately, you’re a rat trying to escape a maze, rather than a cow being herded down a path, if that analogy make sense.

However, I’ve only played the original mod back in 2011, and the demo in 2013 (which I understand is a separate experience from the full game). I’ve not gotten around to the full game yet, so I could be wrong if the full game is different.

I actually gave a point to The Stanley Parable, while I didn’t to quite a few other traditional adventures that I just didn’t enjoy that much.  Even some that are considered to be classics. So I wasn’t trying to bash it or anything.

My feelings on the matter are more about the immense respect I have for Maniac Mansion, and it’s very positive influence on the development of adventure games (while also still being a great game, with great puzzles, interactivity, and humor).  It’d be a top 5 adventure game of all time for me.  So it would be kind of a shame for it to lose out to something like The Stanley Parable, where it really is more like a Choose Your Own Adventure book than any game I’ve ever played, and calling it an adventure game is kind of a stretch.

You don’t even have dialogue choices or the ability to look at things.  From a gameplay perspective it’s just choice after choice, and that’s it.

So yeah, I have respect for The Stanley Parable.  It’s a very clever little game from a writing perspective.  And no matter who advances I’ll still enjoy the hell out of this competition.  But I’m still rooting for Maniac Mansion all the way. 

The final results for group C are:

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1. Gabriel Knight: Sins of the Fathers         223   (C1)
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2. Beneath a Steel Sky                               153   (C2)
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3. Maniac Mansion                                       76   (C3)
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4. Dark Fall                                                   74   (C4)
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5. The Stanley Parable                                         74
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6. The Space Bar                                                   42
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7. Zork                                                                   40
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8. Professor Layton and the Curious Village         29
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