Uncover a Twisting Tale in this Brilliant, Deceptively Deep
Half-Life 2 Mod  Branching storylines have become quite the
thing in games lately, but most games don't take the idea much
farther than "choose option A to get ending A, choose option B
to get ending B."  That's not the case with The Stanley Parable,
a smart, twisty new Half-Life 2 mod by Davey Wreden. The first
time I played it, I finished it in a few minutes and thought,
"Well, that was neat."  Then I played it again, just to see what
would happen if I did things differently. And that was when I
figured out what The Stanley Parable is actually all about.
There's a lot more to say about this mod and the many fun ways
it experiments with video game storytelling, but I'll save that
for later. For now, you should really just download it (link is
below) and see for yourself.  Just remember: when you finish,
you're not finished.  The Stanley Parable [ModDB]  [High-five to
razzbarry for the tip]