"Don't cling to the legacy. Let it burn."

If there has ever been a quote that so tersely summarized the way that feel about the current media landscape, it is that. If the original Stanley Parable is Wreden poking fun at video game tropes, Ultra Deluxe is him taking the industry behind a shed and giving it the Ol Yeller treatment. Just an absolutely scathing indictment of endless reiteration and risk-adverse design-by-committee mindsets.

Reviewed on May 08, 2023


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