![]() ![]() Which leads us to the natural question of: Why would I choose to write the review this way? And for those who have been reading the whole thing, hoping that finally, finally you have found the secret review within “This is not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe,” this pull quote is also not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe I’m not sure what you’re going to get from it that way, but I salute you regardless. ![]() If you are skimming this article, God bless. This is not a pull quote from “This is not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.” It’s more of an ur-quote, more of a commentary on the usage of a pull quote to catch the eyes of people who are skimming the article. To that end, here’s a screenshot of a system menu on my PlayStation 5 to assuage your concerns: It’s a valid, if somewhat conspiratorial, concern. To your credit, hypothetical skeptical reader, I could conceivably have not played this game and still written what I’ve written. One of the basic assumptions we have while reading a review is that the reviewer has, in fact, played at least some of the game, to the point where they could craft a coherent opinion of it. Maybe at this moment you find yourself doubting that I actually played this game. ![]() I genuinely want to share some of the more insightful and clever moments from the game, like when I gotta say, it’s not a comfortable thing to not write a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. This is and remains not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, a game recommended by Polygon. DO NOT FORGET TO DELETE THIS)Īnyway, if that’s all you were here for, feel free to take off. The screens of this game are all so boring, so maybe use something from Elden Ring. (Note to self: Find a screenshot to put here. ![]() Though this is not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, it should be clear now that Polygon has recommended The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. So there! Fret no more, would-be consumer. If you want curated lists of our favorite media, check out What to Play and What to Watch. When we award the Polygon Recommends badge, it’s because we believe the recipient is uniquely thought-provoking, entertaining, inventive, or fun - and worth fitting into your schedule. Polygon Recommends is our way of endorsing our favorite games, movies, TV shows, comics, tabletop books, and entertainment experiences. (Hit ’em with the ol’ Polygon Recommends, Mike.) If you have clicked on this not-review for the express purpose of deciding whether to buy and/or play this game, I have just the thing for you. I sympathize, though, with your clicking on this and expecting it to be a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. And because a video game review is not meant to ruin the entire experience of playing a video game, I’m left with very few tools at my disposal with respect to writing this review. Unfortunately for me, who agreed to review The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe for Polygon, to even describe the relationship between the The Stanley Parable (2013) and The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe (2022) is to ruin the entire experience of playing Ultra Deluxe, a game that is an extended meta joke about games. If you clicked on this thinking that it would, in fact, be a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe, I’m sorry to disappoint you, but that is not what this is. This is not a review of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe. ![]()
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