I'm doney with the funny
In all seriousness, if you're unfamiliar with The Stanley Parable, I can safely recommend this version. Absolutely worth playing. It's in tact here. (Also, if you are a new player, make sure you go to the original Stanley Parable's store page and download the demo. It's its own thing.)
For those who have already played before, and wondering if it's worth it to pick up this version... I mean, I absolutely would, it's just hard to say at what price. It really depends on how much you get out of the Stanley Parable. Jump on it at whatever time/sale/price seems right for you. That's all I can say.
If you want something a little more specific on the nature of this version...
[spoiler] Well, it's now a personal favorite New Game+ of mine. It feels incredible that they managed that for a game like this. Hats off. [/spoiler]
That being said, I wouldn't say it's without its issues? I definitely ran into some oddball bugs and oddities when going through this. I don't know if any of this is the fault of playing on Linux (Mint, if relevant), or if these are more general issues. Nonetheless:
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[*]I don't feel as if the game is particularly well optimized. My GPU would often be under high loads, frequently hitting 100%. I know I don't have the fanciest GPU on the market, but a 9060 XT is still pretty dang powerful as far as this game is concerned. It's not like it's graphically intensive, even on 'High', as the visuals are more or less the same fidelity they were back in 2013. It's not hard to spot the crust anywhere you look. There are different levels of graphical options though, so you probably aren't out of luck if you're on a potato.
[*]There was a [b][i]LOT[/i][/b] of z-fighting in some areas... typically with some of the newer things. A particularly nasty culprit was when there was a bunch of articles, pictures, and the like lining some walls.
[*]In some areas, doing things like taking a screenshot would corrupt the visuals. The game world would not be rendered, leaving you with black screen and slight nodraw-esque effect. The only things that were visible were the pause menu, and subtitles. The bright side is that fiddling with certain graphical options would tend to restore your view, so a restart isn't needed. Still, a pretty odd issue.
[*]There was a point where scripting broke on me, and a door wouldn't properly open for me during a triple door segment.
[*]There's a point deep on one of the paths where, a woosh sound plays when you take a huge fall. This sound ended up looping for me the first time, as I wandered throughout the following area. Though uh, in a way, it actually added to the unsettling ambiance.
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