The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe Reviews

Hands down best game EVER made. No experience can beat the humor and the story that's here.

Really cool and interesting game. Definitely worth playing! :]

I don't know how to describe this game lol but I do know that I'm really enjoying it...The Narrator is my favorite character, well, obviously lol

This game is so fun, and so funny, its so hard to fit it in a review.

I play this game to reduce my headache from the real life working, Now I have to feel double headache from this game. Good game though, would recommend it to anyone who need to release their anger.

Yeah I did NOT walk through the left door... 9/10, would click 4 different doors 100+ times for an achievement again

It's basically The Stanley Parable but with better graphics and with more content in it! Would definitely recommend!

I have been looking forward to playing this one since the original The Stanley Parable (TSP) has such a reputation. Well, I cannot say my mind is blown, but I still have a really good time. The mechanics are actually rather simple: it is a walking simulator + choose your own adventure. For those curious, you can find the whole flowchart [url=https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/thestanleyparable/images/3/3b/StanleyParableUDEndingspng.png] here [/url] (spoiler alert!). In the following, I will delve into the details of the gameplay and its structure, while avoiding spoilers on the contents as much as possible. The basic structure (and endings) of this game is almost identical to the one of the original TSP; it has a few branching choice (e.g. choosing between two doors, going upstairs or downstairs), leading to around 20 different endings. TSP Ultra Deluxe adds a few entirely new paths and allows you to revisit most endings in TSP with a new twist, bringing the total number of endings to 45. It takes 2~3h to get a good idea of what the game is about, but ~10h to finish all endings and secrets. Most endings are utterly surreal: you can never guess what is waiting for you behind each option. This is part of the unique fun of this game: instead of [i] choosing [/i] your adventure, you [i] explore and discover [/i] what adventure the game has prepared for you. Throughout the gameplay, your actions are accompanied by a narrator, whose dialogues are fully voiced-over. What makes the game shine (compared to other walking simulator or choose your own adventure) are these humorous dialogues and the extraordinary voice-over, which are also my main motivation to explore all endings in this game. Some representative examples of these dialogues: * Tongue-in-cheek seriousness about some mundane subjects or nonsensical philosophical questions; * Fourth-wall breaking comments on your actions, poking fun at players' typical behaviour in video games (e.g. for some, blindly following in-game instructions; for others, obstinately disobeying pre-set paths and testing limits of gameplay). * Meta comments about the game itself or usual game design/development practices in the industry. Verdict: The humour is not for everyone, but I happen to enjoy it a lot and consider it a comedy gold, hence my recommendation. Just do not expect any profound messages (which are also being made fun of by some of the dialogues) and be ready to plunge into the surrealness. PS: Someone has extracted all the dialogues from the game; check it out [url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TpuT39JKP_MUsJ8n7wz26f6JPbUR97ozS6Y-ZEd0m74/] here [/url].

[h2]Peak comedy[/h2] I pressed the button. Then I pressed another. Then the game called me out for pressing buttons. [b] 10/10 would disobey the narrator again [/b] Ultra Deluxe adds more endings, more confusion, and a bucket. [b]Yes[/b]. The bucket deserves its own mention. This isn’t a game. It’s an existential comedy wrapped in office carpets and passive-aggressive narration.

---{ Graphics }--- ☐ You forget what reality is ☐ Beautiful ☑ Good ☐ Decent ☐ Bad ☐ Don‘t look too long at it ☐ You will get Eye Cancer ---{ Gameplay }--- ☐ Very good ☐ Good ☑ It's just gameplay ☐ Mehh ☐ Watch paint dry instead ---{ Audio }--- ☐ Eargasm ☑ Very good ☐ Good ☐ Not too bad ☐ Bad ☐ I'm now deaf ---{ Audience }--- ☑ Kids ☑ Teens ☑ Adults ☑ Grandma ---{ PC Requirements }--- ☑ Potato ☐ Decent ☐ Fast ☐ Rich boi ☐ Ask NASA if they have a spare computer ---{ Game Size }--- ☑ Floppy Disk ☐ Workable ☐ Big ☐ Will eat 10% of your 1TB hard drive ☐ You will want an entire hard drive to hold it ☐ You will need a black hole to hold all the data ---{ Difficulty }--- ☑ Just press 'W' ☐ Easy ☐ Easy to learn / Hard to master ☐ Significant brain usage ☐ Difficult ☐ Dark Souls ---{ Grind }--- ☑ Nothing to grind ☐ Only if u care about leaderboards/ranks ☐ Isn't necessary to progress ☐ Average grind level ☐ Too much grind ☐ You'll need a second life for grinding ---{ Story }--- ☐ It'll replace your life ☑ Amazing ☐ Good ☐ Average ☐ Some lore ☐ No Story ---{ Game Time }--- ☐ To infinity and beyond ☐ Long ☑ Average ☐ Short ☐ Long enough for a cup of coffee ---{ Price }--- ☑ Worth the price ☐ If it's on sale ☐ If u have some spare money left ☐ Not recommended ☐ You could also just burn your money ---{ Bugs }--- ☑ Never heard of ☐ Minor bugs ☐ Can get annoying ☐ ARK: Survival Evolved ☐ The game itself is a big terrarium for bugs ---{ ? / 10 }--- ☐ 10 ☑ 9 ☐ 8 ☐ 7 ☐ 6 ☐ 5 ☐ 4 ☐ 3 ☐ 2 ☐ 1