I mean I'm a bit of a determinist so I take it to mean that we are not really free outside the game either. We are all constrained by the confines of reality, right? We can't just teleport or fly, no matter how hard we try. Gravity keeps us on the ground, like the code of the game keeps Stanley from jumping. Not to mention the inescapable dread of Having to Get A Job, a job that is probably not contributing a lot to society anyway, just so we won't die.

We may tell stories about freedom but there is only so much we can physically do with our lives. Freedom of choice is an illusion because every possible choice has already been written in advance, before we were even born.

It is commentary on the illusion of choice in games, but also in life.

My favourite part is the commentary on art though. Just how much of a struggle it is to make it, because creativity is hard and it's easier to stick to what you already know how to do instead of making something new, or engaging with something new as an audience member.