
The Beginner's Guide is a narrative video game from Davey Wreden, the creator of The Stanley Parable. It lasts about an hour and a half and has no traditional mechanics, no goals or objectives. Instead, it tells the story of a person struggling to deal with something they do not understand.
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Languages: English*, French, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian*languages with full audio support
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simply beautiful
A must play for passionate fans, and creatives of all kinds. At times strangely comforting, occasionally frightening, very unique - one to play without reading too much about it beforehand. Looking forward to playing Wanderstop. I promise not to end this review with a lamppost.
you might cry
The only people that walk this path... ... are those who have their face so close to the road they cant even see where they're going!
A frank and raw exploration into the strangely profound. I had to sit with the ending for a good long while, I dont think I entirely understood it. it was very beautiful. 10/10
O kadar hazırlıksız yakalandım ki...
This might be one of the only reviews that ill ever write but I love this game more than anything, ive played through it a couple of times, laughed and cried just like everyone else, but theres something raw and emotional here that I dont think ill ever forget and I always find myself coming back too like an old friend. Thank you Davey Wreden I really needed this one
Нормас, прикольно
Пожалуй в это стоит поиграть каждому кто интересуется разработкой видеоигр и творческим процессом
This game has an amazing story, its genuinely moving. I am only upset I cannot play one of the chapters infinitely, and isolated. I wish there was a version of this where some of the levels were given unadulterated. Just pure Coda. Otherwise it was a peak game. 10/10 I got it from a friend, but worth the money if youre gonna buy it. Highly reccomend. Genuinely Peak!
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