Mind Control. Player Psychology. Meta-Narratives. Satire.

How do you define something that is constantly trying to change its identity? How do you categorize the un-categorizable? How do you begin to understand something that laughs at all your attempts to try and do so? Through the video game The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, I’d like to show off my attempt at doing so, as well as my slow descent into madness.

Credit Links:

Host (My Gaming Library) - Pranav

Videos Used For Reference:

The Existential Fear of The Stanley Parable - Munt Chunk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZNH7mJZuQU&t=2008s

The New Stanley Parable Game is Completely Unhinged - Leadhead

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJxSssx5PqM

THE MEANING OF THE BUCKET - The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe – Midnight Lab

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlluew0pPg8

Complete Narrative Analysis of The Stanley Parable - Boogs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ib7ZsZx4Dkk&t=3707s

Reviews Used For Reference:

This is not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe - Grayson Morley

https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23131262/stanley-parable-ultra-deluxe-review-not-windows-pc

Review: Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a mandatory game for comedy fans - Sam Machkovech

https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2022/04/review-stanley-parable-ultra-deluxe-is-a-mandatory-game-for-comedy-fans/

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Is The Smartest, Silliest Game Of The Year - John Walker

https://kotaku.com/the-stanley-parable-ultra-deluxe-sequel-crows-new-endin-1848878469

The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Steam Link:

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1703340/The_Stanley_Parable_Ultra_Deluxe/

All credit for music goes to:

The Stanley Parable Original Sound Track

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe Original Sound Track

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