The video game that makes you feel small

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  • Опубліковано 1 лют 2025

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  • @polygon
    @polygon  2 місяці тому +210

    Because people are wondering: YES, Rubeki said Blame! was an inspiration! - Clayton

    • @Dr_Andracca
      @Dr_Andracca 2 місяці тому +11

      I came to the comment section to talk about BLAME! So I appreciate this clarification.

    • @kunairuto
      @kunairuto 2 місяці тому +3

      Dang should have read the comments before posting lol

    • @guitarguyjones
      @guitarguyjones 2 місяці тому +2

      Blame is truly the Imaginary Prisons of our time.

  • @CatGataNekosan
    @CatGataNekosan 2 місяці тому +69

    I LOVE the scale of this game, of course, but I especially loved the part where the android was like, "And then I walked through this pipe for FIVE YEARS." Made me lol, but also added to the size of the megastructure.
    Also, fun fact, I died 2,550 times in my first play through :) So even people who are bad at games can enjoy Lorn's Lure! I highly recommend it.

    • @polygon
      @polygon  2 місяці тому +21

      The AI-generated replies that UA-cam suggested I make to this comment were incredibly funny. - Simone ("Five years is a long time to be walking through a pipe! That's commitment!")

    • @dragonslayerornstein6239
      @dragonslayerornstein6239 16 днів тому

      How much of that was from Dissolution I wonder? :D

  • @demicryptid
    @demicryptid 2 місяці тому +313

    cool video im sure, but unfortunately im 21 seconds in and want to play the game so the video will have to wait

    • @polygon
      @polygon  2 місяці тому +74

      whoops

    • @Woodledude
      @Woodledude 2 місяці тому +12

      I'm 27 seconds in and must play this game. If they wanted advertising, they got it.

    • @coldcuts645
      @coldcuts645 2 місяці тому +8

      YOUVE BEEN LURED

  • @iwaspaidtoflywithyoubatman
    @iwaspaidtoflywithyoubatman 2 місяці тому +40

    Falling down to the old Aperture labs in Portal 2 made me feel small

  • @AngelBeatYunara
    @AngelBeatYunara 2 місяці тому +274

    Your shirt is yellow, does that mean you're climbable?

    • @pedroscoponi4905
      @pedroscoponi4905 2 місяці тому +41

      You can't just ask someone on the internet if they're climbable D:

    • @CzechAvailabilitie
      @CzechAvailabilitie 2 місяці тому +8

      Robert De Niro voice:

    • @Venom_Snek
      @Venom_Snek 2 місяці тому +5

      No matter where that shirt is it is always the intended path.

    • @psychopathetic5341
      @psychopathetic5341 2 місяці тому

      👀🫦

  • @mxx720
    @mxx720 10 днів тому +1

    During vanilla WoW, I was one of the first people to find places between zones that you weren't supposed to go to, because I always loved messing with 3D terrain, and finding ways around the Fatigue swimming mechanic. There were all these unfinished textures and test areas if you knew how to access them. Eventually they were patched out, especially once they made the whole vanilla world flyable. But there was even an island off the coast with a message in a bottle that said "You're not supposed to be here."

  • @saulitix
    @saulitix 2 місяці тому +26

    As someone who also practices parkour, these type of games convey the feeling of doing parkour much better than other more, let's say, spectacle focused games.

  • @traviebohave
    @traviebohave 2 місяці тому +50

    7:25 they turned Skyrim Mountain-Jumping into a full video game

  • @MagyarGaben
    @MagyarGaben 2 місяці тому +74

    The inherent contradiction of speedrunning is that it requires people to spend as much time in the game as possible in order to spend as little time in the game as possible

    • @UnaturalShadows
      @UnaturalShadows 2 місяці тому

      its not really a contradiction, its the joy of it. people speedrun games because they love them enough to want to play them more even though there isnt any more intended content

    • @AniketPatil-nk1vw
      @AniketPatil-nk1vw 2 місяці тому +1

      It's gotta be an analogy for philosophy or life or something.

    • @UnaturalShadows
      @UnaturalShadows 2 місяці тому

      its not a contradiction people literally speedrun games because they want to play them more even though there isnt any more built-in content

  • @StreetSurfersAlex
    @StreetSurfersAlex 2 місяці тому +22

    I SO agree with this video and rubekis mindset - I got LOST in Lorns Lure and still do so today, finding hidden routes and secret places!

  • @Michael_Lindell
    @Michael_Lindell 2 місяці тому +20

    I feel the need...
    The need for smelling the roses.

  • @Vareon-r1h
    @Vareon-r1h Місяць тому +3

    4:19 Back in Metroid Prime 2 I would jump into every abyss in the game because it was such a novelty to be able to break through the guard rails that existed everywhere that wasn't leading back to flat ground in MP1...and them again 5 more times each after getting Screw Attack to see more of the background and to see how far I could get using Screw Attack.

  • @nomukun1138
    @nomukun1138 2 місяці тому +30

    "...you get somewhere it feels the developer didn't want you to go. (but it's a trick that Rubeki played, he wants you to go there.)"
    That seems like a characteristic of the "BLAME-like" game genre. If you've played one, you'll remember that little staircase that becomes more and more precarious eventually reaching moving platforms and jumps that appear impossible. Nnaissance is the example that immediately comes to my mind. I loved that game, but only after I realized this feeling was meaningless. Of course the game is designed for you.

  • @miradrgn
    @miradrgn 2 місяці тому +22

    first impression is that this looks like an extremely Jacob-Geller-Core game, with the impossibly vast architecture that feels wholly indifferent to your presence
    also making a game with the specific intent of wanting to watch people speedrun it is honestly a huge-brain play

    • @loganl3746
      @loganl3746 2 місяці тому +2

      I immediately thought of that Gellar video too!

  • @maric24
    @maric24 2 місяці тому +2

    I used to love going out of bounds in various areas in WoW back in the day, and I've always said I wanted a game that is designed to make you feel like you're exploiting it in that sort of way. This was definitely the closest thing I've played to that, especially the later levels, and it's so cool that the dev specifically mentioned boundary breaking/exploiting as an inspiration. We need more stuff like this!

  • @justovision
    @justovision 2 місяці тому +10

    I really enjoy Clayton's videos. Please keep them coming.

  • @tabruc4186
    @tabruc4186 2 місяці тому +3

    I've always imagined little people running around parts of the room / climbing or jumping around doorjambs, picture frames, counters etc ever since I saw the movie Borrowers, so this game is like.. factory made for me

  • @FeloPastry
    @FeloPastry 2 місяці тому +10

    I went to like the video but realised I had already instinctively done so, love you Clayton!

  • @peanutismint
    @peanutismint 2 місяці тому +8

    This seems like the opposite of Dusk, a game I loved due to how gross and claustrophobic it made me feel, forcing me to traverse tiny narrow underground shafts. Agoraphobia/megalophobia could be my next fears conquered by gaming.

    • @Woodledude
      @Woodledude 2 місяці тому +4

      Oh, don't worry, Lorn's Lure will have some claustrophobia to help you feel right at home, too.

  • @tomisabum
    @tomisabum 2 місяці тому +1

    This game def deserves more attention, it's a fun blend of awe and dread.

  • @B4DDHero
    @B4DDHero 2 місяці тому +4

    Lorn's Lure is in my top 5 games of the year, it was magical.

  • @evenman27
    @evenman27 2 місяці тому +7

    I need this in VR yesterday

  • @spoocerman9492
    @spoocerman9492 2 місяці тому +4

    I literally just got this game like a week ago, because I love the environment so much!!

  • @RyanThickett
    @RyanThickett 2 місяці тому +1

    This is one of the best games I've played this year, I got down to 1 hour across my splits but then I saw that the WR was like 25 mins and gave up

  • @xeviusUsagi
    @xeviusUsagi Місяць тому +1

    I love the ambience of this game, I'm trying it in VR and its another story.

  • @LazyboneBandit
    @LazyboneBandit 2 місяці тому

    Never thought I'd see Storror and Clayton in one video, what a treat

  • @alpinehouse9980
    @alpinehouse9980 2 місяці тому +3

    the world looks like what the Clockwork City should have been in Morrowind

  • @DEDomain
    @DEDomain 2 місяці тому +2

    This is awesome! Lorn's Lure really is a mesmerizing experience, though the lack of attention by let's players always makes me a bit sad. I suppose the game is rather recent, so patience is a virtue lol

  • @JimJansen91
    @JimJansen91 2 місяці тому

    6:42 not the figure 4 footage being used under the 'janky movement' remark. That's a legit cool move!

  • @Darwwinnn
    @Darwwinnn 2 місяці тому +5

    Always peaceful ❤

  • @n00bstackz
    @n00bstackz 2 місяці тому +18

    What’s this? A viddiya game based on BLAME! ?

    • @leftovernoise
      @leftovernoise 2 місяці тому

      How is it based on blame?

    • @benrainwolf3856
      @benrainwolf3856 2 місяці тому +2

      @@leftovernoise wandering around a giant structure that doesn't feel like humans were considered at all in its construction

  • @intraum
    @intraum 2 місяці тому +2

    i am loving the ps1 graphics renaissance. like the snes graphics renaissance of like 10-15 years ago

  • @Kitten_Genocide
    @Kitten_Genocide 2 місяці тому +2

    This would be great in VR. Reminds me of Jet Island.

  • @PunchKickBlog
    @PunchKickBlog 2 місяці тому +1

    Nice piece!

  • @Yesnomu
    @Yesnomu 2 місяці тому +1

    Oh my god, this sounds right up my alley. Love games like Naissance and Beton Brutal.

  • @Eric-yt7fp
    @Eric-yt7fp Місяць тому +1

    I just finished this a few minutes ago. That last level.... oh my god. I think I'm going to play Bloodborne to help calm down.
    Fantastic game, everyone needs to try it.

  • @gravityvertigo13579
    @gravityvertigo13579 2 місяці тому +1

    Damn this looks awesome

  • @ManDadJr
    @ManDadJr 2 місяці тому +3

    My friend helped with the generation algorithm for the pipes!

  • @bretscofield
    @bretscofield 2 місяці тому +1

    Great video. Im checking this out now

  • @firstsurvivor7600
    @firstsurvivor7600 8 днів тому

    0:57 You do start the level up there, but it's not the bottom of the level either lol.

  • @WhimsicalYokaiVideos
    @WhimsicalYokaiVideos 2 місяці тому +2

    I'm only 5% upset that you didn't start playing summoning salt's music when you mentioned him to trigger a now instinctual feeling for SPEED

  • @KartikDas-m4x
    @KartikDas-m4x 2 місяці тому +1

    Need for running= subway surfers , temple run , lara corft running game etc

  • @cjstolfa2447
    @cjstolfa2447 2 місяці тому +1

    i have always wanted this level of freedom from open world games such as assassins creed, ghost of tsushima, breath of the wild, etc

  • @TheGodOfInsanty
    @TheGodOfInsanty 2 місяці тому

    Oh boy another vid of Clayton info dumping about his newest obsession ❤❤

  • @friend_xtra
    @friend_xtra 2 місяці тому

    i remember seeing this game included in Haunted PS1 demo one year. nearly forgot about it. i should get it.

  • @saveoursquirrels4241
    @saveoursquirrels4241 2 місяці тому +3

    I can already tell this game would induce a level of motion sickness in me that I would never recover from. Sounds cool though!

  • @eirianrobotto
    @eirianrobotto Місяць тому +2

    this could also be a rage game.

  • @virgil.alonso
    @virgil.alonso 2 місяці тому

    Ludwig from video games should play this.

  • @VanGtfogh
    @VanGtfogh 2 місяці тому

    Reminds me of jet island on VR

  • @hieronymusbosch8817
    @hieronymusbosch8817 2 місяці тому

    we need a gritty osmosis jones video game

  • @rionsanura
    @rionsanura 2 місяці тому +3

    oooooOOOOOOOOO i wanna be smol

  • @dliessmgg
    @dliessmgg 2 місяці тому

    from the thumbnail i guessed this was gonna be a simone architecture video. i guess not

  • @antytrend
    @antytrend 2 місяці тому +1

    this got that VR support?

  • @djlarrylar7905
    @djlarrylar7905 2 місяці тому

    Polygon you are ponies thank you

  • @mackenziebeninati1808
    @mackenziebeninati1808 2 місяці тому

    I'm a simple girl. I see a clayton video, I watch.

  • @articerile
    @articerile 2 місяці тому

    Ah, this is the Capussi jump game, right?

  • @kunairuto
    @kunairuto 2 місяці тому

    You should read the old manga BLAME!

  • @evolancer211
    @evolancer211 2 місяці тому

    I doubt very many people think filmed Parkour lines are done on the first try. Don't get me wrong I bet they are done all the time, but the UA-cam Parkour videos, doubtful they're first time shots

  • @LeodiAstoriaXIII
    @LeodiAstoriaXIII 2 місяці тому +1

    BLAME! vibe

  • @caseysailor9301
    @caseysailor9301 2 місяці тому

    hell yeah

  • @Mallkara
    @Mallkara 2 місяці тому +5

    capussi!

  • @birobrunette4860
    @birobrunette4860 2 місяці тому

    Ngl, as someone with megalophobia, this video was really hard to watch. I kept scrolling down to hide in the comments lol

  • @Sloptimus_Crime
    @Sloptimus_Crime 2 місяці тому +1

    Neat

  • @HouseFullaFrogs
    @HouseFullaFrogs 2 місяці тому +1

    woo!

  • @kevinistired
    @kevinistired 2 місяці тому +1

    I will always click on a Clayton video.

  • @user-qx7tm5df8j
    @user-qx7tm5df8j 2 місяці тому

    get out of the way i want to see the game

  • @ammaratia2360
    @ammaratia2360 2 місяці тому

    you are to big, do i look at you or the constantly changing gameplay, make yourself small when you are taking about something make you self big for enphisis, it just feels like you are too close to the camera, but that might just be me

    • @theInfiniteEgg-z8i
      @theInfiniteEgg-z8i 2 місяці тому

      yeah I always find myself trying to look past him, like, "dude I get your point, get out of the way of the gameplay you were just showing to make the point"

  • @aaronlarson8095
    @aaronlarson8095 2 місяці тому

    Bring back Brian

    • @RandomProduct
      @RandomProduct 2 місяці тому +2

      Top 10 Most Useless Comments

    • @Lomaxxx53
      @Lomaxxx53 2 місяці тому +5

      he left of his own choice, cope with that

    • @aaronlarson8095
      @aaronlarson8095 2 місяці тому

      @@Lomaxxx53 oh I know, i follow his new channel I’m just here to talk shit since the quality has gone down so much.

    • @theInfiniteEgg-z8i
      @theInfiniteEgg-z8i 2 місяці тому

      @@Lomaxxx53 Then they should've paid him more

    • @Lomaxxx53
      @Lomaxxx53 2 місяці тому

      @@theInfiniteEgg-z8i do you really think brain is someone that's in it only for the money? Sounds like you aren't a creative person at all 🤷

  • @DBDdavid
    @DBDdavid 2 місяці тому

    Not playing this