If you replay this ending, some words of the narrator's dialogue change: ''But you really believe there's an answer! How many times will you replay this bit, looking desperately for a solution? Ten? A hundred? A thousand? I look forward to finding out, and to watching the bomb go off each time you fail. Just you and me and the retching explosion of fire and metal over and over and over for all eternity. And Stanley died again. And Stanley died again. And Stanley died again.''
this sequence and the dialogue remind me of those missions in video games where you’re designed to fail. there’s no hacking it, no secret failsafe. the game is just made that way; you have to lose this bit for the story to progress. i love that the narrator is getting a kick out of it lol
This ending still gives me chills. The Narrator is genuinely evil in this ending. He's sadistic, just playing with you, laughing at your effort. He puts in a timer, adds extra time, and even all kinds of buttons and doors to give you the ILLUSION that you can do something to save yourself, to stop the inevitable... but you can't. It's all just a big joke. A way for the Narrator to laugh at you. "This isn't a challenge. It's a tragedy."
That moment when the Narrator added extra time to the clock was pretty cruel, but it was also kinda cool. He’s just playing with you, delaying the inevitable, wanting to see you struggle longer. But it’s also great because we get to hear more of the brilliance of his voice acting. Seriously, the Narrator is the best part of the whole game.
"only 30 seconds left? but I was having so much fun watching you struggle like a rat in a cage. ehh, what the heck, I'll add some extra time. these seconds are precious to watch you fail over and over again."
What's interesting to note is that the Narrator *didn't* add time. At about a minute of time left (the second time), the ground starts shaking. The explosions have gone off. The Narrator meticulously prepared everything, so that, when the timer runs out just as he is done talking... that's not when the bomb goes off. *_It's when the explosion reaches Stanley._*
You're only still playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for _every moment_ that you're powerless- to see you *made **_humble._* Goddamn, that's good writing.
7:04 listen carefully. the first explosions have already happened. that timer isnt when the bombs go off, that timer is how long you have before the explosions reach your area.
Further sells that you can't stop it, even if you could deactivate it it wouldn't matter since the bomb already went off its just a matter of time until they reach you.
I have always wonder what that was, I thought maybe it was the warhead preparing to explode, or these are advanced warheads that undergo some process that shakes the whole facility
6:30 That laugh is so good. I love it. It's like a mix of melancholy and malice. The type of laugh someone that's been back-stabbed or double crossed would make when they gain the upper hand.
If you push the buttons in order from 1-5, the door DOES open with a green light, but when you approach it it closes before you can enter. There is no escape. It is the end. You've spent your whole life looking for a way out, a different path to take. You were looking for an escape that never existed. It's over. Goodbye Stanley.
i love how he talks about how you'll retry it to see if you did something wrong, because its absolutely true. i tried that ending multiple times looking for a secret code or something, but no...
fun fact, nothing does anything in that ending. so really the only secret is that he tells you how much fun he is having, watching you struggle and repeat this ending for an answer
@@justarandomperson5903 trust me, everything does nothing. and even if you tried, the number buttons have no affect and even a few of the colors on the screen have similar yet different colors from the buttons. so there is no point panicking
@@turbocharged9589 You can get the right combination of a aisle of buttons but the narrator will just disable it if you get the right combination (so it's no use on trying to get the correct answer or sending power)
Honestly the Narrator isn't exactly evil in my opinion, this is his story and we're just in it. You can't tell me that you've never written a story and went on a powertrip.
As a writer, I, well, respect my characters quite a bit. I started with a tragedy, they lived their way to a beautiful ending where she grew and flourished and became someone beautifully kind and brave instead of the bitter, tragic hero I originally planned. And... I love that, so much. I adore her.
Usually, villains in Visio games try and kill their victims fast but this guy ( the narrirator) likes to watch their victims suffer until their inevitable doom “ it’s not a challenge, it’s a tradagy”
@@lgbtqiarights What he meant was that everything blacked out the moment that explosion hit Stanley, as he instantly got killed by it. You don't even hear the aftermath of it all.
but Here’s a spoiler for you,, that clock isn’t a catalys to keep the action going along. It’s just Seconds ticking to your death. your only playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for every moment that your powerless. to see you made humble.This is not a Challenge, it’s a *tradgy*
I know right?? I have the song saved on spotify, doesnt quite sound the same without the distant rumbling of the already set-off bombs at the dramatic parts or the Narrator’s voice over it, but it IS undeniably badass
I think it would have been funnier if the open door would have led to a hallway leading back into the countdown room from the very same door. Would have said something about the futility of your decisions.
I just love that line so much. Of all the great lines in Stanley parable, that's the one that keeps running through my head.. "This is not a challenge, it's a tragedy." Such a freaking good game.
Some things are just like that. Everything that is challenging is worth attempting, but a challenge is only something you can win from. But it is no longer considered a challenge where the power dynamic in situations is too unbalanced, and you realize that you can never win. It is futility.
I just love the “you are defenseless and you’re about to die” endings while the villain berates me until my demise. I’m getting tired of the “hero saves the day!” trope.
I love this ending. It's actually the narrator just laughing at you. I mean like ok quick break tho the music is good af theres a bunch of useless buttons, he adds extra time to make you think there is an escape yet you cant do anything except wait for impending doom. It's really instead of giving stanley control it gives the narrator control. I can never stop rewatching any youtuber play this game.
3:07 "Wait, hold up a moment, Stanley. While that timer's ticking down, I want to ask you something important; are you really standing around doing nothing? I mean, you haven't pushed a single button since the detonation began, and it's baffled me. It's making it seem like I set all this up for absolutely nothing. But it's not going to change anything just by sitting there. Your demise will still come crashing down on you, and who knows? Maybe you already tried stopping the countdown and decided to finally stop. Not like it matters to me, in the end. Whatever you do, whether you're actually moving or not, this is a game you'll never win!"
damn, this scene gave me the shivers. It really reminded me of the destruction in Portal, but this time.. there was nothing to struggle for.. and I tried it several times before I realized it.. that was when another shiver went down my spine
So I have a crazy idea. The narrator says "will you cling onto your life, or will you die peacefully. Another choice." What if standing around, doing nothing, causes the narrator to say something different. He also says that he likes to see you struggle, so maybe he'll be confused if you don't. Idk, it's just a theory
“This is not a challenge. It’s a tragedy.” I don’t know HOW many people worked on this game, but the genius who wrote the script along with Kevan Brighting deserve some serious awards. Chills.
The fact he talks about other endings and ones we haven't heard of means that potentially every ending is him just messing with us. Even the endings that give us sympathy for the narrator
To quote the Narrator: "That timer isn't a catalyst to keep the action going, it's just seconds ticking away to your death." You cannot stop it. The Narrator knows this, he just wants to see you desperately try to stop the bomb despite there being no way.
Before I found out nothing can stop it, I thought the off button would. When I was watching playthroughs of this game I was so frustrated because no one tried it.
I invented a character based off of this facet of the Narrator's character alone. Her name's Dahlia. I haven't written her story yet, but I draw her sometimes. She gets creepier looking once she shows her true colors.
The funny thing is, there actually *is* a video game character named Dahlia who is an evil mastermind and who gets creepier and creepier looking once you get closer to solving her schemes (those blank white eyes are a nightmare fuel). Dahlia Hawthorne from "Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulation". Behind her saccharine façade she's so unhinged and unapologetically evil, even Devil wouldn't fuck her.
when he adds time to the clock. just another bit to add to the illusion. that extra minute makes you think you're missing something and you still have a chance. the room even screams "final boss arena" with a center piece shortcut to get to other buttons more easily
I still remember this ending from the original iteration of the game when it was just a mod using Half Life 2 assets, and what a mindfuck it was when the narrator correctly predicted that as soon as the countdown started I'd try interacting with everything in the room.
oh? you want to watch me suffer as a result of my own hubris? thats crazy. anyway have you ever heard of a skip button it’s this cool new thing I think we should try out
The narrator is definitely cruel and evil but isn’t Stanley also a bit immoral. Think about it, Stanley chose to try and gain control and assuming Stanley’s memory doesn’t remember the other endings. Stanley is definitely upset that he was enslaved essential but he was perfectly fine with doing it to his fellow worker and if this was in real life (and yes I know it’s just a game and not really questioning anybody morales) it would be a story about a man who betrayed his own coworkers just so he could be the one in charge.
Right, i feel like everybody just paints the narrator as this evil sadistic guy who loves watching stanley suffer but he only did that as a consequence of stanley choosing to take over the mind control program thus the narrator was justified here in k1lling stanley. Because if the Narrator didn't do anything stanley would've taken over control of his co-workers and possibly the whole world Or in the words of the Narrator himself: "You wanted to control this world, that's fine but i'm going to destroy it first, so you can't."
The credits ending is my favorite, for the sheer perfection of the execution! It breaks the boundaries of the parable’s uniformity, meaning you never see the second narrator coming and it’s such a powerful statement because of that. Though there’s one thing I’ve learned: time does not decide for you; time just helps you decide how you spend it. I decided to spend every single ending getting crushed, and pausing a moment in the black nothingness, where there was nothing but time left.
Honestly with the two endings where he actually got what he wanted like the regular ending and the sending ending (before Stanley killed himself) in both occasions he wanted peace and happiness so I think he isn’t
@@Refrigerator427 There's still no other reason for Stanley's co-workers missing. Unless him deleting them carries over from this ending into the other.
On the one hand, it would be awesome if the Ultra Deluxe edition implements a way to solve this "puzzle", but it would also defeat the purpkse and message of this ending. That you can't beat the Stanley Parable. That your only real choice is not to play the game.
The narrator is kinda like AM from ihnmaims. He's cruel, sadistic and godlike sometimes but is ultimately at the mercy of the player who controls stanley.
Somebody checked the voice file and there wasn't any narrations continue with the countdown ending. All the symbols and signs are just a tease. Hope somebody come up with the mind control ending.
Kevan Brighting didn't need to deliver this badass of a monologue for a game that's meant to be amusing, but he certainly did, and I respect it. Especially with the killer music, this ending is probably the best in my opinion.
the stanley parable countdown Oh Stanley, you didn't just activate the controls, did you? After they kept you enslaved all these years, you go and you try to take control of the machine for yourself, is that want you wanted? Control? Oh...Stanley. *sigh* I applaud your effort, I really do, but you need to understand; there's only so much that machine can do. You were supposed to let it go, turn the controls off, and leave. If you want to throw my story off track, you're gonna have to do much better than that. I'm afraid you don't have nearly the power you think you do; for example, and I believe you'll find this pertinent: Stanley suddenly realized that he had just initiated the network's emergency detonation system. In the event that this machine is activated without proper DNA identification, nuclear detonators are set to explode, eliminating the entire complex. How long until detonation, then? Hmm...let's say, um...two minutes. Ah, now this is making things a little more fun, isn't it, Stanley? It's your time to shine! You are the star! It's your story now; shape it to your heart's desires. Ooh, this is much better than what I had in mind! What a shame we have so little time left to enjoy it. Mere moments until the bomb goes off, but what precious moments each one of them is! More time to talk about you, about me, where we're going, what this all means...I barely know where to start! What's that? You'd like to know where your co-workers are? A moment of solace before you're obliterated? Alright. I'm in a good mood. You're going to die anyway. I'll tell you exactly what happened to them: I erased them. I turned off the machine; I set you free. Of course, that was merely in this instance of the story. Sometimes when I tell it, I simply let you sit there in your office forever, pushing buttons endlessly and then dying alone. Other times, I let the office sink into the ground, swallowing everyone inside; or I let it burn to a crisp. I have to say this, though, this version of events has been rather amusing. Watching you try to make sense of everything and take back the control wrested away from you...it's quite rich. I almost hate to see it go! But I'm sure whatever I come up with on the next go around will be even better. My goodness! Only 34 seconds left...but I'm enjoying this so much! You know what? To hell with it. I'm going to put some extra time on the clock; why not! These are precious additional seconds, Stanley. Time doesn't grow on trees! Oh, dear me, what's the matter, Stanley? Is is that you have no idea where you are going or what you're supposed to be doing right now? Or did you just assume when you saw that timer that something in this room is capable of turning it off? I mean, look at you, running from button to button, screen to screen, clicking on every little thing in this room! These numbered buttons! No! These coloured ones! Or maybe this big, red button! Or this door! Everything! Anything! Something here will save me! Why would you think that, Stanley? That this video game can be beaten, won, solved? Do you have any idea what your purpose in this place is? Hahaha, heh, Stanley...you're in for quite a disappointment. But here's a spoiler for you: that timer isn't a catalyst to keep the action moving along. It's just seconds ticking away to your death. You're only still playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for every moment that you're powerless, to see you made humble. This is not a challenge. It's a tragedy. You wanted to control this world; that's fine. But I'm going to destroy it first, so you can't. Take a look at the clock, Stanley. That's 30 seconds you have left to struggle. Thirty seconds until a big boom, and then nothing. No ending here, just you being blown to pieces. Will you cling desperately to your frail life, or will you let it go peacefully? Another choice! Make it count. Or don't. It's all the same to me. All a part of the joke. And believe me, I will be laughing at every second of your inevitable life, from the moment we fade in until the moment I say: Happily Ever Af-
5:07 I dont see anyone talking about the way he says "or i let it burn to a crisp." there's just so much disdain in his voice that it's my favorite part of the whole sequence.
I would pay good money to Kevan Brighting to have him make a lecture like this for Donald Trump...He used to be powerful and controlling, but is degenerating into a powerless madman, screaming on his social media, pushing every legal "button" in a vain attempt to stop the mounting evidence of his crimes, as the clock ticks ever closer to the end of his political career.
You dont use it, for exemple, theres a red button near the door where you turn the machine 'on'. When it says '0001' you press 1 and go for the red button, then 0521 -> you press 5 2 1 then go for the red button, once you do this the monitor will ask you to set up the backup power generator. Now we just need to figure out how to do that
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If you replay this ending, some words of the narrator's dialogue change:
''But you really believe there's an answer! How many times will you replay this bit, looking desperately for a solution?
Ten? A hundred? A thousand? I look forward to finding out, and to watching the bomb go off each time you fail. Just you and me and the retching explosion of fire and metal over and over and over for all eternity.
And Stanley died again.
And Stanley died again.
And Stanley died again.''
Cool I didn’t know that
this sequence and the dialogue remind me of those missions in video games where you’re designed to fail. there’s no hacking it, no secret failsafe. the game is just made that way; you have to lose this bit for the story to progress.
i love that the narrator is getting a kick out of it lol
This is my personal favorite ending. It’s not the most meta or complex but seeing the narrator being so unhinged is a sight to behold.
Same
Agreed... this and the freedom ending were the true canon paths to me a special mention for me would be the not stanley ending
Same, and this is what I'm going to learn to voice
that makes it one of tghe most meta just fyi
Ikr? It's great
This ending still gives me chills. The Narrator is genuinely evil in this ending. He's sadistic, just playing with you, laughing at your effort. He puts in a timer, adds extra time, and even all kinds of buttons and doors to give you the ILLUSION that you can do something to save yourself, to stop the inevitable... but you can't.
It's all just a big joke. A way for the Narrator to laugh at you.
"This isn't a challenge. It's a tragedy."
Well I mean in this ending you tried to control HIS world, so he punished you.
According to this, Stanley tries to take Control which is evil. The Narrator shows Stanley that he is in Control because he wrote the story.
well, to be fair, the narrator is evil, i mean, DID YOU HEAR THE THINGS HE CAME UP WITH TO HAPPEN TO US?!
I thought my life was a tragedy, it's a comedy....
In fact, he even kills Stanley’s coworkers to have him play the star in his story.
That moment when the Narrator added extra time to the clock was pretty cruel, but it was also kinda cool. He’s just playing with you, delaying the inevitable, wanting to see you struggle longer. But it’s also great because we get to hear more of the brilliance of his voice acting. Seriously, the Narrator is the best part of the whole game.
"only 30 seconds left? but I was having so much fun watching you struggle like a rat in a cage. ehh, what the heck, I'll add some extra time. these seconds are precious to watch you fail over and over again."
Yes
What's interesting to note is that the Narrator *didn't* add time. At about a minute of time left (the second time), the ground starts shaking. The explosions have gone off. The Narrator meticulously prepared everything, so that, when the timer runs out just as he is done talking... that's not when the bomb goes off.
*_It's when the explosion reaches Stanley._*
@@ezekielbaskerville2710 HOLY FRICKING FRICK
Yeah but if Stanley did what the narrator said he’d get the freedom ending instead
You're only still playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for _every moment_ that you're powerless- to see you *made **_humble._*
Goddamn, that's good writing.
"Here's the door, just go."
This game never ceases to amaze me.
Regan Anderson I
i wonder what caused it :D
i NEVER saw this in my playtroughts
@@bertranwalker6524 If you do it enough times the narrator gets impatient
@@bertranwalker6524 The longer you wait the more pissed off he gets on the next round
@@bertranwalker6524 It's necessary to get the speed run achievement on the new Ultra Deluxe release.
7:04
listen carefully. the first explosions have already happened. that timer isnt when the bombs go off, that timer is how long you have before the explosions reach your area.
Oh wow I’ve never noticed that. Good catch
Further sells that you can't stop it, even if you could deactivate it it wouldn't matter since the bomb already went off its just a matter of time until they reach you.
Holy crap
I have always wonder what that was, I thought maybe it was the warhead preparing to explode, or these are advanced warheads that undergo some process that shakes the whole facility
So cool
6:30 That laugh is so good. I love it. It's like a mix of melancholy and malice. The type of laugh someone that's been back-stabbed or double crossed would make when they gain the upper hand.
kevan brighting is such a good va man ToT
It is my favorite part in this ending. I was really impressed with his voice acting 😆
his laugh is so good it reminds me of AM from the ihnmaims radiodrama
If you push the buttons in order from 1-5, the door DOES open with a green light, but when you approach it it closes before you can enter. There is no escape. It is the end. You've spent your whole life looking for a way out, a different path to take. You were looking for an escape that never existed. It's over. Goodbye Stanley.
@@anomalouscheese4629do you like, still believe on that?
i love how he talks about how you'll retry it to see if you did something wrong, because its absolutely true. i tried that ending multiple times looking for a secret code or something, but no...
I tried to press 1,2,3,4,5
fun fact, nothing does anything in that ending.
so really the only secret is that he tells you how much fun he is having, watching you struggle and repeat this ending for an answer
Even though some of the screens say "button hint" on them?
@@justarandomperson5903 trust me, everything does nothing. and even if you tried, the number buttons have no affect and even a few of the colors on the screen have similar yet different colors from the buttons.
so there is no point panicking
@@turbocharged9589 You can get the right combination of a aisle of buttons but the narrator will just disable it if you get the right combination (so it's no use on trying to get the correct answer or sending power)
Honestly the Narrator isn't exactly evil in my opinion, this is his story and we're just in it. You can't tell me that you've never written a story and went on a powertrip.
It's less like a story than it is someone knocking over a chess board after their opponent cheated.
@@FratFernowell that’s because you are seeing it from the perspective of the chess pieces
"I let the office sink into the ground, or I let it burn to a crisp"
As a writer, I, well, respect my characters quite a bit. I started with a tragedy, they lived their way to a beautiful ending where she grew and flourished and became someone beautifully kind and brave instead of the bitter, tragic hero I originally planned. And... I love that, so much. I adore her.
haha true
God Kevan Brighting is amazing with his voice acting. He sounds so sinister in this ending, and genuinely sad in another ending.
Could not agree more. I don’t know how that man does it
"this isn't a challenge, it's a tragedy"
"you wanted to control this world, it's fine"
these lines gave me chills.
6:31 " hahahaha stanleyyy~ " I'm sorry but God DAMN...🛐
I feel you
*critical hit!*
THIS IS WHY I KEEP REPLAYING
idk why tf am I so obsessed with that part
So real
This is one of the most badass moment I ever watched in a video game.
Le Roi qui pue Seriously. Only one I think is rivaled to it is the ending of Outlast.
Usually, villains in Visio games try and kill their victims fast but this guy ( the narrirator) likes to watch their victims suffer until their inevitable doom “ it’s not a challenge, it’s a tradagy”
the way that the most replayed part of this video is the part where he giggles like a madman is telling LMAO-
do not perceive me 🙈
This is the most realist nuclear explosion I've ever seen.
Jérémy Auzou the bombing of hiroshima and nagaski was real broski
muscovy are you daft
@@lgbtqiarights What he meant was that everything blacked out the moment that explosion hit Stanley, as he instantly got killed by it. You don't even hear the aftermath of it all.
@@picoultimate7707 i dont care too much about this since it’s been 3-4 years, but thank you for the explanation
@@lgbtqiarights You're welcome. And my bad. ^^;
I love how the door to the broom closet gets boarded shut when the narrator gets sick and tired of you hanging round in it... :)
6:31
God, that laugh is awesome..... and so dark, but awesome.....
Stanley, you're in for quite a disappointment. (¬‿¬)
but Here’s a spoiler for you,, that clock isn’t a catalys to keep the action going along. It’s just Seconds ticking to your death. your only playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for every moment that your powerless. to see you made humble.This is not a Challenge, it’s a *tradgy*
You wanted to take control of this world that’s fine, but I’m going to destroy it first so you *cant*
Take a look at the clock standly
That’s thirty seconds you have left to struggle
Ok we get that the narrator is evil in this ending _but_ can we admire the music. That shits good.
Also the narrator is written really well.
I know right?? I have the song saved on spotify, doesnt quite sound the same without the distant rumbling of the already set-off bombs at the dramatic parts or the Narrator’s voice over it, but it IS undeniably badass
That evil chuckle is crisp af
My first ending. I thought narrator was going to be evil in every route, always expecting him to pull something.
I think it would have been funnier if the open door would have led to a hallway leading back into the countdown room from the very same door. Would have said something about the futility of your decisions.
CrowCrowCrow:note that down for the deluxe edition
When it comes to this ending, people are either simpin for The Narrator, or fearing The Narrator.
both ✌️
fr
i just enjoy this wayy too much since i enjoy sadistic villains (ik that narrator is not a villain but in this end he behaves like one)
6.53 My favorite phrase. It's not a challenge. It's a tragedy.
I just love that line so much. Of all the great lines in Stanley parable, that's the one that keeps running through my head.. "This is not a challenge, it's a tragedy." Such a freaking good game.
kkhohoho1 are you therw
Колесов Даниил had a tragedy hAppend to you
6:53
Some things are just like that. Everything that is challenging is worth attempting, but a challenge is only something you can win from. But it is no longer considered a challenge where the power dynamic in situations is too unbalanced, and you realize that you can never win. It is futility.
hear me out you guys
IM LISTENING !! 🗣
🤨
👂👂👂
I AM LISTENING AND LISTENING HARD
MY EARS ARE WIDE OPEN
I think this is my favourite ending
Definitely the best, the one that best communicates what I think the game is about.
MissNatTheWitch im personally a bigger fan if the brome closet ending
@@BamHurgr I find this concerning
I'm more partial to the telephone ending, but this isn't far behind.
the only ending that gave me chills tbh
I just love the “you are defenseless and you’re about to die” endings while the villain berates me until my demise. I’m getting tired of the “hero saves the day!” trope.
When he is supposed to sound threatening or smth but almost everyone is just simping
Fr fr
I love this ending.
It's actually the narrator just laughing at you.
I mean like
ok quick break tho the music is good af
theres a bunch of useless buttons, he adds extra time to make you think there is an escape
yet you cant do anything except wait for impending doom.
It's really instead of giving stanley control it gives the narrator control.
I can never stop rewatching any youtuber play this game.
"That timer isn't a catalyst to keep the action moving along. It's just seconds ticking away to your death."
fun fact the song that plays is exactly 4:27 long
Hear me out
no (yes)
This entire ending just gets so dark and sadistic. I love it.
3:07 I love how genuinely disappointed the Narrator sounds.
Like a disappointed parent
i want him
3:07
"Wait, hold up a moment, Stanley. While that timer's ticking down, I want to ask you something important; are you really standing around doing nothing? I mean, you haven't pushed a single button since the detonation began, and it's baffled me. It's making it seem like I set all this up for absolutely nothing. But it's not going to change anything just by sitting there. Your demise will still come crashing down on you, and who knows? Maybe you already tried stopping the countdown and decided to finally stop. Not like it matters to me, in the end. Whatever you do, whether you're actually moving or not, this is a game you'll never win!"
damn, this scene gave me the shivers. It really reminded me of the destruction in Portal, but this time.. there was nothing to struggle for.. and I tried it several times before I realized it.. that was when another shiver went down my spine
Well, at least no one will ever use the mind control device ever again.
Well, at least until the game resets.
So I have a crazy idea. The narrator says "will you cling onto your life, or will you die peacefully. Another choice." What if standing around, doing nothing, causes the narrator to say something different. He also says that he likes to see you struggle, so maybe he'll be confused if you don't. Idk, it's just a theory
he doesn't
Doing nothing could be construed as choosing to die peacefully.
I tried not doing anything the second the timer starts and he does not say anything different.
“This is not a challenge. It’s a tragedy.”
I don’t know HOW many people worked on this game, but the genius who wrote the script along with Kevan Brighting deserve some serious awards. Chills.
The fact he talks about other endings and ones we haven't heard of means that potentially every ending is him just messing with us. Even the endings that give us sympathy for the narrator
god the narrator is so attractive
“here’s the door, just go”
lmaooo
I refuse to believe, that you can't stop the countdown. There must be something.
To quote the Narrator:
"That timer isn't a catalyst to keep the action going, it's just seconds ticking away to your death."
You cannot stop it. The Narrator knows this, he just wants to see you desperately try to stop the bomb despite there being no way.
John Malkovich Well said, but you're right. I want to see him suffer. Trying to refuse the bomb.
They're not coded in game to do anything useful.
Random door opens in the room idk what it’s for
Before I found out nothing can stop it, I thought the off button would. When I was watching playthroughs of this game I was so frustrated because no one tried it.
“You wanted to control this world that’s fine, but I’m going to destroy it first so you can’t.”
when you're about to explode in two minutes but the music is a banger
I invented a character based off of this facet of the Narrator's character alone. Her name's Dahlia. I haven't written her story yet, but I draw her sometimes. She gets creepier looking once she shows her true colors.
The funny thing is, there actually *is* a video game character named Dahlia who is an evil mastermind and who gets creepier and creepier looking once you get closer to solving her schemes (those blank white eyes are a nightmare fuel). Dahlia Hawthorne from "Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulation". Behind her saccharine façade she's so unhinged and unapologetically evil, even Devil wouldn't fuck her.
HELP YALL GIVING GENUINE GOOD REVIEWS AND IM FALLING HEAD OVER HEELS FOR THE NARRATOR HELP
ME REAL ME RWELALSADAsAFSNBDDASN
Okay, super sexy man voice evil laugh
But can we talk about how cool the music is? Like, I could listen to it for hours 😂
when he adds time to the clock. just another bit to add to the illusion. that extra minute makes you think you're missing something and you still have a chance. the room even screams "final boss arena" with a center piece shortcut to get to other buttons more easily
This is not a challenge, it's a tragedy.
im sorry but why does the countdown music sound SUSPICIOUSLY like stripper music or am i losing my mind
the latter
*sigh* yeah
I still remember this ending from the original iteration of the game when it was just a mod using Half Life 2 assets, and what a mindfuck it was when the narrator correctly predicted that as soon as the countdown started I'd try interacting with everything in the room.
oh? you want to watch me suffer as a result of my own hubris? thats crazy. anyway have you ever heard of a skip button it’s this cool new thing I think we should try out
Favorite ending. Never been a huge fan of unhinged characters but MAN this reached some part of my soul
I pressed on thinking this meant I wanted to just go back to my boring job and accept the mind control.
The narrator is definitely cruel and evil but isn’t Stanley also a bit immoral. Think about it, Stanley chose to try and gain control and assuming Stanley’s memory doesn’t remember the other endings. Stanley is definitely upset that he was enslaved essential but he was perfectly fine with doing it to his fellow worker and if this was in real life (and yes I know it’s just a game and
not really questioning anybody morales) it would
be a story about a man who betrayed his own coworkers just so he could be the one in charge.
Right, i feel like everybody just paints the narrator as this evil sadistic guy who loves watching stanley suffer but he only did that as a consequence of stanley choosing to take over the mind control program thus the narrator was justified here in k1lling stanley.
Because if the Narrator didn't do anything stanley would've taken over control of his co-workers and possibly the whole world
Or in the words of the Narrator himself:
"You wanted to control this world, that's fine but i'm going to destroy it first, so you can't."
I'm not even kidden I was actually scared in this ending.
this ending is the reason i relish the suicide and credits endings
The credits ending is my favorite, for the sheer perfection of the execution! It breaks the boundaries of the parable’s uniformity, meaning you never see the second narrator coming and it’s such a powerful statement because of that.
Though there’s one thing I’ve learned: time does not decide for you; time just helps you decide how you spend it.
I decided to spend every single ending getting crushed, and pausing a moment in the black nothingness, where there was nothing but time left.
@@nessamillikan6247 the credits ending is where you unplug the phone. you're talking about the mueseum ending
"This is not a challenge. It's a tragedy." God, to think a line that amazing is in a video game.
This ending made me question if he's a Villan or not.
Honestly with the two endings where he actually got what he wanted like the regular ending and the sending ending (before Stanley killed himself) in both occasions he wanted peace and happiness so I think he isn’t
@@Refrigerator427 There's still no other reason for Stanley's co-workers missing. Unless him deleting them carries over from this ending into the other.
@@Place_Your_Order_Here true i forgot about that part that he either killed or just sent away hundreds of people
@Place_Your_Order_Here it's also possible they never existed in the first place, and the Narrator just gave Stanley the memories of having coworkers
The laugh, though-
This is my favourite ending purely because of the brilliant voice acting
nothing else has stuck with me like this ending. Fucking terrifying
Thumbs up for not fucking talking during the best ending in the game (or at all, for that matter).
On the one hand, it would be awesome if the Ultra Deluxe edition implements a way to solve this "puzzle", but it would also defeat the purpkse and message of this ending. That you can't beat the Stanley Parable. That your only real choice is not to play the game.
GODDDDDD i need the narrator so badly
The narrator is kinda like AM from ihnmaims. He's cruel, sadistic and godlike sometimes but is ultimately at the mercy of the player who controls stanley.
This video is a metaphor for life.
Somebody checked the voice file and there wasn't any narrations continue with the countdown ending. All the symbols and signs are just a tease. Hope somebody come up with the mind control ending.
I like when he tells what happened to his Co-Workers.
You can't stop it. You are powerless. Deal with it Stanley.
IM SORRY BUT HEAR ME OUT GUYS
Jokes on the narrator, I like it when he's angry 😏😏😏
I'm curious: what happens if, instead of aimlessly-pressing all of the buttons, you just stood there, watching the countdown?
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Not even some special comments from the narrator?
no hidden narration happens in this room
Kevan Brighting didn't need to deliver this badass of a monologue for a game that's meant to be amusing, but he certainly did, and I respect it. Especially with the killer music, this ending is probably the best in my opinion.
“The game was never meant to be funny, it was meant to speak to the human condition” - narrator
@@echothefreak9396 yeah, i mistyped that (i hope that's a real word xd)
Hey am i the only one who came from that one gay awakening tik tok
what the hell is that?
@@discotech6175 man i dont even remember
hey, if I was a man this surely would be my gay awakening
I LOVE HIM
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This reminds me of Wheatley's Betrayal. Honestly, I could imagine a crossover where it's this scene with Chell, Wheatley, and GLaDOS.
Seeing this ending made me feel less bad for watching the zending ending.
HELP ME i have this entire thing memorized
the stanley parable countdown
Oh Stanley, you didn't just activate the controls, did you?
After they kept you enslaved all these years, you go and you try to take control of the machine for yourself, is that want you wanted? Control?
Oh...Stanley. *sigh* I applaud your effort, I really do, but you need to understand; there's only so much that machine can do.
You were supposed to let it go, turn the controls off, and leave.
If you want to throw my story off track, you're gonna have to do much better than that. I'm afraid you don't have nearly the power you think you do; for example, and I believe you'll find this pertinent:
Stanley suddenly realized that he had just initiated the network's emergency detonation system. In the event that this machine is activated without proper DNA identification, nuclear detonators are set to explode, eliminating the entire complex.
How long until detonation, then? Hmm...let's say, um...two minutes.
Ah, now this is making things a little more fun, isn't it, Stanley? It's your time to shine! You are the star! It's your story now; shape it to your heart's desires.
Ooh, this is much better than what I had in mind! What a shame we have so little time left to enjoy it.
Mere moments until the bomb goes off, but what precious moments each one of them is! More time to talk about you, about me, where we're going, what this all means...I barely know where to start!
What's that? You'd like to know where your co-workers are? A moment of solace before you're obliterated?
Alright. I'm in a good mood. You're going to die anyway. I'll tell you exactly what happened to them: I erased them. I turned off the machine; I set you free.
Of course, that was merely in this instance of the story. Sometimes when I tell it, I simply let you sit there in your office forever, pushing buttons endlessly and then dying alone. Other times, I let the office sink into the ground, swallowing everyone inside; or I let it burn to a crisp.
I have to say this, though, this version of events has been rather amusing. Watching you try to make sense of everything and take back the control wrested away from you...it's quite rich. I almost hate to see it go!
But I'm sure whatever I come up with on the next go around will be even better.
My goodness! Only 34 seconds left...but I'm enjoying this so much! You know what? To hell with it. I'm going to put some extra time on the clock; why not!
These are precious additional seconds, Stanley. Time doesn't grow on trees!
Oh, dear me, what's the matter, Stanley? Is is that you have no idea where you are going or what you're supposed to be doing right now? Or did you just assume when you saw that timer that something in this room is capable of turning it off?
I mean, look at you, running from button to button, screen to screen, clicking on every little thing in this room! These numbered buttons! No! These coloured ones! Or maybe this big, red button! Or this door! Everything! Anything! Something here will save me!
Why would you think that, Stanley? That this video game can be beaten, won, solved? Do you have any idea what your purpose in this place is? Hahaha, heh, Stanley...you're in for quite a disappointment.
But here's a spoiler for you: that timer isn't a catalyst to keep the action moving along. It's just seconds ticking away to your death. You're only still playing instead of watching a cutscene because I want to watch you for every moment that you're powerless, to see you made humble.
This is not a challenge. It's a tragedy. You wanted to control this world; that's fine. But I'm going to destroy it first, so you can't.
Take a look at the clock, Stanley. That's 30 seconds you have left to struggle. Thirty seconds until a big boom, and then nothing. No ending here, just you being blown to pieces. Will you cling desperately to your frail life, or will you let it go peacefully?
Another choice! Make it count. Or don't. It's all the same to me. All a part of the joke. And believe me, I will be laughing at every second of your inevitable life, from the moment we fade in until the moment I say: Happily Ever Af-
5:07 I dont see anyone talking about the way he says "or i let it burn to a crisp." there's just so much disdain in his voice that it's my favorite part of the whole sequence.
The music is so friggin epic I love it!
Someone needs to try the serious room cheat when this happens! No ones tried to to see if it unlocks dialogue.
I would pay good money to Kevan Brighting to have him make a lecture like this for Donald Trump...He used to be powerful and controlling, but is degenerating into a powerless madman, screaming on his social media, pushing every legal "button" in a vain attempt to stop the mounting evidence of his crimes, as the clock ticks ever closer to the end of his political career.
What's through the door that opens are 4:09?
sadly nothing
The narrirator mocks you on how power less you are by doing that. I’m talking to Maggie
Goodbye employee 427
The ending dialogue starts at 3:08
men!!! zamn
3:35
i love that sentence.
I wonder if there is any special dialogue if you stay still at the controls, or will he still say you are running around pressing buttons
In the voice files, if you do the countdown ending enough, the narrator will taunt you for believing that there still must be a way to beat the ending
0:41 "heres the door, just go"
3:08 *Activates E-Coolant*
me, watching this ending: @ narrator.. kind of sexy of you to say
You dont use it, for exemple, theres a red button near the door where you turn the machine 'on'.
When it says '0001' you press 1 and go for the red button, then 0521 -> you press 5 2 1 then go for the red button, once you do this the monitor will ask you to set up the backup power generator.
Now we just need to figure out how to do that
The illusion of choice raises so many hopes.
This literally terrified me when my brother played it and let me watch and I was like 7