The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

 PlayStation 5
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8.1

Generally favorable reviews- based on 55 Ratings

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  1. Agarwel
    Apr 28, 2022
    10
    Great game. I had a smile on my face from start to finish. Its so hard to describe withut actually spoiling it. So if you like funny games, that dont take anything seriously and are joy to explore - just go in blindly. The best part of this game is exploring it and finding out all the weird stuff by yourself.
    For anybody who played the original, I will just say that Ultra Deluxe is worth    Great game. I had a smile on my face from start to finish. Its so hard to describe withut actually spoiling it. So if you like funny games, that dont take anything seriously and are joy to explore - just go in blindly. The best part of this game is exploring it and finding out all the weird stuff by yourself.
    For anybody who played the original, I will just say that Ultra Deluxe is worth purchasing. It is not some cheap remaster. But there is a lot of new content that just keeps going even when you thought you finished. The amount of content is approximatelly double of the original. Maybe even little bit more. So if you are afraid of getting old game with few new easter eggs, dont worry. This is so much more.    … Expand
  2. lewis1992
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    So glad I went into this game blind, without knowing anything beforehand. Definitely stop reading reviews and just play the game! Amazing experience!
  3. JDConspirator
    Dec 2, 2022
    9
    Console gamers have waited a decade for The Stanley Parable to come around and this retooled "Ultra Deluxe" edition is the perfect way to experience it. A can't miss satirical sensation that was well worth the long wait.
  4. Patman1234
    Jun 1, 2022
    10
    I was a huge fan of the original Stanley Parable, so was a bit anxious going into this. There was a lot of personal hype from me, but I didn't want the memory of the original to be spoiled.

    Well...it wasn't. This recreates the first game fully and adds a massive amount of new content. The new content does not disappoint at all. I'd recommend avoiding any spoilers, as the game is purely    I was a huge fan of the original Stanley Parable, so was a bit anxious going into this. There was a lot of personal hype from me, but I didn't want the memory of the original to be spoiled.

    Well...it wasn't. This recreates the first game fully and adds a massive amount of new content. The new content does not disappoint at all. I'd recommend avoiding any spoilers, as the game is purely story, no game play challenges.

    The story is more than just a story though. It's a hilarious take on the nature of video game development, gamer's themselves, choice and free will. It's also incredibly dark in places...

    There were already 15+ endings in the original and this doubles that. Some are easy to find, and some require a bit of game trickery but all are worth experiencing.

    It's a fairly short game despite the amount of endings, but an absolute must play for any avid gamer!    … Expand
  5. Lonitx
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    Thoroughly enjoyable experience, I would recommend going in blind if you're even remotely interested.
  6. AloeJ
    May 13, 2022
    10
    I am doney with the funny!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  7. Game_Nerd
    Jun 22, 2022
    9
    An extremely entertaining love letter to video games, of how they are designed and how players tend to interact with video game content! Take the 'parable' in a literal sense.

    The game mocks you and developers alike, it subverts expectations at almost every turn, it is full of humor and irony. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is refreshingly different to anything I've ever played!    An extremely entertaining love letter to video games, of how they are designed and how players tend to interact with video game content! Take the 'parable' in a literal sense.

    The game mocks you and developers alike, it subverts expectations at almost every turn, it is full of humor and irony. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is refreshingly different to anything I've ever played! Strongly recommend.    … Expand
  8. Piriteraneo
    May 1, 2022
    10
    Its so good lol,i wasnt hoping for something like that,the game has lots of surprises and its so different from any game you know,even if you dont like walking simulators give it a try,it has lots of endings
  9. Vzobel
    Sep 6, 2023
    9
    This is a masterclass at writing and voice acting. Amazing, hilarious and smart!. I would recommend it to anyone who wants a good laugh and to someone who likes to pay a lot of attention to details!.
  10. MrMed
    Apr 29, 2022
    10
    2013's The stanley parable is a classic. Full of humour and deep messages, a true successor of the first and the second Portal. Like The begginger's guide (2015, also written by Davey Wreden), this game talks about videogame... but from the player's perspective and about game design.

    It's a walking simulator. That mean if you don't get it, you don't get it. You walk, sometimes you can    2013's The stanley parable is a classic. Full of humour and deep messages, a true successor of the first and the second Portal. Like The begginger's guide (2015, also written by Davey Wreden), this game talks about videogame... but from the player's perspective and about game design.

    It's a walking simulator. That mean if you don't get it, you don't get it. You walk, sometimes you can interact with objects and buttons, and that's all folks. To fully understand The stanley parable, one of the first scene is perfect. "You have two doors in front of you. The narrator says you going to take the left door. Do you really want to take the left door or are you betray the narrator and try the one on your right ?" That's all the magic of the game. The respect or the direspect of the narrator. The more you play, the more you find ways to challenge the narrator. Fun to play and really original.

    But what's new in The stanley parable : Ultra Deluxe ? Absolutely everything. The 2013's version is still one of my most iconic play in life. And i thanks me for playing the Ultra Deluxe at day one to avoid spoiler. Ultra Deluxe is presented as a remake from the 2013's version, with new content added. I'm not going to spoil.But the fact that you'll find all the orignal Stanley Parable content, the Ultra Deluxe content and the smartest surprises you'll ever find in a videogame... makes this game a real love letter to the game and the fans of the first episode. I enjoyed the time and felt rewarwed by the dev.

    I'm not spoiling everything. If you liked the first one you NEED to do this one. If you never played the first Stanley Parable, just go for it. Try it. And of course, don't look any test or stream before jumping on it.

    Don't forget your bucket and enjoy !    … Expand
  11. nines23
    May 8, 2022
    10
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  12. Peanuts_dx
    Nov 14, 2022
    10
    To quote from a review I read once:"It's brilliant. Why? That would spoil it. You're just gonna have to trust me."
  13. efano_mar05
    Nov 25, 2022
    8
    Excelente juego, fue tan bueno que me hubiera gustado que durara más, es el único pero, sólo 6 horas para terminarlo. Es un juego de crítica hacia los videojuegos y la industria con una gran dosis de entretenimiento. El mejor sentido del humor que he jugado.
  14. BucketLover101
    Jan 31, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. From the ashes of depravity rises the phoenix of quality. How else to describe The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe? Such a revolutionary step forward in the lineage of one of the most beloved video game properties of all time! The additions and changes made to this expansion will surely resonate in the annals of the history of all media ever made.

    It is perhaps true to say that no mistakes are forever etched in stone, for the stone into which The Stanley Parable was carved has itself been transmuted, offering a message of hope to those who have ever erred in their judgement. You are not beyond redemption. You may change, and you may become more, so much more than you were before.

    If there is any message to be taken from The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, it is this... What a fortune, a privilege, a joy it is to have had such an experience. It leaves me hopeful that as a community - as a world - there is time for us to become our greatest selves, as great as we ever could dream of in our wildest, most ambitious visions for a brighter future.

    Alright, bit over, done-ey with the funny, here’s my actual review.

    The thematic statements of the story of this game are overlooked by many, but to a few who see it more than just a simple walking simulator with a message about game development, this game leaves an emotional impact. Quite the big one, in fact. This is one of the first games to ever make me cry. I’m serious, it made me cry.

    If you see this game all the way through to the end of the plot, it’s emotionally devastating in the best way possible. The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe shares a message of death of the author that is shared by one of Davey Wreden’s other games, The Beginner’s Guide. Even with the emotional impact it had on me, the majority of the New Content -including the bucket- is one big comedic bit! It’s witty and charming at its best, and almost saddening at its worst. And, the multiple conflicting endings allow for theorizing akin to almost the Fnaf universe! I’ve rambled on about this game for long enough, however. Go experience it for yourself! In summary, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe is a fantastic follow-up to an equally great game, and I could go on and on; analyzing the different facets of character every part of this game oozes.

    Not to mention Kevan Brighting’s amazing voice acting!

    Again, in summary, get the game! It’s worth it, I promise.    … Expand
  15. MrXd
    Mar 5, 2023
    10
    One of the best games i ever played. Stanley comes back with the Ultra Delux edition, showing us a new point of view in games, entertainment and sometimes thinking of life.
    In the game we played as Stanley, a worker that has his own office, the 427 room, and besides his work for many people could be bored and repetitive, he founds it fantastic and wonderful, just pressing button in some    One of the best games i ever played. Stanley comes back with the Ultra Delux edition, showing us a new point of view in games, entertainment and sometimes thinking of life.
    In the game we played as Stanley, a worker that has his own office, the 427 room, and besides his work for many people could be bored and repetitive, he founds it fantastic and wonderful, just pressing button in some particular point that the computer command it, staying appart of the outside. One day, all his co workers were gone, just and its sounds, and also, the most terrified thing, the computer don't tell him what to do so he now is free. Outside his room, a narrator appears and narrates our trip in every action we made, like describing thing, criticizes us, complains of our actions and some times being kind with us depends the ocation.
    In our experience, we travel all the builng knowing their secrets and what or why this happened.
    Besides the plot sound pretty simple, Stanley and the narrator gives us one of the best story's in history games with a lot of humor and complaing on what the world and society became now.
    As i mention before, now that we are free, we can do what ever we want, like don't do nothing, make annoy the narrator or follow his recomendations, and every action we made, creates a new route to a new final showing us that not everything is just following orders or walk the straight line.

    In conclution, this is one of the MUST PLAY games in all history, a game that makes me laugh everytime i played it and makes you think what we become now, 10/10.    … Expand

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#5 Best PlayStation 5 Game of 2022
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#62 Most Discussed PlayStation 5 Game of 2022

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Metascore
89

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. PLAY
    Jun 22, 2022
    80
    A humorous tumble down the videogaming rabbit hole, The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe gives us pointed, witty observations about game design. [Issue#15, p.91]
  2. Slant Magazine
    May 15, 2022
    80
    It’s a pseudo-sequel in the guise of a console port with some nice new accessibility options that cannot stop riffing on the fact that the original game was pretty much already a masterpiece.
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  3. 4P.de
    May 13, 2022
    93
    Insanely fun and clever walking simulator with fresh content that brings a new dimension to the original adventure and pushes the video game medium forward.
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