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 TrackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.