@Oh Dahng boi Pretty sure Gris is the one grieving,that's the whole point of the game. I was thinking maybe Gris found a memento of her mother,like a picture,or a recording of her singing that song,and this last memory of her mother helped her get over her grief,accept it and move on.
Gris was the last game my girlfriend and I played together before she got hit by a car, a day before New Years. We downloaded it on the Switch, and played through it all in one session. At the time, I was a little cynical of its platforming and message. I thought the ending was nice, and it portrayed a good image of what inner conflict is like. She teared up and got emotional, and of course I poked fun at her for it. Now she's gone, and she's never coming back. Seeing this ending again, I see my girlfriend as this young woman. The more I look at it, the more this looks like a story of accepting grief, or coping for loss. I can't help but picture my lost love as the protagonist now. She too was a beautiful singer. It really hurts my heart to watch this ending, but it holds a special meaning to me now, when it once meant nearly nothing.
we all lose people as time goes on. it is inevitable. but what is important is that we love those around us because one day we will part, and yet, eventually be reunited in the world after. in loss we are pained, but that pain is what gave what was loss its meaning, both before and after. i am sorry for your loss. i hope her love lives on in you forever.
indeed! When I played this game I did not see reunion too! Especially after hidden pic in the game. Here it is i.ytimg.com/vi/6vSP4a9NeUI/maxresdefault.jpg For me there were two sisters (or child and mother). One's died, and other was broken so much, was in deep depression. And the soul of the dead was helping to the broken soul in depression to recover from the pain. and yeah, it was more goodbye. She helped to alive person to rebuilt her inner world after the lost, kissed her and left her, going to the heaven. This is how I saw this story. If it was reunion, she would not leave, she become one with statue, in my own opinion
My mom died almost two years ago. Before this ending happened I expected the statue to be her mother. But, my God, I was not expecting such a gut punch. The scene plus the music was too much for me. I bawled for five minutes after the game ended, just thinking about my mother. I am so glad I bought this; well worth the money.
Okay so I know how everyone talks about 4:10 being the most emotional,and yes I agree that’s where my eye start tearing up, but it’s when the drums and the rest of the music bust in by 4:37 is the part where I can’t stop myself from crying. It’s the combination of the singing and the instruments and the colors being restored to the world that just makes those few seconds so powerful that it overwhelms you and you can’t hold your tears back, you just let them flow out.
For those who watched the secret cutscene: My theory is that the mother isn’t the one who has passed. But instead Gris. Gris is trapped in the recesses of her mother’s mind, hence the black miasma trying to make her stay. This explains the statues that show the same woman grieving in other arcs. She doesn’t want to let her daughter go. But her duet with Gris at the end is what “pulls her back together”. The stars throughout the game represent memories in some way. Which explains why the statue cries at the end and why Gris is seen ascending the stars. The memories will still remain with her even though Gris is gone.
Nice idea, I think it could totally be valid. But all those symbols work perfectly both ways - either if mother was the one, who passed away or Gris. Those statues - I thought about them a lot - they make sense as depictions of the mother grieving over a child, but just as well in the case if the mother has died. See, we don't know the reason, if the death wasn't sudden, if it was due to some illness, statues could be memories of Gris of her mother, struggling to accept the inevitable. And so now Gris (in a mourning dress) has to accept it as well. As for the black miasma, I think it is a manifestation of her suffering, just as her dress is. Both are, in my view, are sides of the same coin. Loss has the potential to make a person stronger, to make them more adaptable, or to destruct them. So maybe when a demon takes the face of Gris, it indicates this force of self-destruction that gets over her.
@@poppypollen4362 it is a good story in that regard. it can go in both ways. could be a girl trying to overcome her mother's death, or the mother's mind shattering from grief, as her memory of her daughter struggles to rebuild her. the miasma seems to be wrathful and possessive. it wants to keep gris from progressing no matter what. and the shadows of its being seem ot move somewhat like gris' dress too. could be gris' grief, or the form gris has taken in her mother's broken mind as she is overcome with resentment. the stage of anger can lead to one blaming the departed for leaving them, however irrational or selfish it is.
The problem that I have with this theory is the beginning. Is the statue that is already shattered from the beginning and is just when the statue "stops singing" that it starts to break and at that moment the girl loses her voice and the explosion throws her in that grey world. Is not something that happens to the child. Also, in the "Negation" scene, we clearly see how is the statue who lie on the ground... And don't forget the "Acceptance" scene, where is the statue who is in a coffin surrounded with flowers... if that is not "acceptance of the death of a loved one" I don't know what another thing can means... Also, the Black color that absorbs all the colors has the child's face and is the only thing in that dream that doesn't want you to continue, and to let you always in pain. It seems for me more the 5 steps of grief of a child who loses her mother in an illness as the other guys say, because of the other way... I don't know how to explain the things I said. Also, the statue doesn't seem not even when is colored.
This game is an absolute masterpiece. Too bad most of the people inside the community of "gaming journalists" are unable to understand its pourpose and message .
It's like Gris gave her a kissed goodbye... Then the lady statue moved her hand to the tower, giving a bridge to Gris. And when she walked away up to the stars and the sky, she is liked moving forward. The game is like, letting it go and move forward.
The beauty of art is that it leaves a lot of room for personal interpretation, everyone is allowed to feel and read it in whichever way suits them, there is no right nor wrong. To me, this is grief, transcending through all stages of grief, of letting go of your former hurting self, killing your sorrow, and ascending inti acceptance, when grief becomes a memory. But this is why this is such a piece of art, we all can see it in such different ways.
It's not herself, it was a loved one, either she lost her mother, big sister or best friend. Theres an easter egg video you can find in this game. Suite beautiful yet saddening...
@@youssefa.2251 I think she lost her mother. However...thinking about it backwards, what if the girl was the one who died by committing suicide and the broken statue pieces resembled her mother being broken hearted? In the game play theres statues of that woman in poses that look like she is grieving. Then at the end, she is letting her go into the stars to Heaven. Thats IF it was backwards. I guess there are a lot of ways to look at this.
@@jjspade81 That's genius! It could've been a great plot twist. But the story description did confirm it is about a hopeful girl, the peotagonist. Still gotta say it was very creative ;)
@@youssefa.2251 Thank you. It very well could have been the mother who died as I thought before. Then it would makes sense that the mother suffered from depression from the poses it shows, and committing suicide when it shows her lying down at the end. The only thing that they confused me on was the very end where she was the one who went into the sky and walking on stars.
@@jjspade81 I think it's a way of telling that the girl finally was able to move on from the grief she suffered of losing her loved one. Because she always seemed to be drawn to the palm of her loved one's hand, not wanting to let go.
Here is my idea of the story. The giant statue is Gris herself, a young woman in depression, possibly after suicide attempt (that's why she is so broken). The little girl symbolises "childish" part of her soul, the one that represents dreams, desire to live and be happy, and it also contains her most treasured memories. The little girls tries to show Gris all the colours of the world, how beautiful the world is, also tries to wake her up with a beautiful song. The bird, the fish and the ugly face in the end symbolise depression. They want to kill the little girl and therefore kill Gris. But in the end the girl managed to wake Gris up. That moment when the girl kissed the statue and it shed a tear symbolised that Gris no longer hated herself, she began to love herself and see all the beauty of life. And in the end the little girl walked away, because she was no longer needed: Gris was already recovering.
I really like this interpretation, but the chapters are named after the well-known five stages of grief, all but confirming that this is about the loss of a loved one, most likely the main character's mother. This is reinforced by the theming and mechanics of each chapter, which tie in very well with the associated stage of grief.
@@Reach_W So it means that the statue is her mother, right? And the world being restored and GRIS kissing the statue mean her accepting her loss. Therefore her walking up on the stars in the light means that she woke up to the real world getting past everything she went through.
The statues are shown to be her mother in an Easter egg. This means that Gris is most likely dead. You play as the memory of Gris in her mother’s mind. You get to see the statues of her mother’s grief and each achievement is named after the stages of her mother’s loss.
yeah I believe it is the other way around Gris is dead and the mother finally accepted her death and let go of her at the end, the statue is the mother going through the 5 stages of grief. the statue is the one that cries at the end and Gris ascends to heaven.
Like what the creator said, it's based on your interpretation, and I think the lesbian thing fits too, love doesn't know age, or that's what I think it is called
I see why people think Gris died but, personally I see that her mother died. And that the darkness that followed and tried to swallow her is her depression and grief trying to bring her deeper into darkness. She's seen going through the five stages, as the achievements are called. When submerged then swimming up to the surface, desperately trying to get out of her depression, parts of her mother can be seen. Which is why I assume her mother is dead and who's she's trying to get over. But when she finally was able to get out and finally move on, the star stairway leading to somewhere is leading to her happiness and that she's able to finally come to terms that her mother is gone. Not only that, the game description says that Gris herself is trying to get over the loss of a loved one. I've never played it but my god is this something so beautiful and amazing.
Well, that could work if the bird/eal did not have Gris's face in the few frames where it takes human form. Because if this crature takes Gris's apparence the only meaning I see is that it is the embodiment of Gris's mourning for her mother. The embodiment of her pain, anger, et sadness. If the mother were the one mourning, the bird would take her appearence.
I haven't known this game until youtube recommended this video today. This really makes me emotional. Especially this part 4:01 - 4:14, it reminds me on the exact moment I tried to kill myself before but a sudden idea occurred, telling me to help other people suffering the same as mine. So I stopped my architecture course and started psychology. Now I have a degree of it and hopefully I'll become a psychologist, or a researcher for mental health... Kudos youtube for recommending this video to me... Sorry for my grammar. English is my third language so I kinda make mistakes...
I don't cry over anything, but I really saw myself in Gris - the blackness overtaking you as the depression swallows you whole, but once the statue (loved one) began to sing to her the world instantaneously was bright and beautiful again. She finally was able to flourish, and with the intensity of the music I didn't even realize I started to cry. That is art. I think everyone can find a little bit of Gris in ourselves, we all just want someone to care, listen to our cries for help and lift us back up to the stars. 😭
+30 years old.... male.... 1,77h... 90kg... never play a game like this (only shooter, hacking slash and mmorpg) and here i'm crying like a little girl... i love this game. please buy it! It's a MASTERPIECE.
@@nelsonaof You ain't fooling me, your toxic masculinity will never let you understand what "crying like a little girl" feels like. Um... That's also a sexist comment, by the way! I guess it's typical behaviour, coming from someone who plays shooters! I thought I could have avoided this kind of bigotry in a beautifully feminine video like this! Absolutely disgusting! Okay... Joking aside... I experienced the same thing too... This game is a beautiful and emotionally powerful game. Loved it! It certainly is a masterpiece! Have an awesome day, you people who didn't get triggered! ;P
My theory is that Gris (not sure it's her name but every one seems to agree on this) passed away and her mother drowned in grief and darkness. Completely heart broken. Gris comes back to help her putt herself back together. She help her reconstruct herself and see the colors and the beauty of life. The reassembling of the mother broken soul happens in a duet with Gris, which I think represents that she reconstruct herself through her most beautiful shared memories with her daughter. With a tear and a kiss , the mother accept her daughter's death and let her go. Finally Gris walks on the stars and go the sky where she now belongs.
I know the description of the game says "Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life" and from the secret cutscene you can guess it's the loss of her mother But through the game, Gris seems to brings colors to the world for her mother and not for herself The darkness seems not specifically after Gris herself but want to stop her from saving her mother And at the end of the game it's the mother who is rebuilt It's the mother who is in tears as she holds her daughter It's the mother that let Gris go And then Gris goes to the stars, not the mother Nomada studios maybe intended to tell the story of girl overcoming her mother loss but I read the opposite from what actually happens in the game, to me it is the story of a mother overcoming the loss of her daughter. Maybe I read more than there is to read but that's how I take it. It doesn't matter anyways, a great game, more than a game actually. One of these things you experience in life that becomes a part of you. Thank you Nomada studios and thank you Devolver digital.
You should play Ori and the blind forest . You will definitely cry with that one too. This is also hugely inspired by that game in terms of emotion . That's what the devs said
Don't try my friend. At first you won't be able to process it. You may cry, you may feel empty, but nothing can prepare you for the sudden wall of hurt that will come months later. The confusion overwhelming you at the beginning will melt, leaving you with empty pain. Your first birthday afterward will be quiet and bittersweet, hers even more so...Mother's Day will be so unbearably hard you'll want to kick down the displays of gifts and cards in every store and scream at everyone buying them... and then when the anniversary of her passing comes you'll suddenly be just quiet. Like the ending of this game your confusion will subside... the good and bad memories reconciled and as you visit your mother's final resting place, perhaps talking to her, you'll feel what you've suspected all along: just because she's gone doesn't mean she's not watching over her beloved child. Like Gris, we give her memory one last embrace and move on, knowing she's waiting for us. Don't forget to tell your Mom how very much she means to you. Enjoy every second, because the memories will be so much sweeter than even the purest honey when she's gone on ahead.
My younger brother-who's also a competitive gamer-didn't like Gris, calling it nothing but "a fancy walking simulator." I understand that to some, that's all Gris is to them. But thinking about it that way made me really mad. Not only is the art and music lovely, but the puzzle aspects are so creative and the story is so beautifully written, even without dialogue. I've grieved many friends, lost both to death and to growing emotionally distant. I can resonate with this story in too many ways just to think of it as a walking simulator. It truly is a piece of art that any human being who has experienced grief can relate to, no matter the age, race, or cultural background. Not many games can do that.
Give the kid some time. This is the kind of game that needs to resonate with something lived. But also, he needs to get his terminology right haha. Gris barely walks in it. It's a platformer puzzle game, 99% gameplay. That's the complete opposite of barely interactive "walking simulators", which are called such because you can't do anything but... walk. You should tease him a bit for not being able to tell apart game genres. Poke that ego a bit. It'll drive him nuts, but be harmless enough. 🤭
Honestly the most amazing part of this game is how it can be interpreted in many different ways for people. Yes the game is technically about grief after losing a loved one, but it can still be seen as different things for different people and I love that
No matter how many times I watched/listen/play this part, I always find myself taking that last breath with Gris and crying as soon as I hear her mother/big sister singing to save her. This game truly is a masterpiece of art and music and I will never get tired of recommending it to everyone 💙
When my best friends mum died, I had to spend alot of time with her since she was so close with her mother. Eventually she got better and I thought of this scene where she sings away the grief. So beautiful.
When I first played this game it was a real punch to the gut watching her slowly pull herself back together and heal, just like I’ve been doing since my depression and PTSD diagnoses. Even a couple years after my first play through it’s still immensely emotional for me as I go through the highs and lows of healing. It still gives me a kind of hope though, hope that one day I’ll truly be ok.
I was a 24 year old woman when my mother died of cancer. It damaged me until this day, today I am 30 and this is...this is how it looks alike inside me. Still.
*Gris is about the fear we live with, and finding voice to defeat it* That kind of fear lives inside of you. That kind of fear can become like a poison in the mind and of the spirit. It is self doubt. It is worry. It is remorse and regret. It is so many things that can’t be washed away by standing still and finding calm. It’s the kind of fear that stops you from simply doing anything. Gris is a game that wants to teach us something about these fears we hold inside. The environments themselves call out to the player, inviting them to pause and reflect on pain and loss and how to move on toward fulfillment and peace. You’re not simply moving through the environment, either. It reacts to you, welcomes you, and empowers you to think cleverly about solutions.
@@nimbxs Yeah umm *Spoilers* The statue is not her, it's her mom. So the context is that she died, and the girl's depression took her down, and every times she tries to find hope depression catches up to her (The black ink....herself)
When I first watched this and heard about the story, I was brought to tears on the beauty of this game. It made me think of my mother who had passed away years ago. Only regretting wishing we had left things on better terms. I know she will always be there with me, and keeping her alive in my most cherished memories.
This scene always makes me cry, this game always inspires me with it's music and design, this story comforts me, because, even though I haven't lost a loved one yet I know I will, and I'm always full of dread because of that, but this piece of art gives me hope that there will always be a bright tomorrow.
I'm surprised this game wasn't completely critically acclaimed. I saw one big site gave it 6/10? The game really moved me, the gorgeous art, the beautiful music, the lovely animations, and even though I didn't know for sure what it was all about, I had tears in my eyes at several sections. A game that tells an emotional story with no dialogue or text. Video games are about more than just gameplay. It might be a little simple (but competent) as a platformer/puzzle game, but the artistry takes it to another level. It's at least a 9/10, just for the way it made me feel.
My mother just passed away and I don't know why, but I had the urge to play this game for the first time. Thought this was some little indie game with colors. But after I Red the line "acceptance" I knew what this is all about. This ending scene broke me completely. Mother where ever you will be right now, you will be missed and most importantly loved.
If we follow the theory that Gris is dead and her mother is mourning her, the visual metaphor and the song combine really beautifully. When Gris begins to sing and summons up the black stuff, it's like the resurfacing of her memory has at first pulled her mother back together, given her something to rally herself around. But then the reality of Gris's death hits and threatens to overwhelm both of them; the mother, with her grief, and Gris, all her joy and colour blanked out by the grief. But the mother finds her strength. She begins to sing back, to interact with the Gris she remembers, to answer her daughter's demand that she be celebrated in her death instead of forgotten. The mother's part of the duet sounds just as grudging as it does grief-stricken. It's a little more wan and thin. It's a little more pained, where Gris's is plaintive but determined. She is giving into Gris; she will remember her daughter the way she would want to be remembered, she will let her move onto whatever comes next, but the mother will always be cracked by grief, even if she's not scattered to pieces. And that's pretty much the way it is with losing a loved-one. They won't stop singing in the back of your head against all the blackness until you let some of them come forwards and remind you of why you loved them.
I don't know why, but when the statue sings, i extremely touched, like the broken n dead statue bring the light to alive again which it is supposed not be able to. When the statue cry, my tears just forcibly out from my eyes 😭 this game must be so touching and beautiful.....
Estou aqui depois de conhecer Gris pelo canal do Cellbit, que jogo lindo! Tudo é tão maravilhoso, uma missão falha para mim não chorar com essa trilhas e principalmente a voz da Gris representando tudo isso! Eu literalmente e com todas as minhas forças, amei essa jogo ❤🍁
Spoilers ahead. Although you might have already played the game if thou watch this, if this is not the case please do not read this. I also apologise if my sentences are written weirdly : I am not a native English speaker and I may do some "Franglish"(French mixed with English) structures. I love how you can say if it is either Gris or her mother whose in pain after the loss of one another. You can pretend it is Gris who is in grief (the name itself sounds similar by their pronunciations), evolving in her inner world, tormented by sadness, fear and anger (the black "slimey" thing representing how these emotions destroyed everything in her) yet still fighting with herself in order to fix everything, as the loss of a loved one breaks you deeper than you can imagine. In the end, she builds enough strength to finally be able to fully live again and let go of her mother, kissing her goodbye. The woman sculpture is surely made out of stone which can make us think about tombstones. Note that a turtle shows up in the Blue/Depression level, which if I recall well is a symbol of motherhood. It would literally means that her mother, despite being dead, will always be here to protect her child. Or it is her mother who do not want her daughter to go. Many sculptures in a smaller scale, like in the Red/Anger level, represent her broken, in agony, sad and depressed or, like here in the end, serene and at peace. Stone is a heavy material, just like a body is, that helped building fortresses to protect people. Somehow, when we lose someone, we build a huge one in order to not feel pain anymore, a barrier no one can break even if this means isolating ourselves from people and emotions. The black thing may be a representation of how grief is destroying the mother and twisting her memories of her daughter (it broke her and literally takes the appearance of Gris and seems to try to mute her daughter once again at the end !). Just like how some people might live with the ghosts of their past behaviors, someone can live leaded my the twisted and inacurate memories of someone they loved and lost long ago, to the point that these all made-up fragments of the past erase the true versions and drown us into a never-ending sorrow. In conclusion, Gris' mother would have created the black thing unintentionally and her daughter's spirit decided to stay with her -in an alternative reality, a dream or whatever you want to can it- to help her and guide her. I know it is a bit clumsy, sorry n.n
Without any hesitation i can say GRIS is the most beautiful game i ever played from far in all terms i saw this scene a thousand times because it fixes my heart each time i see it and each time i cry to this one but it's not tears of gloom it's tears of joy ... 💗
Somehow. This gave me a memory of someone and it feels like it hurts and calming and safe at the same time and I just burst out crying out of nowhere.. And I came back for the 7th times and i still feel the same feeling as my firstime
Mae sings the lower part, the one that is comforting and gives a soul to a music, Gris sings the higher part, the one that pierce through your feels, almost screaming that they're alive and they won't let anything break the soul that was given to them
This is a very personal (and really long) comment, so feel free to skip past this one if you’d like. ^^ I lost my uncle due to cancer last year, and I recently lost a friend to suicide. June 13th was the day my uncle left this earth, and June 5th was the day my friend died. I got GRIS merely 6 days later, and I picked it because I thought it looked beautiful and that I loved puzzle platformers. I originally thought that the game had symbolized insecurities and depression, but once I got to that ending… god, I started crying so badly. It was like all of the colors within the game had exploded off of my TV and hit me in the face. At first, I thought this meant that the game was hurting me mentally, but… no. Because of this game, I have learned how to cope with my loss, my anger, my sorrow. No matter how many times I play this game, I cry so hard at the ending. Even if the figure Gris is grieving over is her mother, I see my uncle and I. I wasn’t close to him as he was with my mother (hell, she considered him to be her dad because he raised her throughout her childhood). Sometimes, I feel like he’s there with me, and I’d do anything to spend another day with him. But I know he’s in a better place alongside other people I’ve lost in the past. My friend, on the other hand, he was like a brother to me. He was so kind, so gentle, and he was a talented artist who had wanted to become a singer one day. I was always told that the “mom/dad” friends of the group were always the ones so mentally tired, so, every single day, I’d check up on him. He’d always say he was alright, no matter how many times I tried to open him up, try to see what was actually going on inside his head. It didn’t help that I moved two years prior, so it wasn’t like I could come over and give him a hug like I used to. I miss him dearly, and I hope he’s resting well. He was a hardworking individual, always putting others before himself, the kind of person you’d take to meet your parents due to how sweet and nurturing he was. I miss him dearly. This game… god, this game. It’s one of my Top 5’s if I’m being honest. It holds a special place in my heart, and it hurts to see people not understand the message or say it’s too depressing, but then again, I’m just a 17-year old who likes games as meaningful and beautiful like GRIS. Every time I’ve watched this cutscene, I’ve cried, but looking back at it now a year later, I got emotional. Maybe it’s because of my friend’s recent passing, or maybe I’m handling grief in a more different way? I’m not sure, entirely. This game tugs at my heartstrings then gives them back to me, repaired in a colorful and unforgettable way. Weird, I know, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to describe how this game has helped me both mentally and emotionally. Seriously, kudos to the team and the musicians behind this game. I don’t think I’ll ever see a game as breathtaking as GRIS that’ll describe such powerful emotions in a colorful yet easy-to-understand way. Well, this is all I’ll say. And to those dealing with grief/have dealt with grief before, I hope your heart and your mind heals/has been healed. Grief is a weird thing, and we have to understand that people don’t process it the same way you and I do. Some may cry, some may be neutral, others might let their anger out… it’s weird, but it’s natural. Alright, I should pack this up before I continue on being this pseudo-philosopher, hehe. ^^ Take care of yourselves, and have a good day/night. ❤️
Man, both me and my brother (23 and 26) bawled our f*cking eyes out playing this. Twas f*king beautiful I tell you. Such a beautiful and lovely game. 10/10
Just when you think that everything is going to end there in the shadows, a different voice than gris starts to show itself, almost as if saying "I'm not going anywhere, I'll always be with you" And then gris gets up and sings along with her mother while the colors come back (for me gris was wanting to show everything she went through and overcame) simply beautiful
What I see is a girl trying her best to escape the grasps of death multiple times (hence the black void), maybe due to an illness that makes her so weak that she can barely speak, and trying to stay alive through all the difficult obstacles she faces so she can stay with her mother, but she realized that it would continue to chase her, becoming more and more difficult to avoid. Each color she gains shows how accepting she has become with her fate, remembering that she was happy and has memories that became superbly colorful in her time where all she had was her chances to look backward, and with her last bit of strength, she was able to say her final words to her mother, or sing a song of the memories that she has had and obstacles she faced, such as that they were happy memories and that she was glad to have them with her mother, in order to convince her mother that it's okay to let her go, so her daughter can rest peacefully, drift off into the sky and sing to her hearts content, hence why everything goes white and then simply nonexistent before accepting that she has to move up into the clouds, through the stars, singing a final tune with seemingly weakened and very seperated notes. Edit:It's noticeable when her mother's voice begins to overtake her own as she walks up the star path.
the whole charm of this game revolves around a few cutscenes of the game blended in with the soundtrack and the locomotive of the whole train, this epic ending scene, is the pinnacle in the game, very lovely. peace
woah its so touching and beautiful i never cried over a games ending.. or thpught it was beautiful this is the firts time i felt this way about a game there is so much meaning behind it to its just makes you wanna cry..
I am a pretty normal eighteen-year-old boy, who has suffered little loss in his life. The only significant people that I've lost is a singer I knew very well named Owen Phyfe, and a teacher that I had in my Junior year of High school. I never even drew the connection of this game to loss, despite playing through its entirety in four hours. Despite this, I continue to watch this ending over and over again, almost tearing up as I watch the statue come together. I'm unsure how I feel about this game other than I enjoyed it.
Given that the black glue has Gris' face and the mother's statue is shown laying dead and that even the devs said that this is Gris' inner world I don't think the mother is grieving for her child theory can stand on its feet even if I would personally prefer that theory. Some points that may be missleading: -Gris ascending may be interpreted as her going to heaven, but given the facts above, it is her letting go of the world of her grief, thus exiting this chapter of her life. -Her mother's statue can be seen embodying the 5 stages of grief in each chapter which may also lead to the conclusion that it is the mother's inner world. I honestly think, since the devs were using very limited text and you had to be actively moving around with Gris they could only show her emotions though the statues apart from the very beginning where you can see her slowly lumber along and collapse on her knees. -At the very end the statue cries: Given that this last scene is about acceptance I think it makes sense that Gris is not crying anymore and kisses goodbye to her mother. She reignited her fondest memory of her and her mother sheds tears as farewell. Regardless of interpretation, I think, on a deep level, everyone understands what's going on. All of the theories revolve around working through some sort of loss. Personally, at first playthrough I thought the statue is Gris' older self and she is mending her own soul. It is a wonderful game that manages to communicate a very deep set experience we humans have always been struggling with. The music is off the charts and the idea that the mother would start singing again in her is touching...
I've been rewatching and rewatching this scene, and I think the second - or the third - strongest moment is when the desert blooms. That time when it was only red, black and white it looked a really sad place
I know everyone's saying the statue is her mother, probably was the game writer's intention, and was what I was thinking the entire time, but for some reason at the ending here, I suddenly saw the statue as her, and that she put herself back together finally.
I’m not an emotional person. It’s hard to get me interested in something or feel something that I’m directly involved with. But this game, oh this game made me cry like a little puppy. I’m glad I went through this masterpiece of a game.
I don’t know why but this video popped up in my recommended, and I need to play this game now. My name is Gris, and I honestly thought I was the only person in the world with that name. Out of all the colors I got stuck with the most depressive one out there as a name. Gris (Grey). But I see that there’s even a character with that name...I want to cry of happiness
Gris is such a beautiful name! Gris..when darkest and light meet and contrast. The sky is grey on rainy days..some thinks it looks solemn but it brings life to plants and animals everywhere. I think grey is where most people are in their feelings and in their minds..a beautiful spectrum of a million shades. I know I’m naming my daughter Gris ❤️
Шедевральное произведение! Очень тонко-построенная, добрая и красивая игра! И обладает интересным, милым и при этом грустным сюжетом, и конечно волшебной и индивидуальной картиной мира
![GRIS OST - Main Theme (Gris Pt 1 + Pt 2) [EXTENDED EDIT]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/IlsVXrquSnI/mqdefault.jpg)
Check out GRIS Secret Ending Cutscene: ua-cam.com/video/hvMBv2xdGmA/v-deo.html
When Gris kissed her mother and started climbing up, only then did it hit me, that this scene wasn't a reunion, it was a farewell.
A thank you and farewell.
@@SquidJoe Of course.
@Oh Dahng boi Pretty sure Gris is the one grieving,that's the whole point of the game.
I was thinking maybe Gris found a memento of her mother,like a picture,or a recording of her singing that song,and this last memory of her mother helped her get over her grief,accept it and move on.
Damn now I'm sad
@@zadiczane7618 Yeah it's pretty bittersweet.
Gris was the last game my girlfriend and I played together before she got hit by a car, a day before New Years.
We downloaded it on the Switch, and played through it all in one session. At the time, I was a little cynical of its platforming and message. I thought the ending was nice, and it portrayed a good image of what inner conflict is like. She teared up and got emotional, and of course I poked fun at her for it.
Now she's gone, and she's never coming back. Seeing this ending again, I see my girlfriend as this young woman. The more I look at it, the more this looks like a story of accepting grief, or coping for loss. I can't help but picture my lost love as the protagonist now. She too was a beautiful singer. It really hurts my heart to watch this ending, but it holds a special meaning to me now, when it once meant nearly nothing.
So sorry for your loss
Omg, :(( i hope you for the best.
we all lose people as time goes on. it is inevitable. but what is important is that we love those around us because one day we will part, and yet, eventually be reunited in the world after. in loss we are pained, but that pain is what gave what was loss its meaning, both before and after.
i am sorry for your loss. i hope her love lives on in you forever.
My condolences 😥
Oh, dude.. *hugs* :
when her mother starts to sing.... that hits hard
where in the vid??
@@kylin3197 at 4:12, when she's completely swallowed by the black goo. The statue reforms completely and there's a new voice, and it's her
indeed! When I played this game I did not see reunion too!
Especially after hidden pic in the game. Here it is
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For me there were two sisters (or child and mother). One's died, and other was broken so much, was in deep depression. And the soul of the dead was helping to the broken soul in depression to recover from the pain. and yeah, it was more goodbye. She helped to alive person to rebuilt her inner world after the lost, kissed her and left her, going to the heaven. This is how I saw this story. If it was reunion, she would not leave, she become one with statue, in my own opinion
Yea
still makes me cry
My mom died almost two years ago. Before this ending happened I expected the statue to be her mother. But, my God, I was not expecting such a gut punch. The scene plus the music was too much for me. I bawled for five minutes after the game ended, just thinking about my mother. I am so glad I bought this; well worth the money.
The statue is her mother, check out the secret ending! Both are beautiful interpretations either way
I think the same
I can understand you, bro. Same path in real life, same pain, same cathartic playtrough.
I lost my mother as well, in 2017, and Gris reminds me so much of myself. Even her hair looks like mine. I'm crying my eyes out rn
@@catastrophique can i hug you?
Okay so I know how everyone talks about 4:10 being the most emotional,and yes I agree that’s where my eye start tearing up, but it’s when the drums and the rest of the music bust in by 4:37 is the part where I can’t stop myself from crying. It’s the combination of the singing and the instruments and the colors being restored to the world that just makes those few seconds so powerful that it overwhelms you and you can’t hold your tears back, you just let them flow out.
For those who watched the secret cutscene:
My theory is that the mother isn’t the one who has passed. But instead Gris.
Gris is trapped in the recesses of her mother’s mind, hence the black miasma trying to make her stay. This explains the statues that show the same woman grieving in other arcs.
She doesn’t want to let her
daughter go. But her duet with Gris at the end is what “pulls her back together”. The stars throughout the game represent memories in some way. Which explains why the statue cries at the end and why Gris is seen ascending the stars. The memories will still remain with her even though Gris is gone.
the black miasma could also represent her anger. perhaps she is blaming her daughter for leaving her. does not want her to leave.
I mean, the story about depression is literally in previewe of the game in steam
Nice idea, I think it could totally be valid.
But all those symbols work perfectly both ways - either if mother was the one, who passed away or Gris. Those statues - I thought about them a lot - they make sense as depictions of the mother grieving over a child, but just as well in the case if the mother has died. See, we don't know the reason, if the death wasn't sudden, if it was due to some illness, statues could be memories of Gris of her mother, struggling to accept the inevitable. And so now Gris (in a mourning dress) has to accept it as well.
As for the black miasma, I think it is a manifestation of her suffering, just as her dress is. Both are, in my view, are sides of the same coin. Loss has the potential to make a person stronger, to make them more adaptable, or to destruct them. So maybe when a demon takes the face of Gris, it indicates this force of self-destruction that gets over her.
@@poppypollen4362 it is a good story in that regard. it can go in both ways. could be a girl trying to overcome her mother's death, or the mother's mind shattering from grief, as her memory of her daughter struggles to rebuild her.
the miasma seems to be wrathful and possessive. it wants to keep gris from progressing no matter what. and the shadows of its being seem ot move somewhat like gris' dress too. could be gris' grief, or the form gris has taken in her mother's broken mind as she is overcome with resentment. the stage of anger can lead to one blaming the departed for leaving them, however irrational or selfish it is.
The problem that I have with this theory is the beginning. Is the statue that is already shattered from the beginning and is just when the statue "stops singing" that it starts to break and at that moment the girl loses her voice and the explosion throws her in that grey world. Is not something that happens to the child. Also, in the "Negation" scene, we clearly see how is the statue who lie on the ground... And don't forget the "Acceptance" scene, where is the statue who is in a coffin surrounded with flowers... if that is not "acceptance of the death of a loved one" I don't know what another thing can means...
Also, the Black color that absorbs all the colors has the child's face and is the only thing in that dream that doesn't want you to continue, and to let you always in pain. It seems for me more the 5 steps of grief of a child who loses her mother in an illness as the other guys say, because of the other way... I don't know how to explain the things I said.
Also, the statue doesn't seem not even when is colored.
This game is an absolute masterpiece. Too bad most of the people inside the community of "gaming journalists" are unable to understand its pourpose and message .
Then IGN is dead.
agreed
you can't really fully understand this game without some experience in loss and depression.
@@LazzyVamples you can its just harder to understand
this game is ment to bring the emotional sided out some people might struggle bbut it really is strong
It's like Gris gave her a kissed goodbye...
Then the lady statue moved her hand to the tower, giving a bridge to Gris. And when she walked away up to the stars and the sky, she is liked moving forward. The game is like, letting it go and move forward.
The beauty of art is that it leaves a lot of room for personal interpretation, everyone is allowed to feel and read it in whichever way suits them, there is no right nor wrong.
To me, this is grief, transcending through all stages of grief, of letting go of your former hurting self, killing your sorrow, and ascending inti acceptance, when grief becomes a memory.
But this is why this is such a piece of art, we all can see it in such different ways.
gave me chills all over my body when the statue(herself?) came to life 4:03 ( my favorite part)
the soundtrack...so beautiful.
It's not herself, it was a loved one, either she lost her mother, big sister or best friend. Theres an easter egg video you can find in this game. Suite beautiful yet saddening...
@@youssefa.2251 I think she lost her mother. However...thinking about it backwards, what if the girl was the one who died by committing suicide and the broken statue pieces resembled her mother being broken hearted? In the game play theres statues of that woman in poses that look like she is grieving. Then at the end, she is letting her go into the stars to Heaven. Thats IF it was backwards. I guess there are a lot of ways to look at this.
@@jjspade81 That's genius! It could've been a great plot twist. But the story description did confirm it is about a hopeful girl, the peotagonist.
Still gotta say it was very creative ;)
@@youssefa.2251 Thank you. It very well could have been the mother who died as I thought before. Then it would makes sense that the mother suffered from depression from the poses it shows, and committing suicide when it shows her lying down at the end. The only thing that they confused me on was the very end where she was the one who went into the sky and walking on stars.
@@jjspade81 I think it's a way of telling that the girl finally was able to move on from the grief she suffered of losing her loved one. Because she always seemed to be drawn to the palm of her loved one's hand, not wanting to let go.
Here is my idea of the story.
The giant statue is Gris herself, a young woman in depression, possibly after suicide attempt (that's why she is so broken). The little girl symbolises "childish" part of her soul, the one that represents dreams, desire to live and be happy, and it also contains her most treasured memories. The little girls tries to show Gris all the colours of the world, how beautiful the world is, also tries to wake her up with a beautiful song. The bird, the fish and the ugly face in the end symbolise depression. They want to kill the little girl and therefore kill Gris. But in the end the girl managed to wake Gris up. That moment when the girl kissed the statue and it shed a tear symbolised that Gris no longer hated herself, she began to love herself and see all the beauty of life. And in the end the little girl walked away, because she was no longer needed: Gris was already recovering.
I really like this interpretation, but the chapters are named after the well-known five stages of grief, all but confirming that this is about the loss of a loved one, most likely the main character's mother. This is reinforced by the theming and mechanics of each chapter, which tie in very well with the associated stage of grief.
If you have seen the easter egg, it would confirm its about losing a lost one
@@Reach_W So it means that the statue is her mother, right? And the world being restored and GRIS kissing the statue mean her accepting her loss. Therefore her walking up on the stars in the light means that she woke up to the real world getting past everything she went through.
Yeah. The ending is about, in simple terms, moving on from the grieving process.
The statues are shown to be her mother in an Easter egg. This means that Gris is most likely dead. You play as the memory of Gris in her mother’s mind. You get to see the statues of her mother’s grief and each achievement is named after the stages of her mother’s loss.
4:20 Gris finally accepts her mother death so it's a farewell hence her mother's crying...
But.... 420..
its actually Gris who died the mother didn't accept her daughter being Dead that's why she was broken so many times
yeah I believe it is the other way around Gris is dead and the mother finally accepted her death and let go of her at the end, the statue is the mother going through the 5 stages of grief. the statue is the one that cries at the end and Gris ascends to heaven.
@@vgsadgirl but the secret cutscene
Like what the creator said, it's based on your interpretation, and I think the lesbian thing fits too, love doesn't know age, or that's what I think it is called
im fucking cry.
same vro
Ugly Sobbing , ,
_Why are you fucking cry? What did they do to you?_
I see why people think Gris died but, personally I see that her mother died. And that the darkness that followed and tried to swallow her is her depression and grief trying to bring her deeper into darkness. She's seen going through the five stages, as the achievements are called.
When submerged then swimming up to the surface, desperately trying to get out of her depression, parts of her mother can be seen. Which is why I assume her mother is dead and who's she's trying to get over.
But when she finally was able to get out and finally move on, the star stairway leading to somewhere is leading to her happiness and that she's able to finally come to terms that her mother is gone.
Not only that, the game description says that Gris herself is trying to get over the loss of a loved one.
I've never played it but my god is this something so beautiful and amazing.
Wut, you never played it ? What are you waiting for ? It's so good !! You have to experience it yourself
Well, that could work if the bird/eal did not have Gris's face in the few frames where it takes human form. Because if this crature takes Gris's apparence the only meaning I see is that it is the embodiment of Gris's mourning for her mother. The embodiment of her pain, anger, et sadness. If the mother were the one mourning, the bird would take her appearence.
I haven't known this game until youtube recommended this video today. This really makes me emotional. Especially this part 4:01 - 4:14, it reminds me on the exact moment I tried to kill myself before but a sudden idea occurred, telling me to help other people suffering the same as mine. So I stopped my architecture course and started psychology. Now I have a degree of it and hopefully I'll become a psychologist, or a researcher for mental health...
Kudos youtube for recommending this video to me...
Sorry for my grammar. English is my third language so I kinda make mistakes...
Br?
This is a nice dream
Same thanks fucking youtube
it’s about losing a loved one
I hope you're not making this story up because suicide is serious matter and not something to fake around for getting more likes....
I don't cry over anything, but I really saw myself in Gris - the blackness overtaking you as the depression swallows you whole, but once the statue (loved one) began to sing to her the world instantaneously was bright and beautiful again. She finally was able to flourish, and with the intensity of the music I didn't even realize I started to cry. That is art. I think everyone can find a little bit of Gris in ourselves, we all just want someone to care, listen to our cries for help and lift us back up to the stars. 😭
JustinTheGame this game is for lame depressed emo people lol
Media: *GaMeRs DoN't KnOw ArT*
Gamers:
+30 years old.... male.... 1,77h... 90kg... never play a game like this (only shooter, hacking slash and mmorpg) and here i'm crying like a little girl... i love this game. please buy it! It's a MASTERPIECE.
@@katerinasmit2550 I will thanks
+nelsonaof same here, never played this game, watched this video and crying like a kid.
You're not crying like a little girl. You're crying like a human being.
You not alone I'm crying too
@@nelsonaof You ain't fooling me, your toxic masculinity will never let you understand what "crying like a little girl" feels like. Um... That's also a sexist comment, by the way! I guess it's typical behaviour, coming from someone who plays shooters!
I thought I could have avoided this kind of bigotry in a beautifully feminine video like this! Absolutely disgusting!
Okay... Joking aside...
I experienced the same thing too... This game is a beautiful and emotionally powerful game. Loved it! It certainly is a masterpiece! Have an awesome day, you people who didn't get triggered! ;P
My theory is that Gris (not sure it's her name but every one seems to agree on this) passed away and her mother drowned in grief and darkness. Completely heart broken.
Gris comes back to help her putt herself back together.
She help her reconstruct herself and see the colors and the beauty of life.
The reassembling of the mother broken soul happens in a duet with Gris, which I think represents that she reconstruct herself through her most beautiful shared memories with her daughter.
With a tear and a kiss , the mother accept her daughter's death and let her go.
Finally Gris walks on the stars and go the sky where she now belongs.
I was thinking the same omg 😭
the secret ending confirms your theory
I know the description of the game says "Gris is a hopeful young girl lost in her own world, dealing with a painful experience in her life" and from the secret cutscene you can guess it's the loss of her mother
But through the game, Gris seems to brings colors to the world for her mother and not for herself
The darkness seems not specifically after Gris herself but want to stop her from saving her mother
And at the end of the game it's the mother who is rebuilt
It's the mother who is in tears as she holds her daughter
It's the mother that let Gris go
And then Gris goes to the stars, not the mother
Nomada studios maybe intended to tell the story of girl overcoming her mother loss but I read the opposite from what actually happens in the game, to me it is the story of a mother overcoming the loss of her daughter. Maybe I read more than there is to read but that's how I take it.
It doesn't matter anyways, a great game, more than a game actually.
One of these things you experience in life that becomes a part of you.
Thank you Nomada studios and thank you Devolver digital.
The only game that managed to make me cry. Majestic beauty ^^
sameee
You should play Ori and the blind forest . You will definitely cry with that one too. This is also hugely inspired by that game in terms of emotion . That's what the devs said
@@noshgaming yeessss
this game and death stranding
if you can take the graphics try Finding Paradise
I can’t imagine the pain i will have to suffer when I actually lose my mom
Just thinking about it makes me emotional 😔
@@Ugubgugb what...
Don't try my friend. At first you won't be able to process it. You may cry, you may feel empty, but nothing can prepare you for the sudden wall of hurt that will come months later. The confusion overwhelming you at the beginning will melt, leaving you with empty pain. Your first birthday afterward will be quiet and bittersweet, hers even more so...Mother's Day will be so unbearably hard you'll want to kick down the displays of gifts and cards in every store and scream at everyone buying them... and then when the anniversary of her passing comes you'll suddenly be just quiet. Like the ending of this game your confusion will subside... the good and bad memories reconciled and as you visit your mother's final resting place, perhaps talking to her, you'll feel what you've suspected all along: just because she's gone doesn't mean she's not watching over her beloved child. Like Gris, we give her memory one last embrace and move on, knowing she's waiting for us.
Don't forget to tell your Mom how very much she means to you. Enjoy every second, because the memories will be so much sweeter than even the purest honey when she's gone on ahead.
@@dawsonbalencia3119 That was beautiful, Dawson, thank you. I need to appreciate and cherish my mother more.
My younger brother-who's also a competitive gamer-didn't like Gris, calling it nothing but "a fancy walking simulator." I understand that to some, that's all Gris is to them. But thinking about it that way made me really mad. Not only is the art and music lovely, but the puzzle aspects are so creative and the story is so beautifully written, even without dialogue. I've grieved many friends, lost both to death and to growing emotionally distant. I can resonate with this story in too many ways just to think of it as a walking simulator. It truly is a piece of art that any human being who has experienced grief can relate to, no matter the age, race, or cultural background. Not many games can do that.
Give the kid some time. This is the kind of game that needs to resonate with something lived.
But also, he needs to get his terminology right haha. Gris barely walks in it. It's a platformer puzzle game, 99% gameplay. That's the complete opposite of barely interactive "walking simulators", which are called such because you can't do anything but... walk.
You should tease him a bit for not being able to tell apart game genres. Poke that ego a bit. It'll drive him nuts, but be harmless enough. 🤭
@@Broeckchen Hahah love that idea, i might just try that the next time he brings up my "terrible entertainment taste" :)
Honestly the most amazing part of this game is how it can be interpreted in many different ways for people.
Yes the game is technically about grief after losing a loved one, but it can still be seen as different things for different people and I love that
No matter how many times I watched/listen/play this part, I always find myself taking that last breath with Gris and crying as soon as I hear her mother/big sister singing to save her. This game truly is a masterpiece of art and music and I will never get tired of recommending it to everyone 💙
It's her mother
@@terrance3218 i think it's up to each individual interpretation who she is. There is no correct answer.
When my best friends mum died, I had to spend alot of time with her since she was so close with her mother. Eventually she got better and I thought of this scene where she sings away the grief. So beautiful.
When I first played this game it was a real punch to the gut watching her slowly pull herself back together and heal, just like I’ve been doing since my depression and PTSD diagnoses. Even a couple years after my first play through it’s still immensely emotional for me as I go through the highs and lows of healing. It still gives me a kind of hope though, hope that one day I’ll truly be ok.
Watched the ending 7 times, cried 8. This game is just an absolute masterpiece.
In the eyes of a child, mother is god.
I think i'm going to cry. Absolutely beautiful
Art.
I was a 24 year old woman when my mother died of cancer.
It damaged me until this day, today I am 30 and this is...this is how it looks alike inside me. Still.
*Gris is about the fear we live with, and finding voice to defeat it*
That kind of fear lives inside of you. That kind of fear can become like a poison in the mind and of the spirit. It is self doubt. It is worry. It is remorse and regret. It is so many things that can’t be washed away by standing still and finding calm.
It’s the kind of fear that stops you from simply doing anything. Gris is a game that wants to teach us something about these fears we hold inside.
The environments themselves call out to the player, inviting them to pause and reflect on pain and loss and how to move on toward fulfillment and peace. You’re not simply moving through the environment, either. It reacts to you, welcomes you, and empowers you to think cleverly about solutions.
people need to find out what is the secret cutscene to see the full story
How so? Secret cutscene???
@@nimbxs Yeah umm
*Spoilers*
The statue is not her, it's her mom. So the context is that she died, and the girl's depression took her down, and every times she tries to find hope depression catches up to her (The black ink....herself)
When I first watched this and heard about the story, I was brought to tears on the beauty of this game. It made me think of my mother who had passed away years ago. Only regretting wishing we had left things on better terms. I know she will always be there with me, and keeping her alive in my most cherished memories.
it doesnt matter how many years its been or how much i play this game. i'm reminded so much of my mom... i bawl my eyes out every time.
At the end of it all who ends up crying is the statue and me.
2:55 is when the cutscene starts :)
Para mí esta parte es como que es la lucha interna que nosotros tenemos a veces.....y buscando la superación.
This scene always makes me cry, this game always inspires me with it's music and design, this story comforts me, because, even though I haven't lost a loved one yet I know I will, and I'm always full of dread because of that, but this piece of art gives me hope that there will always be a bright tomorrow.
My favorite part 4:05, this is soooooo beautiful. And this music😍😍😍😍
I'm surprised this game wasn't completely critically acclaimed. I saw one big site gave it 6/10?
The game really moved me, the gorgeous art, the beautiful music, the lovely animations, and even though I didn't know for sure what it was all about, I had tears in my eyes at several sections. A game that tells an emotional story with no dialogue or text.
Video games are about more than just gameplay. It might be a little simple (but competent) as a platformer/puzzle game, but the artistry takes it to another level. It's at least a 9/10, just for the way it made me feel.
That's just IGN being hardheaded. Everyone else in the gaming world considers this a work of art.
I didn't understand how paintings can bring emotions, or how it can bring people to tears.
Now I understand.
My mother just passed away and I don't know why, but I had the urge to play this game for the first time. Thought this was some little indie game with colors. But after I Red the line "acceptance" I knew what this is all about. This ending scene broke me completely. Mother where ever you will be right now, you will be missed and most importantly loved.
I love the fluidity of the animation of the entity. I wonder what graphical style it is ?
If we follow the theory that Gris is dead and her mother is mourning her, the visual metaphor and the song combine really beautifully. When Gris begins to sing and summons up the black stuff, it's like the resurfacing of her memory has at first pulled her mother back together, given her something to rally herself around. But then the reality of Gris's death hits and threatens to overwhelm both of them; the mother, with her grief, and Gris, all her joy and colour blanked out by the grief. But the mother finds her strength.
She begins to sing back, to interact with the Gris she remembers, to answer her daughter's demand that she be celebrated in her death instead of forgotten. The mother's part of the duet sounds just as grudging as it does grief-stricken. It's a little more wan and thin. It's a little more pained, where Gris's is plaintive but determined. She is giving into Gris; she will remember her daughter the way she would want to be remembered, she will let her move onto whatever comes next, but the mother will always be cracked by grief, even if she's not scattered to pieces.
And that's pretty much the way it is with losing a loved-one. They won't stop singing in the back of your head against all the blackness until you let some of them come forwards and remind you of why you loved them.
This theory and the video made me cry
This left me speechless
Its the other way around lmao
@@cupid3890 who says? Absolutely no relevant source.
The developers themselves said that gris is hopeful girl dealing with a loss, it's the other way around
I don't know why, but when the statue sings, i extremely touched, like the broken n dead statue bring the light to alive again which it is supposed not be able to. When the statue cry, my tears just forcibly out from my eyes 😭 this game must be so touching and beautiful.....
No matter what you're going through, you can do it. You are stronger than you think.
Estou aqui depois de conhecer Gris pelo canal do Cellbit, que jogo lindo! Tudo é tão maravilhoso, uma missão falha para mim não chorar com essa trilhas e principalmente a voz da Gris representando tudo isso! Eu literalmente e com todas as minhas forças, amei essa jogo ❤🍁
Enato você vai gostar de Child Of Light e Ori and the Blind Forest, esses dois jogos consegue ser ainda melhor que Gris
i love how beautifully animated the black stuff is
Spoilers ahead. Although you might have already played the game if thou watch this, if this is not the case please do not read this. I also apologise if my sentences are written weirdly : I am not a native English speaker and I may do some "Franglish"(French mixed with English) structures.
I love how you can say if it is either Gris or her mother whose in pain after the loss of one another.
You can pretend it is Gris who is in grief (the name itself sounds similar by their pronunciations), evolving in her inner world, tormented by sadness, fear and anger (the black "slimey" thing representing how these emotions destroyed everything in her) yet still fighting with herself in order to fix everything, as the loss of a loved one breaks you deeper than you can imagine. In the end, she builds enough strength to finally be able to fully live again and let go of her mother, kissing her goodbye. The woman sculpture is surely made out of stone which can make us think about tombstones. Note that a turtle shows up in the Blue/Depression level, which if I recall well is a symbol of motherhood. It would literally means that her mother, despite being dead, will always be here to protect her child.
Or it is her mother who do not want her daughter to go. Many sculptures in a smaller scale, like in the Red/Anger level, represent her broken, in agony, sad and depressed or, like here in the end, serene and at peace. Stone is a heavy material, just like a body is, that helped building fortresses to protect people. Somehow, when we lose someone, we build a huge one in order to not feel pain anymore, a barrier no one can break even if this means isolating ourselves from people and emotions. The black thing may be a representation of how grief is destroying the mother and twisting her memories of her daughter (it broke her and literally takes the appearance of Gris and seems to try to mute her daughter once again at the end !). Just like how some people might live with the ghosts of their past behaviors, someone can live leaded my the twisted and inacurate memories of someone they loved and lost long ago, to the point that these all made-up fragments of the past erase the true versions and drown us into a never-ending sorrow. In conclusion, Gris' mother would have created the black thing unintentionally and her daughter's spirit decided to stay with her -in an alternative reality, a dream or whatever you want to can it- to help her and guide her.
I know it is a bit clumsy, sorry n.n
I'm rewatching this just because it is so damn beautifull
Phenomenal game. The Switch needs more like this! ❤❤❤
Without any hesitation i can say GRIS is the most beautiful game i ever played from far in all terms i saw this scene a thousand times because it fixes my heart each time i see it and each time i cry to this one but it's not tears of gloom it's tears of joy ... 💗
This game is the only game to make me me actually tear up. One of my favorite games of all time.
Some people see Death being evil but to me, I see Death as a mother who came and tell you "Let go home sweetie."
Sorry for that.
For people who from suffering depression...yes
this idea made me at peace
I had the music for this blasted so loudly on my switch it blew one of my speakers. 10000000% worth it.
4:10 i'm feeling how i'm going to life again
Somehow. This gave me a memory of someone and it feels like it hurts and calming and safe at the same time and I just burst out crying out of nowhere..
And I came back for the 7th times and i still feel the same feeling as my firstime
i can’t stop watching this. It’s the most amazing, beautiful and touching game i’ve ever seen. The songs and the scenes. It deserves something
2:55 sing moment
Mae sings the lower part, the one that is comforting and gives a soul to a music, Gris sings the higher part, the one that pierce through your feels, almost screaming that they're alive and they won't let anything break the soul that was given to them
Que arte linda da porra
Não só a arte mais a trilha sonara e incrível.
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@@yasminbatista8802 que vontade de chola ;-;
This is a very personal (and really long) comment, so feel free to skip past this one if you’d like. ^^
I lost my uncle due to cancer last year, and I recently lost a friend to suicide. June 13th was the day my uncle left this earth, and June 5th was the day my friend died. I got GRIS merely 6 days later, and I picked it because I thought it looked beautiful and that I loved puzzle platformers. I originally thought that the game had symbolized insecurities and depression, but once I got to that ending… god, I started crying so badly. It was like all of the colors within the game had exploded off of my TV and hit me in the face. At first, I thought this meant that the game was hurting me mentally, but… no. Because of this game, I have learned how to cope with my loss, my anger, my sorrow. No matter how many times I play this game, I cry so hard at the ending. Even if the figure Gris is grieving over is her mother, I see my uncle and I. I wasn’t close to him as he was with my mother (hell, she considered him to be her dad because he raised her throughout her childhood). Sometimes, I feel like he’s there with me, and I’d do anything to spend another day with him. But I know he’s in a better place alongside other people I’ve lost in the past.
My friend, on the other hand, he was like a brother to me. He was so kind, so gentle, and he was a talented artist who had wanted to become a singer one day. I was always told that the “mom/dad” friends of the group were always the ones so mentally tired, so, every single day, I’d check up on him. He’d always say he was alright, no matter how many times I tried to open him up, try to see what was actually going on inside his head. It didn’t help that I moved two years prior, so it wasn’t like I could come over and give him a hug like I used to. I miss him dearly, and I hope he’s resting well. He was a hardworking individual, always putting others before himself, the kind of person you’d take to meet your parents due to how sweet and nurturing he was. I miss him dearly.
This game… god, this game. It’s one of my Top 5’s if I’m being honest. It holds a special place in my heart, and it hurts to see people not understand the message or say it’s too depressing, but then again, I’m just a 17-year old who likes games as meaningful and beautiful like GRIS. Every time I’ve watched this cutscene, I’ve cried, but looking back at it now a year later, I got emotional. Maybe it’s because of my friend’s recent passing, or maybe I’m handling grief in a more different way? I’m not sure, entirely. This game tugs at my heartstrings then gives them back to me, repaired in a colorful and unforgettable way. Weird, I know, but I don’t think I’ll ever be able to describe how this game has helped me both mentally and emotionally. Seriously, kudos to the team and the musicians behind this game. I don’t think I’ll ever see a game as breathtaking as GRIS that’ll describe such powerful emotions in a colorful yet easy-to-understand way.
Well, this is all I’ll say. And to those dealing with grief/have dealt with grief before, I hope your heart and your mind heals/has been healed. Grief is a weird thing, and we have to understand that people don’t process it the same way you and I do. Some may cry, some may be neutral, others might let their anger out… it’s weird, but it’s natural. Alright, I should pack this up before I continue on being this pseudo-philosopher, hehe. ^^
Take care of yourselves, and have a good day/night. ❤️
Flawless
I better stop reading this comment section, my sight's getting too blurry.
Every time I watch it, my scin crawl... So beautiful.
5 minutes after discovering a game, it has me in tears. That's a new record.
Man, both me and my brother (23 and 26) bawled our f*cking eyes out playing this. Twas f*king beautiful I tell you. Such a beautiful and lovely game. 10/10
Gris finally can say goodbye to her mother.
Just when you think that everything is going to end there in the shadows, a different voice than gris starts to show itself, almost as if saying "I'm not going anywhere, I'll always be with you" And then gris gets up and sings along with her mother while the colors come back (for me gris was wanting to show everything she went through and overcame) simply beautiful
What I see is a girl trying her best to escape the grasps of death multiple times (hence the black void), maybe due to an illness that makes her so weak that she can barely speak, and trying to stay alive through all the difficult obstacles she faces so she can stay with her mother, but she realized that it would continue to chase her, becoming more and more difficult to avoid. Each color she gains shows how accepting she has become with her fate, remembering that she was happy and has memories that became superbly colorful in her time where all she had was her chances to look backward, and with her last bit of strength, she was able to say her final words to her mother, or sing a song of the memories that she has had and obstacles she faced, such as that they were happy memories and that she was glad to have them with her mother, in order to convince her mother that it's okay to let her go, so her daughter can rest peacefully, drift off into the sky and sing to her hearts content, hence why everything goes white and then simply nonexistent before accepting that she has to move up into the clouds, through the stars, singing a final tune with seemingly weakened and very seperated notes.
Edit:It's noticeable when her mother's voice begins to overtake her own as she walks up the star path.
This scene makes me cry every time.. what a beautiful masterpiece
Fear death, not for yourself, but for the ones you'd leave behind, for the ones that, without you, would be alone.
I just watched Moana...and am I the only one who's getting Moana vibes at the end? You know the Te Fiti scene? In a good way mind you!
No, I felt it too.
This game interwines losing your mother with losing the music inside of you. Fascinating...
the whole charm of this game revolves around a few cutscenes of the game blended in with the soundtrack and the locomotive of the whole train, this epic ending scene, is the pinnacle in the game, very lovely. peace
woah its so touching and beautiful i never cried over a games ending.. or thpught it was beautiful this is the firts time i felt this way about a game there is so much meaning behind it to its just makes you wanna cry..
Almost cryed with this Ending Cutscene. Awesome game. Thx Nomada Studio
possibly one of the most beautiful game endings i've layed my eyes on- omg
This game always give me chills and enough to makes grown man cry
Someday I hope I can make art that can encapsulate how I feel about this because this brings me to tears.
I am a pretty normal eighteen-year-old boy, who has suffered little loss in his life. The only significant people that I've lost is a singer I knew very well named Owen Phyfe, and a teacher that I had in my Junior year of High school. I never even drew the connection of this game to loss, despite playing through its entirety in four hours. Despite this, I continue to watch this ending over and over again, almost tearing up as I watch the statue come together. I'm unsure how I feel about this game other than I enjoyed it.
I cant find any other game that gives the same emotional experience, gris was unique masterpiece
came across this from recommendations and i dont know anything about the game but damn dude, the animation is sick as hell
this is my favorite game... It's so artistic and simple, but so deep and full of emotions! Perfect!
Given that the black glue has Gris' face and the mother's statue is shown laying dead and that even the devs said that this is Gris' inner world I don't think the mother is grieving for her child theory can stand on its feet even if I would personally prefer that theory.
Some points that may be missleading:
-Gris ascending may be interpreted as her going to heaven, but given the facts above, it is her letting go of the world of her grief, thus exiting this chapter of her life.
-Her mother's statue can be seen embodying the 5 stages of grief in each chapter which may also lead to the conclusion that it is the mother's inner world. I honestly think, since the devs were using very limited text and you had to be actively moving around with Gris they could only show her emotions though the statues apart from the very beginning where you can see her slowly lumber along and collapse on her knees.
-At the very end the statue cries: Given that this last scene is about acceptance I think it makes sense that Gris is not crying anymore and kisses goodbye to her mother. She reignited her fondest memory of her and her mother sheds tears as farewell.
Regardless of interpretation, I think, on a deep level, everyone understands what's going on. All of the theories revolve around working through some sort of loss. Personally, at first playthrough I thought the statue is Gris' older self and she is mending her own soul. It is a wonderful game that manages to communicate a very deep set experience we humans have always been struggling with. The music is off the charts and the idea that the mother would start singing again in her is touching...
I've never played this game but it gave me goosebumps watching this video
Es arte puro, un juego sin diálogos me ha hecho llorar por un largo rato. El juego me ha sorprendido mucho, sin palabras para esta hermosura...
NAO PARO DE ASSISTIR ESSA CENA aaaaa
When I saw this in the game I freaked out. Like " SHE WAS EATEN. STONE WOMAN?" Then I cried for awhile. Beautiful game and ending.
Não dá mano, toda vez que eu vejo esse final, me arrepio por completo.
AUGH I HAVENT SEEN CONTENT OF THIS GAME FOR SO LONG BUT I REMEMBERED IT AND FOUND THIS VIDEO AND ITS STILL SO GOOD ITS SO PRETTY
I've been rewatching and rewatching this scene, and I think the second - or the third - strongest moment is when the desert blooms. That time when it was only red, black and white it looked a really sad place
와...진짜 레알 ㅠㅠ 개쩔어
I know everyone's saying the statue is her mother, probably was the game writer's intention, and was what I was thinking the entire time, but for some reason at the ending here, I suddenly saw the statue as her, and that she put herself back together finally.
That's a good way of putting
This game destroys me,..
And then rebuilds me.
RIP Mother
I’m not an emotional person. It’s hard to get me interested in something or feel something that I’m directly involved with. But this game, oh this game made me cry like a little puppy. I’m glad I went through this masterpiece of a game.
I don’t know why but this video popped up in my recommended, and I need to play this game now. My name is Gris, and I honestly thought I was the only person in the world with that name. Out of all the colors I got stuck with the most depressive one out there as a name. Gris (Grey). But I see that there’s even a character with that name...I want to cry of happiness
Gris is such a beautiful name! Gris..when darkest and light meet and contrast. The sky is grey on rainy days..some thinks it looks solemn but it brings life to plants and animals everywhere. I think grey is where most people are in their feelings and in their minds..a beautiful spectrum of a million shades. I know I’m naming my daughter Gris ❤️
Шедевральное произведение! Очень тонко-построенная, добрая и красивая игра! И обладает интересным, милым и при этом грустным сюжетом, и конечно волшебной и индивидуальной картиной мира